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5 residents at Concordia at Villa St. Joseph in Baden test positive for covid-19
Five residents of a Beaver County nursing home have tested positive for covid-19, officials at the facility confirmed over the weekend. The infected residents at Concordia at Villa St. Joseph in Baden have been quarantined and staffers have investigated where those residents have been in the facility to determine who...
19 new coronavirus cases reported in Westmoreland County, no new deaths
Westmoreland County reported 19 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths on Sunday, according to state health department officials. That brings the total number of covid-19 cases in Westmoreland County to 994. Of those, 968 are confirmed and 26 are probable cases. The department reported 23 new covid-19 cases Saturday,...
Allegheny County reports 200 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County Health Department officials reported 200 new covid-19 cases Sunday. There were no new deaths reported. The death total stands at 198. The county reported eight new hospitalizations out of 1,990 test results. Allegheny County now has seen 4,962 cases of covid-19 since the first ones were reported March...
‘We know them well’: Firefighter’s parents die in Rostraver fire
An elderly couple died in a fire that destroyed their home early Sunday morning in the Rostraver Township village of Collinsburg. The husband and wife, Marie A. Oblak, 81, and her husband, Lloyd D. Oblak, 83, were found inside their home at 808 Collinsburg Road, the Westmoreland County Coroner’s office...
Veterans left out of census count
On the morning of July 29, 1967, Preston Gardner, a Navy senior chief petty officer, had just finished an overnight shift aboard the USS Forrestal, an aircraft carrier operating in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. A stray electrical signal ignited a rocket on board. It shot across...
The Stroller, July 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 or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-through food distribution set for Tuesday at former Sears store...
The Times Express area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Monroeville Estate of Keith Balaschak sold property at 2309 Haymaker Road to US Bank NA for $75,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Penn Hills Progress area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Penn Hills Estate of James Binnix sold property at 225 Cypress Hill Drive to Justin Devaughn Hefflin and Diandrea Jalynn Flewellen for $139,900. Anthony Pope sold property at 123 Golden Gate Drive to LSF9 Master Participation Trust for $76,000. Robert Vogtsberger sold property at 115 Halliford Drive to Devon and...
Advance Leader area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Plum NVR Inc. sold property at 420 September Drive to Deo Raj and Laxmi Maya Bhandari for $302,870. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of July 12
O’Hara Allan Fisher sold property at 106 Fox Ridge Farms Drive to William and Marcie Buck for $459,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 12
McCandless Kathleen Bartony sold property at 392 Richard Road to Daniel and Frances Wood for $322,000. Ross Amanda Mitchell sold property at 414 Hunter Drive to George and Laura Urban for $230,000. Yung Kwe Ma sold property at 619 Maplewood Ct. to Kenneth Cheng for $130,000. Real estate transactions provided...
Shaler real estate transactions for the week of July 12
Shaler Riccardo Sciulli sold property at 203 Skylark Drive to Michael and Kathleen Kowger for $185,000. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Some Duquesne Light, West Penn Power customers without power
The power is coming back on for thousands of customers in Southwestern Pennsylvania who lost electricity as a result of a severe thunderstorm Friday night. As of 6 p.m. Saturday, Duquesne Light said it had 779 customers still without power as a result of 20 outages. West Penn Power reported...
Natrona man survives near-drowning on Allegheny River in Plum
Cliff Jones isn’t second-guessing his decision to buy a kayak on Friday. What he does regret is nearly drowning Saturday on the Allegheny River and throwing a scare into the people who came to his rescue. Jones, a 55-year-old property manager from the Natrona neighborhood of Harrison, took his new...
Rain, covid-19 restrictions don’t dampen Idlewild Park’s opening weekend crowd
While rain soaked some visitors Saturday who ventured to Idlewild Park & SoakZone in Ligonier Township, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of those who waited a long time for the park’s opening weekend, which was delayed because of covid-19 restrictions. “They were looking forward to coming. They’ve been coming...
Western Pa. pool companies make a big splash during wave of demand
When the 90-degree-plus heat soars, artist Joan Marangoni stops painting by noon on her new outdoor mural at Murphy’s Music Center in Leechburg. She practically sprints to her new 30-foot round, above-ground pool at her Washington Township home. “Jumping in a pool to cool off and to be with your...
Low water brings rare glimpse of old bridge and Pa. Canal at Conemaugh River Lake
Low water levels in the Conemaugh River Lake have exposed some archaeological artifacts: abutments to a railroad bridge and remnants of the Pennsylvania Canal system from the 1800s. The artifacts in the Conemaugh River Lake, straddling Indiana and Westmoreland counties just east of Saltsburg, were visible over the July Fourth...
Vandergrift pool closed due to possible covid-19 exposure
Residents of Vandergrift will have to find new ways to beat the heat for the time being. Vandergrift’s Joseph A. Petrarca Pool is closed, at least temporarily, due to a pool employee possibly being exposed to covid-19. “To be clear, this is not a confirmed case but rather a possible...
Allegheny County Police arrest 2 in Stowe Township shooting
Allegheny County Police have arrested two suspects linked to a Friday afternoon shooting in Stowe Township that left two men hospitalized. The suspects are 24-year-old Jeremy Carson of Pittsburgh and 28-year-old Paloma Fields of McKeesport. They were arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated assault, robbery, and weapons charges. Detectives found...
Norwin forming reopening plan, to present to board later this month
Norwin officials expect to give the school board later this month a final plan for reopening the schools, and distribute that plan to students’ parents the first week of August. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said he is “very confident” that students will be able to return to the school buildings in...
23 new covid-19 cases reported in Westmoreland County but no new deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 23 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths in Westmoreland County. The numbers bring the countywide case total to 975. The death total remains at 39. The department had reported 35 new cases Friday, 21 new cases Thursday, 33 on Wednesday, 35...
813 new covid-19 cases reported in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday confirmed 813 additional positive cases of covid-19, bringing the statewide total to 94,689. There were 17 new deaths reported bringing the total number of covid-19 deaths in Pennsylvania to 6,897. All 67 counties in the state have cases of covid-19. “As the entire...
Allegheny County reports 215 new coronavirus cases, 1 new death
Allegheny County Health officials reported 215 new covid-19 cases Saturday and one new death. The death total now stands at 198. The latest numbers reflect 1,953 tests spanning from July 1 to July 10 — an 11% infection rate of those who were tested. Allegheny County now has seen 4,762...
Man found shot to death early Saturday on Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound on Pittsburgh’s North Side early Saturday morning, Pittsburgh police said. The victim, who was not identified, was found around 6:40 a.m. lying under some bushes on the 1700 block of Manhattan Street. Medics arrived shortly after and pronounced the victim...
The Stroller, July 11, 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. Concordia Ministries to hold Kids’ Fishing Days Concordia Lutheran Ministries...
