Control of parking lots on former Civic Arena site to shift from Penguins to 2 government agencies
Control of the parking lots at the former Civic Arena site in the Lower Hill District will shift from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Sports & Exhibition Authority later this month. The Penguins have been paying rent and retaining net parking revenue from the...
‘A very young heart’ retires after 55 years at Northland Public Library, now in McCandless
Willa Neil has been at Northland Public Library, even before there was one. She was months from graduating with a master’s degree in library information sciences from the University of Pittsburgh when she was asked to help start the first library in the North Hills. Neil was hesitant, but her...
Irwin OKs police service for North Irwin
Irwin police officers will continue to patrol North Irwin next year, under a new three-year contract that borough boroughs have approved. Irwin Borough this week approved the contract covering 2024 to 2026, which gives North Irwin limited police coverage, plus responses to emergencies. North Irwin will pay a monthly charge...
Greater Harmony Chorus presents concerts in McCandless
The Greater Harmony Chorus, a local chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is presenting two concerts on Oct. 21 at Ingomar Methodist Church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road in McCandless. Show times are 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The chorus is the regional first place champion and will be competing at the...
Hempfield man gets at least 9 months in jail for scrap metal thefts at Central Westmoreland CTC
A Hempfield man was sentenced Thursday to nine to 23 months at the Westmoreland County Prison for stealing thousands of dollars worth of scrap metal and damaging three vehicles while trespassing on Central Westmoreland Career & Technology Center property. Jason Allan Edwards, 34, was ordered to serve 10 years on...
Tepache Mexican Kitchen & Bar opens at former Atria’s location
Tepache Mexican Kitchen & Bar in O’Hara was scheduled to open at 5 p.m. on Oct. 10, but guests started arriving hours before. “We let them in,” said Jovanny Segoviano, one of four ownership partners. “We were prepared for that. People want this.” They certainly do. By 5:30 p.m. the...
Auto dealer #1 Cochran expands in Ohio
Auto retailer #1 Cochran is expanding with another purchase in eastern Ohio. The Pittsburgh car dealership chain is acquiring the Flynn Automotive Group for an undisclosed amount. It’s the fifth deal this year for #1 Cochran. The transaction includes The Honda Store and Donnell Ford, both in Boardman, Ohio; Power...
The Fox Chapel area Halloween roundup: Halloween events throughout the area
Tis the season for ghosts and goblins. Here is a round-up of Halloween events in the Fox Chapel area. Aspinwall • Trick or Treating in Aspinwall will begin at 6 p.m. on Oct. 31 and end at 7:30 p.m. • The Aspinwall Police Department and Mayor Joe Noro will host...
Northern Regional Police file felony charges against Mt. Washington man accused of rape
Northern Regional Police charged a man with rape after a Pine woman told them he slapped her in the face when she repeatedly refused his advances and then forced her to have sex. Tassy Fils-Aime, 32, of the 300 block of Bingham Street in Mt. Washington was charged with felony...
Arson suspect heads to court; ‘not the type of person we want in the fire department’
Andrew Bischof, the former Arnold volunteer firefighter charged with arson in connection with four fires in Arnold and New Kensington earlier this month, waived his preliminary hearing Thursday morning before District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. Police accuse Bischof, 21, of setting four houses on fire the weekend of Sept....
4 seeking 3 seats on Fox Chapel Council
Four candidates are vying for three open seats on Fox Chapel Council. Incumbent Betsy Monroe is on the Democratic ticket. Candidate Michael Pohl is running as a Republican. Incumbent Fred Leech and candidate Jonathan Colton earned enough votes in the spring primary to be placed on both the Democratic and...
Pittsburgh area school directors say career, technical education centers lack funds to meet modern needs
With 16 career and technical education programs offered in the Pittsburgh Public School District comes the weight of providing quality education in the face of rising expenses. For Angela Mike, executive director of CTE for Pittsburgh Public Schools since 2010, challenges arise when pursuing the results students need to meet...
Murrysville area: Panther Groove Festival, used book sale donations, live music and moreVideo
Email news briefs and event information to pvarine@triblive.com. Pumpkin painting, hay rides in Delmont The Delmont Recreation Committee will host its second annual Pumpkin Painting and Hay Ride fundraiser Oct. 21 at Newhouse Park. The event starts at noon and will include pumpkin decorating, hay rides, Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee and...
LCB grants East Deer noise exemption for concerts at Pittsburgh Brewing plant
Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board has granted East Deer’s request for the township to enforce its own noise ordinance, as a concert venue at Pittsburgh Brewing Co. plans to open next summer. East Deer established its own noise ordinance in June and sought the exemption from the LCB because of Pittsburgh...
Pittsburgh Doo-Wop Big Band to headline benefit concert for Franklin Regional Panther FoundationVideo
It’s easy to see why Bill Reicher of Butler wants to keep the tradition of doo-wop music alive. Reicher has certainly done his part over the years to popularize it, having performed at Madison Square Garden back in the day with doo-wop group The Mystics. Their song, “Hushabye,” was a...
Western Pa. to get Hydrogen Hub designation as part of $7B nationwide investment
The White House is set to announce potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in investment for the Western Pennsylvania region with boosting for an energy project meant to produce hydrogen from natural gas. President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit the Philadelphia area on Friday to announce $7 billion for...
Walk for Hunger in Harrison to benefit local food bank efforts
A tradition more than four decades old is going strong to help the A-K Valley’s most needy. A Walk for Hunger, set for Sunday in Harrison, aims to raise money to buy boxed meals, peanut butter, pasta and other shelf-stable items for local food pantries. The walk is sponsored by...
West Deer police say woman arrested on felony charges for leaving 2 toddlers home alone
West Deer police arrested a Vandergrift woman after she told them she left her two toddlers unattended because she thought her estranged father broke into the basement to harass her. Ashley Dawn Miller, 25, of the 100 block of Custer Avenue was charged with two felony counts of endangering the...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Oct. 14-16
One of the biggest of the annual community festivals in the region returns this weekend in Ligonier and the Westmoreland Symphony comes back to life as it opens its 2023-24 season. All that and more is coming up this weekend. Fort Ligonier Days For the 64th year, the historic Fort...
Sara Innamorato denounces Democratic Socialist statement on Israel-Gaza conflict
Allegheny County executive candidate Sara Innamorato is breaking with a left-wing group over the group’s latest statements on the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Innamorato, a Democrat from Lawrenceville, posted on social media Wednesday that she strongly denounces the statements made by the national and local chapters of the Democratic...
Changes are coming to Aspinwall’s dog park
Aspinwall officials are making changes to access and regulation of the borough’s dog park. Dogs can roam free in the Aspinwall Recreation Area ball fields Nov. 1 through March 31. The infields are fenced off to limit damage to the baseball playing area. Residents and nonresidents will have to register...
City councilman wonders if shuttered Jeannette EMS building could become city’s fire station
Jeannette might look to an existing building as the new home for its firefighters — the former Jeannette EMS station. Councilman Chuck Highlands shared the idea during a council meeting Tuesday after expressing concerns about a potential funding shortfall in building a new station. Other members appeared interested in looking...
Eras Tour on the big screen: Pittsburgh theaters prep for Taylor Swift takeover
The Taylor Swift takeover is far from done — the pop superstar is taking her reputation to the big screen, and Swifties are descending on local theaters. “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is a film that captures the Pennsylvania native, now a global phenomenon, traveling and performing during the U.S....
Fetterman takes swipes at lawmakers, talks hoodies and health scare in ‘Late Show’ appearance
Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman took some swipes at his colleagues in Washington, D.C., during a Wednesday appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The interview included discussions about his health issues and the challenges facing the United States. Oh, and confirmation that he’s “a Sheetz guy.” Wearing his...
Jeannette man with ‘crippling’ addiction gets 5 years in federal gun case
A Jeannette man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in a federal prison for having a gun and ammunition when he was prohibited to do so because of a past felony conviction. Kenyetta Jones, 27, was also ordered to spend three years on supervised release after the prison term. Jones...
