Rain doesn’t dampen opening day of trout season
The first day of trout season has always been a big deal for the Gombosh family. It became more so after 15-year-old Joey Gombosh fell ill and died in 1995 after he returned from a fishing outing at Northmoreland Park. “This keeps his memory alive,” said Bob Gombosh, who along...
Protesters rally at Westmoreland County Courthouse to oppose Trump agenda
Andrew Wilson said he never attends political protests. On Saturday, he and about 600 others gathered in front of the Westmoreland County Courthouse for one of the hundreds of rallies conducted across the country, including a similar event in downtown Pittsburgh, to protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s actions...
The Bocce House in O’Hara seeks liquor license
A private club in O’Hara’s RIDC Park is seeking a liquor license at its Alpha Drive facility. The Bocce House of Pittsburgh, LLC will have a public hearing before O’Hara Council on Tuesday. It is seeking an inter-municipal license transfer to serve alcohol at its site at 641 Alpha Drive....
Police trying to determine when, where a woman dropped off at hospital was stabbed
A woman was in critical condition after being dropped off at a hospital with a serious stab wound early Saturday, Allegheny County Police said. At about 5:15 a.m., Penn Hills police called in county police detectives to investigate an incident in which a female was stabbed in the chest. The...
Cherrie Mahan’s mom feels closer than ever to finding her daughter’s abductor, remains
Cherrie Mahan’s mother and a team of friends are preparing to search a largely unexamined plot of land where they suspect the girl, who disappeared Feb. 22, 1985, from a school bus stop in Winfield, may be buried. The area is part of a 26-acre parcel across from where Cherrie’s...
Religion digest April 5, 2025
Lenten luncheons, services planned Leechburg The Leechburg Ministerium will host the final Lenten lunch at 11:45 a.m. Friday at Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church, 271 Main St. Donations will be accepted to support the ministerium emergency voucher fund. Tarentum There will be Lenten lunch and worship service Wednesday at First...
The Stroller, April 5, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Car seat loaner program...
Unity Township man rescued from creek in Latrobe
A Unity man was rescued from Loyalhanna Creek on Friday afternoon. Unity fire departments as well as the Westmoreland County Swift Water Rescue team were dispatched shortly after 4 p.m. for a man floating in the creek, according to Unity Township Bureau of Fire officials. Rescuers from the Lloydsville Fire...
A tip of the cap: Sto-Rox graduate releasing new hat collection, featuring 3 Pittsburgh Pirates styles
John Geiger could have released his latest baseball hat collection anywhere in the country, but there really was only one place — the city of his home team. Geiger, 39, a Sto-Rox High School graduate and basketball star who grew up in several Pittsburgh neighborhoods, chose the ‘Burgh and the...
State says Hempfield coffee vendor owes $63,000 in back taxes
A Hempfield vending company providing coffee and water was hit this week with a $104,000 lien for failing to pay back sales and use taxes and fees for a 20-month period, according to the state Department of Revenue. Horizon Coffee Service Inc., with its business office off Donohoe Road, did...
Crowd erupts for Marc Fogel’s ceremonial first pitch at Pirates home openerVideo
Wearing a Roberto Clemente jersey, Marc Fogel walked to the mound, tipped his cap and blew two kisses to the sold-out PNC Park crowd at the Pirates’ home opener Friday. He then threw a ceremonial first pitch toward the plate to phenom pitcher and reigning National League Rookie of the...
Foster care agencies in Pa. took millions owed to kids in their care, often keeping them in the dark
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Counties across Pennsylvania are taking millions of dollars in Social Security benefits owed to kids in foster care, a practice some child advocates equate to...
Felon sentenced for illegal guns found after Route 28 rollover crash in Tarentum
A Washington County felon found with illegal guns after causing a rollover crash on state Route 28 following a police chase has been sentenced to serve a decade in federal prison. Derik Carothers, 29, pleaded guilty on Oct. 30 to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon before U.S....
Section of Allegheny River Boulevard to close for emergency tree removal
PennDOT is closing Allegheny Boulevard from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday for emergency tree removal work. The boulevard will be closed between Nadine Road and Washington Boulevard, which spans Penn Hills and the city of Pittsburgh. The closure could be lifted earlier pending completion of the work. Motorists are advised...
Penn Township physical therapist helps to fill gap in care for fast heart rate syndrome
Doctors have pitched countless theories to Irwin resident Lauren Karcher regarding the laundry list of health problems she had experienced in the past 15 years. Emergency room doctors suspected she suffered from transient ischemic attacks — also known as mini-strokes — and a rheumatologist told her she was in the...
Greensburg-Hempfield area groups provide local families ‘a sense of relief’ with Food 2 Go 4 Kids program
Reflecting on a decade of providing weekend meals and snacks to families at three Hempfield Area elementary schools, the Rev. John Smaligo could not hide his emotion. What started in February 2015 as an effort to support about 40 Hempfield Area students has more than tripled in size. Eleven Greensburg-Hempfield...
Man indicted in ‘grandparent scam’ that hit Western Pa. residents
An 89-year-old hearing impaired man received a call from someone he believed was his son on Dec. 12, stating he had been arrested for a drunken driving crash in Baltimore. Shortly after, the man received another phone call from someone posing as an attorney. This person said that the son...
Monroeville rehab center takes holistic approach to recovery
April 7 is not a day Patrick Yarboro is going to forget anytime soon. It’s the day in 2019 when he woke up in an emergency room — on the way to intensive care — after overdosing on the powerful synthetic opioid carfentanil. It also is his sobriety date. But...
Judge rejects plea deal in North Huntingdon high-speed crash
A Westmoreland County judge Friday rejected a plea deal for a North Huntingdon man accused of driving 90 mph in July 2024 before colliding with another vehicle in a crash that seriously injured the other driver. Judge Scott Mears said the plea deal arranged for Nolan P. Mullen, 22, would...
Investigation continues into fatal New Kensington fire
The cause of a house fire in New Kensington on Thursday afternoon that took the life of a bartender at the Lower Burrell American Legion remains unclear. Amy L. Seguiti died in her home in the 1100 block of Strawn Avenue when fire tore through the upper floor. She was...
Plum departments begin volunteer firefighter stipend program
Five days into a new program that offers stipends for volunteer firefighters in Plum, Holiday Park VFD Chief Jim Sims said things have gone “very well.” The stipends — $15 per hour — were approved by the borough in January after the Plum Fire Chiefs Association initially presented the program...
New book ‘Pittsburgh in 50 Maps’ gets up close and personal with the city
From the Pittsburgh left to the Immaculate Reception, Stentor Danielson wants every one of his maps to tell a story about the city. His new book, “Pittsburgh in 50 Maps,” is the fourth in a series of map-based compilations by Belt Publishing. Before the Steel City, the Rust Belt-focused publishing...
Washington Township man sentenced to 3 to 6 years in prison in 2023 fatal crash
A Washington Township man was sentenced to three to six years in state prison Friday for the death of a fellow township man in a 2023 fatal crash. David Bedick, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence in the death of Alex Orange, 21,...
Mt. Pleasant police charge women with child endangerment
Two women are accused by police of abusing a 10-year-old child who reported being beaten, denied food and forced to stand in the corner of a room for three days as punishment, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Mt. Pleasant Borough Police arrested Elma Ritenour, 68, and her...
Location change for Tarentum Night Market expected to shine spotlight on entire community
Changes are coming to Tarentum’s monthly street festival to boost safety and socialization. Night Market, heading into its sixth year, is eyeing a move to First Avenue, where officials believe people will be more prone to sit, eat and linger. There also would be improved traffic flow and access to...
