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Meet the Bee Lady: Penn Hills widow bringing levity to a heavy time
Darlene Kuszyk likes waving at people — it makes her feel better. The 68-year-old widow from Penn Hills doesn’t sleep much through the night. She takes anti-depressant medication and hasn’t gone to the gym as often as she’d like. She’s unable to volunteer at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium...
Leechburg Methodist church benefits from federal stimulus money, congregation’s generosity
A Leechburg church has some financial breathing room thanks to money it received as a result of the covid-19 pandemic, both from the federal government and members of the congregation. “Not only have we been able to meet our responsibilities this autumn, but for the first time in a while,...
Level Green Elementary closes for 5 days after 3 staffers test positive for the coronavirus
Level Green Elementary School is closing for five days after three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in 14 days, according to Penn-Trafford School District Superintendent Matt Harris. The school will be closed from Thursday through Monday. District employees were notified Wednesday of the additional positive tests after one...
Joe Biden Express rolls into Western Pennsylvania for whistle-stop train tourVideo
An Amtrak passenger train carrying Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his campaign contingent rolled into Western Pennsylvania from Ohio on Wednesday, a day after a contentious televised debate with President Donald Trump. Campaign organizers said the “Build Back Better” train tour will highlight Biden’s plans to rebuild the economy...
Live! Casino Pittsburgh job fair slated for this weekendVideo
A job fair is being held this weekend for open positions at the soon-to-be casino at Westmoreland Mall. The event is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the mall facing Route 30 near Applebee’s. Available positions include managers, cooks, servers, bussers, hosts and...
Fireball streaks across the sky over PittsburghVideo
A comet-like object streaked quickly across the early morning sky of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, a burst of bluish-white light before disappearing into the darkness. While there were reports of a giant meteor being visible on the East Coast, this particular object was actually something much smaller. “A tiny piece of...
Westmoreland doles out 1st batch of coronavirus relief funds to small businesses
Lorraine Makosky’s tanning salon in Hempfield missed out on what would have been her busy season when Pennsylvania’s nonessential businesses were shut down this spring during the coronavirus pandemic. Lorraine Marie’s Tanning finally reopened in June but, by then, the early days of spring tanning were gone and, with them,...
Pitt, Cedars-Sinai researchers discover why some covid patients develop severe inflammation
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai believe they have discovered why some covid-19 patients develop severe inflammation. Since March, scientists have sought to understand this issue. Pediatric covid-19 patients can sometimes display Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a rare but potentially fatal complication that...
State trooper tracks down Springdale teacher who picked up meal tab in act of kindness
Dan Pschirer believes it doesn’t take much effort to be kind. So when he recently saw a state trooper behind him at a Wendy’s drive-thru, he knew what he had to do. “Whenever we got up to the window I said to the lady working, ‘I’d like to pay for...
Greene County woman says in lawsuit she lost EMT job for being pregnant
A Greene County woman this week sued the Murrysville-based EMS Southwest, contending she was fired from her EMT job because she was pregnant. Bayley Colvin, of Rice’s Landing, said in the federal lawsuit that she began her job with the emergency medical service in Waynesburg in September 2019. A little...
Westmoreland County adds 17 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County added 17 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The new cases bring the county’s total to 2,277 since the first cases were reported in March. For the month of September, 462 new cases were reported in the county, its second-highest monthly total...
O’Hara community center hosts dinner-to-go fundraiser in place of annual Oktoberfest
There won’t be lederhosen or steins of beer but the Lauri Ann West Community Center in O’Hara will still host its annual Oktoberfest fundraiser, albeit virtually. Pegged as the site’s biggest night, the “Celebrate the Center” event typically transforms the Powers Run Road campus with live music, themed décor and...
News briefs: Millvale church reopens; Glenshaw club hosts to-go dinner; library activities on tap
Christ Lutheran Church in Millvale will reopen Oct. 8 for worship. The 6 p.m. service will be contemporary worship with Pastor Scott Olbert and the SoulSpirit Band. CLC is at 917 Evergreen Ave. On Oct. 11, traditional service will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Everyone must wear a mask. Glenshaw...
Allegheny County surpasses 2,000 coronavirus cases for September
Allegheny County surpassed 2,000 positive coronavirus cases for the month of September with 43 new cases reported Wednesday. The Allegheny County Health Department said there were 43 cases, with 15 confirmed and 28 probable (of those probables, 17 are positive antigen tests), from 516 PCR tests. Those new tests bring...
Herminie man charged with assaulting woman, sending her threatening messages
A 25-year-old Herminie man is accused of assaulting a woman outside a Sewickley Township bar, damaging her car and then sending her threatening messages via social media for several hours after a minor traffic accident. Anthony J. Weber III was charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, making terroristic threats and...
Collier Eagle Scout candidate requests to build gaga ball pit at township parkVideo
An Eagle Scout candidate from Collier wants to build a gaga ball pit at a township park. “There’s no pit anywhere around here, so I need to build one so I can go down and play — or so other people can go play,” said Mark Humbert, chuckling. Humbert, 17,...
Westmoreland housing authority completing 1 housing development, starting 2 others
Construction of the Westmoreland County Housing Authority’s most recent project is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, and residents could move in by late October. Odin View Apartments in Hempfield, a $13.1 million project, will have 47 units in the three-story housing complex for low-income seniors and serve...
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank returns with season 2 of Food Podcast
The second season of the Food Podcast by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank launched this week. The podcast will be a weekly installment on the TribLIVE Podcast Network and shared on TribLIVE.com. The first episode of this season of the podcast, sponsored by Clearview Federal Credit Union, features host...
Highlands confirms covid-19 case at high school
Highlands School District has confirmed another covid-19 case at its schools. In response to an inquiry from the Tribune-Review on Wednesday morning, Superintendent Monique Mawhinney said there is a positive case at Highlands High School. Mawhinney did not say if the person testing positive was a student or staff member....
Carnegie Mellon University scientists solve 90-year-old math puzzle
Think solving a math problem isn’t exciting? Try telling that to John Mackey, part of a team of Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists and mathematicians that spent four months solving the last piece of Keller’s conjecture, a geometry problem that’s been out there for over nine decades. “I was really...
Westmoreland events include ham dinner, book sale and purse bash
Fundraisers • Laurelville Christian Retreat Center, 941 Laurelville Lane, Mt. Pleasant Township, will host a lunch fundraiser, “Kentuck Knob,” at noon Oct. 6 in the center small dining hall. Kentuck Knob manager Tim Fischer will be the speaker. Cost: $15 paid in advance. CDC guidelines will be observed. Tickets: 724-423-2056...
Presidential campaign whistle-stop train tours punctuate Pennsylvania, U.S. political history
It’s back to Pennsylvania. Joe Biden on Wednesday begins his post-debate campaign with a whistle-stop foray into Pennsylvania. The former vice president chose Pittsburgh to kick off his campaign in April 2019, with an event at the Teamsters Local 249 banquet hall in Lawrenceville. While train travel has fallen by...
Hopewell, Freedom students test positive for covid-19, superintendents say
Two Beaver County school districts have confirmed positive cases of covid-19 among students. A senior at Hopewell High School has tested positive for covid-19, according to a letter from the district to parents. At Freedom Area, the district announced on its website that a few students on the girl’s volleyball...
Woman conscious, alert after being hit in California-Kirkbride
A woman was hit by a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood late Tuesday night, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to the report in the 1000 block of California Avenue around 11:30 p.m. The woman, who police said was conscious and alert, told officers that she was walking on the...
The Stroller, Sept. 30, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Free workshop series about healthy streams, ponds offered A free online workshop series, “Riparian Landowner Workshops,” for those who own property near a creek, pond or river...
