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FBI trying to identify man accused of defacing Pittsburgh buildings during protest
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who agents said spray-painted several buildings in Pittsburgh during a May 31 protest. Investigators in Pittsburgh released images of the man Monday. He is suspected of spray-painting “Free Us” and “BLM” on the federal courthouse...
Summer Rams earn top-5 finish at ACB Open baseball tournament
The Summer Rams, a team consisting of players from the Highlands High School baseball team, earned a top-five finish at the seventh annual Atlantic Coast Baseball Open this past weekend at Wild Things Park in Washington. “We hadn’t practiced much,” coach Jeff Campbell said. “We had gotten on the field...
Allegheny County reports 7 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County health officials reported seven new covid-19 cases, no new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Monday. The county’s coronavirus total now stands at 2,086, which includes 1,953 confirmed cases and 133 probable cases. Health care workers account for 14% of the county’s total cases. The total number of...
Allegheny County Parks host science, yoga and cycling programs
Allegheny County Parks will host a series of science exploration programs for kids 10 and older in North Park. The organization also is offering summer yoga classes and ongoing, individualized bike-riding instruction. The Outside the Box Labs include: • Rockets and Gravity, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. Participants will design, build...
Monroeville Foundation hosts virtual 5K
The Monroeville Foundation plans on hosting a virtual run to replace the annual 5K fundraiser typically held at the municipality’s Community Park. The July 25 fundraising event, CommUNITY Days, was canceled because of the covid-19 pandemic. But “this is the time to get creative and think outside the box,” said...
Plans for a new Eat’n Park in Hampton moving forward
Plans to level an old Eat’n Park to make room for a new one in Hampton are moving forward. Council held a public hearing June 10 to discuss the company’s conditional use application for the proposed restaurant at 5143 Route 8. It went pretty quick with no council members or...
Western Pennsylvania’s housing market roars back to life with easing of pandemic restrictionsVideo
A red-hot housing market can be attributed to pent-up demand from people who’ve been pent up. Homes in Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler and Westmoreland counties sold for a combined $135.5 million in May — up 13% from May 2019 — and the 551 homes sold last month represented a 10% increase...
Police: Man cut on neck during East Liberty robbery
A man was cut on his neck during a robbery in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood early Monday, according to Pittsburgh police. Police responded to the robbery in the 500 block of North Highland Avenue around 5:50 a.m. A man told officers he had been assaulted and robbed by an unknown...
Gas prices expected to continue to rise ahead of Fourth of July holiday, analyst says
Gasoline prices in the Pittsburgh area and across the nation continue to rise as demand has risen to its highest level in three months, according to the price-tracking service GasBuddy. The national average has now risen for seven straight weeks, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy....
Hotels in Westmoreland County, impacted by coronavirus, could see growth in coming years
Hotels in Westmoreland County are expected to stray from national numbers depicting a ravaged travel industry following the coronavirus pandemic, making way for close to a full recovery and leaving room for future growth, local leaders said. Nationally, occupancy rates could plummet by 28% this year, a drop that is...
Suspect in New Castle teen’s homicide arrested in Maryland
A man wanted for homicide in a missing person’s case in New Castle was arrested in Maryland, New Castle police announced late Sunday. Connor Farris Henry, 20, who police charged with killing Amari J. Wise, 19, was arrested in Ocean City, Md., police said. Wise’s family reported him missing on...
Markleton man pronounced dead at Somerset County crash scene
A 26-year-old man died in a one-car crash in Somerset County on Sunday, according to state police. State police identified the man as Bryan Lee Phillippi of Markleton. The crash happened around 4 a.m. on Glades Pike in Jefferson Township. State police said Phillippi was heading east on Glades Pike...
The Stroller, June 15, 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. Input sought for community mural in New Kensington The...
Sewickley Academy graduate names released
Fifty-two graduating seniors have been honored by Sewickley Academy. The class of 2020 is: J.F. Aber Ella Balet Alexis Barlock Arjan Bedi Vinka Bencic Mira Bhatia Alex Billiar Chloe Black Connery Brown Sarah Brown Catherine Cable Chase Capito Cooper Cheng Annie Clouse Alessandro Cocovich Jackson Coles Caroline Cox Tru Dabney...
Return of Little Leagues provides some sense of normalcy
John Russo has been involved with the Latrobe Little League for two decades and is in his second year as the organization’s president. Like many of his counterparts, he has been through it all the past couple of months as the covid-19 pandemic and government-imposed safety restrictions threw a wrench...
Concerts to benefit Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank rescheduled to Butler drive-in
A benefit concert for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has been rescheduled. Rockers Gene the Werewolf, the Hawkeyes and the Clarks will now perform June 27 at the Starlight Drive-In along North Main Street Extension in Butler. It was originally booked as a two-night performance with Gene the Werewolf...
Girl rescued after falling from cliff at Buttermilk Falls Park in Beaver County
A girl was rescued Sunday after falling over a cliff in Beaver County. County dispatchers said a rescue call came in around 5:10 p.m. from Buttermilk Falls Park along First Avenue in Homewood Borough. State police and Beaver County Sheriff deputies were on scene, and emergency responders were able to...
Homewood mural’s creator was inspired by his own past to create ‘Liberation Wall’
Artist Kyle Holbrook knows firsthand about police brutality and violence. Twenty-two years ago, he said, he was kicked and beaten with batons by police officers in Cleveland. One of the officers tried to gouge out his eyes, Holbrook said. He was wearing handcuffs at the time, but he fought back....
Harrison walk calls for love, unity, healingVideo
Quinn Dickerson took to the streets of the Natrona Heights section of Harrison on Sunday holding up a sign that was at least twice as tall as he is. Its message was “Love One Another.” The 8-year-old Harrison resident, flanked by his mother, Michelle, and father, Seth, was among the...
Police: Man stabbed to death in Butler
A man was stabbed to death Sunday in Butler, according to authorities. Butler City Police identified him as Robert Wagner, 43, of West Jefferson Street. Police said they were called to Wagner’s address shortly after 2 a.m. for a report of an injured person. When they arrived, they found Wagner...
With large roster and young talent, Young Twp. is ready for Westmoreland County American League competition
There is good reason for the excitement surrounding the Young Township Westmoreland County American League baseball team. Made up of players from Sharpsburg, Apollo-Ridge, Armstrong and a few other small school districts, the team recently has struggled with numbers, playing with rosters of 10 or 11. But at the first...
More than 100 turn out for Murrysville Black Lives Matter support walkVideo
Aryanna Hunter admitted she wasn’t sure what to expect Sunday after she organized a peaceful Black Lives Matter support walk through Murrysville. But after the three-hour event, Hunter said she was astonished with the turnout and support. “I thought I might be the only woman standing on a corner by...
Antique dealers and customers glad for return of outdoor sales at Hanna’s TownVideo
Collectibles dealer David McCartney said it “felt great” to return outdoors Sunday to the crisp spring air, sun and once again mingle face to face with hundreds of treasure seekers browsing at the Antiques & Collectibles Market at Historic Hanna’s Town in Hempfield. McCartney and Teresa Howell, his partner of...
Allegheny County reports 3 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County health officials reported three new covid-19 cases, no new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Sunday. The county’s coronavirus total now stands at 2,079, according to county health officials. Of that total, 1,946 are confirmed cases and 133 are probable cases. The total number of hospitalizations remain at...
Pittsburgh police investigating after man shot in leg in Manchester
A man was shot in the leg Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood, according to police. Pittsburgh police responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 1300 block of N. Franklin Street around 10:35 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle that had been struck by gunfire, but no victim...
