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Police log: Careless driving, DUI, drug possession among recent charges filed in Monroeville
Monroeville police filed the following charges Jan. 7 and 13 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Julius Carrington, 44, of Pitcairn with defiant trespassing. The charge was filed by Pitcairn police on Jan. 7 in connection with an incident along...
North Allegheny’s Marshall Middle School switching to remote learning because of covid cases
Students who attend North Allegheny’s Marshall Middle School will temporarily switch to remote instruction after three additional positive covid cases were reported, district officials announced. The three new cases brings the total number of active cases at the school to seven during a 12-day period. As a result, students will...
Pregnant teen shot in Leetsdale, found in vehicle that crashed along Route 65
Police responding to a 911 call for a shooting in Leetsdale late Monday night found the victim — a 19-year-old pregnant woman — several miles away after the car she was riding in crashed, according to authorities. The shooting was reported at 11:25 p.m. at the intersection of Route 65...
The Stroller, Jan. 26, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Covid-19 testing...
New Sheetz location in Collier to open next week
A new Sheetz in Collier may open within days. The township commissioners announced a ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. Friday at 1297 Washington Pike. A soft opening with family, friends and invited guests is expected to take place Thursday. Sheetz Public Relations Manager Nick Ruffner said Monday...
Catholic middle schoolers in Beaver move to online learning for a week
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh officials announced Monday that middle schoolers in St. Peter and Paul School in Beaver will learn all online this week as a result of a staff member testing positive for the coronavirus. Officials said having sixth, seventh and eighth graders go virtual was out of an...
Latrobe bond refinancing could help repair parking garage, replace trash compactor
Latrobe is considering refinancing a 2016 bond issue to take advantage of low interest rates and possibly help pay for capital projects at the city’s parking garage and solid waste transfer station. City council is expected to begin the refinancing process by selecting a bond counsel and underwriter at a...
Duquesne University asked to bring back professor fired for using racial slur in class
A faculty-elected oversight body recommends that Duquesne University President Ken Gormley rehire Gary Shank, the education professor fired for using a racial slur during a virtual lecture on race and language in September. “While Dr. Shank’s use of the N-word was misguided, it was not malicious,” concludes a report by...
Pennsylvania sets early start, statewide schedule for trout season
Pennsylvania’s trout season will open earlier than usual this year, and statewide, on April 3. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission on Monday set the opening date and also approved a single statewide Mentored Youth Trout Day on March 27. As a result of the consolidation, separate regional mentored youth...
Monroeville ICU nurses treated to taco lunch from Irwin eateryVideo
A group of intensive care unit nurses who have been on the front lines of treating covid patients at Allegheny Health Network’s Forbes Hospital in Monroeville got a treat Monday from an Irwin restaurant that delivered shrimp tacos, rice, beans, queso salsa and Mexican Coca-Cola to them. “They will really...
New administrator named at Westmoreland Manor
Abby Testa has first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to have loved ones who live at Westmoreland Manor. As three of her grandparents called the Manor home in 2013, Testa, then a college student, volunteered at the Hempfield nursing home to help care for family and other residents. For more...
Kline favored for vacant Westmoreland jail warden job
The vacant warden’s job at Westmoreland County Prison was formally offered Monday to Bryan Kline, the county’s three-term Republican incumbent Clerk of Courts. Kline, who will turn 40 on Wednesday, of Penn Township was the top choice of a bipartisan majority of the county prison board. Members said his educational...
Longtime Norwin athletic director taught life lessons to students
Joseph E. Pellis taught many life lessons to his children and his students. “When you get knocked down, you get back up until you can’t get up anymore,” recalled his son, Mark Pellis. The longtime athletic director at Norwin High School, Pellis also coached football and wrestling. He was an...
Jan. 25: Covid spread in North Huntingdon-Irwin area remains flat
The anticipated post-holiday spike in new covid cases has not materialized in the four ZIP codes covering most of the North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area, with the percentage of new cases over the past week at less than 5% for the second consecutive week, according to state Health Department data released...
Homestead man gets 12 years for selling fentanyl that led to overdose death
A Homestead man will serve 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to selling heroin and fentanyl that killed one person and almost killed another. Clayton Murphy, 45, was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Mark Hornak as part of a plea agreement. He pleaded guilty in September...
New Kensington approves liquor license transfer for Crossbar Grill
New Kensington Council has approved the transfer of a liquor license into the city for a recently opened restaurant on Craigdell Road. The license for Crossbar Grill is coming into New Kensington from Murrysville. It was unanimously approved by council after a public hearing, but the state Liquor Control Board...
Penn-Trafford’s Warrior Stadium temporarily closed due to unauthorized snow shovelers
Warrior Stadium at Penn-Trafford High School is temporarily closed to the public due to recent incidents in which visitors took snow shovels to the field, potentially damaging the turf, according to Athletic Director Kerry Hetrick. “We’ve never had an issue like this before,” he said. It’s unclear who attempted to...
Pittsburgh Irish Festival to hold virtual St. Brigid celebration
Just about everyone knows who St. Patrick is, but few it seems have heard of St. Brigid. The folks at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival are hoping to change that. The organization has announced a “Celebration of St. Brigid” on Feb. 1 — the official holiday for St. Brigid, just as...
Covid numbers tallied Jan. 25 for Murrysville-Export-Delmont area
The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,106 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March. Of those positive results, 62 cases were reported in the past seven days. The health department on Monday released figures for the three ZIP...
Greensburg parolee charged with assault, strangulation after battered woman shows up at police station
A man who was released from state prison after pleading guilty to brutally assaulting a woman in Latrobe is now charged with another alleged attack in Greensburg. A woman went to the city police station around 8 p.m. Saturday to report that Glenn J. Whittier assaulted her at his Walnut...
Covid contact tracing still challenging in Pennsylvania
Contact tracing remains a challenge in Pennsylvania, officials said Monday. From Jan. 10 to Jan. 16, only 18% of the 46,708 covid cases reported had a case investigation started within 24 hours, according to the Department of Health. An additional 5% had a case investigation started within 48 hours. “We...
Somerset County house fire claims life of 1
CAIRNBROOK — A fire that destroyed a western Pennsylvania home over the weekend claimed the life of one person, authorities said. Emergency officials in Somerset County said the blaze in Shade Township was reported at 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Chief Dave Johnson of the Stoystown fire department told The (Somerset) Daily...
Former Catholic school on Mt. Washington poised to become loft apartments
A former school atop Mt. Washington with a commanding view of the Downtown Pittsburgh skyline is set to be converted into loft apartments. Grandview Lofts would be located in the former Bishop Leonard-St. Mary of the Mount Academy building at 115 Bigham St. Its rooftop deck would offer the skyline...
Former Westmoreland County driver claims racial discrimination in suit against transit authority
A Jeannette woman who drove for National Express Transit and the Westmoreland County Transit Authority is suing both, alleging race discrimination and a hostile work environment. Ashley Oliver, who is Black, began working for the Illinois-based transit company in June 2019. Her employment then switched to the transit authority in...
Kendra Clarke appointed to fill council vacancy in Etna
A new council person was appointed in Etna to fill a vacancy that runs through 2021. Kendra Clarke, a four-year resident of the borough, will represent the 3rd Ward. She was among three applicants seeking to replace Bill O’Dell after his resignation in December. “I have developed a strong commitment...
