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Woodland Hills appoints Castagna as permanent superintendent; 2 school directors resign
Woodland Hills school officials have made Acting Superintendent Daniel Castagna’s position permanent, voting to confirm his appointment at a special meeting Wednesday night that also included the resignation of two school board members. The board voted 5-1 to appoint Castagna as the superintendent; board member Terri Lawson abstained from voting....
‘Lightning over Braddock’ screening at Carnegie Museum of Art
The first feature film made by legendary documentary filmmaker Tony Buba, “Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy,” will be shown for free Saturday at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. The 1:30 p.m. screening will be introduced by Edith Abeyta, artist and founder of Arts Excursions Unlimited. A discussion...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 15, 2022
Chalfant Futures Properties LLC sold property at 246 Highland Ave. to RP Homes 2 LLC for $104,000. Forest Hills Marquette Espy sold property at 352 Barclay Ave. to Thomas Kempen and Stephanie Carmichael for $289,000. Dwight Helfrich sold property at 539 Pacific Ave. to Timothy Daughtery and Jessica Au for...
Police searching for Turtle Creek man they say dragged a Whitehall police officer after a traffic stop
Police are looking for a Turtle Creek man who they say dragged a Whitehall police officer more than 200 feet during a traffic stop last Saturday. Allegheny County police have an arrest warrant for Alphonso Francis, 27. Whitehall police stopped the vehicle for suspicion of DUI at about 3:45 a.m....
Mask requirement reinstated at Woodland Hills High School
Face masks are once again required at Woodland Hills High School. Acting Superintendent Daniel Castagna announced this week that a mask mandate went into effect Thursday at the high school. The requirement is set to remain in place through the end of next week. The measure is meant to help...
Vehicle crashes through wall at Forest Hills hair salonVideo
Anthony Fazio woke Monday to a 2:30 a.m. call from Forest Hills police informing him that someone had crashed a truck into his salon, Fazio’s Hair Designs. “When they said a hole in the wall, I didn’t expect this,” Fazio said gesturing toward an opening as tall as him. “I...
Hundreds mourn teen killed in Pittsburgh Airbnb party shooting
On a sunny Friday, one of spring’s first truly beautiful days, Adiyiah Brown said a heart-wrenching farewell to her only child as she stood surrounded by hundreds of mourners and an outpouring of love. She wore a white T-shirt with a collage of photos of her and her 17-year-old son,...
Friends, family grieve loss of 2 teens killed at North Side house party
The steady all-day rain on Monday could have been representative of the tears being shed at the loss of Mathew Steffy-Ross and Jaiden Brown. The two 17-year-olds died on Easter Sunday after a shooting at a party in a rented house on Pittsburgh’s North Side. People mourned the teens as...
Amazon drops plans for Churchill warehouse
After more than 50 hours of public hearings and debate lasting some eight months last year, Amazon announced Thursday it was pulling out of its proposed massive warehouse project at the former George Westinghouse Research and Technology Park in Churchill. Amazon said in a statement that it has decided not...
Woodland Hills hosts Western Pa. school districts for summit to address social issues
When Cassidy Laffey took a sophomore robotics class at Shaler High School, she was the only female. “Everyone, even the teacher, was male,” said Laffey, a senior. “I felt out of place because I didn’t see people like me in that class. I want females to know they can study...
Jury orders West Mifflin School District to pay $2.9M to former superintendent
A federal jury on Monday ordered West Mifflin School District to pay nearly $3 million to former Superintendent Daniel Castagna in connection with his 2019 firing. The jury late last week ruled in favor of Castagna, now acting superintendent at Woodland Hills, on all but one of the claims he...
Churchill man to serve 2 to 5 five years in prison for Arnold shooting
Devon Askew told a Westmoreland County judge he regretted that his actions two years ago in Arnold that left a man shot to death but maintained he never planned to hurt a home intruder he believed was there to injure a woman or her child. “I am truly sorry and...
Wilkins baby born with perfect timing — ‘2’ perfect — at Forbes Hospital
A Wilkins couple had their first child at the perfect time. Amanda and Ryan Liscio welcomed their daughter, Freya, at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 at 2:22 p.m. After battling some complications that morning, Freya was born naturally at 6 lbs. 9 oz. and was 21...
Franklin Regional boys claw past Woodland Hills for Section 3-5A basketball win
The grind makes the victory that much sweeter. That was what Franklin Regional coach Jesse Reed had to say after his team rallied — scratched and clawed was more like it — to finally brush past visiting Woodland Hills, 45-42, on Tuesday night in a Section 3-5A boys basketball game...
Latrobe boys knock off 1st-place Woodland Hills
Latrobe hasn’t had much to celebrate in boys basketball this season. But the Wildcats got to celebrate Friday night when they stunned first-place Woodland Hills, 77-66, in a WPIAL Section 3-5A contest at home. The Wildcats (4-9, 2-5) are in an unfamiliar position in the section, in last place. But...
Churchill residents challenge Amazon distribution facility in court
A group in Churchill has filed a court challenge to block the approval of a new Amazon warehouse approved by borough council last month. Churchill Future, which lobbied against the proposal, said in an appeal filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court that the project fails to meet a number...
No. 5 Latrobe girls score season high in points, turn back Woodland Hills
Camille Dominick played three positions Thursday night, working the wings as a small forward before moving to the post as a power forward and then playing some center. The 6-foot junior helped the Wildcats build a commanding lead with her 3-point shooting, then filled in around the rim when senior...
Patience pays off as Woodland Hills outlasts Greensburg Salem
With offense relegated to half-court sets and fouls piling up, the more patient team was going to have the advantage down the stretch. Woodland Hills played like it had that trait in its back pocket and methodically pulled away from upstart Greensburg Salem, which played its first Section 4-5A girls...
Latrobe boys basketball coach Wetzel sees positives despite loss to Woodland Hills
Latrobe coach Brad Wetzel didn’t believe the scoreboard reflected his team’s effort on defense Friday night at Woodland Hills High School. The Wildcats, who conceded an average of 77.7 points entering their Section 3-5A opener, allowed the Wolverines to barely reach the mark in a 77-52 defeat. Woodland Hills, which...
Threat prompts Woodland Hills to take high school classes virtual
Woodland Hills High School students participated in classes virtually Friday because of a threat made against the school, according to a message from its principal. In a Facebook post Friday morning, Principal Shelly Manns said that officials on Thursday night received a screenshot of an individual who had made a...
Jury deliberating fate of Churchill man accused of killing intruder at home in Arnold to return Friday morning
A Westmoreland County jury will return Friday morning to continue deliberations in the criminal homicide trial of a Churchill man accused in the killing last year of an intruder at an Arnold home. Devon Askew, 28, contends he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed 34-year-old Richard Hildreth on...
Woodland Hills School District to offer gun buyback program
Woodland Hills School District officials announced they have secured partnerships and funding to provide a gun buyback program within its communities. “This is an idea that has been a couple of years in the making,” Superintendent James Harris said in a press release Tuesday. “Our students and staff have been...
Moon shakes off rust, pushes past Woodland Hills into Class 5A semifinals
The Moon Tigers produced a gritty win Friday night, besting Woodland Hills, 21-13, to clinch a spot in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals. The Tigers scored all 21 of their points in the second quarter. Those points proved to be enough for Moon. “I think the bye week affected us,”...
Deontae Williams moves chains, leads Woodland Hills to 5A win over Bethel Park
Woodland Hills’ Deontae Williams rarely leaves the field for the Wolverines. So it was fitting that the senior quarterback was able to convert several fourth-down conversions in leading Woodland Hills to a 27-23 win on the road over Bethel Park in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs...
Woodland Hills students to be part of historic public library card giveaway
Woodland Hills High School and its students will be making history Friday in a very positive way. The Woodland Hills School District has partnered with the three public libraries that serve the students for the “Library Cards for All” initiative. The libraries — the Braddock Carnegie Library, the C.C. Mellor...
