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Grab a gown: Bridal shop donates dresses to St. Vincent De Paul in Monessen for a sale
Brides, here’s an opportunity to find the wedding dress of your dreams at a price you won’t believe. The St. Vincent De Paul Society Thrift Store in Monessen, located at 1701 Grand Blvd., is having a Say “Yes” to the Dress Sale from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday....
Jeannette man to serve 20-year prison sentence for rape of a child
A Jeannette man will serve up to 20 years in prison for raping a child. Ronald Lee Rice, 61, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony charges of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse in connection with claims made by a teenage girl who told police she was repeatedly sexually assaulted for...
The Stroller, Feb. 24, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Canned food drive to benefit food bank Tarentum Recreation Board and Allegheny Valley Association of Churches is conducting a canned food drive through...
Wendel Post Office closes; residents told to get mail 5 miles away in Manor
The U.S. Post Office in the Hempfield village of Wendel closed 10 days ago, forcing 100 customers who got their mail at that site to travel 5 miles to the post office in Manor. The Postal Service closed the office on Feb. 13 because it lost its lease on the...
Historic arms show pushed to April due to pandemic
A historic firearms show typically held in Penn Township in late January has been pushed to April due to the covid-19 pandemic. “With this covid, it’s been pretty difficult,” said Bill Vance, manager of the Bushy Run Historic Arms Show. “We usually have the show in late January but, because...
Central Catholic High in Pittsburgh closes again following positive covid case
Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood will be closed until Monday as students take online classes. The school had just reopened after a previous closure that ended this week. The new closure is due to a staff member testing positive for covid, the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Tuesday....
Missing elderly man last seen in Latrobe found safe
A missing elderly man from Latrobe has been found safe, according to state police. Authorities said Anthony Mileca, 84, was located just about 1 a.m. Missing Endangered Person Advisory UPDATE: Mileca was located and is safe. The MEPA is canceled. Thank you for the RTs.— PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) February...
Seven Springs seeing surge of catalytic converter thefts
Thieves have been hacking parts off cars to sell for scrap in and around the borough of Seven Springs in Somerset and Fayette counties, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. State police spokesman Steven Limani told WPXI about 30 catalytic converters have been stolen off of area vehicles in the...
Plum School District hires social workers to help with students’ mental health
Plum School District officials plan to bring in social workers to help bolster their students’ mental health resources. The board approved a memorandum of understanding Feb. 23 with the teachers union to have three social worker positions added to the collective bargaining agreement. It also hired two of the three...
Flamingo Fest at National Aviary brings a touch of the tropics this weekendVideo
Skinny legs, long necks and a pink color are distinct characteristics of this bird. Flamingos are easy to spot in the wetlands at the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The 10 flamingos — four males and six females — live among 150 birds and 40 species. Guests can learn...
Nearly 40 inmates at Allegheny County Jail test positive for covid
Terrell Leonard is being held at Allegheny County Jail on a probation violation. In late January, he learned that one of the correctional officers who worked on his pod, 2D, tested positive for covid-19. A short time later, he said in a court declaration, pod workers and then inmates on...
Nonprofit lands $582,000 grant to transform 2 Wilkinsburg parking lots with rain gardens and bioswales
The state Department of Environmental Protection awarded $582,000 to the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association to install natural drainage with rain gardens and bioswales in two Wilkinsburg parking lots. Underground stomwater storage tanks will also be installed. The gardens, bioswales and storage tanks will catch the runoff that would normally...
Westmoreland prosecutor says DNA links Greensburg man to rape of unconscious woman
A Westmoreland County prosecutor said Tuesday investigators found DNA evidence that links a Greensburg man to what police contend was the rape of an unconscious woman in a city home in 2019. Testimony in the rape and sexual assault trial of Emmanuel Lebbie, 25, is expected to begin Wednesday before...
Officials: More than 600 Pa. nursing homes have received 2nd covid vaccine doses
State officials said they have surpassed an “important milestone” in the mission to vaccinate long-term care residents in Pennsylvania. As of last week, Walgreens has conducted first-dose clinics in nearly 100 locations, while CVS Health has conducted both first- and second-dose clinics at all of its participating skilled nursing facilities....
Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area’s newly reported covid cases tallied for week ending Feb. 23, 2021
The number of new confirmed covid cases in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area dropped by about a third this week, with 19 new cases in the seven-day period ending Feb. 23 — down from 30 the week prior — according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the pandemic began...
Temps fall, but Western Pa. power plants, gas lines built to operate during big chills
As some Western Pennsylvanians awoke Sunday morning with temperatures close to zero, they got the heat and power they needed from their natural gas service and electric power plants to keep warm. Meanwhile, millions of Texans were freezing in flooded homes. That catastrophe did not happen in the Northeast and...
Murder charge upheld in Arnold shooting case
A Westmoreland County judge rejected a defense request to dismiss second-degree murder and robbery charges against a Butler woman implicated in the 2019 shooting death of an Armstrong County man in Arnold. Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani ruled prosecutors have presented enough evidence to allow the murder case against...
Kiski Township man charged with strangulation, assault
A Kiski Township man is charged with assaulting a woman in her bed. Joshua Reilly, 36, faces a felony strangulation charge and misdemeanor charges of simple assault and reckless endangerment stemming from an incident Sunday evening. In court papers, Kiski Township Officer Daniel Clark Jr. said he responded to a...
Party at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg adds ‘pie in the face’ finale
Six community members are stepping up to the (pie) plate in support of The Palace Theatre and Westmoreland Cultural Trust. They’re willing to take a “Pie for The Palace” during the Trust’s Party at The Palace virtual fundraising event Saturday, beginning with a VIP party at 7 p.m. and main...
Ed Gainey floats plan to resume battle with UPMC as mayoral candidates tout endorsements
State Rep. Ed Gainey, who’s running for Pittsburgh mayor in May’s Democratic primary, released an economic policy agenda that would renew Pittsburgh’s legal challenge to UPMC’s nonprofit status in an attempt to collect more city and school district taxes. “City investments and strong unions gave previous generations of Pittsburghers an...
ATI, Steelworkers continue talks as extended contract’s end nears
A one-year contract extension for Allegheny Technologies Inc.’s 1,300 United Steelworkers members expires Sunday, but there has been no talk of a strike or lockout, according to the union local president representing workers at ATI’s Brackenridge facility in Harrison. “We all want to get this wrapped up,” said Todd Barbiaux,...
Pittsburgh maintains strong credit rating, though agencies offer split outlooks
Although the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on city finances, two bond rating companies have kept the city’s credit rating at AA- as Pittsburgh is set to float a $55 million bond for capital projects next month. “As the ratings agencies noted, the city’s strong fiscal oversight the past...
New Abraham Lincoln statue unveiled in WilkinsburgVideo
Abe Lincoln is back in Wilkinsburg. A new 400-pound bronze life-size statue of the 16th president of the United States was unveiled Tuesday morning in the Wilkinsburg Borough Municipal Building. The approximately 6-foot-4 statue (same height as the man himself) will replace the battered sheet-copper Lincoln statue that was dedicated...
Officials moving forward with ban on evictions in Pittsburgh during covid pandemic
Pittsburgh City Council members are moving forward with legislation to prevent evictions in the city during the covid-19 pandemic. At its committee hearing on Wednesday, council will further discuss the ordinance that puts into place a moratorium on evictions as long as the city’s pandemic emergency is in place. It...
North Huntingdon police seize drugs, guns, arrest Mt. Lebanon man following traffic stop
A Mt. Lebanon man was jailed Tuesday after North Huntingdon police said they found drugs and guns inside the car he was driving, according to court papers. Christian Alexander Lowe, 29, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, drug offenses, driving with a suspended license and summary vehicle code...
