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Natrona Heights parishioners go to drive-in for Easter Sunday servicesVideo
Harvest Baptist Church in Natrona Heights, Harrison, hosted a cinematic Easter experience over the weekend. From the comfort of their cars, members and nonmembers alike viewed a special Easter service on the big screen at Riverside Drive-In in Vandergrift. Less than two weeks ago, leaders at Harvest Baptist had a...
Coronavirus clamps down on real estate business
Zach Kocian of Southwest Greensburg might be one of the less lucky homeowners in Western Pennsylvania who is trying to sell his home this spring. Kocian, a behavior specialist at a private school, put the Stanton Street house he bought three years ago up for sale with the hopes of...
The Stroller, April 13, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Small Acts of Kindness Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring soup 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,...
Applications being accepted for Turtle Creek summer youth program
The Turtle Creek-based Human Services Center Corporation announced Thursday it is now accepting applications for its KOOL Summer Program. The KOOL program, which stands for Kids Outgoing, Outdoing and Learning, includes educational activities for youth and runs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Monday through Friday, July 1 to Aug. 14. It...
Ambridge interim Police Chief Mark Romutis dies
Ambridge interim Chief of Police Mark Romutis died Sunday evening. Romutis, who was admitted to Allegheny General Hospital, had tested positive for covid-19 late last month, the Beaver County Times reported. “Chief Mark Romutis was a very good and kind man,” Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier told the newspaper....
Allegheny County: Third inmate at jail tests positive for covid-19
A third Allegheny County Jail inmate has tested positive for covid-19, according to updated information on the county’s website. The inmate is among 11 inmates and 15 staff members who have been tested for the disease, according to the county. Of those, three inmates and one staffer have tested positive....
Murrysville chiropractor looks into ways small businesses can cross-promote each other
Mandy Zimmerman of Murrysville has closed her business, Sports Performance and Spine, amid the coronavirus epidemic. That’s left her with plenty of time to think about ways struggling small-business owners can help support one another, as well as generate customers. “I went to the Olive Merchant store and bought a...
Pittsburgh area churches band together to provide hopeful message at Easter during pandemicVideo
About 30 Pittsburgh-area Christian churches came together to create a positive Easter message during the coronavirus pandemic. They formed a virtual choir and members of the churches sang the recently released song “The Blessing” by Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, and Elevation Worship, which was written from Bible verses. The voices...
Officials identify man killed in double stabbing in Shaler
Police are investigating how two men who had been out Saturday night ended up with stab wounds that killed one of them Sunday morning. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Matthew Barndt, 23. Homicide detectives said the men had been out and returned to Barndt’s home...
Wind advisory, warning issued for Pittsburgh region
High winds are expected to buffet the Pittsburgh region for much of the day Monday, a National Weather service meteorologist said Sunday. A wind advisory is scheduled to start at 6 a.m. Monday and will be in effect until 8 p.m, during which a cold front will move through the...
Greensburg Salem middle school students 3D print face shields for first responders
Kristy DiPasquale’s Greensburg kitchen has become more of an assembly line than a place for cooking over the past two weeks. DiPasquale, 40, is helping her 14-year-old son, Adam, build face shields with the 3D printer he received for Christmas. The shields will be donated to first responders to help...
Westmoreland County coroner reports another covid-19-related death, bringing total toll to 12
The Westmoreland County coroner’s office reported one new coronavirus-related death late Saturday night, bringing the countywide total to 12. The coroner’s website was reporting 12 covid-19 deaths as of 11 p.m. Saturday. It was reporting 11 deaths on Saturday morning, the same as it had Friday. The state health department...
Dispatcher: 2 people hurt in Derry Township crash
Two people were taken to a hospital after they were hurt in a crash Sunday afternoon in Derry Township, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Crews responded to Industrial Boulevard shortly after noon and two people had to be extricated from the vehicle, which was on its side, the dispatcher...
Health Department reports 13 more covid-19 deaths in Pennsylvania
Thirteen more people in Pennsylvania have died from covid-19, bringing the statewide death toll to 507, state health department officials said. The total coronavirus case count is 22,833, according to data provided by the health department on Sunday. “Now more than ever, as we continue to see covid-19 cases and...
No new deaths related to coronavirus reported in Allegheny County
There were no new deaths in Allegheny County from the coronavirus, county health officials said Sunday, leaving the countywide total at 19. The 21 new cases reported Sunday bring the county’s running total to 857. Of those who tested positive for the virus, 130 have been hospitalized at some point,...
Official: Several people rescued from windows after blaze at Brentwood Manor; 8 residents taken to hospitalVideo
Firefighters used ladders to rescue about a dozen people from windows in a fire at a Brentwood apartment building Sunday morning. The fire at Brentwood Manor in the 3300 block of Brownsville Road was reported around 9:30 a.m., said John Balkovec, deputy chief of Brentwood Emergency Medical Services. “The first...
Police: 1 person killed in morning crash in Pittsburgh’s South Side
One person was killed during an early morning crash on Pittsburgh’s South Side, according police spokesperson Maurice Matthews. Officers responded to the 1600 block of West Carson Street around 1:45 a.m. for reports of a vehicle that crashed into a pole and caught fire. Firefighters extinguished the flames and extricated...
Trib launches ‘Thank You to the Heroes’ campaign
The coronavirus crisis has produced many heroes in our region, some well known and some unsung. In an effort to tell the stories of as many of these heroes as possible, Trib Total Media is launching a Thank You to the Heroes campaign. It’s an opportunity for readers to introduce...
Western Pa. companies scramble to make protective equipment in coronavirus fightVideo
On a long table inside a giant complex near New Stanton, where Volkswagen assembled cars and Sony made televisions decades ago, a small crew of workers for a high-tech company is assembling face shields to meet the immediate demand for critical medical supplies. “I heard about the need for shields...
The Stroller, April 12, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send information of charitable events to The Stroller Is your company or organization making or collecting equipment for health professionals? Is your club or church going to sponsor a community blood drive? The Stroller will publish information about community drives and collections at Triblive.com. Send information to vndnews@tribweb.com. Small Acts...
They endured heartbreaking tragedy. Now they’re using their past to cope with the pandemic.
Hope. … On the darkest days, it can be elusive. In the throes of this global health crisis, it is a word spoken by many. · There is hope for a vaccine, hope for a return to normalcy and hope for those sickened by the disease that began a world...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 12
Baldwin Borough Robert Lampel sold property at 1721 Elderslee Road to Frederick and Nicole Dodds for $155,000. Darrell Laux sold property at 5157 Elmwood Drive to Eric Steven Kincaid and Tracey Lynn Sojak for $155,000. Estate of Frederick Cook sold property at 675 Judith Drive to Marc Stock for $119,500....
Shooting death in Stowe Township investigated as homicide
Police are treating the shooting death of a 19-year-old man whose body was found Saturday along a trail in Stowe Township as a homicide. According to a news release from Allegheny County Police, paramedics and Stowe police were dispatched to the 200 block of McCoy Road a little before 1...
Officials: Allegheny County Jail inmate dies; death not suspicious or covid-19 related
An inmate in the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh died Saturday. Warden Orlando Harper issued a statement that “the death does not appear to be suspicious, nor related to covid-19.” According to Harper, medics were called about 12:15 p.m. to tend to an unresponsive inmate. Attempts to revive him were...
Allegheny Township boy doesn’t let illness or coronavirus stop 7th birthday party
Seven-year-old Kohldon Haggerty had to put off his birthday plans the past two years because of illness. But not this year — despite even the coronavirus and its social distancing restrictions. Kohldon celebrated Saturday outside his Allegheny Township home with a bona fide parade, complete with police cruisers, fire trucks,...
