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The panel of prospective jurors who will hear the case against a man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue is set. After 17 days of questioning over four weeks, 69 people have moved into the pool from which 12 jurors and six alternates will be selected...

South Park is getting spruced up just in time for summer. A recent green upgrade came courtesy of a significant tree-planting effort by the Allegheny County Parks Foundation and communications infrastructure company Crown Castle. Through the Connected by Good partnership, 180 trees were put in the ground at the county-owned...

The Thomas Jefferson softball team possesses a gold chain with a dollar sign in sparkles designated for those who hit home runs. Jaguars junior center fielder Zoe Krizan had that chain around her neck Monday afternoon at Gateway because she was money in the bottom of the seventh for the...

His name is well-known, appearing on signs for the winter sports shops he owned around the region and for the earworm of a yodel that popped up on local radio for years with a sing-songy “WI-EEE-LIs.” Wilhelm “Willi” Klein was an athlete, teacher and businessman who founded Willi’s Ski &...

One sure sign of warmer days ahead is the annual release of Allegheny County’s lineup of summer concerts and movies. On Thursday, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced this summer’s slate, which includes concerts, movies and cars cruises — all for free. The summer concert series kicks off June 2...

Family fun and history will come alive when 18th century reenactors host games and open the doors at Greenock Log House in Elizabeth Township the second Saturday of each month this summer. Children will have opportunities to experience activities similar to those in the late 1700s and 1800s that youngsters...

A lawyer representing Robinson Township maintained Wednesday that local officials had safety in mind when they seized part of a developer’s property by eminent domain to make improvements at a Steubenville Pike intersection. “It was a bad signalization from the beginning,” attorney John F. Cambest said of the intersection’s traffic...

The University of Pittsburgh School of Education honored Dr. Randal A. Lutz with its 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards, which recognize transformative work in the field of education. The awards ceremony took place on March 29 at the University Club in Oakland. Lutz’s more than 30 years of service include 11...

As a little girl, Judy Founds had the opportunity to meet a gentleman who made quite the impression on her. In tribute, she drew “Chief Big Tree, Pittsburgh 1950,” a pastel and pencil portrait that drew a lot of attention while on display at the Galleria of Mt. Lebanon. The...

Kindergarten registration The official 2023-24 registration process is underway for all soon-to-be kindergarten students in the West Jefferson Hills School District. Kindergarten students in the district attend either Gill Hall Elementary or McClellan Elementary schools. Families who have an existing Skyward account can log in to their parent/guardian account and...

A man was shot to death and two other people were critically injured by gunfire during an altercation between neighbors on Sunday afternoon in Jefferson Hills, according to authorities. Jefferson Hills police and medics were dispatched to the 3000 block of Siler Drive at 4:10 p.m. for a 911 call...

Thomas Jefferson’s baseball team rebounded nicely from a slow start to the 2023 season. TJ went into its Easter break riding a five-game winning streak and with a 5-2 record. “I think we are doing well, but there’s a lot of season left to play,” coach Tim Vickers said earlier...

Nick Caponi has worn an assortment of hats in his coaching career. He actually started out as a high school baseball coach. “My first coaching job was as an assistant baseball coach at Brentwood,” he said. “I then became the assistant varsity coach at Baldwin; my uncle Dan was head...

He may be a bit small in stature, but he was a big-time player for the Thomas Jefferson football team. Senior WR/DB Ryan Lawry had 32 receptions for 371 yards and three touchdowns in 2022 to rank as the second-leading receiver on the team. Defensively, he was credited with 21...

Baldwin Borough Thomas Wojtowicz sold property at 714 Baldwin Drive to Alex Nutter and Rachel Alexander for $220,000. Keilan Walls Jr. sold property at 38 Somerset St. to Keilan Walls Jr. and Chyna Walker for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $51,889). Jesse Wyland sold property at...

One person was transported by ambulance after a school bus crashed Thursday afternoon into a West Mifflin house, according to Allegheny County emergency officials. Emergency responders were called to the 1500 block of Homestead-Duquesne Road around 3:25 p.m. for a bus that had went off the road and crashed into...

Students at Pittsburgh Brashear, Pittsburgh Brashear Early Head Start, and Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 will attend classes remotely on Thursday because of an air conditioning outage, according to an announcement from Pittsburgh Public Schools Wednesday night. Because the school on Crane Avenue is designed for air conditioning, it doesn’t have...

A Peters man who left his infant in a hot van for hours in June pleaded guilty on Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter. Khang Nguyen, 33, was ordered to serve two years probation by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos. He also pleaded to one count of reckless endangerment....

Nicholas Altavilla made the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Accounting and business administration/personal financial planning major Nabin Pokhrel is among four PennWest Edinboro students who volunteered this spring to prepare and file taxes for low-to-moderate income workers in Erie County, Pa. Pokhrel trained...

Editor’s note: South Hills Record is publishing candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board primary races only. The Republican ticket for the Baldwin Borough council race has Rebecca Conley running uncontested — she is the only Republican on the ballot for three open spots on the November ballot according...

There are three open spots for four-year terms on Whitehall Borough Council, and five Democrats and five Republicans are on the primary ballot. Voters can vote for three of five Democrats: Beth Lynn Eicher, Philip J. Lahr, Tristian Lucchetti, Glenn Nagy and Lacey Thomas. On the Republican ticket, voters will...

Seven candidates are vying for five party nominations on the November ballot in the race for Baldwin-Whitehall School Board. All terms are four years. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, all candidates are cross-filed on the ballot. Robert Achtzehn Municipality: Whitehall Borough Why...

Editor’s note: South Hills Record is publishing candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board primary races only. In the race for Jefferson Hills council, four Republicans are vying for three spots on the November ballot, according to the Allegheny County of Elections unofficial candidate list. On the Democratic ticket...

Two primary races in the South Hills are uncontested. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, in Baldwin Township, Republicans Tyrus Scott Fluharty and Nick Pellegrino are running for three open commissioner seats. There are no Democrats on the ballot. In the Pleasant Hills council race,...

The last shall be first. Senior Tyler Zallenick, the designated hitter batting in the No. 9 spot in the order, delivered a two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie and spark a big inning in a big win for Chartiers Valley over...