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GoFundMe account set up for lightning strike victim Brendan McGowan
An online fundraising account has been created to help the family of a North Huntingdon teen who was killed by a lightning strike at Mammoth Park on Thursday. The GoFundMe page for Brendan McGowan, 18, was started by friend Zak Lipniskis. “I still can’t believe that this happened; no one...
Westmoreland County seeks job applicants for open positions
Westmoreland County is looking to hire. The county has released a list of vacant positions it is seeking to fill, including a number of open jobs at Regional Youth Services Center for its juvenile detention center and shelter programs. New employees are being sought for one full-time and two part-time...
Latrobe woman launches ladies’ fishing gear line
Kim Ranalla is bringing a feminine piece to the fishing gear market — and is hopeful it will help women feel comfortable in their own bodies. Ranalla, 48, of Latrobe runs Miss Mayfly, a local fishing gear company that mainly sells waders specifically designed to fit women’s bodies. “When (women)...
Lombardo family hopes Sam’s Pop Shop customers, old employees come out for reunion
The Lombardo family is hoping to get the Sam’s Pop & Beer Shop gang back together to celebrate its employees and customers of the last nearly 100 years. The longtime Arnold business was sold last year by third-generation sibling owners Sandy (Lombardo) Danison, Sam Lombardo Jr. and Louis Lombardo. Now...
Arnold moves to demolish 10 blighted buildings
The City of Arnold will have 10 of its blighted structures razed this summer. City Redevelopment Director Rick Rayburg, who was feeling confident that those 10 could be demolished, had started moving to acquire the final four last month. However, the number of demolitions still hinged on whether there would...
A free beer for dad at The Porch at Schenley and The Porch Siena
Cheers to dad! The Porch at Schenley in Oakland and The Porch at Siena in Upper St. Clair are offering a “Draft for Dad”, to all dads dining at either restaurant location on Sunday. A spokesman said the restaurant wants to recognize the men who have taught their children the...
Launch snowballs in June at the science center
It might feel a little like winter on June 21, the longest day of the year. Snowballs will fly on the North Side outside of the Carnegie Science Center for the annual Snowball Day. Visitors who bring snowballs they created over winter and stashed in their freezesr, can name their...
The Week: North Hills
Here are some of the news and features in the North Hills from the past week. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see the North Hills section on Triblive.com: • One poor inning sinks state title hopes for North Allegheny baseball • Higher...
Blight reduction strategies up for discussion at Westmoreland County seminar
Community leaders and real estate experts will convene next week at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg to discuss strategies to reduce blight. The June 25 seminar will feature local and national speakers and training to provide insight on understanding property market dynamics, analyzing data to understand neighborhood conditions, strategic...
Officials: McKees Rocks woman jumped to her death from Homestead Grays Bridge, left 3 kids in car
A McKees Rocks woman jumped to her death in the Monongahela River on Friday evening after stopping her car on the Homestead Grays Bridge with three children inside, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office and Pittsburgh police. Chris Togneri, spokesman for Pittsburgh Public Safety, said the initial investigation...
Black bear spotted in Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair
Bethel Park police are warning residents to be aware of a black bear that was spotted Friday in the area of South Park Road and Drake Road. Residents are being advised on the police department Facebook page, “to STAY AWAY from the animal,” according to information posted at about 9:15...
Plum’s Schofield shows her stuff at national softball event
For two months this spring, Alyssa Schofield put her softball talents on display and helped Plum to a co-section championship and a No. 2 seed in the WPIAL 5A playoffs. The Mustangs junior then expanded her visibility in the sport over the Memorial Day weekend as one of a select...
3 injured in head-on Route 356 crash in Allegheny Township; 1 driver to be chargedVideo
Three people were hospitalized Friday night in a head-on collision on Route 356 in Allegheny Township, and alcohol may have played a role, police said. One driver is expected to be charged with DUI because police suspect he may have been under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or both, Allegheny...
‘Bigfoot’ talk slated for Norwin library
If you’ve ever wondered about that bear-like creature “Bigfoot,” then Stan Gordon of Greensburg might have some answers for you. Gordon will present “Strange Aspects of the Elusive Bigfoot,” at 6:30 p.m. July 27 at the Norwin Public Library, Caruthers Lane, Irwin. Gordon has investigated reports of Bigfoot sightings in...
GoFundMe for lightning strike victim Kaitlyn Rosensteel reaches $20K goal
An online fundraising tool created to help cover the funeral expenses of one of two lightning strike victims killed Thursday at Mammoth Park lake in Mt. Pleasant Township topped its $20,000 goal. More than $20,000 had been pledged from more than 380 GoFundMe donors since Friday to help pay for...
East Franklin doctor guilty in $13 million ‘fountain of youth’ health fraud scheme
A former East Franklin doctor is guilty of plotting to defraud patients and insurers out of more than $13 million in a so-called “fountain of youth” medical treatment scheme, a jury found Friday. Dr. Samirkumar J. Shah, 56, a cardiologist who also has ties to Kittanning and Fox Chapel, was...
Fort Ligonier board names former trustee interim director
A former member of the Fort Ligonier Board of Trustees has been named interim executive director of the historic site and museum in Ligonier. Henry C. Scully, 59, will move into the role Monday, working alongside current director Annie Urban, who is set to leave July 31 to become executive...
Unity clears way for dance studio formerly run by ‘Dance Moms’ star to move to Crabtree
Unity supervisors have granted a conditional use for the former Carbone’s Restaurant, clearing the way for the building’s owner — DeFabo Properties — to lease a portion of the building as a dance studio. Appolonia Leake, a graduate of Greensburg Salem High School and Saint Vincent College, is looking to...
Unity supervisors consider GetGo move to former Arnold Palmer dealership site
The site of the shuttered Arnold Palmer Motors dealership along Route 30 in Unity soon may be active again. Township officials are considering a plan by Giant Eagle to move its GetGo convenience store and gas station from Mountain Laurel Plaza, just to the west along the highway’s eastbound lanes,...
Canonsburg man is first recipient of Brian Shaw Memorial ScholarshipVideo
In life, Brian Shaw embodied the characteristics a police officer needs to possess: humility, integrity, dedication and compassion. Shaw, a Lower Burrell native, was a 25-year-old rookie on the New Kensington police force when he was killed during a Nov. 17, 2017, traffic stop. In death, Shaw’s legacy lives on...
Upper Burrell voting redistricting soon to be decided in Westmoreland County Court
A Westmoreland County judge is expected to rule on a new voting redistricting plan in Upper Burrell on June 25, with a changeup in Route 780 dividing the voting districts. Earlier this year, about 20 Upper Burrell residents filed a lawsuit asserting that one of the township’s two voting districts,...
Peduto, Fitzgerald, city kids welcome ‘Sesame Street’s’ Elmo
Elmo from “Sesame Street” dropped by the Carnegie Science Center Friday to the delight of kids from the Training Wheels Child Care Center. “Elmo,” they shouted in unison when Angelica Miller, one of the science center’s early childhood educators, introduced the popular puppet to children from the Manchester preschool. Elmo...
16-year-old shot, exchanged gunfire in Homestead
Police are searching for the suspects involved in a gunfight in Homestead on Friday afternoon in which a 16-year-old boy was shot. The victim was treated for a gunshot wound to the right leg, which was not life-threatening, according to Allegheny County Police. Medics took the victim to a nearby...
‘Living Dead Weekend’ lives on at the Monroeville Mall
Fans for all things “living dead” are once again convening at the Monroeville Mall this weekend. The Living Dead Weekend kicked off at noon Friday and will continue through Sunday at the Monroeville Mall with zombie related activities planned. Living Dead Museum owner Kevin Kriess first organized the weekend festival...
Annual Father’s Day car show rolls into Oakmont for 65th edition
Oakmont’s annual Father’s Day car show will be held for the 65th time Sunday. About 300 cars, trucks and motorcycles are expected to be on display from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the borough’s Riverside Park off Third Street, according to event treasurer Morgan McCollum. Vehicles will be judged...
