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Mastering nature: Pennsylvania Master Naturalist programs comes to Westmoreland
Scott Jones spent a career exploring environmental issues from the regulatory side as a hydrogeologist with the state Department of Environmental Protection. Now that he’s retired, natural resources are more of an avocation than a vocation. “I still have a really strong interest in the environment, but I was trying...
Carnegie couple marks 40 years of marriage
Cathy and Paul Adamski of Carnegie celebrated 40 years of marriage Sept. 8. They are the parents of Jason and Michael and have three granddaughters, Bella, Alicia and Alexa. Paul also celebrated his birthday. Happy birthday to Craig Wood of Rosslyn Heights, who celebrates Sept. 18 with his wife Connie....
Cats rescued from New Kensington home could be ready for adoption soonVideo
Most of the cats rescued from a New Kensington house last month where their owner died will be ready for adoption in a couple of weeks, a manager at Frankie’s Friends Cat Rescue said. New Kensington police are investigating what happened to the woman found dead Aug. 8 in her...
Wrestlers take down drainage problems at Lower Burrell’s Kotecki Park
Sometimes there are not-so-glamorous aspects of beauty that make ethereal places such as parks special. But mud and drainage issues can dash anyone’s dreams for a public space. Such was the case in planning for a dog park at Kotecki Park in Lower Burrell, where planning and the brawn of...
Conservation District honors Chestnut Ridge forest stewards, woodlands group
Westmoreland Conservation District will head into the woods, figuratively, Thursday as it presents its annual conservation awards to a local couple who are reviving wooded acreage on Chestnut Ridge and to a nonprofit organization that supports such efforts. Lewis and Kate Lobdell will be honored as the 2019 Conservation Farmers...
Man wounded in Brackenridge shooting
A man was shot and wounded in Brackenridge on Saturday afternoon, police said. The shooting was reported at 5:13 p.m. at a home on Third Avenue. A neighbor who lives two houses down and declined to give her name said she heard a gunshot, ran to her door and heard...
Irwin hires assistant manager
Irwin will once more have a manager and an assistant manager to operate the town’s government. Council voted unanimously on Sept. 3 to hire Stacie Santimyer as the borough’s assistant manager at an annual salary of $35,000, said Shari Martino, borough manager. Santimyer, aNorth Huntingdon resident, will begin her new...
Western Pa. entities preparing for growth of sports bettingVideo
Bets rolled in all week to Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore for the Steelers’ Sunday night game against the New England Patriots, with local gamblers putting early money on the Black and Gold — giving them a 55% chance of winning, according to the casino. This is the first...
Saxonburg arts festival brings out tens of thousands to quaint townVideo
Spotty clouds and a few drops of rain did little to deter the crowds at the Saxonburg Festival of Arts on Saturday. The weekend event, in its 34th year, usually draws between 20,000 and 30,000 people over two days, according to Hannah Shannon, volunteer coordinator. The festival continues Sunday from...
Jeannette residents say they are not worried about McKee Stadium securityVideo
Twelve hours after a 48-year-old Jeannette man was shot and killed outside Jeannette’s McKee Stadium near the end of a high school football game Friday, the 82-year-old athletic facility along Park Street had only a few walkers passing by Saturday morning and the occasional motorist headed out for weekend errands....
Dogs get their turn at Ruff Mudder steeplechase near Slippery Rock
As Cooper’s Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, Pa., filled with athletes for the Tough Mudder, a designated section of the festival was designed with four-legged athletes in mind. The Ruff Mudder, an obstacle course for dogs and their owners to go through at their own speed, was a product of...
Dogs take over Rogers-McFeely Memorial Pool in Latrobe for season-ending swim
Once again, Rogers-McFeely Memorial Pool in Latrobe went to the dogs to mark the unofficial end of summer. The pool at in Legion-Keener Park hosted its annual “Pooches in the Pool” dog swim from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost was $10 per family. Begun in 2015, the event was...
Plaque, wall dedicated to late Greensburg Fire Chief J. Edward Hutchinson
Longtime Greensburg Aerobics Center General Manager Marianne Bucci Anzovino has no hesitation telling anyone within earshot that without late city fire chief J. Edward “Hutch” Hutchinson, the aerobics center at Lynch Field never would have been built. On Saturday, Hutchinson’s family, firefighters and aerobics center staff members gathered outside the...
Police: West Mifflin man kills mother, 80; calls 911 to turn himself in
A West Mifflin man was arrested Saturday after police say he killed his mother and then called police to report it. Kenneth Burdick, 42, of Shady Lane, surrendered peacefully to police on the front porch of the home that he shared with his mother, authorities said. Police said Burdick called...
‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ almost wasn’t filmed in PittsburghVideo
Imagine Mister Rogers in his red cardigan and tennis shoes in New York or Atlanta. It almost happened. Pittsburgh was at risk of losing the filming of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” the Mister Rogers film starring Tom Hanks, to another city, people involved with keeping the film in...
Whitehall library, Literacy Pittsburgh team up to make cultural doll collection
Nan Nway carefully dresses a doll in a long, light blue kurta adorned with pink flamingos that give it even more flair. “Perfect,” she says, with a coy smile. “Pretty.” For the last several months, refugee and immigrant women who come from across the globe and now are a part...
Jeannette police identify fatal shooting victim, suspect in McKee Stadium incidentVideo
A 48-year-old Jeannette man was fatally shot by another man outside the fence of Jeannette’s McKee Stadium just as a high school football game headed into its final minutes Friday night, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Dameian L. Williams died of his wounds at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital...
Fans from across the world celebrate life of Mac Miller at Pittsburgh’s Blue Slide ParkVideo
Hundreds of fans from across the world came together Friday for a celebration of the life of rapper and Pittsburgh native Mac Miller nearly one year after his death. Frick Park’s Blue Slide Park playground, which was made famous by Miller’s album and song of the same name, was filled...
Derry police car involved in crash
Derry police are investigating a crash involving one of their own vehicles. Westmoreland County dispatchers said a police cruiser was involved in a crash in which someone was trapped in the wreckage. It happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday near the intersection of West Second Avenue and Y Street. No...
Former Obama advisor to participate in women’s health care symposium in Pittsburgh
Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to former President Barack Obama, will participate in an Adagio Health symposium dedicated to women’s health later this month in Pittsburgh. Jarrett will be involved in a discussion regarding the importance of better health care and policies for women across the country at the second...
Penn Hills boy, 15, faces trial on homicide charge regarding death of Mt. Oliver man
A 15-year-old Penn Hills boy who was charged with homicide in July will stand trial as all his charges were upheld by a Pittsburgh Municipal Court judge. Myzle Ford appeared before Judge Tom Caulfield on Friday in gray prison garb. He was represented by a public defender, Christopher Patarini, who...
Soups sold at Pennsylvania Aldi stores included in recall
Roughly 3,300 pounds cans of soup sent to Aldi stores in Pennsylvania and New York were recalled this week for not undergoing import re-inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said. BCI Foods, Inc., a Quebec, Canada firm and importer recalled the items after the problem...
Norwin library to hold genealogy class for beginners
The Norwin Public Library will hold a “Genealogy For Beginners” class at 1 p.m. Sept. 27 for people who want to trace their family tree, but have hesitated because they are not computer-savvy. This class will show participants how to make a simple family tree using materials that may be...
Westmoreland Conservancy will open Murrysville trail for people with mobility issuesVideo
Rob Malley’s older brother was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved being in the woods while he was growing up. “He was in an accident, became a quadriplegic, and all of that was kind of closed to him,” said Malley, a member of the Westmoreland Conservancy’s board of directors...
Behind the scenes with ‘The Lion King’Video
“The Lion King” made its’ debut at the Benedum Center on Wednesday night. On Friday, the Trib got to go behind the scenes of the hit musical to speak with actress Nia Holloway who plays Nala, along with puppet master Michael Reilly, and actor Spencer Plachy, who performs as Scar....
