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Hempfield Area School District to create educational equity committeeVideo
The Hempfield Area School District plans to establish an educational equity committee to address gaps in student achievement. The committee will have two main goals: Identify and address barriers that impede student achievement or opportunity gaps and address explicit or implicit bias that impacts educational achievement, according to Superintendent Tammy...
Highlands agrees to state cap on any property tax increase
Highlands School District will not increase its property tax rate by more than its state-imposed limit for next school year. The school board certified this week that the district will not increase property taxes by more than 4.3%, the inflation limit set for the district by the state under Act...
New Kensington police say man seen driving stolen car threatened to kill officers, their families
A man from Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood was sent to Westmoreland County Prison without bail Wednesday because police said he threatened to kill police officers and their families as soon as he gets out of jail. New Kensington police said they arrested Daevar Lamont Stevens, 21, about 7 p.m. Tuesday after...
Charges filed in Penn-Trafford area, week of Jan. 18
Charges filed with Penn Township District Judge Helen Kistler. All persons charged have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty or pleading guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Michael D. McNeely, 48, of Pittsburgh, by Penn Township police...
On 6th go round, Pine supervisors reappoint Dennehy as board chairman
It took two meetings and half a dozen roll call votes, but Pine’s board of supervisors have elected a chairman. Supervisor Michael Dennehy was re-elected unanimously to a one-year term in the leadership position during the Jan. 20 board meeting. Dennehy began serving on the board in 2000 and has...
Westmoreland County adds 107 covid cases, 4 deaths
Westmoreland County on Thursday added 107 additional covid cases and four deaths, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. The newly-reported deaths now bring the county’s death toll to 557. There have been 134 deaths attributed to the disease reported this month in the county. The total number of cases in...
Wendy Bell headed back to radio on WJAS Pittsburgh
Wendy Bell, the radio host let go by KDKA last fall, is joining WJAS Pittsburgh. She announced her new position in a Facebook post Wednesday. “America needs common-sense conservatism,” she wrote. JD Turco, senior vice president at St. Barnabas Broadcasting, which bought WJAS in November, confirmed Thursday that Bell will...
As covid crisis deepens, opioid crisis continues in the background
As President Joe Biden settles into office amid the coronavirus pandemic, nonprofits and organizations battling drug addiction are urging the new administration not to lose sight of the national opioid crisis that predates covid-19 and has not slowed. “At the same time the coronavirus death toll grows, there is another...
Shapiro: Stimulus payments delayed for those who used tax preparation companies
Pennsylvania residents who had their federal income tax returns prepared by a company may see a delay in receiving their stimulus checks. Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Thursday that when companies like H&R Block and Intuit prepare a person’s taxes, they use temporary bank accounts. This caused a problem in...
Woman in critical condition after Stowe shooting
A woman was shot in the head Thursday morning in Stowe, according to police. A 911 call around 8:16 a.m. led police to an alley behind Broadway Avenue, where they found a woman who’d been shot in the head, according to Allegheny County police. The woman, who authorities did not...
Fox Chapel residents affected by ‘Squaw’ road name changes will be compensated
Fox Chapel residents who are impacted by the impending name change of Squaw Run Road and Squaw Run East will get $250 from borough tax dollars to offset costs and compensate them for inconveniences. Council on Jan. 18 approved the stipend, saying anyone who can prove financial hardship will be...
Bernie Sanders memes take over the internet during, after inauguration
Bernie Sanders may not have stolen the show during Wednesday’s presidential inauguration. But he clearly won the internet. At President Joe Biden’s inauguration, a few moments stood out among the festivities: the poem recited by 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, the collage of colorful coats worn by all the women involved in...
Allegheny County reports 425 additional covid cases, 4 deaths
Allegheny County on Thursday reported four new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number for the county to 1,249. The county also reported 425 new coronavirus cases. The health department said that the dates of death ranged from Jan. 12 to Tuesday. The ages of the deceased were listed as one...
Quaker Valley School District inching closer to new high school construction
Quaker Valley School District is moving forward with its plans on building a new high school. The school board voted unanimously Jan. 19 to approve payment of just north of $15,000 for Crafton-based Wooster & Associates to finish a traffic study and lot consolidation plan for the new high school’s...
Mattresses creating too big a hassle at Fox Chapel garbage bins
Fox Chapel residents will no longer be able to dispose of mattresses in the dumpsters at the municipal complex. “We’re having a problem where we’re getting five or six a week,” Manager Gary Koehler told council during its Jan. 18 meeting. The borough supplies trash bins behind the municipal building...
Jeannette man arrested on drug charges after foot chase in city
A Jeannette man under investigation by police for dealing drugs was arrested Wednesday after a foot chase in the city, according to court papers. Rashaad Ricardo Shepard, 41, is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond. City police and agents from the state Attorney General’s office said they...
Point Park University students, alumni featured in Sheetz commercial
Keep an eye out this spring for a Sheetz commercial featuring Point Park University students. A professor in Point Park University’s Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Kiesha Lalama, worked with a production team to cast and choreograph a television commercial for Sheetz convenience stores. “Working with Sheetz was amazing,” said...
Unity zoning panel clears way for alignment shop, affirms U-Haul use of plaza lot
The Unity Township Zoning Hearing Board cleared the way for a proposed vehicle alignment shop in Pleasant Unity while upholding U-Haul’s use of its outdoor space at Mountain Laurel Plaza. The board on Wednesday approved owner Jason Mignogna’s request to use the former Pleasant Unity VFW social hall site for...
Virtual photo exhibit to document Pennsylvania’s covid-19 experience
Down through American history, photographers have documented both good times and bad. Some of the most striking images have come from wars and economic turmoil such as the Great Depression. With Americans now living with the covid-19 crisis, Pennsylvania’s first lady Frances Wolf has announced the launch of a statewide...
Butler, Beaver and Clarion 911 among several counties experiencing outages
Butler County Emergency Service experienced outage problems early Thursday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Residents needed to call an alternate number for 911 — that is 724-287-7769. The phone outages began Wednesday afternoon and extended to emergency services in Clarion and Beaver, along with 10 other counties. Clarion County...
The Stroller, Jan. 21, 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. Library sponsoring annual Quilt Show Community Library of Allegheny Valley in Harrison is hosting its 23rd annual Quilt Show through Saturday online. Online...
New Burrell School Board president, a psychiatric nurse and black belt, says she’s ready for the job
Pam Key, a preschool teacher, psychiatric nurse, martial artist and grandmother, has been chosen to lead Burrell School Board as it tries to navigate a historic pandemic with educational challenges. She succeeds board member and former board president Tricia Shank, who nominated Key to lead the nine-member board. “It was...
Greater Latrobe OKs 5-year compensation plan for administrators
Greater Latrobe School Board approved a five-year extension of its wage-and-benefit plan for most of the district’s administrators. The Act 93 compensation plan, passed at this week’s board meeting, runs through the 2025-26 school year and covers 15 administrators across various departments and schools. In accordance with state law, the...
Where to eat during Greensburg Restaurant Week
This time around, you won’t have to wait until dinner to enjoy a Greensburg Restaurant Week deal. For the first time, there will be breakfast and lunch options, courtesy of first-time participants Yumzio Bistro and South Greensburg Restaurant. Olives and Peppers at the Greensburg Train Station is the third new...
Sewickley businesses partner with nonprofit to provide Valentine meals for families
With restaurants open with limited seating due to covid restrictions, it may be difficult for couples to find a table on Valentine’s Day. This year, a Sewickley nonprofit has found a way to make those romantic hot plates sizzle while supporting local businesses. Couples and families can order meals through...
