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📢 PPS Families Make Your Voice Heard!
Pittsburgh Public Schools is hosting Regional Community Input Sessions as part of the Facilities Utilization Plan. This is your chance to influence the future of our schools! During these sessions, you'll have the opportunity to use an online tool to weigh in on recommended changes specific to your region and the District’s magnet offerings. Real-time results will be shared, giving you a platform to ask questions, voice concerns, and offer feedback.
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...
Norwin comes together to honor 2 former football players killed in crashes
IRWIN, Pa. — A Westmoreland County community took a moment Friday before the first high school football game of the year to remember two people killed in recent crashes. Josiah Pastories, 19, and Colin Bargiel, 16, were killed in separate crashes recently. Before Friday's game against Penn-Trafford, Norwin remembered the two, who played on the team. The happiest days of Pastories life were spent on the gridiron. "He would get pumped up, he would pump up the team, he was so excited," his mother, Lisa Marie Pastories, said. She last saw her 19-year-old son two months ago."He was on his way to work, it...
Late TD pass lifts Jeannette past Mt. Pleasant in comeback victory
Mt. Pleasant appeared to have Jeannette right where it wanted it. A seven-point lead with three minutes and change remaining and a fresh turnover in their hands. But Jeannette wasn’t ready to call it a night. The more chances the Jayhawks got, the hungrier they looked. They came to...
New push in Pittsburgh to silence open-air police firing range
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Many people who live in Pittsburgh's Highland Park neighborhood and the surrounding area have been holding out hope for years that something would be done about the loud noises coming from a police firing range.But they've had enough and want to finally silence the issue."It's very jarring. If you just are enjoying the trees or the breeze or just kids playing at the park, those are just these normal noises, and all of the sudden you hear firing and it comes out of nowhere and it can be really loud. And some of it almost sounds like...
Norwin asserts itself in opening win over Penn-Trafford
Norwin coach Mike Brown said he emphasized physicality and tackling in the offseason. They also wanted to run the ball better to take pressure off junior quarterback Tristyn Tavares. The Knights showed their hard work in the offseason paid off Friday in the Week Zero season opener. Norwin was physical,...
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.
Flight 427 crash: The public and private memorials that offer a place to grieve
SEWICKLEY, Pa. — Families and community members gather every year onSept. 8 to remember the victims of Flight 427 in Beaver County. The crash site in Hope Township is private, but Chronicle was escorted to the scene for a rare visit to see what remains 30 years later. "I...
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.
Monessen community steps up to help veterans restore tank memorial
MONESSEN, Pa. (KDKA) -- Before coming to Monessen, the city's M4 Sherman tank was likely traversing the battlefields of Europe and Asia, helping the U.S. fight in both World War II and the Korean War.Since 1959 however, the tank's only mission has been to stand sentry in Monessen City Park and after more than 60 years of standing guard on the park's hillside, the tank was starting to show its age, with fading and peeling paint, along with visible rust and wear.That's when retired Air Force veteran Ron Chromulak of Monessen jumped into action, emailing local companies and groups, asking...
PREVIEW: Meet the man behind the ‘Yinzburgh!’ comics
*Editor’s note: This story appears as part of Newsapalooza at Point Park University, Sept. 26-28 celebrating local journalism in southwestern Pennsylvania. This fun event brings the public together with 30 newsrooms, 20 civic sponsors and leading newsmakers. Tickets on sale now: nextgenerationnewsroom.org/newsapalooza. For more than a century, comics have...
Butler County dog park alerts visitors to possible canine parvovirus exposure
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) -- A dog park in Butler County is reporting an exposure of canine parvovirus. The Butler Parks Department received a call from a person using Jade's Dog Park informing them that just after a visit to the park, their dog was diagnosed with canine parvovirus. "We had one report of a parvo case, they reported they received the parvo disease and they reported that they were at the dog park, so what we do, we come up and we want to inform people of it," said Lance Wellibes, the director of Butler County Parks and Recreation.The parks department...
Dealing with trauma, tragedy: The Pittsburgh group providing years of help, resources
BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. — A group has been helping trauma survivors in Beaver County for decades, including those affected by the crash of Flight 427 in Hopewell Township 30 years ago. Traumatic events like the 9/11 attacks and the crash of Flight 93 in Somerset County leave lasting impacts...
4 years of waiting: The emotional toll Flight 427's crash took on families, investigators
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The investigation into the 1994 crash of U.S. Air Flight 427 stretched on for several years, taking a significant emotional toll on both the investigators and the families who lost loved ones. WTAE covered the investigation from day one and tracked it for several years....
11 Investigates: Secret Service Agents in Pittsburgh reassigned after Trump shooting
11 Investigates has learned that multiple Secret Service agents, including some who work in the Pittsburgh field office have been placed on administrative duty and ordered to work from home.
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