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Video: The Herald news highlights for the week of Feb. 25Video
Here are some of the news highlights from around the Lower Valley for the week of Feb. 25: • Fox Chapel trails ready for spring despite heavy 2018 damage • Sharpsburg named Animal Friends’ 1st Compassionate Community • Fox Chapel considering $5 million public works facility • Aspinwall hires consultant...
Exploring the life of Sen. John McCain both informative, remarkable
On the final Sunday afternoon of February, the Bridgeville Area Historical Society welcomed back Dr. John Aupperle for his annual visit and was rewarded with another informative and entertaining presentation. Aupperle was profoundly impressed by the significance of Sen. John McCain’s remarkable life when it was celebrated by his funeral...
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: • North Hills OKs plan to move 6th graders into middle school building •...
Allegheny Valley School music and choral students going to Walt Disney World
The Allegheny Valley School Board recently approved trips for students and staff in the school’s music and choral programs. Headlining the trips is the 2019-2020 fall band and choir trip to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., from Nov. 28 through Dec. 3. The cost for each...
Top 5 most expensive homes on the market in Plum
There are 152 homes listed for sale in Plum, according to Zillow.com. Here are the five most expensive: 1. 250 McKim Drive, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms: $535,250. It was listed for sale Jan. 21. 2. 3903 New Texas Road, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms: $495,000. It was originally listed for sale...
Police looking for 2 men suspected in Washington County shooting
A man was shot and wounded at about 9 p.m. along South Main Street in Ellsworth in Washington County. A Washington County 911 supervisor said the man was being treated for a gunshot wound. State police are looking for a silver Toyota with two men inside. The possible suspects were...
Vacant house in Jeannette catches fire for 2nd time in 2 years
A vacant house on South Seventh Street caught fire Friday for the second time in two years. Jeannette Fire Capt. Joe Matijevic is not interested in returning for a third. “I’m hoping we can get it demolished,” Matijevic said Friday night as fire crews cleaned up the scene on the...
Almost 90 in Kiski darkened by intended outage
An intentional power outage cut electrical service for almost 90 customers in part of Kiski Township on Friday. West Penn Power spokesman Todd Meyers said it was necessary to take service down in the area of School and Edmon roads. “There is a broken pole and lines hanging from it....
Trial begins for man accused of killing family in Thanksgiving Day crash
Testimony began this week in the trial of man charged with killing a family of three Thanksgiving Day in 2016 as he tried to flee police near Route 30 in North Versailles. David Bianco, his fiancée, Kaylie Meininger and her young daughter Annika died when their Ford Taurus burst into...
Man convicted of raping teen now accused of pressuring her to recant
A man convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2014 faces new charges on allegations he pressured the victim last year while still in jail to recant her original statements, court records show. Christopher Vasquez, 28, was sentenced to at least seven years in prison in 2014. In May 2018,...
Pittsburgh man with long record pleads guilty to having pistol, ammo
A Pittsburgh man with 13 prior convictions pleaded guilty in federal court for having a handgun and ammunition, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Darnell James Shipman, 29, entered the guilty plea Friday before U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. Shipman, who is a convicted felon, was accused of brandishing...
Symphony East will welcome Pittsburgh Festival Opera performers in March
Pittsburgh Festival Opera vocalists Adrianna Cleveland, Alicia Jayourba, Abigail Eagleson and Corrie Stallings will perform at the next Symphony East program in Murrysville. The program will be at 1 p.m., March 18 at Redstone Highlands, 4951 Cline Hollow Road in Murrysville. It is open to the public, and no reservations...
1 dead in Derry Twp. crash on Route 217
At least one person has died following a two-car crash Friday that closed a stretch of Route 217 in Derry Township. The crash happened just before 5 p.m. near the intersection of Route 217 and Curnow Road, according to Westmoreland County emergency dispatchers. Route 217 was closed for about four-and-a-half...
Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik to respond to abuse, listening sessions
Bishop David Zubik, the head of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, will soon issue a pastoral letter that offers an action plan to try and move forward in the wake of the grand jury report chronicling decades of sexual abuse in the church. The letter will address issues related to...
Veterans group receives $45,000 grant
The West Mifflin-based nonprofit Operation Troop Appreciation is receiving a $45,000 state grant to help it provide welcome-home kits to veterans, state Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport, announced Friday. Davis said the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs selected Operation Troop Appreciation to get the grant through the Veterans Trust Fund....
Rather Ripped Records in Brookline closes
Another iconic Pittsburgh record store has gone out of business. Rather Ripped Records in Brookline closed its doors for the last time on Thursday. The store had been in business for 50 years, after South Side native Russ Ketter opened at his original location in Berkeley, California in 1969. He...
Sign of spring: The trout stocking trucks have begun to arriveVideo
Alle-Kiski Valley anglers, children and dogs turned out Friday for the second biggest day of trout season — the first day of trout stocking. “This is what everybody waits for,” Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission waterways conservation officer Mike Walsh said along Deer Creek in Indiana Township’s Emmerling Park. “When...
Test boring will restrict Route 119 traffic in Youngwood
Motorists will encounter a series of single-lane closures on sections of Route 119 and adjoining streets in Youngwood beginning next week. According to PennDOT, daytime traffic restrictions will occur as needed on weekdays, allowing crews to conduct test borings in preparation for planned reconstruction of the roadway beginning in 2020....
Hundreds without power after crash on Clairton’s North State Street
North State Street in Clairton reopened Friday after a crash had closed the road between Mendelsohn and Blair avenues. Allegheny County dispatch said the one-vehicle wreck sheared a utility pole and caused downed lines at about 3:30 p.m. Clairton police are investigating. There were no injuries reported. The crash knocked...
Franklin Regional students incorporate drumming, lasers, blacklights into gym classVideo
Franklin Regional Middle School students, through a grant from the FR Panther Foundation, spent part of their Friday drumming to dance music with lasers and blacklights. Health and physical-education teacher Barbara Haybarger said the fitness drumming program helps students with rhythmic movement, building confidence and learning to collaborate with peers....
Virginia men accused of stealing items worth $6K from Walmart
Three Virginia men are accused of stealing more than $6,000 worth of merchandise from an Armstrong County Walmart and are suspected in similar thefts at other Walmarts and stores in at least two other states. State Police in Kittanning filed felony theft charges Friday against Shawn Terrance Acklin, 27; Adarrus...
Pittsburgh firm contributes capital for medical hemp industry
Primal Equity, a Chicago-based investment advisory firm with offices in Pittsburgh, is raising capital for the Oregon-based medical hemp producer 4TF Investments. The capital will go directly toward one of the largest medical-grade hemp harvests to date and will help the cannabidiol, or CBD, market continue to grow, said Joseph...
ATF still investigating Jeannette fatal fire evidence; trial date to be set later
Investigators continue to analyze evidence collected at the scene of a 2018 Jeannette fire in which an elderly woman died. Assistant District Attorney Leo Ciaramitaro said Friday in a court hearing for the man accused of setting the April 9 blaze that evidence collected at the scene is still being...
Man rejects plea deal in East Huntingdon pedestrian fatality case
A New Stanton motorist prosecutors contend was under the influence of drugs when he struck and killed a pedestrian on Christmas Eve 2016 in East Huntingdon rejected a plea deal on Friday that would have required him to serve up to 40 years in prison. Matthew Ramsay, 31, is charged...
Luxury movie theater planned for closed Bally’s fitness in Pittsburgh’s Downtown
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is planning a six-screen movie theater in a Downtown building that had a long history as a cinema before it was turned into a health club. Kevin McMahon, who heads the cultural trust, said the organization is renovating the building at 115 Sixth St. with plans...
