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Mt. Pleasant contractor pleads guilty for work not performed
A Mt. Pleasant contractor will serve up to three years on probation for accepting payment for work he never performed. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Mears said Wednesday that penalty could be converted into a jail sentence unless at least $8,000 in restitution is paid by Sept. 1....
Penn Hills father, daughter graduate together from Duquesne University
A Penn Hills father and daughter were able to celebrate a special occasion together at Duquesne University’s commencement. Arielle and Joshua Frederick both graduated from Duquesne on May 13 at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Joshua Frederick earned his second master’s degree in analytics and information management, and his daughter earned...
Kiski Township, Rosebud Mining dispute fix for Hilty Road
Kiski Township is demanding that Rosebud Mining fix a road slide on Hilty Road. But the mining company first wants the township to release it from future responsibility to fix the road. Rosebud has used Hilty and other township roads for truck traffic to access its coal mining operations at...
Sewickley man charged in Pittsburgh teen’s homicide
A Sewickley man is charged in connection with the killing of a teenage boy this month in Pittsburgh, according to police, who said the man sent video of the teen’s last moments to at least one other person. In addition to homicide, Joseph Koller, 20, faces charges of aggravated assault...
Big Brothers Big Sisters plans ‘Summer Fest’ at Twin Lakes Park
Aubrey Marquis has been a “Big” for a year and a half, and she says she still gets choked up when she talks about spending time with her “Little” at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region. “You come into the program with the mission of changing the life...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 27-30
It’s Memorial Day weekend — a time to remember those who served for our freedom. Here are some ways to spend it. Memorial Day parade The annual Memorial Day parade starts at 10 a.m. Monday at 36th and Butler Streets in Lawrenceville. It ends at Allegheny Cemetery. There will be...
Free smoke alarms and installation offered to Vandergrift area residents
Vandergrift fire officials and volunteers are on a mission to spread fire-safety awareness throughout the borough. Vandergrift Volunteer Fire Department Nos. 1 and 2 launched the “Sound The Alarm” campaign, sponsored by the American Red Cross, to provide free installation on June 4 of up to three smoke detectors in...
Photo album: Quaker Valley High School prom
Quaker Valley High School held its prom on May 20. Students participated in the traditional grand march promenade at the high school before heading off to the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry for dinner and dancing. This year’s theme was “An Enchanted Garden.”...
Police: Reward offered for info on malnourished dog abandoned in Crescent Township
Donations are being accepted to help a malnourished dog abandoned Tuesday in Crescent Township, while a $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the canine’s cruel treatment. According to township police, the female dog, who has received veterinary care through the Humane...
Man’s gunshot wound leads to Pittsburgh police investigation in Homewood
Pittsburgh police are investigating a possible crime scene in the city’s Homewood neighborhood after a man arrived at an area hospital early Thursday with a gunshot wound. The man was in stable condition when he appeared at the hospital shortly after 3:30 a.m., police said. Police said the potential crime...
The Stroller, May 26, 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. Lower Burrell Farmers Market to open for summer The Lower Burrell Farmers...
Harmar officials optimistic about medical equipment facility occupying former betting space
Harmar supervisors are feeling optimistic about a medical equipment manufacturing facility coming to the township. Supervisors voted 4-0, with Supervisor Bob Exler absent, to green light the Madison Acquisitions plan to turn the former Meadows off-track betting site at 1 Anchor Drive into a manufacturing facility for Zoll Medical Corp....
North Park pool open for summer
The Boyce Park Wave Pool, North Park Swimming Pool, and Settlers Cabin Park Wave Pool will open for the June 4, the Allegheny County Parks Department announced. The South Park Wave Pool is undergoing concrete and other maintenance work and will have a delayed opening. Once a date for opening...
Pittsburgh business, community leaders publicly support Pitt funding
Over 100 regional business and community leaders have thrown their weight behind the University of Pittsburgh as Republican support for the school’s state funding is in jeopardy. Pitt shared 12 letters this week urging lawmakers to follow precedent and approve the university’s 2022-23 nonpreferred appropriation bill, which would give the...
Autistic student uses art as therapeutic tool
A Fox Chapel Area High School senior is channeling her love of art as a therapeutic tool. Emily Hook, 17, is autistic, but her diagnosis came years after struggling with mental health issues that first surfaced in the third-grade. “I’ve been creating art for as long as I can remember,”...
Extra security in place at Norwin after reported threat against student, employee
Extra security is in place in the Norwin School District today after a threat of violence against a student and a middle school employee was discovered on social media Wednesday, Superintendent Jeff Taylor said. The district said Thursday that the student who made the comment — reported through the state’s...
Plum High School Class of 2022 graduates
Here is the Plum High School Class of 2022: Lindsey Adams, Hira Adeel, Kenyah Adonai, Beau Aiello, Dylan Akut, Elizabeth Amen, Sydney Anderson, Alexander Arelt, Tyler Atkinson, Trystn Auth, Macey Barritt, Madison Beard, Caleb Bedillion, Jake Bell, Emma Bennethum. Mark Berezanich, Dominic Bergamasco, Amanda Beyer, Kriti Bhandari, Angelo Borrelli, Sofia...
Woodland Hills appoints Castagna as permanent superintendent; 2 school directors resign
Woodland Hills school officials have made Acting Superintendent Daniel Castagna’s position permanent, voting to confirm his appointment at a special meeting Wednesday night that also included the resignation of two school board members. The board voted 5-1 to appoint Castagna as the superintendent; board member Terri Lawson abstained from voting....
Parents, educators try to come to grips with Texas elementary school shooting
Leechburg resident Angelique Senko teared up Wednesday while discussing Tuesday’s elementary school massacre in Texas. Senko, 44, a former Leechburg Area School Board member with three children enrolled in the high school, described news of the shooting as terrible. Like parents all over the country, Senko is trying to come...
Police say Washington County man fatally shot his neighbor
Pennsylvania State Police have accused a Washington County man of fatally shooting his neighbor Wednesday afternoon in Smith Township. Bryce Kevin Tacy, 52, is accused of criminal homicide in the incident reported at about 2:3o p.m. along Loffert Road. Police said Tacy verbally engaged the victim, Jerry E. Anderson, 44,...
Security measures heightened, discussed in Western Pa. districts after Texas school shooting
Knowing just how much the deadliest elementary school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012 was likely to affect unnerved parents and children throughout Western Pennsylvania, local school officials took a proactive approach Wednesday to reassuring worried students and their families. Greensburg Salem School Districts posted a video message on its...
Westmoreland coroner’s office plans funeral for unclaimed remains of deceased veterans
The cremated remains of 15 veterans discovered in storage at the Westmoreland County Coroner’s office — some for as long as 29 years — will have a formal memorial service in July before being laid to rest with full military honors, Coroner Tim Carson said. The memorial service will be...
Career fair will connect Hempfield students, employers
Upperclassmen at Hempfield Area High School looking to enter the workforce after graduation will have an opportunity to connect with local businesses during a job fair this week. The Spartan Connections Career Fair featuring about 50 local businesses is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the high...
All but 30 ballots counted in Allegheny County as statewide recount in U.S. Senate race looms
Allegheny County election officials as of Wednesday had counted all but 30 challenged provisional ballots cast in last week’s primary, and hearings will be held Friday to determine whether the remaining ballots should be counted. Nearly 1,750 provisional ballots were scanned and tallied Tuesday and Wednesday, ultimately adding 103 votes...
Brackenridge’s Platinum Ridge residents dance the night away at prom
It’s prom season across the Alle-Kiski Valley and residents at Platinum Ridge in Brackenridge celebrated recently with a special night of their own. Residents dressed to the nines for the big event, hosted May 12 on the grounds of the nursing home and rehab center along Broadview Boulevard. “They always...
