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Seton Hill holds graduation ceremonies for 2020, 2021 graduates
Seton Hill University held its spring commencement at the McKenna Center on Saturday. Graduation was livestreamed through the university’s website. Programs for the events and names of student who earned degrees were also posted online. They celebrated the success of the 2020 and 2021 class during the in-person commencement. Ceremonies...
Street art fair latest effort to continue bringing life back to New KensingtonVideo
The heart of New Kensington’s business district beat a little stronger Saturday, and the city showed signs of artistic life. Painted chairs and parked cars lined the 900 block of Fifth Avenue. Its sidewalks featured tables of dolls, jewelry, paintings, caricatures and basket raffles. The sound of women singing could...
Police: Woman riding on the Parkway East fatally shot by gunman in another car
A woman riding in a car on the Parkway East was shot to death early Saturday when someone in another car shot into her car multiple times, state police said. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Jasmine Guest, 24, of Monroeville. Police say her death was a...
Renowned preservationist remembered at Fort Ligonier ceremonyVideo
A historic restorationist who labored for decades creating historic reproductions at Fort Ligonier was remembered Saturday as a man who contributed to the good of his community. Charles A. Fagan III, a Fort Ligonier trustee emeritus, described his friend, the late Bradford E. “Brad” Mooney, 76, of Worthington, as a...
As covid cases decline, only 1 Pa. county reports more than 100 cases
New covid case numbers continue to decline in Pennsylvania, as well as in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. On Saturday, only one county in the state reported triple-digit cases. Cases The state reported 1,658 additional covid cases Saturday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, only one...
The Herald Week in Review: Top stories for the week of May 17, 2021Video
Here are some of the top stories for the week of May 17, 2021: • Covid-19 vaccine clinic offered to people 12 and older. Fox Chapel Area School District is hosting a vaccination clinic May 24 at O’Hara Elementary School. The Pfizer vaccine will be available to people ages 12...
Student news: Geography Olympiad, communications awards and community outreach
Geography Olympiad accolades Fox Chapel Area High School sophomore Elijah Conklin will be part of Team USA in the International Geography Olympiad. Conklin earned the honor by placing third in the varsity division of the U.S. Geography Championships. The top four students in the country make up Team USA. The...
Teen shot in head in Uniontown
A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized Friday night after being shot in the head in Uniontown, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. The shooting of the teenager occurred around 8 p.m. in an alley off Coolspring Street. The teenager was flown by medical helicopter to an area hospital. Uniontown police Lt. Thomas...
Greensburg family honors legacy of ‘Grand Lady’ historic homeVideo
When Nathan and Kathy Anderson went house hunting, they weren’t just looking for a place big enough to raise their five daughters — they also wanted a place with a story of its own to tell. They found it at 106 Oakland Ave. in Greensburg, a stately brick home built...
Steak and greens: Asti’s Italian Steakhouse open at North Braddock’s Grand View Golf ClubVideo
Even as teenager, Francis Asti knew what he wanted to do with his life. The aspirations he listed in his Maryland high school yearbook include receiving a culinary arts education and owning a restaurant. The 30-year-old, who has been working in the food business for half his life, owns Asti’s...
Washington Township man accused of leading police on 115 mph chase, drug possession
A Washington Township man was jailed after police say he led them on a several-mile chase that reached 115 miles per hour. James D. Higgins, 40, was arrested in the garage of his home after the 2:27 a.m. Wednesday chase along routes 66 and 366, according to court documents filed...
The Stroller, May 22, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, 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. GriefShare program offered in Leechburg First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Leechburg, will host a 13-week GriefShare support group from 6 to 8 p.m....
Fire destroys Mt. Pleasant Township house
A Mt. Pleasant Township house was destroyed by fire late Friday night. The fire at the house at 274 Freeman Falls Road started in the garage and spread from the breezeway into the house, Kecksburg fire Chief Adam Krozel said. The fire then spread into the roof area, the chief...
Butler County authorities probing cause of fatal car explosion in Cranberry
Cranberry police and firefighters were still processing the scene of a car explosion in the parking lot of a Red Robin Restaurant on Friday night that left one person dead, according to township police. A Butler County 911 dispatcher reported multiple agencies responded after the dispatch center received multiple calls...
Somerset County man charged with DUI in 2019 Ligonier Township crash that killed bicyclist
Eighteen months after a bicyclist from Hempfield was struck and killed by a car atop Laurel Mountain summit on Route 30, Ligonier Valley police arrested the car’s driver on charges of homicide by vehicle and being under the influence of multiple prescription pills, according to court records. Adam W. Ulrich,...
Allegheny County Jail guard charged in federal court with having sawed-off shotgun
The Allegheny County correctional officer accused in state court of taking illicit drugs into the jail for sale was charged Friday in federal court with possessing a sawed-off shotgun. Lewis Bagnato, 32, of Kennedy was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s office with possession of a weapon made from a shotgun...
Ohio man gets $2.75 million after botched foot surgery leads to leg amputation
The federal government will pay an Ohio man $2.75 million for a botched surgery at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System that led to the amputation of his leg. Darwin Gurto, 58, of Pierpont, Ohio, initially was seen at the VA’s Podiatry Clinic in February 2015 for pain in his left...
Injunction seeks to halt repair of railing that gave way where man died at Duquesne Incline
The parents of a man who fell to his death on West Carson Street early Sunday morning are seeking an emergency injunction to halt the replacement of the railing they said he fell through. Brandon James Boburka, 22, of Coraopolis, died after falling in the 1200 block of West Carson...
New Kensington woman charged after police say her 2-year-old daughter ingested cocaine
A New Kensington woman was arrested and jailed after her 2-year-old daughter tested positive for cocaine, according to city police. Police charged Brooke Nicolette Damore, 28, of McCargo Street, with endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person. In a criminal complaint, police said Damore, the child’s primary...
Latrobe man convicted of sexual assault; jury says not guilty of rape
A Westmoreland County jury on Thursday convicted a Latrobe man of sexual assault but not rape. Prosecutors said Hunter Jones Hoyle, 22, assaulted a 20-year-old woman after she fell asleep in a friend’s room in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2020, following a party at a home on...
Leechburg man defends obscene anti-Biden flag visible from preschool, daycare, church
An anti-President Biden flag with an obscenity on it is flying from the top of a house in Leechburg and is visible from a nearby preschool, church and daycare. Mayor Wayne Dobos said he has fielded several complaints from residents, including a grandmother who reported that her young grandchild, just...
2 incumbents defeated, 2 victorious in Pittsburgh Public Schools Board Democratic primary
Two incumbent Pittsburgh school board candidates were defeated in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, and two earned their spots on the ballot this November. Five out of the nine seats on the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board are up for grabs this year, creating the potential for significant change on the...
‘Come on home’: Ed Gainey promises reforms if elected in November as Pittsburgh’s mayor
Pittsburgh residents voted for change when they chose Ed Gainey as the Democratic nominee for mayor. On Friday, Gainey said he intends to deliver. “Our young folks want to see a city of justice,” Gainey said in an interview with the Tribune-Review. “That’s a change that creates opportunities for everybody...
Westmoreland poll workers awarded big raises
Civic duty hasn’t quite been the lure Westmoreland elections officials had hoped to attract people to work the polls on Election Day, so county commissioners will offer more cash as an incentive. Commissioners, acting as the elections board, on Friday issued massive raises to reward those who worked at the...
Penn Hills Shade Tree Commission, Freemasons get together to plant trees in Alcoma neighborhood
Two Penn Hills groups came together recently to beautify the municipality’s Alcoma neighborhood with freshly planted trees. The Penn Hills Shade Tree Commission held its Front Yard Tree project, along with the Penn Hills Freemasons, the morning of May 15. An estimated 17 trees were planted in Alcoma homeowners’ yards,...
