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Shaler Area students digging in to high school’s new sustainability class
Through tree-planting, trash pickup and much more, students in Shaler Area’s fledgling sustainability class are putting their newly learned skills to good use in their own neighborhood. Classes are supporting the preservation of Girty’s Woods, a 155-acre parcel in Reserve, Millvale and Shaler that is slated for permanent green space...
Penn Hills council OKs food trucks operating in municipality
Food trucks are now allowed to operate in Penn Hills. Council on Oct. 19 unanimously approved an ordinance that establishes rules for how a food truck should operate within the municipality. The ordinance allows food trucks to operate on property, with permission from the owner, for 30 days after applying...
Deer Lakes students to tentatively return to full-time, in-person instruction in NovemberVideo
After strong demand from parents, the Deer Lakes School District on Tuesday voted to reinstate full-time, in-person learning. Students will be able to return to school full-time tentatively starting Nov. 9. “I’m begging you as our leaders to please, please think hard and get these kids back in the school...
Pittsburgh police will move to 12-hour shifts during election week
Pittsburgh Police will move to 12-hour shifts beginning the day before the Nov. 3 election and remain on that schedule for nearly a week, officials said Wednesday. In an email, Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the department “acknowledges that there is a heightened level of interest” in how police...
Pittsburgh police officer positive for covid-19, in-person training canceled
A Pittsburgh Police officer has tested positive for covid-19, causing “a number of other officers and supervisors” to isolate and quarantine, officials said Wednesday. In addition, Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich suspended all in-person training programs and inter-unit rotations for police, fire and EMS until sometime next month. “Protecting Public...
Quaker Valley School Board, parents respond to coronavirus cases in district
Two buildings at Quaker Valley School District have closed until Nov. 2 after officials discovered an outbreak of covid-19 last week. As of Oct. 21, the district reported 10 cases at Quaker Valley High School and five at Quaker Valley Middle School. The district has not said whether positive cases...
Allegheny Valley School Board votes against expanded classroom learning for K-6 students
The Allegheny Valley School Board this week rejected a proposal by Superintendent Pat Graczyk to return Acmetonia Elementary School students to in-person classroom learning four days a week. The board voted 9-0 against the proposal Tuesday night. If the plan had been approved, K-6 students would have come back to...
16-year-old charged in Jeannette double shooting
A Jeannette teen accused of shooting and wounding two men Tuesday told investigators he had “a long-standing dispute” with the victims, according to police. Khalil L. Myers, 16, was arraigned Wednesday on two counts of attempted homicide and aggravated assault in connection with the shooting at 4:46 p.m. inside a...
Diversity project billboards shine along Westmoreland County roadsVideo
Drivers on Westmoreland County highways are encouraged to take their eyes off the road — carefully — to look for new billboards offering messages of hope and healing. Ten artists created works that reflect the theme “Make Our Differences Our Strengths,” as part of the Diversity Billboard Art Project created...
Black residents in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County gain protection from hair style discrimination; Juneteenth officially a holiday
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials this week approved measures protecting Black residents from being discriminated against because of their hairstyles. County Council also joined Pittsburgh in recognizing the African American observance Juneteenth as a paid holiday for county employees and approved a motion urging Congress to designate Juneteenth National Freedom...
Leechburg fire company to host food truck festival this weekend
Another food truck festival is coming to Leechburg. Oktober Fest 2020, sponsored by Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company, will be Saturday on the fire company grounds on Canal Street. The second mobile food-themed fundraiser comes on the heels of the inaugural food truck festival hosted last month, said Brian Scott, president...
Westmoreland County reports 89 new coronavirus cases, 24 new hospitalizations
Westmoreland County added 89 new coronavirus cases and 24 hospitalizations on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Those new cases bring the county’s total of covid-19 cases to 3,703 with a seven-day average of 93 new cases per day. The 89 cases — 67 confirmed and 22 probable...
Cook man, 73, charged with killing wife, keeping her corpse in home for a week
A 73-year-old Cook man remains in jail without bond after state police accused him of spending a week inside his home with the corpse of his wife, who was shot twice in the back. Troopers discovered the body on Tuesday, when a relative requested a welfare check for Sandra Montjar,...
Allegheny County adds 119 coronavirus cases, 10 deaths
Allegheny County added 119 new coronavirus cases and 10 deaths Wednesday. The new covid-19 cases bring the total to 14,396 cases, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. Of the 119 new cases, 91 are confirmed and 28 probable, with 24 of the probables coming from positive antigen tests. The...
Penn Hills set to fix costly sewage leak at Plum Creek Sewage Treatment Plant
Penn Hills council on Monday awarded approximately $940,000 in construction contracts that will, when finished, fix a problem that has caused sewage leaks at the Plum Creek Sewage Treatment Plant. The project involves fixing the plant’s equipment that treats sewage and monitors flow as well as upgrading its disinfection system....
Forest Hills man claims Allegheny County denied him job over medical marijuana
A Forest Hills man claims in a lawsuit that he was rejected for a job as a corrections officer at the Allegheny County Jail because he is prescribed medical marijuana. Andrew Reed filed the complaint against the county under the Americans with Disabilities Act in federal court, alleging that the...
Vintage416 clothing and accessories boutique to open in MillvaleVideo
A young Alayna Gallagher would visit her mom’s closet to try on dresses and high heels that were way too big. Next, she’d put on necklaces and bracelets and rings. And oftentimes add a little makeup. One of her mother’s purses would complete the look. Her mom’s friends would give...
Brighton Rehab sued by 15 families, residents for ‘reckless’ response to covid outbreak
The families of 10 residents who died and five residents still living at Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center sued the nursing home’s leaders on Wednesday for what they deem a “reckless” handling of the covid-19 outbreak, which has killed at least 73 residents of the Beaver County facility. “They show...
South Fayette police now wearing body cameras
All South Fayette police officers will now wear body cameras when on duty, said the department’s chief. The 20 police officers have been wearing the cameras since Oct. 14, according to police Chief John Phoennik. The $38,000 move will increase accountability between police and citizens, he said. “The footage doesn’t...
Greater Latrobe spends $443K to boost air filtration at 5 schools amid pandemic
Greater Latrobe School Board has agreed to invest $443,000 in an ionization system to enhance filtration of interior air at its five schools during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. Installation of 147 bipolar ionization units among the schools is expected to begin in early November, according to Superintendent Georgia Teppert....
Greensburg Holiday Markets offer added shop-local opportunities
Shoppers looking for locally sourced, one-of-a-kind and last-minute gifts will have two opportunities to find those items during Greensburg Holiday Markets on Nov. 29 and Dec. 20. Organized by the Downtown Greensburg Project, the events will feature some regular vendors from the Greensburg Night Market, another DGP offering, along with...
Westmoreland events include historic house tour, networking
Fundraisers • Laurelville Christian Retreat Center, 941 Laurelville Lane, Mt. Pleasant Township, will host a lunch fundraiser about Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater at noon Nov. 1 in the center small dining hall. Amy Humbert, Fallingwater’s school program and outreach manager, will be the speaker. Cost: $15 paid in advance. CDC...
State rejects Westmoreland plan to eliminate Penn Township district court
The state Supreme Court has rejected a Westmoreland County plan to shutter a district magistrate office in Penn Township, officials said. County court leaders this summer pitched a redistricting plan to the state’s high court that called for elimination of two magistrates, one that temporarily closed this spring in Mt....
Police: 3 people in stable condition following shooting in Brighton Heights
Three people were taken to the hospital in stable condition after a shooting in Brighton Heights Tuesday night, Pittsburgh Police said. Officers responded to the area of Fleming Avenue and Kalorama Way around 10:50 p.m. after receiving multiple Shotspotter alerts, according to police spokesman Maurice Matthews. While investigating the scene,...
The Stroller, Oct. 21, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a free Thanksgiving Dinner? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Clothing, household items being collected Women of Alle-Kiski Engaging, a division of the Alle Kiski Strong Chamber, is conducting...
