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North Versailles tobacco shop sells winning $100,000 lottery ticket
A customer at a North Versailles tobacco store is $100,000 richer this holiday season after their New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket was selected for a weekly drawing prize. The winner, who was not identified, purchased the ticket at Puff Discount Tobacco, located on Greensburg Avenue. Seven raffle winners were announced...
Pandemic hits home for Allegheny Valley Hospital physician and his wifeVideo
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series highlighting five people whose lives were reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus had a clear and, some would argue, promising path into Dr. David and Louisa Shin’s O’Hara home. A primary care physician, Dr. Shin, 52, works for Allegheny Health...
The Stroller, Dec. 29, 2020: 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. Deadline extended for student Innovations Challenge The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection invite high school students in grade nine to...
Fort Ligonier offers virtual 12th Night celebration
The band will play on for Fort Ligonier’s Twelfth Night celebration, just not in person. One of the most popular programs at Ligonier’s reconstructed 18th-century fort, the fourth-annual Twelfth Night event will be held virtually on Jan. 9 because of covid-19 pandemic restrictions. “It’s one of our most favorite events,”...
Ross community mourns passing of Bill Linkenheimer, founding member of Fire Police unit
Before Ross Township had a special unit to control traffic and assist at fires and other emergencies, police and firefighters often had to waste valuable time preventing the scene from turning into a chaotic tangle. To address the problem, a group of volunteers came together to form the Ross Fire...
Baldwin-Whitehall school board reappoints its president, vice presidents
Baldwin-Whitehall school board kept its three top leaders in their positions heading into next year. Anthony DiCesaro, Peter Giglione and Robert Achtzehn were reappointed as board president, first vice president and second vice president, respectively, at the December reorganization meeting. DiCesaro won a second four-year term in last year’s election....
Norwin sees downward trend in new covid cases
The North Huntingdon-Irwin-North Irwin area saw fewer new coronavirus cases on Monday compared to a week ago, continuing a downward trend that has seen the week-to-week percentage increase drop below 10 percent for the first time since Thanksgiving, according to data from the state Department of Health. Since the pandemic...
Missing West End man found safely by Pittsburgh police
A West End man Pittsburgh police have been looking for since Monday afternoon was found safe, officials said. Police said they found John Johnson III, 36, Tuesday morning and returned him to his home. Johnson was considered at-risk and was last seen leaving Allegheny General Hospital yesterday wearing black pants,...
Man hospitalized after being shot in Green Tree
A man was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries Monday after being shot in Green Tree. Allegheny County police said the shooting occurred around 8:15 p.m. along the 1100 block of Greentree Road. First responders found the man and transported him to an area hospital. No further information about the victim...
Verona manager plans to step down next month, replacement search in infancy
Verona officials are seeking another borough manager. Jerry Kenna announced his resignation as top administrator earlier this month. It is effective Jan. 30, or possibly later, depending on how his replacement search goes. “I think it was time,” Kenna said Monday about stepping down. “Council’s been getting a lot of...
Latrobe eyes 2% hike in residential garbage rates
Latrobe residents could pay higher garbage fees next year, as officials consider passing on a 2% increase in the city’s contract with hauler Republic Services. City Manager Michael Gray is proposing the rate hikes as part of a revised schedule of various fees being reviewed by council. The new fees...
Pennsylvania says federal jobless aid could be delayed several weeks
More than half a million jobless Pennsylvanians may have to wait several weeks before their federal benefits resume under the extended CARES Act that President Trump delayed signing for six days, state officials said . While the state has reviewed the extended CARES Act Congress passed Dec. 21, the U.S....
New pavilion and other upgrades planned for Cribbs Field in Verona
Verona officials plan to install new amenities at Cribbs Field with the help of state funds. The borough received a $200,000 grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the recreational upgrades. It is a matching grant with a $30,000 borough contribution. The park is off Second...
Fire at West Deer metal recycling company ruled accidental, owner vows to rebuild
The owners of a West Deer metal recycling company plan to continue operations and eventually rebuild after their building was destroyed by a fire Saturday morning. “The long-term plan’s to rebuild, absolutely,” said Rick Tibensky, who co-owns TNT Metals with his brother, Joe Tibensky. “Temporarily we have to find somewhere...
Pittsburgh council creates fund for controversial parks taxVideo
More than a year after a parks tax was approved by Pittsburgh voters, council members Monday passed legislation that means the city will start to collect the tax in 2021. “With today’s approval of the Parks Trust Fund, our city is taking another step forward in our commitment to equity...
First day of winter camp held at Graystone Equestrian Center in Salem Township
The first day of Graystone Equestrian Center’s three-day Winter Camp was held Monday at the Salem Township facility. Ten campers spent the day grooming horses, receiving instruction from barn owner Cindy Valenta and participating in games and arts and crafts. The program is open to ages 5 and up....
‘Voice of Knoch High School,’ Rege Schiebel remembered for dedication to school, athletics, education
Regis I. “Rege” Schiebel lived, breathed and died Knoch blue and gold. Known as “Mr. Knoch,” the “voice of Knoch High School” and the “voice of Friday nights,” those who knew him said you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who wouldn’t do something Schiebel asked of them because he...
Gateway officials extend online learning for another 2 weeks
Gateway schools will remain in remote learning through Jan. 15. The announcement came through a letter to district parents authored by Superintendent Bill Short. It was posted to the district’s website Dec. 24. “Based on the metrics and data associated with significant increases in covid-19 cases and positivity percentages, Allegheny...
1 injury reported at 2-alarm fire in Franklin Park
One person was injured in a fire Monday in Franklin Park. The two-alarm fire was reported shortly after 2 p.m. at home in the 2500 block of Cole Road, according to emergency dispatchers. Emergency responders reported seeing heavy smoke coming from the structure and had to rescue a resident from...
Man charged with assaulting 2 Derry Township relatives, state trooper
A 40-year-old man accused of assaulting two relatives in their Derry Township home after walking naked through their neighborhood early Saturday was arrested hours later for allegedly kicking a state trooper. James J. Zamerski of Pittsburgh was arrested by troopers twice in a span of three hours Saturday on multiple...
Westmoreland Manor residents, staff start receiving coronavirus vaccine
Westmoreland Manor residents and staff started getting vaccinated against the coronavirus Monday. It was the first day the vaccine was available in long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania. The number of those at the Hempfield facility consenting to get inoculated grew as the day went on, interim director Abby Testa said....
PWSA: Forklift pulled from Strip District sinkhole caused by water line break
A sinkhole opened Monday afternoon, swallowing a forklift on Smallman Street in the Strip District. The sinkhole opened about 2 p.m. near the 33rd Street intersection, according to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority spokeswoman Rebecca Zito. “The forklift fell in, and we were able to pull it out,” she said....
Some in Pittsburgh’s South Hills waited days for city snowplow, councilman saysVideo
It took two and a half days for some Pittsburgh residents to see a plow or salt truck after the region had the heaviest Christmas snowfall on record. By the time Carrick resident Lucy Barrone saw a truck Sunday on Merritt Avenue near the city’s border with Brentwood, she said,...
Settlement approved in Scaife trust case
An Allegheny County judge has approved a settlement in the long-running battle over a 1935 trust left to conservative philanthropist Richard Mellon Scaife. Common Pleas Judge Joseph K. Williams III docketed the order on Dec. 23, which approves a $200 million settlement proposed by some of the parties nearly one...
27 new positive inmate coronavirus cases at Westmoreland County Prison
Twenty-seven Westmoreland County Prison inmates tested positive for the coronavirus Monday as three units housing prisoners remained on lockdown, according to interim Warden George Lawther. Inmates on the C, J and D units are able to shower, participate in recreation and make phone calls and video visits, but they are...
