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Man believed dead after chase that ended near Cloverleaf Golf Club in Salem
Police believe a man died by suicide Monday near the border of Penn and Salem townships in an incident that prompted a large police response along a road south of Route 22. Trooper Steve Limani said authorities were notified of a man having a mental health issue around 10 a.m....
Members appointed to Pittsburgh’s reorganized Art Commission
Pittsburgh City Council has approved Mayor Ed Gainey’s appointments to the city’s Art Commission, which officials reorganized last month after the mayor disbanded the prior commission. Gainey in November removed all prior Art Commission members with little explanation. He then proposed a plan to divide the Art Commission into a...
Gas prices edge lower in Pittsburgh, across Pa. while national average unchanged
While gas prices in some states moved higher in the past week, Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh area are among those where prices came down slightly. According to AAA, the statewide average price of a gallon of gas Monday was about $3.69. That’s about 4 cents less than last week, about...
Trivia Night to benefit Delmont trough repairs
Delmont Historical Preservation Society is inviting residents to test their knowledge of local history while they help to renew an iconic landmark in the town. The society will host a Trivia Night from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Red Barn Winery, 275 Manor Road, Delmont. The event...
Arnold approves selling Fourth Avenue lots to dumpster rental business
The owner of a dumpster rental company plans to start construction on a new home for his business in Arnold by the fall. Joe Cene, owner of Triple P Disposal, hopes the work along Fourth Avenue can start sooner than that. “I’m going to do all I can to get...
Gilpin officials investigating reports of stolen business yard signs
Gilpin officials are investigating recent reports of sign thefts in the township. Supervisor Charles Stull took to social media Friday to ask for the public’s help regarding multiple reports of what he described as a “strange” crime throughout the township. “Yard signs for various businesses throughout Gilpin Township have gone...
United Way, Westmoreland County partner to use 211 service to help residents
Westmoreland County residents looking for help finding behavioral health or developmental services will be funneled through United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s 211 service under a new partnership. Rob Hamilton, Westmoreland County director of human services, said call takers will be trained on such offerings through county government and in the...
Community leaders, neighbors welcome latest round of blighted property removals in Westmoreland County
Community leaders and neighbors alike are lauding Westmoreland County officials after they approved funding to demolish six blighted structures as part of an ongoing effort to remove dilapidated structures. County commissioners authorized spending up to $225,000 from a special fund created in 2017 to pay for the demolition projects. It’s...
Morning Roundup: K9 retires in North Versailles
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023: K9 retires in North Versailles North Versailles Police K9 Laky worked his last shift Saturday, retiring to live a life “eating carrots and licking the yogurt container,” according to the township’s Facebook. Laky has been...
Bicycle Heaven Museum reopens after Christmas flood
Cycling and fix-it enthusiasts can get their fill once again after a popular North Side destination has reopened seven days a week. Bicycle Heaven Museum, pegged as the “world’s largest bike museum, sales shop and repairs,” has been closed since Christmas Eve after a broken waterline flooded the space along...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Feb. 20, 2023
Library presents ‘How to Make Beer’ Monroeville Public Library will offer an evening of casual conversation discussing the basics of beer and homebrewing from 6 to 8:30 on March 10. Conversation will cover equipment and ingredients, keeping a clean space, temperature, time, fermentation and what to expect when you’re expecting...
Chartiers Valley area happenings, week of Feb. 20, 2023
‘Cinderella’ set for Feb. 25-26 The children’s play “Cinderella” will be presented by the Carnegie Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 and 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Andrew Carnegie Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for children, students and seniors, and...
Free bus rides provide New Kensington, Arnold residents grocery shopping opportunity
Growing up in New Kensington in the 1950s and ’60s, Joan Smith said there was a variety of grocery stores, most within walking distance, no matter which section of town you lived in. “There was IGA and Gold Circle, and even at Kmart you could get some stuff,” Smith said....
The Stroller, Feb. 20, 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. Children encouraged to enter bookmark design contest Vandergrift Public Library is...
Hempfield’s middle school consolidation vote: Here’s what you need to know
The beginning of Hempfield Area High School’s $128 million revitalization project is edging closer. This summer, the district plans to kick off construction on the project that will gut the school to its structural system and replace everything as new. But before ground can be broken, the school board and...
Bethel Park area happenings, week of Feb. 20, 2023
High school presents ‘Addams Family’ Bethel Park High School presents the musical “The Addams Family” at 7 p.m. March 15-18. Tickets are $10 per ticket, plus fees, and will be sold exclusively through the school district’s website, starting March 1, at www.bpsd.org/Musical.aspx. As has long been the case at Bethel...
Dean’s List students announced for the North Allegheny areaVideo
The following students of the North Allegheny area have been named to the Chatham University School of Arts, Science & Business Dean’s List for the fall 2022 term. Amy Marciniak; Bailey Burkarth; Brittany Wolfgang; Florence Lang; Jacob Yarosz; Jamie Hollo; Sofia Caloiero; Rachel Tighe; Alyssa Bruce; Morgan Maughan; Pratik Yarlagadda;...
In brief: News from Longvue Acres Garden Club and more
Garden club slates February program Longvue Acres Garden Club’s February program will be Lawn to Nature presented by Ken Knapp and Leah Fulton, assistant naturalists at Latodami Nature Center. Learn how to replace part of your lawn with a No Mow garden of native species. The Latodami Nature Center has...
No suspects found when SWAT team enters North Braddock house where home invasion reported
An Allegheny County Police SWAT team responded to a home on Sunday afternoon in North Braddock after a man reported that a home invasion was taking place, according to authorities. At the request of borough police, county SWAT officers and emergency medical services were dispatched to a home at around...
District plan calls for gradual return for Westinghouse students in wake of shooting that left 4 teens injured
Students who attend a Pittsburgh school where four students were shot last Tuesday will return to classes over the course of the coming week, school officials announced Sunday. A “phased-in” approach will be used this week to gradually return students to Pittsburgh Westinghouse Academy in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, officials said....
Coin enthusiasts gather, share interests at Greensburg collector show
Don’t rustle around in your wallet just yet — the coins on display at the Greensburg Coin Club show Sunday were a little more unusual than your average pocket change. Around 16 coin dealers and a whole host of coin-collecting enthusiasts gathered at the Circleville Volunteer Fire Department to show...
Vehicle drives into Brentwood storefront, 1 injured
One person was taken to a hospital after a car drove into an H&R Block building on Towne Square Way in Brentwood on Sunday afternoon. Allegheny County 911 dispatchers said the initial call reporting the one-vehicle crash came in at 2:21 p.m. Brentwood first responders were sent to the scene,...
Plum awards contract for $1M road paving program, mostly for Holiday Park and Logans Ferry Heights
Plum’s Holiday Park and Logans Ferry Heights neighborhoods will be the main beneficiaries of road work in the borough this year. Of nearly a dozen roads that will be resurfaced, seven are in Holiday Park. Eighteen that will be tarred and chipped are all in Logans Ferry Heights. Borough council...
Harrison, Brackenridge police investigating after ‘taggers’ vandalize properties
Graffiti artists have left their unwanted mark on a Brackenridge business and other sites in Harrison. Property owner Cameron Yockey said he discovered Feb. 3 that his building along Brackenridge Avenue had been tagged. Vandals scribbled on the storefront, sidewalk and trash can. “Thankfully, we bought this building to renovate...
Plum Council approves first 35 houses of Patriot Estates plan; a total of 158 in the works
Plum Council has attached a few conditions to its approval of the first phase of a three-phase, 158-home housing development. Council voted 6-0 to give final approval to the 35-house first phase of Patriot Estates, a development that would cover about 140 acres off Davidson Road. Council’s approval followed a...
