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Female business leaders share their stories at Women Shaping Our Region event
They are the Rosie the Riveters of today — strong women who, like the cultural female icon with the red-and-white bandana and arm flexed, are symbols of strength and resilience. Six women leaders in their fields took center stage at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh-Cranberry on Friday for the...
Why are Democratic candidates for Allegheny County judge listed as Republican nominees on the ballot?
In the upcoming election for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, all 13 candidates are registered Democrats. But it’s impossible to tell by looking at the ballot. Five of the candidates vying for eight positions on the bench are listed as Republicans, five are listed as Democrats and three are listed...
O’Connor flags long waits, inefficiencies in Allegheny County’s mental health treatment system
An audit this week raised concerns that people seeking mental and behavioral health services in Allegheny County have to navigate a maze of waiting lists and could spend months or even years on them before getting help. In the most egregious case uncovered by Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, some...
Lawsuit claims officials wrongly forced Muslim woman to remove hijab at Pittsburgh courthouse
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County violated a Muslim woman’s constitutional rights to religious freedom and protection from unreasonable searches when officials forced her last year to remove her hijab, a religious head covering, when taking an ID photo in a municipal courthouse, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday claimed. Candace Dyer Bey...
McCandless raffle offers memorable experience for youngsters, granting cool rides to school
Forget the bus. These McCandless youngsters received more memorable morning rides to school Oct. 15 as part of the McCandless Adventure raffle. Getting picked up by a McCandless police car on a recent Wednesday morning was the highlight of the week for Peebles Elementary student Austin Steiner, 11. “He was...
Franklin Park residents to select mayor, 3 council members; decide on government study commission
Franklin Park residents will be electing a mayor and three members of council on Nov. 4, as well as for forming a commission to study changing the borough to a home rule charter form of government. Longtime Republican Mayor Dennis O’Keefe is challenged for reelection by Democrat Cristen Fiffik. Three...
‘Life-changing’: Task force promotes advocacy, education for families of children with disabilities
For Shashwathee Kamalesh, resources from Local Task Force 3 on the Right to Education in Allegheny County have been a lifeline as she navigates life as a parent of a child with disabilities. “Every step of my journey, I feel like I’m supported,” said Kamalesh of Marshall, whose 12-year-old son,...
Illusionist to headline fundraiser to end shame of substance abuse, mental health disorders
Las Vegas star and former “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist Murray SawChuck, a master at blending humor with illusion, is bringing some much-needed comic relief and awe to Stand Up Against Stigma, a fundraiser set for Nov. 22 in Harmony. The show, presented by the Stop the Judgment Project, will be...
E-bikes under review in McCandless after complaints of usage on Brandt Trail
The safety and use of electronic bikes, also known as e-bikes, are under review in McCandless because of an increase in calls over concerns and complaints. Regulating e-bikes is not easy since these recreational transportation devices may, in some instances, fall under the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code. However, they can be...
Preliminary report pinpoints location of deadly Clairton Coke Works blast
A new, independent investigation into a deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works facility in August had similar findings to an earlier study done by an independent federal agency. Engineering Design and Testing Corp., retained by U.S. Steel, released preliminary findings this week that found the explosion took...
Aspinwall chef trades career in science for culinary at Cornerstone Restaurant & Bar
Ken Mizuno’s path to establishing a life in Pittsburgh began as a college student at Carnegie Mellon University. Raised in Long Island, N.Y., the son of immigrant Japanese parents, his mother cooked traditional Japanese fare at home. But his time in Pittsburgh would expose Mizuno to a whole new culinary...
8 candidates vying for 4 seats on North Allegheny School Board
Four seats are open on the North Allegheny School Board this general election, which is Nov. 4, with only one incumbent, Paige Hardy, seeking reelection. Other terms ending are currently held by Dr. Vidya Szymkowiak and Leslie Britton Dozier, both of whom served one term beginning in 2021. Also not...
Pine-Richland celebrates 2025 homecoming
Pine-Richland School District marked Homecoming 2025 on Sept. 19, capping the day with a 56-14 win over Plum. The celebration began with a Staff vs. Students softball game, followed by the Homecoming Festival and student-led parade, complete with decorated floats and candy tossing, before the football game. Members of the...
North Hills marks Homecoming 2025 with close pink-out game against Shaler, night of dancing
North Hills School District celebrated Homecoming 2025 with a close game against Shaler on Oct. 10 and a dance the following evening. Friday night’s game was a pink out, with proceeds benefiting 412Thrive, a local nonprofit that helps people impacted by breast cancer and genetic mutations that lead to cancer....
Report claims Heritage Valley Sewickley, St. Clair hospitals perform needless back surgeries
Two Pittsburgh-area hospitals and one near State College are being called out by a health care think tank for performing what it calls unnecessary back surgeries. A report released earlier this month by the Massachusetts-based Lown Institute says around 38% of spinal fusions performed at Heritage Valley Sewickley weren’t warranted,...
1 injured in crash on I-79
One person was taken to the hospital after a wreck on I-79 in Kennedy Township Thursday morning. The crash was reported just after 7:15 a.m. on I-79 northbound at Forest Grove Road, according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. The northbound lanes had been closed but reopened around 8:10 a.m.,...
Suspect in Ross Park Mall shooting surrenders to police; 2 other juveniles charged
One teenager is being charged as an adult in connection with a shooting at Ross Park Mall last month, and two others face juvenile charges, according to Ross police. Myshawn Scott, 16, of Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a minor and...
Morning Roundup: Pedestrians hit by car on sidewalk; students given possibly contaminated ice; Market Square detours
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Oct. 16: Pedestrians hit by car on sidewalk Two pedestrians on a sidewalk near Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh’s Homewood West neighborhood were struck by a car Wednesday. First responders were called to the crash around 3 p.m. at...
100-year-old D-Day veteran recounts his life, service for West View church senior lunch crowd
On Dec. 7, 1941, 16-year-old Warren Goss was told to get to Mt. Royal Boulevard and sell newspapers. Goss, a dyslexic, grade school dropout who grew up with six siblings on a chicken farm in Shaler, didn’t understand the headline of the day. “I was hollering, ‘Extra paper, bomb Pearl...
Police arrest fugitive hiding in kitchen pantry in East Pittsburgh
A fugitive Turtle Creek man was arrested by Allegheny County Police on multiple charges on Wednesday after being on the run over the last three months. Detectives said they arrested 23-year-old Cameron Salmon at around 10 a.m. after learning he was hiding inside of a residence in Prospect Terrace in...
Monroeville man killed in crash on I-79 berm
A driver was killed and his passenger seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash early Wednesday on a berm along Interstate 79, state police said. Travis Brown, 37, of Monroeville was driving a Ford Explorer northbound on I-79 in South Fayette around 3:15 a.m. when his SUV hit a vehicle stopped...
Jury convicts Aliquippa man of shooting Monroeville police sergeant
A Beaver County man accused of shooting a Monroeville police sergeant last year was found guilty Wednesday on all counts. Jamal Brooks, 33, of Aliquippa, faces a mandatory 20 to 40 years in prison for assault of a law enforcement officer. The jury, which deliberated for less than three hours,...
Shaler continues realignment of township administration
A realignment of Shaler’s township administration is continuing under its new manager, Judy Kording. Commissioners on Oct. 14 hired Sharon Lobosco as administrative assistant. Her salary was set at $44,000, and she is scheduled to start on Nov. 10. Lobosco, an administrative assistant coming to the township from a kitchen...
Morning Roundup: 2 injured in Cranberry mobile home fire; coroner identifies Homewood shooting victim
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Oct. 15: 2 injured in Cranberry mobile home fire Two people were taken to the hospital early Wednesday after a mobile home fire in Butler County. Firefighters were called to the home on York Road in Cranberry around...
5 candidates vie for 4 seats on Hampton School Board
As they had in the primary, five candidates are vying for four seats up for election this year on the nine-member Hampton School Board. Incumbent board members Denise Balason, Jill Hamlin and Larry Vasko were cross-filed for the primary and won each party’s nomination. Board member Gregory Stein, who was...
