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West Jefferson Hills School District officials announced all students will learn online the next few days as a result of six positive cases reported Saturday. Classes will be virtual through at least Wednesday. A letter sent to parents over the weekend says the cases spread over four buildings and puts...

Here’s a look at the high school girls basketball teams for the South Hills Record coverage area: Thomas Jefferson The Thomas Jefferson girls won’t soon forget the wild ride that was the 2019-20 season. The Jaguars started out 7-1, won three and lost three midseason games, and wrapped it up...

Here’s a look at boys basketball teams in the South Hills Record coverage area: Brentwood Graduation losses hit the Brentwood boys basketball program hard. The Spartans were stacked with seven seniors in 2019-20, led by four-year starter C.J. Ziegler, a flashy 5-foot-11 guard and 1,000-point career scorer who is a...

South Fayette officials plan to honor veterans from the township by hanging military banners next year. Community development coordinator Andrea Iglar discussed the idea during this month’s commissioners meeting. The presentation is available on the township’s website. “We look forward to being able to recognize the men and women who...

Baldwin Borough Eric Michael sold property at 644 Brinwood Ave. to Travis Kehler for $127,000. Alexis Fadick sold property at 561 Calvert Ave. to Mary Jean Condrey for $117,000. Jeffrey Hirsh sold property at 3756 Churchview Avenue Ext. to Amanda Faggioli for $184,000. William Eibeck sold property at 1702 Elderslee...

South Hills Interfaith Movement, in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, hosted its third drive-through food distribution event at Bethel Park High School on Saturday. The distribution, which ran from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and was open to anyone, had enough food to feed 1,000 families. For...

Chartiers Valley waited exactly nine months to pick up their 59th consecutive victory toward breaking a state record winning streak. Now the Colts will have to wait another four weeks before attempting to win No. 60. The top-ranked girls Class 5A team in the district and the state bottled up...

As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the South Hills have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Dec. 8, there have been 1,112 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Baldwin Borough since March, according to the...

Brentwood council approved its 2021 spending plan without raising property taxes during its meeting Monday. Council unanimously approved the $9.9 million budget, which represents a 12% increase from the 2020 spending plan. Like many municipal budgets, Brentwood experienced some shortfalls in tax revenue, based largely on the effects from the...

Horning Road between Broughton Road in South Park Township and Curry Road in Baldwin Borough will close at 9 a.m. Dec. 8 for the demolition of a railroad bridge, according to a press release from the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. That portion of the road is anticipated to...

Baldwin Holiday Festival The Kiwanis Club of Baldwin is sponsoring a Holiday Festival at the Baldwin Borough Building 5:30-8 p.m. Dec. 12. Due to covid, families must stay in their cars at all times. Attendees will enjoy live music, see the log house and holiday tree, receive a gift bag...

Two WPIAL teams went unbeaten from start to finish, remarkable seasons that included lopsided wins, running clocks and record-setting stats. Ultimately, WPIAL champions Central Valley and Pine-Richland both celebrated undefeated state titles in Hershey. Their dominance — outscoring opponents by more than 400 points — is represented here in the...

This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other. WPIAL teams are set to tip off Friday and embark on a masked journey through a schedule likely to change many times as the year progresses. Teams all have hopes of hoisting a WPIAL championship trophy in March, much...

Location, location, location. Veteran coach Jeff Ackermann has returned to his South Hills roots. A Brentwood native who has won five WPIAL titles and one PIAA championship at various schools, Ackermann was hired in May to oversee the boys basketball program at Baldwin. “We have a fairly young team with...

An anatomy of a state champion, or it takes a village to build a successful football program. Thomas Jefferson (10-1) won its 10th WPIAL title in school history and fifth state crown in 2020. The Jaguars held off previously undefeated and District 4 winner Jersey Shore (10-1), 21-14, Nov. 28...

Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take even more dedication and focus than ever this season. Teams will have to navigate an invisible opponent in covid-19 that could test them more than a section rival. But a reward of a WPIAL championship will drive girls basketball teams across...

The West Jefferson Hills School Board retained its president and vice president, each beginning their fifth consecutive year in the respective roles. Brian Fernandes will continue on as president of the nine-member board. Suzanne Downer will serve as first vice president. Each member was first elected in December 2015. Fernandes...

Authorities are continuing to search for a missing 15-year-old Jefferson Hills boy, according to the Elizabeth Borough Police Department. Elizabeth Borough police and firefighters, Jefferson Hills police and other assisting police, fire and ambulance agencies “will not stop looking for Jeno Moretti,” Elizabeth Borough police said on their Facebook page...

Sto-Rox and Western Beaver, which tied atop the Class 2A Three Rivers standings, led the all-conference voting with six first-team players. Diontae Givens of Sto-Rox and Western Beaver’s Daquan Bradford shared the defensive MVP award in a vote of conference coaches. Sto-Rox’s Josh Jenkins and Brentwood’s Aiden Wardzinski shared the...

Skaters can take the ice at North Park and South Park ice rinks beginning Friday. Face masks and social distancing are required. The Allegheny County Parks Department announced the ice rinks will open Friday, with the season running through mid-March, weather permitting. There will be several restrictions and operational changes...

Eighteen-year-old Mariah Jones has a passion for science. “Astronomy has been a keen interest of mine for many years now; I have always had a fascination with the exploration of the universe and have decided to pursue a future career in astrophysics,” the Baldwin High School senior said. High school...

At least one person was injured when a car fell about 100 feet over a hillside in Jefferson Hills Tuesday night. Allegheny County officials said the crash took place around 10:45 p.m. along the 1400 block of Route 885. A portion of the state road has been closed. The crash...

Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock and McKeesport’s Colin Lyons were among seven players who earned first-team all-conference honors on both sides of the football in the Class 4A Big Eight. Along with first-team honors, Whitlock was named as the conference’s top offensive player and Lyons earned the defensive award in a...

District court judges South Park and Brentwood handled these criminal cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in district court or Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Michael W. Thatcher, South Park • Victoria Alyssa Devlin, 19, of Clairton on charges of prohibited acts. Charges were filed by...