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Cheswick taxes remain the same, sewage rate increases in 2022 budget
Cheswick Borough property owners will not see an increase in taxes next year but will pay more for sewage. Cheswick officials unanimously voted 7-0 to approve the $2.2 million budget keeping the tax rate at 5.6 mills. The general fund is $1.9 million. Cheswick council member Brad Yaksich was absent...
Alle-Kiski Valley stories of the year in 2021
Even as the global covid pandemic kept its grip on the Alle-Kiski Valley for a second year, 2021 saw its share of other significant developments, including the arrival of a major brewery, a concerted effort to diminish blight and even the rebirth of some downtown areas. Here are some of...
Latrobe’s New Year to-do list includes truck purchase, video upgrade, member appointment
Latrobe will begin the new year by seeking applicants for a council vacancy. At a combined reorganization and voting meeting on Monday, council will welcome two newly-elected members, Ann Amatucci and Bridget DiVittis. It also will see councilman Eric Bartels take over the duties of mayor, selected by voters to...
Arnold police accuse man of walking into 2 women’s homes, making sexually suggestive comments
Arnold police arrested a man because two women said he walked into their homes and made sexually suggestive comments to them and refused to leave until they threatened to call police, authorities say. Thomas Slosky, 59, of Laurel Place in New Kensington was charged with a felony count of criminal...
Pittsburgh unveils large electric vehicle charging depot for city fleet
City officials on Thursday unveiled a new electric vehicle fleet charging depot at Pittsburgh’s Second Avenue Parking Plaza and announced plans to buy new electric recycling trucks. The charging station, housed in the Pittsburgh Parking Authority’s lot in the city’s Bluff neighborhood, is the largest in Western Pennsylvania, according to...
New Kensington woman charged using sister’s license as ID
A New Kensington woman was charged with felony identity theft after, police say, she gave them her sister’s name when she was approached by an officer who saw her sitting in a vehicle with a marijuana pipe. Shanna Rachelle Heymers, 41, of Virginia Drive also faces a charge of possession...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Dec. 31, Jan. 1-2
Happy New Year. Here are some ways to welcome in 2022. First Night Highmark First Night Pittsburgh will kick off Friday at 6 p.m. The event which welcomes the new year will feature four large inflatable rabbits, part of an art installation called “Intrude” by Parer Studio. There are indoor...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Dec. 31-Jan. 2Video
Not-so-fond farewell Can’t wait for this annus horribilus to end? Say goodbye to yet another tough year during “The Last Flush of 2021,” starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Green Beacon Gallery, 235 W. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. The New Year’s Eve bash will feature dance music, snacks, Champagne and video...
Hope springs eternal: Community leaders look forward to better 2022
Seen in a meme: “The fact that 2021 is almost over proves that time also flies when you’re NOT having fun.” Wasn’t 2021 supposed to be the year that life returned to normal — or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof? At the beginning of the year, it seemed as...
Record-setting number of tornadoes strikes Pittsburgh region in 2021
A record number of tornadoes blew through the Pittsburgh region in 2021. Jason Frazier, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Moon office, said there were 28 twisters in the coverage area, which includes parts of Ohio and West Virginia. The previous record was set in 1990 with 17. But there’s...
2 of the 3 people found shot dead in Homewood South have been identified
Pittsburgh police responded to a report of shots fired early Friday and discovered three people shot and killed inside a home in the city’s Homewood South neighborhood, according to a spokesman for the department of public safety. Police said officers were dispatched to the 7500 block of Hamilton Avenue around...
The Stroller, Dec. 31, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Best wishes for a Healthy and Happy New Year to all our readers! Natrona food pantry offers help The Natrona Community Pantry...
Westmoreland County stories of the year in 2021Video
The covid-19 pandemic continued to make news locally in its second year, from continued illness and deaths to vaccinations and heated discussions and demonstrations about how best to keep children safe at school. But life in Westmoreland County continued in 2021, and other important and newsworthy events happened — including,...
North Apollo vintage stainless steel Yak Diner hits the road for move to new home
There’s more than meatloaf and homemade mashed potatoes keeping the old stainless steel Yak Diner in North Apollo going. The manufactured 1955 O’Mahony diner is a movable prefab building, and it has to go. The new diner owners will hook the Yak to a semitrailer Monday to move it just...
Temporary power shutoff planned in parts of Washington Township for system upgrades
Several hundred residents in Washington Township will have their electric power shut off for part of the day on Wednesday so upgrades can be made to West Penn Power’s facilities, utility officials announced. The planned power outage will affect 229 customers in the area of Goldfinch and Mallard drives as...
Pittsburgh partners with food bank with help from firefighters
A pilot program will enable Pittsburgh firefighters to distribute food to residents in need who often call 911 for non-emergency health and safety concerns. The program — a collaboration between Mayor Bill Peduto’s office, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, the Office of Community Health and Safety and the Greater Pittsburgh...
2 in critical condition following hit-and-run crash in Tarentum
Allegheny County Police investigators are pursuing information on a hit-and-run crash that critically injured two pedestrians Thursday on the Tarentum Bridge. The two people injured — an adult and juvenile — were transported by ambulance to undisclosed area hospitals after the 6:04 p.m. crash. Police reported the collision occurred in...
UPMC receives limited supply of preventative antibody treatment for the most immunocompromised
George Spine Jr. thought it was a scam when he first got a call from UPMC around 7:45 a.m. Thursday offering a new antibody treatment meant to protect the most immunocompromised before they’re exposed to covid-19. “I thought it was a scam, so I gave the girl a hard time,”...
Police seek information on purse theft at Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino
State police gaming enforcement officers are asking for the public’s help as they try to identify a man accused of taking an 85-year-old woman’s purse at Rivers Casino early Sunday. The victim forgot her purse — which contained her cellphone, an unspecified amount of cash and credit cards — at...
University of Pittsburgh issues shelter-in-place request, required covid testing for students
The University of Pittsburgh’s Covid-19 Medical Response Office has released a plan for the spring semester that includes a phased move-in beginning Jan. 8 along with a shelter-in-place request and testing for students. Pitt will make available one covid-19 test through Quest Diagnostics for all of the approximately 34,000 students...
Notable deaths in Westmoreland County in 2021
Here are a few of the notable people who lived, served and loved Westmoreland County who died in 2021. State Rep. Mike Reese State Rep. Mike Reese, 42, of Mt. Pleasant Township, was a 12-year House veteran representing Westmoreland and Somerset county residents in the 59th Legislative District....
State police: Man accused of dealing drugs after car stopped for speeding in North Buffalo
State police accused a man of dealing drugs after, police say, they found nearly 9 ounces of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop in North Buffalo Township. Bradly Alan Wiles, 35, of Oliver Road in Boggs Township, Armstrong County, was charged with one felony count of possession of...
Charges dismissed against Pitt basketball player Ithiel Horton, could be refiled
Criminal charges accusing Pitt basketball player Ithiel Horton of punching a city police officer were dismissed Thursday but are likely to be refiled, officials said. Magisterial District Randy Martini dismissed the charges after the prosecution attempted to postpone the case for a second time when witnesses failed to appear. Mike...
Allegheny County covid cases skyrocket as omicron spreads
The number of new covid-19 cases in Allegheny County has grown exponentially this week, with nearly 2,000 new cases reported Thursday — a sign health director Dr. Debra Bogen said is a likely due to the quick-spreading omicron variant. From Monday to Tuesday, the county recorded 654 new cases, followed...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust unveils 50-foot rabbit installation for First Night
Easter is months away. But that didn’t prevent this bunny family from hopping into town on Thursday. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust inflated a large 50-foot animal with floppy ears and three smaller similar creatures as part of its Highmark First Night Pittsburgh event, which is happening from 6 p.m. to...
