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Pitt delays students’ return to campus for spring semester
The University of Pittsburgh has asked students to delay traveling back to campus for the spring term. Citing a possible surge in covid-19 infections following the holidays, administrators asked students to remain at home for the time being in a message from the Covid-19 Medical Response Office on Friday evening....
Hempfield middle school closed due to covid-19 cases
A middle school in the Hempfield Area School District is temporarily closed due to multiple covid-19 cases, officials announced over the weekend. Wendover Middle School is closed Monday after four positive cases were reported, according to Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. The closure comes a week after students returned following the holidays....
Man fatally struck by tractor-trailer on I-70 while working on disabled vehicle is ID’d
An Ohio man working on a disabled vehicle was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on I-70 eastbound in Fallowfield Township on Monday morning, according to Washington County 911 and the coroner. The crash happened just after 7:20 a.m. near mile marker 37, before the exit to the Mon–Fayette Expressway....
News briefs: Traveling glass recycling event, charity blood drive, road paving bids and more in Hampton
Hampton sets weeklong event to collect glass for recycling Residents who no longer have glass picked up at the curb as part of their municipality’s recycling program can make sure it stays out of a landfill by dropping it off at a weeklong glass collection event in Hampton. Between Jan....
News briefs: School district registration open in Plum, meetings on tap, library pickup service available
Plum School District kindergarten and first grade registration opened Jan. 11. Kindergarten registration is for children who will be 5 years old by Sept. 1. Registration is available online at pbsd.net. Questions can be emailed to BauerR@pbsd.net. Oakmont meetings scheduled Oakmont council workshop meetings are scheduled for the first Tuesday...
News briefs: Trib journalism scholarships available, snow-removal reminder
Trib Total Media is now accepting applications for the Scholarship for Diversity in Media and the Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship for Diversity in Media is open to high school seniors who are culturally, ethnically or racially diverse and are planning to study journalism, communication or English writing at...
News briefs: Trib Total Media scholarships available, Monroeville Public Library offers Browsing Bundles
Trib Total Media is now accepting applications for the Scholarship for Diversity in Media and the Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship for Diversity in Media is open to high school seniors who are culturally, ethnically or racially diverse and are planning to study journalism, communication or English writing at...
1 injured when Mercedes flips in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood
One person was taken to the hospital after a Mercedes-Benz flipped onto its roof in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood early Monday morning, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. The crash happened just after midnight. The car struck two other vehicles before flipping on South 24th Street, according to WPXI. Further details...
Police: Safe, tools and $5,500 in cash stolen in East Huntingdon
State police are looking for whoever who got away with a safe containing $5,500 in cash and a tool set worth about $300, which were stolen in East Huntingdon. The theft occurred on Leighty Hollow Lane. It was discovered Dec. 28, according to police. The unknown thief or thieves accessed...
The Stroller, Jan. 11, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s fundraiser or community event in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. HOPE Center seeking gas card donations The Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center is seeking donations of gift cards in $10 increments from Sheetz or Get...
In Brief: Glass recycling event, charity blood drive, and more in Richland, Pine
Upcoming blood drive benefits North Hills charity CHROME Federal Credit Union in Wexford is hosting a blood drive Jan. 27 to help replenish the region’s supply and raise money for North Hills Community Outreach. For every donor, Vitalant, which handles the blood collection, will make a donation to NHCO that...
In Brief: Radon detectors available for loan, kindergarten registration and more in the North Hills
Radon detectors available for loan Northland Public Library in McCandless is offering Airthings radon detectors for checkout thanks to a generous donation. Radon detectors can tell when harmful radon gas is in the air of a home or building. The new detectors available at the library are easy to use...
Greensburg-Salem to return to hybrid instruction; P-T middle school sports halted
Greensburg Salem’s 2,700 students will return to hybrid instruction on Jan. 19 instead of Jan. 26th, as previously announced, provided the number of positive covid cases among students and staff in each building meet state guidelines. The school district said all covid prevention and mitigation measures such as cleaning procedures,...
Rare sunny days wash over Pittsburgh — one of the cloudiest cities in the U.S.
Even with a rare weekend with winter sunshine in the Pittsburgh region, with more ahead this week, it still can sometimes feel like the region’s gray days are endless. And that is close to the truth. Pittsburgh has an average of just 59 clear days a year, with 306 cloudy...
Penn Hills Elementary closes after 4 more covid cases in a week
Penn Hills Elementary School will close its campus a week after to reopening to students because four people associated with the school tested positive for covid-19, district officials said Sunday. The Allegheny County Health Department advised the school to switch to all-virtual learning for at least a week, according to...
Brackenridge man, woman charged with child endangerment in connection to sex assault case
A Brackenridge man and woman have been charged with felony child endangerment and other offenses after investigators said they violated a no contact order with two children the man is accused of sexually abusing. Court records show John Godfrey and Shannon M. Godfrey, both 42, were released from Allegheny County...
Unity sports bar allowed to reopen following shutdown because of covid violations
John and Jamie Huemme were delighted Friday when a state inspector reversed an order that would have forced Sharky’s Cafe and Pier, one of the region’s largest sports bars, to close during Sunday’s Steelers-Browns playoff game. The landmark sports bar and eatery, located along Route 30 in Unity, was ordered...
Apollo teen songwriter finds success in national competitions
Music always came naturally to Jessa Pontier. The 18-year-old Apollo resident said she started singing when she 2 while banging on a toy piano. She could play a real piano by the time she was 6, and taught herself to play guitar around 10 or 11 — never taking any...
Snap a picture of your dog for chance to be in Biggies Bullies calendar
Have your furry friend strike a pose for a chance to have his or her picture in a calendar. The search is on for 13 dogs to be featured in the 2022 Biggies Bullies pet calendar. The contest begins Monday and is a fundraiser for the organization, which is a...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 10
Churchill LSF9 Master Participation Trust sold property at 43 Bowstone Road to Jonathan Miller and Kala Markel for $289,000. Anthony Amendola sold property at 3404 McCrady Road to Robert and Jamie Fritz for $262,500. Delmont Paul Lapcevic sold property at 37 Terrace Drive to Kevin and Gia Edwards for $48,000....
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 10
Aspinwall Patrick Frank sold property at 407 Emerson Ave. to Helena Knapp for $340,000. Etna Ross Morgan Jr. sold property at 288 Butler St. to Romero Development LLC for $127,500. Harmar Edward Zawadzki trustee sold property at 469 Dover Drive to Stephen Sean and Deirdre Ann Ohearn for $429,000. Susan...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 10
Hampton Lesley Cowles sold property at 3181 Beechwood Drive to Todd and Laura Gummerman for $295,000. Mark Harshman sold property at 2737 Brunton Court to Kevin and Jennifer Cox for $425,000. Estate of Barbara Ann White sold property at 4580 Bucktail Drive to Dawn Lindsay for $255,000. William Wheeler sold...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 10
Etna Ross Morgan Jr. sold property at 288 Butler St. to Romero Development LLC for $127,500. Millvale Jennie Lorkovic sold property at 222 Meade St. to Janet Burkhardt for $16,000. Shaler Alfred Pagan sold property at 1425 Burchfield Road to Wayne Butler and Katherine Pagan for $265,000. Estate of Dolores...
Meet the person up next for NEXTpittsburgh
John Rhoades isn’t afraid to take paths already traveled. He said the people who ventured along those walkways laid a foundation which he can build on. Rhoades considers not only his ancestors for paving the way but the founder of NEXTpittsburgh and her staff. Rhoades has purchased the online publication...
Vandergrift man was drunk when he flipped car, found walking barefoot in Apollo, police say
A Vandergrift man has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police say he crashed his car while drunk on Friday in Kiski Township. Police said Ryan Lee Nelson, 20, had a blood alcohol content of 0.147% when police found him walking barefoot along the road in...
