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Harrison woman’s death ruled accident, husband won’t be charged
A 72-year-old Harrison man will not be charged in the death of his wife, who died after he hit her with a vehicle in August, according to Allegheny County Police. Shirley Anne Jump, 65, died after she was hit in the driveway of the couple’s Village Green Road home on...
‘Stop the Violence Fund’ shifted from Pittsburgh police budget after outcryVideo
About $5.3 million in the 2021 Pittsburgh budget will be moved from police to public safety to fund a new Stop the Violence initiative spearheaded by city councilmen Ricky Burgess and R. Daniel Lavelle. The initiative is among the police reforms adopted by council this year and is in part...
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank celebrates 40 years of feeding the hungry
Since its inception, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has evolved beyond emergency food assistance and providing non-perishable food items to distributing more than 12 million pounds of fresh produce in 2020. This month marks the 40th year of operation for the Food Bank, which opened its doors in Pittsburgh’s...
Scott Township 2021 budget holds line on taxes, no service cuts proposed
Scott Township used a little more than $2 million in money left over from this year’s budget to make up for an expected drop in revenue in 2021. Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 8 to approve a more than $12.6 million spending plan with no tax increase. The budget is about...
Excela plans to begin vaccine distribution to staff on Friday
Excela Health officials plan to administer their first doses of Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine to staff in Westmoreland County on Friday, officials said. “We have requested 6,000 doses,” Excela spokesperson Robin Jennings said. Excela officials have conducted an internal survey among staff about the vaccine. Employees will not be required to...
Covid cases on the rise at Westmoreland County Prison
Coronavirus cases continue to mount at Westmoreland County Prison, with eight additional inmates testing positive for the virus Saturday, bringing the total number infected to 114, according to interim Warden George Lowther. Lowther said two units at the Hempfield facility remain in lockdown in an attempt to limit the virus...
UPMC acquires another Ireland hospital
UPMC has acquired a third hospital in Ireland, the Pittsburgh-based health system announced Monday. The system is expanding services at Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny. The 105-year-old hospital will be renamed UPMC Aut Even Hospital. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Aut Even will be operated in addition to...
Loyalhanna, Buffalo creeks in the running for Pa.’s 2021 River of the Year, chosen by public vote
Pennsylvanians can vote online for the state’s River of the Year, and Susan Huba would like to see a Westmoreland County waterway win the award. “This is a great opportunity,” said Huba, executive director of the Loyalhanna Watershed Association. The association helps manage Loyalhanna Creek, one of the Department of...
Westmoreland County adds 666 new covid cases over 2 days
Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Health said there were 666 new cases of covid-19 in Westmoreland County over the past two days. Monday’s report from the department said 371 new cases were added Sunday, 285 confirmed through PCR tests. Of Monday’s 295 new cases, all were confirmed. Westmoreland County’s...
Bethlehem Project sees increased need for housing support
Not surprisingly, requests for assistance from the Bethlehem Project are up substantially this year. A partnership between Blessed Sacrament Cathedral and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg, the Bethlehem Project provides funds for emergency shelter or rental support, along with assistance to residents of three Westmoreland County shelters as...
Pittsburgh’s Menorah Parade traveling an alternate route
Look for the festive line of vehicles with illuminated menorahs driving through Pittsburgh at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The annual Menorah Parade to celebrate Hanukkah will go on, but with some changes to its destination based on Pennsylvania’s latest covid-19 restrictions. The procession will begin at Rodef Shalom in Shadyside and...
Allegheny County’s latest covid cases up from previous weekend
Allegheny County added 1,647 new cases of coronavirus over the past two days, the Health Department announced Monday. While the new cases — 897 from Sunday and 750 from Monday — were slightly down from recent days, they were up 12% from the same time last week. The county’s seven-day...
Crack’d Egg flouts shutdown as deputies quarantined for dining, taking photos with owner
Two Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies who ate and posed for a picture at a Brentwood diner defying state shutdown orders by remaining open have been reassigned and placed on quarantine. The Crack’d Egg, on Brownsville Road, has continuously flouted the orders from Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel...
4 dead, 4 injured in horse and buggy crash with dump truck in Lancaster County
A crash between a horse and buggy and a dump truck killed four people and injured four others Monday morning, state police said. The crash happened about 6 miles south of Quarryville, in Lancaster County, shortly before 8 a.m., according to state police Trooper Kelly Osborne. Troopers remained at the...
Murrysville council looks at updating storm water ordinance
Murrysville council members will vote Wednesday on a storm water ordinance update that, according to engineering technician Emily Mallisee, largely goes beyond county and state requirements. “All of these are basically enhancing the rules and regulations we already have in place,” Mallisee said. “Our regulations weren’t too stringent, but they...
Valhalla Indoor Axe Throwing plans move to Westmoreland Mall
A new ax throwing site will replace the former Payless ShoeSource store in Westmoreland Mall. Valhalla Indoor Axe Throwing plans to open early next year near the indoor entrance to Live! Casino Pittsburgh. The facility will be the second location for franchisee Jim Ristway, who also runs the company’s Hempfield...
UPMC administers 1st covid-19 vaccines in PittsburghVideo
Five UPMC employees received Pittsburgh’s first doses of the covid-19 vaccine Monday, making tangible the long-awaited light at the end of the tunnel for a pandemic that has spared no state in its deadly waves. The employees — a doctor, two nurses, a transporter and an environmental services supervisor —...
Aspinwall’s Christ the Divine Teacher bucks remote learning trend, remains full-time in-person and covid-free
Students at the Catholic elementary school in Aspinwall have been in full-time in-person learning since the beginning of the school year, bucking a trend across the region which has so many districts switching between remote and classroom instruction. Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy, which houses about 190 students in...
In brief: Live-stream Christmas Eve services, virtual Tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Presents from Police, and more
Christmas Eve services live streaming at Hampton church Hampton Presbyterian Church will celebrate four Christmas Eve services Dec. 24 and broadcast a virtual service on its website hamptonpresbyterian.net and YouTube channel. The 3:30 and the 6 p.m. services are geared toward families and conclude with candle lighting during the singing...
News briefs: ‘Adventures Outside the Burgh,’ women’s business networking sessions on tap
Cooper-Siegel Community Library will host a virtual edition of “Adventures Outside the Burgh” on Dec. 18. The program will tour Gombe, Tanzania — the forest home of Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research. Participants can register at engagedpatrons.org and take the tour anytime. Keep trees healthy over holidays The Aspinwall Shade Tree...
Rally set for North Allegheny over district’s extended remote learning plan
Some parents upset with North Allegheny’s new remote learning plan are expected to rally at the intermediate school at 9 a.m. Monday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The group, North Allegheny Parents for In-Person Education, disagrees with the district’s plan to keep students learning from home through Jan. 18....
The Stroller, Dec. 14, 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. Send a gift to a senior at Presbyterian SeniorCare Network Presbyterian Senior Care Network is encouraging the public to send a gift...
In Brief: Live-stream Christmas Eve services, virtual tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and more in Pine, Richland
‘Christmas Carol’ virtual performance Hear the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s and the ghosts of Christmas Past in a virtual performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by the Steel City Shakespeare troupe. The Dec. 18 listening party begins at 6 p.m. and benefits the West View Hub charitable organization....
In Brief: Virtual tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, live-stream Christmas Eve service, and more in the North Hills
‘Christmas Carol’ virtual performance Hear the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas Past in a virtual performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by the Steel City Shakespeare troupe. The Dec. 18 listening party begins at 6 p.m. and benefits the West View Hub charitable organization....
Norwin-area businesses collect donations for charities
Norwin-area businesses are collecting donations of food and money to help charitable organizations. The Kenny Ross Automotive Group is collecting nonperishable food at its Subaru and Mazda dealerships on Route 30 in North Huntingdon, its Ford dealership on Route 30 in Hempfield and its Ford dealership on Library Road, Castle...
