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Hempfield band sub sales on hold as officials weed through pandemic ordersVideo
A popular fundraiser in the Hempfield community and a major fundraiser for the high school marching band is on hold, waiting for approval from school leaders. Sub sales have been suspended after Hempfield Area officials said proposed health and safety plans to make the subs did not adhere to Gov....
Penn Hills family creates blessing box to supply food, items for those in need
Chelsey Speed wants her children to learn the value of helping others and how to appreciate what they have. The Penn Hills family participates in at least one community service effort each year, from organizing a Christmas toy drive to volunteering at a local Salvation Army. “I want to make...
Bethel Park woman named National Aviary’s Volunteer of the Year
A Bethel Park resident has been named the National Aviary’s top volunteer in 2019. Elaine Steffenauer said being voted as the aviary’s Volunteer of the Year is “truly an honor.” She said she began volunteering at the aviary on Saturdays there nine years ago before she retired from a career...
Greenfield Bridge to close for a month, starting Monday
The Greenfield Bridge will be closed for a month for maintenance and repair, the Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced. The bridge, which spans the Parkway East to link the city’s Greenfield neighborhood to Schenley Park, will close at 7 a.m. Monday. The contractor that built the bridge, Mosites...
Greater Latrobe eyes late September return to classroom for high school studentsVideo
Students at Greater Latrobe Junior High and Senior High School will have the option of returning to in-person classes five days per week beginning Sept. 28. The school board this week voted 6-2 to switch to that educational plan, from a hybrid combination of in-person and online instruction that has...
Pittsburgh woman’s portrait cookie art comes to Heinz History Center
Jasmine Cho has loved to bake since she learned how in high school. The joy of making sweet things, cookies in particular, has led Cho to accomplish great things, including becoming a Food Network Champion and the founder of Yummyholic, her online bakery connecting art with pastry. But the Pittsburgh-based...
Yoga, brooms and soup among Westmoreland community events
Classes • Laurelville Christian Retreat Center, 941 Laurelville Lane, Mt. Pleasant Township, will host an outdoor yoga event Under the Stars Yoga with Find Your Fire Fitness at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 atop Laurelville’s Sunset Hill. Bring a mat. Fruited water will be served. In case of rain, the event...
Peregrine falcon nesting on the Graff Bridge near Kittanning and elsewhere subject of free discussion
While the handsome and formerly federally endangered peregrine falcon is known for nesting on Pittsburgh skyscrapers, the Cathedral of Learning and the Tarentum Bridge, a pair has been quietly nesting above the Allegheny River spanning Manor and North Buffalo townships. Kate St. John of Pittsburgh, the region’s expert on the...
Man hospitalized after Point Breeze shooting
A man was transported to a local hospital in stable condition following a shooting in Point Breeze Tuesday, Pittsburgh police said. Officers and medics responded to the 7300 block of Penn Avenue around 12:20 p.m.. On scene, officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the upper thigh. Police...
Man arrested in Kiski Township after police say he tried to swallow drugs
An Apollo man faces charges in connection with an incident last month in which police said he tried to swallow two baggies of methamphetamine. Police said they responded to a house on Sugar Hollow Road around 8 p.m. Aug. 21 after receiving reports about possible drug activity there. When officers...
In-person visits resume at Westmoreland Manor
Westmoreland officials said Tuesday that in-person visits with residents at the county-owned nursing home in Hempfield have restarted. Visitation of residents at Westmoreland Manor initially was suspended in March at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and briefly restarted on a modified basis in late July before being again put...
Gilpin plans ‘trunk-or-treat’ event
Gilpin plans to hold a Halloween “trunk-or-treat” event from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 31. Township supervisors approved holding the event with a 4-0 vote Monday night. Supervisor Charlie Stull said Gilpin’s rural landscape can pose challenges for traditional trick-or-treating. “It’s hard to trick-or-treat … with homes not visible from...
The Stroller, Sept. 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. Free concerts planned this weekend in Freeport Freeport Renaissance Association will sponsor two free outdoor concerts this weekend in Riverside Park,...
‘Weenie Wagon’ reopens in Leechburg
Weenie season is back in Leechburg. People who operate the popular Weenie Wagon, parked on a lot on the borough’s Market Street, usually start selling hot dogs from the wagon on Memorial Day and continue on Saturdays through October. Covid-19 restrictions and unusually hot summer temperatures presented problems this year,...
Pittsburgh police arrest 3rd suspect in shooting of 1-year-old Zykier Young
Pittsburgh police have arrested Devon Thompson, 37, of McKees Rocks in connection with last months’ shooting death of 1-year-old Zykier Young. Thompson was one of three men allegedly involved in the Aug. 24 shootout on Rhine Place in the city’s Spring Hill neighborhood. He turned himself into police Tuesday on...
McKees Rocks man paralyzed in 2016 Wilkinsburg massacre dies of complications
A McKees Rocks man paralyzed ever since he became one of the victims of a 2016 massacre in Wilkinsburg that left six people dead died Tuesday from complications of his condition, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. John Ellis, 51, was pronounced dead at UPMC Mercy hospital in...
Diocese of Greensburg appoints New Alexandria pastor as administrator as it waits for new bishop
The Diocese of Greensburg has chosen a longtime priest who served as right-hand man to two bishops as diocesan administrator as it waits for the Pope to appoint a new bishop. Monsignor Larry J. Kulick will handle the day-to-day administrative duties of the diocese. He was elected Tuesday by the...
Smoke from Western wildfires intensifies in the region
The first plumes of smoke from the massive wildfires burning on the West Coast began reaching Pittsburgh on Aug. 25, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. But Tuesday was the day people began to notice, as the massive smoke plume from some of California’s largest-ever wildfires, along with...
Massive bird migration over Pittsburgh was spectacular — if you had binoculars
Waves of tens of thousands of birds passed through the region Monday night, as they do each fall on big migration days, delivering a variety of species that are heading south after summering in the northern United States and Canada. But the trees weren’t dripping with birds as they would...
Pittsburgh researchers unveil new drug that could treat and prevent covid-19
Pittsburgh scientists as soon as next year could begin testing in humans a breakthrough drug they say has the potential to stop the pandemic by treating — and even preventing — the virus that causes covid-19. The drug’s foundation is a tiny but potent antibody that can block the virus...
Pittsburgh Bishop Zubik to stream 1 Mass a week as seminarians return
With 22 seminarians now studying at St. Paul Seminary, Pittsburgh Catholic Bishop David A. Zubik is ending daily livestreams of Mass and instead will be streaming one weekly service, on Sundays at 10 a.m. Zubik has been livestreaming Mass daily from Boyle Hall Chapel at the seminary. With the return...
Highlands administrators ask parents for patience with online elementary program
Highlands administrators acknowledged at a meeting Monday that they are having problems with the district’s online elementary curriculum, but did not directly address a mother’s concern that its content is religious. Superintendent Monique Mawhinney said she has gotten a handful of emails about the Accelerate Education program the district is...
Chabad Jewish Center hands out more than 1,000 free masks in 2 hours in Monroeville
The Chabad Jewish Center in Monroeville handed out 1,100 free face masks on Sept. 13, according to one of the event’s organizers. The cloth face masks were handed out in packages of five from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2700 Monroeville Blvd., the municipal building. Cars lined up in...
Virtual town hall meeting set to discuss why more Black youths are placed in the juvenile justice system
Two girls get into a fight at school. Neither are seriously hurt, but the police are called. In addition to any punishments from the school district or their parents, they’re now involved in the juvenile justice system — and have to face legal consequences. In the months that follow, the...
Somerset man accused of fighting North Huntingdon policeman
A North Huntingdon patrolman escaped serious injury last weekend when he was choked and kicked taking a suspect into custody who allegedly was trying to break into cars at the park and ride lot near the entrance of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to court records. Brandon D. Kennedy, 38, of...
