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Franklin Park woman honored for activism in addiction, reducing stigma in mental illness
A Franklin Park woman dedicated to stopping the stigma attached to addiction and mental illness was honored this month with the Laura Ditka Award for Advocacy and Service. Sherry Jo Matt, founder of Stop the Judgement, received the award at the Cribs for Kids 2023 Women of Achievement event held...
Sewickley Academy likely to preserve ‘Blacksmith’s House’ in Edgeworth
Sewickley Academy officials have no plans to demolish what is known as the Blacksmith’s House in Edgeworth. Head of School Ashley Birtwell addressed those concerns, as well as rumors of the nearly one-acre lot at 627 Beaver Road being repurposed as a parking lot, at a borough planning commission meeting...
Pittsburgh police say missing 12-year-old boy has been found
Pittsburgh police say a 12-year-old boy who had been missing has been found safe. Omari Howard, 12, was last seen in Carrick on Monday, Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz reported. Pittsburgh police announced late Friday that he was found and safe....
Plum High School students prepare for ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Plum High School’s upcoming spring musical brings a strong feeling of nostalgia for alum Bethany Loy. The 2004 grad played trombone in the orchestra her sophomore year for “Fiddler on the Roof.” A little more than 20 years later, now the pit director, Loy prepares instrumental students to perform those...
Police say ‘rogue’ ex-employee made bomb threat that forced Rostraver Walmart evacuation
The Belle Vernon Walmart in Rostraver was open for business Thursday evening after the store was evacuated that afternoon following a bomb threat. Walmart employees heard a male voice give the proper code for a bomb threat over the store’s internal radio communications twice in a short period of time,...
1 flown from South Huntingdon after car crashes into tree
One person was airlifted by medical helicopter for treatment following a wreck Thursday afternoon in South Huntingdon, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. A car crashed into a tree at about 2:45 p.m. on Hodges Road, between Route 981 and Rolling Hills Road. Additional details weren’t immediately available....
Route 837 reopens after boulder removed
Route 837 in Jefferson Hills reopened Thursday afternoon after a boulder fell onto the roadway two days earlier. The road was shut to traffic between Route 51 in Jefferson Hills and St. Clair Avenue in Clairton. PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan said the road opened to motorists around 4:30 p.m....
Pittsburgh airport officials unveil plans for Fort Pitt Tunnel-inspired bridge connecting terminals in $1.4B projectVideo
The automated tram that has taken air travelers between Pittsburgh International Airport’s two terminals since they opened in 1992 will stop running when a new, $1.4 billion terminal opens in 2025. Allegheny County Airport Authority officials on Thursday unveiled plans for a connector bridge that will link the new terminal...
Balzer seeks 4th term as Westmoreland controller
Jeffrey Balzer is looking to secure his fourth term at Westmoreland County controller. Balzer, 57, of Salem, announced his intent to run for reelection to the office he has held since 2012. He is a Republican. The controller serves as the watchdog over county government and audits the financial performance...
Fruit stand opens for season in Springdale Township
It would’ve been hard for motorists along Freeport Road in Springdale Township to miss Heidi Bair on Thursday. Dressed as a bright red strawberry, the owner of John & Gerry’s Quality Fruit Market danced along the roadside to alert people that the store is open for the season. The store...
Pittsburgh man wanted on 5 warrants nabbed by sheriff’s office
Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies on Thursday arrested a Pittsburgh man wanted on five different arrest warrants. Khyree Givner, 28, had his bail revoked in January in a case accusing him of endangering the welfare of children, and he failed to appear in court in another case involving a firearms charge,...
Riverfront Theater Company opens season with dark comedy ‘True West’
A dark comedy about the complexities of family relationships will open the season for the Riverfront Theater Company. “True West” is the tale of two alienated brothers – one a well-educated screenwriter and the other a drifter – who might have more in common than they’d like to admit. “It’s...
2-hour standoff ends with man’s arrest in Hill District
A man was in the Allegheny County Jail Thursday in connection with a Hill District shooting. Vincent Brunson, 29, whose home address is unknown, is charged with criminal trespassing, recklessly endangering another person and a weapons charge. He is in county jail on $10,000 bail. Shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday...
Norwin area: Senior citizens dinner, senior softball league sign-up, trivia night, Easter discussion
Norwin students plan dinner for senior citizens Senior citizens living in North Huntingdon, Irwin and North Irwin will be able to enjoy a meal and entertainment at the annual Senior Citizens Dinner from 1 to 3 p.m. April 23 at the Norwin High School, 251 McMahon Drive, North Huntingdon. The...
Community Clean-Up Day coming to Hampton
Spring training may not generate a lot of excitement around Pittsburgh anymore, given the sorry state of baseball’s Pirates. As an alternative, consider channeling that enthusiasm into spring cleaning. Seriously, inconsiderate types seem to thrive on spending their winters dumping everything from sandwich wrappers to cigarette butts in places that...
Artist creates Route 28 sound barriers that are pleasing to eyes, ears
It’s not often a highway construction project can be categorized as an artistic experience. But that’s the case with PennDOT’s Highland Park Interchange Project for which locally based, award-winning artist Brian Peters designed unique sound barrier walls. The wavy design is inspired by the waters of the Allegheny River, situated...
Murrysville area: Paranormal presentation, local scholarships, Pi Day bake sale and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Library speaker will discuss paranormal occurrences in western Pa. The Delmont Public Library will host featured speaker Stan Gordon for a talk on reports of UFOs and Bigfoot in western Pennsylvania on March 29. Gordon will discuss his studies of paranormal incidents,...
Bids for Hampton trail project exceed estimate
As seems to happen frequently in most aspects of life these days, Hampton officials experienced sticker shock when they opened bids for the second and final phase of a trail project. The lowest of four bids for completing construction at Hampton Community Park came in at $655,000, well above the...
Westmoreland Symphony’s ‘Grand Piano’ features world-renowned soloistVideo
“Grand Piano” is the title of Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming concert — but it arguably could be called “Welcome to the Machine.” The program begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in The Palace Theatre in Greensburg with a piece by contemporary American composer Jennifer Higdon called simply, “Machine.” “Her music in...
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre gala returning after 3-year hiatus
After a three-year hiatus, the Saint Vincent Summer Theatre Gala is returning as a forerunner of the theater’s 53rd season. The event will begin at 6 p.m. March 31 in the Fred M. Rogers Center on the Saint Vincent College campus in Unity. The theater hosted a shortened season of...
Morning Roundup: Allegheny County hosting online meeting for 4 upcoming bridge projects
The Allegheny County Department of Public Works is playing host to an online meeting March 22 to discus plans to restore four bridges. The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. using the Microsoft Teams video conferencing app. The projects up for discussion are the restoration of: • Ivory...
Scouts experience district court in Allegheny Township
Some Scouts traded class time for courtroom time Wednesday in Allegheny Township. About 15 co-ed Scouts from Troops 501, 501G, 111 and 121 spent three hours observing civil and criminal hearings conducted in District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec’s courtroom. “This is my first time in a courtroom,” said Eli Booth,...
Vandergrift residents implore officials to unlock borough playgrounds
Taegen Caudle stood at the podium in front of Vandergrift officials during Monday’s council meeting to plead for playtime options in the borough’s still-locked parks. Taegen, 9, was one of about 20 residents in attendance in support of the playgrounds being unlocked April 1. “We really want some time outside...
1 dead, 1 hurt in West Homestead crash overnight
A West Homestead woman died and a second person was injured in an early morning crash Thursday in West Homestead, according to authorities. The wreck was reported at about 12:45 a.m. along Route 837 near West Seventh Avenue, emergency dispatchers reported. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the person...
Wrong way: Driver impairment, lack of awareness key elements in deadly crashes
When Earl Travis looked back at the road after glancing at a side mirror, he saw headlights on his side of a divided highway. He had a few seconds to react. “All I could do is, literally, I just turned the wheel to the right,” he said. That quick move...
