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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Hampton heavyweight eager to test himself against Powerade field
Hampton’s Dawson Dietz left the Powerade Wrestling Tournament two years ago with a season-ending torn labrum. Last year, he came home from one of the nation’s most prestigious wrestling events with a fifth-place medal. This year he’s thirsty for more success. Dietz, a 250-pound senior, will be one of the...
Hampton hockey focuses on defense to stop slump
The slumping Hampton hockey team is slowing things down in hopes of heating things up. “We need to play a conservative game and get back to our style of play,” coach Luke Leya said. “When we try to go run and gun, it has not been too kind to us.”...
Plum boys bounce back with win over Hampton
Two boys basketball teams accustomed to quicker starts met Friday night as Plum and Hampton matched single-victory records. Plum took an early lead and had to hold off a late Hampton rally as the Mustangs defeated the Talbots on the road 46-37. Connor Moss, one of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s leading...
Man killed in crash after vehicle goes over hillside in Hampton
A man was killed in a crash involving a vehicle over a Hampton hillside Friday evening, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. The victim was identified as Douglas Hanson, 57, of Allison Park. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. by a cul-de-sac along the 4000 block of...
Free mobile covid testing draws scores of people to North Park swimming pool lot 
Scores of people took advantage of Thursday’s sunny, milder weather to get a free covid-19 screening at North Park. The mobile testing site providing free coronavirus screenings was set up in the swimming pool parking lot from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 21. The screenings were done by Curative,...
Latest update shows covid-19 numbers slowing down for Hampton, McCandless
As coronavirus cases are beginning to rise at a seemingly slower rate in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Hampton Journal area are following that trend. As of Jan. 20, there have been 939 cases of the novel coronavirus in Hampton since March, according to the...
Funding to fix flooding, pollution problems a high priority for many communities despite budget concerns 
Despite the financial uncertainties municipalities are facing because of the covid pandemic, communities in the North Hills still plan to spend a significant amount of money this year in the battle to keep stormwater from damaging property and polluting waterways. Some of the money budgeted is the result of a...
Aquinas Academy students present virtual rendition of 'The Addams Family'
It seemed like a good year for Aquinas Academy theater students to take on “The Addams Family” given that unusual pandemic regulations required the show to be presented online for the first time. High school students made the foray into the creepy world of TV’s favorite goth family for a...
Steel City Shakespeare Center finds new home through partnership with West View Hub 
Whether it’s a rousing performance of “Richard III” from atop the city’s Fineview Overlook or a production of “Twelfth Night” for a tiny audience at the Pine-Richland Youth Center, members of the Steel City Shakespeare Center love to bring classical theater right to the people. But sometimes you just need...
In brief: Student art exhibit, glass recycling, charity blood drive and more in Hampton
Block Northway hosting students art exhibit Art created by students in the North Hills is on display through Feb. 18 at The Block Northway in Ross. The artwork was made by elementary, middle school and high school students in the Hampton and North Hills school districts and Holy Cross &...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 17
Hampton Louis Diesel sold property at 2311 Saddle Drive to Kyle Smith for $260,000. Estate of Matilda Flannery sold property at 2739 Shadowrock Court to Daniel and Susan Malady for $387,000. Joseph Battaglia sold property at 4353 Winchester Drive to Benjamin Laurence Krouse and Nicole Deluca for $340,500. McCandless Darin...
With college sports on hold, Hampton grad lends hand at nursing home
Hampton graduate Jason Goodman last winter won a PSAC indoor track championship. This winter, the Slippery Rock senior is doing something even more important. Goodman is working as a nursing assistant at a Pittsburgh-area nursing home during the covid pandemic that canceled all winter sports in the Pennsylvania State Athletic...
Hampton wrestler steps up to help teammate who lost home in fire
On a school night in early November, Hampton’s Jayden Resch disappeared into a spare bedroom for a few hours. The 172-pound junior wrestler had learned the home of classmate Jacob Premick was significantly damaged in a Nov. 3 fire, and he was driven to do something about it. “He’s been...
Experts say finding new ways to keep glass out of landfills can help fix shattered recycling system
The high cost of separating glass from the plastic, paper and cardboard collected at the curb for recycling has helped fuel a near nationwide collapse of the glass-recycling industry, experts say. Many municipal trash haulers across the country, including companies doing business in western Pennsylvania, are excluding glass from new...
Latest covid-19 numbers for Hampton, McCandless as of Jan. 13
As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Allegheny County and across the country, the communities within the Hampton Journal area have varying numbers of both positive cases and deaths. As of Jan. 13, there have been 897 cases of the novel coronavirus in Hampton since March, according to the latest...
Hampton ranked top high school in Pittsburgh area, 7th in state by U.S. News & World Report
Hampton High School is among the smallest in northern Allegheny County, but it ranks at the top of the list for the Pittsburgh region in the most recent “Best High Schools” ranking by U.S. News & World Report. When compared with 754 other high schools across Pennsylvania, Hampton ranked seventh...
National group donates bullet- and stab-resistant vest for McCandless K9 Joy
A nonprofit organization has outfitted McCandless police K9 Joy with the same kind of protective gear worn by the department’s human officers. Vested Interest in K9s has donated a bullet- and stab-resistant protective vest that was purchased with charitable donations that it received. The dog’s vest will be embroidered with...
News briefs: Traveling glass recycling event, charity blood drive, road paving bids and more in Hampton
Hampton sets weeklong event to collect glass for recycling Residents who no longer have glass picked up at the curb as part of their municipality’s recycling program can make sure it stays out of a landfill by dropping it off at a weeklong glass collection event in Hampton. Between Jan....
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 10
Hampton Lesley Cowles sold property at 3181 Beechwood Drive to Todd and Laura Gummerman for $295,000. Mark Harshman sold property at 2737 Brunton Court to Kevin and Jennifer Cox for $425,000. Estate of Barbara Ann White sold property at 4580 Bucktail Drive to Dawn Lindsay for $255,000. William Wheeler sold...
Hampton girls basketball carries momentum through 'pause'
Hampton had the “best, most intense” three-week preseason in Tony Howard’s 14 years as a girls basketball coach. Then came three weeks with a whole lot of nothing. “They are ready to get back,” Howard said. “There was some excitement building around the team, and we had a lot of...
Hampton boys basketball eager for restart
Joe Lafko has seen a lot in three decades as a basketball coach, but this is the first season he has held court at a computer screen. During a three-week shutdown of high school winter sports because of the covid-19 pandemic, the Hampton boys basketball team joined for twice-a-week Zoom...
Estimated $2.4 million renovation in progress at Hartwood Acres stables 
About $2.4 million in renovations will convert the former Hartwood Acres stables into a wedding and special events center. The upgrade includes a new $1.4 million slate roof and nearly $1 million in other renovations that will convert what was an equestrian complex built in 1927 for Mary Flinn Lawrence...
The Week North Hills: Return to in-person classes, pandemic chefs, Rachel Carson trail geocaching and more in the North Hills 
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at TribLIVE.com. Covid cases continue at schools in North Hills as changes to instructional models approach School districts in northern Allegheny...
Covid cases continue at schools in North Hills as changes to instructional models approach
School districts in northern Allegheny County continue to report new active covid-19 cases among students and as they prepare to transition from all-remote learning in the coming weeks. North Hills The North Hills School District reported 15 new cases between Dec. 16 and Jan. 3. Four students and a staff...
Cinemark theaters set to reopen, showing new and classic films 
Cinemark will reopen its Pennsylvania theaters on Friday, including these Southwestern Pennsylvania locations, in accordance with updated local covid mandates: • Cinemark Monroeville Mall and XD, 600 Mall Circle Drive • Cinemark North Hills and XD, 851 Providence Blvd., McCandless • Cinemark Robinson Township and XD, 2100 Settlers Ridge Center...


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