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Allegheny County Council has appointed the first four members of the newly-created police review board. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is expected to make the next four appointments for the nine-member board, with both branches jointly selected its final member. ....
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Every graduating Woodland Hills High School senior received a special surprise on Wednesday. Teachers and staff from the district delivered yard signs to students commemorate their upcoming graduation, a tradition that began last year. Twelve communities feed into the district. “It shows that we’re here for them and we’ll always be here for them,” Assistant Principal Pamela White said. “Even if we haven’t seen them in person, they know we care about them.” The materials for yard signs were donated by the Caileigh Lynn McDowell Foundation, a nonprofit named after a member of the Woodland Hills class of 2016 who died at the age of 17 after complications with Crohn’s disease. ....
“Teddy” went everywhere with the little girl, including her final days in the hospital. On April 2, 2016, at age 17, McDowell died of complications from undiagnosed Crohn’s disease. On the day of her funeral, her younger brother, then 11-year-old Christian, gave “Teddy” one last hug. He took its photo, then placed the stuffed animal in the casket. The gestures brought tears to his mother’s eyes. He continues to amaze, Lori McDowell said, despite the toughest loss of his life, his big sister. Christian, 16, has a locket with a photo of him and his sister. “It is hard for someone to understand the pain and the loneliness of losing your only sibling unless you have gone through it,” said Christian, of Oakmont. ....