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The Stroller, June 3, 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. Saltsburg Canal Days weekend kicks off Friday The 39th annual Saltsburg Historic Canal Days Festival will be Friday through Sunday in...
Traffic on I-70 near New Stanton exit affected after tractor-trailer crash
A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 70 slowed traffic Thursday morning near the New Stanton exit. The tractor-trailer was reported over an embankment at 5:30 a.m. near mile marker 56 on the eastbound side, according to dispatch reports. Part of the highway was shut down while crews recovered the truck. No...
State police in region investigate 106 crashes, write 1,500 speeding tickets over holidayVideo
State troopers in the region investigated 106 crashes during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, including two fatalities, according to statistics released this week. There were 32 people hurt and alcohol was involved in 12 of the crashes, according to data for Troops A and B which cover Westmoreland, Allegheny and...
Suspect arrested after teen girl reported being followed outside Westmoreland Mall
A Greensburg man was arrested Wednesday after a teen girl reported being followed to her car after work at Westmoreland Mall. William Lael Gressman, 60, is charged with stalking, indecent exposure, harassment and disorderly conduct. Troopers said the 16-year-old girl reported Tuesday night that the suspect commented on her body...
Police say woman was shot in her vehicle on North Side
A woman was hospitalized Thursday after being shot on the North Side’s Fineview neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert just before 1 a.m. on Belleau Drive and found the woman with gunshot wounds to the legs. Police said she was inside her vehicle. The woman...
‘Ring, ring, ring’: Harrison City pharmacy partner recalls initial rush for vaccine
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Kiski Area Upper Elementary murals focus on diversity, kindnessVideo
Murals created by students at Kiski Area Upper Elementary, hung outside the cafeteria Tuesday, are the culmination of the school’s monthlong focus in February on kindness and diversity. “We want to make all students and families feel welcome in our building. Every person is unique, and every person is different,”...
Scouting family from Murrysville helps others find their way through park trailsVideo
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Norwin baseball star’s initiative reaches out to pregnant women
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North Huntingdon business celebrates good times with outdoor signsVideo
A North Huntingdon couple has created a business of spreading joy through creating customized outdoor signs for events such as birthdays, family events, graduations for high school classes and individual students. “We’re in the joy industry. Everything we do with our signs brings joy,” said Nick Benevento, who co-owns Yardobrations...
Giant Eagle worker supports state push to raise minimum wage to $12 an hour
When Sandy Zilen started working at the Giant Eagle supermarket in Harrison City, her wages were nowhere near the $13 an hour she now earns — and not even close to the $7.25 minimum wage in Pennsylvania. But, Zilen, who lives in the Claridge section of Penn Township, said she...
DEP fines Olympus Energy $175,000 for Marcellus Shale site violation
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) collected a $175,000 fine from Olympus Energy for environmental issues at its Marcellus well site in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County. The fine was for erosion and sedimentation violations in 2019 when Olympus was developing its Plutus well pad and Ceto tank pad in...
Police: Man stabbed, woman questioned in connection with incident in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday and a woman was taken in for questioning in connection with a stabbing in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood. Officers responded to 911 calls for a person stabbed inside a home along the 1300 block of Beechview Avenue just after 8:45 p.m. Police found...
Murrysville tennis club looks to add outdoor courts, host sanctioned tournaments
The Murrysville Racquet Club would like to add a half-dozen outdoor courts to its Norbatrol Court property, giving it the ability to host U.S. Tennis Association tournaments. “We’re looking to have six courts because that’s the standard by which the USTA governs the type of tournaments they’d like to host,”...
Murrysville-area news and briefs for the week of June 3, 2021
Here are just some of the things happening in the Star’s coverage area in the coming weeks. To submit an event or a news brief, email pvarine@triblive.com. Veteran banner sales in Delmont Delmont officials are accepting additional requests for veteran banners to be hung in the borough. Banners are $105...
Turnpike engineer: Next leg of Mon Fayette Expressway likely to start construction next year
The Pennsylvania Turnpike’s chief engineer said roughly $1 billion in funding is in place to continue the Mon-Fayette Expressway from Route 51 to Route 837. It’s a project whose first phase is set to begin next year and last until 2027. The turnpike commission is finishing up work on the...
Western Pa. barbers split over helping President Biden promote covid vaccines
If President Biden wants Greg Henderson to preach the gospel of getting a covid vaccine to his customers who come in for a haircut, he’s going to have to find another barber to deliver that sermon. “I really don’t want to promote it. It’s kind of personal,” said Henderson, who...
Pa. State Police provide glimpse into use-of-force training with demonstration for community membersVideo
Pennsylvania State Police invited community members and stakeholders to a demonstration on police use of force Wednesday at the Monroeville Public Safety Training Center. The three-and-half hour presentation titled, “The Realities of Use of Force Encounters” covered legal and policy considerations, use of force and human performance, and video analysis...
Westmoreland primary results receive preliminary certification
Westmoreland County’s Elections Board on Wednesday voted to pre-certify results of the 2021 primary. That vote opens a five-day window to challenge in court the results in which Republicans and Democrats were nominated to run for county row office jobs as well as magisterial district judge positions, seats on municipal...
North Huntingdon man accused in 2 homicides will stand trial for arson, attempted carjacking and firearms charges
Victor F. Steban, ordered Tuesday to stand trial for the killing of a Penn Township couple, also will be tried on charges related to what police say was the start and finish of his alleged four-day crime spree last month. Steban, 53, of North Huntingdon waived his right to preliminary...
Allegheny County officials see brighter light at the end of the covid tunnel
Allegheny County officials remain pleased with and optimistic about the rates of covid-19 and vaccinations countywide, they said Wednesday. The county is now average fewer than 50 new cases per day, said health director Dr. Debra Bogen. “Just two months ago, we were stuck in a fourth surge and averaging...
Co-defendant says he watched Vandergrift woman’s murder and helped burn her remains
An Export man told a Westmoreland County jury Wednesday that, just a day after Ronny Cable said she had feelings for him, he watched another man beat her over the head with a hammer and choke her to death. He said he then spent the next 12 hours helping to...
Latrobe will celebrate Fourth of July with fireworks, inaugural car cruise
Latrobe won’t have a Fourth of July parade this year but is planning a number of holiday activities for July 3, including fireworks and a car cruise. The inaugural Fourth of July Celebration car cruise is set for 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Stadium parking lot. The...
The 501 to bring outdoor music, family fun to New Derry
Rachele Morelli spent the past year looking for an outdoor venue that fit her entrepreneurial aspiration: an open-air family entertainment park. She closed on a New Derry property in April. Named The 501 because of its location at 501 Longview Court, the park is intended to provide the community with...
Convicted killer serving life in Florida confesses to 6 Pa. slayings, including 3 in native Beaver County
A convicted killer serving life sentences in Florida has confessed to six slayings in four separate incidents across Pennsylvania in the late 1970s, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Edward A. Surratt, 71, has been serving two life sentences for a series of Florida crimes, and he has also been convicted...
