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5 new concerts announced at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg
Tickets sales for shows at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg are ramping up, officials said, and five more live concerts are set to go on sale next week. According to an announcement from the Westmoreland Cultural Trust, the shows on sale next week include: • Gypsy: Celebrating the music of...
MSA Safety acquires Alle-Kiski Valley-based Bacharach in $337M deal
Global safety equipment maker MSA Safety is expanding its gas detection business with the $337 million acquisition of Alle-Kiski Valley-based Bacharach, the companies announced. MSA, headquartered in Cranberry, plans to complete the acquisition of Bacharach and its affiliated companies from FFL Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, in early...
Harmar hires former Arnold Mayor Karen Peconi-Biricocchi
Harmar supervisors voted Friday morning to hire former Arnold Mayor Karen Peconi-Biricocchi to be the township’s acting manager. The hiring was approved on a 3-2 vote, with Supervisors Bob Exler, Linda Exler and Lee Biermeyer voting in favor of the move and Supervisors Bob Seibert and Harry Lenhart opposing it....
See chrome for miles as weekly car cruise at Richland Mall revs up for the seasonVideo
Car enthusiasts can get their fill of mirror paint, gleaming chrome and souped-up engines every Thursday evening at the car cruise in Richland Mall featuring classic, vintage and collectible vehicles. The weekly event, which runs from 4 to 8:30 p.m., weather permitting, is sponsored by carcruises.com and Zamigas Properties, which...
Pennsylvania’s flu season among mildest ever
Pennsylvania had one of its mildest flu seasons on record, with high flu vaccine rates and mitigation measures aimed to slow the spread of covid-19 keeping influenza cases low, officials said Friday. This year’s flu season, which officially ended May 22, saw 3,664 lab-confirmed cases statewide, according to Deputy Secretary...
Fox Chapel Area to host in-person graduation ceremony
Fox Chapel Area School District is marching forward with plans for in-person graduation ceremonies where participants and guests will be required to wear a mask — even those who are fully vaccinated against covid-19. Jill Leonard, district community engagement manager, said face coverings fall in line with requirements set by...
Driver won’t be charged after hitting boy on bicycle in Springdale
Springdale police said they don’t intend to file charges against the driver of an SUV who struck a 12-year-old boy riding a bicycle Thursday night on Lincoln Avenue. Springdale police Sgt. Derek Dayoub said the woman’s northbound SUV struck the boy shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the area of Springdale...
Woodland Hills moves graduation ceremony indoors as rain continues
Woodland Hills High School is moving its graduation ceremony indoors tonight because of the rainy weather. The ceremony, slated for 7 p.m. on Friday, will be held in the Woodland Hills High School gymnasium. Each graduate was given six color-coded tickets — two yellow and four pink. The two yellow...
Penn-Trafford video production students earn 3rd ‘Best Newscast’ award in 4 yearsVideo
If the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences had a category for overcoming adversity, students and staff from Penn-Trafford High School’s video production program probably would have won that award as well. Instead, they had to settle for being named best newscast for the third time in the past...
Ross police considering charges against man seen on video beating dogVideo
Ross police said charges are being considered against a man who they say was recorded on security video repeatedly beating a dog at a motel along McKnight Road. The suspect remains at large. Detective Brian Kohlhepp said the man, who has not been publicly identified, came to the station Friday...
Monroeville author releases debut novel, ‘The Souls of Clayhatchee’
Monroeville author Anthony Todd Carlisle untangles long-hidden family secrets of racism and rage in his debut novel, “The Souls of Clayhatchee,” released in early May. The story follows one man’s pilgrimage to the South to fulfill his mother’s last wish of being buried in her small Alabama hometown. As the...
2-car crash briefly closes Route 30 in Hempfield
Two people were taken by ambulance from the scene of a two-car crash shortly before noon Friday on Route 30 in Hempfield, fire officials said. The crash involving an Equinox sport utility vehicle and a Subaru was reported around 11:45 a.m. at the West Road intersection with eastbound Route 30,...
How it started, how it’s going: Entertainment professionals share pandemic stories
From Broadway performers to local theater groups, Hollywood stars to indie filmmakers, national touring acts to bar bands, the pandemic had a devastating effect on the entertainment industry. The sudden shuttering of bars, concert halls, movie theaters and other venues — some permanently — led to widespread loss of revenue...
Salem man charged with child pornography
A Salem man was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges after agents from the state Attorney General’s Office said they examined his cell phone and computer. Trent Edward Sullivan, 22, is free on $10 bond. Investigators said, in March, they downloaded through a file-sharing program videos of child pornography from...
Westmoreland Museum exhibit conveys experiences of southern U.S. borderVideo
Richard Misrach, a photographer based in the Bay Area of California, has been capturing images along the southern U.S. border for about 50 years. “In 2004, he found a water barrel in the desert with a tattered flag hanging over it, and he didn’t know what it was,” said Barbara...
Volunteers spruce up Level Green Community Park
Volunteers worked this month to spruce up amenities at Level Green Community Park after township leaders say it was vandalized this winter. According to Penn Township Commissioner Larry Harrison, vandals between late last year and early this year spraypainted graffiti on several park structures, broke a fiberglass slide on the...
Navy Leap Frogs plan fall with grace at Westmoreland airshow
Beaver County native Andrew Young and his team members do their best work under a canopy. It just happens to be a collective canopy they form with parachutes while jumping from a height of up to 8,000 feet above the ground. If weather conditions permit, Young, 35, and fellow members...
Trafford to hold Memorial Day parade
A Memorial Day parade with marching bands, antique cars, fire trucks and floats is planned for Trafford Borough beginning at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Ceremonies will be held at Trafford’s Veterans Memorial Park at Edgewood Avenue and Fifth Street. The American Legion Post 331 is sponsoring the parade and all cars...
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County looking for pool lifeguards
The City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are looking for more lifeguards, as they prepare to open their public pools for the summer. Pittsburgh is planning to open eight of its pools next month, but the city needs more lifeguards to staff them. If the city can hire more lifeguards,...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 28-31
It is Memorial Day weekend, a time to remember the men and women who gave their lives for their country. Here are some things that are happening in and around Pittsburgh. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on Oakland is hosting a...
Sheetz to start accepting digital currency payments this summer
Digital payment network Flexa announced Thursday that Sheetz convenience stores will accept digital currency payments and will be the first convenience store chain to do so. The program is expected to roll out this summer. Flexa said Sheetz will accept bitcoin, ether, litecoin, dogecoin and others, first at its cafe...
Baldwin, Thomas Jefferson, Brentwood high schools holding in-person commencement
South Hills high schools are gearing up for in-person commencement ceremonies. Baldwin High School’s class of 2021 commencement ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. on June 8 at Baldwin High School Stadium. Approximately 350 students will receive their diplomas. While each student will receive six tickets — a capacity...
Like Jack’s beanstalk, home gardening hobby grows to new heights across Western Pa.Video
The coronavirus pandemic brought a sudden abundance of free time at home last summer, and many people found themselves trying their hands at gardening for the first time. That provided a record sales boost for many local nurseries, especially with vegetables — and the trend is expected to continue in...
2021 Memorial Day Events in the A-K Valley
All events are on Monday unless otherwise noted. Apollo Apollo Veterans of Foreign Wars and Hose Company No. 2 will sponsor a service at 9 a.m. at the North Plaza Memorial. Former Armstrong County Commissioner Bill Kerr will be the speaker. Brackenridge Members of the American Legion will raise the...
The Stroller, May 28, 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. Free admission to historical sites offered by Springdale Library Springdale Free Public Library is offering library card holders free admission to nine...
