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1-day coronavirus-related closure announced for Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12
Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 school in the Hill District is closed Friday as a result of a fourth person testing positive for the coronavirus, according to district officials. The person who recently tested positive was last inside the school building on Wednesday. The building will be cleaned and reopen on Monday,...
Rain forces Lernerville Speedway to cancel event celebrating 1,000th sprint car race
At event at Lernerville Speedway meant to celebrate the track’s 1,000th sprint car race on Friday was canceled due to inclement weather. With an event dubbed Lernerville Grand, the speedway was set to host its 1,000th sprint car race. The event was planning to feature the All Star Circuit of...
2 nominees seeking 1 available school board seat in Pine-Richland’s Region 3
According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, two nominees are seeking one available position on the Pine Richland School Board in Region 3. Both nominees are cross-filed as a Democrat and Republican. Region 3 comprises Richland districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Voters cast their...
No injuries in South Huntingdon fire
No one was hurt in a Friday morning fire in South Huntingdon, according to Turkeytown Fire Chief Dan Pergola. Firefighters were called to Stahl Road at 5 a.m. for a blaze that started in a garage attached to a home. It was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived, he...
The Stroller, April 30, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Concordia fishing derby open to kids Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Jefferson will have its free Fishing Derby for kids 14 and younger from 8...
Ligonier Valley police seize 30 bricks of suspected heroin during traffic stop
Ligonier Valley police seized 30 bricks of suspected heroin during a traffic stop on Thursday and arrested a Somerset County man, according to investigators. Authorities got a tip Thursday that a large amount of drugs would be moving east on Route 30 through the Ligonier area in a Chevrolet Cruze,...
Man hospitalized in Homewood North shooting
A man was hospitalized late Thursday after being shot in the abdomen, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to a Shotspotter alert on Brushton Avenue in Homewood North around 11:10 p.m. The man told investigators that a woman shot him and then ran into a wooded area. He was taken...
McKeesport store owner gets 2 years in federal prison for food stamp fraud
A Glassport man has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for running a food stamp fraud and money laundering scheme out of his McKeesport grocery store. Sin Y Sit, 46, was convicted of conspiring to defraud the federal government of between $250,000 and $550,000 over a...
Imperial day care operator charged by grand jury with tax fraud
A federal grand jury has accused an Imperial day care operator of pocketing payroll taxes from employees and failing to report the money rather than turning it over to the Internal Revenue Service. Rebecca Lynn Boyce, 42, of Imperial is facing a slew of tax fraud charges in an indictment...
Police: Woman rescued after car went over hillside in the South Side
A woman was rescued Thursday after her car careened over a hillside in Pittsburgh’s South Side. Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said Pittsburgh emergency responders were dispatched to the 2800 block of Patterson Street around 1 p.m. They saw a car on the wooded hillside between Patterson and Josephine streets....
Police: 2 crashes in Monroeville result in 4 people hospitalized
Monroeville police are investigating separate crashes Thursday that both resulted in two people being sent to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Chief Doug Cole said the first wreck took place along James Street at Speelman Lane near the Monroeville Mall around 12:15 p.m. Officers directed traffic around the crash site as...
Rostraver man sentenced up to 2 years in jail after pleading guilty to child pornography charges
A Rostraver man could spend about 17 more months in the Westmoreland Count Prison after pleading guilty Thursday to child pornography charges. Benjamin D. Powell, 38, was sentenced by Westmoreland Judge Christopher Feliciani to one year, less one day to two years, less two days in return for pleading guilty...
Latrobe woman sentenced to 8-to-16 years on rape, child sex charges
A 34-year-old Latrobe woman has been sentenced to 8-to-16-years in state prison Thursday for having sex with two teenage boys in a Unity home, starting as far back as 2004 and as recently as 2016. Shanda Rae Hitchcock was sentenced by Westmoreland Judge Timothy Krieger as a result of her...
Youth soccer association treasurer from Beaver County admits to stealing $100,000
The former treasurer of a youth soccer organization in Beaver County admitted to stealing $100,000 for personal expenses. Jenessa Tolejko, 35, of Beaver pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of wire fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Thursday. Tolejko served as treasurer of the Brighton Township-Beaver...
West Virginia man admits to stealing $2.5 million in mining equipment
A West Virginia man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to five thefts of specialized mine equipment that occurred in Armstrong and Indiana counties. Eudell Dickerson, 46, of Beckley, W.Va., pleaded guilty to two counts before Chief U.S. District Judge Mark R. Hornak. The court was advised of...
Beaver County tax collector pleads guilty to embezzling $1M from Center Township, school district
The elected tax collector for Center Township in Beaver County admitted to embezzling $1 million from the township and school district and filing a false tax return. Jeanne Bowser, 62, of Aliquippa pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and filing false income tax returns, Acting United...
Leechburg Area’s $1.1M sports complex project to begin next month
A project to improve Leechburg Area School District’s Veterans Field Sports Complex will begin in early May and be completed before the Blue Devils’ football and soccer teams begin their seasons, said Superintendent Tiffany Nix. The school board voted Wednesday to hire FieldTurf to install a synthetic turf field and...
News and events in the greater Murrysville area for the week of April 29, 2021
Submit news and events to the Murrysville Star by emailing pvarine@triblive.com. Food collection event set for May 1 Busy Beaver and the Rotary Club of Delmont-Salem will host a May 1 food collection event for the Westmoreland County Food Bank. It will be from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the former AMC...
Pittsburgh ‘made a mistake’ on thousands of tax bills
Pittsburgh’s finance department “made a mistake” when it didn’t include tax discounts or abatements on thousands of tax bills this year, city Finance Director Douglas Anderson said Thursday. “The mistake was made,” Anderson said. It means several thousand taxpayers in Pittsburgh who use programs like the Homestead exemption or the...
Franklin Regional Thespian Club goes live for spring play, ‘The Dining Room’
Ian Sunny has played plenty of characters during his four years in the Thespian Club at Franklin Regional Senior High School. For his final production, he and seven cast mates will get the chance to revel in not one, but up to four “final” roles. “This is a chance to...
Classic, custom cars line Level Green to show support for child battling cancer
Oliver Tester, 5, of Level Green, is a big fan of the Subaru WRX. So when staff at Tester’s school, Level Green Elementary, decided to organize a drive-by on April 24 in support of Tester, who has been battling high-grade soft-tissue sarcoma, they made sure the car company’s sporty compact...
Greensburg man charged with raping toddler
A Greensburg man was arrested by state troopers Thursday, charged with raping a toddler two years ago, according to court documents. James A. Swanson, 44, was charged with aggravated indecent assault of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and rape of a child. State police say the assaults occurred on...
Valley High School teacher accused of sending sexual texts to student
A Valley High School teacher is accused of sending inappropriate sexual text messages to an underage student. Police charged Sean Timothy O’Neil, 34, of North Apollo with felony counts of disseminating explicit sexual materials to a minor, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and criminal use of a...
Norwin area charges filed as of April 29, 2021
Charges filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty before a judge in Westmoreland County Court. • Donna L. Rich, 55, of Irwin, by borough police with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. • Aaron...
Norwin area happenings include scavenger hunt, tax rebates
Pet Friends plans scavenger hunt Pet Friends Inc. of Irwin, will hold a scavenger hunt/word game fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 15 in downtown Irwin. The event will include a meet and greet with the cats and dogs that are available for adoption, a police K-9 demonstration,...
