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Implosion of Dooker’s Hollow Bridge delayed till Saturday

The implosion of the Dooker’s Hollow Bridge in North Braddock and East Pittsburgh was delayed from Friday until Saturday, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. It was originally scheduled for Thursday, then delayed till Friday. The implosion is now slated for 2 p.m. Saturday, though the date...
Implosion of Dooker’s Hollow Bridge between North Braddock, East Pittsburgh set for Friday

The implosion of the Dooker’s Hollow Bridge between North Braddock and East Pittsburgh has been delayed from Thursday to Friday, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The 80-year-old bridge carries Bell Avenue in North Braddock and Center Street in East Pittsburgh over O’Connell Boulevard. Crews are removing...
Forest Hills Council committees meet Tuesday

Forest Hills Council will host committee meetings virtually at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The committee meetings include: Borough Property, Public Works, Operations & Policy and Public Safety. Individuals can join via Zoom. Committee meetings do not have a formal agenda. Click here to submit a question or concern....
Western Pa. schools receive grants to improve cafeterias

Eight local school districts are among those awarded more than $875,000 in grant money to help upgrade food service equipment in their cafeterias. In all, 59 elementary, middle and high schools will benefit from the funds, awarded to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, a federally assisted meal...
WPXI reporter Cara Sapida navigates cancer during pandemicVideo

Reporter’s note: When I heard last summer that my colleague from WPXI, Cara Sapida, had been diagnosed with breast cancer, my heart ached for her and her family. One year ago, I, too, was diagnosed. My scenario is similar to Cara’s — a mother of two with no family history....
Woodland Hills considering hybrid plans for students, sends surveys to families

Woodland Hills School District is considering several approaches to bringing students back into the classroom, Superintendent James Harris said Monday. The district, which serves about 5,000 students, sent surveys to families Monday afternoon to gauge how comfortable parents would be with in-person learning. The survey includes questions about the number...
State Rep. Summer Lee tests positive for covid-19

State Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, was absent Tuesday from Harrisburg, where she should’ve been sworn in for her second term, after a positive covid-19 test. Lee announced her positive covid-19 result on Twitter, writing that she was watching the ceremonies in Harrisburg from home while she isolates as she recovers...
High school basketball teams appreciate, take lessons from pre-shutdown games

Last Friday, 71 WPIAL and City League boys and girls basketball teams kicked off their 2020-21 seasons in the shadow of a looming shutdown that will extend through the first couple of days of the New Year. In the climate of covid uncertainties, the games were a chance for those...
Police from eastern Allegheny Co. suburbs join forces to distribute toys

Local police departments are joining forces with Toys for Pittsburgh Tikes for a toy giveaway on Sunday. Police officers from Swissvale, Edgewood, Forest Hills, Wilkins Township, Churchill, Wilkinsburg, Braddock Hills and Rankin are teaming up with the local nonprofit to provide toys for families in need this holiday season. The...
Clergy covid-19 case suspends in-person Masses at 8 East Pittsburgh churches

The Diocese of Pittsburgh has suspended in-person Masses at eight churches in East Pittsburgh neighborhoods after a member of the parish clergy team tested positive for a covid-19 infection. The suspension, which extends through Dec. 4, affects churches in the newly formed St. Joseph the Worker Parish — including St....
Forest Hills pre-kindergartner earns Shady Side Academy scholarship

A Forest Hills pre-kindergartner was awarded full tuition for his entire Shady Side Academy education, through his senior year. It is worth more than $300,000. Abram Amos-Abanyie was named the school’s newest EQT Scholar, providing a full-ride education at the school which was recently named the Best Private School in...
Family of Woodland Hills shooting victim seeks public help

The family of a Woodland Hills High School student found shot to death in a Swissvale park earlier this month is asking for the public’s help in finding his killer. Micah Graham’s body was discovered in Les Getz Memorial Park on Nov. 5. He was 16 and played on the...
Police charge Munhall man with vandalizing a district court office in Baldwin

A Munhall man is facing a preliminary hearing in January after police said he vandalized a district court office in Baldwin last week. Kevin John Kiley, 25, is charged with institutional vandalism, criminal mischief and obstruction. Baldwin police and Allegheny County chief deputy court administrator Angharad Stock said two other...
WPIAL bans Peters Township band after investigating ‘blackface’ allegations

The Peters Township marching band is prohibited from performing at any WPIAL event until the school district submits a plan to “eradicate the social and racial insensitivity displayed by the marching band and its director/supervisors,” the WPIAL announced Tuesday. The ban lasts at least six months. The discipline was the...
Woodland Hills to host food drive for needy

The Student Leadership class of Woodland Hills High School is holding a food drive this week. Collections of non-perishable food items will take place outside of the Woodland Hills High School gym on Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. A deposit...
Braddock Community Library to receive $750,000 for major renovationsVideo

The Carnegie Library in Braddock is so old it predates its counterpart in Oakland, which just turned 125 on Nov. 5. Braddock’s branch is 131. And in need of repair. On Thursday the Braddock community received good news: The library’s major renovation campaign has been selected to receive a $750,000...

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