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Race for Grace in North Huntingdon goes virtual
North Huntingdon’s popular Race for Grace, which raises money to battle childhood cancer, will be a virtual event this year. The race is usually run at the Norwin junior and senior high school complex in April. This year, it will be held Oct. 3. Runners and walkers can participate in...
Scottdale Bank & Trust donates to local emergency service agencies
Eleven first responder agencies in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties have a few more dollars in their pockets thanks to Scottdale Bank & Trust. The bank’s unique First Responder Donation Program is meant to help fire companies, fire police organizations, ambulance agencies and other emergency service groups that have accounts with...
Allegheny County posts lower new covid case count for 4th straight day
For the fourth straight day, the Allegheny County Health Department posted a lower new covid-19 case count. The county added 71 new cases on Monday, making it the third consecutive day the number was in the 70s. The results come from 944 tests administered from Aug. 11-16. All of the...
Former lumberyard will be site of new Sharpsburg public works facility
The site of a former Sharpsburg lumberyard will house the borough’s new public works facility. The nearly $700,000 price tag brings a long-needed upgrade and significant safety improvements over the current site, Mayor Matt Rudzki said. The new location, a vacant lot at 19th and Chapman streets, sits just a...
Police: Man shot in arm by assailant in SUV in Sheraden
A man was in stable condition after being shot in Sheraden early Sunday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said officers responded to reports of a person being shot in the 3100 block of Chartiers Avenue around 1:35 a.m. Officers found a man outside who had been shot in an...
Jeannette woman, 76, missing overnight at Ohiopyle State Park found alive
“Doom and gloom” were setting in about 2 a.m. Monday as crews searched Ohiopyle State Park for a missing 76-year-old woman. The Jeannette woman had gone missing off Ferncliff Trail, where park rangers Chief John Kaminsky said there are some crevices and “unique dangers.” Their fears evaporated about 8:30 a.m.,...
The Stroller, Aug. 17, 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. Changes made to annual Spartan Scramble golf outing St....
Trib launches ‘TV Talk’ with Rob Owen
It’s a good news day for TV lovers. Nationally known TV writer Rob Owen will join Trib Total Media this month, providing readers the latest in local TV news and hand-picked recommendations on shows to watch on broadcast/cable networks and streaming services. Owen, who spent 22 years at the Pittsburgh...
McDonald man killed in Washington County ATV accident
A McDonald man was killed in an ATV accident on private property Sunday afternoon in Cecil Township, Washington County. Angelo Quaresima, 70, was driving a side-by-side ATV, lost control and rolled the ATV in the 500 block of Swihart Road, according to the office of the Washington County Coroner S....
Angry crowd shows up at Mayor Peduto’s home challenging Pittsburgh police arrest of protesterVideo
Dressed in black and carrying signs like “Defund the Police, Peduto is a coward,” about 150 protesters marched to Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s home Sunday after rallying in Mellon Park in Point Breeze. Protesters were outraged by a “low-visibility arrest” of a protester in Oakland on Saturday during a Black...
Much-needed new Giant Eagle-backed Community Market opens in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood
It has been at least 40 years that Gregory Utz of Lawrenceville has been shopping for groceries at 4401 Liberty Ave. He remembers back decades ago when it was a Kroger’s and other grocers, but most recently it was a Shursave IGA. Shursave closed last month after the Liberty Avenue...
Indiana Township man left homeless after fire levels house, policeman alerts neighbor of the blaze
An Indiana Township man is homeless after a fire destroyed his home Saturday night, officials said. Chief Adam Siemianowski of Rural Ridge Volunteer Fire Company said a West Deer police officer spotted smoke around 10:30 p.m. coming from the home in the 250 block of Little Deer Creek Valley Road....
Pandemic doesn’t stop 400 bikers from supporting the memory of Officer Brian Shaw, memorial scholarshipVideo
Sam Borowski and his girlfriend, Jessica Villella, didn’t know Brian Shaw. But they still felt compelled to participate in a 67-mile motorcycle run held in his honor on Sunday. “I did not know Brian, but I heard the whole story. Tragic,” said Borowski, 47, of East Deer. “I’m in definite...
11 new coronavirus cases reported in Westmoreland County – Aug. 16, 2020
Westmoreland County saw 11 new cases of covid-19 added to its total Sunday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. The new cases make a total of 1,620 cases in the county since the virus was first reported there March 20. Of those cases, 1,575 are confirmed, 48 are considered probable....
Deer Lakes approves hybrid, fully online classes for start of 2020-21 school year
Deer Lakes School District will welcome students back with a mix of blended learning and fully online classes. The updated plan gives students the ability to attend in-person classes twice a week and work remotely the remaining three days, or choose between two online learning tracks. Classes are scheduled to...
Allegheny County reports 74 new coronavirus cases, 4 new deaths
Allegheny County on Sunday recorded 74 new coronavirus cases and four additional deaths. The county now has a total of 9,433 cases of covid-19 and 288 deaths. New cases in the county range in age from 2 to 96 years with a median age of 38 years. The tests were...
Former Kiski Township secretary accused of theft by state police
The former secretary-treasurer of Kiski Township has been charged by state police for allegedly making $6,309 in unauthorized purchases using township credit accounts over three years. Monica L. Austin, 48, of Apollo, was charged by Armstrong County state police with access device fraud and theft in connection with numerous incidents...
Mayor Peduto, Pittsburgh public safety leaders address protest arrest in Oakland
What was meant to be a “low-visibility arrest” of a protester by plainclothes officers in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood Saturday turned into a social media firestorm, pushing Mayor Bill Peduto to call a news conference Sunday to express his concerns over the incident while police leadership explained why they thought their...
Officials left wondering how many students will choose charter schools
School districts face a daunting future as they prepare for several possible scenarios for the coming year. But one looming question remains largely unanswered — how many students will switch to out-of-district cyber charter schools that have impacted school budgets for years? Surveys sent to families as reopening plans were...
Western Pa. women played pivotal roles in passage of 19th Amendment a century agoVideo
Tennessee tipped the scales to codify women’s suffrage in the U.S. Constitution 100 years ago Tuesday, becoming the 26th state to ratify the 19th Amendment on Aug. 18, 1920. Long before that, however, the battle to give women the right to vote played out in communities large and small. Women...
The Stroller, Aug. 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 or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on Twitter @VNDStroller for a daily link...
Hampton real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16
Hampton Thomas Oconnor Jr. sold property at 3312 Stag Drive to Jeffrey and Kristen Ninehouser for $210,000. Real Estate Transactions are provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Eastern region real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16
Churchill Katelyn Butler sold property at 2331 Forest Drive to Benjamin Wise and Kathryn Straatmann for $102,000. Delmont David Huczko sold property at 524 Athena Drive to Scott and Jessica Gordon for $228,500. Joseph Sesti sold property at 319 E. Pittsburgh St. to Robert Cole II and Kerri Rae Cole...
Penn Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16
Penn Hills Dennis Quinlisk sold property at 11679 Althea Drive to Shaun Thomas and Kara Jamaun Overby for $175,000. Phyllis Tomashewski sold property at 217 Bryant Drive to Kathleen Muller for $82,400. Brandon Marsico sold property at 1054 Jefferson Road to Angel Boyd for $128,500. NDBS Investments LLC sold property...
The Herald-area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16
Aspinwall Andrew Minnotte sold property at 300 Brilliant Ave. to Jacob Guertin and Sara Thompson for $425,000. Blawnox Anthony Spewock sold property at 718 Laurel St. to Jennifer Amorose for $85,000. O’Hara James Williams sold property at 102 Bristol Square to Lawrence Crossett and Nancy Hickcox for $499,900. Edward Joyce...
