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Driveway artists create colorful chalk scenes for good cause in HempfieldVideo
A group of young driveway chalk artists put their skills to good use Sunday afternoon by drawing colorful art on the driveways of their homes in a Hempfield neighborhood — all for a good cause. The contestants representing about 20 families pledged a total of more than $1,000, said Delaney...
Police investigate Stowe Township shooting Sunday
A 26-year-old man was in critical condition late afternoon Sunday after he was shot multiple times in the 200 block of McCoy Road in Stowe Township, according to Allegheny County Police. The man was found around 3:37 p.m. on Benwood Avenue, which is near McCoy Road, and taken to an...
Oakmont nurse was on her way to help covid-19 patients when she tragically died
An Oakmont nurse who lived to help others spent the last moments of her life on her way to do just that. Brianna M. “Bea” Kimmel, 28, died April 26 from injuries she suffered when her car collided with a tractor-trailer in Union County. A licensed practical nurse, Kimmel had...
Dogs, drone, more than 50 volunteers still searching for Meadville man missing at McConnells Mill
More than 50 volunteers including divers, at least two rescue dogs and a drone scoured the area around Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park on Sunday looking for a Meadville man who fell in the water while hiking Saturday. The man was identified at Jeffery Hamby, 38, according...
Wolf, Cuomo join other governors in efforts for covid-19 equipment
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and governors from six other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states Sunday pledged to join forces to build the manufacturing capacity to make coronavirus testing kits, personal protective equipment and ventilators to protect the health care system in the fight against covid-19. “By working together we can combine...
Loyalhanna house damaged in shed fire
A house near the Loyalhanna Dam was damaged by fire early Sunday when a shed in the rear of house caught fire. Vinyl siding in the rear of the house, nearest to the shed, was burnt , exposing the wooden studs and insulation at the Hickory Road house in Loyalhanna....
Police: Hempfield man victim of $1,063 ID theft
A 57-year-old Hempfield man was the victim of identity theft last year in which $1,063 in merchandise was illegally purchased by someone opening a credit line in his name, state police at Greensburg said. The unknown thief gained access to the victim’s social security number and was able to open...
‘Virtual Senior Academy’ expands to connect more older adults during pandemic
Many older adults feel isolated and lonely — and not just during quarantine for a pandemic. But the past six weeks of social distancing and stay-at-home orders have removed more seniors from routine companionship. In response to the increased need, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation has ramped up its Virtual Senior...
Westmoreland County adds 5 new covid-19 cases
Westmoreland County’s covid-19 cases increased by five from Saturday to Sunday, bringing the total number of people who have tested positive for the virus to 401, state officials said. Nursing homes and other senior care facilities are linked to about 40% of the county’s cases. The state health department reported...
Pennsylvania reports 26 more covid-19 deaths as total cases top 49K
Pennsylvania health officials on Sunday reported 962 new cases of covid-19 and 26 more deaths, bringing the statewide death total to 2,444. As of Sunday, 49,267 Pennsylvanians had tested positive for covid-19, and 191,374 residents had tested negative, state officials said. All 67 counties in the state have cases of...
Allegheny County covid-19 cases rise by 12; no new deaths reported
There were no new deaths in Allegheny County from covid-19 since Saturday, but there were 12 additional cases, the Allegheny County Health Department reported Sunday morning. The number of people who have died from covid-19 remains at 102, the county health department said Sunday. Of that number, 92 are listed...
Buffalo Township nurse on working in ‘Covid Country’: ‘You try to save patients, one after another’Video
Denise Skradski could have just stayed at home and waited until hospitals resumed elective surgeries before returning to work. Instead, the nursing independent contractor signed on for a two-week stint at a New Jersey hospital she said became known as “Covid Country” to many of its staffers. “I was sitting...
Going from red pandemic stage to yellow won’t help hairdressers, barbers
David Wien’s customers are stalking him these days. Wien owns John’s Barbershop, a small-town institution his father-in-law, John Krautbauer, opened 56 years ago across the street from the post office in Delmont. The shop closed in March when Gov. Tom Wolf issued a stay-at-home order designed to limit the spread...
Pandemic cancels some National Nurses Week events, celebration takes new forms
The coronavirus pandemic and related social distancing rules have prompted Western Pennsylvania hospitals to cancel a slew of activities scheduled to begin this week to recognize nurses. Plans are still in the works, however, to celebrate the region’s thousands of nurses working on the front lines, hospital officials say. “This...
The Stroller, May 3, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...
Lower Burrell funeral home arranges ‘drive-thru’ visitation for former Arnold man, volunteer firefighter
It wasn’t your typical viewing. Nor was it the way Kaye Barnes probably thought his family and friends would have to say goodbye. But it’s something he likely would have enjoyed, his son said. “He loved to have a good time,” said his son, David Barnes. On April 24, between...
Signal Item-area real estate for the week of May 3
Bridgeville Keylink Global LLC sold property at 615 Baldwin St. to Purva Mohnot for $14,500. Estate of Lynette Barr sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. 803 to Geralyn Dremsek for $85,000. Carnegie Estate of Antonio Perri sold property at 409 Arch St. to NSC Properties LLC for $60,000. Terrence Steiner...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Baldwin Borough Estate of Charles Wiedder sold property at 443 Blossom Drive to Bhadrika Phuyel and Guna Subedi for $165,000. Eleanor Popatak trustee sold property at 1122 Edward Drive to Luke Barkhymer for $187,000. Estate of Norene Mears sold property at 615 Jenne Drive to Michael Jugovich and Jacklyn Welage...
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Monroeville Elias Peterson sold property at 1000 Brian Ct to Frederick Otti Boateng and Rita Osei Acheampong for $293,500. Thomas Zorn sold property at 138 College Park Drive to Segavepo LLC for $116,000. Central Penn Capital Management LLC sold property at 811 Garden City Drive to Chester Wheeler for $121,500....
The day ‘all hell broke loose’; local lives lost, forever changed in Kent State shootingVideo
“What if you knew her // And found her dead on the ground // How can you run when you know?” “Ohio” (1970) • Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young The search for justice thrust upon a young Laurel Krause has now reached a half century. On May 4, 1970, a...
No commencement? How about a parade, Deer Lakes community says
West Deer police and fire trucks led about 50 cars filled with graduating Deer Lakes High School seniors in a parade through the residential streets surrounding the high school on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Parents and community members decorated yards, held signs and cheered them as they drove past. The...
Police say 2 fatal shootings in Ross Township are likely to be related
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified one of the two men shot to death Saturday in Ross as Bing Liu, 37, of Ross. Both men were found dead at the The Mews of Town North, an apartment complex near McKnight Road, according to Ross Police Detective Brian Kohlhepp. The...
Giant Eagle limits sale of ground meat; local grocer bucks national trend
Giant Eagle announced it is temporarily limiting the purchase of ground beef and on-sale meat items to two of each per transaction. The supermarket chain had limited some meat purchases before, early in the pandemic in March, according to Dick Roberts, a Giant Eagle spokesman. Meat isn’t disappearing from supermarket...
How Natrona Heights photographer John Filo captured the horror of Kent State killings
John Filo couldn’t get out of Ohio fast enough. It was early afternoon on May 4, 1970, and he was driving with rolls of film he had hidden in his red Volkswagen Beetle. The film contained photos Filo had just taken — images of the killings of unarmed students protesting...
Search at McConnells Mill resumes Sunday for man who fell into creek
A search is resuming Sunday morning for a man who fell from a hiking path in McConnells Mill State Park into Slippery Rock Creek on Saturday, a state park official. Park ranger Supervisor Bryan Moore said early Sunday morning that emergency personnel gathered at the park to resume the search...
