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Criminal mischief, drug charges among those handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court March 8 and 15, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • April Hailstork, 44, 0f Penn Hills on charges of accident involving damage...
Highlands closes Tarentum elementary school because of covid cases
Highlands School District has closed its elementary school in Tarentum because of covid cases. The district said in a notice on its website that positive cases at Highlands Elementary School “have resulted in a significant number of required quarantines.” District spokeswoman Jennifer Goldberg said there were three positive cases at...
Church launches free no-contact emotional support program for those struggling from pandemic
The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North Hills has launched a new weekly service to help people grappling with emotional issues as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “Since this is an email subscription, it is not at all geographically limited,” said Susan Myrick, a volunteer with the church. “We invite...
The Eagle lands in Pittsburgh: Fried chicken restaurant set to open
Fried chicken is the specialty at Downtown Pittsburgh’s newest restaurant. The Eagle Food & Beer Hall calls its main dish “cage-free all-natural chicken.” “Our focus is fried chicken,” said co-founder Joe Lanni. His Cincinnati-based Thunderdome Restaurant Group owns The Eagle. The restaurant is located on Penn Avenue. The name comes...
Hempfield Area School Board raises hourly rates for nurse assistants
Hempfield Area School Board unanumously agreed to raise the hourly pay rate for nurse assistants in the midst of the the covid-19 pandemic, from $17.90 per hour to $19.90 per hour. “Nurse assistants are critical to the operation of our schools, especially during a pandemic,” said Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. “We...
Latrobe extends deadline for tax filing, authorizes stormwater fee payment plan
Latrobe residents who owe earned income tax to the city and property owners who can establish a financial hardship in meeting a new stormwater management bill will have more time to pay this year. City council on Monday moved back the deadline for paying the 2020 earned income tax, without...
Allegheny Township man to remain in jail pending trial on charges of multiple sexual assaults
An Allegheny Township man awaiting trial on charges he sexually assaulted five people will remain in jail after a Westmoreland County judge ruled Monday he was a potential danger to the community. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Meagan Bilik DeFazio rejected a bond modification request from Eric Alan Wright...
4 charged with animal cruelty in connection with poisoning of pigeons in Pittsburgh
A woman’s grim discovery on the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh on Thanksgiving Day culminated in felony animal cruelty charges against four people, including two managers of Downtown’s Frick Building, according to police. Allen Zimmerman, owner of Bird Control Services in Eastern Pennsylvania, his employee, Randall Hoffmaster, and Colleen Derbish and...
The Stroller, March 23, 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. Medication drop-off boxes available in Butler County Butler County residents are reminded that several drop-off boxes are available for disposal of unwanted medications. Boxes...
Hyde Park canoe launch grows into river recreation gemVideo
What once was a small canoe launch and water source for local firefighters has grown into a river recreation gem in Hyde Park. The Twin Towers Landing, referred to as the Hyde Park Boat Launch, offers a boat launch, picnic pavilion and trail area along the banks of the Kiski...
New North Huntingdon-Irwin area covid cases up slightly
The number of new coronavirus cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area rose slightly from March 15 to 22, but the percentage increase remained below 2%, based on data released Monday by the state Department of Health. In the four ZIP codes covering North Huntingdon, Irwin, North Irwin, Westmoreland City,...
Arson suspected in Penn Hills fire that left one man burned
A husband and wife domestic dispute may have been the spark that caused a Penn Hills fire Sunday afternoon. “It’s a possibility,” police Chief Howard Burton said Monday night. “We don’t believe it was an accident. We believe it was definitely set. It was arson.” Firefighters were initially called to...
Wisconsin man accused of driving to Vandergrift to meet with minor, police say
A Wisconsin man is facing charges in Westmoreland County after police say he drove to Vandergrift to meet with a minor. Ethan William Haley, 22, was arrested Monday after Vandergrift police found him with a teenage boy, whom Haley told police he had driven from Wisconsin to meet, according to...
Challenged Fawn supervisor David Norris withdraws from primary
A Fawn supervisor whose candidacy for reelection was challenged on the grounds he does not live in the township has withdrawn from the primary, according to Allegheny County Elections. Township resident Tracy Volk filed an objection to Supervisor David Norris’ candidacy on the basis that Norris, a Democrat, has lived...
Highmark boasts $490M operating gain in 2020 — better than pre-pandemic
When covid-19 struck Western Pennsylvania last March, Highmark Health CEO and President David Holmberg said he and fellow executives braced for the worst. They weren’t sure just how overwhelmed their providers might get, or how much money and other resources it would take to keep operations going as outbreaks proliferated....
Special election to replace former state Rep. Jeff Pyle to be May 18
Voters in Pennsylvania’s 60th State House District will choose a replacement for former state Rep. Jeff Pyle in a special election May 18, officials said Monday. That’s the same day as Pennsylvania’s primary. Pyle, a Republican from Ford City, was three months into his ninth term representing a district that...
Springdale Township’s Bouquet Park Pool to close, property will be sold
Bouquet Park Pool in Springdale Township is closing for good, according to the park’s board members. The pool’s board posted on Facebook that the organization would soon be dissolved and the property is being put up for sale. “I promise you that the current board did everything that could be...
Police: Vandergrift man faces attempted homicide charge after masked home invasion
An Apollo man told police he woke to a masked man pistol-whipping him during a robbery and a fight ensued. The allegations led state police to charge a Vandergrift man with attempted homicide stemming from the apparent robbery. Javon Michael Lambert, 21, faces 11 felony charges, among them attempted homicide...
New Alexandria man charged with assault after mom says he bit her
A Loyalhanna woman told state police her son bit through her upper lip, pulling out three teeth, during an argument that turned violent early Sunday, according to police reports. Joshua H. Warren, 28, of New Alexandria was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, harassment, reckless endangerment, simple assault, strangulation and...
Westmoreland commissioners to hold info session on coronavirus vaccines
Westmoreland County’s Republican commissioners want the public to learn about coronavirus vaccines and will convene a webinar this week to pass along information they said will allow residents to make a more informed decision about whether they will join the ongoing immunity effort. Commissioners Doug Chew and Sean Kertes said...
Sharpsburg’s Kayla Portis becomes borough’s first Black councilpersonVideo
It seems only fitting that Sharpsburg resident Kayla Portis made history last month with her appointment as the first Black person to serve on borough council. A fourth-generation Sharpsburg resident, Portis’ trailblazing grandfather Charles Smith was the first Black Commander at the VFW Post 709 along Main Street. A mural...
NASA testing prototype of lunar lander designed in Pittsburgh for 2023 moon shotVideo
A prototype of one of the landing craft a Pittsburgh-based company is designing has been shipped to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for testing in advance of a planned 2023 trip to the moon. “It’s super-exciting. I never would have dreamed of building a lunar lander in Pa.,” Daniel...
Suspicious packages in Hempfield shopping plaza turned out to be false alarm
A report of suspicious packages left Monday in the parking lot outside the Walmart Supercenter in Greengate Centre Plaza in Hempfield turned out to be a false alarm. State troopers and a bomb squad from Troop A in Greensburg were called just before noon. Walmart/ Greengate A concerned citizen called...
Leechburg firefighters holding more food-truck events to offset fundraising losses during pandemic
The Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company is planning a summer full of events to raise money to support its operations. The fire department hosted two Rally on the River food truck events in 2020 as it grappled with the challenge of fundraising during the pandemic, when most in-person events were off...
Penn Hills veteran contends mask wearing at work prompted Iraq flashbacks
A retired member of the Pennsylvania National Guard is suing his employer, alleging that being forced to wear a mask to prevent the spread of covid-19 prompted PTSD and flashbacks from his time serving in Iraq. Andrew Voigt, 52, of Penn Hills, filed the complaint in U.S. District Court on...
