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New Cranberry liquor store first to feature tasting room
The first state liquor store that includes a tasting room opens Friday in Cranberry. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will hold a grand opening for the new Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection location at 4 p.m. Friday at the Cranberry Mall, Phase III Shopping Center at 20111 Route...
Allegheny Valley Hospital names new president
Dr. Vicenta C. Gaspar-Yoo will become Allegheny Valley Hospital’s first practicing physician-president when she takes the helm of the Harrison hospital on July 1, Allegheny Health Network announced Thursday. “It is an honor to become part of AHN and Highmark Health at this time of remarkable growth and innovation for...
Volunteers sought to help with planting at new Harrison rain garden
Construction of a rain garden is underway on the grounds of Highlands Middle School in Harrison. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy project, at the corner of Broadview Boulevard and California Avenue, is intended to help capture and control stormwater. The garden is part of a $125,000 project funded by a grant...
Brackenridge, Harrison, Tarentum officials take to streets to get ideas on community plan
Officials overseeing a comprehensive plan involving the communities of Brackenridge, Harrison and Tarentum are taking to the streets to get feedback from residents. A number of “pop-up” feedback sessions will be done over the next month, said Harrison Commissioner Robin Bergstrom, a member of the effort’s 16-member steering committee. The...
Butler man arrested on DUI charges twice in same day
A Butler man was arrested for suspected drunken driving twice in the same day early this month, and police say he was more intoxicated during the second stop. State police said they stopped a minivan driven by Jonathan Joseph Dillingham, 26, around 3:30 a.m. June 1 in the 200 block...
Port Authority to test wearable version of ConnectCards
Your wrist could be your bus pass. The Port Authority of Allegheny County plans to begin testing “ConnectBands” next week. The blue bracelets will work just like the ConnectCards already in use, according to the authority. About 200 one-size-fits-all bands will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the...
More bridge work to restrict Logans Ferry Road traffic
Bridge work will again restrict traffic on Logans Ferry Road in Plum, near New Kensington. In 2017, the two-lane road was closed and traffic detoured for almost three months while a bridge over a defunct railroad was removed and filled in near Entrance Drive. This year, traffic in the same...
The fun is back – pre-orders start for new Atari VCS console
Have you played Atari today? Odds are, probably not. But as early as March, the answer could be yes. Atari, which popularized home video gaming with its legendary cartridge-based Video Computer System, or 2600, is launching a new, retro-styled Atari VCS that the company says will play classic and modern...
DeForest Kelley, ‘Dr. McCoy,’ remembered 20 years after his death
It’s been 20 years since we lost Dr. McCoy. DeForest Kelley, best remembered as “Star Trek’s” Leonard “Bones” McCoy, died from stomach cancer on June 11, 1999, at the Motion Pictures and Television Fund Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 79. Before “Star Trek,” Kelley was known for his roles...
Community yard sale scheduled in Tarentum
Fans of flea markets have yet another reason to get up early in Tarentum. A new community yard sale is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22 in Riverview Memorial Park. The first-time event is being sponsored by the borough’s Special Events Committee, according to council President Erika...
Residents of 3 A-K Valley areas brainstorm for future
Hundreds of people have weighed in so far with ideas for a shared plan to improve neighboring Brackenridge, Tarentum and Harrison, according to municipal officials. The three communities in February began an anticipated $90,000 project to develop a joint comprehensive plan that spells out long-term goals and strategies for improving...
Fox Chapel Area congratulates the Class of 2019
Here is the Fox Chapel Area High School Class of 2019: Rudi Adamiak, Vaishavi Agrawal, Mattias Ahlers, Ujala Ahmad, Sara Alexander, Neriah Allison-Wood, Eli Amshel, Damien Anderson, Morgan Anderson, Daniel Andrud Elyse Armstrong, Margaret Aupke, James Avila, Abigail Baird, Ronald Baird, Catherine Balanquet, Jonathan Balanquet, Abigail Baldauf, Alec Becher, Nicholas...
National Aviary’s Andean Condor chick dies 2 days after hatching
A rare Andean Condor chick that hatched at the National Aviary Friday has died. The aviary said it determined the chick had not survived after observing “abnormal parenting behavior” by the male condor, Lurch, on Sunday morning, officials said in a statement. “It is normal parenting behavior for the male...
Fox Chapel holds 58th annual commencement
The Fox Chapel Area School District held its 58th annual commencement Sunday at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland. The Fox Chapel Area High School Class of 2019: Rudi Adamiak, Vaishavi Agrawal, Mattias Ahlers, Ujala Ahmad, Sara Alexander, Neriah Allison-Wood, Eli Amshel, Damien Anderson, Morgan Anderson, Daniel Andrud Elyse...
Shooting fireworks in Tarentum still a no-no despite new law, police chief says
Despite Pennsylvania’s new fireworks law, shooting them within Tarentum remains illegal, according to police Chief William Vakulick. Since October 2017, residents age 18 and over can buy, possess and use consumer fireworks. State lawmakers changed the law to raise more money for the state. But because of its building density,...
Good news at the pump as prices continue decline
Average gasoline prices declined in nearly every state last week, and the national average is at its lowest point since early April, an industry analyst said. “The fall has come amidst a deep drop in oil prices set in to play on worries that tariffs could slow economic growth, reducing...
Tarentum plans 4 more ‘Trash to Treasure’ markets
More trash, more treasure. Tarentum’s first “Trash to Treasure” flea market was so successful that the borough’s Recreation Board has scheduled four more for this year. The markets will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 15 and Oct. 20 in the parking lots...
Alle-Kiski Valley Catholics take proposed change to Lord’s Prayer in strideVideo
While Pope Francis has proposed changes to the Lord’s Prayer, it’s going to be a while before parishioners in the Alle-Kiski Valley change the words they recite. A new translation endorsed by Francis changes the penultimate petition in the Lord’s Prayer — “and lead us not into temptation” — to...
Butler teen flown to hospital after two-vehicle crash
A 17-year-old boy from Butler suffered a suspected serious injury in a two-vehicle crash on Route 356 in Jefferson Township on Saturday morning, according to state police. State police did not release the teen’s name. He was flown by helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh. The crash happened around...
Kids ‘want to be loved,’ retiring Highlands 1st-grade teacher says
Rita Youell was just settling into a discussion of her more than two decade teaching career when one of her former students walked through her door Thursday. Bobby Reesman was just a little boy when Youell had him for first grade 15 years ago in the 2003-04 school year. He...
North Huntingdon road reopens after slide repair
Guffey Road in North Huntingdon has reopened to traffic, PennDOT announced Friday. A section between Turner Valley and Mickanin roads had been closed while a slide was being repaired. The road had been closed about a month ago. In PennDOT’s District 12, there are more than 280 active landslide locations...
Firefighters respond to call at Carrick apartment building
No injuries were being reported at an apartment fire in Carrick early Friday morning. The fire at the building at 2500 Brownsville Road was called in shortly after 4 a.m. Initial reports were of heavy smoke and fire in the basement and first floor of the four-story building. Crews remained...
Manhole work to close Ohio River Boulevard in Emsworth
Ohio River Boulevard’s northbound lanes will be closed in Emsworth this weekend, PennDOT announced. The road will be closed at Hazelwood Avenue from 8 p.m. Friday through 8 p.m. Sunday. Crews with Jet Jack will be working on a manhole. Southbound traffic will not be affected, PennDOT said. All northbound...
Police: Pittsburgh mom left kids at bus stop to confront boyfriend
A woman left her three children with a stranger at a bus stop along a busy road while she went to confront her boyfriend about cheating on her, police in Avalon allege. Avalon police on Tuesday charged Erin Grogan, 31, of Pittsburgh, with three counts of endangering the welfare of...
Downed wires knocks out power in Wilkins, Monroeville, Penn Hills areas
Multiple downed wires knocked out power to Duquesne Light customers across five communities Thursday morning. Initially, about 1,600 customers in the Wilkins, Monroeville and Penn Hills areas were affected. The cause of the downed wires was undetermined, Duquesne Light spokeswoman Niki Campbell said. Duquesne Light was reporting about 600 customers...
