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Members of the West Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company are gearing up for the annual Fireman’s Festival. A revived tradition, the festival will be returning for its fourth year, said Morgan Swank, a member of the department’s fundraising committee. “It continues to grow every year, and everyone couldn’t be happier,” Swank...

Tracy Wiley is wild about real estate. She is the one-woman Realtor behind the brand “Real Estate Gone Wiley,” with social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram that feature Wiley and her advice and tips and tricks for navigating the real estate world in Pittsburgh — with an emphasis on...

Fans turned out over the weekend to take in the annual Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland International Airshow held at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. Related: • Day 2: Heat dents attendance at Westmoreland air show, but not the thrills • Day 1: Royal Canadian Air Force`s Snowbirds dazzle Westmoreland air show...

Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Monday, June 23: Wanted man arrested following SWAT situation in Hill District A Pittsburgh man was arrested Sunday following a SWAT situation in the Hill District. At 4 p.m., police responded to the 600 block of Kirkpatrick Street...

Community center plans golf fundraiser The Riverview Action Community Center is planning an 18-hole, four-person golf scramble fundraiser on Aug. 22 at Hill Crest Country Club in Lower Burrell. Registration is now open, and eight packages are available. The price is $550 per foursome or $150 for an individual. Check-in...

Chartiers Valley summer board dates The Chartiers Valley School Board meeting originally scheduled for July 8 has been canceled. The board will instead meet on July 22. According to the district, the shift supports contractual obligations related to the 2025-26 school year and lets staff use vacation time in early...

Pittsburgh officials on Monday attempted to allay fears of a city on the brink after a weekend that saw three shootings, including one that met the criteria of a mass casualty incident. “(This) is not a city bordering on violence. I want to make that clear,” said Olga George, a...

Tim Wagner Sr. of Murrysville is disassembling a treadmill in his house to see if he can get it working again. The exercise equipment is in his basement, which was flooded after an early June storm parked itself over his neighborhood along Hills Church Road. In the immediate aftermath of...

Tess Diehl’s job is her passion. “We’re ready to feed the people,” she said. As Leechburg Area’s food service director, Diehl is in charge of feeding students during the week in the school year and through the summer. This summer is no exception. On June 9, the high school cafeteria...

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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Garden strolls rescheduled in...

A new Tractor Supply Co. store could open in Lower Burrell as early as this fall. Tractor Supply spokeswoman Tricia Glenn said construction on the store, located at 108 Greensburg Road (Route 366), started in April. The store, located in the Kinloch section of the city, will be near a...

McCandless GOP awards scholarships The McCandless Republican Committee recently announced its 2025 scholarship recipients. For the pursuit of higher education in academics, the committee awarded $1,000 to Gabriella Hazard, who is heading to Virginia Tech in the fall. For the endeavors of achieving expertise in the trades, the committee awarded...

Kimberley Robinson grew up with reading being a fundamental skill in her household. Almost every day she and her brother were charged to learn new words, knowing the definitions, using them in sentences and comprehending their meanings. In her adult years, she has followed her mother’s lead of teaching the...

Nine Royal Canadian Air Force pilots wowed crowds Sunday when they shot and twirled their Snowbirds through the air during the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland International Airshow 2025. Aerobatics aficionados pointed fingers — and cellphone cameras — toward the sun as members of the U.S. Military Academy dramatically parachuted, with...

A creative and colorful display of Christianity filled up a parking lot in Springdale Township on Sunday: the ritual of “sawdust carpets” at Our Lady of Victory Church. The Benedict family of Cheswick created their first sawdust carpet this year. “We’ve intended to do this for so long. We finally...

Growing up gay in rural Freeport was not easy for Joe Weltner. “There were no rainbow flags in the shop windows, no support groups in schools, no drag story hours at the library,” said Weltner, who now lives in Harrison. “There was just fear, confusion and for me and many...

Health • An American Red Cross Blood community blood drive will be from 1 to 6 p.m. July 1 in the multipurpose room at St. Anne Home, 685 Angela Drive, Greensburg. Appointments recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Appointments: 800-733-2767 or redcrossblood.org. Meeting • Mon Valley Paws will meet 6 p.m....

After sitting vacant since 2023, Springdale’s Veterans Memorial Field will have a new occupant next spring. Springdale Council approved use of the field by Lower Valley Little League’s 120 youth athletes for its games and practices starting next season. The organization currently plays at neighboring Lampus Field but recently experienced...

Bridgeville James Francis Davis II sold property at 651 Dewey Ave. to Diamond Spike LLC for $155,000. Mary Phyllis Suehr sold property at 323 Prestley Road to Eleftheria Consulting LLC for $134,690. Estate of Joseph Ferlic Jr. sold property at 250 Crestvue Drive to Sofiane and Kahina Kernou for $268,000....

Even if you haven’t heard of Elliana Koulouris, if you’ve attended a live event in the Alle-Kiski Valley, you’ve probably heard her voice. The Lower Burrell teenager has made a name for herself over the past six years singing at events, games and festivals, performing in theater, and writing and...

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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Greek Food Festival planned...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday says he’s not looking for a fight with the Trump administration. The attorney general, during a wide-ranging interview with TribLive on Friday afternoon during a stop at the White Rabbit Cafe in Greensburg, said dealing with the political tension that has ripped through the nation...

Gillian Graber has been hoping to avoid this moment for more than a decade. A second state department recently approved permit renewals for two proposed Marcellus shale gas wells to be located less than a half-mile from her Trafford home. The state Environmental Hearing Board ruled this month against nonprofit...

North Huntingdon officials are accepting letters of interest from voters in the township’s Seventh Ward to fill the short-term vacancy of a commissioner who is retiring at the end of the month. The June 30 retirement of Commissioner Eric Gass will give the remaining six commissioners 30 days to fill...

Michael Weleski has been working since he was 12. Now 21, he used the money he has earned to make a variety of investments for his future. “I don’t want to have to work a hard labor job until I’m 70,” Weleski said. The Penn State New Kensington student from...