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Allegheny County’s Boyce Park Wave Pool in Plum, North Park Swimming Pool in McCandless and Settlers Cabin Park Wave Pool in Robinson will open for the season June 4. Daily hours of operation are 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., weather and conditions permitting. Admission varies by age and county residency....

A Monessen man wanted by city police for beating a man with a cinder block during a robbery Friday was arrested this week in Washington County. Dwayne M. “Peenie” Grogan, 55, was arraigned on multiple criminal charges including attempted homicide Monday after he was arrested Monongahela police on an arrest...

This show intermission will last about a year. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced an extensive remodel and expansion of the Greer Cabaret Theater and Backstage Bar in Downtown’s Cultural District on Monday. It’s expected to take about 12 months. For almost 20 years, the venue has been known as being...

Pittsburgh City Council Budget Director Bill Urbanic is retiring, and the office’s budget manager is leaving for a new position. City Council on Tuesday recognized Urbanic, as well as their budget manager Michael Strelic, who is leaving the city to become the township manager for Ligonier. “We know you are...

Norwin school board members continued the debate this week about how to cover a $3 million 2022-23 budget shortfall without raising taxes. The district may eliminate full-day kindergarten classes and six teaching positions, including five at the elementary level, to cuts costs. Five proposed new teaching positions, and a proposed...

The Monroeville Lions Club is getting a little help from some friends. Students from Gateway and Plum Senior high schools are volunteering to assist with the Saturday morning farmers’ market that the club has been running for 40 years. Plum junior Lauren Price started lending a hand last year at...

Police are searching for a Mt. Oliver man they allege beat his parents after they came to visit from Florida and then took off in their SUV. Joshua Roth, 41, is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and theft in connection with the assaults earlier this month. Allegheny...

The city of Pittsburgh is looking to lease a warehouse facility for the bureau of police for about $1 million. The measure was introduced to City Council on Tuesday with no discussion. According to the legislation, the city would enter a lease with WAG 2 LLC for just over $1...

A new cellphone policy at Penn Hills School District has inspired a Pennsylvania lawmaker to seek to implement legislation for Pennsylvania’s public schools. Starting in the 2022-23 school year, Penn Hills students will have their phones and other communication devices stored away during the school day. The district made the...

Pittsburgh-based Locomation, a company developing self-driving trucks, touted its technology Monday when they invited state leaders to tour its Lawrenceville facility. Department of Community and Economic Development Acting Secretary Neil Weaver and Deputy Secretary of Technology and Innovation Steve D’Ettorre visited the site, which has been supported by Gov. Tom...

The more than 200 mail-in ballots returned in Allegheny County that do not have a date on the outer declaration envelope should be tallied but kept separate from the overall vote totals, the Department of State has decided. What began as 218 votes was whittled down to 206 as the...

Jeannette is accepting letters of interest and resumes for an open seat on council after the May 13 death of Councilman Ron Smith. Submissions will be accepted until 4 p.m. June 3. Applicants must be at least 18 and a resident of the city for the past year. Council must...

Fern Hollow Nature Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a Gala in the Garden benefit from 6 to 9 p.m. June 10. Guests in garden cocktail attire will gather on Fern Hollow’s grounds to toast the nature center’s last 25 years as the voice for environmental education in the...

A “possible medical situation” caused an American Airlines flight to make an unscheduled landing Tuesday morning at Pittsburgh International Airport, according to an Allegheny County Airport Authority spokesman. The plane, which had been headed from Phoenix to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, landed in Pittsburgh shortly before...

Robert Graham of Jefferson Hills graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main campus in Davenport, Iowa, on Feb. 25. Lucy DePretis was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. DePretis was...

Graduates with 4.0 Rebecca Ettore, a psychology major in the psychology honors program, graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The daughter of Lisa M. Ettore and Donald J. Ettore, she is a 2018 graduate of North Hills Senior High School. She received the Stanley Lore...

Class of 2022 graduation The Shaler Area High School class of 2022 graduation will take place at 7 p.m. June 3 at Titan Stadium. Rain date is June 4. Guests must have a ticket to attend. Eagle Scout rank Michael Ulery of Shaler earned Boy Scouting’s highest rank when he...

West Mifflin police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in an armed robbery Monday morning at a local convenience store. The robbery happened at about 5:30 a.m. at the Speedway store on Kennywood Boulevard, police said. The male suspect was wearing a dark hoodie, green pants,...

A stolen pickup truck crashed into the Altius restaurant on Mt. Washington on Tuesday morning, causing significant damage, Pittsburgh police said. When emergency crews arrived just before 4:30 a.m. at the scene in the 1200 block of Grandview Avenue, the vehicle’s occupants had fled, police said. There was no one...

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tarentum Summer Concert series to feature American Pie The Tarentum Summer Concert...

Greater transparency requirements could be in store for Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities. State Rep. Ryan Warner, a Republican from the 52nd District — which includes parts of Westmoreland and Fayette counties — has introduced legislation that would increase public access to the records of the University of Pittsburgh and Penn...

Summer weather is just starting to heat up, but leaders of the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church Harvest Fair are already thinking about crisp autumn days. Collections kicked off this week for the annual fundraiser, scheduled for Sept. 9-10, and organizers are hoping to grow the much-loved sale-a-palooza to pre-pandemic levels....

Running Cicero’s Bar & Grill in Leechburg was a family affair for Melinda Albert and her husband, Rick. When Albert’s husband passed away in December 2020, she had to quickly learn to run a restaurant on her own. The two founded the restaurant in 2006. It was the fourth business...

Seton Hill doesn’t have an average driveway. The long and winding road that slowly lifts travelers to campus is bookmarked by towering trees on either side. Perhaps Seton Hill’s most prominent landmark, these renowned trees are “synonymous with Seton Hill and its identity,” according to campus archivist Casey Bowser. “When...

Anyone who likes to take their time to savor a good book from the Community Library of Allegheny Valley in Harrison can now return it after the due date without repercussion. The site on May 1 announced it is fine-free. “We are committed to serving our community in the best...