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Teachers in the Franklin Regional School District are slowly but surely creating a small army of entrepreneurs and skilled workers through programs funded by the nonprofit Franklin Regional Panther Foundation. The foundation’s first $12,000 grant in 2017 helped establish the FR Panther Shop, where life-skills students in the Work Exploration...

If you wanted to pour some sugar on your significant other during the Def Leppard show at PNC Park this summer, you’ll have to wait a little bit longer. The stadium tour featuring classic-era “hair-metal” bands Motley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, has been rescheduled...

Following recommendation by the Federal Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control, Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacy locations will be extending its vaccine supply to children ages 12 to 15, company officials announced Friday. “This is great news, not just for the newly eligible cohort, but for the entire...

A Beaver County teen who was shot while attending Pittsburgh’s 2019 Fourth of July fireworks celebration downtown has died. Keyari A. Wynn, 18, of Aliquippa, was 16 years old when he and another teen were shot near Agnes R. Katz Plaza at Penn Avenue and Seventh Street as crowds were...

Environmental group Protect PT is expected to make its case to state’s highest court next week, arguing that zoning board decisions allowing additional gas well fracking in Penn Township should be overturned. The hearing is set for 10 a.m. May 19, and will be streamed live at ProtectPT.org. Protect PT...

The following charges have been filed in Export District Judge Charles Conway’s court. All charges are filed by Murrysville police, except where otherwise noted. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent unless proven guilty before a judge in Westmoreland County Court. Charges filed • Carley...

The following news and events are happening in the Star’s coverage area. To submit briefs or upcoming events, email pvarine@triblive.com. ^ Memorial Day car show returns The Manordale Knights of Columbus group will host its fourth Memorial Day car show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 31 at St....

A 9-month-old boy showed signs of improvement late last night after falling into a 55-gallon fish tank at a home, Murrysville police said Wednesday. Shortly after 6 p.m., emergency crews responded to the home in the 5200 block of Sardis Road after the infant had been pulled out of the...

At the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, people across the globe found themselves with a bit of extra time on their hands, and many used it to try something new — baking bread for the first time, or learning a skill they couldn’t make time for normally. The State Museum...

After a four-month delay and a restart of the project in March, Forbes Road will reopen on Thursday following a $1.34 million landslide repair project, PennDOT officials said Tuesday. The road was expected to reopen today, Wednesday, but PennDOT Spokesman Steve Cowan said paving equipment issues forced a brief delay....

The Murrysville Watch Committee, a citizen group seeking to overturn the municipality’s unconventional gas drilling ordinance, had its appeal heard this week by the state’s Commonwealth Court. The hearing began with attorney John Smith, representing the Watch Committee, requesting that Commonwealth Court Judge Drew Crompton recuse himself from the proceeding....

State Sen. Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, revealed Tuesday that she has undergone treatment for stage-one breast cancer for several months and soon will undergo surgery with the hopes of preventing the disease from returning. Ward said she learned of the diagnosis in December, weeks after she won reelection and made history...

The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,477 coronavirus cases in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March 2020. In the past week, 15 new cases were reported. The health department this week released updated figures for the three ZIP codes that comprise the...

Jake brakes on large commercial hauling trucks may not be music to the ears, but according to Murrysville Chief Administrator Jim Morrison, they’re “a necessary evil.” Morrison was responding to recent complaints about rigs using their jake brakes on Route 22. “When you have trucks coming down Route 22 doing...

If the $1.3 billion investment in education comes through that Gov. Tom Wolf included in his proposed state budget, it would just about make up for the increased costs Pennsylvania schools are set to absorb between this and next school year, according to Jamie Baxter, policy director for nonprofit Allies...

Following a summer full of postponements and cancellations — fueled by uncertainty over what type of events could be safely held amid the covid-19 pandemic — Murrysville recreation officials are ready to help the region’s children get out and about. “We just wanted to plan as many outdoor activities as...

Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...

After taking last summer off due to covid-19 concerns, the Murrysville Recreation Department is hoping to bring back a revamped version of its annual summer playground program. The primary changes to the program — which has hosted children ages 6-12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a rotating schedule...