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Police: Man arrested after breaking in, showering at Bethel Park apartment then fighting with police
A Bethel Park woman woke early Wednesday morning to find a strange man in her shower, according to police. The man would later tell officers he was simply looking for a place to take a shower. The woman, who lives in an apartment complex on McMurray Road, told police she...
Jeannette’s Thursday night food truck events return with music at new amphitheaterVideo
Several hundred residents and visitors welcomed the return of Jeannette’s Concerts and Food Truck Thursdays, held surrounding the town’s new Elliott Group Amphitheater. The popular events were canceled last year because of covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Despite a period of light rain, Thursday’s festivities drew a large crowd for music by...
Rep. Jason Silvis hosts Disability Awareness Day at Keystone State ParkVideo
State Rep. Jason Silvis wanted to do something different to support Westmoreland County through his role on the human services committee. The result was a Disability Awareness Day event presented Thursday at Keystone State Park. In addition to providing food, a raffle and free fishing at the lake, the event...
Husband of former Pittsburgh woman among victims of Miami condo collapse
The husband of a former Pittsburgh woman was among the dead found in the rubble of the Miami condo collapse. Ruslan Manashirov, 36, was one of five additional victims identified by the Miami-Dade Police Department on Thursday. That brings the total number of victims to 68, according to the department’s...
The Stroller, July 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. Book talk to discuss western Pennsylvania history Author Kathy Myers will give a free presentation about her book, “Historic Tales of...
Call for artists: Pittsburgh Foundation seeks submissions for nearly $400K fund to promote social justice
The Pittsburgh Foundation is seeking submissions from local artists striving for social justice solutions to compete for a slice of nearly $400,000 in newly available funding, the foundation announced Thursday. The grant initiative, called “Exposure: An Artists Program,” was created in collaboration with The Opportunity Fund. Its goal is to...
ATI ‘outraged’ by picketer dressed as ‘Grim Reaper,’ carrying noose
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. is investigating an incident in which a striking employee was reportedly seen carrying a scythe and wearing a “Grim Reaper” mask and a noose around his neck outside of the company’s plate mill in Washington, Pa., a company spokeswoman said Thursday. Craig Smalls, 53, a replacement worker...
Owner of Chomp, Beechview’s wayward gator, dodges cruelty charge, still faces neglect charges
A judge acquitted the owner of a 5-foot alligator that escaped from his home in 2019 of one count of animal cruelty on Thursday, but the other 37 charges against him remain in play. Defense attorney Julia Gitelman on Friday intends to call several witnesses who she says will testify...
Norwin area: ‘Woofstock,’ library programs planned; code enforcement officer sought
Pet Friends to host ‘Woofstock’ concert Pet Friends will be hosting its annual Woofstock benefit outdoor concert from 2 to 9 p.m. July 31 at Quinn Brewing Co., Banco Business Park, 2000 Commerce Loop, 1061 Main St., North Huntingdon. The fundraiser will feature local bands: Soulios, The Rust Project and...
‘On the Move’ in the Murrysville area for the week of July 8, 2021
Here are just a few of those in the Star’s coverage area who are “on the move” in one way or another. Submit listings to pvarine@triblive.com. The Murrysville-Export Rotary Club chose winners in its “End Plastic Soup” art contest for fourth and fifth graders are Franklin Regional and Mother of...
News briefs in the Murrysville area for the week of July 8, 2021
‘Tuesdays at Townsend’ concert series continues July 20 The Murrysville Recreation Department’s “Tuesdays at Townsend” free outdoor concert series will continue with a performance by Detention. It will be from 6:30-8 p.m. July 20 at the park, 130 Townsend Park Court in Murrysville. Food will be available from the Mobile...
Greensburg seeking consultants to help update comprehensive plan
Greensburg leaders want a team of consultants to help update the city’s 14-year-old comprehensive plan. City officials this week issued a request for proposals for a consultant to help the planning commission produce a user-friendly document that can be utilized by a variety of public and private stakeholders to guide...
Pop into the Lawrenceville Pop-Up Market
When Rona Chang saw the impact that covid-19 had on fellow small businesses, she literally took to the street. Chang organized a pop-up market in September in Lawrenceville for vendors that relied upon in-person shopping as their primary income. Chang, who manages her business, Otto Finn, out of Radiant Hall...
ATI investing millions in expansion of Vandergrift operations
A four-month strike by workers at ATI hasn’t impacted plans to upgrade and expand the company’s Vandergrift operations from moving forward. “We’ve been proceeding as planned throughout all of the strike activities,” said Danielle Carlini, Vandergrift’s ATI project manager for specialty rolled products. The expansion is set to happen over...
Greensburg’s Greater Parkview Church recognized for community service by YWCA
Despite the Greater Parkview Church being honored as recipient of the YWCA of Westmoreland County’s prestigious President’s Award for its work in the community, the Greensburg church’s pastor, Bishop Carl Jones Sr., maintains “there’s still a lot of work we have to do.” Jones, who has led the diverse, non-denominational...
Cleanup continues after storms topple trees, knock out power in Western Pa.Video
The tiniest victims of Wednesday afternoon’s storms that toppled two towering trees along Harrison’s stately Carlisle Street may have been found by the steps to Tina Kahilainen’s porch. While Kahilainen’s home of seven years had damage to its roof and at least one bedroom, a robin’s nest — likely once...
Donations help pay off Quaker Valley School District lunch balances
Donations have been made to help pay outstanding student lunch balances in Quaker Valley School District. “This is such an amazing gift from our local community. We are so thankful to everyone for their support and helping our families in need,” said district director of food and nutrition services, Carla...
Penn Area Library to hold book sale, seniors to meet
The Friends of the Penn Area Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 6 and 9 to 3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the library’s multipurpose room at the municipal complex in Harrison City. The Friends group has been collecting donations for more than a...
Man missing from McCandless found safe
McCandless police said a man reported missing early Thursday has been found safe. Michael Homison, 40, had been last seen in the area of the Home 2 Suites along Duncan Avenue on July 6. He told his family that he was planning to walk to New York, according to police....
Penn-Trafford area ‘On the Move,’ July 8, 2021
Lt. Jeremy Mock, a Navy logistics officer, recently participated in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021. The 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise involving 11 nations was held from May 17 to 28, in Tunisia and throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Mock, a Penn Borough native, is 1997 Penn-Trafford High School...
Hampton area theater group earns national honors at Texas festival
Freeport Area eighth grader Jersey Diehl is good at being bad. Just ask the judges of the Junior Theater Festival Texas, who in late-June awarded the 12-year-old as an acting All Star for her portrayal of Ursula, the purple-skinned wicked sea witch, in a performance of “The Little Mermaid” at...
Verona Councilman Michael Forbeck resigns to take state government job
Verona Council has a vacancy. Councilman Michael Forbeck has resigned from his elected post a little more than one-and-a-half years into his first four-year term. Council President Nancy Carpenter said Forbeck submitted his letter of resignation July 5. The letter indicated he is stepping down to take a state government...
Roadwork to begin on Fort Couch Road
Motorists traveling along Fort Couch Road in Bethel Park between Bethel Church Road and Route 19 in Upper St. Clair may want to allow for some additional time. Periodic single‑lane closures began on July 9, according to a news release. The restrictions, which will occur between 6 a.m. and 9...
Henry Parham, member of only all-Black unit in D-Day invasion, dies at 99
On a hot and steamy July day two years ago, Henry Parham sat in his Wilkinsburg home with his wife, Ethel by his side and relived the horror of the D-Day invasion. Though the invasion had happened some 75 years before, the look in Parham’s eyes made it seem like...
Feds: Glenshaw man charged in Jan. 6 riot had Lego model of Capitol, militia notes
EDITOR’S NOTE: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia filed an updated memo July 9 that detailed how the Lego model of the Capitol was in a box and wasn’t “fully constructed” as prosecutors initially stated. A Glenshaw man facing federal charges for helping to lead the Jan....
