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Duquesne Light, West Penn Power officials grilled at hearing over days-long power outages
Officials from Duquesne Light and West Penn Power said their crews, as well as those called in from other states, did the best they could to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers impacted by catastrophic storms late last month. Those same officials at a House Majority Policy Committee...
Trial begins for 2nd drag-racing driver in crash that killed Serra Catholic student
One witness testified the SUV passing him on the ramp to the Mansfield Bridge was moving so fast, it fishtailed and almost struck him. Another told the judge it looked like the driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk was in a road rage incident and chasing a white Volkswagen...
Longvue Acres Garden Club’s 75th anniversary plant sale raises record amount for projects
Longvue Acres Garden Club raised more than $3,300, a record amount, during its 75th anniversary perennial plant sale May 17. More than 600 perennials were available for purchase, including Pennsylvania natives and pollinators — all of which were grown in members’ gardens and donated for the sale. Giveaways during the...
Warden-Rodgers defeats Kettering for Ross commissioner Democratic nomination
After seeing a contested Democratic primary for only one Ross commissioner seat, township residents will have contested races for four commissioner seats in November’s general election, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. In Ross’ Ward 6, newcomer Haley Warden-Rodgers defeated appointed incumbent Commissioner John W. Kettering for the Democratic...
Shaler Area School District to see contested races for 3 school board seats
Shaler Area School District voters will see contested November elections in two of the district’s three regions, with at least three new members likely to join the nine-member board, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Five of the board’s nine seats are up for election this year, with four...
Quaker Valley Area primary results
Candidates in the uncontested municipal and school board races in the Quaker Valley area cruised through the May 20 primaries and earned party nods, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division. Aleppo Republican incumbents Daniel Darragh and commissioners’ President George Jones received 91 votes and...
5 candidates all advance for Hampton School Board
All five people running for the Hampton School Board will have a chance to win one of four seats in November, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Board members Denise Balason, Jill Hamlin, Gregory Stein and Larry Vasko were all seeking reelection in the May primary. Three of the...
Primary divides candidates by party for North Hills School Board
The primary election erased cross-filing among candidates for the North Hills School Board, producing full slates of Democrats and Republicans who will vie for four board seats in November’s general election, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Four incumbents are among the eight candidates. Three will be on the...
2 Pine-Richland School Board incumbents defeated in primary, 1 advances
Two Pine-Richland School Board members lost their bids for reelection in Tuesday’s primary, while one will advance to the general election in November, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Incumbents failing to advance are Amy Terchick in Region 2 and John Joseph Cassidy in Region 3. Board member Christina...
Nonprofit would boost children’s literacy in Pittsburgh area
Ryan Scarola has a vision to serve children in the Beltzhoover and Mount Oliver neighborhoods with free books, after-school programming and creative writing workshops through a new nonprofit, The Reading Room. A fundraiser May 15 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall helped launch that mission. There, about...
All candidates make it through Gateway school board primary
All of the candidates for Gateway school board will appear on at least ballot in the general election. With all precincts reporting, the Democratic ballot saw Janette Beighel, Leslie McBride, Anthony Mock and Rick McIntyre take the top four spots. Beighel and McBride both earned just over 18% of 10,504...
South Hills primary election results roundup
According to unofficial Allegheny County primary election results, with 100% of the precincts reporting, here are the outcomes of South Hills primary races. Baldwin Borough Incumbent Mayor David Depretis, a Democrat, secured his party’s nomination with 2,078 votes. No Republican candidates were on the primary ballot, but 102 write-in votes...
Gateway school board expected to OK budget, grant money
Gateway school board is expected to adopt a 2025-26 general fund budget when directors meet May 27. Property owners in the district will pay more an additional 1.2 mills in real estate taxes, from 24 mills to 25.2 mills, for next school year. That’s about $2,527.18 on each $100,000 of...
Cops seek answers in shooting outside UPMC McKeesport
A man who police say was shot outside a McKeesport hospital by the driver of a car he was trying to get into remained hospitalized Wednesday in critical condition. Allegheny County Police continue to investigate why the victim was trying to get into a stranger’s car early Tuesday morning. Jim...
Challenger defeats Bethel Park Council incumbent, school board member scores both parties’ nominations
An incumbent member of Bethel Park Council lost his seat in Ward 1, according to unofficial Allegheny County primary election results. Diane Ford’s May 20 vote total for the Democratic nomination bested that of current office holder Joseph A. Consolmagno, 296 to 145. No Republican candidate ran in the primary...
Porcupine Needlepoint Shop in Sewickley a long-standing business
Nancy Schurman will keep you in stitches — she will make you laugh and also teach you how to do some of the finest needlepoint. Owner of one of Sewickley’s oldest businesses, The Porcupine Needlepoint Shop, she guides customers on how to select a hand-painted needlepoint canvas and use tapestry...
Monroeville councilman gets primary nod for mayor’s seat
Incumbent Monroeville Councilman Dennis Biondo may have lost the primary for his council seat, but he’s trading it for a run at the mayor’s office. With 100% of precincts reporting, Biondo beat out primary challenger Mandal Singh, taking home nearly 74% of more than 3,300 votes, according to unofficial results....
Going with the flow: Local businesses aren’t too concerned yet about impact of tariffs
As U.S. tariffs on foreign goods continue to fluctuate, local business owners are sharing their opinions and concerns. The tariffs are part of President Donald Trump’s “Fair and Reciprocal Plan.” The plan is designed to counter nonreciprocal trading arrangements with trading partners by determining the equivalent of a reciprocal tariff...
Part 2: Richland History Group continues tale of Massey Harbison’s 1792 trek to escape captivity
Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on Massey Harbison by the Richland History Group. Part 1 appeared in the May edition of the Pine Creek Journal and is available online. Last month’s Part 1 of 22-year-old Massey Harbison’s agonizing, six-day, 70-mile journey through the Pine and...
12 candidates secure nominations to run for Allegheny County Common Pleas bench
Twelve candidates secured nominations Tuesday to run for eight seats on Allegheny County’s Court of Common Pleas in November’s general election. In Tuesday’s primary, 22 candidates sought nominations to run in November, with six people cross-listed on both the Republican and Democratic tickets and the remaining 16 running solely as...
Madonna-Emmerling, Adams earn Democratic nominations for Allegheny County Council
A pair of Democrats looking to replace incumbents on Allegheny County Council won convincingly Tuesday night in the only two contested primary races for council. In District 1, Moon’s Kathleen Madonna-Emmerling collected 76.1% of the votes counted as of 11 p.m. compared to 23.5% for Carl Villella of Moon, according...
Penn Hills School District’s Innovation Institute to implement community ideas
Penn Hills School District officials have named the 2025-26 cohort for the newest program offered by the district. The district’s Innovation Institute announced the launch of its fellowship cohort and ambassador program May 13. The initiative aims to elevate learning experiences by evaluating and implementing ideas for improvement submitted from...
Etna authorities call for vigilance, ask for cooperation as thieves target unlocked vehicles
Despite the arrest of an Etna man on May 19, borough officials are urging residents to secure their vehicles and valuables as thefts from unlocked vehicles continue in Etna and its surrounding communities. Thefts were happening as recently as the night of May 19 in other areas, Etna Mayor Robert...
Groups ask Innamorato to explain chief public defender’s firing
Two advocacy groups are seeking a meeting with Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato about the “apparent lack of due process” for Lena Bryan-Henderson, the former chief public defender who was fired last week following a monthlong human resources investigation. Bryan-Henderson, the first Black woman to hold the post, “was not...
‘Profits over people’: 2 nursing homes guilty of fraud ordered to pay $15M
Two Pittsburgh-area nursing home companies must pay more than $15 million in restitution for health care fraud, a federal judge ordered on Tuesday. In December 2023, a jury found the companies — Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services LLC and Mt. Lebanon Operations LLC — guilty in U.S. District Court of making...
