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Jeannette woman wanted for allegedly trashing apartment, stealing dog
Jeannette police are looking for a woman who allegedly broke into an apartment, trashed it, stole a pit bull, then pushed the dog out a car while fleeing the scene. “I saw her push the dog out the back seat of the car and then take off real fast,” said...
Westmoreland County adds 15 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County saw 15 new cases of covid-19 added to its total Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. There were 15 new cases added Wednesday, as well. The seven-day average for the county is 14 cases. The county’s total cases are now 1,778, with 1,721 confirmed and 57 probable....
Traveling Tuskegee Airmen exhibit makes a stop in SewickleyVideo
Chauncey Spencer II fires words out of his mouth like a volley of fighter-plane bullets. There’s unrelenting urgency in his speech that could be mistaken for being in a rush — either to move onto the next subject or to end the conversation altogether. It’s neither. “It’s just that I’ve...
Judge rules in favor of apartment complex owner on evictions in Penn Hills
An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge ruled Aug. 26 that the owner of the Valmar Gardens apartment complex in Penn Hills can evict its occupants. The evictions, however, cannot happen before Aug. 31, per Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on evictions because of the coronavirus pandemic. Matthew Feinman, an attorney representing...
Acme girl, 9, wears national Miss Agriculture USA crown
Brystoll Ament, 9, of Acme is the new 2020 National Petite Miss Agriculture USA. After winning the Pennsylvania state title in March, she won the national title in her age division on June 27 at an event in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Founded in 2018, Miss Agriculture USA is a nonprofit...
Allegheny County adds 61 new covid cases, 1 new death
Allegheny County added 61 new coronavirus cases and 1 new death Thursday. The county’s seven-day average of daily news cases is 56, the lowest it’s been since June. The county reported 14 cases Wednesday and surpassed the 10,000 mark, on Tuesday there were 58 cases reported, while Monday had 29...
2 Greater Latrobe School District employees test positive for covid-19
Two employees of Greater Latrobe School District tested positive for covid-19, according to Superintendent Georgia Teppert. Administrators were informed over the weekend that the staff members were showing symptoms. The district contacted the state Department of Health, which conducted contact tracing, according to Teppert. No students were affected. Teppert said...
Hampton graduate on track to serve on Navy submarine
For the longest time, Alex Werth of Hampton dreamed of someday becoming a military fighter pilot. But when he discovered a love for chemistry while attending high school, he decided to take a path better suited to his talents — serving on a Navy nuclear submarine. “My grandfather was in...
Late laptops scramble remote learning plans at Greensburg Salem, other school districts
When Greensburg Salem School District officials learned more than 1,000 laptops would not be arriving in time for the start of classes, they agreed to delay the school year rather than begin without the technology they’re counting on. Then, the laptops were delayed again, this time until October, leaving officials...
Duquesne renews commitment to Jaylen Brown’s mother as she moves hunger strike indoors
A woman on a hunger strike searching for answers in the 2018 death of her son at Duquesne University said she plans to move into an apartment rather than remain in a tent encampment on the Hill District’s Freedom Corner. Duquesne University President Ken Gormley wrote in an email to...
Artist creating huge street mural in Downtown PittsburghVideo
When Jayla Patton was 13 years old, her family’s cable television service got cut off. “The bills were expensive,” said Patton. “My father told me to forget about watching TV and to draw instead. It gave me something to do.” These days, it’s not just a way to pass the...
Man in critical condition after Wilkinsburg shooting
One man is in critical condition after being shot in the back in Wilkinsburg, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting on Paul Court was reported to 911 around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. First responders found the victim and took him to the hospital. Homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information...
Woman killed, man injured in Homewood shooting
A woman was killed and a man injured in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood Wednesday night, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the woman as Janyel Crawford, 31, of North Versailles. The city’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system reported gunfire near...
The Stroller, Aug. 27, 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. Western Pa. toy run to benefit children’s charities The...
Penn-Trafford students return to school
Penn-Trafford School District students returned to school Thursday — or at least, most of them did. The district originally planned to have a full reopening, but changed course earlier this month to meet state coronavirus guidelines. Students in grades K-8 will attend school as normal, but have the first seven...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts executive director resigns
The executive director of the Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley has stepped down. Tommy Walters, who has lead the 45-year-old nonprofit arts center for the past 3 1/2 years, said he is leaving for personal reasons. “The decision was mine to step down, and it was not an...
Hempfield to move forward with fall sports
Fall sports will continue for Hempfield athletes this season, board members decided Wednesday night. The board approved plans, 6-2, laying out competition guidelines for all sports, including contact sports such as football, wrestling and dance, while touching on things like spectators, transportation and precompetition screenings. The move came days after...
Plum EMS earns silver award from American Heart Association
Plum EMS recently received recognition from the American Heart Association for its efforts to improve the treatment of patients with severe heart attacks. The ambulance company was given the AHA’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Silver Plus Award. The program is designed to showcase EMS organizations across the nation for excellent STEMI...
Pittsburgh’s school board reappoints superintendent for 4-year term
Superintendent Anthony Hamlet will stay on with Pittsburgh Public Schools until June 2025, the school board voted Wednesday. In a meeting that lasted well over two hours and at times grew contentious, the majority of members spoke out in support of Hamlet. Initially hired at a salary of $210,000, Hamlet’s...
County fairs, similar events have been canceled, but food vendors still set up shop
A piece of the Westmoreland County Fair is living on through food vendors who have set up shop in the Westmoreland Mall parking lot this week. John the Greek Food Concessions and Seivers Pit Stop Grill are scheduled to serve food through Sunday, located in the parking lot near JCPenney....
Pittsburgh police seek help finding man missing since early July
Pittsburgh police seek public help finding a man missing for more than a month. Authorities said Bryan Kisiel, 41, was last scene in Squirrel Hill North on July 6. He’s described as a white man standing 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing around 180 pounds with brown hair and brown...
Pittsburgh police looking for driver of a Ford Mustang that hit pregnant pedestrian
A pregnant pedestrian was struck by a car along East End Avenue in Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the woman was walking on the sidewalk around 4:20 p.m. and was waiting to cross the street at a crosswalk at Tuscarora Street when...
Union members join industry groups to rally against state caps on power plant emissions
Union workers — seeking a voice at the table in fossil fuel policies at the state and national level — rallied Wednesday at the coal-fired Cheswick Generating Station. Organized by the Power PA Jobs Alliance, a coalition of labor and business groups spanning Southwestern Pennsylvania, the event targeted the negative...
UPMC tops $11B in revenue in 1st half of 2020
UPMC took in $11.1 billion in revenue in the first half of 2020 — nearly $1 billion more than the same time period last year — despite grappling with hospital losses during the pandemic-spurred lockdown, the nonprofit health system reported Wednesday. By July, as patient volume picked up following a...
Police: Suspected Pittsburgh drug dealer arrested in Spring Hill
A suspected Pittsburgh drug dealer out on state parole was arrested Wednesday after Allegheny County detectives discovered narcotics at his Spring Hill home. Vaughn Malone, 33, was taken into custody as part of an ongoing investigation by city and county police, Allegheny County Police Inspector Michael Peairs reported. Officers executed...
