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Allegheny County police investigating deaths of 3 people found in Carnegie home
Allegheny County police are investigating three deaths reported at a home in Carnegie on Saturday. The two men and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene in the 500 block of Main Street at 7:10 a.m., according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiners’s office. The victims were identified as...
Aquinas Academy Middle School students take a trip to ‘Narnia’
Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh’s middle school students took audiences on a mythical voyage to Narnia during three separate productions from the works of C.S. Lewis. Eighth-grade students performed “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe;” seventh graders performed “Prince Caspian;” and the sixth grade put on “The Voyage of the...
Liftoff: Pittsburgh young bald eagles take 1st flightsVideo
Photographers on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and watchers of a live webcam report that the three young Pittsburgh Hays bald eagles successfully took some of their first flights this weekend. The first young eagle fledged on June 6 and returned to the nest the following day. The other two...
North Hills hard hit by Sunday’s storms, more on the wayVideo
The heavy storms that rumbled through the region on Sunday brought intense rain mixed with hail and winds that knocked large trees into power lines and across roadways. Francesca DeAngelis-Witchko and her husband were grilling outside in McCandless when the hail storm hit. Then, their basement flooded. “Our backyard, it...
Pastor of Faith Community Church in Penn Hills building disc golf course for community
After playing disc golf last April with friends during quarantine, a church pastor in Penn Hills is looking to bring the sport to the community. Jay Mitlo, pastor of Faith Community Church on Jefferson Road, wanted to utilize the woodlands property behind the church and thought disc golf would be...
Penn Township negotiating with turnpike commission in advance of bridge removal
Penn Township commissioners will vote this week on drafting an agreement with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as the Harvison Road bridge will be demolished in preparation for a $30 million widening project of the toll road. Township secretary, manager and director of finance Mary Perez said the commission determined it...
Train hits pickup truck carrying watercraft on Cheswick railroad tracks
A pickup towing a Sea-Doo watercraft was struck by a Norfolk Southern freight train at a railroad crossing in Cheswick shortly after 11:30 a.m. Monday. No one was injured, but trains were stalled for about three hours. The truck and the watercraft were totaled. The GMC pickup was parked unoccupied...
Pair of road repair projects in Richland, North Park impacting motorists
Two road repair projects in the North Hills will result in disruptions for motorists. PennDOT announced that emergency work started this morning along Route 910/Gibsonia Road in Richland Township. The project, which is expected to last until 5 p.m. on June 20, will require the road to be shut down...
$3M Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket winner is furloughed Indiana County steelworkerVideo
Two weeks after winning $3 million on a scratch-off Pennsylvania Lottery ticket at a Giant Eagle in Ligonier, Randy Lytle, a furloughed steelworker, still can’t believe his lottery luck. Lytle, 30, of Robinson, Indiana County, won the top prize on a Monopoly 100X scratch-off May 31. He said Monday during...
Pittsburgh’s Black artists organizing Juneteenth celebration
Fifteen Black artists are teaming up with 1HoodMedia for an arts and culture celebration Friday on Pittsburgh’s North Side that’s one of several Juneteenth events in the region. Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865 — the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news of the Emancipation Proclamation and slaves...
Another former PWSA supervisor charged with violating Clean Water Act
A former supervisor with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is charged in federal court with violating the Clean Water Act. The case against James Paprocki, 51, of Ross is the third federal criminal case to be filed relative to the release of sludge into the Allegheny River over a...
Mammoth Park’s Giant Slide set to reopen
The Giant Slide at Mammoth Park is set to reopen Tuesday with additional safety measures. The Mt. Pleasant Township complex featuring two 100-foot slides was temporarily closed in August after a few users reported injuries. It was shut down to allow time for safety inspections and county officials to investigate...
Twisted Thistle in Leechburg temporarily closes amid staffing, cost issues
An upscale eatery in Leechburg has closed for the summer months. Twisted Thistle on Market Street announced the news on social media Saturday. Co-managing partners Linda Alworth and Joe Hesketh said the decision to close to the dining public was necessitated by staffing issues and increased food prices and poor...
Search of car stopped in Jeannette leads to additional drug charges
A man arrested in Jeannette last month after police seized 40 stamp bags of heroin stuffed in his underwear is facing additional charges after police say they found two more bricks of heroin in the car he was riding in, according to court papers. Nicholas J. Travis, 36, of Indiana,...
Members of Sewickley’s Scout Troop 243 recognized in Court of Honor Ceremony
The Scouts of Troop 243, located in Sewickley, held a Court of Honor ceremony on June 2 to honor its Scouts’ achievements. Various merit badges were awarded for activities including photography, movie making, camping, swimming and animal care. In addition, Scouts who have met the necessary requirements advanced in rank....
In brief: Richland Splash Pad opens, garden club volunteers needed and more in Pine, Richland
The Splash Pad at Richland Park is now open for the season. Weather permitting, the popular water playground for kids operates daily from 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The season runs through Sept. 6. The splash pad and playground are located near...
In brief: St. Margaret gets an ‘A,’ US Open Amateur volunteers needed and more in Fox Chapel
St. Margaret gets an ‘A’ UPMC St. Margaret is one of 14 UPMC hospitals to receive an “A” grade in the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. About 24% of hospitals across the country received a grade A, the nation’s most prestigious honor for patient safety. The site also earned...
In brief: Vacation Bible school, farmers market and more in Hampton
Vacation Bible school Ascension Lutheran Church at 8225 Peebles Road in McCandless is hosting a vacation Bible school on July 12-15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Kids entering PreK to sixth grade are invited to enjoy making crafts, playing games, making music and learning what the Bible says about the...
In brief: Penn Hills School District open house events, student news and more in Penn Hills
Open house events Penn Hills School District is hosting two open house events this summer for families to visit and tour its schools. They are on June 24 and Aug. 10. Times for both are from 4 to 6 p.m. at the elementary school, 5 to 7 p.m. at Linton...
In brief: Student news, Garden City UMC Food Pantry, ESL sessions and more in Monroeville
Student news l Gustavo Campos, mathematics/engineering; Phillip Costa, biology; Katarina McCaffrey, biochemistry; Connor McCune, nursing; Amanda Pugliano, integrated science; and Michael Waros, business economics, were named to the dean’s list of Saint Vincent College for the spring 2021 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must achieve a...
In brief: Oakmont survey launched, Republican committee meeting and more in Plum, Oakmont
Oakmont survey launched An Oakmont survey to help craft a comprehensive plan was recently launched on the borough’s website, oakmontborough.com. Questions include: What do you value most about Oakmont? … If you were thinking about living or starting a business in Oakmont today, what is it about the community that...
Arnold eyes spray park, other recreation projects
Arnold Council appears ready to allocate a large chunk of its 2021 Community Development Block Grant funds to recreation. On Tuesday, council gave preliminary approval to allocating $69,000 out of its CDBG allocation of nearly $312,000 with an eye toward creating a water spray park for children similar to one...
Military training could mean low aircraft over Pittsburgh region
The Department of Defense is conducting training this week in and around Pittsburgh, which could mean low-flying aircraft overhead, officials said. The planned training and exercises are in conjunction with state and local law enforcement, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said, and will run through Saturday. Authorities said residents might “see...
RE2 Robotics prototype splashes into Rosedale Beach Club as part of naval research
Rosedale Beach Club near the Penn Hills/Verona border has another use besides recreation — naval research. Teams from Lawrenceville-based RE2 Robotics were at the facility off Third Street for a few weeks in May testing a prototype device for mine countermeasure missions. They combined VideoRay’s Defender robot with RE2’s dual-arm...
In brief: Little Sewickley Creek Road work, Sewickley StoryWalks and more
Sewickley StoryWalk This summer, the Sewickley Public Library invites you to grab the family and take a stroll through one of five different community StoryWalks set up throughout the Quaker Valley. A StoryWalk places pages from a children’s picture book along a walking path so that children and their caregivers...
