Retirees live it up at retired school buildings
Catholic school taught Jim Scafuri as much about how to take a beating from a nun as math or reading, so when he started at the public Morningside Elementary School in the 1960s, it came as a welcome reprieve. “I started to learn for the first time in my life,”...
Q&A: New Stanton musician sounds taps at great-great-grandfather’s grave
Josiah Inghram joined the 130th Pennsylvania Regiment in the fall of 1862, at the age of 17. He trained in Harrisburg under Col. Henry Zinn and was quickly ordered to Antietam, where his regiment saw its first combat during the Civil War. More than 160 years later, his great-great-grandson Jay...
‘We’ll really miss it’: Riverview Relay for Life ends after 25 years, raising $2M for cancer research
The Relay for Life of Riverview has come to an end after a 25-year run in Oakmont, but the battle against cancer continues. Oakmont breast cancer survivor Nancy “Moochie” Donatucci, a longtime organizer for the relay benefitting the American Cancer Society, says she’ll keep up the fight by selling hanging...
Westmoreland County war memorial centennial anniversary celebrated
Glenn Smeltzer stood with pride in Westmoreland County Courthouse Square on Saturday as he and his son watched a ceremony a century in the making. County officials and member of the Greensburg-based Sons of Veterans of Civil War Capt. George A. Cribbs Camp No. 276 celebrated the 100th anniversary of...
Morning Roundup: Man killed in Pittsburgh; gun found in airport passenger carry-on
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Saturday, May 31: Man killed in Pittsburgh’s Northview Heights A man was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in Pittsburgh’s Northview Heights neighborhood early Saturday morning. Public Safety spokesperson Eliza Durham said officers were dispatched shortly before 1 a.m....
American Legion Post 48 holding strong, represents ‘the legacy of Natrona’
For the better half of the last century, you could set a watch by the Sunday morning tradition on Garfield Street in Harrison’s Natrona neighborhood. “Everyone went to 9:30 Mass at St. Joe’s in their white shirt and tie, and then you’d see them all running down the street to...
The Stroller, May 31, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Chancellor outlines vision as Penn State New Kensington, Fayette wind down operations
The regional chancellor for Penn State’s New Kensington, Fayette and Greater Allegheny campuses plans a smooth transition focused on students, faculty and staff as two of those campuses wind down operations in two years. “Through the 2026-27 academic year, we remain fully committed to supporting our students, faculty, staff and...
Laurel Caverns proposed as Pennsylvania’s 1st underground state park
David Cale, owner of Laurel Caverns, remembers living in a tent on the property in 1962 while he helped his grandfather develop the site for public tours. Just before the attraction in Farmington, Fayette County, opened in July 1964, Cale made a jagged wooden sign to mimic the signs he...
Pittsburgh police: School van driver faces DUI charges after leaving crash scene
A school van driver was arrested by Pittsburgh police on Friday afternoon after they say he fled the scene of a crash with a half-dozen children in the van. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said an initial report came in describing a collision on the north side of the 16th Street...
Hostetter man gets jail sentence in underage corruption case after judge cites prior record
Judge Timothy Krieger rejected a Hostetter man’s plea for a house arrest sentence Friday, instead handing him a jail term for incidents in 2020 involving two teenage girls. “I appreciate that,” Krieger said to Glenn D. Jones Jr., 26, who told the judge he previously did well on house arrest...
Penn Hills-based community center enters phase 2 of renovation project
A Penn Hills-based organization is breaking ground to build up the community. The Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens (YBMKQ) De’Avry A. Thomas Community Center received a $1 million check May 29 from state Rep. Joe McAndrew and state Sen. Jay Costa to begin phase 2 of its renovation project....
DHS threatens federal funding for Pittsburgh, Allegheny County over immigrant stance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has included Pittsburgh and Allegheny County on a lengthy list of “sanctuary jurisdictions defying federal immigration law.” The creation of the list was mandated by an April executive order in which President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from jurisdictions federal officials believe...
Greensburg man sentenced for sexual assault of boy
A Greensburg man was sentenced Friday to 12 to 24 years in a state prison for the sexual assault of a 3-year-old boy. James A. Swanson, 48, was ordered to spend three years on probation after the prison term is over. He was convicted in March of rape and involuntary...
Agents seize 54 pounds of pot worth $240K at Pittsburgh airport
A Massachusetts woman remained in jail Friday after customs agents at Pittsburgh International Airport said they discovered she was trying to fly overseas with more than 54 pounds of marijuana. Jetta Monet Corbett, 30, of Brockton, Mass., was set to board a British Airways flight from Pittsburgh to London around...
Jeannette shooting victim describes chaotic scene, gunfire that led to death of young mother
As Cortez McClendon was getting food out of a refrigerator, he felt the gunshots. He was hit with bullets five times, three of which remain lodged in his body, before falling to the floor of the Jeannette home on June 9, 2023. McClendon testified Friday that he remembered seeing Briana...
At Pittsburgh rally, Trump promises to raise tariffs on imported steel, praises U.S. Steel deal
President Donald Trump’s rally Friday inside the U.S. Steel Irvin Works facility marked a victory lap for supporters of the company’s $14 billion partnership with Nippon Steel, and the president himself, who told hundreds of steel workers, “I was watching over you.” Live look at the crowd gathered at the...
New Kensington man now faces death penalty if convicted in death of 2-year-old
Attorneys are now hoping to try a death penalty case against a New Kensington man in November as a Westmoreland County judge is keeping a close eye on the progress of the 5-year-old prosecution. Judge Scott Mears directed prosecution and defense attorneys to discuss with their experts the possibility of...
FBI charges Elizabeth man with making antisemitic threats against public official
The FBI on Thursday charged an Elizabeth man with making online antisemitic threats against a “local” public official. Edward Arthur Owens Jr., 29, is charged with a single felony count of making an interstate threat. He is being held in federal custody pending a detention hearing on June 5. The...
Pine remembers those who gave lives for country during Memorial Day ceremony
Pine held its annual Memorial Day Honor Ceremony at 9 a.m. May 26 at the township’s Veterans Plaza. The ceremony at the corner of Church Road and Route 910 brought the community together in remembrance and gratitude. Township staff, board members, residents and veterans gathered to honor the individuals who...
Hearing set in North Huntingdon high-speed crash
A hearing for prosecutors to lay out some of their evidence is being scheduled in the case against a North Huntingdon man accused of driving 90 mph last year before colliding with another vehicle, seriously injuring its driver. Assistant District Attorney Anthony Iannamorelli said Friday he expects testimony to take...
Police arrest 2nd of 3 suspects in slaying of Woodland Hills graduate
Police last week arrested the second of three suspects in the September slaying of a Woodland Hills High School graduate and former football standout. Marcus Johnson, 23, of Pittsburgh was charged Saturday in the killing of Gavin Yarbough, 21. Police said Yarbough was shot multiple times during a late-night meeting...
Officials hope to reopen Agan Park soon after monthlong closure
Springdale and Cheswick officials say they’re hoping to reopen Agan Park in the coming weeks after a severe storm last month rendered it unsafe because of downed and hanging trees. The park is an extensive green space along Riddle Run Road in Springdale Township but is jointly managed by Springdale...
Boy Scout Troop 150 earns state award from American Legion for service to vets, community
Memorial Day is a time to honor the men and women who died serving their country. At this year’s celebration in Richland, a group of local Scouts received special recognition for their service, too. The American Legion presented Boy Scout Troop 150 of Gibsonia with its Outstanding Troop of the...
Canadian wildfires again bringing smoke, haze to Western Pa.
Smoke and haze from wildfires in Canada are again hovering over Western Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection says it is monitoring smoking from large wildfires burning out of control in and around Manitoba. “While an air quality action day is not expected, some hazy skies and reduced visibility could...
