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State police say missing Indiana County woman found safe in Allegheny County
A 79-year-old Indiana County woman who was reported missing Monday evening was found Tuesday in Allegheny County and is safe, state police said. Relatives reported Nancy C. Smith, 79, of Dilltown, missing when she did not return home from a shopping trip Monday evening, state police said. Trooper Cliff Greenfield...
Chartiers Valley School Board will welcome 4 new members in December
The race for Chartiers Valley School Board had four open four-year seats and one open two-year seat. Five candidates were on the ballot for the four-year seats. Lisa Trainor, Herb Ohliger and Mitchell Montani Jr. were all cross-filed and received 4,679, 4,424 and 4,306 votes, respectively. Democrat Megan Sexton edged...
Heights Plaza wreaths a sign of the holidays, nod to the past
Passersby at Heights Plaza in Harrison likely will notice the 28 oversized pine wreaths hung Saturday by Harrison Commissioner Chuck Dizard and a group of fellow holiday elves. The 4-foot wreaths are illuminated with tiny white lights and appointed with a large red bow. Dizard said the sight might evoke...
Duquesne to hold discussion on local journalism as trust in media declines
Between communities no longer covered by newspapers and declining trust in media, some people believe local journalism has reached a crisis stage. The question of how best to pursue balanced and trustworthy journalism in an age when the public’s perception of the truth is sharply divided is the focal point...
The Stroller, Nov. 16, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Toys for Children campaign underway in West Deer West Deer Police Department is sponsoring its 25th annual Toys for Children drive...
Frazer police warn residents to lock cars after multiple thefts in East Deer
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of committing multiple burglaries in the East Deer and Frazer area Sunday morning. According to Frazer police, the suspect stole multiple items from unlocked vehicles beginning around 4:30 a.m. He started on Bailies Run Road in East Deer...
Pittsburgh police seek help finding woman missing from Oakland
Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing woman. According to police, Allyson Harding was last seen around 10 a.m. Thursday in Oakland. She left the area on foot. Harding is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall, 160 pounds, with long brown/purple/blonde hair and hazel...
Woman dies after vehicle crash, fire in Washington County
A 35-year-old woman died after a single vehicle crash in Washington County Monday night, the county coroner said. The coroner identified the woman as Abbey Rhoades, of Washington. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Moore Road in South Franklin. According to the coroner, Rhoades was alone and driving north...
Point State Park holiday tree will be lit once again
The Christmas tree in Point State Park, Downtown, will illuminate once again. After last year’s announcement that 2020 would be the final time for the holiday season, a group of citizens started a petition for its return. They got more than 10,000 signatures. Duquesne Light confirmed via email: “Duquesne Light...
5 kittens abandoned in box left on Port Authority bus, in need of adoption
Someone abandoned five kittens on a Port Authority of Allegheny County bus Monday morning, officials said. The tiny, gray-and-white-furred felines were found huddled inside a cardboard box around 8:20 a.m. on a bus traveling in Wilkinsburg on the P3 route, according to Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph. With help from...
Bethel Fife and Drum Chapter, DAR and Bethel Park Historical Society honor veterans
The Bethel Fife and Drum Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the Bethel Park Historical Society marked the 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery on Nov. 11. The Veterans Day ceremony at the Schoolhouse Arts & History Center also honored all...
Westmoreland commissioners to meet Thursday in courthouse lobby
Westmoreland County commissioners’ monthly voting meeting will be more public than usual. The Nov. 18 voting session, where commissioners are expected to unveil a preliminary 2022 budget, will be held in the courthouse lobby at 10 a.m. Commissioners typically convene public sessions in the large meeting room just off the...
Derry man accused of recording county court employee without permission
A Derry man was arrested Monday on accusations that he used a cellphone to record a Westmoreland County court employee at the Greensburg courthouse and later posted the video on social media, according to court papers. Justin Martinez, 41, is charged with violating wiretap laws. The employee in the court...
Peduto proposes legislation to require e-signatures, ‘socially responsible’ procurement practices
Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration has proposed an ordinance to require the use of electronic signatures across all city departments, as well as one that it said would ensure the city is engaging in “sustainable and socially responsible” procurement practices. During the pandemic, the use of electronic signatures on contracts and...
Kelly Tua Hammers sworn in as Derry Township district judge
Kelly Tua Hammers was sworn in as Monday as the new district judge in Derry Township. Hammers, 50, was appointed in October by Gov. Tom Wolf to fill out the remaining two months in the term of District Judge Mark Bilik, who retired in August. Bilik had been hearing cases...
Self-defense claimed in Arnold fatal shooting
The lawyer for the man charged in the fatal shooting of a man in Arnold last year told a Westmoreland County jury that his client acted in self defense. Devon Askew, 28, of Churchill feared for his life and fired two shots to protect himself, a woman and her young...
Local officials celebrate construction of newest USS Pittsburgh, Navy Day in the city
Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb held a reception Monday for Navy Rear Admiral Thomas J. Anderson as local officials celebrated the newest ship being named after Pittsburgh while designating Nov. 15 as Navy Day in the city. Anderson, the Navy’s program executive for ships, spoke at the reception about the...
North Allegheny’s ROTC cadets honor veterans’ service, sacrifice
From organizing food drives to managing parking at community events, members of the North Allegheny High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps thrive on community service. On Veterans Day, their goal was to honor the service and sacrifice of the nation’s many veterans. “Service members do so much...
Junior Achievement seeking nominations for 18 Under Eighteen
Junior Achievement of Western PA is shining attention on tomorrow’s leaders with its latest initiative, 18 Under Eighteen. Looking to showcase teens and inspire others, 18 under Eighteen will celebrate and honor 18 youths in our communities for making a difference through their exemplary leadership. Nominations are being accepted through...
Carnegie man gets 4 to 8 years in prison in son’s fentanyl overdose
Avant Redding ate a chicken nugget Happy Meal at a living-room coffee table in his Carnegie home on the night of May 6. A short time later, the 4-year-old boy threw up and had trouble walking. The next morning, he was dead. Detectives say that Avant’s father, Van Marcus Redding,...
Kiski Area grad died in wrong-way collision in Washington Township
A Kiski Area High School graduate studying to become a welder died Sunday in a wrong-way crash in Washington Township. Zeth Reber, 22, of Washington Township died when his 2014 Honda Civic was hit head-on by a 2012 Dodge Caravan traveling the wrong direction on Route 380 in Washington Township....
W.Va. man killed in turnpike crash in Somerset
A West Virginia man died in a weekend wreck along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Somerset County. Ryan M. Smith, 35, of Huntington, W.Va., was killed when his car collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer at about 4:40 p.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes of the turnpike, about five miles...
More new stores coming to Westmoreland Mall, with 2 set to reopen
A slew of new stores are set to open at Westmoreland Mall, including two that previously shuttered at the Hempfield site. Charlotte Russe and Christopher & Banks, which previously occupied storefronts at the mall, will be joined by locally owned Neecs Sneaks and Rock Bottom jewelry store. The announcements come...
Ohio driver jailed without bond after Murrysville crash, police say
An Ohio driver is in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond on multiple criminal and traffic charges after a two-vehicle crash in Murrysville that seriously injured an area couple last week. Mark C. Venable, 37, of West Carrollton, located near Dayton, was charged with driving without a license and suspicion...
Pittsburgh woman pleads guilty to fatal Route 51 crash that killed her cousin
A Pittsburgh woman who had been driving more than 100 mph pleaded guilty Monday to homicide by vehicle for killing her cousin in a crash on Route 51 in February. Allison Matthew, 27, of the North Side, will appear before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos on Feb....
