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Pittsburgh looks to partner with CommonWealth Press to create, sell official merchandise
The city of Pittsburgh is looking to partner with CommonWealth Press to design and sell officially licensed Pittsburgh merchandise. The city announced in September that officials were looking to partner with a company to create branded Pittsburgh merchandise. Officials at the time said this would not prohibit other companies from...
Pirates Opening Day sights and soundsVideo
Warm temperatures. A touch of sun. Tailgates. Baseball. Opening Day has arrived in Pittsburgh. Fans made their way down to the North Shore Tuesday afternoon hours before the 4:12 p.m. scheduled first pitch against the Chicago Cubs. Some were hopeful. Some were realistic. Others hoped for a .500 record. Pitcher’s...
Gus & Yiayia’s opens for the season on Pittsburgh’s North Side
The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t the only ones celebrating an opening day on the North Side. Gus & Yiayia’s ice ball stand opened on Tuesday for the season. Ice balls were served from the bright orange cart under the rainbow-colored umbrella near West Park, a few blocks away from PNC Park....
Westmoreland’s plan for $105 million in covid relief funds remains elusive
Nearly a year after Westmoreland County received the first half of its $105 million coronavirus relief fund allocation, there is still no consensus on how that money should be spent. Commissioners said Monday that internal discussions are continuing in an effort to craft a comprehensive blueprint to use the funds. And,...
Jefferson Hills council moves to permanently decertify Gill Hall VFC
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Company will not return to service in Jefferson Hills as long as the current council majority is in power. That message was delivered April 11 as borough officials voted 5-2 against reinstating the idle fire department, restoring its run cards, having its vehicles back on borough...
Pa. Supreme Court to rule if life sentence appropriate in 2016 fatal N. Versailles crash
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning on whether a man convicted of killing a family of three in a fiery Thanksgiving 2016 crash in North Versailles ought to be sentenced to a mandatory term of life in prison. Demetrius Coleman, 28, of Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, was accused of...
Sewickley officials hire grant writer to help get money for new projects
Sewickley officials hope to acquire more funds for projects through the assistance of a grant writer. Council recently appointed Kimberley Hileman to seek such financial opportunities in order to benefit the borough. “Like many small communities with aging infrastructure, we have a backlog of capital needs,” council president Cynthia Mullins...
Pittsburgh to ban plastic bags next year
Single-use plastic bags will be banned in Pittsburgh, beginning next year. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure to ban most single-use plastic bags, though there are exceptions for produce bags, meat packaging, pharmacy bags and bags used to wrap flowers or similar items. Garbage bags and pet waste...
Police searching for man accused of sexually assaulting teen during Crafton Heights break-in
Pittsburgh police issued a warrant over the weekend for a man accused of breaking into a Crafton Heights home last month and assaulting a teenage girl as she slept on a couch. Robert Huggins, 21, faces more than a dozen charges ranging from involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of...
Evergreen Road in Gilpin to close April 18 for bridge replacement
Evergreen Road in Gilpin will close April 18 from Pershing Avenue (Route 66) to Ice Pond Road. Evergreen Road is expected to reopen Aug 2. The bridge, which carries Evergreen Road over Brady’s Run, will be closed while crews replace the existing structure with a multi-girder bridge. Mekis Construction Corp....
Carousel in Oakland’s Schenley Plaza opens for the season
Emilia, 3, entered the gate for the PNC Carousel in Schenley Plaza in Oakland. She slowly walked around, considering riding several of the animals. Then she ran towards the teacup. “Do you want me to ride the teacup too?” asked her mother Kelly Marek, of Imperial, on Monday, the opening...
Chatham University study shows positive results when students spend time in sensory garden
“A breath of fresh air” is more than just a saying. There is some proof that being outside has positive effects on people. For Carlee Domke, a second-year occupational therapy doctorate student at Chatham University in Shadyside, part of the experiential curriculum includes visiting the school’s sensory garden. “When I...
Scottdale woman accused of beating, running over pedestrian
A Scottdale woman was jailed Monday night after police said she beat a woman with a wooden baseball bat and ran her over with a car before fleeing, according to court papers. Authorities said Nicole L. Moore, 25, became angry after she saw the woman video recording a 3-year-old child...
Pittsburgh Earth Day’s Ecolution Fashion Show to highlight style sustainability
Cheryl Capezzuti was in her brother’s industrial metal fabrication shop when she looked down. She realized she had found the material for her next art project. “I saw shiny pieces of aluminum scraps on the floor that looked like glitter,” said Capezzuti, of Brighton Heights, an artist known for her...
Forward Township votes to disband local police department
At their monthly meeting Monday, supervisors in Forward Township voted unanimously to disband their police department. The Mon Valley municipality of about 3,000 people had four full-time offices and three part-time officers. The department was disbanded as of midnight Tuesday. According to a Facebook post from the Forward Township police...
Car crashes, catches fire on Liberty Bridge
A car crashed and caught fire early Tuesday morning on the Liberty Bridge, according to Pittsburgh police. According to a Pittsburgh Public Safety report, the vehicle was headed inbound at a high rate of speed when it crashed just outside of the tunnel into a guardrail and caught fire. Police...
The Stroller, April 12, 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. Please include a daytime telephone number. Food items needed for Leechburg weekend distribution The Leechburg Food Bank and Leechburg School District sponsor the Providing Alternatives to Hunger...
Proposed Lawrenceville food hall wins zoning appeal, hopes to open in 2023
Lawrence Hall, a proposed food hall on Butler Street in Lawrenceville, has been held up for about three years, unable to clear challenges to a zoning variance sought by the owners. The main issue was the hall was four off-street parking spaces short of regulations, and despite mitigation efforts —...
‘American Pickers’ returning to Pennsylvania for new episodes
The popular television reality series “American Pickers” wants you. And your antiques. The History Channel’s hit series is returning to Pennsylvania in June to record new episodes and its staff is putting out the word that it’s in search of unique collections of relics. “American Pickers” is a documentary series...
Westmoreland museum’s ‘Windframe’ one of a kind
Editor’s note ‘What’s That?’ is a recurring feature in the Tribune-Review’s Westmoreland Plus edition. If there’s something you’d like to see explored here, send an email to gtrcity@triblive.com The 14-foot-high art piece affixed to the west wing of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg always is changing. “Windframe,”...
Building the Valley: Ales on 6th to bring extensive beer, entertainment options to Tarentum
A new bar and grill is set to open this spring along East Sixth Avenue in Tarentum. Ales on 6th, housed on the ground level of the Tarentum Hotel, is the venture of five cousins with ties to the Alle-Kiski Valley. “We want to bring something fun and new to...
Woman hurt, 2 toddlers safe after vehicle goes over steep hillside in Vandergrift
A woman was airlifted to a hospital Monday night, but her two toddler-age children were unhurt despite her vehicle crashing hundreds of feet down a steep hillside in Vandergrift, according to authorities. The 35-year-old woman, whose name was not released, was traveling along 28th Street about 9:30 p.m. when she...
Derry Township kitchen fire causes $30,000 in damage
A kitchen fire at a Derry Township patio home Monday evening caused between $30,000 and $40,000 in damage, a fire official said. Bradenville Fire Chief Mark Piantine said the fire was caused by burned food in the oven of a four-unit home on Spring Crest Circle. He said the blaze...
Woman hit by vehicle in Scottdale, dispatcher says
A woman was hit by a vehicle in Scottdale early Monday night, according to a Westmoreland Public Safety supervisor. It happened on Pittsburgh Street at 6 p.m. and Mutual Aid Ambulance responded to the scene, the supervisor said. Scottdale police could not be reached for comment. Additional details were not...
Norwin proposes policies to handle tricky topics like critical race theory
Norwin School Board unveiled a proposed “controversial issues” policy Monday to act as a guide for teachers on matters of race and other topics. The proposed policy comes after several months of debate among board members, students and residents about whether critical race theory is being taught in some lessons....
