Franklin Regional students prepare for battle in ‘Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe’
What’s the first rule when choreographing a sword battle between high-school freshmen? “No improvising,” said Shelby Hostetler, English teacher and co-director for the Franklin Regional Thespian Club. Hostetler is choreographing not one but multiple battles as the club prepares to stage a production of “The Lion, the Witch and the...
Synagogue shooting victims remembered as Squirrel Hill community moves forward
Former Pittsburgh Police Cmdr. Jason Lando did not want to believe what he was hearing during a shift seven years ago. Lando remembers double-checking the call that came in Oct. 27, 2018, reporting a shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in the city’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. “My first reaction...
Fan suffers life-threatening injuries in fall from upper-level stands at PPG Paints Arena
A man suffered life-threatening injuries after falling from the upper level of PPG Paints Arena during the Pittsburgh Penguins game Monday, police said. The man, who wasn’t identified, fell about 7:15 p.m., moments after Anthony Mantha scored the Penguins’ second goal during the first period. TribLive night news editor Dave...
Springdale planners cite noise study as commission delays vote on data center
A decision from Springdale’s Planning Commission about a proposed data center in the borough is still weeks away. Initially set to reconvene Monday night, the commission opted for a last-minute delay. The three-member body will now meet on Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. This is the third delay from the...
Retrial begins in fatal shooting of honors student outside Pittsburgh eatery
Trial began Monday for a man accused of the 2021 shooting death of a North Hills honors student outside his family’s restaurant in the Strip District. Howard Hawkins’ first trial ended abruptly last year when a witness inappropriately referenced the defendant’s criminal record during testimony. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge...
Teen stabs classmate with scissors at Pittsburgh school, police say
A 14-year-old girl stabbed a classmate with a pair of scissors Monday at New Outlook Academy in Pittsburgh, police said. Pittsburgh Police were dispatched to the 900 block of Agnew Road in the Hays neighborhood at approximately 2:20 p.m. Upon arrival, officers said they found a 15-year-old girl with puncture...
Pittsburgh controller raises fresh warning about city’s unchecked overtime spending
Cash-strapped Pittsburgh could spend nearly $20 million more this year on overtime and holiday wages than it planned for, according to the latest warning about the city’s financial difficulties. Controller Rachael Heisler released the alarming projections last week, which she said shows the city on track to spend between $14.7...
2023 Shaler Area graduate killed in hit-and-run on Pennsylvania Turnpike, state police say
A 2023 Shaler Area graduate died in a hit-and-run Oct. 24 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Beaver County, according to state police. The incident happened about 2:14 a.m. on the turnpike in North Sewickley Township, between New Castle and Cranberry. According to state police, Khalil K. Mutadabur was walking west...
Pennsylvania AG announces fentanyl seizures
Law enforcement teams have seized 50 million doses of fentanyl from drug traffickers and users across Pennsylvania this year. Of that, nearly 18 million of the doses were found in Western Pennsylvania, they said. On Monday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday provided an update on the seizures at a news...
$56K parent-teacher group gift to place roof over Eden Hall outdoor classroom in Richland
An outdoor classroom at Pine-Richland’s Eden Hall Upper Elementary School is expected to get greater use thanks to a donation from the school’s parent-teacher organization. The school board in November is expected to approve a donation from the PTO for the purchase of a cedar pavilion to be installed over...
State police seek information on transient man found dead near Mannitto Golf Course in Loyalhanna
State police are trying to figure out how a man, who they described as transient, ended up dead on state game lands near New Alexandria over the weekend. “Still early on in our investigation … (we’re) really leaning into the public to hope that we get some help,” Trooper Steve...
Permits may allow metal detecting at Shaler’s Fall Run Park; finds to be displayed at libraryVideo
Between 100 and 150 pieces of Shaler’s coal mining history will displayed in November at the Shaler North Hills Library. Members of the North Pittsburgh Past Finders metal detecting club have found relics such as electric miner lamps, coal miner tags, gold-plated pocket watch parts and coal company scrip in...
Temporary maintenance closure announced for portion of the Butler Freeport Community Trail
Trail users will experience a temporary interruption in trail accessibility between the Monroe Road and Bear Creek Road trailheads in Buffalo Township. The nearly 1-mile section of trail will undergo stream bank remediation beginning Monday, Nov. 17, according to the Butler Freeport Community Trail Council. In post on the trail...
Part of Parkway East among Top 10 riskiest roads in major cities
A section of the Parkway East ranks among the riskiest roads in the country, according to Allstate. Allstate analyzed driving behavior across the 50 most populous U.S. cities and identified the 10 riskiest road segments based on rates of hard braking and speeding — two key indicators of aggressive driving....
Onetime McKeesport mayoral candidate pleads no contest to drug charges
A man who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in McKeesport two years ago pleaded no contest on Monday to a pair of misdemeanor drug possession counts with the expectation they will be expunged from his record. Corry Sanders, 55, entered the plea before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Simquita Bridges. A...
Utility merger to fold Peoples Natural Gas into $63B conglomerate
American Water and Essential Utilities, two top players in the Pennsylvania utility market, have agreed to merge into a water, wastewater and natural gas conglomerate worth $63 billion. New Jersey-based American Water would absorb Essential in the $12 billion, all-stock transaction announced Monday, getting 69% control of the combined company...
$3M winning Golden Ticket scratch-off sold at Richland Shop ’n Save
A scratch-off ticket worth $3 million was sold at a Shop ’n Save in Richland, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday, Oct. 27. The $3,000,000 Golden Ticket is a $30 game that offers five top prizes of $3 million. Two of those prizes remain available, according to the lottery. The Shop...
Protesters rally against proposed data center in Springdale; 2nd event planned
Brown water, power outages and noise pollution. “The list goes on and on,” said Springdale resident Sharon Spirk, citing reasons she’s against a proposed data center to be built on 47 acres off Porter Street. Spirk was one of about 10 people who rallied Monday in opposition to a plan...
CMU study on brain-hand interaction could improve prosthetics
When people sit down for a meal, they don’t think about what to do with their hands when eating. It’s just second nature. Yet, their hands are constantly adapting posture and grip to the cutlery, food and drinks on the table, in order to enable the goal of eating. “Our...
Pittsburgh detective becomes 1st Black woman to join city police bureau’s mounted unit
Pittsburgh police Detective Dorothea Leftwich didn’t plan out her newest assignment. Leftwich, a mother of three known by many as “Dea,” patrolled neighborhoods and worked stints with narcotics and burglary units after joining Pittsburgh’s force in 2007. For the past 12 years, she’s been working full-time in the bureau’s Office...
3 candidates seek 2 seats on New Kensington Council
Three men — Chase Balla, Nicholas DiCarolis and Phil Toney — are seeking two seats on the New Kensington Council. Councilmen Todd Mentecki and Corey Pistininzi did not seek reelection. Mayor Tom Guzzo, a Democrat, is running for his seat unopposed. “At 26 years old, I want to give back...
Run, then eat: Greensburg Turkey Trot returns
The tradition of running in a race in Greensburg on Thanksgiving morning to burn off calories before gobbling down a big meal returns this year with the 34th Greensburg Turkey Trot on Nov. 27. The race begins and ends at the Westmoreland County Courthouse on Main Street. It attracts thousands...
Who are the 3 Pa. Supreme Court justices running for retention?
When the three state Supreme Court justices on November’s ballot initially ran for a spot on the bench 10 years ago, it was highly partisan and the most expensive judicial race in American history. Running for retention 10 years later, they hoped, would be different. It is not. Justices Christine...
Presbyterian minister’s jazz group mixes spirituality and saxophone solos
The Rev. Bill Carter remembers the story his mother told him about attending a Louis Armstrong concert in Venango County as a teenager in the early 1950s. It was an all-white audience gathered to hear a racially mixed band. “As a Black man, Armstrong could not get a hotel room...
15% of North Allegheny student population is enrolled in special education, report shows
More students are participating in the special education program at North Allegheny, representing 15% of its student population, a slight increase from last year’s numbers, according to a 2025 enrollment and projections report presented by the district Oct. 15. It’s the largest increase from last year to this school year,...
