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Kevin Cavlovich, the late head custodian at Hosack Elementary School, passed away from viral encephalitis, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office announced Thursday, April 13. Viral encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain caused by a virus. The medical examiner ruled that the death was natural. Cavlovich died Jan. 5...

Lower Burrell Council will not offer a state-approved tax credit to the city’s volunteer firefighters. Councilwoman Brandy Grieff, director of public safety, said it was a choice made by the firefighters themselves. She said she contacted officials for Lower Burrell Fire Company No. 1 (Kinloch) and Lower Burrell Fire Company...

A Florida man pleaded guilty this week to his role in a multi-state theft ring from a local clothing retailer. Yan Roynell Duquesne Martinez, 31, was charged in December with theft of clothing and other items from multiple Ross Dress for Less stores in Westmoreland, Allegheny, Blair and Cambria counties....

Road closures are slated to begin Monday in the Ligonier Valley and in Mt. Pleasant Township as state road and bridge projects get underway. PennDOT announced traffic restrictions also will be enforced as work begins on bridges in several Westmoreland County communities. The closures will affect sections of Route 271...

Export officials’ issues with the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County are well documented. Borough council members have chafed as they’ve watched recently paved streets reopened for waterline work. Councilman John Nagoda, in particular, has pushed for the agency to do something about the waterlines in the borough — at least...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, April 14, 2023: Washington Pike Bridge to temporarily close The Washington Pike bridge over Chartiers Creek in Bridgeville and South Fayette Township will be closed through 5 a.m. Monday morning, according to PennDOT. Crews will be demolishing and...

Two men were stabbed in Downtown Pittsburgh just before 11 p.m. Thursday night, city police said. Police on Saturday confirmed that officers arrested Christopher M. Boswell, 37, of New Brighton at the scene in the area of Sixth Avenue and Smithfield Street. A weapon was also retrieved, police said. According...

Fox Chapel Area High School senior Marley Pistella is one of 30 U.S. finalists in the Junk Kouture contest, that challenges students aged 13-18 to design, upcycle and create high-end couture from 100% recycled materials. Marley created a high fashion couture outfit titled, “In Bloom,” from used jeans and other...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the inflatable screen will be coming from the McCandless Community Association. The McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage and Cultural Center is going movie retro. The center’s first-ever showing of a drive-in movie will be June 17 in the center parking lot at...

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Mt. Pleasant’s Veterans Park is getting a unique upgrade. Jeannette stained-glass artist Doug Davis is creating eight windows that reflect the borough’s history. The windows will be affixed to each side of an octagonal gazebo at South Diamond and Washington streets, just steps from the landmark World War I doughboy...

A woman on probation for stealing $20,000 from a Derry Borough Presbyterian church in 2017 and 2018 was arrested this week on accusations she racked up $5,560 in personal expenses on a credit card belonging to another borough church. Teri Sauers, 39, of Salem was working as a secretary at...

A $250,000 grant from the Hillman Foundation will pay for reorganization of Westmoreland County’s human services department. Commissioners accepted the grant that will pay for the hiring of three administrators and further an effort to integrate multiple programs into a consolidated department for social services, including the children’s bureau, behavioral...

A Greensburg Salem High School parent is calling for change after a substitute teacher voiced a racial slur while reading aloud to her classroom from the 1937 John Steinbeck novella “Of Mice and Men.” The incident happened March 24 in a 10th-grade language arts class. According to parents, the moment...

It plays like the lore from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Deb Docherty began a career in the entertainment industry when she was discovered in the early 1980s while standing at a phone booth in Downtown Pittsburgh. An agent saw her from the street asked her if she was interested...

Susan Spadaro wasn’t expecting to get emotional about auctioning off 100 of her family’s Brown Swiss and 25 Ayrshire cows on Thursday. “We’ve just always had a passion and love for these animals and the dairy industry,” said Spadaro, the fifth generation of the Miller and Love families, which have...

The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority’s affordable housing preservation program launches Friday. The program, first presented to the URA board in January, aims to provide financial assistance to owners of affordable housing units. The URA hopes the help will dissuade the owners from shutting down the affordable units or converting them...

Hampton Township is preparing to enact a 10-year plan to revitalize its parks, trails and open spaces. One of the most important parts of the plan is its goal of protecting natural resources, including healthy air, streams and green spaces, according to parks and recreation professional Heather Cuyler. To address...

A Latrobe man will serve up to 20 years in prison for failing to register as a convicted sex offender. Douglas Arthur Truxal, 45, was convicted by a Westmoreland County jury in December. He was sentenced Tuesday. According to court records, Truxal pleaded guilty in 2000 to charges connected to...

The owner of a New Kensington brick pointing company who is awaiting trial on charges that he ripped off a family in O’Hara by taking money for work that wasn’t done was arrested on the same charges by Penn Hills police. Dennis M. Eror, 41, of the 300 block of...

A local grocery store is set to buy a shopping plaza in Pittsburgh’s Hill District from the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority. The URA board on Thursday approved plans to sell the plaza on Centre Avenue that previously housed a Shop ‘n Save to Salem’s Market and Grill, which is expected...

A performance six decades in the making will soon take place at McKeesport Area High School. This month marks the 60th anniversary of the St. Nicholas Serbian Tamburitzans. Current members and alumni will take the stage at 1960 Eden Park Blvd. around 3 p.m. April 22. The show features songs...

Crisis Center North’s signature fundraiser, Cocktails & Cuisine will be May 12 at The Woodlands, 134 Shenot Rd. in Bradford Woods. The outdoor food tasting event marks its 16th year. It helps to raise money so CCN can provide essential services for the victims of domestic violence. Individual early-bird event...

A Mt. Pleasant woman told a judge she remains haunted by memories of her assault nearly three years ago. The 42-year-old woman crawled two miles after being beaten and left to die in a roadside ditch. “I screamed for my mom and dad, and I screamed, ‘Please help me.’ It...

An Allegheny County jury on Thursday found a Wilkinsburg man guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer in Homewood nearly four years ago. The trial of Christian Bey, 34, began on March 21. The jury of six men and six women deliberated less than...