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Jeannette hemp plant reopens, but employee pay issue remains
A hemp-drying facility in Jeannette reopened over the weekend after ventilation was added. Current and former employees, however, still say they have not been paid for weeks of work. Patriot Shield Security was permitted to reopen on a temporary basis after an inspection late Friday, said Bill Whetzel, the city’s...
Police release photo of suspect in deadly Wilkinsburg home invasion
Allegheny County police released photos of a man suspected in a deadly home invasion Thursday in Wilkinsburg. A 42-year-old man was shot and killed in the home invasion, police said. The victim has not been identified. Police obtained video from inside the house that showed one of the suspects and...
Fred Rogers’ clothing will be on display at Heinz History Center
More than 20 items of Fred Rogers’ clothing from his beloved children’s show will be added to the Strip District’s Senator John Heinz History Center’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” exhibit, beginning Friday. The timing is right because the much anticipated “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” a film about Rogers starring...
Thousands of hats, gloves distributed around Greensburg to help homeless, those in need
Volunteers dispersed thousands of bags filled with hats, coats and gloves around Greensburg in an annual rite ahead of months of winter cold. The gear — affixed to telephone poles, fences and trees or left out in the open — won’t hang around long. In past years, most bags were...
Cops: Ligonier drug bust leads to second arrest for burglaries
Undercover police officers watching a Ligonier apartment after complaints of suspected drug activity not only arrested a resident for allegedly selling Suboxone, but also solved two weekend break-ins. The resident, Hunter M. Fitchko, 26, was arrested inside his apartment on the 200 block of East Church Street by Ligonier Valley...
American Legion oratorical, essay contests open to high school students
Westmoreland County high school students looking for college scholarships might want to sharpen their public speaking and essay skills for the 2020 Pennsylvania American Legion oratorical and essay contests. The contests are open to all county students in grades 9-12, including home school and charter and private school pupils. Applications...
Voting open for PennDOT ‘Paint the Plow’ contest
Voting opened Monday for the best student-created design on PennDOT snowplow blades this winter. Eight finalists from high schools in the department’s four-county District 12 area are vying for votes in the Paint the Plow contest. The theme this year is “Don’t Rush in Ice and Slush.” Students from the...
Pedestrian in critical condition after hit and run crash in Homewood
A man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, according to police. The driver fled the scene, police said. The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. on the corner of Fifth and Frankstown avenues. Medics found the man unconscious in...
2 injured after police chase in Duquesne
A driver was fleeing from police when he crashed into an SUV on Duquesne Boulevard on Friday night, according to Allegheny County police. Daniel Disiero, 39, and an unidentified 45-year-old victim were taken to the hospital after the crash. Disiero is a registered sex offender in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, wanted...
The Stroller, Nov. 18, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Deer Lakes Middle School to present, `The Lion King Jr.` Deer Lakes Middle School will present the musical, “The Lion King Jr.,” at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium, 163 East Union Road, West Deer. Admission is $10 at...
80 units in cluster homes planned for South Pike Road in Buffalo Township
An 80-unit residential development planned along South Pike Road (Route 356) in Buffalo Township is moving forward. The housing plan, to be known as Heritage Crossing, would be on a 25-acre site across from the Rosebrook assisted living center. The plan will be built by Weaver Homes. The company hopes...
Artist Cyril Assad has left his mark with fanciful murals at Oakmont Carnegie LibraryVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. It’s been a while since Oakmont artist Cyril Assad had to pick up a paint brush or do design work, but his creations live on at the Oakmont Carnegie Library...
Freeport Area’s swim team is a club sport, so board won’t pay for buses
Freeport Area High School swim team’s major concern may not be as much winning meets as getting to the pool to compete. That was the message Sheryl Schrecongost, a volunteer coach for the swim team, presented to the board Wednesday. It stems from the district not paying for buses to...
Alcosan’s sewage bill assistance program slow to gain traction, raising questions
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority rates are rising, but a customer assistance program to help low-income residents pay their sewage bills has been slow to catch on, leaving some to question whether the program could be administered more effectively. Alcosan’s Clean Water Assistance Fund offers grants that cut the average $447...
Pittsburgh ‘Jeopardy!’ champ shares behind-the-scenes details from Tournament of Champions
One Final Jeopardy! clue stood between a chance at the $250,000 grand prize and getting knocked out of the game show’s Tournament of Champions. And Lindsey Shultz didn’t know the answer. “In a 1644 letter he wrote, ‘We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean air,’ which is what...
Steve Blass remembers Vera Clemente for her charity work, continued love for Pittsburgh
When Steve Blass was pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he had a vision of what teammate Roberto Clemente would do following his playing days. “I always thought Roberto would become the governor of Puerto Rico, and that Vera would make a great first lady,” Blass said. “He was that popular...
200 show love Sunday for Leechburg Community LibraryVideo
The Leechburg Community Library has only been reopened about 2½ months, but its growing community support was easy to see at a fundraiser Sunday. At least 200 people bought $8 tickets to take part in a benefit spaghetti dinner. By 2 p.m., a gigantic 50-50 container was more than half-full...
2 people reported injured in head-on collision in Ligonier Township
Two people were reported injured in a head-on collision Sunday at the intersection of Routes 711 and 271 in Ligonier Township, according to a Westmoreland County dispatch supervisor. The accident occurred about 3:15 p.m. in the village of Waterford, the dispatcher said. The two people injured were expected to be...
No injuries reported in 3-vehicle collision in McCandless
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a three-vehicle collision Sunday afternoon in McCandless. The crash was reported just before 2:30 p.m. on the 9100 block of Babcock Boulevard, near UPMC Passavant hospital. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said no injuries were reported. McCandless police couldn’t immediately be reached...
Impeachment rules the day, but Pennsylvania lawmakers push bipartisan initiatives
Impeachment proceedings continue to divide much of the country and seemingly the whole of Congress, with predictable partisan stances sounding loudly in the overarching narrative. Firmly in President Trump’s corner has been U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, a first-term Republican from Peters, Washington County, who has repeatedly dismissed the process as...
Political signs waning in mid-November
From Labor Day through early November, most busy roadsides and intersections are awash in political campaign signs. The small placards emblazoned with a candidate’s name appear by the thousands as office seekers fight for name recognition and public awareness of their campaign efforts for the hundreds of political offices up...
All Steel Valley schools will be open Monday following alarm system repairs
All schools within the Steel Valley School District in Munhall will be open on Monday. The district posted on its website Saturday that repairs to the high school and middle school emergency fire alarm system had been completed, the system had been fully tested, and the Munhall Fire Chief had...
Pittsburgh police investigating rollover SUV crash on Washington Boulevard
A woman was taken to a hospital after she fell asleep while driving on Washington Boulevard early Sunday and rolled her SUV, Pittsburgh police said. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. The woman told police she had been driving eastbound toward the Zone 5 police station when she fell asleep...
Police: Man arrested in fatal Wilkinsburg shooting, victim ID’d
A 32-year-old man was in the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh awaiting arraignment on homicide charges after shooting and killing a 46-year-old man during an argument in Wilkinsburg late Saturday, according to county police. County homicide detectives reported Dilon Bartifay, formerly of North Versailles, was arrested shortly after the 10:25...
23-year-old man found shot, lying in road in Penn Hills after being thrown from car
Allegheny County Police are seeking information on a shooting Saturday that critically injured a 23-year-old man. Police were dispatched just before 8 p.m. Saturday to the 7500 block of Manilla Street in Penn Hills for a report of a man found shot in the street. Penn Hills Police and paramedics...
