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Mars Area High School student accused of making 2 threats
The Mars Area School District and Adams Township police have identified a student responsible for threats at the high school, according to the school district. Although the Monday afternoon threat was deemed “non-credible,” the district cancelled evening activities at the high school as a precaution, according to a letter from...
Work on Highlands Elementary School clock tower to begin
Work on the clock tower at Highlands Elementary School will restrict access to the Tarentum school, according to a letter to district families from Principal Samantha Perlik. Contractors started delivering materials and assembling scaffolding Monday. Work is expected to take almost two months. The school board in August awarded two...
Three Rivers Regatta promoter files for bankruptcy
The promotion company hired to put together this year’s canceled Three Rivers Regatta has filed for bankruptcy. LionHeart Event Group filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Chapter 7 provides for liquidation — the sale of a debtor’s nonexempt property and the...
Analyst: Attack on Saudi Arabia not expected to lead to major gas price hikes
Oil prices are likely to jump after an attack on Saudi Arabia that knocked out more than 5% of global oil production, an industry analyst said. “While there is some good news that motorists should not expect a sudden and major uptick in gas prices, there may be a minor...
Pittsburgh police: Missing 13-year-old Knoxville boy found safe
A 13-year-old from Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood who was reported missing has been found, police said. According to police, Zhaheem Thomas, 13, had been last seen at his home Saturday night....
Pittsburgh motorcycle cop hurt in 2-vehicle crash
A Pittsburgh police motorcycle unit officer was hurt in a crash with another vehicle in the South Side Sunday afternoon, according to police. Police said the crash happened around 12:40 p.m. near East Carson and 10th streets. The officer, who was not identified, was in stable condition when admitted to...
Police: Hill District man, 72, found dead was shot
A 72-year-old Hill District man who at first appeared to have died from natural causes was shot, Pittsburgh police said. According to police, officers went to an apartment building in the 2100 block of Centre Avenue on Friday morning after being called to do a welfare check on a resident....
Pittsburgh police chase, detain suspect in Terrace Village shooting
Pittsburgh police say they detained a man in connection with a shooting in the Terrace Village area early Sunday morning. According to police, officers responded to a ShotSpotter report of gunfire around 1:30 a.m. They found a 27-year-old man in the 2600 block of Centre Avenue with a gunshot wound...
Arnold to aggressively pursue unpaid garbage, sewage bills
Arnold is going to get aggressive when it comes to collecting the money it is owed for city services. The city is owed about $131,000 in unpaid garbage and sewage bills, City Clerk Mario Bellavia said. Garbage collection costs $22 per month. Mayor Karen Peconi said residents not paying for...
Highlands superintendent schedules 'Coffee Talks' at schools
Highlands Superintendent Monique Mawhinney will be holding a series of “Coffee Talks” this year to improve communication between parents and school district administration. It will be an opportunity for parents with children in the district’s schools to discuss any issues or concerns related to their building or to share news...
ATI employees give Tarentum's Dreshar Stadium a new look on Day of Caring 
Out with the red, in with the beige. Tarentum’s Dreshar Stadium is sporting a new look thanks to volunteers from ATI. Thirteen employees from the steel company painted the back wall of the bleachers at the First Avenue field as part of its participation in the United Way of Southwestern...
Understanding, recovering from addiction the focus of New Kensington programs
Substance abuse and addiction will be covered Tuesday in two separate programs at Westmoreland County Community College in New Kensington. The programs are being held as part of the college’s observance of September as National Recovery Month. Both are free and open to the public. “We want to have students...
Harrison blocks billboard along Alter Road, visible from Route 28
A man wanting to place a billboard visible from Route 28 in Harrison says he may try to do it in another municipality after being denied a variance to put one on land in the township. Harrison’s zoning hearing board denied the variance requested by John P. Oliver of Oliver...
Traffic snag on Brackenridge side of ATI's steel mill wreaks havoc for its Stieren neighbors
Stieren Avenue in Brackenridge is just too dangerous for Katy Thies to let her children play in front of her home. Because nearby Mile Lock Lane is one-way in the opposite direction between Stieren and First Avenue, more traffic comes down the narrow one-way street. “We used to let them...
Hiring part-time officer sparks debate between Arnold mayor, council
Arnold City Council voted Tuesday to hire two police officers over an objection from Mayor Karen Peconi. Council, including Peconi, voted unanimously to hire Bruce Wigton as a full-time officer. But Peconi cast the lone dissenting vote against hiring Frederick Hockenberry as a part-timer. Both officers will earn a starting...
Health department says Harrison dust is lime
The Allegheny County Health Department on Tuesday identified as lime the dust coating cars in a Harrison neighborhood and said it’s coming from a nearby company. The department began investigating after getting complaints in August from residents on Opal Court and nearby High Street in the Natrona Heights area of...
New Kensington cleanup planned ahead of Wine & Beer Fest
Volunteers are needed to “redd up” New Kensington in advance of a wine and beer festival. The Alle Kiski Strong Chamber is holding its second annual Wine & Beer Fest on Fifth Avenue, between Eighth and 10th streets, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. The chamber has organized...
New Kensington front yard tabbed best in the nation 
Living in a downtown Pittsburgh high-rise gave Colorado native Kevin Prall a feel for life in the Steel City. While life 25 floors above Stanwix Street afforded him spectacular views, it put Prall, 56, a professed plant lover and professional landscaper, out of touch with the earth. “I need to...
Gasoline prices continue decline despite oil prices moving higher, analyst says
Gasoline prices have continued to fall in the Pittsburgh area and across the nation. “For its eighth straight week, the national average has declined even as oil prices have bucked the trend in the last week, moving higher on optimism over upcoming trade talks between China and the United States,”...
Health department investigates complaints about white dust in Harrison
The Allegheny County Health Department is investigating complaints about a white dust in parts of Harrison. The department has received at least five complaints since the beginning of August, according to Jim Kelly, deputy director of environmental health. Opal Court residents have complained about white dust being found on cars...
Fall comes early with Summit Hose festival in Tarentum
The first day of autumn isn’t until later in September, but kids are back in school, the Steelers are on the field again, and the days are getting shorter — close enough for Summit Hose to hold its annual Fall Festival in Tarentum. Until last year, the festival was held...
First Highlands High School class gathering for 50th reunion this month
The first graduating class of Highlands High School has gathered for a reunion every five years. This year marks a milestone, as the members of that charter class from 1969 come together for their 50th reunion. “We have a lot of surprises planned,” said Debbie Cordera, a member of the...
Burrell High graduates rode out Dorian, 'made the best of it'
An Alle-Kiski Valley family that relocated to the North Carolina coast weathered Hurricane Dorian without much trouble. Erika Fitch said there wasn’t any damage to her parents’ home in Topsail, about 30 miles north of Wilmington. Fitch, from Upper Burrell, and her fiance, Patrick, from Lower Burrell, both 25, moved...
Harrison to start hydrant flushing Monday
The Harrison Township Water Authority announced that it will start flushing fire hydrants on Monday. The project, which involves flushing 280 hydrants, is expected to take about six weeks to finish, authority general Manager Charles Craig said. Craig said crews will start in the Natrona area and work their way...
Ten Commandments monument dedicated at new home in New Kensington 
A Ten Commandments monument stood outside New Kensington’s Valley High School when Adele Jablonski was a student there decades ago. On Thursday, Jablonski, 64, joined students from Mary Queen of Apostles School, including her 9-year-old granddaughter, Liliana Hadley, at a ceremony dedicating and blessing the monument in front of its...


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