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Biden increases lead on Trump in Allegheny County with 7,200 more ballots scanned Saturday
The vote counting for about 7,000 ballots remaining from a batch of 29,000, part of an October printing mishap, has been halted and will resume on Monday at 9 a.m. According to Allegheny County communications director Amie Downs, additional administrative work needs to be done on those remaining ballots in...
The top stories from across the Lower Valley for the week of Nov. 1Video
Here are some of the top stories from across the Lower Valley for the week of Nov. 1: • Aspinwall awarded $537,000 from ALCOSAN The Western Avenue sewer project in Aspinwall will be paid in large part with money from the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN). The borough has been...
Student news: Accolades from across the Lower Valley
Six Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh seniors and alumni were awarded AP Scholar awards for their success in taking College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Exams. Recent graduate Helen Rothfus and seniors Genevieve Archer and Macrina Vollmer earned the AP Scholar award. Senior Benjamin Stalder was awarded the AP Scholar with Honor...
The Stroller, Nov. 7, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a community holiday event? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Leechburg church to offer two grief seminars First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Leechburg, will offer two free GriefShare support seminars in the...
Norwin closes high school on Monday because of covid cases
Norwin High School will be closed Monday because of an increase in covid-19 cases, including a possible close contact by players on a sports team to a person with the virus, the school district said Friday. Three new student covid-19 cases were reported Friday, as well as one in a...
Pittsburgh’s annual gingerbread house competition goes virtual
You won’t have to leave home to see these houses. The 18th annual City of Pittsburgh Office of Special Events’ annual Gingerbread House Competition and Display returns in an online format. “The City of Pittsburgh is proud to serve as the presenter of this popular holiday tradition, and we’re excited...
The Week: North Hills – Nov. 1-7, 2020Video
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at TribLIVE.com. Female police officer claims sexual harassment in suit against ex-McCandless chief, lieutenant A McCandless police officer is suing the...
Officials: Jeannette building total loss after fireVideo
The cause of a fire that destroyed a downtown Jeannette building Friday night is under investigation, Jeannette Fire Chief Bill Frye said. Crews responded to the intersection of Clay Avenue and South Fifth Street shortly before 8:30 p.m. after police patrolling the area found smoke coming from the commercial structure....
Covid-19 testing site opens in Lower Burrell due to rapid increase in cases
Officials are working to contain a rapid increase of coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County by opening a testing clinic in Lower Burrell. The drive-thru and indoor testing clinic will open Saturday in the parking lot of the Hillcrest Shopping Center. Testing will be available daily from 7 a.m. to 6...
O’Hara woman sells balloon arches to cheer spirits, gives all proceeds to Kidney Foundation
Meredith Levy of O’Hara was searching for a colorful and creative surprise for her twin daughters’ birthday during the covid-19 quarantine. She found it close to home. “I found these balloon arches offered by a lady online in a Fox Chapel Facebook group,” Levy said. “I ordered a Foxes-themed one...
Interim warden appointed for Westmoreland County Prison
George Lowther knows about every inch of the Westmoreland County Prison, having started at the lockup 28 years ago as a part-time guard and working his way up to the deputy warden position. On Friday, Lowther, 60, of Latrobe, was named interim warden. He will replace Warden John Walton, who...
Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium seeking ‘virtual choir’ for annual Thanksgiving celebration
Each year the members of the Monroeville Interfaith Ministerium invite their diverse congregations to attend a service at an unfamiliar house of worship. “Usually, we’re in person and we rotate so we can be in one another’s spaces, and we each offer something from our own tradition,” said Rabbi Barbara...
Frazer’s proposed budget calls for 76% real estate tax increase
After not raising property taxes for at least 25 years, Frazer supervisors are proposing to raise the township’s tax rate by 76%. Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously passed a $1.3 million preliminary budget for 2021 that includes a 1.08-mill real estate tax increase. The increase could generate an additional $133,000 next...
Legal experts say Trump’s legal challenges in Pa. are ‘Hail Marys’
Experts say five legal challenges playing out in Pennsylvania likely will have no impact on the outcome of the presidential race. Instead, they suggested attorneys for President Trump are trying to sow doubt in the public over the integrity of the election against Joe Biden. “They’re Hail Marys,” said constitutional...
Seton Hill’s annual Kristallnacht remembrance service will be virtual
The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education and the Office of Campus Ministry at Seton Hill University will hold the annual Kristallnacht Remembrance Interfaith Service at 2 p.m. Monday. This year’s service, which is open to the public, will be livestreamed, and also available for later viewing, on the NCCHE’s...
Tarentum renews contract with Waste Management for 1 year
Tarentum residents won’t pay more for garbage collection next year, although the borough will. Council voted 5-0 Thursday to approve a one-year contract extension with its current hauler, Waste Management, for 2021. Council members Adam Blythe and Erika Josefoski were absent. Borough Manager Michael Nestico said the per-ton cost to...
Iovino concedes to Robinson in race for 37th District state Senate seat
State Sen. Pam Iovino has conceded her bid for reelection as the 37th District representative to Republican challenger Devlin Robinson of Bridgeville. Iovino was seeking a full term in office after winning the seat in a 2019 special election to fill the vacancy created when Guy Reschenthaler was elected to...
Franklin Regional Middle School students create virtual tribute to veteransVideo
The Franklin Regional Middle School Performing Arts Veterans Day performance will look quite a bit different this year. “We couldn’t invite the local veterans to participate, nor could we include the student body to honor them,” said middle school teacher Bruce Palmiscno. And while this year’s assembly is still entirely...
Veterans Day events planned in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Veterans Day events are planned in the Alle-Kiski Valley. They include: Leechburg A brief ceremony to dedicate the veterans’ banners in the borough will be at noon Thursday at Freedom Square along Market Street. The Rev. Gary Lyon will be the speaker, and the Leechburg High School Band will perform...
Veterans Day deals for vets, active-duty military throughout Western Pa.
Local businesses and organizations are honoring the military on Veterans Day with a host of promotions and discounts Nov. 11. Unless otherwise indicated, all promotions are limited to Nov. 11. Most require some form of military ID. Local events • The Level Green Lions Club will host a Nov. 14...
Police accuse Latrobe man of raping woman hours after prison release
A Latrobe man who completed a jail sentence for a drug-related conviction and parole violations Tuesday is accused of raping a Hempfield woman hours after his release. Zackery D. Kimmick, 30, is back in the Westmoreland County Prison on $250,000 bond. He was arraigned Thursday on charges of rape, indecent...
Blawnox encourages residents of all ages to pick up a good book at its new Little Free Library
From Dr. Seuss to James Patterson, Blawnox residents have access to a revolving list of good reads at the borough’s new Little Free Library along Freeport Road. Borough officials gathered Oct. 29 near the Veteran’s Memorial to celebrate the opening of the 2-foot-by-2-foot box filled with free books for all...
Amid increased usage during pandemic, graffiti, trash plague Ohiopyle State Park
Graffiti is back again at Ohiopyle State Park. Volunteers and park staff spent Thursday cleaning up spray painted political messages, obscenities, drawings of genitalia and personal notes from bridge abutments in two parts of the park, said naturalist Barbara Wallace. Graffiti was found on a new abutment constructed this year...
Westmoreland County reports 82 new cases of coronavirus, 1 new death
Westmoreland County on Friday reported 82 new cases of covid-19. The 7-day average in the county is 71 cases. The county total is now 4,899 cases since March with 4,234 of those confirmed. There were 303 new tests reported and 43 confirmed cases so the daily test positive rate —...
Nearly 8 in 10 Allegheny County ballots counted Friday favored BidenVideo
Nearly 8 in 10 ballots counted Friday night in Allegheny County went for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, results show. Of about 17,800 ballots — including military and overseas, damaged and some mail-in ballots — Biden claimed 13,900 votes to Donald Trump’s 3,700 votes, according to incomplete results announced shortly...
