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Etna breaks ground on its Riverfront Park and Trail
Etna Manager Mary Ellen Ramage recalled a meeting long ago when the term “river town” had negative connotations, she said, speaking to a crowd from inside a tent at the foot of the 62nd Bridge, overlooking the Allegheny River. “Here we are today, and it’s an awesome thing,” she said....
Franklin Regional life skills students gain marketable experience through shop
Before opening the FR Panther Shop, learning support teacher Michelle Longo first had to learn how to use all of the equipment, so she could show her life-skills students. “We literally learned it all together,” Longo said. Funded by a roughly $12,000 grant from the FR Panther Foundation, special-education students...
Back the Blue concert raises funds for fallen Officer Brian Shaw’s foundation
People rocked out Saturday night at a hotel ballroom to raise money for the Back the Blue benefit concert that honored fallen New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw. After the first benefit concert Friday at the same venue, six bands signed on to play their music at the New Kensington...
Man injured in Belle Vernon motorcycle crash
Officials called for a helicopter to medically transport a man who crashed his motorcycle in Belle Vernon near Sweeney Plan on Saturday. “There’s one male down on the road, they requested a helicopter,” said a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher, referring to emergency personnel. The crash, which happened on the 1500...
IUP student, 21, dies in East Franklin car wreck
A student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania died Friday when his car crashed over an embankment in East Franklin. Brian H. Swatt, 21, of Lackawanna County, was pronounced dead at the scene by Armstrong County Chief Deputy Coroner Robert Bellas early Friday morning. State System chair and chancellor, Cindy Shapira...
Route 366 reopens in Tarentum after accident is cleared
Route 366 in Tarentum reopened Saturday evening after it was shut down as the result of a three-car accident. The road, locally known as Ross Street, closed for a time in one direction between the Marathon gas station at the foot of the Tarentum Bridge and East 10th Avenue, near...
Relay for Life of Apollo marks 24 years of fighting for cancer cure
They’re old pros at the Relay for Life of Apollo. Too windy to keep the purple-and-white inflatable arch up at the track? Take it down. The T-shirts belong here, the luminarias over there. The signs and banners lined the fence around the Apollo-Ridge High School track Saturday in Kiski Township...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 8, 2019
Bell Acres Kurt Meyer sold property at 110 Beech Ridge Drive to Marc and Heidi Buzzelli for $775,500. Estate of Joseph Woytovich sold property at Big Sewickley Creek Road to Sound Ideas Media LLC for $18,000. Thomas Graham sold property at 135 Witherow Road to Julian Mikola and Ashton Churchin...
Police: Homeless Uniontown man tried suicide by setting house, then van on fire
A Uniontown man has been charged with arson after setting fire to a vacant house and a van in attempt to kill himself. John A. Mack, 49, who is homeless but stays in Uniontown, allegedly confessed to the crimes to Uniontown police while being treated at a hospital for burns...
Greensburg YMCA talks renovation at Kinderhook Mile raceVideo
The downhill sprint was over in minutes, but Saturday’s Kinderhook Mile race marked the starting line of a much longer endeavor for the Greensburg YMCA. During an open house after the race, YMCA officials introduced the public to its renovation plans, which will cost up to $2 million. “This building...
Riverview Class of 2019 members earn their diplomas
Here is the Riverview High School Class of 2019: Rachel A. Aber, Yasmeen M.G. Al-Khawaja; Mirjana M. Balkovec, Devon C. Binz, Noah D. Black, Benjamin P. Blacksmith, Carter C. Alexander Cameron, Michael J. Condron II, Devlin S. Costello, Angeleque S. Y’vonne Craighead, Katelyn N. Davis, Nathan M. Davis, Cassandra G....
All things jeep celebrated at Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival in Butler County
Jeep owners and those who enjoy the storied history behind them are flocking to Butler County this weekend for the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, which runs through Sunday at Cooper’s Lake Campground in Worth Township, near Slippery Rock. The festival is organized by the Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association...
Driver rescued after car plunges down hillside at Kennywood Park
A car went over a hillside Friday night near Gate 2 of Kennywood Park and the driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, authorities said. It happened at about 10 p.m., when Duquesne police said the driver, described as an elderly man, appears to have put the car...
Former Carlynton student graduates from West Point
Cadet Jacob Edward Bickus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bickus of Crafton , graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on May 25. Bickus graduated from Carlynton Junior-senior High School in 2015. While at West Point, he concentrated his studies in nuclear engineering. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant...
The Week: North Hills
Here are some of the news and features in the North Hills from the past week. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see the North Hills section on Triblive.com: • Physicist, minister receive North Hills 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award • Lawsuit details allegations...
Springdale High School Class of 2019 is one for the ages
Here is the Springdale High School Class of 2019: Andrew Alese, Logan Baur, Timothy Bellin, Madison Beyer, Laurel Black, Morgan Blanchflower, Leann Brannock, Alexis Byrd, Erica Crail, Gavin Densmore Jaden Domaratz, Deserai Duncan, Gianna Foglia, Jocelyn Folmer, Jacob Garmong, Julia Garmong, Christina Gaschler, Kaitlyn Hails, Rachel Halapchuk, Rachel Hayes Autumn...
Cheswick Christian Academy’s close-knit class of 10 students celebrate 2019 commencement
Here is the Cheswick Christian Academy Class of 2019: Sterling James Coles, Warren Eugene Godleski, Rebekah Emily Grant, Josiah Vladimirovich Ivanov, Natalie Ann Jones, Bethany Rose Kosor, Jada Rose Kress, Journee Renee Kress, Deanna Marie Ormesher, Anna Kimmarie Visk....
Highlands High School Class of 2019 set for the future
Here is the Highlands High School Class of 2019: Alyssa Nicole Adamovits, Guillermo Jose Alcantar, Jake Michael Arvay, Bailey Renee Ayers, Cameron Jeffrey Babinsack, Isabella Baker, Ryan Michael Baker, Anthony Joseph Balog, Bailey G. Beacom, Cole Nickolas Bergquist Daneasha Berry, Nicholas D. Bigenho, Karick Matthew Bigley, Richard Marcel Blake, Julia...
Police call Uniontown fires suspicious
Uniontown firefighters battled blazes at more than one house in Uniontown late Friday night, a Fayette County 911 supervisor said. The fire was reported at 336 E. Main St., at about 9:20 p.m. The 911 supervisor said that city police said multiple buildings were on fire. The initial report from...
US attorney says FBI not meddling in accused Tree of Life shooter’s case
The FBI did not block the defense attorneys of accused Squirrel Hill synagogue gunman Robert Bowers from interviewing witnesses, federal prosecutors said in court Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office dismissed the allegation that the FBI was meddling in the case and related demands made by defense attorneys last week as...
Storms wash away abutment of Thompson Run Bridge in Ross, closing lane
Allegheny County Department of Public Works crews shut down the southbound lane of Thompson Run Road between Radcliff Drive and Babcock Boulevard in Ross Friday due to concerns about the safety of the bridge. Officials said a consultant handling the Thompson Run Bridge No. 3’s annual inspection discovered that a...
Apollo-Ridge seniors share their final high school moments
Here is the Apollo-Ridge High School Class of 2019: Marley Renae Altman, Trent Michael Arduino, Curtis Michael Arner, Carlos Daniel Baines, Emilee Lynn Barber, Audrey Lana Barnes, Travis Ray Baylor, Cheyenne Mycal Benemann, Owen T. Bernard, Parker J. Berry Jeremy Alexander Birch, Angelo Benjamin Bonnoni, Michael Elijah Booker, Jessica Dawn...
Rare Andean condor chick hatches at National Aviary
A rare Andean Condor chick, a downy, grey-white baby bird the size of a grapefruit, hatched Friday at the National Aviary. This is the first Andean Condor chick to hatch at the National Aviary since 2007, and is currently the only Andean Condor chick to hatch this year at an...
Ligonier Valley: Class of 2019
Here is a list of the 2019 graduates from Ligonier Valley High School. Lexie Ann Ambrose, Nathanial James Andrews Shane Edward Barkley Jr., Leah Rose Beard, Zachary Roger Beitel, Nathan Fredrick Belford, Jakob Nicholas Berger, Greta Miriam Bergman, Kevin Andrew Blystone, Madison Hannah Bouch, Alexia Lynn Boyd, Blake Michael Bridge,...
Derry Area: Class of 2019
Here is a list of the 2019 graduates from Derry Area High School. Bastien Myles Anderson, Kaylee May Angus, Nathaniel Todd Angus, Nicholas Michael Aukerman Jason Thomas Baker, Maria Ann Balega, Cody Matthew Barger, Christian Gregory Bartlebaugh, Thurayyanadja Faith Bartlebaugh, Jonathan Michael Bauer, Anthony Nelson Bedont, Ronald Edward Bell II,...
