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Bethel Park School District developing comprehensive plan for future decisions
James Walsh has been Bethel Park School District’s superintendent for less than a semester and is already working with district and community leaders on plans for the next half-decade and beyond. He, as well as a steering committee of about 30 to 40 people including teachers, parents, students, school board...
1945 warplanes included in Westmoreland airshow, county flyover
Westmoreland County residents who look skyward over Memorial Day weekend may see a “Korean War Hero” passing overhead. That’s what Wexford native Jim Tobul dubbed his restored 1945 F4U Corsair fighter plane. It’s one of four aircraft to be featured in the 2021 Shop ’n Save Westmoreland Airshow that also...
Kiski Area makes online student registration permanent, kindergarten open house sign-up scrapped
Kiski Area School District is offering an easier option for registering new students. Online student registration was added last month to the district website in response to covid-19 restrictions. That allows a parent or guardian the option of registering a student digitally instead of requiring a traditional in-person campus visit....
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to reopen galleries in June
After being closed for more than a year because of the pandemic, the galleries and visual arts spaces of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will reopen on June 4. The first installation, “We Are The Global Majority,” will appear in the Space Gallery on Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. It will...
The Stroller, April 23, 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. Auditions set for July production of ‘The Addams Family’ musical Armstrong Community Theater will conduct auditions for the upcoming production of the musical, “The...
Beltzhoover fires damage 4 houses, considered suspicious
Two separate fires in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood early Friday morning are considered suspicious, police said. The first fire in the 400 block of Beltzhoover Avenue was reported just after 1:15 a.m. Police said the fire started in an unoccupied house and spread to another next door, and both were a...
Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild raise pay for employees
Kennywood, Sandcastle Waterpark and Idlewild & SoakZone announced Friday the three parks will be raising the hourly rate for most workers from $9 to $13. Hourly pay rates at Kennywood and Sandcastle for employees at least 18 years old, or graduating high school seniors —will be $13 an hour. For...
Port Authority to shut down Mon Incline next week for inspection
Commuters using the Monongahela Incline to ride up and down Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh will have to take another route next week when the incline shuts down for three days for an inspection, Port Authority Transit said Thursday. An incline shuttle bus will provide service to and from Mt. Washington...
Fire engulfs Monessen house
Firefighters from several Mon Valley departments were battling a blaze that had engulfed a house in Monessen late Thursday night, according to dispatches from Westmoreland County 911. Monessen units that reached the scene of the fire at a three-story wooden-frame house on McKee Avenue said there was heavy smoke coming...
Boy missing from Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights/Marshall Shadeland neighborhoods found safe
A boy missing from Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights/Marshall Shadeland neighborhoods was found and is safe, police said Thursday night. Original report follows: Authorities said Ronnell Miller, 11, was last seen in the Brighton Heights/Marshall Shadeland neighborhoods around 6 p.m. Thursday. He is described as standing 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing...
United Steelworkers reject ATI’s ultimatum, accuse metals company of bullying striking employees
United Steelworkers negotiators on Thursday rejected Allegheny Technologies Inc.’s ultimatum to compel striking employees to accept the metals company’s contract proposal within the next four days or face a costlier alternative. “They are again escalating their bully tactics and ignoring the employees, their most valuable asset,” the United Steelworkers union’s...
Woman claims race discrimination in lawsuit against Allegheny County
A former Allegheny County economic development program manager said in a federal lawsuit Thursday that she was fired two months after making allegations of discrimination. Leandra Dimate Cortes, a Colombian immigrant, is suing Allegheny County for retaliation and race discrimination and seeks reinstatement and lost wages. A spokeswoman for the...
Father of Pine-Richland football player says district using son as ‘scapegoat’ in Kasperowicz saga
The father of a Pine-Richland football player is accusing the school district’s administration of leaking information about his son to create a “scapegoat” for their decision to fire head football coach Eric Kasperowicz. Vince Cruz, whose son is a sophomore on the junior varsity football team, said he retained attorney...
Aliquippa man gets federal prison time for possessing cocaine, gun, ammunition
An Aliquippa man has been sentenced to just over five years in prison for possession of cocaine, a gun and ammunition. Antoine Cummings, 37, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison following his conviction on narcotics trafficking and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted...
Pittsburgh man charged with possession of child pornography
A Pittsburgh man was charged with possessing material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. David Stanton, 53, was indicted on the charge by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Wednesday. In March, Stanton knowingly possessed videos in computer graphic and digital files...
Butler County Prison inmate charged for illegally possessing cell phone in jail
A Butler County Prison inmate was charged with illegally possessing a cell phone in jail. William Kelly Penn, 36, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possessing contraband while in prison, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Wednesday. Penn, a federal detainee...
Lawsuit filed in death of Penn-Trafford baseball star
The parents of a Penn Township teen who died after a crash last year on Route 130 near Jeannette filed a wrongful death lawsuit against four energy companies and PennDOT, claiming installation of a natural gas pipeline created dangerous road conditions that caused the fatal collision. The estate of Maclean...
Allegheny Land Trust reaches $3 million goal to purchase former Churchill Country Club
Two years and $3 million of fundraising later, the Allegheny Land Trust has reached its goal to purchase the former Churchill Country Club, the nonprofit announced Thursday — which serendipitously fell on Earth Day. The Sewickley-based organization has sought ownership of the 148 acres shared between Churchill and Penn Hills...
State trooper in Beaver tried to fix ticket for friends, police say
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper faces misdemeanor charges after he tried to make a traffic ticket disappear for friends, authorities said Thursday, according to charges filed by PSP internal affairs. Trask Alexander, a trooper from Troop D in the Beaver County barracks, is charged with tampering with records, tampering with...
Child bitten by rabid bat in Pitcairn prompts health department warning
A bat with rabies bit one child and might have been handled by several others in Pitcairn earlier this week, prompting a warning from the Allegheny County Health Department. The bat was captured Monday near Second Street at Center Avenue. A resident brought it to the health department for testing,...
Jury trials to resume in Allegheny County criminal courts on Monday
Allegheny County President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark knows the covid-19 pandemic isn’t over. But with case counts dropping, and vaccinations increasing, she said Thursday, it’s time to resume criminal jury trials. “I just feel that we have to move forward,” Clark said. “We keep waiting for the perfect time, and...
Norwin area happenings, April 22, 2021 and beyond
Irwin event to promote Norwin’s musical Businesses in Irwin will join in an “Under the Sea Day” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1 as a promotion for the Norwin High School Theatre Co.’s performance of “Little Mermaid” from May 6 through 9 at the high school stadium. Those...
New Kensington, Arnold get $575K for transportation projects
New Kensington will have to scale back plans for transportation projects in the city’s downtown after getting a fraction of the money it requested from the state, a city official said Thursday. The Commonwealth Financing Authority announced Wednesday that New Kensington will receive $375,000. The authority approved more than $48...
Norwin area charges filed, April 21, 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 . • Cody J. Monro, 19, of Trafford, by North Huntingdon police with possession of marijuana. • Kayley R....
ScareHouse opens for special event this weekend at Pittsburgh Mills
Call it an early Halloween present. Anyone who missed out on their fill of Halloween frights at the ScareHouse at the Pittsburgh Mills mall last fall will have an opportunity to make up for it this weekend. The ScareHouse said it is holding an encore presentation of its Halloween experience...
