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Pittsburgh groups team up to feed people, pets during Christmas week
People aren’t the only ones facing food insecurity this holiday season. Pets need help as well. With that in mind, 412 Food Rescue and the Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team (PAART) are teaming up to distribute food for people and pets experiencing food insecurity during Christmas week. On Wednesday, the...
West Deer passes $7.2M budget, no tax increase
West Deer Supervisors on Wednesday adopted a $7.2 million budget for 2021 that keeps the property tax rate at 2.99 mills. At that rate, the owner of a West Deer home assessed at $117,000 will pay $350 in taxes next year. “I’m extremely proud of this budget,” Supervisors Chairman Arlind...
Lower Burrell to fix 2 partially collapsed sewer lines with $200K grant
A $200,000 state grant is helping the Lower Burrell Municipal Authority fix sections of two sewer lines that have partially collapsed. One section is under the former JCPenney parking lot along Leechburg Road, while the other is along Wildlife Lodge Road near Leechburg Road. “This is good news for the...
‘You feel hope’: 1st Excela front line workers get coronavirus vaccineVideo
When registered nurse Miranda Donaldson treats covid-19 patients, she wears a surgical gown and mask, gloves, goggles and a respirator that resembles a hood. Now, she has something inside her body to protect her from the coronavirus, too. Donaldson was among the first Excela Health employees to get vaccinated at...
Salvation Army’s Red Kettle fundraisers struggle in pandemic year
The Salvation Army’s famous red kettles are a lot lighter than usual this year, and there are fewer of them to be found around Westmoreland County. “As of right now, we’re not even at half our goal, and we have six kettle days left,” said Lt. Donna Hannan, assistant corps...
Taming the pandemic: Pitt virologists forge ahead with coronavirus vaccineVideo
Millions of doses of the covid-19 vaccine have shipped around the nation, but virologist Sham Nambulli’s work is far from done. He rises daily in his South Fayette home, hops into his Toyota Camry and heads north on I-79 toward the Parkway West. His destination is the University of Pittsburgh’s...
New Kensington police charge man in hotel fight with 3 other men
A New Kensington man was arraigned Wednesday on a felony charge of aggravated assault stemming from a fight in which two men suffered brain bleeds and one had skull fractures. Police charged Kenneth Lorenzo Johnson Jr., 32, on Nov. 17 in connection with the fight that happened June 12 at...
Westmoreland County reports drop in daily covid cases
Westmoreland County on Friday reported 248 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest daily total since posting a record 657 cases a week ago. The drop brings the county’s seven-day average down to 395 from a high of 469 just two days ago. Of the new cases, 229 are confirmed from...
Lawsuit: Allegheny Health Network failed to accommodate Cheswick nurse with asthma during pandemic
A Cheswick registered nurse is suing Allegheny Health Network because she said the health network discriminated against her and failed to accommodate her when the covid-19 pandemic began in the spring. Samantha Eiler, who was hired by the health network in January 2019, was diagnosed with asthma when she was...
Pittsburgh council sets weekend meeting for people to comment on 2021 budget
Dozens of Pittsburgh residents who have provided Pittsburgh City Council with comments on the 2021 budget have lamented when the meetings are generally scheduled – on weekday mornings. They’ve said many more people would offer input on the budget and what programs people would like to see the city prioritize...
‘Proud to Protect Pittsburgh’ campaign urges public health steps to prevent covid-19 spread
Proud to Protect Pittsburgh, a public service initiative promoted by regional business leaders, is encouraging Pittsburghers to take concrete steps to prevent the spread of covid-19. Launched Friday, its central message is: “Be proud to do the ‘right things’ now to protect each other and let us all get back...
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey calls for increased funding, jobs creation in economic relief packageVideo
Congressional negotiators are close to a deal on a long-delayed $900 billion covid-19 economic relief bill. But they are not there yet. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat from Scranton, talked to the Tribune-Review about where things stand and whether a partial government shutdown can be avoided before a midnight...
Daily covid cases dip in Allegheny County; 27 new deaths reported
Allegheny County on Friday reported a small drop in covid-19 numbers with 827 new cases added, the second day in a row below 1,000 new cases. The county Health Department added 850 cases Thursday and the seven-day average is now down to 951 cases from a high of 1,067 just...
Murrysville council approves 2021 budget with no tax hike
Murrysville council approved a 2021 budget of $14.2 million that does not include a tax increase. Council voted 5-0 Wednesday to OK the budget, which will keep property taxes at 12.15 mills. Council members Jamie Lee Korns and Tony Spadaro were not present. Municipal officials said, while taxes have remained...
Brentwood Borough High School closed after increase of covid cases
Brentwood Borough Middle/High School is closed through Tuesday after seven positive covid-19 cases were reported in the building. Superintendent Amy Burch alerted families through a letter on the district’s website that the virus was reported in six student cases and one staff member. “The year is going out very much...
Franklin Park’s 2021 budget balanced with cash reserves
Franklin Park council has approved a budget for 2021 that maintains public services and funds building, road and stormwater improvement projects without the need for a tax increase. The $11.44 million spending plan will be balanced with about half of the $3.15 million in money left over from this year’s...
Trafford man accused of attacking 3 people
A Trafford man is accused by police of attacking three people on Third Street in the borough Thursday morning, according to court papers. Alfred H. Tournay III, 53, is charged with aggravated assault, burglary, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassment. Police were called to Third Street at 7...
Penn-Trafford elementary closed after 2 new virus cases
Sunrise Elementary School in the Penn-Trafford School District is closed after two more people in the building tested positive for the coronavirus. That brings the total active case count to three within 14 days, according Superintendent Matt Harris. The school was notified Friday morning of the new cases, Harris said...
Jackknifed tractor-trailer closes Route 65 near McKees Rocks Bridge
A portion of Route 65 near the McKees Rocks Bridge was closed in both directions Friday morning, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. A tractor-trailer jackknifed and spilled fuel on the road just north of the bridge, WPXI reported. Suggested detours for motorists include Camp Horne Road and Parkway North....
Leechburg native Msgr. Larry Kulick named new bishop of Diocese of GreensburgVideo
Catholics in the Greensburg Diocese are celebrating an early Christmas gift from Rome: the appointment of one of their own, Msgr. Larry J. Kulick, as bishop-elect. Pope Francis announced the appointment of Kulick, a Leechburg native, as the sixth bishop of the diocese early Friday. The appointment of the 54-year-old...
Franklin Regional 8th graders deck the doors with decorationsVideo
Eight-plus inches of snow didn’t chill the spirit — or the creativity — of Franklin Regional Middle School eighth graders, who joined their teachers Thursday in spreading some holiday spirit by decorating their classroom doors....
The Stroller, Dec. 18, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Santa to visit West Deer with township firemen Santa will travel through West Deer with the township volunteer fire companies this weekend....
Franklin Regional joins other districts in second post-holiday shift to online learning
If Franklin Regional officials had not made the move to remote instruction the week following Thanksgiving, nearly 60 people with either a positive covid-19 test or a potential exposure would have come back into the senior high school, according to the superintendent. “During those days, from Nov. 26 through Dec....
Police: Man arrested after barricading himself in Mt. Washington home
A man was taken into custody Thursday by Pittsburgh police after barricading himself in a Mt. Washington home for about two hours. Juan Hernandez, 53, who is listed in court documents as homeless, surrendered to authorities shortly after 8 p.m. when a SWAT team gained access to the residence along...
Pittsburgh-based Rycon Construction to build new $12 million Plum municipal center
Plum officials have taken the next step in developing a new municipal center. Council approved a $16.5 million contract from Rycon Construction Thursday night. The Pittsburgh company was the lowest of 11 bidders. The so-called town center would house a police station, municipal offices, gym, a plaza and a community...
