State Senate signs off on new Westmoreland register of wills, judge
Westmoreland County’s newest row officer and a judge could be sworn later this week after the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday confirmed both nominations from Gov. Josh Shapiro to fill the vacancies. Republican Jon Wian, 43, of Delmont takes over the Register of Wills, the office where wills, estates, adoptions and...
Westmoreland County Community College names interim president
The former president of a Michigan community college will serve as interim president at Westmoreland County Community College while trustees continue the search for permanent leadership. Ohio native David Devier retired last year after serving a decade as president at Glen Oaks Community College in Michigan. He previously worked as...
Shaler Area students collecting plastic lids for recycled bench at new park in Millvale
Shaler Area students have collected more than 200 pounds of plastic caps that will eventually be recycled into two benches for the upcoming Rainbow Raccoon Park in Millvale. But those 200 pounds are only a little more than half of their goal, according to Shaler Area High School teacher Abby...
National Opera House recognized by City of Pittsburgh
On a whim 25 years ago, Guyana native Jonnet Solomon and the late Miriam White purchased the Homewood building that once housed the National Negro Opera Company. Since then, Solomon has taken on the preservation of the building while continuing the legacy established by its founder, Mary Cardwell Dawson. “Every...
PennDOT to host Real ID service event in Penn Hills
PennDOT’s Penn Hills Driver’s License Center will open its doors for a special Real ID service event Feb. 10. While having a Real ID in Pennsylvania is optional, travelers will be required after May 7 to present a Real ID to fly domestically, enter a military base and enter certain...
Police say owners of Mon View Heights stole $580,000, created public nuisance
Three men who own the Mon View Heights housing complex in West Mifflin were charged by police Tuesday with stealing $580,000 that could have been used to make improvements at the properties. Instead, authorities said, the trio diverted the cash into various bank accounts connected to the apartment complex, according...
Taco Bell manager found guilty of first-degree murder in Harrison man’s death
A former Taco Bell manager was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder for killing an employee after a dispute at the fast-food restaurant in Scott where they worked. Zairyre Simmons faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole in the 2022 shooting death of Dorian Carver of Harrison....
Scirotto fallout spurs Pittsburgh council to grill nominees under oath for top city posts
Candidates tapped to lead Pittsburgh’s departments and bureaus will now have to answer City Council’s questions under oath. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the legislation, which Councilman Anthony Coghill, D-Beechview, introduced. The bill was prompted by concerns that former police Chief Larry Scirotto might have dodged questions and provided untruthful...
Girlfriend of man on trial in Uber driver’s slaying testifies
The woman whose request for an Uber preceded the events that left a rideshare driver dead testified Tuesday she had no reason to think anything was amiss when her boyfriend asked her to get him a lift. Tanaya Mullen, 25, told jurors that she and Calvin Crew, 24, of Pitcairn,...
Pittsburgh voters to decide referendums on Israel ties and water privatization
Pittsburghers will see at least three referendum questions on their ballots this spring, with two aimed at ensuring the city isn’t forced to divest from companies with ties to Israel and a third asking voters to bar the city from privatizing its water and sewer infrastructure. City Council on Tuesday...
DEP, environmental contractors continue cleanup after Braeburn hydraulic spill
Cleanup continued Tuesday at the site of a hydraulic fluid spill into the Allegheny River in Lower Burrell. The state Department of Environmental Protection is overseeing work at the Braeburn Alloy Steel facility, where the fluid leaked from a containment area at the plant and into the river Monday afternoon....
Millvale’s Medicap Pharmacy wins ‘Most Transformed’ award
Medicap Pharmacy, a longtime Millvale enterprise, was named the “most transformed” pharmacy of 2024 by the Flip the Pharmacy organization. The organization, which focuses on steering pharmacies toward more clinical care rather than solely filling prescriptions, awarded Medicap for several recent changes in care options. Elaine Trapani, who started the...
3rd time’s the charm for future Huston Middle School building plan
Just when Burrell School District officials thought they had a building plan at Huston Middle School to accommodate an additional grade level there next year, a dry run two weeks ago led them to reconsider. A maintenance issue at Stewart Elementary School on Jan. 23 had its fifth graders spend...
Seton Hill to honor MLK through speaker, day of service
Seton Hill University in Greensburg will honor Martin Luther King Jr. with its annual educational program and day of service. The program will feature speaker Don C. Sawyer III, Fairfield University’s first vice president for diversity, inclusion and belonging. An associate professor in the university’s department of sociology and anthropology,...
Walmart is new owner of Monroeville Mall; interested in presence at redeveloped site
Walmart’s purchase and intent to redevelop Monroeville Mall echoes similar projects completed in Westmoreland County in the early 2000s and in Wisconsin just a few years ago. No specific plans for the 186-acre Monroeville site have been released, said Mark Rickel, director of corporate communications for Walmart. “Walmart did purchase...
Morning Roundup: No injuries reported in shooting near Rankin apartment building
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025: Shooting at Rankin apartment building Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting reported early Tuesday at a Rankin apartment building. Police said they were dispatched for a report of gunshots about 1:35 a.m. to Palisades...
Love or not, there’s a pizza for you in Leechburg this Valentine’s Day
Steve Senjan and his wife, Jamie, never really liked Valentine’s Day. “You shouldn’t need a special day to show someone you love them or do something nice for them,” Senjan said. “You should be doing it a little more often than that.” Then it’s no surprise that, after opening the...
The Stroller, Feb. 4, 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. Golf bash fundraiser planned...
Penn-Trafford student, inspired by 8-year-old cancer survivor, aims to raise $10K for nonprofit
Penn-Trafford sophomore Abby Rayman is on a mission to raise $10,000 to support children diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma. It’s part of a challenge posed by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a national nonprofit with a branch on Pittsburgh’s South Side. As a candidate for the society’s Student Visionary of...
Student news: A roundup of accolades
• Madeline Kasunich was named to the dean’s list at Bucknell University for the fall 2024 semester. • Aeliana Ackison was named to the chancellor’s list at Western Carolina University for the fall 2024 semester. • Emilie Whitewolf participated in Wig and Buckle Theater Company’s recent production of “Nightfall” at...
Penn Hills Library, less spry than it once was, could see renovations
The Penn Hills Library might get a refresh as it nears the end of its second decade along Stotler Road. Organization leaders recently met with several design firms that specialize in libraries and plan to meet with several more in the coming weeks to hash out the basics of a...
Hydraulic fluid leak at Lower Burrell steel plant sends slick down Allegheny River
Hydraulic fluid was released into the Allegheny River from Braeburn Alloy Steel in Lower Burrell on Monday afternoon, prompting warnings to downriver water suppliers, according to emergency officials. Two passersby reported seeing the sheen along the Westmoreland shore of the river, and Lower Burrell firefighters responded around 3 p.m., fire...
Teen pleads guilty in Arnold street shooting
An Arnold teenager who has been in jail for the past three years as he awaited trial for the attempted murder of five people in 2021 pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges. Ikquan Hassain Amid Lynn, 18, told a Westmoreland County judge it was in his best interest to admit...
U.S. Steel, Nippon argue in court for new federal merger review
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel laid out their case Monday that then-President Joe Biden hamstrung a national security review to justify blocking the companies’ merger. An opening brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia claimed the companies had their due process rights violated when...
Aide at Quality Life Services accused of stealing patient’s debit card
A traveling health care worker from Louisiana who police said has a history of theft is accused by Washington Township authorities of stealing a debit card belonging to a patient and using it at a grocery store, according to court papers. Family members of the patient at Quality Life Services,...
