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Tribune-Review wins 5 Golden Quill Awards
The Tribune-Review won five Golden Quill Awards, presented annually by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania to recognize outstanding performance in journalism. The Trib received 22 nominations for the 55th Golden Quill Awards, for which a dinner was held Wednesday at the Rivers Casino Event Center on Pittsburgh’s North Shore....
Town Hall participants brainstorm ideas for a Green New Deal in Westmoreland
Local proponents of the envisioned economic transformation dubbed the Green New Deal argue that regional jobs tied to the fossil fuel industry can be replaced with ones that are focused on environmentally friendly energy sources such as hydroelectric, wind and solar power. That was one of the ideas discussed Wednesday...
Severe storms expected to return
A second round of storms began walloping communities across Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon before many of them could clean up from the first round the night before. The overnight round of storms brought more than 4 inches of rain to some areas of Butler and Beaver counties, including Zelienople,...
Ohio man gets 7 years in prison for heroin, laundering ring more than $60K
An Ohio man will spend seven years in prison for his role in a heroin and related money laundering ring, federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh said Tuesday. James Nelson, 31, of Wellsville, Ohio, was convicted of conspiring to sell more than a kilogram of heroin and launder $60,000 of the profit...
Gateway High School postpones graduation ceremony, reschedules to May 30
Gateway High School’s graduation ceremony was canceled Wednesday and rescheduled, according to the district’s website. The ceremony, originally scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Gateway High School Stadium or “Antimarino” Stadium, will be held at the same time and place on May 30. Janet Estok, Administrative Assistant...
Goddard School students tour Beaver County’s Brunton Dairy
Kindergarten students from The Goddard School of Cranberry Township learned where milk comes from as they explored Brunton Dairy in Independence Township this week. The children took a tour of the milking barn and milk house, greeted calves and were treated to Brunton’s regular and chocolate milks. The class was...
Route 28 reopens, flood watch remains
Route 28 in Pittsburgh reopened early Thursday morning after it was closed due to flooding, according to Allegheny County 911. Most of Western Pennsylvania remains under a flash flood watch until 11 p.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Much of Beaver County is under a flood warning. Showers...
Jeannette woman accused in boyfriend’s 2016 death wlll stand trial in October
The murder trial of a Jeannette woman accused in the bludgeoning death of her 19-year-old boyfriend will be held in October. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani this week ordered jury selection for Crystal Belle’s first-degree murder trial to be held Oct. 2 with the trial to start...
Joe Bullick, longtime curator of North Hills historical memorabilia, dies
Long-time North Hills historian Joe Bullick, whose eclectic collection of local history artifacts and American memorabilia is housed in the McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center in McCandless, has died, town officials announced. Bullick of Pine Township passed away May 25. He was 87, officials announced on the town’s website. Bullick began...
New Florence Borough planning for sesquicentennial celebration
The New Florence Borough Sesquicentennial Committee will hold an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the New Florence Borough Building, 146 7th St. The borough in northeastern Westmoreland County is getting ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary with a one-day event on Aug. 17. The borough building is located...
Freeport man pulled unharmed from collapsed basementVideo
A basement window became an avenue of escape for a Freeport man Tuesday night. Just before 11 p.m., heavy rain sent water flowing down a steep hill behind Stewart Street. At one house, it was just too much. Suddenly, a concrete patio and basement steps came crashing down. Officials said...
Springdale getting more than $500K for traffic light upgrades
Springdale received more than $500,000 in grant money from PennDOT to make more upgrades to its traffic signals. The money will be used to upgrade the traffic signals at Pittsburgh and School streets and at Pittsburgh and James streets. Improvements will include new signal supports, LED lights, pedestrian accommodations and...
Port Authority proposes high-tech fare system
The Port Authority of Allegheny County is poised to offer a mobile ticketing application that would allow riders to pay fares through smart phones. Under the system, customers could purchase a ticket or pass using a credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through their phone and then immediately use...
Hempfield takes first step in creating 1 fire department
Hempfield officials are taking initial steps toward implementing a single reporting number for 12 fire stations — a move that could help improve results in an upcoming review. Supervisors this week voted unanimously to move forward with an application that would make the stations fall under one department in the...
Pittsburgh set to disburse $10M for affordable housing
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a plan for distributing $10 million in 2019 from an affordable housing fund. The Urban Redevelopment Authority, which administers the fund, has recommended that the money be divided into six programs this year, including rental assistance, subsidies to help with a...
Motorcyclist uses flannel shirt to save bald eagle on Chester County highway
A Lancaster man used his flannel shirt to rescue an injured bald eagle that had plopped down in the middle of a Route 30 bypass, stopping traffic, in Downingtown, Chester County, on Saturday, according to media reports. Dandon Miller was on his motorcycle when he encountered the traffic jam and...
Group gets OK to operate church, not food pantry, in Harmar
A church and nonprofit organization can move into a former Jehovah’s Witness hall in Harmar, but it can’t operate a food pantry there. Feeding the Flock on May 20 was granted an occupancy permit for the building. The group consists of a nonprofit organization, Feeding the Flock Ministries, and a...
West Newton family thanks Westmoreland dispatcher for emergency ‘delivery’
Russ Mitchell said Wednesday that he was not looking forward to listening to 18 minutes of the “most stressful time in my life” delivering his 6-pound, 2-ounce daughter on April 27 along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Penn Township. Mitchell, of West Newton, said he was eager to meet the Westmoreland...
Self-driving education grant runs into opposition at Pittsburgh City Council
Pittsburgh City Council will likely authorize acceptance of a $410,000 grant aimed at educating residents on the use of autonomous vehicles in the city, but members plan to provide amendments for how that should be done. Council in a preliminary vote Wednesday agreed to accept the money disbursed over three...
Walk-ins welcome at O’Hara blood drive
A community blood drive will happen Thursday in O’Hara. Walk-ins are welcome at the event, from noon to 6 p.m., at Lauri Ann West Community Center, 1220 Powers Run Road. According to Vitalant, patients every day in the U.S. need about 36,000 units of red blood cells, 7,000 units of...
Going outside comfort zone wins Chartiers Valley actor Gene Kelly honor
Samuel Kagle is sure his performance of “I Could Be That Guy” during Chartiers Valley’s spring musical “Sister Act” helped him stand out. Portraying Eddie Souther, Kagle switched to a deep, almost Barry White-like voice mid-song and quick changed into a white disco suit then into a policeman uniform, all...
Pittsburgh art to be showcased in London
Pittsburgh artists are being showcased across the pond. “Pittsburgh Art on the Bank” opens Sunday and runs through June 9 in London’s South Bank neighborhood. The exhibition will include tapestry pieces, digital installations, visual poems on acrylic, canvas oil paintings and archived photography from a dozen Pittsburgh artists. The exhibit...
2 Westmoreland municipalities awarded funding to improve intersections
Hempfield and Sewickley townships are receiving funds as part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s Automated Red Light Enforcement funding, money that will go toward 50 safety projects across the state. The $15.4 million project impacts 38 municipalities across the state, aimed at improving safety at intersections by upgrading traffic signals and...
Police: Philly man fleeing arrest in assault case kills pedestrian
Police say a man fleeing arrest in a sexual assault case struck and killed a female pedestrian in Philadelphia. Police say 36-year-old Raheem Geathers was spotted in a vehicle on a north Philadelphia street at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. Police say he recognized an approaching police sergeant and drove onto...
Greensburg Navy vet helps sweep for mines in the Pacific Ocean
Marc Hoffman of Greensburg wanted travel and see the world, so he joined the Navy. These days, he helps patrol a 124-million-square-mile area stretching from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border, and from the Kuril Islands near Japan and Russia all the way to the Antarctic in the...
