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East Deer, Tarentum to seek grant to improve Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Two Alle-Kiski Valley municipalities are hoping to snag a grant that could help them make improvements to the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. If approved, the joint $50,000 Active Allegheny Grant would be used to determine how to best take the 24‑mile urban riverfront trail through East Deer into Tarentum. “I’d...
Fayette man jailed on child abuse charges involving 2-year-old
A 29-year-old Fayette County man has been jailed for allegedly abusing a young child, state police at Uniontown said. The suspect, Dustin R. Lilley of Connellsville, is accused of injuring a 2-year-old child in Bullskin Township, police said. The child had to be treated at Children’s Hospital pf Pittsburgh. Lilley...
East Deer adds 2 part-time police officers, including Officer Brian Shaw Scholarship recipient
East Deer now has enough police officers to cover all shifts with the addition of two part-timers, including a recipient of an Officer Brian Shaw Scholarship. Township Commissioners on Wednesday hired Steven Edwards, 24, of Lower Burrell and Olivier Jean-Gilles, 25, of Scott Township as part-time officers. They will make...
Westmoreland County reports 17 additional covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Westmoreland County reported 17 additional coronavirus cases on Saturday, according to the state Department of Health. That brings the county’s total covid-19 cases to 1,962, with 1,888 confirmed and 74 probable. In all, 39,463 people in the county have tested negative. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram With no new deaths...
Allegheny County reports 57 additional coronavirus cases, 1 new death
Allegheny County on Saturday reported 57 new coronavirus cases and one additional death, according to a report by the county’s health department. The additional cases — 43 of which were confirmed, 14 probable — bumped the county’s seven-day average to 60 per day. There were 1,127 total tests recorded during...
Vandergrift’s income decreases due to pandemic
Vandergrift is coping with the loss of borough income due to the covid-19 pandemic. Income from taxes, parking meters and several other revenues are less than what they were at this time last year, calculations from Borough Secretary Steve DelleDonne show. Much of the loss is due to “the covid...
Week in review: Pence stumps in Western Pa., restaurant capacity increases, hackers hit schools, remembering 9/11Video
Here are some of the Tribune-Review news and feature stories from around the region for the week of Sept. 6-12. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. VP Mike Pence: ‘The road to victory goes straight through Pennsylvania’ Vice President Mike Pence...
Single-lane closures scheduled for part of Findlay Connector
Single-lane closures will begin along part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Findlay Connector starting next week. The restrictions will only be in effect weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Monday and running through Oct. 16, turnpike officials said. Work will be conducted along the connector between exits two and...
Pa. state police open academy doors to demonstrate use-of-force training
The quick decisions state police must make when confronting a potential threat are tough enough. Now, subtract time and add stress. It’s an equation that has no clear answer when a situation escalates and a trooper decides he or she must use some level of force to get someone to...
The Stroller, Sept. 12, 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. Free online program about peregrine falcons planned The Outdoor Discovery Center at Crooked Creek will offer a free program, “Peregrine Falcon,...
Bridgeville’s new borough manager very familiar with town interests
Bridgeville resident Joe Kauer wants to make a difference in his community. He’s excited to do so as its new borough manager. “I’ve always like the area,” Kauer said. “It’s a great location. It’s more humbling and rewarding to work for your hometown.” The Chartiers Valley High School graduate was...
Aspinwall to get new water feature at Field Avenue playground
One of the most popular spots in Aspinwall is getting a makeover this fall. Council on Sept. 9 voted to replace the spray fountain at the playground along Field Avenue. “It is a long time coming,” Aspinwall Councilmember Jeff Harris said. “It was once, initially a wading pool in the...
West Mifflin recalling student computers for ‘urgent security updates’
The West Mifflin Area School District is recalling student devices for “urgent security updates,” according to a post on the district’s website. The recall will begin Monday and will run through the week. Members of the technology department will work to resolve issues reported by students during the first week...
State grants awarded for 13 historic preservation projects in Pittsburgh region
Renovations of landmark Pittsburgh buildings are among 13 projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania that have been awarded funds though the Keystone Historic Preservation Grant program. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission this week announced 52 of the preservation grants, totaling $2.6 million, for projects in 24 counties. Nine approved projects in...
Duquesne professor placed on leave for using racial slur during lesson
Duquesne University placed an education professor on paid leave Friday after backlash erupted in response to his use of a racial slur during a virtual class on Thursday. The class was captured in videos and posted to social media. Effective Friday afternoon, “that faculty member in the video is on...
Pittsburgh pizzeria sues Winghart’s owners over Market Square fire
The owner of a Market Square restaurant is accusing the previous owners of its neighbor, Winghart’s, of failing to call for help for 45 minutes when a fire broke out there last fall. Rudolph Sergio Muto, who owns La Gondola Pizzeria & Restaurant, filed a lawsuit in Allegheny County Common...
Political color abounds outside Flight 93 memorial for 9/11 service
About 100 cars and pickups, many sporting Trump flags and bumper stickers, lined Route 30 Friday morning at the entrance to the Flight 93 National Memorial. Most of those parked along the highway had hoped to attend the 19th 9/11 Memorial Observance but were left to wait outside the gates....
19th anniversary of 9/11 marked at Flight 93 memorial with visits by Trump, BidenVideo
It was quiet. A line of geese honked overhead as United Flight 93 Capt. Jason Dahl’s name was read. A police horse neighed in the distance as passenger Colleen Fraser was remembered. The silence was noticeable throughout the 19th annual remembrance ceremony for the 40 passengers and crewmembers on the...
Leechburg Area amends policy to allow spectators at some sporting events
Leechburg Area School Board amended the district’s athletic safety plan and spectator policy Wednesday to allow spectators at some sporting events. Previously, the district’s policy did not allow any spectators because of state covid-19 guidelines. Now, up to 250 people will be allowed at outdoor events and up to 25...
Freeport school board votes against quicker return to in-person instruction
Freeport Area School Board on Thursday voted against changing the district’s back-to-school plan to allow students back in the classroom sooner. At a meeting Thursday, several parents asked the school board to reconsider having students do remote learning only until at least Sept. 21. The back-to-school plan could allow for...
Gilpin teen achieves goal of becoming Eagle ScoutVideo
Tucker Spiering of Gilpin set his eye from a young age on the ultimate prize in Scouting. He earned his Eagle Scout rank on Sept. 1, 2020. “I always believed he would eventually earn his Eagle rank,” said mom Jaime Spiering. “He set this goal pretty young and was very...
Owner of Medicine Shoppe in Jeannette denies ‘price gouging’
As owner of the Medicine Shoppe in Jeannette for 27 years, pharmacist James Beatty believes he’s served the needs of the community to the best of his ability. That’s why word this week that state Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Beatty entered into an agreement in response to a recent...
Westmoreland leads region in fatal overdose prosecutions
Carmen Capozzi knows all too well the horrors associated with drug addiction. For three days in 2015, he sat quietly in a Westmoreland County courtroom and watched the trial of a Wilkinsburg man charged with selling his 20-year-old son a fatal dose of heroin three years earlier. Capozzi’s silence ended...
Suspects in burning of unmarked Pittsburgh police car during protest appear in court
Four people charged after the burning of a Pittsburgh police vehicle during protests May 30 near PPG Paints Arena waived their charges to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court on Friday. Cameron Guetta, Dajon Lengyel, Robert Redman, Shaheed Hatch and Khalena Connolly-Wack were all charged after the unmarked car was destroyed...
Police: Brackenridge man said he sold heroin to buy things for 2 young children
A 24-year-old man allegedly told police he was dealing heroin from his Brackenridge home so he could buy things for two children. Police charged Marvin Barclay II with two counts of endangering the welfare of children and drug offenses after officers and agents with the state Attorney General Bureau of...
