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A Leechburg fundraiser designed to support breast cancer research is about to reach a milestone. The 10th annual Pink Day is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 18 along Market Street between First and Third streets. It benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Mayor Wayne Dobos said he...

A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood Monday night. Public Safety spokesperson Maurice Matthews said officers responded to a 911 call for the shooting around 8:30 p.m. along the 200 block of Jasper Street. Police encountered a 20-year-old man suffering from a...

Freeport Area School District officials have partnered with the Allegheny County Fire Academy to offer a new program for students. School board members unanimously voted Thursday night to offer a dual enrollment program for entry level fire training. “I think it’s a great thing,” board president Dan Lucovich said. “The...

Freeport Area School District Superintendent Ian Magness has apologized for what multiple parents said was a threat to call the Office of Children, Youth and Families if a student repeatedly refuses to wear a mask and a parent also does not comply with the recent state mandate. “A statement I...

A deteriorated walking trail in Aspinwall’s Fireman’s Memorial Park will be renovated and widened as part of a recreation project partially paid for by a federal grant. Borough officials awarded the estimated $50,300 project to Donora-based El Grande Industries on Sept. 8. The North Hills Council of Governments still needs...

Brick Fest Live, the nation’s largest touring fan-created LEGO show, comes to the Monroeville Convention Center this weekend. More than 1 million LEGO bricks will be on display throughout the 70,000-square-foot venue. The show is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 209 Mall Plaza Blvd....

A Cheswick man who was pulled from his burning home Friday night has died. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim Saturday as Darryl Joseph Hamley, 54. Fire Chief Rick Franks said firefighters from Oakmont and Springdale quickly responded to the duplex at 1419 Pittsburgh St. “He was...

A man was found shot multiple times inside a Monroeville hotel Friday morning. Police responded to calls for the shooting around 4:40 a.m. at Rodeway Inn & Suites along the 2700 block of Mosside Boulevard. A man who police did not identify was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He...

Paul Nosek watched news coverage of planes crashing into the World Trade Center towers on 9/11 from a conference room inside the Pentagon. ‘Somebody said, ‘Hey, I’m not going to eat in the center courtyard because if they can hit (the World Trade Center towers), then they can hit us,’...

Aspinwall Councilman David Brown has lost the trust of his elected colleagues and might be taken off various committees in response to content he posted on a website for his mayoral campaign. “There’s an enormous breach of trust,” council President Tim McLaughlin said at council’s Sept. 8 meeting. “If we...

A Kittanning man is in the Armstrong County Jail and a Gilpin police officer is on medical leave following a pursuit that started in Gilpin and ended in a fight in Bethel Township. Kristopher Kirkwood, 36, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault, two counts each of simple assault...

The man who was pulled from the Allegheny River in Plum on Sept. 1 has been identified. Shawn Ferraccio, 46, of Washington Township, was found dead in the river shortly before 10:30 a.m. along the 100 block of Coxcomb Hill Road. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Ferraccio on Tuesday....

An Armstrong Central High School parent said her son was denied lunch for refusing to wear a mask on the first day in which they were required. Mandi Stewart said the district withheld food as punishment for her son, 10th grader Colton Stewart, for not complying with the state mandate...

Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company officials are organizing a parade and memorial service on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “I think it’s important for the community to keep the first responders and the military in mind and continue to honor and respect their sacrifice,” said Brian Scott,...

A man was hospitalized in critical condition after his off-road vehicle crashed in an alley in Pittsburgh. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the crash occurred around 8:15 p.m. Friday along the 1200 block of Faust Street. Emergency responders found the man on the ground several yards behind his overturned...

A Butler man died after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a guiderail along Interstate 70 Friday. The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near the Jefferson Avenue exit (mile marker 15) in Washington, Pa. The Washington County Coroner’s Office said Kenneth Sentgeorge, 51,...

Several Verona residents and business owners expressed concern for their safety and the well-being of the borough after they saw suspected militia members at the Hula Bar, a popular bar and restaurant. “Verona is a small, family-oriented community,” said Jeanine Hurt-Robinson, a resident and vice president of the Riverview School...

For Tim Moury, there is no better place in the world than Bethel Park. The lifelong resident has served as head of its elected leadership for 25 years come November, and coordinated with other volunteers to preserve its history since 2015. “Not many people have an opportunity to grow up...

Paul Nosek served this nation for more than 27 years in various capacities in the Air Force. The retired colonel from Northern Virginia has a new place to use his leadership skills and military experience: the Plum School District. Nosek, 50, was recently named the district’s Air Force Junior ROTC...

Plum School District has nearly 100 Oblock Junior High School students quarantined due to covid exposure less than two weeks into the new school year. The district’s covid-19 count was included on the school district website, which was updated Tuesday. First day of classes was Aug. 19. The district reports...

Verona officials have tapped a former physics teacher and solutions analyst as their new borough secretary. Christine DeRunk of Shaler was formally introduced as the administrative head at Tuesday night’s council meeting. She was selected out of 12 candidates earlier this year to replace former borough manager and finance director...