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WW II veteran, 101, throws Memorial Day party in Lower Burrell
Bill Tingle’s ears perked as his daughter called out, “Dad, look, there’s a kid waving to you.” “Thanks for your service!” shouted a young boy with a toothy grin from the backseat of a car driving by along Leechburg Road, minutes after the city’s annual Memorial Day parade came to...
Unity Army veteran: Talking helps war trauma survivorsVideo
Thomas Abraham knows intimately about the psychological costs of war. As a young man, the Unity veteran led even younger men, many still in their teens, while serving as a captain in the Army’s 173rd Airborne Battalion in Vietnam. After the West Point graduate was transferred within the battalion, “most...
Sewickley celebrates Memorial Day through annual parade, programs
The Sewickley area once again honored those who died serving the country through several Memorial Day events over the weekend. A memorial service was held Saturday at the United States Coast Guard station in Glen Osborne and a veterans memorial service took place at Sewickley United Methodist Church on Sunday....
Officials: 2 tornadoes hit Saturday in Indiana County
Two tornadoes touched down in Indiana County over the weekend, damaging a home and uprooting trees, the National Weather Service confirmed Monday. Meteorologists said a tornado with a wind speed of up to 90 mph touched down just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday along High Rise Drive in Burrell Township. It...
South Hills Memorial Day parade features firefighters, marching bands and veteransVideo
The South Hills Memorial Day parade featured two fire departments, local police, high school bands and veterans. The parade began on Brookline Boulevard Monday morning at 10 a.m. and wove through Brookline, Dormont and Mt. Lebanon. It ended at the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. The Mt. Lebanon police guard led the...
Man escapes Tarentum house fire from 2nd-floor window; 2 pet cats dieVideo
A Tarentum man who escaped flames ripping through his two-story home early Monday with help from police and a neighbor’s ladder was treated for smoke inhalation, officials said. At least two pet cats died in the fire at the duplex on Conroy Way, officials and neighbors said. The sound of...
WDVE revives the Memorial Day 500 music countdown
Are you counting down the tunes with WDVE this holiday weekend? The radio station resurrected the beloved Memorial Day 500, a countdown of the top 500 rock tunes of all time. It’s been more than two decades since WDVE-FM 102.5 hosted the music bonanza. Middle age yinzers no doubt remember...
Blessed Trinity Academy students shine in VFW essay contest
Blessed Trinity Academy (BTA) seventh- and eighth-graders joined more than 120,000 students nationwide in the Veterans of Foreign Wars-sponsored Patriot’s Pen essay competition. The contest consisted of multiple judging levels. BTA eighth-grader Samantha Bainbridge, 14, won first place at the West View VFW Post 2754 level and advanced to and...
Excela, Saint Vincent, Seton Hill team up to provide grief counseling for children
Childhood and death shouldn’t go together, but they often do. That stark reality is prompting a movement within Westmoreland County to increase services for children grieving the death of a loved one — whether from suicide, an opioid overdose or natural causes. “Our community was in great need,” said Maureen...
Kiski Area students documenting the lives of local veteransVideo
Merle Sober climbed Mt. Fuji while waiting for battle during the Korean War, and James Thomas Simko helped liberate a Nazi concentration camp during World War II when SS soldiers began shooting and burning its prisoners just before the arrival of Simko’s “Fighting 69th” infantry. The stories of Sober of...
Protecting your skin from the sun as easy as ABC
As summer approaches, many people will begin to hit the pools, lakes and trails. But with the outdoor fun comes an increased risk for skin cancer if you don’t properly protect yourself from the sun’s damaging rays. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, more people are diagnosed with skin cancer...
Aspinwall eatery gets a corner on the comfort food marketVideo
An Aspinwall eatery has cornered the market on the neighborhood restaurant concept. Cornerstone opened in 2009 — commanding the corner of Freeport Road and Eastern Avenue — and celebrated its 10th anniversary in February. According to 2017 figures from the National Restaurant Association, the average life span of a U.S....
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of May 27, 2019
Aleppo William Hinzman sold property at 811 Redgate Road to Masonic Villages Grand Lodge PA for $575,000. Glenfield Cyril Yaras Jr. sold property at 106 Phillips Lane to Adam and Megan Melamed for $3,200. Leet Carrie Ann Zaccaria sold property at 180 Oak St. to Tiffany and Sarah Phillips for...
Gable, Glancy wedding held at Faith Lakeside Church
Kristal Glancy and Brad Gable were married May 18, 2019. The ceremony was held at Faith Lakeside Community Church and a reception followed at the Chartiers Room at Bridgeville Fire Department. Kristal is the daughter of Coral and Steve Glancy of Carnegie. Paternal grandparents are Barbara and Earl Roithner of...
Schiller’s Pharmacy has a new owner, will provide the same neighborhood service
A Shadyside neighborhood pharmacy that’s been around for over 100 years will remain, with a slightly different name and some new products. Schiller’s Pharmacy has become Schiller’s Apothecary. The business on the corner of South Aiken Avenue and Walnut Street was purchased in April by New Jersey-based Apotheco Pharmacy. Over...
Derry man remembered for love of family, time in service
On the night James Hook and his soon-to-be wife, Sarah, started dating, they didn’t know it would lead to 80 years of him walking her home. “He asked if he could walk her home, and he asked if he could take her hand, and he’s been walking her home ever...
Pittsburgh Zoo’s baby gorilla, Frankie, turns one year old, celebrates with party
Happy Birthday, Frankie! The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium’s baby gorilla Frankie turned one year old on Sunday and celebrated with presents and treats from the zoo staff. Frankie was born last May to 22-year-old mom Moka while on exhibit. The zoo wanted to give the public the option of...
New Kensington Donut Connection sells $2M Powerball ticket
A winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million for the May 22 drawing was sold in New Kensington. The ticket with the Power Play option matched all of the five white balls drawn, 07-10-20-44-57, but not the red Powerball 03, to win $2 million. Without the $1 Power Play option, the...
Woman injured in hit-and-run crash in South Side
A woman was injured in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood on Sunday after she was hit by a car that fled the scene. According to Pittsburgh police, officers responded to a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Carson and South 18th streets around 12:30 p.m. The woman suffered...
Thunderstorms take down large branch at Prospect Cemetery
Severe thunderstorms that blew through the region Saturday evening took down a large tree branch at Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge, narrowly missing the cemetery office and nearby headstones. There are only a few headstones in that area and none of them were damaged, said Cindy Homburg, president of the cemetery....
Weather can’t dampen respect for Brackenridge’s Honor Roll memorial
About 100 people turned out Sunday to join in the Memorial Day observance by the Brackenridge American Legion despite the weather moving the majority of activities inside. The events held at Brackenridge Memorial Park included the rededication of the 54-year-old Honor Roll memorial that had been cleaned and restored after...
Westmoreland County Airshow wows crowds on second dayVideo
Bob Hanko of Westmoreland City sat in a comfortable chair Sunday on the tarmac of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe, watching fighter planes whiz by at ear-splitting speeds as they performed aerial maneuvers during the Shop ’n Save Westmoreland County Airshow. “I love to see the planes. I’ve come...
Apollo-Ridge students laid wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The lead up to Memorial Day this month was extra special for some Apollo-Ridge Elementary School students. Under the guidance of teacher Chad Danka, 27 students visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Three of the students – Julianna Saxion, Caleb Coy and Mackenzie Magness –...
Man arrested after car, foot chase near Westmoreland County Airshow
A man who fled from a state police traffic stop on Route 30 near the entrance to Saint Vincent College was caught after jumping the fence at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport during the airshow. State and Westmoreland County Park said the man drove his car off the road and...
Tarentum man spent decades building relationships with man’s best friendVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Most of Fawn Township native Bruce Ringer’s life has gone to the dogs. The Highlands High School grad has owned and operated a doggie daycare and training business in Tarentum...
