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Documents on Greensburg attorney’s death in YMCA sauna say he died of ‘natural causes’
Documents from emergency responders who were called after the body of a Greensburg attorney was discovered last year inside the sauna of the Greensburg YMCA run counter to multiple claims made in a lawsuit filed by the man’s family. The two-count wrongful death lawsuit, filed in Westmoreland County court by...
After falling short in primary, Monessen mayor plans write-in campaign
After losing the Democratic primary this spring, incumbent Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw is planning a write-in campaign to seek a second term in office. “I’ve been able to leverage my bipartisan connections at all levels of government in order to secure funding and make our initiatives a reality,” Shorraw said....
New Kensington Wine & Beer Fest returns with new beer tent, full glasses
There’s going to be more beer than wine at the third annual New Kensington Wine and Beer Festival this Saturday, but the alcohol isn’t the only attraction. Returning after being canceled in 2020 because of the covid pandemic, the Alle Kiski Strong Chamber event will also feature food trucks, vendors,...
Pittsburgh’s first responders can get help using new wellness app
Police, fire and other professionals are there for the public in times of crisis, but when they face crises themselves it’s often hard for them to get help. Clinical psychologist David Black worked to change that after 9/11 solidified how important it is for first responders to have access to...
Lawrenceville’s Arsenal Bowl has a buyer, but real estate group mum on who
Pittsburgh’s iconic Arsenal Bowl has sold, according to the real estate firm marketing the bowling alley, though the buyer remains under wraps. Terri Sokoloff, of the commercial real estate firm Specialty Group, said only that the sale brought together two initially separate buyers. She said the group met with more...
2 flown from Hempfield crash
Two people were flown by medical helicopter Thursday morning to a hospital after a one-vehicle crash in Hempfield, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The crash was reported just before 11 a.m. on Route 130 in the area of Slate Run Road and West Point Drive. The vehicle went over...
2 blighted Sewickley properties receive Act 152 funding for demolition
Two blighted properties in Sewickley can be demolished thanks to a $30,690 grant from Allegheny County. According to county executive Rich Fitzgerald, the county has awarded more than $1.9 million in funding to support 31 applications and 100 demolitions. The grants averaged $62,422 and were awarded to municipalities and councils...
Hempfield Area lays out initial plans for homecoming events
After the covid-19 pandemic upended Hempfield Area’s homecoming dance in 2020, district leaders this year are taking precautions to help the event go on. Initial plans for the dance, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 9, show the event being held outdoors in a tent. Tables will be set up, however, they...
Westmoreland news: Sept. 11 remembrances, super bingo and art center programs
Art • Greensburg Art Center will host a retrospective exhibition in memory of Cathy Rosensteel Sept. 15 to 19 at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. Interactive events are scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Sept. 16. A memorial service and the installation of the color-wheel sculpture...
Athletes from local communities go against national challengers at Frazer Strongman contestVideo
Monroeville resident Jamie Whitman wants to show the nation how strong she has become. The breast cancer survivor recently got a clean bill of health and will be one of nine women competing in a United States Strongman competition at the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer. “I’m actually feeling really...
Barrel & Flow Fest highlights Black brewers, musicians, artists in Pittsburgh
The collaboration is in perfect harmony. Inner Groove Brewing and Driving While Black Records, a label highlighting Black artists, combined to create “Got The Juice.” The beer will be released Friday at Inner Groove Brewing in Verona and served at Barrel & Flow Fest on Saturday at Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works....
Hampton doctor battling opioid epidemic as medical director of Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center
As a child, Dr. C. Thomas Brophy watched family members struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. Now he’s dedicating his career to helping others battle substance abuse. Brophy, who lives in Hampton Township with his wife and three children, was recently named full-time medical director for the Ellen O’Brien Gaiser...
Pittsburgh council supports $500 monthly payments to 200 residents
Pittsburgh City Council members support a program to provide a no-strings-attached $500 monthly payment to 200 low-income residents as part of an experiment being done by dozens of cities across the country to measure the impacts of guaranteed basic income. “This is the right thing to do at the right...
Artist market: A Fair in the Park returns in Shadyside
A Fair in the Park is back. The three-day event hosted by The Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh celebrates 52 years Friday through Sunday at Mellon Park in Shadyside. It was canceled last year because of the pandemic. This year, 75 local and national artisans will be selling handcrafted items such...
Plum woman gets prison for $195K embezzlement from Murrysville family business
A Plum woman was sentenced to two years in a federal prison for embezzling $195,000 from a Murrysville family business. Victoria Mazur, 54, was ordered to spend three years on probation after the prison term on a wire fraud charge. She pleaded guilty in November 2019. Mazur worked as the...
Etna police investigating vehicle break-ins
Etna police are urging people to keep their vehicles locked after several break-ins were reported. Police posted to social media that many of the break-ins happened in the early morning hours of Tuesday . Vehicles in the Mt. Hope and West Etna neighborhoods were targeted, according to police. “We are...
New Kensington-Arnold, teachers union remain apart early in contract talks, school board says
Contract offers by the New Kensington-Arnold School District and its teachers union are about $1.1 million apart in salary and benefits costs, according to information the school board released Tuesday. The last four-year agreement between the district and the New Kensington-Arnold Education Association was approved in August 2019, but it...
The Stroller, Sept. 9, 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. Parade and ceremony planned Saturday in Leechburg Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company will host a parade to honor first responders and military...
Woman dies in Lower Burrell house fire
A woman was killed in a house fire late Wednesday in Lower Burrell. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman Thursday morning as Kimberly George, 50. George had been taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison, where she died shortly after midnight. A neighbor reported the fire about...
Baby African elephant in ‘guarded condition’ with serious medical issues, Pittsburgh Zoo says
An African elephant born in July at the Pittsburgh Zoo’s International Conservation Center in Somerset County is in “guarded condition,” the zoo announced Wednesday. The female elephant, born July 18, has developed several serious medical conditions, including not gaining enough weight, the zoo said in a statement. Overall, the ailments...
Greensburg Salem postpones meeting after audience members defy mask requirement
The Greensburg Salem School Board meeting this week ended before it began. The board postponed its voting meeting until Sept. 15 after several people attending Wednesday refused to don required masks. Board President Ron Mellinger Jr. told the crowd of about 40 gathered in the middle school auditorium that the...
Judges’ vote sends Unity’s Victory Brinker to ‘America’s Got Talent’ finalVideo
After Victory Brinker’s performance in Tuesday’s semifinal round of “America’s Got Talent,” judge Simon Cowell told the 9-year-old from Unity, “Not only are you talented, you’re fearless.” Nerves of steel served her well Wednesday, as the young opera singer found herself in the middle of the voting pack and in...
Hearing for demoted Highlands principal called off as sides try to settle
A hearing for a Highlands School District principal challenging her demotion to classroom teacher did not continue Wednesday as planned. After a nearly an hour delay, hearing officer Paul Giuffre said the public proceeding for Samantha Perlik was suspended because the sides would be working toward a possible resolution. They...
Fourth Pittsburgh police ‘blitz’ on abandoned vehicles results in 12 tows
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police completed its fourth “blitz” to remove abandoned vehicles from city streets in the Brookline, Beechview, Elliot and Sheraden neighborhoods, the department announced Wednesday. Motorcycle units and abandoned vehicle officers addressed 43 complaints on Tuesday. Of the 43 vehicles, a dozen were towed away while the...
Wounded man walks into hospital as Pittsburgh police investigate Larimer shooting
A man walked into a Pittsburgh hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday, police said. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, police and medics responded to a shooting around 1:40 p.m. at Auburn and Lowell streets in the city’s Larimer neighborhood. Officers found evidence a shooting had happened, but no victims. Police...
