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Social media campaign encourages people to invite ‘Just One’ to register as organ donor
The Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE) is encouraging people to invite just one person to register to become an organ donor. Through the Just One campaign, CORE, an organ procurement organization, is taking to social media to spread the word about organ donation. Each day, CORE asks people...
Practicing for perfection: Pine-Richland marching band battles high heat, humidity during annual band campVideo
Members of the Pine-Richland High School marching band battled extreme high temperatures, sweltering humidity and severe storms that sent them scurrying indoors for rehearsal during portions of their annual band camp during the weeks of Aug. 9 and 16. The student musicians and performers, under the leadership of band director...
Man faces possible charges after false claim about Duquesne Light worker
A man who made false claims to the City of Duquesne police department about a utility worker in the area could face criminal charges. On Thursday, officers there got a report that a person claiming to be a Duquesne Light employee had been to at least three houses demanding immediate...
15-year-old charged in Arnold shooting that left 4 injured
A 15-year-old has been charged as an adult in connection with a shooting that police said left four people injured and endangered the lives of several others Sunday in Arnold. Ikquan Hassain Amid Lynn, of Arnold, faces numerous charges including attempted homicide, aggravated assault and simple assault in connection with...
Online event commemorates 100th anniversary of 1921 Blair Mountain labor fight
It’s been called the biggest battle on U.S. soil since the Civil War and it’s hard to believe it happened in 20th Century America. In the summer of 1921, a series of escalating skirmishes between coal miners and mine operators led to the “Battle of Blair Mountain.” It pitted some...
Greensburg Music Fest plans 20-plus acts on 4 downtown stages
Downtown Greensburg will resound with music of all kinds on Saturday, as more than 20 acts take to four stages during the daylong Greensburg Music Fest. Take it from musician Chris Fafalios, it will be “the best thing to do within hours of Greensburg.” Fafalios and his band, Another Cheetah,...
Masks are optional under Freeport Area School District’s safety plan
Masks will be optional this school year in Freeport Area School District, though some other covid-19 mitigation measures will remain in place, according to the Health and Safety Plan passed unanimously by the school board Thursday night. Masks are not required for students, staff or visitors, though anyone may choose...
Farmers market at Keystone State Park sees resurgence under new management
The Keystone Farmers Market at Keystone State Park is regrouping this season under new management, following a year in hiatus during the covid-19 pandemic. Samantha Matter, who manages the market for the Friends of Keystone State Park volunteer organization, said participation by vendors was spotty at the beginning of the...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 13-15
We’ve made it to the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Cheers to beers The Pittsburgh Summer Beerfest is 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Side. There will be more than 250 beers, ciders and seltzers from 90 breweries as...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley Parents Organization is wrong
Every year, the American Library Association releases the top 10 most challenged books. Overwhelmingly, they are books that deal with LGBTQ+ and racism, challenged by conservative parents and politicians. In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King wrote: “I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Aug. 13-15
Sounds of summer Jazz by Shaun Martin & Band is on tap at 7 p.m. Friday, for the season’s second SummerSounds concert in Greensburg’s St. Clair Park. Keyboard player Martin is a member of Snarky Puppy, a Grammy-winning jazz fusion ensemble that has previously played SummerSounds. He is also music...
Despite covid pandemic, Pittsburgh’s Allentown remains open for business
Rebecca Romagnoli is passionate about pasta. Romagnoli’s business, Forma Pasta, began as a subscription service in August 2019 but in November 2020 — in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic — opened a retail location in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Allentown. “I chose Allentown because it is still up and...
The Stroller, Aug. 13, 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. St. Joseph HS to welcome Bishop Kulick St. Joseph High School in Harrison will celebrate the Year of St. Joseph with...
Isolated storms, heavy wind gusts in Friday’s forecast following stormy night, damage
As recovery continues from a night of pounding rain, power outages and flash flooding, National Weather Service officials are forecasting the potential for more storms in southwestern Pennsylvania into Friday evening. The National Weather Service’s hazardous weather outlook for the region forecasts isolated severe storms, with the main threat coming...
1 taken to hospital following Homewood shooting
Pittsburgh Police are investigating an early-morning shooting in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. Police responded to the 7000 block of Race Street around 3:30 a.m. for a report of someone who had been shot in the chest, according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. The victim was taken to a local...
Rostraver woman charged with embezzlement, setting credit union fire
A Westmoreland County woman is charged with embezzling money from a Monessen credit union and setting a fire in an attempt to conceal the theft, federal officials announced. Patty L. Mavrakis, 63, of Rostraver was indicted on charges of embezzlement, wire fraud and use of fire to commit a federal...
Extra federal unemployment aid will soon end for 500,000 Pennsylvanians
More than a half-million jobless Pennsylvanians receiving temporary aid from three federal unemployment programs will see those checks end as of Sept. 4, the state said. The state Department of Labor and Industry said it is working with organizations and agencies to identify programs and support services for those who...
4 firefighters hurt in possible Stowe arson
Four firefighters were treated for injuries Thursday night when a front porch of a duplex collapsed in Stowe Township, Allegheny County police said. County police said that the firefighters were bring treated at area hospitals for non life-threatening injuries. Detectives from the county police general investigations unit began an investigation...
Unity to display plans for Wimmerton intersection upgrade
Unity officials are planning a Sept. 20 meeting to get public input on potential improvement of the intersection of Route 30 and Wimmerton Boulevard. The open house meeting is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the township municipal building on Beatty County Road. Township Engineer Dan Schmitt said...
Fire extensively damages Latrobe pastry shop, displaces apartment dweller
A fire extensively damaged Latrobe’s Dainty Pastry Shoppe Thursday night and displaced one occupant from an apartment in the Depot Street building, according to fire officials. Reported at about 9:30 p.m., the blaze was knocked down within an hour, Latrobe Fire Chief John Brasile said, though crews remained on the...
Police: Building partially collapses on East Carson in Pittsburgh’s South Side
Part of a building collapsed on Thursday evening on East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side, authorities said. The upper floor of a two-story building in the 1600 block fell into the street, according to Public Safety officials. No one was inside when the collapsed occurred, and no patrons on...
Face masks to be mandatory for students, staff at New Kensington-Arnold
Face masks will be mandatory when the new school year starts in the New Kensington-Arnold School District, Superintendent Chris Sefcheck said Thursday. The requirement will apply to all students and staff, he said. Masks will be required in schools and on buses. The district is planning on providing five day,...
Severe storms trigger flash flood warning, knock out power around Western Pa.
A relentless line of strong thunderstorms triggered flood warnings, knocked out power to tens of thousands of residents and may have contributed to a partial building collapse on Pittsburgh’s South Side on Thursday evening, the chaotic ending to one of the hottest days of the summer in Western Pennsylvania. A...
Latrobe historical society to screen film portraying community in 1937
In a two-part program, Latrobe Area Historical Society will present a documentary film produced in 1937 that depicts the people and places of the community in the period before World War II. Originally sponsored by Latrobe’s public school system, the silent black-and-white film includes images of local schoolchildren, businesses and...
Out-of-state covid hot spots ‘desperate’ to transfer patients to Western Pa. hospitals
Overburdened health care systems from Texas to Florida are pleading with Western Pennsylvania hospitals to take on transfer patients at record-high rates as beds and ventilators reach capacity in covid-19 hot spots across the country. “They’re running out of space, and they’re looking for help in trying to deal with...
