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Audubon’s Babcock Nature Center to open in Buffalo Township June 12
The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania will hold a grand opening June 12 for the Babcock Nature Center in Buffalo Township, along the Butler-Freeport Community Trail. The new 2,500-square-foot center with a 1,200-square-foot pavilion is situated in the six-acre Buffalo Creek Nature Park, located off of Monroe Road next to...
Pa. hosting Mentored Youth Trout Fishing Day after last year’s canceled event
Young anglers have a chance to try their hand at trout fishing this weekend during the statewide Mentored Youth Trout Fishing Day. Scheduled for Saturday, anglers age 15 and younger will have the opportunity to hit lakes and streams across the state prior to the opening of trout season on...
Former Pirates pitcher Vazquez to claim teen accuser lied about her age
A judge on Friday rejected a defense request to dismiss three sex-related charges against former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez, who claims his female accuser told him she was almost an adult when police say they engaged in sexual activity. Vazquez, 29, is in Westmoreland County Prison without bond as...
Excela Health creates vaccine registry
Excela Health established a registry for anyone who wants to get the coronavirus vaccine. Those who register will receive a notification when an appointment is available to them as health system officials said they were assured they could expect consistent distributions of the vaccine in the coming weeks. Chief Medical...
Carrie Blast Furnaces to again host drive-in movies
The Carrie Carpool Cinema will return at the Carrie Blast Furnaces for a second year. Sponsored by Rivers of Steel, the spot will once again resemble a drive-in theater, as well as host other programs, activities and tours of the site on the Swissvale/Rankin border. The first shows are set...
Police: Drugs found in Harrison home within reach of children
Harrison police said they found drugs within reach of children Thursday while serving a search warrant at a home near the municipal building and police department. Police charged Garrick Marshman, 26, of Donora, with drug offenses including possession and possession with intent to deliver, child endangerment, firearms violations and conspiracy....
United Steelworkers announces strike date at ATI facilities
The United Steelworkers union announced Friday it will start a strike at Allegheny Technologies Inc. next week. The union said it informed ATI it will strike over what it calls unfair labor practices beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday. “We have provided the notice to ATI to ensure an orderly and...
Diocese of Pittsburgh to offer in-person and online services for Holy Week
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will offer in-person and online services for Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Bishop David Zubik will celebrate Mass at 10 a.m. at Saint Paul Cathedral in Oakland. He will be joined by Father Kris Stubna, who will serve as the homilist. Easter Mass...
Allegheny County Jail to begin testing newly incarcerated inmates for covid
All people entering Allegheny County Jail to be incarcerated will be tested for covid-19 beginning April 12, according to court records filed this week. The jail will offer coronavirus tests on at least two occasions to new inmates prior to being transferred out of intake housing. A negative test will...
After 2 more covid cases, Penn-Trafford extends high school closure through March 31
After two additional covid-19 cases were reported — making a total of a dozen cases in 15 days — Penn-Trafford officials have extended the closure of Penn-Trafford High School through March 31, Superintendent Matt Harris said in a letter. The district originally planned to close Friday, through the weekend, and...
Dispatch: 2 people taken to hospital after tree falls on car in North Irwin
Two people were injured after a tree fell onto a car Friday, a North Huntingdon dispatcher confirmed. The incident, which occurred in the 2700 block of Morris Avenue in North Huntingdon, involved one vehicle. Crews responded to the area around 11:35 a.m. According to the dispatcher, both people were taken...
‘Hoping for surprise’: Pitt professor’s spectroscopy technique part of search for life on Mars with Perseverance roverVideo
When Sanford Asher interviewed to join the University of Pittsburgh chemistry faculty in 1979, he gave a presentation on a piece of research he planned to conduct if hired. Asher was working on something called ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy, which uses UV light to excite molecules as a way to determine...
Local schools prepare for state mock trial showdown
Students from three area high schools, including Greensburg Salem, will take their legal skills to a virtual courtroom this weekend to compete for the state mock trial title. This year, 232 teams from 199 schools competed in district and regional mock trial competitions. Of those, 16 qualified for the state...
Pittsburgh pups nominated for 2021 American Humane Hero Dog Awards
Three Pittsburgh pups are competing for the chance to be named the nation’s Top Hero Dog. More than 400 dogs from across the country are nominated for the 11th annual American Humane Hero Dog Awards, according to an announcement from American Humane. The awards, sponsored by the Lois Pope LIFE...
Franklin Regional Junior Olympics team qualifies 12 wrestlers for state championships next week
When the Franklin Regional Junior Olympic wrestling team walks onto the floor April 1 for the state championships, it will do so with more wrestlers than any other school in its region. In the KeyStone State Southwest Qualifier, held March 22-23 in Monroeville, FR’s team qualified a dozen wrestlers, and...
Some women have lymph node swelling under arm after covid vaccine
Lea Anne Ochs was dismayed when she received a call from UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital about a follow-up ultrasound from a mammogram. “My mammograms had always been normal,” said the 48-year-old from Economy Borough, Beaver County. “It was my routine mammogram. And there was no family history of breast cancer.” The...
Former TV reporter Kelly Brennan Culver pens story of her daughter’s rare disease, treatmentVideo
As Kelly Brennan Culver and Kevin Culver pull into the parking garage, they hear crying. Their daughter Caroline tears up in the back seat. The 3-year-old knows what day it is — treatment Friday. Every four weeks, she and her parents make the trip from their McCandless home to UPMC...
Greensburg Diocese to broadcast Easter Sunday Mass, livestream Holy Week
The Diocese of Greensburg will broadcast and livestream its Easter Sunday Mass and will stream Holy Week liturgies for those unable to attend due to physical limitations, age and illness. Easter Mass will be at 10 a.m. April 4, broadcast on the Pittsburgh CW (check local listings) and on 106.7...
Allegheny, Westmoreland report highest daily covid totals in more than 2 months
Allegheny and Westmoreland counties on Friday saw their highest totals of newly reported covid cases in more than two months. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Allegheny reported 586 additional coronavirus cases, its highest since 670 on Jan. 13. Westmoreland’s total of 166 is its most since 173 on...
Woodland Hills prepares for students to return in hybrid model next week
Many Woodland Hills School District Students will return to the classroom next week for the first time this academic year. “It’s exciting, like the first day of school,” Superintendent James Harris said. The district is welcoming students back in a hybrid format beginning Monday. Half of the students will be...
New street lighting project starting on Walnut Street in Shadyside
A new street lighting system is being installed on Walnut Street in Shadyside, Pittsburgh officials said. The project will consist of 30 new decorative light poles with LED acorn light fixtures replacing the existing lighting and utility poles. Work on the project began on Wednesday and is scheduled to be...
High winds topple trees, down wires, disrupt Allegheny County 911 serviceVideo
Strong winds toppled trees and power lines across the region Friday, knocking out power, causing detours and disrupting 911 service in Allegheny County. Gusts reached up to 30 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Moon, with sustained speeds in the 20s, said meteorologist Myranda Fullerton. Fullerton said sustained...
Pittsburgh police investigate East Liberty shooting
One man was shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood Thursday night, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The city’s Shotspotter audio gunshot detection system alerted officers of shots fired near 700 N. Highland Ave. just before 11:30 p.m. Officers found the victim near the intersection...
The Stroller, March 26, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s 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. Collection to benefit Allegheny Valley Association of Churches Women of the Alle-Kiski Engaging, a division of the Alle Kiski Strong Chamber of Commerce, is...
Medical examiner IDs man killed in Homewood shooting
One man was shot to death and a juvenile was hospitalized Thursday night as a result of shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, Pittsburgh police said. Michael Lyons, 30, of Pittsburgh was pronounced dead at the scene in the area of Frankstown and North Braddock avenues, according to the Allegheny County...
