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Superintendent of McKeesport Area School District resigns
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — The McKeesport Area School District is starting the 2024 school year with big changes to its administration. On Thursday, the district announced Superintendent Tia Wanzo resigned. The move has left many asking why and what happens next. "Dr. Wanzo has requested a leave of absence from the district effective Aug. 14, 2024 until Nov. 13, 2024," a statement from Wanzo said on Thursday. "At which time, Dr. Wanzo will resign as superintendent of the Mckeesport schools."At one point during the meeting, Wanzo's father spoke up, wanting those in attendance to know his daughter is not a criminal. "Any idea...
2 sloths at National Aviary celebrate birthdays with big party
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Two of the sloths at the National Aviary celebrated their birthdays surrounded by lots of yummy food and hundreds of guests on Thursday.It was quite the affair, with over 300 people coming to the aviary to celebrate 7-year-old Vivien and 24-year-old Wookiee, who have back-to-back birthdays on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22. Guests gathered in the tropical rainforest habitat, watching Wookiee eat a cake filled with his favorite treats like corn, green beans, hibiscus flowers, biscuits and leafy greens, all topped with a sweet potato icing. Guests signed a giant card, which was finished off with the flourish...
Central Valley drops opening game of season to Montour
ROBINSON TWP. – For the last couple of years, games between the Central Valley and Montour High School football teams have been hard-fought battles with playoff implications on the line. This year, though, the teams are now in different classes – Central Valley in 3A and Montour in 4A – so there are no playoff implications. The game, though, was still just as hard-fought a battle with Montour prevailing 24-14. ...
Modular house in Garfield on the market
A modular house dubbed The Picket Fence has arrived at its final destination in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood. The residence was constructed offsite and delivered to an empty lot on North Aiken Avenue in December. Some additional interior and exterior work needed to be done as well as landscaping to the place, which appears at first glance to be one unit but is actually two.
Ambridge Over Western Beaver 30-14 In Week Zero 8/23/24
Friday night lights were back at Moe Rubenstein Stadium in Ambridge tonight. As the Western Beaver Golden Beavers were in town to take on the Bridgers in Week Zero of the 2024 WPIAL high school football season. The non conference game between these two football teams was neck and neck...
Iseia Fields-Schulz first career touchdown propels OLSH over Rochester
ROCHESTER — After a back-and-forth defensive battle throughout four quarters, OLSH struck for a late fourth-quarter touchdown as the Chargers narrowly defeated Rochester 12-6 Friday night at Rochester Stadium. With less than six minutes left in the fourth quarter and the game still all knotted up at six points apiece, OLSH (who was...
Palmer-McCane Sets Rushing Record, Wolverines Earn Opening Week Victory Over Laurel
The Ellwood City Wolverines football team picked up a season opening victory on the road Friday night, edging Laurel 14-7 in overtime. Ellwood City may have earned a narrow victory, but Elijah Palmer-McCane made a huge mark in the record books. The senior running back finished with 146 rushing yards,...
Leechburg gets 2 scores late to get past Apollo-Ridge
Leechburg was down 14-7 on Friday at Veterans Memorial Field against Apollo-Ridge. But the Blue Devils battled until the end, tallying 12 points in the fourth quarter and earning them a 19-14 victory. The Blue Devils were led by Jayden Floyd, who completed 13 out of 18 passes with a...
Pregnant woman killed in house fire in Elrama, Washington County
ELRAMA, Pa. — A young woman who was rescued from a fire at a Washington County home Friday morning has died. The chief of Elrama Volunteer Fire Company identified the victim as Sabrina Boyle, 19. A family friend told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that Boyle was 24 weeks pregnant...
Southmoreland pulls away from Valley to secure victory in opener
On a night when wanted to win its Week Zero game against Valley in memory of coach Tim Bukowski’s late father, Ron, the visiting Vikings had other ideas. The Scotties entered the opener at 4-2 in Week Zero games and 3-0 at home. But they had never beaten Valley in five meetings, the most recent being in 1995.
Avonworth overcomes early mistakes to defeat Burrell in season opener
Going into the matchup, Burrell knew it would need to capitalize on every mistake to stay close with Avonworth, the WPIAL Class 3A runner-up from a season ago. The Bucs defense forced turnovers on the Antelopes’ first two drives, but, Burrell was unable to turn the turnovers into points. No. 3 Avonworth (1-0) eventually got its offense going and never looked back in defeating Burrell, 24-7, in nonconference play Friday night at Buccaneer Stadium.
Massive river clean up in Pittsburgh will move to the Ohio River
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A significant river cleanup effort in Downtown Pittsburgh resulted in dozens of decades-old cars and lots of debris being removed from the water. The organization that brought in a barge and excavator told KDKA-TV it has more work to do, and crews will be back the first week in September.Around 120,000 pounds of cars, boats and debris were pulled from the Allegheny and Monongalia Rivers in Downtown Pittsburgh. And the cleanup crew isn't done pulling for Pittsburgh."There's still more to get. And if there's more after that, we're picking as much as we can," said Callie Schaser, Living...
City of Warren to Hold Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste Recycling Event
WARREN, Pa. – The City of Warren is hosting a household hazardous and electronic waste recycling event (open to all County residents) at Betts Park on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The event begins at 9 a.m., will be near the park’s West End (Betts and Bocce Pavilions), and is...
Titusville Area Hospital Welcomes Dr. Rona de la Vega, DO
Titusville Area Hospital is delighted to announce the addition of General Surgeon, Dr. Rona de la Vega, DO, to our surgical team. Dr. de la Vega brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our community. She completed her undergraduate studies in biology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, before gaining valuable experience as a laboratory technician at the University of Pittsburgh for nearly eight years.
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