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GoFundMe effort launched to help keep Nesbit’s Lanes in Plum in business
Kirk Klasnick watched with pride as his son, Ken, bowled strikes in a Sportsmen’s Bowling League game at Nesbit’s Lanes on Friday night. The Gilpin family has made the trek to the Plum bowling alley for many years. “I have three generations here,” said Kirk Klasnick, 57. “My dad (Bob),...
Route 28 reopens after 2 died in head-on crash near Pittsburgh’s North SideVideo
Two people were killed and another person was critically hurt in a head-on crash involving a wrong way driver Saturday morning on Route 28 near Pittsburgh’s North Side. The southbound lanes fully reopened around 12:30 p.m., after having been closed for more than five hours between the 31st Street Bridge...
Fire departments race against time, covid to recruit members with federal grantVideo
Officials are on target to meet a goal to recruit 300 new firefighters in Westmoreland County under a $4.3 million federal grant. There have been 267 new recruits to fire departments around the county since the grant was awarded in 2017, according to James Shaw, Hempfield’s director of code and...
The Stroller, Jan. 30, 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. Free webinar...
Western Pa. dentists: Delaying dental care during pandemic can lead to problemsVideo
Dentists in Western Pennsylvania are worried about the pandemic’s impact on people’s dental health, saying there’s no good reason for delaying check-ups, cleanings or more serious procedures. “It’s troubling to hear that patients have that perception and are feeling that anxiety,” said Andrew Matta, co-founder and chief medical officer of...
Week In Review: Tree of Life lawsuit, Capitol riot arrest, BLM protester sentenced, Netflix minority scholarships, marathon cancelledVideo
Here are some of the top Tribune-Review news and feature stories from around the region for the week of Jan. 24-30, 2021. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. Son of Tree of Life victims sues NRA, alleging gun lobby spread ‘white...
Top stories from across the Lower Valley for the week of Jan. 25Video
Here are some of the top stories of the week of Jan. 25: - Sharpsburg budget holds taxes steady Sharpsburg residents will pay the same real estate taxes to the borough in 2021. The property tax rate will remain 7.5 mills, meaning the owner of a home assessed at $100,000...
Scholarships available, dean’s list and more for North Hills students, alumni
Scholarships for Franklin Park seniors Applications for the Franklin Park Community Scholarship are now available for any graduating senior who resides in the borough. Each year Franklin Park typically awards 10 $1,000 scholarships. One scholarship is awarded to a student pursuing post-secondary education at a trade or technical school. This...
Vassar scholarship, dean’s list and more news for South Hills alumni
Vassar scholarship Baldwin High School senior Mariah Jones is a bright pupil with an interest in music and a dedicated athlete. Jones not only applies herself to learning in the classroom, but has sought out an opportunity to collaborate on a research project with Dr. Brett Andrews, Research Assistant Professor...
Pittsburgh man charged with running drug operation
A Pittsburgh man has been charged with heading a gun and drug trafficking operation, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Friday. Dennis Alexander, 28, allegedly oversaw the sale of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, Oxycodone and stolen guns. The Office of the Attorney General worked with the New Brighton Police Department and...
ATI union reports ‘no progress’ on contract talks amid sagging morale
Allegheny Technologies Inc. has resumed negotiations with the United Steelworkers, but union leaders reported Friday having made “no progress” a month before their existing contract is set to expire. Todd Barbiaux, president of United Steelworkers Local 1196, which represents union employees at ATI’s Brackenridge facility in Harrison, said lingering uncertainty...
Angela Reese, wife of Mike Reese, to run for late husband’s state House seat
Angela Reese said she hopes to carry on her late husband’s legacy by running for his former seat in the state House. Mike Reese, 42, a Republican, died of an apparent brain aneurysm Jan. 2. He was reelected in November to a seventh term representing the 59th Legislative District after...
Judge to rule on Crack’d Egg restaurant closure order next week
An Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge said he will rule next week whether the Crack’d Egg restaurant in Brentwood ought to be shut down for failing to follow the state-mandated covid-19 mitigation orders requiring masks and social distancing. Judge John McVay heard three days worth of testimony, followed by...
Industrial masks tested at Allegheny Health Network hospitals
A research project at Allegheny Health Network aims to facilitate the widespread use of elastomeric masks — reusable respirators typically used in industrial settings — in health systems far and wide. AHN made headlines earlier in the pandemic for sidestepping the country’s widespread shortage of personal protective equipment, thanks to...
Vandergrift man accused of assaulting woman in his car
A Vandergrift man is accused of breaking a woman’s facial bone and knocking her out while they were in his car. Timothy John Turner, 45, of Franklin Avenue is charged with assault, terroristic threats and harassment after an incident Jan. 17. According to a police report, Turner was charged after...
Mother of Sorrows in Murrysville prepares for covid-safe Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week, which begins Sunday, is going to look a little different this year at Mother of Sorrows School in Murrysville. But the fact that it’s happening at all — with a Jan. 31 appointment-only open house — is a testament to the ways the staff and the families...
Pandemic forces fire departments to continue creative fundraising in 2021
For fire departments, fundraising took many different forms in 2020 as they adapted to a changing environment in the era of the coronavirus pandemic. There are the ones that found a following for raffles on the department’s Facebook page. Some events that typically bring in a ton of cash —...
Hempfield moves to buy new tanker truck for fire department
Hempfield supervisors are moving forward with the purchase of another new fire engine. This week, supervisors unanimously voted to purchase a Sutphen Monarch Heavy-Duty Custom Engine Tanker. Supervisor Rob Ritson was not present. The tanker, which will become part of the Hempfield Township Fire Department’s fleet, cost almost $753,000. It...
Attempted homicide charges added against man stemming from Irwin bar fight
An Irwin man charged with assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of simple assault in connection with a stabbing was arraigned Friday on an additional charge of attempted homicide. Joshua James Robison, 26, had his bond doubled from $75,000 to $150,000 by District Judge Wayne Gongaware during his...
Judge questions competency of Delmont man charged with attempting to murder neighbor
A Westmoreland County judge on Friday said he wants additional testing before he decides the competency of a Delmont man in jail for more than a year on charges that he tried to kill his neighbor with a homemade rifle. Although defense attorney James Crosby said a mental health expert...
Mills mall to lose another tenant as Christopher & Banks files for bankruptcy
Women’s clothing retailer Christopher & Banks is next in line to check out of the Pittsburgh Mills mall after the corporation announced Jan. 14 that it is filing for bankruptcy amid the covid-19 pandemic. The company had been facing financial struggles several months before filing for bankruptcy. Christopher & Banks...
Socially distant farewell for retiring Greensburg area minister
Retiring in the midst of a pandemic requires a different kind of farewell ceremony, which is what will happen Saturday for the minister at the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Greensburg. A socially-distant farewell is planned for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for the Rev. Donna Havrisko, who is retiring...
Westmoreland jury trials to resume in February
After a two-month hiatus caused by the winter surge of new coronavirus cases, jury trials in Westmoreland County will resume in February. President Judge Rita Hathaway said, with new cases of the virus on the decline, it appears safe to reconvene trials, which were suspended in December and January. “When...
Pennsylvania’s vaccine allocation could increase slightly by next week
Pennsylvania’s vaccine allocation is expected to increase in the next week, a Department of Health spokeswoman said Friday. President Joe Biden said this week that his administration is working to buy another 200 million doses of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, and announced steps to increase the allocations going to...
Franklin Regional to present survey on high school student concerns at Feb. 1 meeting
Franklin Regional administrators on Monday will present the results of a high school student survey aimed at addressing educational concerns that have arisen during the covid-19 pandemic. Superintendent Gennaro Piraino said some students want more in-person instruction — the school’s current hybrid model has two groups attending in-person class two...
