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Bullet breaks window in Brighton Heights bar
Pittsburgh Police are investigating gunshots early Thursday morning outside Rumerz Sports Bar and Grill in the Brighton Heights neighborhood, according to the city Department of Public Safety. It does not appear that anyone was hurt in the incident, according to police. The city’s Shotspotter audio gunshot detection system alerted police...
The Stroller, March 25, 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. Easter Bunny to visit East Deer on Saturday The Easter Bunny will ride through East Deer with the township volunteer Fire Department and Recreation...
Incumbent Vandergrift mayor to face primary challenge from councilman
Democrat Barbara Turiak has competition from a familiar face in her bid for a second term as Vandergrift’s mayor. Councilman Lenny Collini, also a Democrat, announced his candidacy for mayor after serving 12 years on council. Pennsylvania’s primary is May 18. Both candidates said they are friends and there’s not...
Norwin-area charges filed as of March 25, 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 the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Matthew Gardone, 39, of Delmont, by North Huntingdon police with possession of a controlled...
Pittsburgh police: Man dies after being wounded in North Side shooting
A man shot Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood has died, police said Thursday morning. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. on Brightridge Street. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert and found a man shot in the head with a possible puncture wound to his chest, said Public Safety...
Rotary Club plans to post a peace pole in Monroeville Community Park West
A new monument designed to promote peace and togetherness may soon be installed in a Monroeville park. Rotary Club of Monroeville members want to install a peace pole in the the botanical garden section of Monroeville Community Park West. “We want to draw the diverse community together,” outgoing Rotary president...
Warm weather and sun brings people and pets to Boyce Park in PlumVideo
People and pets from all over flocked to Boyce Park in Plum on Wednesday to enjoy the warm weather and sunshine. Temperatures were in the low 70s most of the day. Park walkers were treated to the flute playing of Penn Hills resident and retired teacher Mike Stur. The dog...
Plum dog washing event raises money for Monroeville Animal Shelter
A Plum pet grooming business recently raised nearly $400 for the Monroeville Animal Shelter. The Barker Shop along Saltsburg Road hosted a dog washing event March 21. Monroeville animal control officer and shelter coordinator Corye Ramsey and his family assisted volunteer Lisa Wisiloaky with bringing the 21 dogs in and...
Rally for Solidarity held in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section
A “Pittsburgh Rally for Solidarity” was held Wednesday in Oakland to protest racism and violence toward the Asian community. A few hundred people participated in the event, which started out at Flagstaff Hill and ended at Schenley Plaza. The event featured several speakers and eight minutes of silence for the...
A first: U.S. Senate confirms transgender doctor, Rachel Levine, for key postVideo
Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health. She is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. The final vote was 52-48. Levine had been serving as Pennsylvania’s top health...
Allegheny County to launch new vaccine registration system next weekVideo
Allegheny County will launch a new vaccine registration system next week, officials announced Wednesday. The system will allow residents to register for a covid-19 vaccine, receive notifications when they become eligible and prevent those who are ineligible from making appointments in the meantime. The system will reduce the number of...
Suspect in McKeesport shooting arrested 1 year later
Allegheny County authorities on Wednesday arrested a man wanted for more than a year in connection with a shooting in McKeesport, investigators said. Kiesean Brown, 20, was identified by the victim in the aftermath of the March 1, 2020, shooting on Irwin Street, according to the charges against him. The...
Covid vaccine recipients celebrate getting 2nd doses in New KensingtonVideo
Marian Cowan of New Kensington had one word for how getting her second covid vaccination shot feels: “Awesome.” “I don’t have to worry anymore,” said Cowan, 74. “I can see my great-granddaughter, who is coming for Easter.” Cowan and her father, Daniel Hawkins, 97, also of New Kensington, both got...
Pagan woman sues Pleasant Hills Panera over religious discrimination
A Clairton woman who worked as a baker at the Pleasant Hills Panera claims that she was discriminated against and ultimately fired because she is Pagan. Tammy McCoy said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court that she was hired at the Panera on Clairton Boulevard in October 2019....
2 Pittsburgh eaglets hatch same day; 3rd eaglet a possibilityVideo
The Pittsburgh Hays bald eagle family might be unusually large this season as two eggs hatched successfully Tuesday and a third hatch is possible, said an Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania spokeswoman. Now in their ninth year together, the Hays bald eagle couple has only once before raised three young....
Kiya Tomlin creates fashion collection for Macy’s Ross Park Mall
Kiya Tomlin shopped at Macy’s growing up in Morristown, N.J. “I am a mall shopper, a department store shopper,” Tomlin, a Pittsburgh-based fashion designer, said Wednesday. “When you wanted something nice you went to Macy’s. Being able to design for the Macy’s customer … I am honored.” Tomlin collaborated with...
Food Podcast: Clearview executive knows what it means to experience food insecurity
For Lisa Florian, being involved with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is personal. “Growing up, my family was no stranger to standing in line at the food bank. I personally am grateful to be able to give back where I once had to receive,” said Florian, the senior vice...
Fourth of July Parade in Monroeville canceled but fireworks still set to blast off over Monroeville Mall
The annual Fourth of July Parade in Monroeville has been canceled but the holiday will still end with a bang, as the committee plans to ramp up the fireworks show. “After much thought and consideration in weighing the unknown restrictions for such a well-attended event, it was determined that it...
Lawsuit alleges defamation by mother of Wilkinsburg mayor
A data analyst working for Wilkinsburg is suing the mayor’s mother, alleging her Facebook posts railing against the position amount to defamation and libel, according to the lawsuit. Kate Luxemburg filed the lawsuit against Beverly Garrett in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday. Beverly Garrett is the mother of...
Wilkinsburg man pleads to manslaughter after friend is killed in drug deal gone bad
A Wilkinsburg man with ties to two high-profile cases pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter in an unrelated shooting. Demetres Beck, 26, admitted to Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski that he and a friend, Kierre Simmons, participated in a robbery on Dec. 29, 2014. According to Deputy...
Pittsburgh man charged after Rostraver homeowner stopped break-in
A Pittsburgh man is accused of trying to break into a Rostraver home after police said he claimed to have used a “bad dose of laced marijuana,” according to court papers. A homeowner held LeBarron J. McCoy, 36, at gunpoint Friday until township police arrived. McCoy is charged with burglary,...
Section of Clay Avenue sidewalks set for replacement in Jeannette
The replacement of curbs and sidewalks on a section of Clay Avenue should be completed in June, said Ed Antonacci, Jeannette’s city engineer. But the price could rise because some property owners between Sixth and Seventh streets didn’t respond to requests from city officials seeking information about openings below the...
Coast Guard training center annex named for Arnold Palmer
In honor of his time as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, Arnold Palmer’s name will live on at a California training center. Palmer, who died in 2016, was a Latrobe native and professional golfer who served as a yeoman in the Coast Guard from 1951-53. Now, yeoman trainees...
Unity zoning hearing board OKs group home on Primrose Drive
Neighbors on Unity’s Primrose Drive are concerned about a new group home for three men with autism, its effect on parking and the people who may be staffing or visiting the residence. A local official in charge of the facility, owned by nonprofit Community Options, told the township zoning board...
Allegheny County adds 498 covid cases, highest total since mid-January
Allegheny County on Wednesday added its most coronavirus cases since mid-January. The Allegheny County Health Department reported 498 additional cases, the highest since 516 were reported Jan. 17. It was also only the third time since the beginning of February that the county has surpassed 400 cases. Allegheny County had...
