In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Nov. 10, 2025
New leaf truck to aid Oakmont collection process Oakmont officials announced the delivery of the borough’s new leaf collection truck Oct. 27. The borough’s Facebook page called the truck “innovative,” saying it is engineered to maneuver through narrow streets and alleys to reach more leaves. Borough Manager Scot Fodi said...
Namdar to repave 2 roads at Pittsburgh Mills later this month
Two roads at the Pittsburgh Mills mall will be repaved this month, starting a process Frazer officials hope to see continue. Crews will descend upon Village Center and Galleria drives starting Nov. 17. The outbound lane of Village Center will be closed Nov. 17-18, while the inbound lane will close...
Veterans, local government, volunteers combine to preserve military monumentsVideo
The “Doughboy” memorial in downtown Mt. Pleasant was commissioned to honor the commitment and sacrifice of the men and women who fought for their country in World War I. Over the years, however, the memorial itself has gone through some battles of its own — with traffic. Commissioned and built...
Preliminary work underway for Route 119 revamp south of Westmoreland-Fayette border
Preliminary work is underway to set the stage for a $53.9 million PennDOT project meant to reduce crashes by reworking a section of Route 119 in Upper Tyrone and Bullskin townships — just over the border from Westmoreland County into Fayette County. That area of Route 119 includes intersections with...
The Stroller, Nov. 10, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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2 Indiana County schoolchildren die in house fire
Two United School District students died in a fire early Sunday morning in Indiana County. “A young person’s death is always tragic, and the sudden loss of life can have a profound effect on surviving students,” United Superintendent Richard Lucas said in a statement. The fire was at a home...
New York man tried to derail train in Springdale by parking trucks from PPG on the tracks, police say
A New York man tried to derail a train in Springdale last week by parking tractor-trailers from PPG Paints on the tracks, Springdale police say. Officers filed charges Friday against Scott Andrew Heffner, 34, of Friendship, in upstate New York. A friend of Heffner said Heffner was “paranoid that he...
Dialysis by night, Steelers games by day: Sports photographer stays healthy while awaiting kidney transplant
Barry Reeger eats healthy and exercises, just like the professional football players he photographs on Sundays at Acrisure Stadium. But there’s a big difference in the Hempfield man’s repertoire that helps him keep up with the action on the field — eight hours of overnight peritoneal dialysis. When his kidney...
Argument over noise in Pittsburgh apartment building leads to gun being pulled, man stabbed in buttocks
An argument over noise in an apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood lead to a woman threatening a man with a gun, and a man being stabbed in the buttocks, Pittsburgh Public Safety said. Officers from Pittsburgh Police Zone 1 responded to the 100 block of Rhine Place...
Light snow and chillier temperatures predicted for Monday morning
It’s still fall, but winter is getting revved up. Unseasonably cold air is expected to sweep into the area overnight into Monday and bring with it the potential for November snow showers. National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Frazier said on-and-off rain on Sunday could change over to snow flurries between...
The Stroller, Nov. 9, 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. Food drive planned Tuesday...
Colleges grapple with lukewarm perception of their importance
Joel Bauman has been involved in college admissions for 30 years, and he can’t remember a more challenging time than what he faces today. “It has become more cynical,” said Bauman, senior vice president for enrollment management at Duquesne University, “but you can’t blame families, given the financial situation.” Colleges...
Arbitrators wield nearly unchecked power to return disgraced police to duty
Keith Edmonds zapped an unarmed homeless man so many times with his Pittsburgh police-issued Taser that the city paid an $8 million court settlement after the man died. Aaron Fetty, another Pittsburgh police officer, was accused of sexually assaulting a co-worker while off duty. Philadelphia police Lt. Marc Hayes texted...
Lindsay Bock named Trib Total Media advertising and marketing director
Longtime Trib Total Media employee Lindsay Bock has been appointed the company’s new advertising and marketing director. Bock, 47, of Springdale, will step into the role Dec. 1, Trib Total Media President and CEO Jennifer Bertetto said. Bock has worked for the Trib for 25 years and has served as...
Westmoreland Food Bank receives grant to help stock shelves as demand increases
The Westmoreland County Food Bank this week received a $75,000 emergency grant to help feed hungry residents. The money from the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County is needed to assist the food bank as uncertainty over federal SNAP benefits funding continues amid the federal shutdown, according to Executive Director McCrae...
Aluminum City Arts celebrates soft opening in New Kensington
Five years ago, Ernesto Camacho Jr. wanted to open doors for other artists by running his own gallery. He succeeded. But Camacho and his partner, Brian DeFelices, ran out of space at The Manos Gallery in Tarentum, which has led to them beginning the pursuit of new goals across the...
Man found dead in fire damaged home in Brighton Heights
A 64-year-old man was found dead inside a home damaged by fire Saturday morning in Pittsburgh, according to police. The fire was reported around 5 a.m. on Parviss Street in Brighton Heights. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames billowing from the upper floors and roof of the house,...
‘Thank you for your service’: Crowds at the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade show their appreciation
The motorcycles of the VFW Riders rumbled at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and 10th Street in Pittsburgh, waiting to get the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade underway. With a wave of the hand from the parade marshal, they headed down Liberty Avenue on Saturday to a huge American flag suspended...
After 57 years, wounded Vietnam veteran recognized for helping others heal
On a remote mountain in North Vietnam, 19-year-old Andy Nigut’s body lay limp. Terrified and going in and out of consciousness, he was struggling to breathe. The young Marine attempted to scream for help but quickly realized something sharp was lodged in his throat after his battalion was attacked Oct....
Springdale townhouse building evacuated after struck by SUV, shearing gas meter
The residents of a four-unit townhouse building in Springdale were put out of their homes Saturday after an SUV crashed into the back of it, shearing a natural gas meter, authorities said. The woman driving the SUV was not seriously hurt, and no other injuries were reported, Springdale fire Chief...
Leechburg man accused of attempting to meet teen for sex
A 41-year-old Leechburg man is being held in the Jefferson County Jail after police say he traveled to Brookville to meet an individual he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex. Michael Richard Pack Jr., of Leechburg, faces multiple felony charges, including two counts of first-degree attempted statutory sexual assault,...
New Kensington’s Wildflower Bakery to fill another Fifth Avenue storefront
Wildflower Bakery in Downtown New Kensington is celebrating its one-year anniversary with an expansion. The bakery will expand by 1,200 square feet and open a storefront along 940 Fifth Ave., New Kensington, in addition to its existing entrance at 940 Barnes St. Owner Hailey Sabot plans to open the new...
The Stroller, Nov. 8, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Dorseyville Middle School student author embraces fantasy fiction
A pint-sized student author continues to develop her creative writing skills as she transitions from Kerr Elementary School to Dorseyville Middle School in the Fox Chapel Area School District. Bella Gao, 11, lives in O’Hara and is a sixth-grader with a zest for writing fantasy fiction. While enrolled for four...
Schools starting to feel the pinch of state budget impasse
Art students at St. Joseph High School in Harrison spent a recent class learning the techniques of charcoal drawing — again. They were scheduled to be learning to use paints, but with government funding largely cut off because of the state’s ongoing budget impasse, the school doesn’t have money to...
