Volunteers continue decades-long tradition of feeding families on Christmas Day at Pitt
For the past two decades, the University of Pittsburgh has been offering a holiday meal and gifts to people in need.
‘It gave me hope’: Pa. organizers expected about 50 gifts; instead, around 700 were...
Jeannine Keslar was listening to the Bubba Show on Star 100.7 earlier this month when she heard the hosts discuss the radio program’s annual holiday gift giveaway for children from families in need. As the property manager of a North Strabane senior living facility, Ms. Keslar wondered if the...
Conviction in 2019 Arnold fatal shooting upheld
Shawden L. Ross, 32, is led to an SUV by a Westmoreland County sheriff’s deputy in May 2019. District Judge Frank Pallone Jr. had just ordered Ross, of Pittsburgh, to stand trial for the shooting death of Lamont Simmons, 27, in Arnold. (TribLive) The conviction of a Pittsburgh man...
Salvation Army volunteers cook, deliver meals to nearly 40 facilities on Christmas Eve
Volunteers with the Salvation Army came together to pack up meals for seniors on Christmas Eve.
Local ALDI evacuated after filling with smoke because of refrigerator fire
A local ALDI had to be evacuated on Friday after a refrigerator fire filled the store with smoke.
Transit funding isn’t just about transportation. It’s a public health issue.
(Original photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh’s Public Source) Remember this year’s brief change in bus service to The Waterfront? Imagine hundreds of similar — but permanent — disruptions. That could be the future if transit keeps getting shorted, and it would be a health nightmare. “Pittsburgh’s Public...
Local mother-daughter service organization gives wrapped blankets to patients at AHN Wexford
A local organization helped bring some holiday spirit to people stuck in the hospital this Christmas.
Vandergrift woman pleads guilty to endangering 5 children
A Vandergrift woman pleaded guilty last week to endangering five children who were found living in deplorable conditions. Heidi L. Beer, 35, was sentenced Dec. 19 in Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court to serve between three and 23 months of incarceration after pleading guilty to numerous counts each of...
Pittsburgh Pet of the Week: Hurricane, a Shy Domestic Shorthair
Hurricane is a beautiful four-year-old cat and one of our longest-stay residents, patiently waiting for the loving home she deserves. She came to us as an owner surrender when her family moved and couldn’t take her along, and while change was hard at first, Hurricane has been quietly blossoming ever since.
Pittsburgh man pleads for return of missing German shepherd
A Beechview dog owner is asking for the return of his 7-year-old German shepherd.
