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North Allegheny notebook: Tigers girls golf off to strong start
North Allegheny’s girls golf team opened the season with a 5-1 record and 4-0 mark in Section 1-3A. The Tigers have posted wins over Mt. Lebanon (195-195), Mars (182-201), Butler (173-193), Blackhawk (176-180) and Shaler (192-214) and lost to Fox Chapel (181-195). In the win over Shaler at Diamond...
Steelers rookie goes down with scary injury in closing seconds of preseason finale
Nobody wants to see this. With just 1:26 remaining in the Pittsburgh Steelers preseason finale against the Detroit Lions, a scary injury halted the game and had players from both teams kneeling at mid-field. As the Lions looked to milk the clock and put the game on ice with a...
Jade’s Dog Park To Sanitize After Disease Detected
Jade’s Dog Park at Alameda Park had to be shut down and sanitized after reports of exposure of a dog disease. Canine Parvovirus, also known as PARVO, is a disease in dogs that if left untreated could be deadly. The disease can go undetected so officials are asking residents...
Pedal Pittsburgh set for its 31st annual ride this Sunday
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Today, thousands of bikers will hit the streets of Pittsburgh for this year's edition of Pedal Pittsburgh. Pedal Pittsburgh has been going on since 1994, making today the 31st edition of the event, and it's the state's largest one-day bike ride. It's the largest because of the thousands of people who are expected to take part in the ride today. It's also the largest because of the routes - there are four of them! The start times will be rolling this morning between 7 and 7:30 a.m. and the 62-mile epic endurance challenge goes through 4,500 feet of elevation. Of course,...
Benedictine Sisters of Erie find unique solution to battle invasive species
The Benedictine Sisters of Erie have come up with a creative solution for the invasive species on their property. “Let’s Goat Buffalo” is visiting the sisters to clear out invasive species. On Saturday, the sisters invited the public to watch the goats work, do some arts and crafts...
8 new members join Somerset County Baseball Old-Timers Hall of Fame
SOMERSET — The Somerset County Baseball Old-Timers inducted eight new members into the Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on Saturday at the Stoystown American Legion. The class included Jack Boyer, Bob Christner, David Jodon Sr., Bill Knapp, Craig Knupp, Barry Landis, James Seibert and Terry Swank. ...
New state grant program means solar panels could bring deeper savings to cash-strapped Philly schools
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Cornel West can't be on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot, court decides
Independent presidential candidate Cornel West lost a legal challenge Friday in his bid to get on the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, in a 15-page opinion, sided with the Secretary of State's office under Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in rejecting West's candidacy paperwork.The Secretary of State's office said West's campaign lacked the required affidavits for 14 of West's 19 presidential electors. Jubelirer, a Republican, agreed with the Secretary of State's office that minor-party presidential electors are to be considered candidates for office who must file affidavits, even if major-party presidential electors are not.The...
Morning Roundup: Woman shot in North Braddock; school start delayed for Brentwood middle, high school
Here are the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Aug. 26:. A woman was shot in North Braddock early Sunday morning, according to Allegheny County Police. In a release issued late Sunday night, police said the shooting in the 900 block of Bell Avenue at 1:55 a.m. A 20-year-old...
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