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Primanti Bros, East End Brewing team up for a Valentine’s beer
Primanti Bros. and East End Brewing are pairing for another beer just in time for Valentine’s Day. The new brew, “Almost in Love,” is to be released Tuesday morning at the Primanti Bros. restaurant in Market Square. Diners will be able to crack open cans of the chocolate-cherry stout flavored...
Arnold boy’s November shooting death was accident, medical examiner rules
A 15-year-boy died after accidentally shooting himself at a Harrison residence in November, according to a ruling issued Monday by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Machi Douthett was pronounced dead at 8:50 p.m. Nov. 10 at a house on Spruce Street, the medical examiner’s office said. An obituary for...
Pittsburgh-filmed episode of ‘Cops’ to premiere tonightVideo
When the television show “Cops” calls, police listen and cooperate. “They show the daily realities of what being a cop is,” Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. “They know how to not get in the way, how to let police do their job.” The department didn’t hesitate when “Cops”...
U.S. Steel, Allegheny County finalize Clairton Coke Works emissions settlement
The Allegheny County Health Department and U.S. Steel have finalized the terms of a June 2019 settlement agreement that required improvements at the Clairton Coke Works and created a Community Benefit Trust, the health department announced Monday. The final agreement includes naming Pittsburgh-based Smithfield Trust Company as the administrator of...
PWSA ups income eligibility for free lead water line replacement
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority on Monday announced that it is increasing its income eligibility limit for customers to qualify for free replacement of lead water lines. PWSA customers with lead water lines who earn no more than 300% of federal poverty level each year — $78,600 for a...
Ben Roethlisberger Foundation announces new K-9 grants
The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation announced Monday it will distribute eight grants to police and fire dog programs in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. The departments receiving funding this year from the Roethlisberger Foundation include Homestead, Butler, Beaver Falls, Indiana Township, Uniontown, Connellsville, as well as the Martins Ferry and Columbiana Police...
Harrison girl raises $3,300 for New Kensington police dog
Elementary-schooler Kaley Bastine is celebrating her latest successful event to raise money for police dogs in the Alle-Kiski Valley. On Saturday night, the Harrison girl hosted a candy fundraiser at Bird Dogs Sports Bar & Grill in Harrison and raised more than $3,300, according to her mom, Jamie Bastine. The...
5 Westmoreland inmates charged with assault, conspiracy in jailhouse fight
Five inmates at the Westmoreland County Prison are facing assault and conspiracy charges in connection with a December fight in which a sixth inmate was injured, according to court papers. The suspects are accused playing various roles in attacking a 21-year-old man in a cell, county detectives said. Charged are:...
State grant aims to align local education with employers’ expectations
If Franklin Regional teachers are going to prepare their students for the modern workplace, it only makes sense to find out what that workplace looks like and how its expectations align with the district’s curriculum. Staff members were given that opportunity, along with professional development training in college and career...
‘This is my fault,’ Pittsburgh man allegedly tells police after shotgun blast kills 3-year-old
A 51-year-old Beltzhoover man allegedly told Pittsburgh police he was to blame for an early Sunday morning shooting that killed a 3-year-old girl. Marlin Pritchard told police he had been sleeping with a shotgun under his pillow with the barrel pointed toward two children sleeping in the same bed as...
Police: Hempfield man punched driver for causing dog, Taco Bell food to fall
A Hempfield man is accused by state police of punching another motorist after his Taco Bell order fell to the floor when he had to stop suddenly outside the restaurant, according to court papers. Michael A. Matrone, 62, was charged Monday with strangulation, simple assault and harassment. Troopers were called...
Green Grocer open Tuesdays outside closed Shop ‘n Save in Hill District
A weekly farmers market in Pittsburgh’s Hill District is settling into its new location in the neighborhood. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank moved its Green Grocer’s Hill District stop to outside a shuttered Shop ‘n Save at Centre Heldman Plaza along Centre Avenue at the beginning of the month...
Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $250K sold in Scottdale
A Cash 5 lottery ticket player in Scottdale will split a $500,000 jackpot with another lottery player in Lackawanna County, state lottery officials announced. On Sunday, one of the two winning tickets was sold at the Roadrunner gas station-convenience store at 253 N. Broadway and is worth $250,000, the lottery...
Jury deliberations to begin in 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case
Jurors in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case will begin deliberations Tuesday morning after just six days of testimony in a trial that was expected to last up to three weeks. Presented with the option of staying for a few hours Monday evening and beginning deliberations, jurors chose to elect...
Kennywood’s general manager, marketing chief step down
Two executives for Kennywood Park have resigned, according to a spokesman for the amusement park in West Mifflin. The company announced that Jerome Gibas, general manager for Kennywood Park, stepped down from the post effective Feb. 5 and will be replaced on an interim basis by Rick Stammel, vice president...
New album by Peters musician Tom Breiding focuses on coal miners’ lives
If not for a theme-oriented album he released in 2008, Tom Breiding’s life would have been less complicated. He was then content being a schoolteacher and releasing albums that cast him as a storyteller with a rocker’s heart. He was happily married with a young son. Then art interceded, and...
Late coaching legend’s life, career celebrated at Carlynton game
Coaching Carlynton basketball was a family affair for Richard Sonson. His wife, Peg, always was in attendance, while his two boys, Craig and Richard Jr., grew up in the gymnasium — following his every move — and ultimately assisted him in coaching. Even his parents were there when they were...
Church of Atonement hosting book, jewelry sale Feb. 14, 15
The Church of the Atonement at 618 Washington Ave., Carnegie, will hold a used books and jewelry sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 14 and 15. On Saturday, the sale will close from noon to 1 p.m. so volunteers can eat lunch. The bag sale is from 1...
Latrobe woman helping adults, children, deal with griefVideo
Maureen Ceidro of Latrobe has dealt with death and grief in her job as Excela Home Health Care and Hospice’s bereavement coordinator — helping those at the end of a long life and helping youngsters trying to make sense of their life after the loss of a loved one. “We...
Upper Burrell to repave 3 roads in Lincoln Beach, Whitten Hollow, Turkey Ridge
Upper Burrell officials are paving the way to do three street projects this spring and summer. The township will ask for contract bids for paving Whitten Hollow and Turkey Ridge roads and for some streets in the township’s Lincoln Beach section, primarily Lincoln Beach Boulevard. Township engineer Dave Kerchner of...
East Deer plans to tear down 7 blighted houses this year — most ever undertaken at once
East Deer plans to tear down more blighted buildings this year than it has in any year before. Township officials expect to tear down seven deteriorating properties this spring or summer after getting a financial boost from the state. Commissioners Chairman Tony Taliani announced Thursday that East Deer has received...
Get your Goth on for Valentine’s Day in KittanningVideo
Valentine’s Day is going Gothic with a vampire-themed ball in Kittanning on Feb. 15. Hosted by Radioactive Events Center, the family-friendly, all-ages ball aims to be an alternative to the traditional chocolates/flowers/dinner Valentine’s trappings. Event creator and Radioactive President Mark Gibson, a North Vandergrift native with a musical background, says...
The Stroller, Feb. 10, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is your go-to place for local charitable events and volunteer opportunities. Information for The Stroller may be dropped off or mailed at least a week in advance to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084, email vndnews@tribweb.com or fax 724-226-4677. Library quilt show to...
Road closed in city’s West End due to landslide, bus stops affected
An active landslide has shut down a section of roadway in Pittsburgh’s West End. Noblestown Road between Weaver and Walbridge streets is closed in both directions as a result of the landslide above the roadway that is still moving, according to post on social media by Allegheny County shortly after...
Vandergrift’s Dave Dawson keeping the ‘last stronghold of American barbershops’Video
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Dave Dawson knows that the hair-cutting business is not what it once was. The world is more fast-paced — customers like to call ahead, make appointments, get in and out...
