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Peebles Volunteer Fire Company wins state award as top rescue service of the year
Peebles District Volunteer Fire Company Station 188 Chief Matthew Williams invited his volunteer crew to the station on May 10 for what they thought was just a night to recognize their achievements. What a surprise they got. The crew learned that Peebles was named the 2023 Rescue Service of the...
Greensburg streamlines approval process for food trucks
Food trucks have become an increasingly frequent feature at in Greensburg. such as the monthly Greensburg Night Market. A new city ordinance approved this week is meant to make it easier for the truck operators to obtain permission to offer their fare while also reducing the time Greensburg officials spend...
Bataan Memorial March raises close to $5,000 for Wreaths Across America
Despite the inclement weather on April 29, the Norwin Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps raised about $5,000 for the North Huntingdon Chapter of Wreaths Across America from its Bataan Memorial March along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail. More than 200 runners and walkers participated in the annual event on...
Plum Class of 2023 graduates May 24
Plum Borough School District announces the Class of 2023 commencement will be held May 24 in the Plum Senior High School stadium, 900 Elicker Road. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. Speakers include Michael Devine, school board president; Superintendent Brendan Hyland; and Heather Hibner, high school principal. These students...
North Allegheny to enhance security procedures with ALICE
In an emergency, a North Allegheny student’s best friend may be ALICE. The North Allegheny School Board voted unanimously May 10 to beef up security procedures and safety training by using the ALICE Training program. School board Vice President Marcie Crow is a middle school teacher in the Gateway School...
West Mifflin man get 15 to 35 years for beating mother to death, leaving her to die
A West Mifflin man was sentenced Thursday to 15 to 35 years in prison for violently beating his 80-year-old mother and leaving her to die in their basement in 2019. Kenneth Burdick, 45, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to third-degree murder in the death of Dolores Burdick. Heath Leff, a...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: May 12-14
Back to the beach Award-winning playwright Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical play, “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Geyer Performing Arts Center, 111 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale. The story follows Eugene Jerome, a young teen growing up in 1937 Brooklyn, as...
Former North Allegheny Senior High School principal to sub as superintendent as search goes on to fill the post
Retired North Allegheny Senior High School Principal Dr. Lawrence Butterini has been named substitute NA superintendent to replace Dr. Melissa Friez, who announced suddenly this month she was going to the Mt. Lebanon School District as superintendent. In her May 1 announcement, Friez said she gave the NA board a...
Monroeville Council approves improvements in parks
Improvements are coming to parks in Monroeville. On May 9, Monroeville Council voted to approve construction of a pedestrian bridge, pavilion and restroom facility at Valley Park. Also approved was construction of climbing walls and a BMX bike track in Boyce Park. Further pertaining to parks, information was provided about...
Work continues on bridge replacement over Pucketa Creek between Plum, Upper Burrell
With a temporary span installed, work is continuing to replace a bridge over a creek between Plum and Upper Burrell. Pugliano Construction of Plum is working on the $1 million project to replace Pucketa Creek Bridge No. 5, which carries Lincoln Beach Drive over the creek. Allegheny and Westmoreland counties...
Pittsburgh woman charged in fentanyl death of her 7-month-old granddaughter
Allegheny County police charged a second person in connection with the fatal fentanyl poisoning of a 7-month-old Penn Hills infant — the girl’s grandmother. Barbara Ann Dunlap-Toombs, 66, of Larimer, turned herself in to sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday. She is charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children and...
Letter to the editor: Grateful for Clean Up Day efforts
Dear Monroeville residents and Clean Up Day volunteers: We would like to thank the 400-plus volunteers who donated their time and effort to clean Monroeville’s roadways and parks for the 28th Annual Jack Sedlak Memorial Clean Up Day. The volunteers picked up 600 bags of litter, 11 tires and various...
Gators helping Gators: Gateway students provide for classmates
Gateway High School students in the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy showcased their Gators Helping Gators impact project at a May 4 ceremony. For this year’s project, the group of young leaders chose to impact students in their school district who are homeless, face crisis situations and/or are in the foster care...
Morning Roundup: Man charged in shooting in Pittsburgh’s Strip District
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, May 11, 2023: Man charged in shooting in Pittsburgh’s Strip District A Pittsburgh man has been charged in a shooting that wounded two others last month in the city’s Strip District. Jaquan Steadman, 24, is charged with two...
Sewickley Township supervisor, challenger square off for Republican nomination
With a decision looming on what Sewickley Township should do with its closed recreation center in Herminie, Republicans will have a choice between an incumbent supervisor and a challenger in the May 16 primary. Mark Petros, 59, chairman of the supervisors, will face Jon Turik, 57, of Herminie, the owner...
Mt. Pleasant voters have choices for council nominees in Republican primary
Republican primary voters in Mt. Pleasant will choose between two candidates — Tim Bauer and Andy Davis — vying for a two-year term representing the 1st Ward on borough council. Also on the May 16 GOP ballot, incumbent Linda L. Czekanski is competing with challengers James P. Rega II and...
Roaring Run Watershed Association trying to raise money for trail-related projects
A new project organized by trail stewards and volunteers of the Roaring Run Watershed Association is tackling ongoing parking issues at the Rock Furnace Trailhead in Kiski Township. The Rock Furnace parking lot expansion and relocation project is underway at the trail on Brownstown Road to offer additional parking spaces...
The Stroller, May 11, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Lower Burrell event to benefit Speed Family Blessing Box A craft...
Norfolk Southern train derails in New Castle; officials say no hazardous materials released
Crews worked Thursday morning to clear a Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred late Wednesday in Lawrence County. The derailment was reported shortly before 11:30 p.m. near Montgomery Avenue and Lafayette Street in New Castle. The were no reports of hazardous materials being released, according to New Castle police. Norfolk...
Campaigns turn up heat in crowded Democratic primary race for Allegheny County executive
Allegheny County executive candidates — and groups aggressively campaigning on behalf of some of them — are making their closing arguments to voters with less than a week to go until Tuesday’s primary. State Rep. Sara Innamorato, D-Lawrenceville, has appeared to gain some momentum, with a recent poll showing her...
Iranian man arrested in connection with bomb threat at Pittsburgh International Airport
Allegheny County Police have arrested an Iranian national in connection with a bomb threat at Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday. Officers were dispatched at 4:35 p.m. to gate B-30 for a report of a passenger making a bomb threat. Police said Hossein Dehnavifard, 37, was taken into custody. He is...
Florida teen dies after crashing motorcycle in Pittsburgh
State police are investigating a fatal crash Wednesday afternoon that took place along the Veterans Bridge on-ramp from Route 28. Officers were dispatched around 1 p.m. for the crash involving a motorcycle. The driver was transported from the scene via Pittsburgh EMS to UPMC Mercy hospital where he later died...
New Kensington, Arnold leaders offer encouragement to Valley High football players
Three leaders of the New Kensington and Arnold communities have put themselves at the service of players on the Valley High School football team. New Kensington Mayor Tom Guzzo, Arnold Mayor Joe Bia II and District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. spoke to members of the Vikings team on the...
Westmoreland County Senior Games continue through Friday
The 40th annual Westmoreland County Senior Games are taking place through Friday. Anyone over the age of 50 can participate in the annual events organized by the Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Wednesday’s events, held at at Warriors’ Stadium at Penn-Trafford High School, were 100-meter run, 400-meter run,...
Annual health fair in Unity livens up wellness, safety education
The excited shouts and laughter of third graders filled the halls of Charter Oak Church as students from four area school districts gathered Wednesday to learn from local health care professionals and community members at the annual Latrobe Area Hospital Aid Society Children’s Health Fair. The event, which began in...
