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Increased technology and improved security were in place for the first day of school at Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy in Aspinwall. About 190 students in kindergarten through eighth grade returned to class on Aug. 26, with members of the Aspinwall police department on hand to welcome them back....

A pilot program at Sharpsburg’s Ketchup City Creative (KCC) will celebrate the emerging local art scene and support the gallery as a community art-making center. “Collage Conversations,” hosted by O’Hara resident Lauren Broyles, will launch in September with a two-part workshop. The inaugural program will mark National Recovery Month and...

Hampton School District welcomed its students back for the first day of classes on Thursday. At Central Elementary, several members of the faculty and staff were on hand to greet students as they hopped off the buses. There was typical first-day excitement among many of the youngsters as they waved...

A man wanted on two charges of sexually assaulting a minor was apprehended in Sharpsburg on Wednesday, authorities said. Travis Gladish, 38, of Wellsburg, W.Va., was arrested just after 11:15 a.m. after deputies from the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office were tipped of to his location in the borough. Gladish was...

On the first day of school for Fox Chapel Area School District, leaders have confirmed four cases of covid-19 among high school students or staff. The covid-19 dashboard on the district website lists an updated number of cases by building each month. Bonnie Berzonski, district coordinator of communications, said the...

More than 4,000 Fox Chapel Area students enjoyed their first day back to school on Tuesday. At Dorseyville Middle School, Principal Jon Nauhaus and Program Principal Laura Miller welcomed students at the school entrance, which was decked out with red, white and black balloons. District Deputy Superintendent David McCommons also...

Some fines for traffic violations in Aspinwall will skyrocket about 500% since council’s approval of a new fee scale, one that members said was long overdue. Running a red light in Aspinwall will cost $150, up from $25. Driving the wrong direction on a one-way road will also cost $150,...

Patrons of the Sharpsburg Community Library will be able to visit the Main Street site more often each week, beginning Sept. 13. The library is expanding its hours, opening its doors in the evenings and resuming a schedule similar to the one it had pre-pandemic, Manager Sara Mariacher said. “Our...

Hampton Middle School students will have unique learning opportunities to look forward to when classes return Thursday. School leaders celebrated the opening of a Learning Pavilion on Aug. 17, one with world maps, augmented reality and story boards for STEAM and other studies. “The HMS Learning Pavilion provides our students...

A portion of Stotler Road in Plum will be closed for three months starting Monday, Allegheny County Public Works announced. The road will close between Ross Hollow and Old Leechburg roads at 7 a.m. Crews will be replacing Plum Creek Bridge No. 6, as well as paving and improving drainage...

A portion of Interstate 70 in Westmoreland County that was closed to traffic following a crash early Friday morning has reopened. UPDATE: Traffic getting through the area now. Lane restriction still in place. WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) August 20, 2021 PennDOT cameras showed traffic moving through the area near Exit...

Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed early Friday at an Aliquippa apartment building, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Officers responded at about 12:30 a.m. to the Valley Terrace apartments on Superior Avenue. State police were on the scene, in addition to Aliquippa officers. #BREAKING State...

An expert on Native American culture, an award-winning author and the first female lieutenant governor of Maryland will headline a new speaker series at Lauri Ann West Community Center in O’Hara. “KNOWbodies: Knowledge Through Perspective” will kick off Sept. 12. “The title really sums up what we are looking to...

No injuries were reported after a tree fell into the roof of an apartment building late Wednesday in Castle Shannon, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The incident happened at about 10:45 p.m. at a two-story building along Sleepy Hollow Road. The tree broke through the roof of at least...

A man found floating in the Allegheny River in June has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Paul Benes, 43, of Harborcreek in Erie County. Benes’ body was found by boaters on June 20 near the 40th Street Bridge in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville section, according...

Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting in which two men were wounded Wednesday in West Mifflin. Officers responded to the incident just after 2 p.m. in the 100 block of A Drive, where two men were found with gunshot wounds, according to county police. Both were taken to local...

A boil water advisory that had been in effect for some residents in the Fox Chapel area is lifted. As of 9:30 a.m. Friday, the alert for the affected areas served by Fox Chapel Authority was no longer in place, officials announced. Customers can resume normal water use without taking...

Police are searching for a six-week-old infant who was abducted Tuesday from the Cleveland area, authorities said. An Amber alert was issued after Cannon Tatum McDoodle was taken by a family friend, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The baby weighs about 14 pounds and has...

A man who stole an Ambridge police vehicle and led officers on a chase before eluding capture for hours was taken into custody Tuesday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. BREAKING: Neighbors say this man is in their backyard and police are narrowing in @WPXI Amy Hudak (@amy_hudak) August...

Riverview football coach Trevor George is stocking his fridge with healthy food — for free — just in time for the fall season. George, of Oakmont, won six months of meal plans from a new Blawnox café called Clean Eatz, a national chain that offers health-conscious meals that include wraps,...

A Pittsburgh man was found shot to death Tuesday morning in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, according to authorities. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert just after 5 a.m. near a home in the 1300 block of Malden Street. Cara Cruz, public safety spokeswoman, said units located evidence that a...

Six guns, 12 bricks of heroin and $900 were recovered by Pittsburgh police during a raid on Friday at the Double Tree Hotel at Bigelow Square. Just after 1 a.m., officers executed a search warrant at a room on the 10th floor of the Downtown hotel after “an ongoing investigation...

Hampton is gearing up for a Community Day celebration that organizers said will not disappoint. The Sept. 4 event offers a packed slate of activities for people of all ages, from food booths to games to live music. After last year’s cancellation for covid-19 concerns, council President Mike Peters said...

A Carrick store was robbed at gunpoint early Monday, authorities said. Pittsburgh police are investigating after a clerk said a masked robber accosted a customer and jumped behind the counter to demand money at a store in the 1900 block of Brownsville Road. The incident happened just before 3 a.m....

Pittsburgh police are investigating after a teenage boy reported being shot at a party in the city’s Mt. Washington section. The 16-year-old went to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm, where he told police he was leaving a house along Secane Avenue when he was shot. Public...