Thursday Oct 29 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
New local network welcomes witches, pagans and others
Getting acquainted with Sue Arlott's cat, Jessie, are Je'Amour Matthews and Lisa Slagel, members of the Black Hat Society Network, a group of practicing witches who gathered for an afternoon brunch at the Arlott home.
Studying is a learned skill students can develop at any age
Sharon Cassidy of North Braddock tells her sons -- Donny, 14, and Jacob, 13 -- to get right to their homework when they come home from their school day at Good Shepherd Catholic School.
Loss of hospital devastates Braddock
In the past half-century, Braddock has lost movie theaters, pharmacies, department stores, homes, thousands of industrial jobs and more than 80 percent of its population.
Man stabbed in North Point Breeze
A man was stabbed in the leg at about 5 p.m. today outside a house on the 200 block of North Braddock Avenue in North Point Breeze, police said.
Allegheny Co. Taser Study Group To Hold Final Meeting
The Allegheny County "Use of Force" working group will have its final meeting on Thursday morning.
Suspect acquitted in Linclon-Lemington slaying
A jury acquitted a Lincoln-Lemington man this afternoon in the 2006 death of North Braddock man.
After more than 4 months, N. Irwin has a policeman
For the first time in more than four months, North Irwin has a police officer. Borough council hired Michael G. Kresich as a part-time patrolman at a special meeting last night.
Mother's book details son's battle with OCD brought on by strep infections
National OCD Awareness Week is Oct. 12-18. Among events in Western Pennsylvania for students, teachers and parents: * OCD Support Group meeting, 6 p.m. Oct.
Point Breeze studio brims with secondhand furniture and decor items
Helen Baynes, owner of Montage Interior Design Studio in Point Breeze, has filled 8,000 square feet of space with furniture and home decor items.
Residents are still cleaning up in Jeannette after June's severe weather.
Share + Sep 4, 2009 4:51 pm US/Eastern FEMA has denied a second request for federal assistance to the victims of damage created by severe storms back in June.
[PA] Ex-Police Chief Briston's DV charges dropped (Assault,...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 [PA] Ex-Police Chief Briston's DV charges dropped ...Ms. McDaniel testified at the hearing yesterday, but Judge Martini decided there wasn't enough evidence to hold Mr.
Memorial Held For North Braddock Shooting Victim
Share + Sep 2, 2009 10:29 pm US/Eastern NORTH BRADDOCK A homicide in North Braddock remains unsolved.
Ex-chief of Rankin police charged with assault
A former Rankin police chief who was fired in 2003 after being convicted of stealing more than $5,000, is in trouble again, this time for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend. Darryl Briston, 46, of North Braddock, was arrested yesterday after ex-girlfriend Maria McDaniel told police Mr.
Family Found Living In Feces-Filled Home; Dogs, Cats Removed
The Western Pennsylvania Humane Society was called to a home in North Braddock after neighbors complained that animals were living in deplorable conditions.
So I took a tour of a steel plant today. There was a lot of hot, molten steel, but also high-tech computerized systems running the show, making sure just enough steel is poured into a mold atA just the right temperature and speed, among many other functions.
Church youth groups come together to protest pornography
A church youth leader and about a dozen young people on Tuesday stood across from the Adult Books store along Route 30 West in Unity, holding signs reading "Pornography Hurts Women" and "Pornography Destroys Families." Chris Daugherty said he is the youth leader for Living Hope Church in Whitney, and that the protesters belong to that church and ...
From left, Ruthie Stringer, Leslie Stem and Dana Bishop-Root moved to Braddock from New York to form a collective called Transformazium.
After Denying Aid, FEMA Returns To View More Flood Damage
Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be back in the Pittsburgh region on Friday to take a look at more areas that were damaged by last month's flooding.
Emergency agencies take second look at flood damage
Federal officials saw chunks of brick and cement left piled along Electric Avenue since June's floods; they saw the collapsed walls along several creeks and heard stories from people they hadn't heard from before.
Decorated veteran of East McKeesport believed in working hard
Throughout his life, Gene Fialkovich let his actions speak louder than his words.