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Community donations fund upgrades at Greensburg fire department training tower
The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department’s five-story drill tower is getting an upgrade, thanks to community donations. Hutchinson and Gunter, the company owned by the late former fire chief J. Edward Hutchinson, built the tower at Lynch Field in 1960. “At that time, it was the only one around,” department President...
News briefs: Drive-thru pasta dinner fundraising event slated in Glenshaw
Glenshaw Century Club will host a drive-thru pasta dinner fundraiser Sept. 11. Proceeds benefit scholarships for Shaler Area School District seniors. The event is 3 to 7 p.m. at Glenshaw Valley Presbyterian Church, 1520 Butler Plank Road. The cost is $15 for a menu that includes stuffed shells in marinara...
2 nearly struck during target shooting near Cloverleaf Golf Club
Two men are expected to be charged after bullets they fired while target shooting whizzed past golfers at Cloverleaf Golf Club in Salem. Cody Kun, 28, and Timothy Kulasa, 26, both of McKeesport, are expected to face charges of reckless endangerment, according to state police in Kiski. The pair were...
Body of missing Pittsburgh man found in Monongahela River
A man missing since Aug. 30 was found dead in the Monongahela River Wednesday, officials said. The body of Jordan Coles, 29, of Pittsburgh, was found at about 10:50 a.m., according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. UPDATE: Jordan Coles was discovered deceased on 09/02/20. Cause and manner of...
West Leechburg man ‘space-ing out’ with online astronomy show
West Leechburg’s James Sanders has turned a childhood interest in science into a celestial pursuit and profession. Sanders, who has an astrophysics degree from Clarion University, is hosting a free Facebook livestream on astronomy Saturday. “I found planetariums in college and realized they would be an excellent marriage of content...
Westmoreland outsources mailing of ballots, calibration of voting machines
Westmoreland County will spend an additional $350,000 to beef up its ability to hold an election and count votes this fall. Commissioners on Wednesday approved a contract with a private mailing company in Cleveland to send ballots to voters, and finalized a deal with the Nebraska-based firm to test touch-screen...
PennDOT proposing bridge replacement, roundabout project in Allegheny Township
PennDOT is considering changing the T-intersection at Route 356 and La Belle Vue Road in Allegheny Township into a roundabout. The project is a few years off, but PennDOT is inviting the public to comment starting next week. In addition to creating a roundabout at the intersection, the project also...
The Stroller, Sept. 3, 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. Follow the Stroller on Twitter @VNDStroller for a daily link to The Stroller. Car cruise planned Saturday by Kiski Township firemen Kiski...
A Pittsburgh business plans to relocate to Sewickley
A Pittsburgh-based business consulting firm plans to move its headquarters to Sewickley. AE Works, founded by Sewickley resident Michael Cherock, wants to relocate from Sandusky Street in the city to 418 Beaver St. in the borough. The building in question is the former Explore Sewickley office, a nonprofit dedicated to...
Shaler Scout hopes to make Eagle with food pantry for hometown libraryVideo
Folks in need of food can find some for free at the Shaler North Hills Library courtesy of an Eagle Scout hopeful. Xander Hill, 16, of Shaler developed a food pantry for the facility at 1822 Mt. Royal Blvd. The roughly 6-foot-tall cabinet was stocked Sept. 2 with canned goods,...
State grant will pay for dredging of Turtle Creek, Dirty Camp Run in Pitcairn
A $100,000 state grant will help clear vegetation and sediment from an Allegheny County stretch of Turtle Creek and one of its tributaries, helping to safeguard the lives and property of citizens in the watershed. The state’s H2O Program, which provides grants for drinking water, sanitary sewer, flood control and...
Pittsburgh police seek hit-and-run driver in Lawrenceville incident, victim stable
A man was hospitalized in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle in Lawrenceville. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said city police responded to the hit-and-run of a pedestrian around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 40th Street and Penn Avenue. Cruz said officers found the victim...
Allegheny-Fayette labor council will host emergency food distribution, part of ‘Weekend of Service’
With Pittsburgh’s annual Labor Day parade canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic, the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council will instead organize a “Weekend of Service,” beginning with emergency food distribution in Uptown Pittsburgh on Friday. “While we can’t have our usual Labor Day celebrations, this year, we are embracing this opportunity...
Let the bugling begin: Pennsylvania elk webcam goes live
Elk bugling season is heating up and can be seen and heard on a live webcam provided by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the video company HDOnTap. The webcam is stationed in Elk County, State Game Lands 311, in a field that elk frequent. The webcam went live Wednesday and...
West Newton man pleads guilty to felony aggravated assault for hurting 14-month-old child
A West Newton man pleaded guilty Wednesday to causing injuries to a 14-month-old child while the boy’s mother was at work last year. Police said Salvatore Salvio, 26, last Sept. 12 inflicted injuries that caused substantial facial bruises and 13 puncture wounds to the child’s feet. “He’s doing great now,”...
Busy Beaver will move into former AMC Theatre in Salem Township
While the AMC Theatre location in Salem recently closed its doors, it won’t be long before the property is once again busy as a beaver. Busy Beaver, that is. The home improvement retailer officially announced plans to open its 25th story at the Hollywood Squares shopping plaza off Route 22...
Lower Burrell councilwoman to sing national anthem at Trump rally
Lower Burrell Councilwoman Rosina Albanese is singing the national anthem at President Trump’s campaign stop Thursday at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. Albanese, 27, a Republican, said she was called recently by a Republican Party representative asking if she would sing at a high profile event at the Unity airport....
Pa. Liquor Control Board reports record net income despite sales decline
Despite the first annual sales decline in 26 years, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Wednesday reported record net income for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Liquor sales were hit hard particularly in the early stages of the pandemic when state wine and spirits stores were closed due...
State attorney general accuses Gillece Services of ‘bait-and-switch’ tactics on clogged sewer jobs
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against Gillece Services in Allegheny County alleging a “bait-and-switch scheme” that lured customers in with deceptively low prices only to tell them the job required different, expensive home improvement work. The complaint filed Tuesday seeks restitution for every customer the attorney...
Harrison commissioners approve agreement for Springhill Road path
The Harrison commissioners were given a round of applause by a handful of residents Wednesday after unanimously approving a maintenance agreement with Allegheny County for a shared pedestrian and bicycle path along Springhill Road. The $1.3 million path is now expected to be built next year, said Jason Molinero, deputy...
Frazer hires Officer Brian Shaw Scholarship recipient as part-time officer
Frazer’s newest police officer has a heartfelt connection to former New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw. Steve Edwards of Lower Burrell was a recipient of an Officer Brian Shaw Scholarship, which reimburses graduates from the Allegheny County Police Training Academy. Brian Shaw graduated from the academy in 2014, and worked...
They really are counting bumble bees, and they need your help
Bumble Bee Watch is on. A collaborative effort of nonprofits and scientists around the county, the volunteer citizen science survey aims to track and conserve North America’s bumble bees. A bumble bee is a pollinator and a vital part of the food chain. If residents are so inclined, they should...
Steroids can save lives among covid-19 patients, UPMC and Pitt researchers sayVideo
An international study led by scientists at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that inexpensive steroids improve outcomes of severely ill covid-19 patients. The World Health Organization has updated treatment guidance in reaction to the study. The findings were published Wednesday in the Journal of the...
7 write-in primary ballots discovered uncounted from Unity polling place, to be counted next week
An unopened envelope containing seven provisional ballots cast at a Unity polling precinct in June was discovered among stored voting equipment more than a month after final results were certified, Westmoreland County officials revealed Wednesday. Those votes will be opened and counted next week. They could change the outcome of...
Penn Township promotes finance director to manager
When officials first asked Mary Perez to consider applying for the job of Penn Township’s secretary-manager, her answer was firm. “They had originally asked me if I would be interested, and I originally said ‘absolutely not,’” Perez said. “My comfort zone is finance.” Perez served as the township’s finance director...
