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Sewickley physician remembered as dedicated doctor, family man who loved helping people
Dr. Charles Edward Clarke dedicated his life to helping people both professionally and personally. He practiced medicine for more than 60 years before retiring from his practice in Glen Osborne in December 2012. The longtime Sewickley physician died at his home on July 26. He was 98. Anne Clarke Ronce,...
Oakmont retaining wall beautification project to be completed by OctoberVideo
A retaining wall beautification project along Allegheny River Boulevard near the Oakmont and Verona border might be completed within a few weeks. Apollo-based Santamaria Landscaping crews began their effort to restore the wall near the viaduct between the two boroughs in July. Senate Engineering Senior Inspector David Hodges was at...
Medical examiner IDs 1-year-old boy shot and killed inside Rhine Place home
A 1-year-old baby has died after being shot in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the boy as Zykier Young. City police responded to 911 calls and a Shotspotter alert for multiple shots fired shortly after 6 p.m. Monday along the 100 block of Rhine Place in the...
Police: Man in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Mt. Oliver
A man is hospitalized after being shot multiple times in Mt. Oliver. Allegheny County police said they were called to assist borough officers with a shooting incident around 3:40 p.m. Monday along the 200 block of Anthony Street. Emergency responders found a man along the 100 block of Church Street...
Oakmont police sergeant retires; 2 volunteers prepare to join fire department
Oakmont police Sgt. Jack Eaton has called it a career after nearly three decades in law enforcement. He served the borough for the past 27 years as a patrolman and later sergeant. The lifelong borough resident, Riverview High School and University of Pittsburgh graduate was on the Verona police force...
Pittsburgh officer on administrative leave, investigated for complaints about personal Facebook posts
A Pittsburgh police officer has been placed on administrative leave and is under investigation for an alleged offensive social media posts made on the officer’s personal Facebook page. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz reported Friday that the Office of Municipal Investigations is investigating the complaint. OMI analyzes and investigates citizen...
New Kensington welcomes a new trendy restaurant/brewery: Voodoo at the RitzVideo
New Kensington native Phil Imm knows having new businesses in town can be a blessing for the local economy. So when the chance came up to help run a brewery near his backyard, he grabbed it. Voodoo at the Ritz is open for business in New Kensington. “It means a...
Penn Hills School District to feed online, hybrid learners throughout upcoming school year
Penn Hills School District officials have a plan to ensure students stay fed this school year no matter if they come to class or learn online. The first day of school for the estimated 3,100 students is scheduled for Sept. 8. Students coming to class will be split into two...
Ross deer population management program to begin next month with archery hunting season
Ross Township’s inaugural deer population management program kicks off next month in connection with deer archery hunting season. Commissioners in June approved an organized bow hunt on public and private land to reduce the number of deer in the township. About a dozen hunters from Wexford-based Suburban Whitetail Management LLC...
Penn Hills School District to spend more than $1 million on new boilers for high school, elementary
The Penn Hills School District plans to spend more than $1 million to replace boilers at the high school and elementary school. District plant manager Bora Caliskan said two of five boilers at the high school and one of three boilers at the elementary school are not working. Boilers have...
Police: Man who walked into Pittsburgh hospital after being shot has died
A man who walked into a Pittsburgh area hospital with a gunshot wound has died. City police spokesman Maurice Matthews said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for a shooting around 7 p.m. Wednesday along the 500 block of Norton Street in Mt. Washington. Responding officers discovered a vehicle that...
Pine Township officials seek to fill library board vacancy, designate federal covid-19 grant applicant
Pine Township officials seek to have new representation on the Northern Tier Regional Library board after a resident resigned from the appointed post. Supervisors accepted the resignation of Catherine Boyle at Tuesday night’s meeting. Boyle had served on the library board for about five years. She was reappointed in 2018....
Car slams into AAA office in Lower Burrell injuring the driver and an employee inside
An employee of the AAA travel office in the Crossroads Plaza in Lower Burrell was hospitalized Tuesday after a car slammed into the front of the building. A Toyota Prius jumped the curb, crashed through the storefront and pushed the woman into the front counter, according to Lower Burrell Fire...
Oakmont officials to review fire siren use in response to resident’s concerns
Oakmont officials want to review the use of borough fire department sirens in response to resident complaints. Councilwoman Leah Powers on Aug. 17 requested a log of the sirens’ uses and for what calls after a discussion with resident Jill Weeks. Weeks showed council a video that evening with children...
2 men hospitalized after shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Hills
Two men were found shot in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood Monday night. Pittsburgh police responded to multiple reports of shots fired around 10 p.m. in the 2200 and 2300 blocks of East Hills Drive. One man was in stable condition when taken to a hospital, police said. Police said the...
Oakmont officials waive amusement device fees for businesses
Oakmont officials are giving a break to some borough businesses hit hard by the covid-19 pandemic. Council unanimously adopted a resolution Aug. 17 waiving its mechanical amusement device tax for the year. Police Chief Michael Ford, whose department collects the fee, made the recommendation. He said the tax is levied...
Riverview School District to start next school year with new superintendent
When school begins, Riverview School District students and staff will see new safety protocols, new challenges and a new superintendent to help guide them through it all. Neil English, district curriculum coordinator and high school instructional principal, was chosen to succeed Peggy DiNinno as Riverview’s top administrator. DiNinno is retiring...
Pittsburgh police: Man shot multiple times in Hazelwood
A man was hospitalized in stable condition Thursday after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood, according to police. Authorities said officers responded to a Shotspotter alert and 911 calls for a man shot along the 100 block of Alluvian Street around 10:30 a.m. The found the victim suffering...
Attempt to censure Plum school director for Facebook post fails
An attempt to censure Plum School Board member Amy Wetmore for a controversial Facebook post has failed. School Director Scott Kolar made a motion at a special meeting Aug. 12 to draft a resolution to censure Wetmore’s actions and condemn her statements absolving the district of any connection to her...
Penn Hills School District changes name of cyber academy
Penn Hills School District officials have changed the name of their cyber academy a week after discussing changing the district’s Indians nickname and mascot. The board unanimously approved the switch from CHIEFS Cyber Academy to Penn Hills Cyber Academy at a special meeting Wednesday night. It was the same meeting...
Penn Hills School District hires company partially owned by its solicitor to do health screenings
Penn Hills School District officials hired a Trafford-based company, with ties to the district’s solicitor, to do temperature checks on students coming back to school despite parental opposition and calls from a few board members to delay the vote. The school board voted 6-3 Wednesday night to have Mobile Health...
Penn Hills School District approves reopening plan, moves start date to Sept. 8
Penn Hills School District officials unanimously approved their reopening plan Wednesday night and pushed back the start of the upcoming school year. The reopening plan includes hybrid learning as well as an online option for families not confident just yet with sending their children back into the buildings during the...
Plum’s stormwater task force gets new member, public meeting in the works
Plum’s stormwater task force has a new member and may have its first public meeting soon. Council appointed resident Bill Chapla on Monday night to fill one of the two vacancies on the committee that was created to address flooding issues. “I was affected by last year’s flooding on Pine...
Plum School District officials approve later start date, opening with hybrid model
Plum School District officials have pushed back the first day of classes and plan to start in-person schooling with half the students at a time. The school board approved the changes at a special meeting Tuesday night. Opening day has been moved from Aug. 19 to Wednesday, Sept. 2. Superintendent...
Sewickley councilman resigns, mayor to step down at end of the year
Sewickley officials seek to fill a vacancy on council by next month, and plan to appoint a new mayor early next year. The resignations of both Councilman Hendrik van der Vaart and Mayor Brian Jeffe were addressed by council Tuesday night. Van der Vaart submitted his letter of resignation Friday....
