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Summer brews to be featured at Greensburg Craft Beer Week
After five years of providing beer lovers with an opportunity to try the latest local brews, Greensburg Craft Beer Week is undergoing changes. This year, the 10-day event will focus on summer brews, with a move from its normal September time slot to June. In addition, the event will kick...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: April 8-10
Get your Kix The hard-rock, glam-metal band Kix will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday at The Lamp Theatre, 222 Main St., Irwin. The band’s 1988 release, “Blow My Fuse,” went platinum, with the power ballad “Don’t Close Your Eyes” peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100....
Parks Township couple creates way to comfort dads after loss of a baby
The tiny footprint is protected by wings. It belongs to Molly Rose, whose mom and dad have memorialized her making a mark in this world on the back of a black T-shirt. She will never walk on this earth, but her parents hope the image will become part of the...
Letter to the editor: Concerned Sewickley Parents should reconsider demands
We wish to address the Concerned Sewickley Parents who authored the petition advertisement on page 7 in the Sewickley Herald’s March 31 edition. In your petition, you demand that several actions be taken by Sewickley Academy’s Board of Trustees and Head of School. We studied your demands. In doing so,...
Eden Hall’s 1st business pitch competition focuses on food, agriculture
Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus in Richland hosted its first-ever “pitch” competition, for people in the region who have ideas about new or emerging food and agricultural businesses. The competition, sponsored by Chatham’s Center for Regional Agriculture, Food and Transformation, or CRAFT, was held April 2 in the Esther Barazzone...
Holy week services and other events at Sewickley area churches
Divine Redeemer Parish Eucharistic Adoration at St. Mary, 444 Glenfield Road, takes place 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays. At St. James, 200 Walnut St., it takes place from 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Mondays, 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays, noon-4 p.m. Fridays and on Saturdays after 9 a.m. Mass. Walk-ins and signups are welcome. For more...
North Allegheny Women’s Association unites for good causes
For women looking to make meaningful connections with other women in the North Allegheny communities, there’s an organization for that. The North Allegheny Women’s Association is a social and charitable organization with the purpose of uniting women through community service, according to its President Josley Counselman. NAWA was the brainchild...
Gilpin man, 45, killed in house fire; search for cause continuesVideo
A Gilpin man died in a house fire early Friday morning when he was unable to escape the burning structure, the Armstrong County coroner said. Jeremy Wildie, 45, who lived along Banfield Road, was found near the rear door of his residence, Coroner Brian Myers said. Wildie was not able...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: April 8-10
It’s the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Spring carnival Carnegie Mellon University’s annual Spring Carnival is back after being held virtually the past two years because of the pandemic. The event on the Oakland campus continues Friday through Sunday. A committee of students coordinates with other groups...
The Stroller, April 8, 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. Donations welcome for Easter meals, treats Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Food Bank is accepting donations that will be used to...
Leechburg parents frustrated by unplayable high school baseball field
Parents of boys on the Leechburg Area High School baseball team are frustrated their kids don’t have a field at which to play home games. West Leechburg resident Adrianne Burke, who has two boys on the team, said most parents are disappointed because they’ve been waiting on improvements to the...
Fox Chapel Area grad creates painting commemorating alma mater’s WPIAL basketball championship
Fox Chapel Area High School’s 2022 championship-winning basketball team has been immortalized not only in the WPIAL history books, but through the artistic talent of an alum. George Williams, art teacher and boys soccer coach at Seneca Valley High School, crafted a painting based off a team photo following the...
Students can learn about careers in STEM through free New Kensington summer program
Space is limited but still available in a new program that will be held in New Kensington this summer for high school students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Applications for “BELONG in STEM” are being accepted through April 10. It is being offered free with support...
Church news from Gibsonia, Wexford, Bakerstown
Hampton Presbyterian Hampton Presbyterian Church has announced its Holy Week and Easter services. April 14 — Maundy Thursday A potluck dinner is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. followed by Worship in the Sanctuary from 7-8:15 p.m. People with last names beginning A-K, are asked to bring a main dish or casserole....
Pittsburgh police find 13-year-old boy thought to be in danger
Update: Allen was safely located, police said. Pittsburgh police are searching for a missing teenager who they say is endangered. Rajae Allen, 13, was last seen in Oakland around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, said Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. Allen is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds....
West Mifflin man accused of child sex crimes
A West Mifflin man is facing several charges after police say he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old child. Dondre Kelly, 27, was arrested Thursday, according to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office. He is charged with statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of...
Police: Ohio man charged with assaulting man, woman in Allegheny Township
An Ohio man has been charged with assault in connection with a fight Wednesday in Allegheny Township. Bradley Diana, 22, of Columbiana was arrested after police said he sliced another man’s head with a large metal file and punched a woman during an altercation at the Sandalwood Apartments. Police said...
Unique art installation ‘People We Love’ opens in Downtown Pittsburgh
Imagine sitting at the opposite end of a video camera lens as an image of someone you love is reflected on a piece of glass in front of the lens. As you stare at the photo of your loved one, you’re given various prompts by a recorded voice and your...
Pittsburgh firm LUMA acquired by San Francisco tech company
The Pittsburgh-based tech firm LUMA was acquired last week by Mural, a fast-growing company based in San Francisco that has been deemed a unicorn because the privately held startup is valued at more than $1 billion. LUMA created the LUMA System, a collection of design methods that provides a common...
Hempfield moves forward with borrowing plan for school construction
Hempfield Area School Board members are moving forward with a bond issuance that will cover the costs of a multi-million dollar high school project. The board voted unanimously this week to issue a bond that will not exceed $156 million. Funds will be used to tear the school down to...
Former Westmoreland County commissioner Richard Vidmer dead at 77
Richard “Dick” Vidmer was a fighter, whether it was on the football field as a star quarterback for Hempfield Area High School and the University of Michigan, as a Westmoreland County commissioner from 1985 to 1999, or as one who engaged in an almost 40-year battle — both public and...
Murrysville woman sentenced for role in 2019 shooting
A Murrysville woman was sentenced to time served Thursday in connection with a 2019 shooting. Sandra Lee Cline, 52, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy count. She was one of five people arrested after the August 2019 shooting that injured a Monroeville man. Two counts of aggravated assault were dismissed as...
SUV theft suspect apprehended in Indiana County, back to Greensburg for arraignment, police say
An Indiana County man wanted in Greensburg for stealing a woman’s vehicle as she pumped gas this week was arraigned Thursday on multiple criminal charges and ordered held in the the Westmoreland County Prison after failing to post $25,000 bond. City police Chief Shawn Denning said Darryl L. Higgins, 38,...
Easter egg hunts, meals planned around Westmoreland County
Easter-related events happening around Westmoreland County: Bolivar An Easter egg hunt will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company, 516 Market St. The event is open to children up to age 13. For more information, call Heidi Speidel at 724-676-4714. Bradenville A free Easter meal...
Morgan Overton, advocate for gender, racial and economic justice, joining Gainey administration
Morgan Overton, a longtime advocate for gender, racial and economic justice, is joining Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration, officials announced Thursday. Overton will join the Office of Management and Budget, working under Chiefs Kyle Chintalapalli and Lisa Frank. “Morgan brings a decade of experience in public service and leadership to...
