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Ohio man indicted in Robinson armed bank robbery
An Ohio man was indicted this week in connection with a bank robbery in Robinson, according to federal prosecutors. Montague Howard, 40, is accused of pointing what appeared to be a gun at a First Commonwealth Bank teller on Jan. 15, authorities said. He got away from the Park Manor...
Hempfield supervisors, school board members discuss possible collaborations
Growth across Hempfield was a main topic Wednesday when members of the Hempfield Area School Board and township supervisors hosted a joint meeting for the first time in years. “This meeting is an opportunity for the township and the school district to come together and begin to discuss future growth...
WCCC to train dealers for new Hempfield casino
When visitors try their luck playing blackjack at the new casino under construction at Westmoreland Mall, chances are they will compete against dealers trained by Westmoreland County Community College. College trustees have approved a letter of intent to offer instructional courses for casino dealers in partnership with the Maryland-based company...
Forbes Trail Trout Unlimited talks flies, fishing during weekly tying circleVideo
For many fisherman, winter’s cold means it is time to put away the gear until next season. For nearly a dozen fly fishermen from the Forbes Trail chapter of Trout Unlimited, however, winter is the perfect time to get together, share a meal and spend a few hours each week...
Carlynton school board unanimously approves 2020-21 preliminary budget
Carlynton officials will have plenty of tough decisions to make as the school board approved the 2020-21 preliminary budget that has a $859,000 deficit and a slight millage increase. Board members unanimously approved a $30.7 million preliminary budget at their Jan. 28 meeting. District officials will have until the end...
The Stroller, Jan. 30, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Free performance by Sadecky’s Puppets set Saturday Sadecky’s Puppets will present a free performance at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Presbyterian Church, 913 Lock St., Tarentum. All members of the family will enjoy their fun and positive message. Hospital auxiliary sponsors vacation raffle Allegheny Valley Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring...
Bartoletti pens book on journey after stroke
Not even a massive stroke could keep Marie Bartoletti from running the world. Boston. Tokyo. Dublin. Berlin. Rome. Jerusalem. Chicago. New York City. In all, she’s completed more than 420 marathons, over 100 of which she has run since suffering a massive stroke on Thanksgiving Day in 2015. “It’s her...
Pittsburgh elementary teacher quits amid probe into girl burned during class project
A Pittsburgh elementary school teacher has resigned amid the district’s investigation into why a 5-year-old girl suffered burns to her chest during a classroom project last month, officials said. The employee of Pittsburgh King, a K-8 school in the Allegheny Center section of Pittsburgh’s North Side, submitted the resignation letter...
Satellites avoid massive collision in space over Pittsburgh
What could have been a grand collision between two decommissioned satellites directly over the Pittsburgh area — 559 miles above to be exact — turned out to be a just a fly-by. The AFP news agency reports the objects — one a space telescope, the other an experimental U.S. satellite...
Squirrel keeps outfoxing Pittsburgh bald eagles
When it comes to a sly fox, the Pittsburgh Hays bald eagles don’t give it more than a passing glance. But a rascally squirrel? That’s another story. According to antics captured on a live webcam provided by the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania and CSE Corp., the eagles have been...
Pittsburgh universities monitoring coronavirus reports and weighing travel considerations
Officials at Pittsburgh universities say they are closely monitoring news about coronavirus. The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, which enroll about 5,000 Chinese students at their Oakland campuses and have a variety of academic partnerships on the Chinese mainland, both have issued alerts about the mysterious respiratory virus...
Oklahoma Borough man who stole natural gas ordered to repay $2,000 to Peoples
A Westmoreland County judge has rejected a prosecution request that sought more than $900,000 in restitution from an Oklahoma Borough businessman convicted of stealing natural gas from an open well. Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger, in a ruling made public on Wednesday, said Jeffrey W. Zinchini, 61, of Oklahoma...
Allegheny General Hospital unveils memorial to deceased organ donors
Swallowing tears, Joy Krumenacker faced the packed lobby of Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “Fifteen months ago, I entered this hospital to spend my very last weekend with my son,” she began. Allegheny General Hospital and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) unveiled a memorial Wednesday...
Preliminary testing shows ‘probable Legionella’ in water at Westmoreland Manor
Preliminary testing indicated a finding of “probable Legionella” bacteria, which causes Legionnaires’ disease, in water at Westmoreland Manor, county officials said Wednesday. Additional testing is under way, the county reported in a statement. Final results are expected by early next week. “Westmoreland Manor was notified by the Pennsylvania Department of...
Excela Health CEO to speak at Economic Growth luncheon
The new Excela Health chief executive officer will discuss the challenges facing Westmoreland County’s hospitals and health care during the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland’s annual membership luncheon on Feb. 20 at Saint Vincent College near Latrobe. John Sphon was appointed CEO in December, after serving as interim CEO since...
PWSA gets $65 million low-interest loan to replace aging water mains
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority on Wednesday approved a $65 million low-interest loan for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority that will pay for the first phase of a $326 million water main replacement program, officials said. Over the next five years, PWSA plans to replace aging water mains, starting...
Deer Lakes High School gets groovy with ‘Beehive: School Edition’Video
Get ready to be taken back to the 1960s this weekend at Deer Lakes High School. A cast, stage crew and live band of about 50 students in grades nine-12 will perform “Beehive: School Edition” from Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 in the high school auditorium. The hour-and-a-half-long musical tells...
Foundation grant will provide academic coaches for Pittsburgh Promise studentsVideo
The Richard King Mellon Foundation will provide grants totaling $3.9 million to hire and train academic coaches for underachieving students at three Pittsburgh high schools, Community College of Allegheny County and Carlow University, officials announced Wednesday. Saleem Ghubril, executive director of the Pittsburgh Promise college scholarship program, said the organization...
Kiski manager resigns; supervisors unsure if she’ll be replaced
The Kiski Township manager’s position is in limbo. Supervisors Wednesday afternoon accepted the resignation of Donna Piper, hired as the township’s first manager on Sept. 24, 2018. Supervisors Chairman Mike Bash said he didn’t know how the position will be filled. Piper had been paid $75,000 per year. The manager’s...
West Jefferson school board plans to renew assistant superintendent contracts
A majority of West Jefferson Hills School Board members agreed they plan to renew the contracts of the district’s two assistant superintendents. Board members at their Jan. 28 meeting voted 7-0 with two abstentions to confirm their intent to keep Matthew Patterson as assistant superintendent for elementary education and Scott Milburn...
Trooper: Paranormal investigator’s report of voice coming from Fayette cemetery unfounded
A paranormal investigator’s claim of hearing a female voice coming from “beneath a pile of dirt” in a Fayette County cemetery Wednesday was unfounded, state police said. Trooper Johnathon M. Mosier reported he was dispatched to rural Evergreen Cemetery on Morgantown Road in Springhill Township just before 10 a.m. by...
Editor to discuss book on women in the Holocaust
The editor of a new book about women and the Holocaust will discuss the publication at Seton Hill University in Greensburg. The program is set for 5 p.m. Feb. 4 in the JoAnne Woodyard Boyle Health Sciences Center, Room 167. Carol Rittner, a member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy,...
Route 51 Elizabeth Bridge closure Thursday in Allegheny County
A late morning rush hour closure of the Route 51 Elizabeth Bridge will occur Thursday, PennDOT said in a release. A short-term closure of approximately 45 minutes will begin at 9 a.m. to allow for cable replacement work. Traffic will be detoured in both directions during each replacement. Detours will...
Derry woman charged with animal neglect receives probation sentence
A Derry Borough woman will serve one-year probation for her role in the mistreatment of dozens of animals found living in poor conditions last year on her sister’s property. Prosecutors said as many as 14 horses, eight dogs, a donkey and dozens of cats and kittens were found emaciated, in...
Missing man found dead in Pittsburgh parking garage
A man reported missing in Pittsburgh last week was found dead Tuesday, authorities said. Mark Hall, 47, was reported missing Jan. 27, four days after he was last seen in the city’s West End. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that Hall was pronounced dead about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday...
