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O’Hara council to consider potential changes to home rule charter
O’Hara council is expected in May to discuss potential changes to the township’s home rule charter. A referendum could be placed on the November General Election ballot that would impact how vacant council seats are filled. Another referendum under consideration would repeal gender references in the charter. A council workshop...
1 killed, 2 injured in Strip District collision
A 48-year-old woman was killed and two men were injured in a Strip District crash on Saturday. Police said Pamela McAllister of Pittsburgh died in the crash occurred on Liberty Avenue at 16th Street just before 8:15 a.m., police said. According to police, a sport utility vehicle on Liberty Avenue...
California (Pa.) University dance ensemble more than takes the stage to help Tarentum’s HOPE CenterVideo
The dance is about more than choreographed steps on a stage. It’s a performance created to encourage people to take action. The Dance Ensemble from California University of Pennsylvania in Washington County creates dances that focus on the art of movement and advocacy for topics such as autism awareness, suicide...
Bethel Park Spring Makeover Challenge underway
Bethel Park is coordinating the Bethel Park Spring Makeover Challenge through June 20. According to a news release, the program is a joint effort of the Buy Bethel Initiative and the Bethel Park Kindness Project. “We felt that this would be an enjoyable spring event that would also support our...
Police: Man dies after being shot outside bar in Hill District
A 51-year-old man was fatally shot Friday night outside a bar in the Hill District. Pittsburgh police and medics responded to 911 calls about a shooting and a ShotSpotter alert for a single shot fired in the 2100 block of Wylie Avenue around 10:40 p.m., police reported. Officers located an...
The Stroller, April 24, 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. TryLife Center to sponsor Walking for Babies fundraiser The annual Walking for Babies event that benefits the TryLife Center in Lower Burrell will be...
Kiski Area hires firm to conduct search for new superintendent
Editor’s note: The original version of this story attributed board member Ron Coleman to a different person. A Kiski Area School Board member who opposed hiring a search agency to help the district find a new superintendent said he thinks the district’s top administrative job should go to an internal...
Westmoreland courthouse to host vaccine clinic on Tuesday
The Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg will host a covid-19 vaccine clinic on Tuesday. County officials announced that county employees, their families and the general public are eligible to participate in the clinic, which will be conducted in the commissioners’ public meeting room off the main lobby of the courthouse....
Local health systems look to CDC guidance on resuming J&J covid vaccinations
U.S. health advisers on Friday urged resuming covid-19 vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot, saying its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clots — in line with Europe’s rollout. Federal health officials uncovered 15 vaccine recipients who developed a highly unusual kind of blood clot, out of nearly...
Pittsburgh nonprofit needs new van to transport homeless veterans
Veterans Place, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit, needs to raise $35,000 to add to a matching grant to buy a new bus to transport homeless veterans to its Washington Boulevard site in East Liberty for food, counseling, job training and other services. The nonprofit just launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money...
Sprankle’s Community Market event raised $17,700 for Salvation Army
A 16-hour fundraiser hosted by Sprankle’s Neighborhood Markets last week raised $17,700 for Salvation Army Food Pantries of Leechburg, Kittanning and Saxonburg. “It was unbelievable,” said Ryan Sprankle, owner of the Kittanning store and one of the event’s organizers and hosts. During the Campout for Community fundraiser last Friday, 10%...
Biden spokeswoman: Pandemic ‘exposed what a problem we have on our hands’ in U.S. nursing homes
The pandemic shined a spotlight on problems that plagued low-performing nursing homes scattered across Western Pennsylvania and the rest of the nation long before covid-19 struck the United States, White House press secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged Friday. As vaccinations ramp up and covid-19 hospitalizations go down, the Biden administration intends...
North Huntingdon police locate missing 11-year-old boy
North Huntingdon police located a missing 11-year-old shortly before 10 p.m. Friday night, after a roughly four-hour search of the Penns Woods area east of White Oak Park. Police said neighbors assisted with the search, and thanked the community for its help in a Nixle alert message sent shortly after...
During drug bust, suspect rams into task force car in Lower Burrell, police say
A Pittsburgh man is facing drug delivery and aggravated assault charges after almost backing his car into a police officer during a drug bust Tuesday in Lower Burrell. Corey Steven Prunty, 31, of Pittsburgh, is charged with aggravated assault, criminal use of a communication facility (a cell phone), and a...
Drug takeback set for Saturday in Allegheny County
Residents of Allegheny County will have a chance to get rid of expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical controlled substances Saturday. The Allegheny County police are once again taking part in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) semiannual National Take Back Initiative from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Any over-the-counter, controlled substance...
Penn Hills community grieving loss of high school student, counseling available
The Penn Hills School District community is grieving the loss of a high school student. Jason Lott Jr., 17, died in his home on April 18, a little more than two weeks after the birth of his daughter, Amora Rose Lott. “It’s horrible,” his mother, Gina Bigenho, said Friday. “I...
Rotary Club of Latrobe celebrates century of community service
Covid-19 pandemic restrictions prevented the Rotary Club of Latrobe from holding its annual projects fundraising dinner this year at Saint Vincent College’s Fred Rogers Center. But that’s not going to keep the organization from continuing the mission it has carried out for the past century: serving the needs of the...
Former Delta Foundation president gets probation for impersonating an officer, forgeryVideo
The former head of a now-defunct LGBTQ advocacy organization will serve two years probation and 300 hours of community service for impersonating a first responder and forging official documents. Gary Van Horn, 41, appeared before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski Friday on charges of forgery, tampering with...
Hempfield woman wins Marine volunteer award
A Hempfield woman who volunteers in a leadership role with the Westmoreland County Young Marines won a national award for her efforts, a year after her daughter won a Young Marines award for her exemplary service. Sheila Myers, who has logged more than 1,000 community service hours in the past...
Map shows where to get a covid vaccine in Allegheny County
Allegheny County has created a public map of active covid-19 vaccination locations. The Vaccine Provider map is available online at the county’s Covid Vaccine Information page. Users can access it directly at alleghenycounty.us/vaccinemap. “We are trying to make it as easy as possible for as many people as possible to...
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto to introduce city-level hate crime legislation
Legislation that Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto will introduce next week seeks to create local-level hate crime laws that will expand upon state law, which does not consider sexual orientation, gender identity or disability protected classes. “What we’re doing is taking a stand against hate in our city,” said Dan Gilman,...
Introducing the new host of the Food Podcast
The Food Podcast has a new host. Starting the week of April 26, Krista Johnson will take the lead on the podcast as the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s newest Communications and Public Relations Specialist. “I’ve worked with food banks in the past and more importantly, I’ve met people who...
TV Talk: Natrona Heights woman appears on ‘Let’s Make a Deal’
Sharon Cushey of Natrona Heights appeared on the April 23 edition of CBS’s “Let’s Make a Deal,” winning $800 and a designer purse valued at $1,700, but it was an eight-month journey from when she applied. During the pandemic, “Let’s Make a Deal” has welcomed a mix of an in-studio...
Don’s Diner to be featured in Showtime series filming in Pittsburgh
Don’s Diner, a fixture of Pittsburgh’s Woods Run neighborhood, is being featured in a new Showtime series called “Rust” set in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The series stars veteran actor Jeff Daniels. The 25-year-old eatery is not only known for its food but is a regular Hollywood fixture when it comes to...
‘My dad would just be ecstatic’: Bruno Sammartino Park dedicated in RossVideo
A Ross Township park was renamed Friday to honor a local legend. Formerly known as Sangree Park, the park now bears the name of Bruno Sammartino, a famed wrestler and the longest reigning champion in World Wrestling Entertainment history. The WWE Hall of Famer was a resident of Ross for...
