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No new coronavirus cases, deaths reported in Westmoreland County
No new covid-19 cases or deaths were reported Monday in Westmoreland County. The countywide case total remains 449, with 38 deaths, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha has reported 32 coronavirus deaths, less than the state’s reported 38. Bacha’s office has not updated its...
Laurelville Retreat Center pool will open to the public
With many pools remaining closed this summer, swimmers will have one more option for water fun. The new pool at Laurelville Retreat Center in Mt. Pleasant Township will open to the public by June 15 for two daily swim sessions. The pool will operate with limited crowd capacities and distancing...
Hempfield firefighters free man’s leg pinned by concrete slab, dispatchers say
Hempfield firefighters responded Monday to rescue a man whose leg was pinned by a concrete slab, according to Westmoreland County 911 dispatchers. The incident occurred at 11 a.m. at a residence in the 1900 block of Clawson Avenue, the dispatcher said. Firefighters from Midway-St. Clair were called to free the...
Man accused of leading troopers on 100 mph chase in Hempfield, Unity
A Ligonier Township man is accused of leading state troopers on a chase exceeding 100 mph for several miles along Route 30 in Hempfield and Unity and intentionally crashing into three state police patrol cars. Robbie T. Saunders, 56, is charged with attempted homicide of a police officer and aggravated...
Overnight roadwork taking place on Route 28 near Millvale, Highland Park Bridge
Motorists who travel along Route 28 through O’Hara, Shaler and Sharpsburg might encounter slight overnight delays during an $11.5 million paving project. Construction will happen in both directions between Millvale and the Highland Park Bridge, PennDOT announced. Work will be done from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and cause single-lane...
8 new coronavirus cases in Allegheny County; state reports 1 new death
Allegheny County reported eight new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the total count to 1,919. The county has reported a total of 151 deaths, including one new death. That lags behind the state count of 164. County officials have said that the reason for the different death count is the...
Police: Shaler man linked to violence at Pittsburgh protest turns self in
A half-dozen cans of spray paint and a distinct black hoodie linked a Shaler man to the destruction of a Pittsburgh police car in Uptown on Saturday, the riotous spark that touched off hours of violence and marred what was meant to be a peaceful protest, according to police. Brian...
Pittsburgh extends overnight curfew another day
Pittsburgh will be under curfew again Monday night. The city’s Public Safety department announced this morning via Twitter that the 8:30 p.m. curfew that had been in effect Saturday and Sunday nights will be extended another night. The curfew lifts at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities announced the curfew Saturday in...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of May 31
Pine Gary Leo sold property at 546 Douglas Drive to Kay Wisniewski for $395,000. Richland Jeffrey Simon sold property at 466 Jenny Drive to Patrick and Staci DeSaro for $440,000. Richard Ehrhardt sold property at 5732 Summit St. to Jeffery Gleim Jr. and Maria Gleim for $165,000. Real estate transactions...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 31
Bellevue Maria Orton sold property at 432 Jefferson Ave. to Morgan Hinish for $138,000. GMG Rentals Inc. sold property at 56 N Bryant Ave. to Altura Real Estate LLC for $192,500. Katelyn Binetti sold property at 19 S Jackson Ave. to Elizabeth Bolen for $232,000. Brian Campbell sold property at...
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of May 31
Monroeville Julie Y Young sold property at 2117 Berkshire Drive to Mark Steven and Nicole Lynn Savage for $255,000. Brandie Whitman sold property at 226 Center St. to Derrick and Erica Hall for $209,000. Randolph O’Rourke sold property at 1329 Hillsdale Drive to Brynn Culleiton for $90,000. Blue Key LLC...
Plum real estate for the week of May 31
Plum Matthew Dunsmore sold property at 133 Big Horn Road to Christopher Zombek for $119,000. Thomas Yocco sold property at 2242 Chapparal Drive to Jamie Victor and Jacinda Nicole Smith for $125,000. Anthony Arrigo sold property at 609 Glengarry Ct to John and Carol Schneider for $279,900. Justin Noone sold...
Real estate transactions in the Signal Item area for the week of May 31
Carnegie Marlex Properties LLC sold property at 456 N Chestnut Street Ext. to Michael Klacic and Lyndsay Lewis for $281,000. Collier Margaret Habovick sold property at 806 Collier Ave. to Brent Michael and Timothy Alan Nadik for $45,000. Estate of Angeline Yagulli sold property at 139 Delfred Drive to Nicholas...
Sewickley-area real estate for the week of May 31
Edgeworth Sherman White sold property at 427 Oliver Road to Sandra Wraith for $322,000. Leet Gregory Brown sold property at 107 Buhlmont Drive to Chad Pryor for $491,000. Leetsdale Lynn Barnes sold property at 109 Broad St. to Persuit Properties LLC for $20,000. Sewickley Estate of Noble Crawford sold property...
Gateway Clipper to resume some cruises this weekVideo
The Gateway Clipper Fleet will resume sightseeing tours this week, officials announced on their Facebook page. The tours, which last about an hour, will resume Friday when Allegheny County moves into the green phase of Gov. Wolf’s reopening plan, lifting heavy restrictions put in place to help curb the spread...
Western Pa. experts weigh chances of catching coronavirus from contaminated objects
Fears about catching coronavirus from contaminated surfaces have driven some people to become compulsive about cleaning countertops and wiping down their groceries. As the pandemic took hold, some poison centers even reported increased calls about excessive exposure to cleaning agents. In recent weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Police: Woman killed while walking along Route 259 in Indiana County
A 43-year-old woman from Blairsville was killed Saturday after being struck by a vehicle in Indiana County, state police said. The woman, identified as Careen Mae Jones, was walking along Route 259 — close to her home near Wagner Drive in Brush Valley Township — when she was struck by...
The Stroller, June 1, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com. Vandergrift Library announces summer reading program The free summer reading program at Vandergrift Public Library will run July...
83% of Pennsylvania’s 2.4M unemployed have been paid; Greensburg cafeteria worker still waiting
Sharon Sachs lost her job in Seton Hill University’s cafeteria when the Greensburg campus closed in mid-March because of the covid-19 pandemic. Now, she could be the poster child for dysfunction in Pennsylvania’s jobless benefits program. “I have not received a penny since filing for unemployment the week of March...
Shaler man accused of inciting riot that led to violence during Pittsburgh protests
Pittsburgh police allege a Shaler man’s actions started a wave of violence Saturday in Downtown during what were meant to be and began as peaceful protests. Brian Jordan Bartels, 20, is accused of smashing out the windows of a marked Pittsburgh police cruiser “against the wishes of peaceful protesters who...
Coroner: Unity man found dead after jumping into pond
A 52-year-old Unity man was found early Sunday in a pond off Route 130, Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha said. Patrick A. Takitch was found at 7:45 a.m. by authorities, Bacha said. Takitch jumped into the pond at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday and didn’t resurface. Multiple fire departments assisted in...
Police release names of people arrested during Pittsburgh protests
Forty-five adults and one juvenile were arrested Saturday after violence overtook peaceful protests in Downtown Pittsburgh. The protests were one of many across the country meant to draw attention to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. Video shows at least one Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd’s...
Calm after storm: Pittsburgh vigil promotes unity; protesters spray paint Downtown roads but remain peaceful
A day after protests turned violent in Pittsburgh, groups gathered peacefully in Downtown and East Liberty to remember the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. More than 100 people congregated for an early-evening vigil outside the Eastminster Presbyterian Church in East Liberty. The message was of unity. At one point,...
Protest fallout: 46 arrests involve Western Pa. residents; National Guard ready to move; man suspected of inciting ID’d
Violence that erupted in Pittsburgh after hours of peaceful protests was the result of actions by a relatively small group of people, city and state officials said Sunday. A day later, though, it was still unclear who those individuals are and whether they are affiliated with specific groups. Authorities said...
Kayaking the Kiski is surging in popularity in the age of covid-19
Hundreds of kayaks have taken to the Kiski and Youghiogheny rivers over recent weekends while a Pittsburgh store specializing in kayaks reports a surge in sales. “You can’t get more naturally social distanced than you can in a kayak,” said Chris Kaminski, co-owner of 3 Rivers Outdoors Co. in the...
