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Brackenridge Improvement Group does big things year ’round, but Sunday was just for funVideo

Throughout the year, the Brackenridge Improvement Group puts a lot of energy into projects that make the community a better place to live. And while the nonprofit community development organization is all about riverfront beautification efforts, community cleanups, placing historical markers and welcome signs around town, sometimes it’s just time...
You didn’t have to be Italian to enjoy Festa Italiana di VandergriftVideo

Italian music played through the speakers, Italian flags waved in the winds and the smell of meatballs and pizza wafted through the air Sunday in Vandergrift for the 16th annual Festa Italiana di Vandergrift. The event was in Kennedy Park, where nearly 20 vendors served food, drinks and other treats....
700 motorcycles tour Alle-Kiski Valley to remember Officer Brian ShawVideo

They rode in remembrance. The second annual Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Ride and Event welcomed more than 700 motorcycles under a brilliant blue sky Sunday. The 41-mile charity ride kicked off at 10 a.m. at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Harmar, with an almost two-hour route that led bikers...
Authorities ID man found dead in Irwin creek

Authorities have identified a man who was found dead in an Irwin creek Saturday afternoon. Authorities were called to Tinker Run Creek near the amphitheater in Irwin Park at 3 p.m. after someone spotted the body in the water, according to police. The Westmoreland County coroner said there was “no...
2 stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings, suspect in custody

A man is in police custody after two women were found with stab wounds early Sunday in Bedford Dwellings, according to Pittsburgh police. The two women were found in the doorway of an apartment building in the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive just before 4 a.m., according to public information...
Allegheny County violence shelters team up for program to promote independent living

For survivors of domestic violence, starting their lives over can be a daunting task. Some never had the opportunity to have their own money. Others don’t know how to look for an apartment. Even more still feel fearful of their abuser. Four domestic violence centers in Allegheny County started a...
Texas, Ohio shootings worry but don’t scare away area shoppers

Last weekend’s mass shootings at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and on a street in downtown Dayton, Ohio, haven’t stopped area residents from shopping at local retail centers. But it has made them more wary about what they may encounter in busy spaces where people congregate. “It makes you...
Man found dead in Delmont after police tried to search house

A Delmont man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday as police were attempting to search his home in connection with a sexual assault investigation, said Police Chief T.J. Klobucar. Investigators intended to look for weapons that 56-year-old Richard Franco was to have used during an alleged rape there on...
Pa. man dies in fall after trying to climb cell tower

State police say a man who tried to climb a 280-foot cellular tower in western Pennsylvania apparently slipped and plunged to his death. Police in Venango County say 55-year-old William Eugene Wall of Centerville was with family and friends at a campfire in Jackson Township early Thursday when he walked...
Staycation destination: Westmoreland Heritage Trail

The Westmoreland Heritage Trail offers cyclists a chance to see the county’s natural beauty and rich history, all while getting some exercise. While a section connecting Export and Delmont has yet to be completed — that section presents the difficult problem of how to safely cross Route 66 — with...
Incumbent Paul Zavarella of Plum gets Democratic Party nod for November ballot

Incumbent Paul D. Zavarella of Plum received the Allegheny County Democratic Committee’s nod to be on the November ballot for the District 8 county council seat. About 102 out of the district’s near 150 Democratic Party committee members voted in a special election Saturday. Committee Chairwoman Eileen Kelly said Zavarella...
Westmoreland County seeks bids for corpse transport contract

Westmoreland County is looking to hire a company to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week and be available to go anywhere in the county for a pickup. On the surface, it appears to be just another job for a transportation company. But it is highly...
Dayton mass slaying victim Nick Cumer remembered in Washington, Pa. as hero

Elementary school teachers, high school friends, college fraternity brothers, family members and hundreds of others filled every free spot inside a Washington funeral home to say goodbye to a local man killed in a mass shooting last weekend in Dayton. “He just wanted to bring everybody together,” friend Mike Hammond...
Family saved by Jet-Skier after their stalled boat took on water near Tarentum

A family on a stalled boat in the Allegheny River near the Tarentum Bridge was pulled ashore by a Jet Skier when their vessel took on water Saturday afternoon. First responders were dispatched to the marina about 2:20 p.m. One of the passengers, who declined to give a name, said...
Western Pennsylvania Firemens Association convention underway in ArnoldVideo

Arnold firefighter Willie Weber believes his late father, Walter, would have enjoyed the return of a convention he helped organize for years. “My dad and I were chairmen of Tent City,” Weber said. “Technically, I’ve not missed a convention since 1960. When he stepped down, I took over. My dad...
2 injured in Washington Township motorcycle crash

Two people were airlifted to hospitals Saturday after a motorcycle rear-ended a pickup truck in Washington Township, according to police. The pickup truck was headed south on Route 66 at 1:30 p.m. when a helmet fell off a motorcycle traveling in front of him near Crestview Drive, police said. The...

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