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Glass recycling bin available at Harrison Hills Park through Thursday
A dumpster to collect glass for recycling is available at Harrison Hills Park through sundown Thursday. Allegheny County is partnering for the second consecutive year with the Pennsylvania Resources Council to offer the Traveling Glass Recycling Bin program in parks throughout the region on a rotating schedule. Up next, collections...
Police: Murrysville Sheetz workers credited with stopping assault
Two employees at Sheetz in Murrysville are credited with pinning a man to the ground after he assaulted and choked a woman in the store parking lot, police said. The suspect, Cyle J. Reed, 23, of Altoona, was subdued by workers who held him on the ground outside the store...
Man accused in regional bail scam to stand trial on conspiracy charges for Hempfield case
After a Hempfield woman handed over $5,000 to a man she was led to believe was a bail bondsman, she wasn’t able to get in touch with a person who claimed to be her daughter’s attorney. Darlene Johnston, 60, testified Tuesday that she got a phone call on Feb. 28...
Mt. Pleasant man gets house arrest, probation for role in Capitol riot
Samuel Fox was inside the U.S. Capitol for only two minutes during the riot there on Jan. 6, 2021. He didn’t engage in any violence. He didn’t take anything. He had no weapons, no tactical gear and a barely charged cellphone. For those reasons, a judge ruled Tuesday, the Latrobe...
Repairs to Port Authority bridge in Pittsburgh to be done by end of May, officials say
Repairs to Port Authority of Allegheny County’s bridge over Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Pittsburgh should be finished by the end of May, officials said Tuesday. The bridge has been closed since early February when crews discovered that water coupled with the freeze and thaw cycle had caused part of...
Actor Michael O’Keefe talks ‘Caddyshack,’ more serious work ahead of Steel City ConVideo
During his days as a rising star in the 1970s and ‘80s, Michael O’Keefe was the kind of performer younger actors could look up to. O’Keefe could do it all, including a guest shot in 1974 at age 19 – playing a paralyzed soldier on “M*A*S*H,” arguably the best show...
Fox Chapel Area High School to host final blood drive of school year
Fox Chapel Area High School students need help giving the gift of life. The students will host a blood drive 7:30 a.m. to 1:3o p.m. April 21 at 611 Field Club Road in O’Hara Township. The school district has partnered with Vitalant for years. Vitalant staff members draw the blood...
Greenfield man charged after police say he tried to force way into Pittsburgh Public Schools offices
A man from Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood is accused of forcing his way into Pittsburgh Public Schools’ administrative building in Oakland on Monday. Kevin McSwiggen, 40, faces two counts of aggravated assault after police said he injured two school police officers during a scuffle in which the officers were trying to...
Hempfield man accused by state police of feigning injuries to avoid jail
A Hempfield man is accused by state police of fighting with an emergency room nurse and a trooper at Excela Health Westmoreland hospital in Greensburg to avoid jail. Philip M. Nicklow, 39, was taken into custody as state police investigated a traffic accident about 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Hempfield and...
Blawnox egg hunt makes return after 2 years of pandemic cancellations
After two years in a covid-related hiatus, the Blawnox Easter Egg Hunt will return Sunday April 10 with cookie decorating, crafts and hundreds of candy-filled plastic eggs hidden in Community Park. Hosted by the nonprofit Best of Blawnox, the event is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. at the park...
Fireworks expert enlivens his Indiana Township neighborhood with birthday blasts, more
You could call him Pyro Joe. Joe Veltri has a blast using his love of fireworks to brighten the nights of residents in his Indiana Township neighborhood, known as Park Place. Veltri, 49, began putting on fireworks shows in the neighborhood after virtually everything — including in-person birthday parties —...
AG Josh Shapiro bans Martino Motors from selling cars
A Penn Hills used car dealership is banned from selling cars in Pennsylvania. Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced in a press release Monday that Martino Motors, 536 Rodi Road, violated an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) that the dealership entered into in 2014. “Martino Motors agreed to play by the...
Man accused of running from Tarentum traffic stop, leaving toddler behind, faces multiple felony charges
A Wilmerding man faces multiple felony charges in connection with two incidents in Tarentum, including one in which police said he ran off and left his toddler son behind when the car he was riding in was pulled over for traffic violations. Vern Alexander Connor, 40, of the 100 block...
Prayer vigil for Ukraine set for Saturday in Greensburg
A group of area religious leaders will lead a prayer vigil for the people of Ukraine from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Bononi & Bononi parking lot at the corner of South Main and East Third streets in Greensburg. “We want to present a unified message on Russia’s...
Grant sends Excela newborns, parents home with sleep sacks
All babies born at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital’s Family Additions Maternity Center will be sent home with two sleep sacks under a grant from the Westmoreland/Frick Hospital Foundation. Staff at the center have long used the sleep sacks to swaddle infants in their first hours of life, but now their...
Police: Drug charges filed against West Deer man who said disturbance was reaction to attack by demons
A West Deer man faces a felony drug charge after telling police he woke his neighbors at 2 a.m. because he was being attacked by white demons with black eyes, authorities said. Donald A. Cowfer Jr., 34, of Tarentum-Culmerville Road was charged with felony possession of drugs with the intent...
Police: Ford City man faces felonies for hitting neighbor in head with baseball bat
A man told Ford City police that he was hit in the head with a baseball bat when he went to a neighbor’s house to retrieve items from his former girlfriend. Benjamin Peter Space, 45, of the 700 block of Fourth Avenue in Ford City, faces charges of aggravated assault...
At least 1 killed in crash on Route 8 in Butler County
At least one person was killed early Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash involving a log-hauling truck along Route 8 in Slippery Rock Township, according to Butler County 911. The crash happened just after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Branchton Road, said Butler County Emergency Management Coordinator Robert McLafferty. A...
The Stroller, April 5, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events 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. Leechburg Area High School to present, ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ The Leechburg Area High School Drama Club will present the musical, “Annie...
Firefighters stage fundraisers for Arnold emergency scene photographer who lost legVideo
Steven Matto shoots some of the most intense fire scene photos ever taken. It’s just that most people don’t get a chance to see them. Matto, 54, is the official photographer for many Alle-Kiski Valley fire companies, documenting more than 700 emergencies. His photos are used by fire companies to...
Sharpsburg to form parks and recreation commission
Sharpsburg residents will soon have another way to influence the borough’s recreational offerings and opportunities. Borough council is in the process of forming a parks and recreation commission, spearheaded by Councilwoman Carrie Tongarm and Councilman Peter Adams. “I think we have a great opportunity to get more of our residents...
What’s That: Murrysville marks site of natural gas discovery
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. In 1878, Michael and Obediah Haymaker drilled a hole in Murrysville, hunting for oil. Instead, they found gas, inadvertently turning the Westmoreland...
Building the Valley: New Kensington Massage Therapy business flourishing
Tonie Vaughn-Clemons had no intention of opening her own business. A trained massage therapist, she worked side jobs for income while volunteering her skills at a Sarver chiropractor’s practice, for the satisfaction of the healing work. Then covid-19 hit, and the activity she cherished was shut down amid pandemic restrictions....
Kiski Area School District forms new subcommittee to help with communications, brand improvements
Kiski Area Superintendent Misty Slavic is on a mission to improve communications and brand awareness in the district. Slavic has partnered with the school board to form a new Public Relations Subcommittee with a goal of increasing positivity in the district. “We’re trying to get our community members involved,” Slavic...
Crews battle Uptown row house fire
Firefighters are on the scene of a row house fire that broke out Monday night in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood. Allegheny County 911 officials said fire crews were called to a residence near the intersection of Locust and Van Braam streets Uptown, near UPMC Mercy Hospital. The Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Twitter...
