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4 more covid-19 cases reported at Westmoreland Manor
Initial coronavirus testing has been completed at Westmoreland Manor and officials said Wednesday that one additional resident and three more staffers have been infected with covid-19. Those latest results indicate that since the weekend a total of 33 residents and six employees have been diagnosed with the virus at the...
Westmoreland County records 2nd highest single-day total of coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County posted its second highest single-day total of reported coronavirus cases Wednesday. According to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Westmoreland added 39 positive covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The county’s highest one-day mark was set April 25 when 43 cases were reported. The county now...
Murrysville students’ shirt design wins NASA Wear Challenge competitionVideo
Murrysville residents are turning their eyes to the stars. When Pittsburgh tech company Astrobotic launches a lunar lander to the moon next summer, it will have been tested by Murrysville company Software Design Solutions. And the next time astronauts travel to the International Space Station, it’s possible they’ll be wearing...
3 accused in Rostraver armed robbery
A Pittsburgh woman and two Maryland brothers were charged Tuesday in connection with an armed robbery in Rostraver. A female clerk at the Marathon gas station on Route 51 reported to township police at 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 3 that a man pointed a sawed-off shotgun at her and demanded...
Penn Hills to float $5.5 million to refinance existing debt from 2014
Penn Hills Council voted unanimously to take out a bond that will refinance existing debt from 2014. According to the ordinance, the bond allows the municipality to float as much as $5.5 million from underwriter Piper Sandler and Co. The money will not create new debt. Rather, it will refinance...
Murrysville library expands hours starting Sept. 28
In-person appointments will no longer be required beginning Sept. 28 at the Murrysville Community Library, but staff will keep capacity low to maintain health and safety, as they expand the library’s hours. The library will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday; from 10 a.m....
Allegheny County grants target conservation efforts in O’Hara, Shaler, other communities
A deteriorating stormwater line in O’Hara will be replaced with a natural open channel thanks in part to a grant from Allegheny County. The township was among three local groups to share in more than $795,000 distributed through the county’s Gaming Economic Development and Tourism grants program. The projects include:$245,248...
Youngstown restaurant 1 of 11 in state to have liquor license suspended for covid violations
The Tin Lizzy Tap Room and Restaurant in Youngstown is set to reopen on Friday after its liquor license was suspended for two weeks because the establishment violated restrictions meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Owner Buck Pawlosky said he will play by the rules, but that...
Blawnox police officer charged in alleged evidence room theft
A Blawnox police officer has been charged with stealing from his department, as well as the North Braddock police department where he was previously employed, according to state police. Joseph Andrew Lynn, 34, of McKeesport is allegedly responsible for multiple thefts from both departments. State police were investigating after cash...
Allegheny County adds 46 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths
The Allegheny County Health Department reported 46 new coronavirus cases and three new deaths on Wednesday. Those new cases bring the county’s total to 11,867 since the first case was reported on March 14. The state is reporting 354 deaths in Allegheny County, which differs from the county health department’s...
Arguments on Unity backyard chicken violation to resume in October
It will be more than a month before a Unity couple complete their quest for a township zoning variance allowing them to continue raising chickens in their backyard. Jeff and Kristin Kuhns’ Tuesday evening appearance before the township zoning hearing board ended abruptly, after two hours of testimony, when township...
Renton, Logan’s Ferry parks in Plum to get new playgrounds, other upgradesVideo
Major renovations will start soon at two Plum parks. Council voted 5-0 at a Sept. 22 special meeting to award more than $334,500 in projects for Renton and Logan’s Ferry parks. Councilmen Mike Pastor and Dan Hadley were absent. Contracts include more than $156,000 to Apollo-based Sports & Recreation Associates...
Pitt dean says U.S. is in a great racial crisis
If Larry E. Davis had been able to give the lecture he gave Tuesday evening back when it was originally scheduled last spring, it might not have had the same effect. His lecture “Will Race Always Matter?” was sponsored by the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy at...
Westmoreland events include yoga, chicken dinners, flu shots
Classes • Greensburg Hempfield Area Library will offer free virtual yoga breathing classes with Red Brick Yoga at 9 a.m. Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24 online at Zoom.us. Registration required. Registration: visit bit.ly/GHALbreathing or call 724-837-5620, ext. 2. Fundraisers • Bushy Run Lions will have a takeout drive-thru barbeque...
Man shot in arm in Rankin
Allegheny County Police are investigating after a man was shot in the arm in Rankin. The shooting happened just after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Rankin Street. First responders found the man in stable condition and took him to a hospital for treatment, according to police. Two...
Car crashes into apartment in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood
A car crashed into the front of an apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood early Wednesday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. It happened on Brownsville Road, near the corner of East Cherryhill Street, around 1 a.m. The car slammed into the building’s front door, knocking out numerous bricks around...
The Stroller, Sept. 23, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Let us know about your Halloween happenings The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Vandergrift Area Meals On Wheels seeks volunteers Vandergrift Area Meals On Wheels is looking for regular and substitute volunteers to...
Pennsylvania takes step to stop jobless benefits fraud
The state is taking additional steps to prevent criminals from illegally siphoning money from a federal unemployment compensation program by filing fraudulent claims, including delaying payments to allow for more time to verify the identity of those seeking the benefits. Those benefits, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits, are designed for...
Pennsylvania doles out half of federal $300 weekly benefit fund
Pennsylvania has distributed more than one-half of its allocation of $2.8 billion in federal money that is the source of the $300-a-week checks being sent to the eligible covid-19-related jobless, state officials said. The state has sent $1.5 billion to unemployed Pennsylvanians through the federal government’s Lost Wages Assistance Program,...
40 years ago, reggae legend Bob Marley jammed Pittsburgh in his final concertVideo
When David Meerman Scott snuck down from the Stanley Theatre balcony to snap photos of Bob Marley’s performance 40 years ago, he was just happy to be closer to the music. “I was never rich or connected enough to have really great seats at a show,” said Scott, who at...
Cops: Search in Banksville Park called off as abduction reports prove false
Authorities called off a search in Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood early Wednesday morning after determining that a witness’s report of a child abduction was incorrect, according to the city Department of Public Safety. Police say a girl who was at Banksville Park with her family said she saw a man take...
Trump plays to strengths in crowd-pleasing stop at Pittsburgh International Airport
President Trump stepped off Air Force One on Tuesday evening to the loud cheers of thousands of people packed outside a private hangar at Pittsburgh International Airport. After a quick nod to the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, Trump told the crowd at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township: “Forty-two days from...
Missing Lower Burrell boy found after 3-hour search
A missing Lower Burrell boy was found unharmed Tuesday night following a three-hour search by the Lower Burrell police department and firefighters. Lower Burrell police officer Aaron Rodgers said the boy was found near Stewart Elementary School at about 7:45 p.m. The boy’s parents called police after he ran off...
New Kensington-Arnold near ‘tipping point’ that would force change to hybrid schedule
New Kensington-Arnold School District is very close to the “tipping point” with the number of students who want to return to schools, and as a result may have to go to a hybrid schedule, Acting Superintendent Jon Banko told the school board Tuesday. The district set a deadline of 8...
Shaler man pleads guilty to starting May riot in Pittsburgh during peaceful protest
A Shaler man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to initiating the destruction of a Pittsburgh police car during a May protest over the death of George Floyd outside PPG Paints Arena. Brian Bartels, 20, pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder before U.S....
