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Robinson couple mourns death of only child a day after her 1st birthday
The first thing Daniel Niebergall noticed was the silence. He and his wife, Cheyenne, stood watch around-the-clock this week on the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville as their only child lay comatose after suffering a grand mal seizure on Oct. 5. Doctors declared...
South Hills has 2 uncontested races
Editor’s note: South Hills Record is featuring candidate interviews in contested municipal and school board races only. Only candidates on the ballot will be interviewed (no write-ins). In the South Hills, the Baldwin school board race is uncontested. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, there...
Traffic calming project to get underway in Brookline
Construction is scheduled to start next week on a traffic calming project in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood. The city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure will begin work Monday on Dunster Street between Hartranft Street and Abstract Avenue. Work is expected to last at least two days, officials said. The project will...
Pittsburgh woman accused of stealing more than $800K from Castle Shannon learning center
The head of a Castle Shannon learning center is accused of stealing more than $800,000 from the organization’s coffers. Sammi Jo Whittaker, 36, of Beechview, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of forgery, theft by unlawful taking, access device fraud, receiving stolen property, dealing in the proceeds of illegal activity, unlawful...
South Hills student achievements for the week of Sept. 26, 2023
Kennedi Kazimer, who plans to major in biology, and Andrew Semplice, who plans to major in physics, recently started their freshman year at James Madison University. Alexa Karner made the dean’s list at Seton Hall University for the spring 2023 semester. Habiba Swarna is enrolled at Lehigh University as a...
In brief: Hall of Fame nominations, historical society programs and more in the South Hills
West Jefferson Hills Hall of Fame West Jefferson Hills School District is accepting nominations for the district’s Hall of Fame. The district re-launched its Halls of Fame program last year and last March, 29 Thomas Jefferson High School graduates and two Jaguar athletic teams were inducted at the Hall of...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 4Video
There was a lot of excitement this week in the WPIAL with so many big high school football games. However it was a week of mixed emotions for one of the most successful coaches in WPIAL history. On Tuesday, Regis Cherpak, the father of Bill Cherpak, died at the age...
With senior-loaded lineup, Thomas Jefferson in position to claim another section title
Thomas Jefferson has won 25 section titles in girls volleyball in school history. The Jaguars are well on their way to No. 26 this season thanks to a fast start in Section 3-3A. They are seeking their third straight section crown and 11th in the past 12 seasons. TJ was...
Advance scout Jim Smoyer, an ‘invaluable’ part of Thomas Jefferson’s football program
Thomas Jefferson football aficionado Jim Smoyer is like most high school fans. He rarely misses a game on Friday nights. But Smoyer, a 1988 TJ grad and a former football player for the Jaguars, doesn’t attend a myriad of games involving his alma mater. Instead, Smoyer checks out the team...
Thomas Jefferson boys soccer overcomes injuries to get off to strong start
Thomas Jefferson, expected to be a contender for a section title in boys soccer, found itself reeling from injuries in the first month of the season. Two returning starters and a top underclassman expected to be a big contributor missed the early part of the schedule recovering from offseason knee...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 24, 2023
Baldwin Borough Budhi Biswa sold property at 470 Macassar Drive to Chandra Maya and Krishna Bahadur Dahal for $270,000. Thomas Spisak sold property at 979 Agnew Road to Jared and Jessica Haenel for $156,500. Eugene Settelmaier sold property at 432 Ganlet Drive to Keith John and Patricia Frazier for $185,000....
Thomas Jefferson rallies past Belle Vernon on late TD pass
When Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson renew their rivalry, there’s usually one play or a series of plays that decide the game. On Friday night, it was the Jaguars who got those plays. A fumbled snap on a Leopards punt led to Luke Kosko finding Jason Salman for a 49-yard...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 21-23
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. The Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race is Sunday so with road closures from Squirrel Hill to Oakland and through Uptown to Downtown, plan accordingly. Haunted tour Dark History PGH is hosting haunted walking tours of Carnegie and...
No injuries reported in Brookline house fire
No one was injured in a fire late Wednesday afternoon in Brookline, officials said. Pittsburgh fire Capt. Robert Geyer said no one had been injured or trapped in the fire, which broke out just before 5 p.m. in a house in the 2800 block of Sageman Avenue. “Crews were able...
Western Pennsylvania school districts receive email swatting threats
Several Western Pennsylvania school districts were the target of swatting emails this week, authorities said. They included Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny, Pine-Richland and South Park in Allegheny County and Belle Vernon and Derry Area in Westmoreland County. The school districts reported receiving threatening messages via email on Tuesday and Wednesday....
Allegheny County Jail inmate died of drug poisoning, medical examiner says
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday that drug poisoning killed the Dormont man who died at the county jail in May. Tim Manino, 60, died May 25 due to the combined poisoning of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine and para-flurofentanyl, the medical examiner’s office said. The death was ruled an...
No. 2-ranked Thomas Jefferson too much for Latrobe
Latrobe called for a blackout from its home fans Friday night. Thomas Jefferson opted for a knockout. The second-ranked Jaguars, with their two-quarterback attack, proved to be too much for Latrobe in a 41-14 victory in the Class 4A Big Seven Conference opener at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. Brody Evans completed...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 8-10
We’ve made it to the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Irish Festival The 32nd annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival is from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin and...
Escaped pet iguana found in Mt. Lebanon
Pittsburgh’s summer of reptiles on the loose continues. Mt. Lebanon police announced Sunday that an escaped iguana named Spike was found wandering on McNeilly Road. He was reconnected with his owner later that day, police said on Facebook. The iguana was lost for nearly a week, said police. “Spike is...
South Hills student achievements for the week of Aug. 29, 2023
Baldwin High School 2023 graduate Alexis Ramsey was awarded the $25,000 Isaac Yunhu Lee Memorial Arts Scholarship. The award is funded by the Lee Family, whose mission is to award scholarships to students who are following their passion for art. Ramsey attends Savannah College of Art and Design. Leyna Laurent,...
In brief: Soccer challenge, Log House & Apple Festival and more in the South Hills
Soccer challenge The West Jefferson Hills Council of the Knights of Columbus is holding its Annual Soccer Challenge for boys and girls 9-14 (as of Sept. 1, 2023) on Sept. 14 from 5:30-8 p.m. at St. Thomas a’ Becket Church in Jefferson Hills. A rain date (if and only if...
Fast, experienced roster has Thomas Jefferson girls soccer thinking big
Thomas Jefferson’s girls soccer team has great expectations for the 2023 season. The Jaguars won the Section 2-3A championship last year with a 13-1 record and ended up 17-3 overall. “We expect to repeat as section champs and compete with the top teams,” coach Sean Richter said. “We have an...
Elizabeth Forward rebuilds, starts new school year amid aftermath of fire devastation
Though Elizabeth Forward is one of many districts returning to school, students’ first day on Thursday was abnormal because renovations are in progress following a fire last winter at the high school. The Feb. 12 blaze destroyed the auditorium, band and choir rooms at Elizabeth Forward High School, forcing the...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 25-27
With summer quickly becoming a memory, the final weekend of August arrives with a forecast that looks promising for outdoor activities. And good thing, because there are a bunch of ’em. Here are a few fun ways to spend your weekend. Go for a ride The 30th annual UPMC Health...
TV Talk: Mt. Lebanon native’s ‘Star Wars’ series ‘Ahsoka’ premieresVideo
Created by Mt. Lebanon native Dave Filoni and essentially a live-action sequel to Filoni’s animated “Star Wars” series “Rebels,” the two-episode premiere of “Ahsoka,” streaming tonight at 9 p.m. on Disney+, gets off to a slow start. Set in the post-“Return of the Jedi” part of the “Star Wars” timeline,...
