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Western Pa. farmlands preserved ‘forever’ with state aidVideo
Earning a living off the land has been in Alquin Heinnickel’s family since his great-grandfather came home after surviving the Battle of Gettysburg and the remainder of the Civil War to start farming in a village near New Alexandria. About 150 years later, the Heinnickel family’s agricultural holdings will remain...
Car crashes at shooting scene in New Kensington, 2 days after another daylight street shooting in Arnold
Officials were investigating a shooting in New Kensington on Saturday, two days after a similar incident in the same area just over the border in Arnold. A Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said the incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Leishman Avenue, near Catalpa Street and...
Aspinwall surgeon’s life destroyed when UPMC doctors ignored stroke symptoms, lawsuit says
Michael Hromanik had a difficult childhood. His mother died of lung cancer when he was 7. His uncle moved in with him and his dad. Five years later, their house in the Renton neighborhood of Plum burned down, killing his uncle and his dog. Still, Hromanik was the first in...
New Kensington man rescued after falling 60 feet over steep hillside
The New Kensington Fire Department and EMS crews rescued a man who fell from a hillside Saturday afternoon. The man fell over a hillside in the 300 block of Fernledge Drive. He was doing yard work when he lost his balance and fell about 60 feet, according to New Kensington...
Pittsburgh journalist reflects on encounter between Chadwick Boseman, Ben Roethlisberger
There was a special guest at the Pittsburgh Steelers Family Fest at Heinz Field in August 2019. Chadwick Boseman, the actor best known for his starring role as T’Challa in “Black Panther,” was in Pittsburgh and stopped by to watch the Steelers practice. Boseman died of cancer on Friday at...
North Hills School District teacher, student test positive for covid-19
North Hills School District announced Saturday that a third-grade teacher at Highcliff Elementary School and a student at North Hills High School tested positive for covid-19. The teacher was in the school Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, before symptoms appeared Wednesday evening. She was not in the building on Thursday or...
Mayor Peduto declares Juneteenth official holiday in Pittsburgh
Mayor Bill Peduto said Saturday that Juneteenth will be an official holiday in Pittsburgh. Peduto said that starting June 19, 2021, the city will honor the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Peduto made the announcement at the Black Voting Rights Forum at St. Benedict the...
Volunteers get Police Athletic League ball fields in North Huntingdon ready for fall playVideo
For months, the ball fields at the Police Athletic League complex in North Huntingdon sat idle as the coronavirus pandemic halted just about every indoor and outdoor activity. As spring turned to summer, restrictions were eased and sounds of the crack of the bat and balls popping into leather mitts...
Police: New York man steals school bus in Buffalo Township, drives it back home
A man was arrested in New York after allegedly stealing a school bus in Buffalo Township. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook that they had arrested Justin M. Preedom, 30, of Avon, N.Y., on charges of felony possession of stolen property. Last Monday, Aug. 24, sheriff’s deputies responded...
Westmoreland County adds 13 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County saw 13 new cases of covid-19 added to its total Saturday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. No additional deaths were reported, leaving the death toll at 49, where it has remained for the past 10 days. The county last reported a death from the virus on Aug....
Handcuffed prisoner escapes in Fairfield Township while en route to Westmoreland County Prison
Police closed off a section of Route 711 in Fairfield Township on Saturday afternoon to search for a handcuffed prisoner who escaped while in transit to the Westmoreland County Prison. A 911 dispatcher confirmed the prisoner took off from Seward police custody after he claimed he was ill and was...
6 hurt in crash on Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Whitehall
Six people were injured early Saturday morning in a three-vehicle crash on Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Whitehall. According to Allegheny County 911, two people were thrown through a windshield and two others were found on the ground when rescue crews arrived. Rescue crews were dispatched at 12:45 a.m. Those...
Western Pa. veterans create art for virtual exhibit
The pieces of art were created by heroes. Twelve veterans from the Southwestern Veterans Center are part of the exhibit, “We Are Beautiful Art!” An opening was planned for March at the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Downtown, but was canceled because of the pandemic. The 35-piece collection can be viewed...
Allegheny County announces 83 new coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 83 new coronavirus cases and five additional deaths. The county now has a total of 10,221 cases of covid-19 and 330 deaths. Seventy-six of the new cases are confirmed, while seven are listed as probable, according to data from the Allegheny County Health Department. Officials...
Black bear ‘poses’ for photographer for Kittanning and Pittsburgh Mills exhibits
Yes, Joyce Shellhammer likes nature and to photograph it. But talk about serendipity: A rather large black bear stumbled into her Parks Township yard earlier this month to make off with her bird suet feeder. That photo and others of local wildlife, landscapes and the sky will be featured in...
Pedestrian identified who was killed in 1-vehicle crash in North Fayette
A Washington County man was killed early Saturday morning as he walked along Route 22 in North Fayette Township, police said. State police reported that Daniel Grennell, 35, of Langeloth, was struck by a pickup truck at 12:48 a.m. as it drove eastbound on an overpass above Old Steubenvelle Pike....
The Week: North Hills – Aug. 23-29, 2020
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news stories and features from the North Hills. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or find more news at TribLIVE.com. McCandless OKs new rules for signs along roads in time for upcoming election Temporary signs, like the ones used...
The Stroller, Aug. 29, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Ross teen wins Pennsylvania VFW’s ‘Scout of the Year’ award
Hannah Sciulli of Ross had no illusions about coming out on top when she submitted an application for the VFW’s Scout of the Year award. “The award is open to Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, so I know there were a lot of applications submitted,” said Sciulli, 17, who will...
Pa. Turnpike stretch will close early Sunday morning for bridge work in Plum
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed between the Allegheny Valley (Exit 48) and Pittsburgh (Exit 57) interchanges from midnight through 5 a.m. on Sunday. Drivers will not be permitted to continue through the area after 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29. The five-hour closure is necessary so work crews can...
Pittsburgh police: 14-year-old boy grazed in Sheraden shooting
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting Friday evening in Sheraden that left a teen wounded, in stable condition. Officers responded to a SpotSpotter alert for more than a dozen shots fired around 6:15 p.m. on the 3000 block of Landis Street, where they found a 14-year-old boy who’d suffered a...
PennDOT to close Ekastown Road in Buffalo Township on Wednesday for pipe replacement
Ekastown Road in Buffalo Township will close during the day Wednesday, Sept. 2, PennDOT officials announced . The closures, from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will allow work crews to replace a failing pipe by Palko’s Tavern, between Obringer Lane and Fleming Road. A posted detour will take motorists to...
PennDOT postpones Route 28 restrictions between Millvale, Highland Park Bridge that were set for weekend
Nighttime roadwork on Route 28 that was set for the weekend has been postponed. PennDOT had scheduled work between the Millvale and the Highland Park Bridge interchanges, but it has been postponed as the result of rain that is forecast. The work is part of an $11.5 million improvement project,...
Power back on for most, but not all, after heavy storm damage; New Ken area still affected
Duquesne Light and West Penn Power are continuing to make progress restoring power to several thousand customers throughout the region after heavy storms and high winds knocked out power to more than 40,000 on Thursday evening. Duquesne Light reported about 1,900 customers still without power as of 10 p.m. Friday...
Kiski Township’s Bill Kerr receives distinguished educator award from Pitt
The University of Pittsburgh honored alumnus Bill Kerr of Kiski Township with the Distinguished PreK-12 Educator Award. An awards ceremony at which Kerr was to be honored in March was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but he received the actual award — an engraved University of Pittsburgh crystal bowl...
