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Plum students who attended parent-sponsored dance may not return to class until December
Plum School District students who attended a non-district homecoming dance should quarantine for two weeks due to possible covid-19 exposure, and not return to school until December, according to a notice sent to district families Tuesday. Officials had said a high school student with the virus attended a Class of...
Retired Sewickley arborist Edson’s legacy will live on through new bur oak treeVideo
Sewickley officials have ensured the legacy of retired borough arborist Jim Edson will last for centuries to come. Current and former members of the Shade Tree Commission, as well as other elected leaders and administrators, took part in a special tree-planting ceremony in Edson’s honor earlier this month. A bur...
Covid testing available at these AHN sites
Allegheny Health Network is offering covid-19 testing at the following community sites.Citizens Hospital, 651 Fourth Ave., New Kensington: Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.AHN McCandless, 9335 McKnight Road: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Forbes Hospital, 2600 Haymaker Road, Monroeville: Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1...
Almost 7 pounds of suspected cocaine seized during Pa. Turnpike traffic stop in Hempfield
A Detroit man is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison after state police said they found almost seven pounds of suspected cocaine hidden in his car, according to court papers. Kenneth Johnson, 36, is charged with two drug offenses. A trooper was patrolling the Pennsylvania Turnpike Monday afternoon in...
Chartiers Valley reports 4 new covid cases this week, switching to remote instruction
The Chartiers Valley School District reported four new positive covid-19 cases this week and will temporarily switch to full-remote learning until early December. The change is scheduled to begin on Nov. 23 and will be in effect through Dec. 4. Students will return a blend of online and in-person instruction...
Westmoreland events include Thanksgiving dinners, pancake breakfast
Church service • Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5000 Old William Penn Highway, Export, will offer an audio broadcast of the community Thanksgiving Eve Celebration service at 7 p.m. Nov. 25. The service can be accessed by calling 712-770-5505 and using access code 234426#, or using the free conference call application...
Monessen woman shot, flown to Pittsburgh hospital for treatment
A Monessen woman was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital by medical helicopter on Tuesday night for treatment of a gunshot wound, according to Monessen police. The shooting happened at about 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Summit Avenue and Sixth Street. The woman was in critical condition when she was...
Pitt chosen to lead NIH trials in covid-19 care for patients with blood clots
One of the many ways in which covid-19 wreaks havoc on the human body is by helping to cause abnormal blood clotting. A new study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes covid-19, seems to release mysterious antibodies that mistakenly attack the...
The Stroller, Nov. 18, 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. St. Margaret Foundation to present gift bags to holiday patients St. Margaret Foundation is raising money to deliver gift bags to...
Pittsburgh’s Hockey History, Islam 101 among programs at Northland Public Library
Here are some of the upcoming programs offered at Northland Public Library. Some of the virtual programs require registration online at northlandlibrary.org or by calling 412-366-8100. The library is located at 300 Cumberland Road in McCandless. • Islam 101, Nov. 19, 7 p.m. — Did you know that the Islamic...
Hospital foundation to gift turkey-shaped candle holders to patients in UPMC St. Margaret on Thanksgiving
Orange organza bags with turkey-shaped candle holders will be delivered to each patient at UPMC St. Margaret on Thanksgiving, in an effort to comfort people spending the holiday away from family. The effort is spearheaded by St. Margaret Foundation, with President Mary Lee Gannon saying “We want our patients to...
Oakmont Bakery closes its indoor dining, modifies hours due to rising covid cases
Oakmont Bakery officials have closed the bakery’s indoor dining areas and reduced operational hours due to rising covid-19 cases, according to the shop’s website. The bakery will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The cafe will be...
Plum School District to remain in hybrid model, no full-time in-person option yet
Plum School District will remain in the hybrid model with students split into groups coming to class two or three days a week and remote learning on off days until at least February, unless otherwise directed. The board voted 7-2 at it’s Tuesday night’s combined workshop and voting session to...
Live! Casino holds ribbon-cutting ceremonyVideo
VIPs got a glitzy first look of the new Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield’s Westmoreland Mall at an invite-only ribbon-cutting party Tuesday ahead of the full opening next week. The guest list included state and local lawmakers along with their family and friends, who were among the first to gamble...
Federal judge to consider whether to dismiss case filed by Trump campaign in Pa.
A federal judge said he will take under advisement whether to grant a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by Trump for President against the Pennsylvania secretary of state and seven individual counties. Argument before U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann lasted about four hours Tuesday and featured the newest Trump...
Verona officials advertise 2021 budget, no tax increase included
Verona officials hope to hold the line on real estate taxes in next year’s budget. Council unanimously voted earlier this month to advertise its 2021 spending plan, which maintains the current tax rate at 7.8 mills. The borough has not raised real estate taxes in at least 10 years. Borough...
Oakmont food drive collected goods for hundreds of families
An Oakmont family’s food drive has collected enough goods to support hundreds of people in the borough and surrounding towns. The fifth annual Thanksgiving drive by the Hummel family concluded Tuesday at their business, Rev 22 Juice & Wellness Bar powered by Salud Juicery. It is in the former Oakmont...
Norwin covid-19 cases pile up
Norwin’s coronavirus cases continue to pile up, as a Hillcrest Intermediate School student is the latest student or staff member to test positive for covid-19. The district said Tuesday that the student has not been in school for several days, so no contact tracing at school is needed at this...
Allegheny County Judge Tranquilli resigns before misconduct trial
On the eve of his misconduct trial, Allegheny County Judge Mark V. Tranquilli has resigned, his attorney said Tuesday. Tranquilli had been accused of making racist remarks about a juror. The judge, who won a seat on the court in 2013, was accused of six separate misconduct counts from his...
Carnegie Science Center unveils latest model for its miniature railroadVideo
Dr. Earl Douglas Childs recalled visiting the Carnegie Science Center’s Miniature Railroad & Village as a young boy, when it was located at the Buhl Planetarium. The trains mesmerized him. On Tuesday, the grown man was drawn to something else. The miniature model of his childhood home was unveiled at...
Police: 1 killed, 1 injured after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
One person was shot and killed and a second person was injured Tuesday morning in the city’s Hill District. Police and medics responded to 911 calls about a shooting and a ShotSpotter alert in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue at about 11 a.m., Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews...
New Alexandria man accused of assault, breaking into woman’s home
A New Alexandria man was arrested by state troopers, accused of breaking into a woman’s home and assaulting and choking her. Kevin D. Kelly, 48, is charged by state police with harassment, simple assault, strangulation, driving on a license suspended for driving under the influence and operating a vehicle without...
Leechburg schools report first student covid-19 case
A Leechburg Area School District student in grades 7-12 has tested positive for covid-19, Leechburg Superintendent Tiffany Nix said Monday in an email to district parents. It is the district’s first positive case. The district did not identify the infected or say what grade he or she is in. “Leechburg...
Community partners to broadcast free Wi-Fi for schoolchildren from top of Cathedral of Learning
Students in New Kensington, Coraopolis and Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood will soon have access to free, at-home internet. Four community partners — Meta Mesh Wireless Communities, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and the Keystone Initiative for Network-based Research (KINBER) — have formed Every1online, a program to provide high-speed internet...
Autumn rains help end drought watch in Armstrong and Butler counties
The state Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday lifted the drought watch for 10 counties including Armstrong and Butler. The drought was also lifted in Blair, Cambria, Clarion, Erie, Fayette, Huntingdon, Indiana, and Mifflin counties. In August, the DEP and the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, declared a drought watch for...
