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5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Aug. 5-7
Rollin’ and strollin’ More than 170 vintage rides are expected to roll into Ligonier on Friday for The Stroll, the annual 1950s-themed car cruise hosted by Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Antique and classic vehicles will ring the Diamond and park along adjoining streets....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 5-7
There’s still plenty of summer left to enjoy. Here are five things to do around the Pittsburgh area this weekend. Now you see it … Liberty Magic is putting the “Spotlight on the ‘Burgh” this weekend, with three shows featuring master magicians who call Pittsburgh home. Mr. Messado, Michael Misko,...
Fire breaks out in heart of Strip District at building housing new brewery
A brewery set to open soon in Pittsburgh’s Strip District neighborhood sustained a fire early Friday morning. Just after midnight on Friday, a passerby noticed smoke coming out of Bonafide Beer Co. at 21st Street between Penn Avenue and Smallman Street, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The passerby called...
Art projects proposed for downtown New Kensington alley, crosswalks
A proposed project would decorate an alley and two intersections in downtown New Kensington with artwork. The New Kensington Downtown Partnership and the New Kensington Arts Center are proposing the art projects for Ivy Alley, which runs between Fourth and Fifth avenues, and the Fifth Avenue intersections at Eighth and...
How Pennsylvania’s new minimum wage regulations will impact workers
For the first time in 45 years, Pennsylvania workers woke up to updated Minimum Wage Act regulations Friday morning. The new state regulations revise how employers pay tipped employees and process noncash tips, among other changes. They also align Pennsylvania regulations with federal ones. These regulations were proposed by Gov....
The Stroller, Aug. 5, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Wine tasting fundraiser planned at Wooden Door Winery Burrell Education Foundation will...
Knoch alum will take on former Bellator interim heavyweight champion on Aug. 12Video
When he steps into the ring at Bellator 284 on Aug. 12, “Tall” Steven Mowry will do so as the No. 5-ranked Bellator heavyweight contender, facing former interim heavyweight champion Valentin Moldavsky in Sioux Falls, S.D. That’s a long way from the gym at Knoch High School, where the Butler...
Fox Chapel Area High School freshman embraces conservation
A Fox Chapel Area High School freshman with a commitment to conservation is raising monies to help pay it forward for the next generation of conservation leaders. Claire Conti, 14, has attended the Wildlife Leadership Academy the past two summers. The non-profit is dedicated to engaging and empowering high-school aged...
Sharpsburg public works director takes new job in Swissvale
Sharpsburg public works Director Jordan D’Ambrosio has taken taken his talents to Swissvale. D’Ambrosio was serve Sharpsburg the past seven years. He was presented a proclamation by Mayor Brittany Reno, and council members lauded his services at the July 28 council meeting. During his tenure, the department has grown from...
Fox Chapel Garden Club giving old tennis shoes new life
About 1,000 pairs of gently used shoes will be walking into a new life as playground mats, running tracks and basketball courts through the efforts of the Fox Chapel Garden Club. The annual collection by club members is underway, marking the 15th year for the program that has made an...
Tarentum woman buys, fills and doles out hundreds of bookbags to kids in need
Growing up in Fox Chapel, Jessica Harcina’s family couldn’t afford to send her back to school in style. “We couldn’t go out and buy all the things that I needed,” said Harcina, now a Tarentum resident. “I was the kid who didn’t have a new backpack.” That feeling stuck with...
‘Backpack Bash’ returns to Kiski Area High School
A free back-to-school giveaway event for all students enrolled in the Kiski Area School District is scheduled for Aug. 10. The Back to School Backpack Bash returns this year after a successful inaugural 2021 launch. The district sought donations of backpacks, school supplies and hygiene items from the community over...
Washington County man sentenced to 20 years for sexually exploiting minors
A Washington County man who had threatened to extort seven minor girls to get sexually explicit images of them was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison on child pornography charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh. Jacob Kolonis, 29, who also had lived with relatives in...
Pittsburgh police: Woman in critical condition after being struck by vehicle
A woman was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle on Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said police were dispatched shortly after 4 p.m. for the incident near the intersection of Ward Street and Boulevard of the Allies. Cruz said a woman, believed to be in...
Activist groups to protest at Sen. Kim Ward’s office over abortion bill
Two community activist groups that support abortion rights are planning to rally Friday afternoon outside the Southwest Greensburg office of state Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, R-Hempfield. “We want to make people aware of what Kim Ward is doing,” said Amanda Piern, the organizer for Voice of Westmoreland, which has...
Living Treasures Wild Animal Park hosts a ‘Beastly Beard’ competition
Living Treasures Wild Animal Park hosted a “Beastly Beard” competition Thursday at its Laurel Highlands location in Jones Mills. About 20 men competed for the title. Robert DuVuvei was declared the winner. Retired Pittsburgh Steelers great Brett Keisel lent his support. Keisel was known for growing a long beard and...
Hundreds of West Penn Power customers without service in Lower Burrell, power restored just before 8
Thunderstorms and heavy winds knocked down trees and power lines in Lower Burrell on Thursday evening, according to West Penn Power officials. Spokesman Eyad Gheith said the city was the hardest hit area in the Alle-Kiski Valley, with between 500 to 1,500 customers affected. He said outages in Westmoreland County...
Police: 2 teens shot in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood
Two young women were rushed to a local hospital, one in critical condition, after being shot late Thursday morning in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller said officers were dispatched at 11:17 a.m. to the intersection of Brushton Avenue and Stranahan Street for reports of two people shot....
Pittsburgh-area lawyers call legal blunder in Alex Jones trial a ‘breathtaking set of multiple catastrophes’
For a trial attorney, it was the stuff of dreams. On Wednesday, as cross-examination was underway in the defamation case against Infowars’ Alex Jones, the attorney representing the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., caught Jones in a lie....
Valley High School music teacher pleads guilty to sexting students
A former music teacher at Valley High School in New Kensington was ordered to serve nine months on house arrest and five years on probation for sending sexually-themed text messages to two students. Sean Timothy O’Neil, 35, of North Apollo, pleaded guilty in two related cases on Thursday in which...
Tarentum park to be off-limits while crews remove giant tree
The playground at Riverview Memorial Park in Tarentum might need to close for at least a day or two while crews work in the coming weeks to remove a towering tree from the perimeter. Council on Tuesday approved the project after talking about the damage caused by a fallen branch...
West Leechburg, Gilpin, Leechburg, Parks fire departments to hold gun bash
Four local fire departments are coming together to raise funds by throwing a community gun bash. Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company, West Leechburg Volunteer Fire Department, Gilpin Volunteer Fire Department and Parks Township Volunteer Fire Department will hold a “Kiski Valley ’80s Beach Bash” on Saturday at the West Leechburg Fire...
Judge rules appeal in Jeannette murder, arson case filed decades late
A Jeannette man serving three consecutive life sentences for setting the 1993 fire to his home that killed his wife and two children was decades late in filing his appeal, a Westmoreland County judge ruled. James Young, 55, claims his conviction on three counts of first-degree murder was based on...
Greensburg rape victim demands justice as attacker sentenced to prison
The sister of a Greensburg woman raped by a neighbor at knifepoint asked that justice be served as part of a plea bargain finalized Thursday. “Never did I think anything like this would happen. I thought I was going to die,” the woman wrote in a letter read in court...
Monroeville Foundation hosts 4th annual CommUNITY Day
Monroeville celebrated its fourth annual CommUNITY Day on July 30. The event was hosted by the Monroeville Foundation and sponsored by multiple businesses, including Forbes Hospital, Highmark and Allegheny Health Network The day began at 9 a.m. with the CommUNITY Day 5k run/walk. After participants were done, they headed over...
