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Jeannette City High School: Class of 2019
Here is a list of the 2019 graduates from Jeannette Junior-Senior High School:McKenna Rhianne AnthonyMarcus X. BarnesAlycia BelleZachary Kevin BergincNicholas Joseph CaesarBrittany Nicole CarlNicholas Scott ChristoffStephanie Ann CiarkowskiIsabella Justine CilliDymond CrawfordAriana Marie DayeZachary R. DreistadtShane EmeryLogan Mitchell EvansMuhammed Hamdi FarrajOlivia Rose FurnerHope GablerLindsay Nicole GiaquintoDomenic James GiordanMelik GordonDevin D. HouserSeth...
School bus, vehicle collide in Indiana County
A vehicle and a school bus collided on Ben Franklin Road in White Township, Indiana County, on Tuesday afternoon, according to state police. There were no students in the bus. Police said it was not immediately clear if anyone was hurt. INDIANA COUNTY: Traffic Alert. Troopers on-scene at 2-vehicle crash...
Greensburg council takes next step to dissolve Historic and Architectural Review Board
Greensburg City Council has taken the next step in its plan to dissolve the city’s Historic and Architectural Review Board. Council will introduce an ordinance at Monday’s meeting to dissolve HARB. Last month, council unanimously voted to have the city solicitor draft an ordinance to abolish the board. Mayor Robert...
Storms made May one of Western Pennsylvania’s wettest ever
This week’s storms made the month one of the Pittsburgh area’s rainiest Mays ever, according to the National Weather Service. The region got 5.97 inches of rain this month as of Friday morning. A least a trace of rain was recorded on 23 of the month’s 31 days. The weather...
Pittsburgh’s Ninth and Penn Garage set for demolition
Workers will demolish one of Pittsburgh’s oldest parking garages next month in preparation for a larger replacement. Friday is the last day to park at the downtown Ninth and Penn Garage before it closes for demolition, according to the Pittsburgh Parking Authority. There are about 600 spaces in the garage,...
Landslide closes Reis Run Road in Ross Township
Reis Run Road in Ross is closed between Rochester Road and Arndt Road due to a landslide, according to township police. The landslide happened around 10 p.m. Thursday. PennDOT expects it to remain closed through the weekend. Ross: Landslide - Reis Run Rd is closed between Rochester and Arndt Rd...
Pittsburgh police investigate Beechview shooting
Pittsburgh police are looking for a woman who they say shot a man in the arm in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood Thursday night, according to the city’s Department of Public Safety. The woman was in a car with two men along West Liberty Avenue, police said. Police say they had agreed...
Horseshoes, yo-yos and speedcubing: Western Pennsylvania is home to unusual competitions
Pittsburgh may be known for its football, baseball and hockey, but the region’s competitive spirit goes much further. The East Coast Slingshot Tournament coming to East Huntingdon this weekend is just one of the area’s creative contests. Here’s a few more examples: East Coast Masters yo-yo championship Professional yo-yo players...
Have slingshot, will travel: Fans gather in East Huntingdon for annual tournamentVideo
Nathan Masters believes the hallmark of a great slingshot is the same as that of a great marksman — consistency. The North Carolina resident demonstrated with a slingshot made from a forked branch. “This came off a tree, but it could outshoot — in the right hands — any other...
Man found fatally shot in West Mifflin parking lot
Police are investigating the shooting death of a West Mifflin man, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. William Mosby, 62, was found dead in a parking lot on the 1800 block of Homeville Road in West Mifflin shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the medical examiner’s office....
Pittsburgh region remains under severe storm watch as wild weather fires back up
Severe weather has made its way back into the region. The National Weather Service in Moon issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Western Pennsylvania until 7 p.m. Western Pennsylvania got a short break from the wild weather that flooded homes, closed roads and prompted evacuations, but storms began to bubble...
Pittsburgh Police investigate fatal Homewood shooting
A 29-year-old man was killed Tuesday in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, according to the city Department of Public Safety. Donovan James Goodwine died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police received a ShotSpotter report and a 911 call about...
Man dead in Pittsburgh West End shooting
Pittsburgh police are investigating a fatal shooting in the city’s West End. Officers responded just before midnight Tuesday to 911 calls and a SpotShotter report to find a man dead with multiple gunshot wounds on the 3100 block of Chartiers Avenue. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim...
Tornado watch issued for most of Western Pa.
A line of storms moved through Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, dropping rain and hail in some places and spurring a lookout for tornadoes in all but three counties. The National Weather Service issued warnings for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes until 4:30 p.m. in Armstrong and Indiana counties as the system...
Cops: Somerset County meth lab discovered after explosion
An explosion which sent a suspected drug manufacturer to the hospital, brought investigators to his meth lab in Somerset County, according to state police. Zachary Maust, 33, of Berlin Township, allegedly was in his father’s garage in Brothersvalley Township on May 18, making meth using the “one-pot method,” which involves...
Man dead, teen injured in Pittsburgh Hill District shooting
One man is dead and a 15-year-old girl is injured after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety. Police were called to the Bedford Dwellings apartment complex on Chauncey Drive just before 11 p.m. Monday for a report of shots fired. They found...
YWCA Westmoreland seeks inspiring nominees for Rising Star Award
The YWCA Westmoreland County is looking for nominations of professional, inspiring women for its annual Rising Star Award. Nominations will be accepted through May 31. The Rising Star Award is for Westmoreland County women 35 or younger who have been successful in her career and have helped others, particularly other...
Students compete in Hempfield spelling showdownVideo
In the end, it all came down to “strategy.” That’s s-t-r-a-t-e-g-y, which 9-year-old Noah Mutnasky spelled Thursday to win the 13th annual Rotary Club of Greensburg Spelling Bee at Stanwood Elementary School in Hempfield. Third-graders from Hempfield Area School District, Greensburg Salem School District and Aquinas Academy dressed their best...
1 injured in Hempfield motorcycle crash
One person was hurt in a motorcycle crash on College Avenue in Hempfield late Thursday night, according to Westmoreland County 911. The single-vehicle crash, located near the Greensburg border, was reported just before midnight. It took first responders some time to find the victim, who ended up some distance from...
Woman flown to hospital after crash near Westmoreland Fairgrounds
One woman was flown to a hospital Thursday after driving off Mt. Pleasant Road and crashing into a parked SUV. Officials have not identified the driver, whose condition is unknown. The crash happened shortly before 8 p.m. in Mt. Pleasant Township, in the vicinity of Blue Ribbon Lane near the...
Hempfield, Greensburg Salem, Aquinas 3rd-graders reach spelling bee final
After months of preparation, area third graders will meet Thursday at Stanwood Elementary School in Hempfield for a battle of wits and words. The 13th annual Rotary Club of Greensburg Spelling Bee will feature students from Hempfield Area School District, Greensburg Salem School District and Aquinas Academy. “It’s just so...
Greensburg Salem band parents donate trailer to district
The Greensburg Salem High School Marching Band will transport its gear in safety and style next school year thanks to a new trailer purchased by the band parents association. Until now, the band needed to rent a U-Haul or other truck every time it traveled with its equipment. That was...
Primary narrows field in crowded Greensburg Salem School Board race
The race for five seats on the Greensburg Salem School Board has narrowed slightly from nine candidates to seven. Tuesday’s primary was good for incumbents. Board members Robin Beckadic Savage, Frank Gazze and Stephen Thomas, who are seeking reelection, all won on both the Democratic and Republican ballots. “I’m very...
‘1-4-3 Day’ will celebrate Mister Rogers’ message of love
The number 143 meant a lot to Fred Rogers, and not just because it’s the weight he maintained his entire adult life. It was one of many ways he said “I love you.” Representing the one letter in “I,” four in “love” and three in “you,” the number was a...
System that caused Midwest tornadoes could bring severe weather to Pittsburgh region
A storm system that caused 18 tornadoes in five states Monday is heading for southwestern Pennsylvania, but it probably won’t bring any twisters when it gets here, according to the National Weather Service. “This is finally advancing eastward, and will finally come to our area,” said Myranda Fullerton, a NWS...
