The turnout Sunday on short- notice caught even the organizers by surprise. More than 200 volunteers, some clinging as tightly to their optimism as their walking sticks, chose to forgo a cloudless autumn day ripe for relaxation to join what arguably was a long shot search and rescue effort for
A search party is being formed to help locate a Springdale man who has been missing since Monday. Volunteers are wanted at 10 a.m. Sunday at Pittsburgh Syria Shrine Center at 1877 Shriners Way in Harmar. The goal is to locate Sean Dugan, who was reported missing by Springdale police
Registration opens Monday for the fourth annual Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Ride set for Aug. 21.
The ride through the Alle-
Kiski Valley benefits a scholarship fund that reimburses graduates from the Allegheny County Police Training Academy.
Shaw, a New Kensington police officer, was shot and killed after a traffic stop and foot chase in 2017.
The motorcycle ride topped out with more than 760 motorcycles in 2019, but was capped last year at 500 bikes, with a post-ride celebration pared down, because of pandemic restrictions.
“Although we had our bump in the road last year, we were amazingly successful and exceeded our expectations given covid-19 last year,” said Leslie Zellers of Allegheny Township, secretary of the Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Fund.