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Police recover money scammed from senior citizen in Plum’s Holiday Park neighborhood
Plum police want to remind residents to be wary of scams after they were able to recover money swindled from a senior citizen in Holiday Park. A woman was contacted via email by scammers Sept. 16 seeking a $199 renewal of firewall protection for her computer, Plum Police Officer Jake...
Pitcairn woman pleads guilty to child porn; faces 15 to 30 years in prison
A Pitcairn woman pleaded guilty to producing and sending images of child pornography to a man online, federal prosecutors said. Rebecca Owens, 24, admitted as part of her guilty plea to sending the sexually explicit images of a 3-year-old child taken on her cell phone to a Monroe County man...
Former Washington County clerk of courts pleads guilty to stealing $100K from coffers
A former Washington County clerk of courts has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $100,00 from taxpayers. Frank Scandale was accused of regularly accepting cash payments for court services, issuing a receipt, and then pocketing the money instead of depositing it in the bank, according to state Attorney General Josh Shapiro,...
New granite panels installed at Harrison World War II memorial, rededication scheduledVideo
New granite slabs making up the rejuvenated Harrison Honor Roll memorial have been installed, years after efforts to preserve and restore the memorial recognizing the township’s World War II veterans began. “It’s been a long time,” Bill Rudolph, a member of the memorial’s restoration committee, said as he watched the...
AK Valley gift dashing group creates food pantry, takes on other community projectsVideo
A new outdoor food pantry in New Kensington where people take what they need and leave what they can is proving to be so successful that those who built it are figuring out how to make it bigger. The pantry outside the Community Clothes Closet was packed full of goods...
2 people found shot in vehicle in city’s Sheraden neighborhood
Pittsburgh police responding to a Shotspotter alert Thursday night in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood found two people with gunshot wounds, according to authorities. Officers from the Zone 6 station in the West End were alerted to multiple shots fired in the 3000 block of Bergman Street shortly after 9 p.m....
The Stroller, Oct. 16, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Vote for your favorite pumpkin at Community Library of Allegheny Valley The staff at Community Library of Allegheny Valley, 1522 Broadview Blvd.,...
Allderdice High School history teacher recognized as Yale Educator of the Year
A history teacher from Pittsburgh Allderdice High School was honored as a Yale Educator of the Year. Erin Provance, who lives in Greensburg, was nominated for the award by Daniela Naumov, a former student who is a freshman at Yale University. The Yale Educator Recognition Program “recognizes outstanding educators from...
Trick-or-treating a go in the North Hills, but health precautions advised
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, communities in the North Hills are proceeding with trick-or-treat this year, but officials advise families to take steps to guard their health. Trick-or-treating is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloweeen — Oct. 31 — in McCandless, Ross, Franklin Park, Marshal, West View, Bradford Woods,...
Encompass Health discontinues outpatient rehab services in Harmar
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Harmar has discontinued its outpatient rehabilitation services following a drop in patient volume because of the covid-19 pandemic. The cut in services, which took effect Sept. 30, affects patients who are not hospitalized but undergoing physical, occupational and speech therapy and recovering from bone breaks,...
So far, so good with in-person and virtual instruction at Burrell School District
As school districts throughout the region debated how to open this year as fears of covid-19 continued, the Burrell School Board decided to give parents the choice. And that decision seems to be working so far, according to school officials. Although the district reported one covid-19 case involving a high...
Man sentenced for drug sales to Murrysville, Greensburg men who died of overdoses
Michelle Rubin had a simple message for one of the men accused of selling her son the drugs he used just before she found him face down and unconscious on the floor of their Murrysville home more than three years ago. “If you hadn’t sold him that illegal poison he...
Sewickley native gears up for Ole 5K to benefit Mexican nonprofit TASH Inc.
From Sewickley to Mexico and back again — that’s the path that Pete Noll has taken. Noll, a native of Sewickley and Quaker Valley High School graduate, recently took over as executive director of Mexico-based TASH Inc. after founder and Pittsburgh native Father Scott Seethaler retired. This is Noll’s first...
Frost advisory issued for Friday night into Saturday
If the last few plants from your summer garden are still hanging on, it’s time to bust out the row covers. That is literally the first piece of advice — “take steps now to protect tender plants” — in the National Weather Service’s preparedness section, for a frost advisory starting...
Glass recycling event planned near Boyce Park soccer field in Plum
PA Resource Council’s traveling glass recycling bin will be parked by the Boyce Park soccer field along Pierson Run Road in Plum from Oct. 24 to 29. Glass bottles, jars and jugs will be accepted. Cut glass, glass bakeware, mirrors, porcelain and ceramics, stemware, light bulbs and TVs will not...
Federal judge rejects Tree of Life synagogue massacre suspect’s bid to drop some charges
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request by the man charged with killing 11 people nearly two years ago at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill to dismiss some of the counts against him. Defense attorneys for Robert Bowers sought to dismiss charges against their client for...
Westmoreland County approves drop box sites for mail-in ballots
Westmoreland County will have drop boxes at five regional sites before the Nov. 3 general election to help collect tens of thousands of expected mail-in ballots. Voters started to receive ballots this week, and as of Thursday, more than 51,600 were sent. Another 9,600 are in the queue to be...
Charges filed, arrest warrant issued in North Huntingdon cat-hoarding case
An arrest warrant has been issued for a North Huntingdon man accused of hoarding more than 70 cats that were malnourished and infested with fleas when authorities rescued them from a township home in September. Since being rescued, the cats have been cared for at Frankie’s Friends, a cat rescue...
2 more coronavirus-related deaths reported at Westmoreland Manor
Westmoreland officials said Thursday that two more residents at the county-owned nursing home died from complications of coronavirus. A total of five Westmoreland Manor residents have now died after contracting the virus since the start of the outbreak last month at the 408-bed Hempfield facility. Since mid-September, 117 residents and...
Police searching for man accused of breaking into Springdale house, threatening to kill occupants
A Harrison man is accused of breaking into a Springdale Township home and threatening to kill two women and a child with a knife. Kenneth Mendenhall Jr., 30, faces charges of aggravated assault, burglary, trespassing, terroristic threats and simple assault, according to online court records. Police issued a warrant for...
Split decision on motions in misconduct case against Allegheny County Judge Tranquilli
The judge presiding over the upcoming misconduct trial of an Allegheny County judge accused of making racist remarks issued rulings on Thursday adverse to both sides of the case. Conference Judge John H. Foradora heard argument on various motions on Wednesday in Brookville, Jefferson County. He issued his order in...
Tarentum train station restaurant to reopen in December, owner says
The owner of JG’s Tarentum Station Grille said Thursday he intends to reopen the popular restaurant on Dec. 1. The restaurant in a historic former train station in the heart of Tarentum has been closed since March because of the covid-19 pandemic. When the state allowed restaurants to increase their...
Gisele Fetterman won’t press charges against woman in verbal assault
The woman who berated Pennsylvania second lady Gisele Fetterman outside a Forest Hills grocery store will not be prosecuted at the request of the Fetterman family, which includes Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. The incident happened Sunday at the Aldi on Route 30. Fetterman said she was waiting in line...
Pittsburgh barber cutting into profit to help raise money for Lemieux Foundation
When Dave Peters was 10 years old, his father, William Peters died of a heart attack at the age of 50. The youngster found comfort at the Highmark Caring Place, a Pittsburgh center for grieving children, adolescents and their families. Pittsburgh’s most welcoming neighbor, Fred Rogers, was honorary chairman. “That...
Greensburg City Hall closed this week due to suspected coronavirus case
Greensburg City Hall is closed this week due to a suspected coronavirus infection of a city employee, Councilman Randy Finfrock said. “Just as an abundance of caution we’re deep cleaning City Hall, and we’ll be back in business Monday,” he said. Officials closed the building Tuesday afternoon. A city employee...
