12th annual Trick or Trot raises nearly $40,000 for North Allegheny Foundation
Sprinting for sweets would have been a good motto for the 12th annual North Allegheny Foundation Trick or Trot 5K Race and 1-Mile Fun Run. There were 671 registered participants this year, according to William Mascari, district liaison and the foundation’s communications coordinator. “Guests enjoyed a morning of running, jogging,...
Carnegie Mellon president launches advisory board to review student mental health, well-being
A new advisory board at Carnegie Mellon University will evaluate students’ mental well-being and their academic experience. President Farnam Jahanian announced the university will roll out a President’s Advisory Board on Student Well-Being, Mental Health and the Academic Experience. Jahanian, in a letter to campus, said the board will review...
Kids home for Election Day? Here are some local activities
Tuesday is Election Day, and in addition to finding some time to cast their ballots, Western Pennsylvania families will also be looking to occupy the kids, as many schools also serve as polling places and are closed. Here are some of the activities taking place across the region on Election...
$1.2 million winning lottery ticket sold in South Huntingdon
A Westmoreland County convenience store sold a Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 ticket worth more than $1 million on Saturday. The $1.2 million winning ticket matched all six numbers drawn, 17-20-21-30-37-38, and was sold at the Smithton Truck and Auto Plaza in South Huntingdon. The store will earn a $10,000 bonus...
Retrial in killing of North Hills honors student ends with 1st-degree murder conviction
A jury on Monday found a Pittsburgh man guilty of first-degree murder for killing a North Hills honors student outside his family’s restaurant in the Strip District. Howard Hawkins, 50, who was also convicted of carrying a firearm without a license, will be sentenced Jan. 30 by Allegheny County Common...
Pine’s comprehensive plan open house draws residents’ feedback on township priorities
Pine officials held the first of their open houses to gather feedback for its 2026 comprehensive plan. On Oct. 28, residents had the opportunity to weigh in on concerns and priorities they would like to see addressed by the township in the new plan. Posterboards with sticker sheets were set...
Deer Lakes Lancer Foundation founders plan next steps in effort to augment funding
Deer Lakes School District has a brand new toddler. At least that’s how school board members Jeremy Love and Eric Bieniek see the new Deer Lakes Lancer Foundation. Love began researching how to start the foundation in March, when the board was holding budget discussions. “We were just trying to...
Road work on Route 28, Route 910 to force restrictions
Travelers along Route 28 will see single-lane restrictions Wednesday and Thursday near O’Hara. PennDOT said crews will be repairing digital signs on northbound lanes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Work will be done near O’Hara and Sharpsburg, weather permitting. On Wednesday, motorists will be affected in the areas from...
Duquesne woman identified as victim of June house fire
A woman who died in a June house fire in Duquesne has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office late Friday identified the deceased as Gudrun Estes, 68, of Duquesne. According to the report, Estes died in the fire that destroyed one home and damaged several others in the...
Hempfield settles on name for road through new municipal complex
The road going through Hempfield’s new municipal complex has a name: Hempfield Crossing. Township supervisors approved the name last week for the new street that runs from Mt. Pleasant Road to Summit Drive. Township Manager Aaron Siko said two homes and a business will have to change their addresses from...
Police investigate fatal shooting in Duquesne
Allegheny County Police are investigating a fatal shooting early Monday morning in Duquesne. Police responded to a call for shots fired at a home on the 1000 block of Crawford Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. They said they arrived to find a man dead from gunshot wounds. The Allegheny County...
Longtime Penn-Trafford principal set to retire after 26 years in district
Longtime Penn-Trafford Principal Jim Simpson discovered his love of teaching while tutoring classmates in math at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Prior to enrolling in the university’s computer science program, the New Kensington native never considered a career in education. “I had my (general education) math courses and I ended up...
Surge in computer data centers sparks concern over water demands
A proposed 4.4-gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant south of Homer City, intended to power a nearby data processing center, is drawing scrutiny over its possible massive water demands on a local stream. The Homer City Redevelopment Co. plant would siphon water from Two Lick Creek to feed the data centers...
Franklin Regional in the running for billionaire’s $1M education award
Franklin Regional School District has a chance to become the first public education system to earn a $1 million prize for educators who exemplify outstanding, transformational innovation in learning. The district is among 23 contenders for the Yass Prize, a national award created by Pennsylvania billionaire Jeff Yass and his...
The Stroller, Nov. 3, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Sponsors needed for holiday...
North Allegheny School District OKs contract with teachers months ahead of schedule
A collective bargaining agreement between the North Allegheny School District and the North Allegheny Federation of Teachers was approved by the school board at its Oct. 29 school board meeting, far in advance of when the current agreement was set to expire on June 30. It was passed by an...
Fox Chapel Area High School performers prepare for fall play ‘Our Town’
Fox Chapel Area High School performers are gearing up for this year’s fall play production. Students in all grade levels have been working diligently to present the Thornton Wilder classic “Our Town.” The play explores the relationship between two young Grover’s Corners neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood...
Sharpsburg native a law enforcement staple for 35 years
Sharpsburg police Chief Thomas Stelitano knows every street in the one-mile stretch in the borough of Sharpsburg. “I can name those streets with my eyes closed,” said Stelitano, 56. Chief Stelitano now lives in Blawnox but grew up on Eighth Street and still has relatives and friends who live in...
Plum students plan to thank vets, educate community with Veterans Day events
At Plum School District’s upcoming Veterans Day celebrations, Kailey Burton hopes not only to thank current and former service members but impart some history to her peers. Burton is the group commander of Plum High School’s Air Force JROTC program. She and dozens of her fellow cadets have been planning...
At the library: A roundup of events at Northern Tier Library
NORTHERN TIER LIBRARY Northland Tier Library is located at 4015 Dickey Road in Richland. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and closed Sundays. The library can be reached at 724-449-2665 or northerntierlibrary.org. The library will close at 4...
In brief: Happenings across the Pine Creek Journal area
Outreach looking to restock cereal, safety items North Hills Community Outreach is seeking help to restock items for its Safety for Seniors program and its supply of cereal. The Safety for Seniors program helps people 60 and older remain safe in the home of their choosing. Items needed include nonslip...
In brief: Happenings across the Hampton Journal area
5K to boost efforts of nonprofit for troops The 20th annual Operation Troop Appreciation Veterans Day 5K Race will be held Nov. 9 in Hampton Community Park, 3101 McCully Road. The race helps Operation Troop Appreciation provide holiday care packages to deployed troops. It supplies comfort and support to those...
Washington Township fire department’s auto parts swap meet offers place to find the needed and rare
If you’re looking for a cassette deck for a 1985 El Camino, you can’t just go to Walmart. That’s what Cal Younker’s son, Danny, was hoping to find when they went to the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company’s fall auto parts swap meet Sunday. It was the first time they...
Pumpkin projectiles: Penn Township brewery holds Pumpkin Pitchin’ charity eventVideo
Kaitee Robertson of Greensburg wasn’t messing around during Sunday’s Pumpkin Pitchin’ contest at Devout Brewing in Penn Township. Robertson and more than 20 other entrants were taking part in pumpkin bowling, target practice (trying to hit the center of a large bull’s-eye target) and “pumpkin pong,” modeled on the college...
Woman in critical condition following McKeesport shooting
Allegheny County Police are seeking information after a woman was shot Sunday morning in a McKeesport apartment. Police said the shooting took place around 6 a.m. Sunday in an apartment at Crawford Village, just off Brownlee Street. The woman was shot in the abdomen, according to police, and was taken...
