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AHN offering child covid vaccines at 3 clinics, will add pediatricians’ offices soon
Allegheny Health Network Pediatric Institute will host three community vaccination clinics for children ages 5 to 11 this month. • Saturday, Nov. 13 from 8 a.m. to noon at Allegheny General Hospital’s Hemlock Building, 320 E. North Ave. in Pittsburgh’s North Side. • Saturday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. to...
Gilpin police seek public help finding burglary suspect, his car
Gilpin police want to find a man and a car who they say were involved in the burglary of a township business. Police Chief Chris Fabec said people should be on the lookout for a white, four-door Dodge Neon with a missing driver’s side rear hubcap. He said its driver,...
Police: 2 teens charged with thefts from cars in Bethel Park; they’re the 2nd pair recently arrestedVideo
Two teens were arrested in connection with vehicle break-ins in Bethel Park. Peyton Brooks, 18, of South Park and a 16-year-old boy were charged with theft from a motor vehicle, theft, conspiracy, criminal attempt and loitering and prowling at night. Charges stem from an incident early Oct. 26 near the...
Hockey organization issues discipline to Armstrong club after vulgar chants directed at female goalie
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League officials have announced disciplinary measures as a result of their investigation into an incident at a game between Armstrong and Mars Area high schools. Armstrong students were chanting vulgarities at Mars’ female goalie Oct. 28 at the Belmont Ice Arena near Kittanning. It’s the Armstrong club’s...
Mail-in ballots impact Leechburg Council race, boost 2 incumbents and knock out another
Mail-in votes for Leechburg Council broke a tie in favor of two incumbents while sealing the fate of another. Armstrong County election numbers updated Thursday show newcomer John Mrvan remained the top vote-getter with 246 votes, which was a boost of 23 votes from the night before. Democrat incumbents won...
Freeport officials hope to secure $11 million in PennVEST funds for sewer plant project
Freeport officials are seeking $11 million in Pennsylvania Investment Authority funds to help pay for a new sewage plant. Council unanimously passed a resolution to that effect Monday night. Kevin Creagh of KLH Engineers said the deadline to apply was Wednesday, and PennVEST officials may approve the request in December....
Write-in ballots may make a difference in Gilpin supervisors race
A Gilpin supervisors race may come down to write-in ballots. Unofficial returns from the Armstrong County Election Bureau indicate Republican Kevin Miller defeated Democrat Charles Minnich for a four-year seat. Miller received 279 votes to Minnich’s 213. There were 66 unresolved write-in votes as of Thursday. If all of the...
Republicans win big in Jefferson Hills; Gill Hall fire department remains an issue
It is a clean sweep by Republicans in the Jefferson Hills Council and mayoral races, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division. Newcomer Keith Polick was the top vote-getter in a race for four four-year council seats. He earned 1,692 votes followed by incumbents David...
Leechburg Council race yet to be decided, resolution could come Thursday
Armstrong County Elections results show a tie between two incumbents in the Leechburg Council race, while a well-known Leechburg pharmacist earned the most votes cast Tuesday at the polls. Democrats Chuck Pascal and Alan Tarr each earned 179 votes, according unofficial returns posted by the elections bureau. Both currently sit...
Lenny Collini to become Vandergrift’s new mayor
Vandergrift will have a new mayor to start the new year. Councilman Lenny Collini, who was listed on both party ballots Tuesday, won 76.5% of the vote against a write-in campaign waged by incumbent Democrat Barbara Turiak, who received 23.5%. With all of Vandergrift’s six precincts reporting, Collini had 485...
Bethel Park police make arrests in recent vehicle break-ins, thefts
Two men have been arrested in connection with recent vehicle break-ins in Bethel Park. Charles Trout, 30, of Pittsburgh and Nicholas Ehrhart, 36, of Butler are charged with receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy, theft from a motor vehicle, criminal attempt, loitering and prowling at night and defiant trespass. Charges stem...
Oakmont police investigating thefts from unlocked vehicles
Oakmont police are investigating a rash of vehicle break-ins. Chief Michael Ford said a group of young men reportedly entered at least eight unlocked vehicles on multiple blocks between Fifth and Thirteenth streets sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning. Victims reported cash and other items being stolen. No forcible...
Freeport hires new police chief as officer and former chief resign
A retired Plum police sergeant has been named Freeport’s new police chief. Council unanimously voted Monday night to hire Matthew Feldmeier to head the borough force in what elected leaders called a transition within the department. Former Chief Eric Belton resigned to take a job with Plum police, and patrolman...
South Buffalo fire department’s truck pull benefits former township girl, 12
With the roar of thunderous engines, trucks and tractors pulled more than weight for a former South Buffalo girl. Their drivers donated money and time in support of Taylor Roles, 12, who is living with a rare form of epilepsy. A few hundred people participated in the township fire department’s...
Report: Armstrong High students led vulgar chants during hockey game against Mars Area
Armstrong School District students are no longer allowed at hockey games after high school students chanted vulgarly at a female goalie at a recent game against Mars Area. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League is investigating, and its executive committee will discuss the incident during a meeting Wednesday or Thursday night,...
1935 Seagrave fire truck’s a relic worth preserving, Leechburg firefighters sayVideo
Jim Vigna of Leechburg knows companies just do not make fire trucks like they used to anymore. He is reminded of that fact whenever he tends to the borough volunteer fire company’s 1935 Seagrave. The roughly 25-foot-long truck was acquired the year it was made in a Columbus, Ohio, factory,...
Officer Brian Shaw’s Burrell football jersey retired at memorial ceremony
Burrell High School officials have added another layer to the legacy of the late Brian Shaw. Shaw, a New Kensington police officer and a 2010 Burrell graduate, was killed after a traffic stop while on duty in New Kensington in November 2017. He was shot when he pulled over an...
2 candidates seeking supervisor seat in Gilpin
Gilpin residents will have a choice of two political newcomers to help represent them on the board of supervisors for the next four years. Democrat Charles Chaz Minnich and Republican Kevin M. Miller are vying for one four-year seat. Incumbent Republican Jeremy Smail is running unopposed for a six-year seat....
Leetsdale withdraws objection to Quaker Valley School District request for Leet Township zoning exception
Leetsdale officials have withdrawn their objection to a special exception request from the Leet Township Zoning Hearing Board for a new Quaker Valley High School. Meanwhile, several township residents testified Tuesday night that the proposed main entrance of the facility is on a winding, treacherous road with additional traffic likely...
Freeport Halloween parade includes about 200 participants, hundreds more look on
A calm and cool Wednesday night brought out a couple hundred ghouls, ghosts, hippies and high schoolers for the annual Freeport Halloween parade. The event is organized every year by the borough’s volunteer fire department. About 200 people marched in the parade led by Freeport and South Buffalo Township fire...
Police file charges in 2020 Penn Hills killing
Allegheny County police have charged a Pittsburgh teen with homicide and other crimes for the December 2020 killing of a Churchill teen. Jafar Brooks, 16, was pronounced dead Dec. 15 at the scene of the Leechburg Garden Apartments along the 1900 lock of Garden Drive in Penn Hills on Dec....
Faces of the Valley: Nancy Hagins takes on multitude of duties as Freeport librarian
Nancy Hagins does just about everything but write the books at the Freeport Area Library. The head librarian for the past decade prepares financial reports in the mornings, ensures programs are on schedule for the afternoons and evenings, maintains the Dewey Decimal Classification System and prices items in its flea...
Safety, growth on the minds of Leechburg council candidates
Three incumbents and two newcomers are vying for four four-year seats on Leechburg Council. They are: incumbent Democrats Chuck Pascal and Alan Tarr, incumbent Republican Lorrie Bazella, and Republican newcomer candidate John Mrvan. Newcomer Dustin Waldenville made it on both the Democrat and Republican tickets. Improving community and police department...
Ross police seek help identifying man they say robbed a Chick-Fil-A
Ross police are searching for a man who they said robbed a Chick-Fil-A on Thursday afternoon. Police said the crime occurred around 2:30 p.m. at the restaurant along McKnight Road. A black man believed to be in his late teens or early 20s approached the drive-through area and demanded cash...
South Buffalo officials seek IUP building as new municipal center
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania branch campus in the Northpointe Industrial Park might become the next South Buffalo Township Municipal Building. That’s if the university accepts the township’s bid of $400,000. Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s branch campus at Northpointe sits on nearly 5.5 acres of land. Its lone building includes...
