Coverage for breast cancer early detection varies
Nearly 400,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society, with women at a 1-in-8 risk of developing the disease. Advocacy groups are continuing to push for early detection and treatment, which save lives and money. Experts say...
Historic Hanna’s Town cemeteries: some history revealed, some buried forever
To Madeline Irwin of Acme, the chance to take a cemetery tour Saturday afternoon at Historic Hanna’s Town in Hempfield was an opportunity she did not want to miss, even if it meant pushing her double stroller up hilly terrain through the woods. “It’s such a great family experience. I...
3 people displaced by fire at Taylor Avenue home in Arnold
A basement fire Saturday in a home on Taylor Avenue in Arnold displaced three residents but caused no injuries, Arnold fire Chief Eric Gartley said. Firefighters responded about 12:30 p.m. to a single-family house at 1419 Taylor Ave. when smoke was seen. Alerted to the fire by a neighbor, a...
Mark Cuban stumps for Kamala Harris’ economic agenda, says Trump’s will increase inflation
Billionaire and Pittsburgh native Mark Cuban knows a bit about starting and growing businesses, but he first learned about being broke, eating condiment sandwiches and scraping by to keep a fledgling enterprise going. Speaking to a room of small business owners and entrepreneurs Saturday in East Liberty, Cuban, 66, used...
Biden rallies Pittsburgh’s union base to support Harris
President Joe Biden returned to Pittsburgh on Saturday, rallying and canvassing with building trades workers, selling Vice President Kamala Harris as a continuation of his pro-labor policies and the best hope to improve wages and union rights into the future. Biden rallied Saturday afternoon with about 100 members of the...
Retired Lutheran pastor had passion for her faith, helping others
The Rev. Elaine Marie Hower, who was a pastor at Lutheran churches in Spring Church, Natrona Heights and Lower Burrell for more than 20 years, grew up in the church, had a passion for her faith and a compassion for helping others in need, said one of her three sons....
Pitt graduate student workers to vote next month on whether to unionize
Graduate student workers at the University of Pittsburgh will vote in a state-supervised election next month on whether to join the United Steelworkers, the union already representing faulty and staff there. The election Nov. 18, 19 and 21 involves 2,000 teaching, research and other graduate assistants. It will be overseen...
Lower Burrell to install sewer liners in Kinloch aimed at reducing backups and overflows
New sanitary sewer liners will be installed in the Kinloch section of Lower Burrell by the end of next year. The city will be able to install liners in just about every sewer in Kinloch with the $300,000 in state funding awarded Tuesday and $200,000 in federal American Rescue Plan...
The Stroller, Oct. 26, 2024: 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. Champion’s Crusaiders and Five...
Derry Township couple hopes to expand annual free pumpkin patch for kids
Carter Bollinger and his younger sister, Saddie, don’t see eye-to-eye on what makes a perfect pumpkin. “It’s the size of it,” said 6-year-old Saddie. Her brother, who is 9, begged to differ: “It’s the color of it.” In the end, the pair and two of their Derry Township siblings —...
As walking pneumonia cases rise nationally, how does Western Pa. fare?
With cold and flu season heating up, cases of walking pneumonia are increasing across the United States. But is the illness on the rise in Western Pennsylvania as well? Local health care experts shared mixed thoughts. What is it? Walking pneumonia is a mild lung infection that can be caused...
206-year-old bridge a sight to see for visitors to depleted Yough River Lake
Karen Wolfe did something this week that few others have done over the past 80 years. She walked the main street of Somerfield and its 206-year-old Great Crossings Bridge, landmarks that are normally about 50 feet underwater at Youghiogheny River Lake in southwestern Somerset County. “We had to come up...
‘It was just too special’ son says of Model T McKee family donated to Lincoln Highway Experience
The 1927 Model T Touring chugged to life, just like David McKee remembered. After the car slowly was backed out of his late father’s Ligonier Borough garage Friday afternoon, it was time for some fun on a sunny fall day. “This is my last ride, so I’m going to …...
State police investigating Friday night crash along Bull Creek Road
A portion of Bull Creek Road at the Fawn/Tarentum border near the Route 28 ramp was closed due to a crash Friday evening. Township police Sgt. Kerry Myers said three vehicles collided by the overpass around 7:30 p.m. Two vehicles were towed. One was driven from the scene. No injuries...
Preeti’s Pitt homicide case ends with mistrial
The trial for a Pittsburgh man accused of killing a North Hills honors student at a Strip District restaurant ended in a mistrial on Thursday after a police officer referenced the defendant’s previous criminal record. A new trial date for Howard Hawkins is scheduled for Jan. 13 before Allegheny County...
Poplawski, on death row for killing 3 Pittsburgh cops, raises new questions about jury’s conduct
Richard Poplawski, convicted of killing three Pittsburgh police officers 15 years ago, claimed in a recent court filing that the jurors who sentenced him to death may have been unduly influenced during a field trip they took during an off day in the trial. Poplawski, 38, is asking an Allegheny...
Eastbound Route 30 reopens following North Huntingdon crash
The eastbound side of Route 30 reopened shortly before 8:30 p.m. in North Huntingdon following a motorcycle crash Friday evening. Westmoreland 911 officials said the crash, between a motorcycle and another vehicle, was reported just before 5:15 p.m. on Route 30 near Colonial Manor Road. Information on injuries from the...
Monroeville man charged in Rostraver tavern shooting pleads guilty
A Monroeville man was sentenced up to 15 years in state prison for his role in a shooting two years ago that left two men wounded in the parking lot of a now-shuttered Rostraver restaurant and bar. Darius Ronnel Hunter, 29, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of aggravated assault...
Affordable housing proposal on hold at former Apollo High School
The Apollo Zoning Hearing Board has postponed a decision on whether to permit a 45-unit, $18 million affordable housing development on the site of the former Apollo High School. Developer Pivotal Housing Partners is seeking variances to, among other aspects of the project, the minimum lot area per-unit, maximum building...
Lee, Hayes have different priorities for Pennsylvania’s 12th District
Each of the candidates vying to represent Pennsylvania’s 12th District in Washington, D.C., have different priorities. Incumbent Democrat Summer Lee wants to focus on infrastructure along with environmental and economic justice. Republican challenger James Hayes honed in on supporting the energy industry, supporting law enforcement to create safer communities and...
Chartiers Valley appoints Woodland Hills’ Dan Castagna as superintendent
Chartiers Valley School District has appointed a new superintendent with a base salary of $250,000. The school board Thursday evening voted 6-3 to appoint Dan Castagna, who is currently superintendent of the Woodland Hills School District, as its leader for the next five years. His contract will run from Jan....
South Carolina man pleads guilty to attack on state troopers with giant seashell
A South Carolina man pleaded guilty Friday to assaulting to state troopers in the backyard of a Mt. Pleasant Township home with a giant seashell. Police said two officers sustained mild injuries when they were attacked while responding to a call from neighbors Aug. 31, 2022, about a naked man...
Leechburg police looking for suspects after series of thefts from unlocked cars
Leechburg police are asking residents with video surveillance to check their footage after reports of suspects entering unlocked vehicles around 1 a.m. Friday along Wallace and Floral avenues and Second Street. “I had one lady pretty upset,” said Leechburg police Chief Jason Schaeffer. “Her purse was stolen, and she had...
Wiz Khalifa’s property for sale in Washington County
Wiz Khalifa’s property in Washington County is officially on the market. Dustin Hook, realtor with RE/MAX, who sold the property to the rapper 12 years ago, is now selling it once again. The property at 30 Virginia Lane in Cecil Township went on the market Thursday for $1.295 million. A...
Buttigieg offers encouragement to Democratic canvassers in Cheswick
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg made an appearance Friday afternoon at a canvass kickoff for Kamala Harris and local Democrats — Rep. Mandy Steele and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio — in Cheswick. Volunteer canvassers gathered at Steele’s campaign headquarters, which is located in a building that used to house...
