Allegheny County launches new respiratory virus dashboard
The Allegheny County Health Department on Monday announced a new respiratory virus dashboard where people can find data on covid-19, influenza and RSV. The new tool replaces the county’s prior covid-19 infections dashboard. The interactive platform includes data on reported infections, emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths related to the...
Hempfield man sentenced for January stabbing incident near Slippery Rock University
A Hempfield man was sentenced to 11 months and 15 days to 23 months in the Butler County Prison last week in connection with a stabbing at an apartment complex near Slippery Rock University. Brennan James Steeley, 24, was ordered to spend three years on probation following the jail term,...
Innovative ‘learner profiles’ give Burrell students a jump on success
Burrell High School profiles students — but not in the way you might think. All students take a survey at the beginning of the year that asks what motivates them, how they learn best, their strengths, what supports could help improve their learning and possible future career pathways. That’s coupled...
‘This isn’t the worst thing’: Western Pa. students, teachers adapt to cellphone restrictions
When Plum Senior High School announced in August it would require students to turn in their cellphones at the start of each class, Dhruv Thakkar could not have been more opposed to the change. “Me and my friends immediately jumped to the fact that our senior year was going to...
No arrests 1 year after deadly shooting at party near IUP campus
State police remain tight-lipped a year later as they continue to investigate a deadly shooting at a community center in Indiana County that killed one person, injured eight and sent more than 150 partygoers fleeing into the night to escape the gunfire. No arrests have been made, Trooper Cliff Greenfield...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Oct. 7, 2024
Flu shot clinic scheduled Flu and covid-19 shots will be available at two upcoming community clinics presented by Giant Eagle Pharmacy in Plum. They will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at Holiday Park Intermediate School and Oct. 24 at Plum High School. Forms will be available...
In brief: Northern Allegheny area happenings, week of Oct. 7, 2024
Marshall Trunk-or-Treat Marshall Township’s Trunk-or-Treat event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Elias Fry Barn in Knob Hill Community Park, 415 Knob Road. Registration is required. Visit secure.rec1.com/PA/marshall-township-pa/catalog. St. John’s Trunk-or-Treat A community Trunk-or-Treat is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at St. John’s Lutheran...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Oct. 7, 2024
Pop-up event at library seeks input on transit redesign project Pittsburgh Regional Transit is planning a pop-up public engagement session from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at Penn Hills Library, 1037 Stotler Road, to collect feeback on its Bus Line Redesign project. On Sept. 30, PRT released an...
Morning Roundup: Storms leave minimal damage; 1 injured in turnpike crash in Marshall
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Oct. 7: Thunderstorms leave minimal damage in Western Pa. The severe thunderstorms that rolled through Western Pennsylvania on Sunday night led to just a few road closures and damages Monday morning. Just after midnight, Shaler Police reported Babcock...
The Stroller, Oct. 7, 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. Leechburg HS to host...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of Oct. 7, 2024
O’Hara collecting supplies through Oct. 15 for hurricane victims O’Hara officials are partnering with Brother’s Brother to collect cleaning supplies and travel-sized items for personal hygiene kits for the victims of Hurricane Helene. Cleaning supplies needed include bleach, mops, buckets, rubber and plastic gloves, sponges, brooms and trash bags, including...
‘I’ve never prayed as much’: The world changed on Oct. 7, and so did Rona Kaufman
When Hamas militants blitzed Israel one year ago today, Rona Kaufman immediately feared for her daughter, Naomi Kitchen. Kitchen had traded Pittsburgh for Israel in 2021. Now, as a 21-year-old soldier in Israel’s military, she was 6,000 miles from home, helping repel an armed incursion against a base in the...
‘41,000 Ahmeds’: Gaza’s death toll ripples through the Pittsburgh region
One June morning, near 4 a.m. Pittsburgh time, Ahmed Arafat got a text from his sister in Palestine’s Gaza Strip. It was 11 a.m. there. Israeli tanks were approaching Nuseirat, a refugee camp near where her family was sheltered. “I’m going to die,” she texted Arafat. “Please take care of...
Greensburg fundraiser tops $200K as 12 children receive adaptive equipment
Shannon Riley, who watched her 9-year-old daughter, Thora, receive an adaptive bike and stroller Sunday, said the increased access the equipment will provide is “immeasurable.” Thora was one of 12 kids with disabilities who received adaptive equipment at Reason-To-Ride, a 28-week annual fundraiser hosted by Z&M Harley-Davidson in Greensburg. This...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Sept. 25-Oct. 2, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Pastor Susan Moudry a ‘fantastic fit’ for Fox Chapel’s Faith United Methodist Church
The Rev. Susan Moudry believes her diverse background helped her land the job as new lead pastor at Faith United Methodist Church in Fox Chapel. “I have a background of working with a variety of people that meant this might be a good place for me,” said Moudry, 41. “The...
Remember When: Horrific steel mill accidents spur special memorials, reports of hauntings
In the early hours of June 23, 1910, John Mitchell died in an unimaginable way at the West Penn Steel plant in Brackenridge. Working as a tongsman at the mill, his job was to oversee the handling of the hot steel ingots coming from the furnace. For the steel to...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Oct. 6, 2024
Aspinwall Estate of Virginia L Carr sold property at 110 Virginia Ave. to Michael and Gretta Gabrin for $390,500. Blawnox Nancy Speed sold property at 106 Carla Drive to Barry and Diane Greenblatt for $210,000. Andrew William Petre sold property at 201 Summit Drive to Andrew William Petre Consrv for...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 6, 2024
Bellevue Claudette Lumel sold property at 432 Hallett Pl to Brendan Lindsay for $315,000. Etna MR Management LLC sold property at 105 Wilson St. to Michael and Julia Ottinger for $73,000. Franklin Park Deerfield Estates FP Development LLC sold property at 1320 Adrian Drive to Maronda Homes LLC for $140,300....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Oct. 10, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Blackprint Real Estate LLC sold property at 112 Batavia Road to Niloufar Alenjery and Cory Alexander Cwiak for $415,000. Paul Dafe Ogagan sold property at 515 Halsey Ave. to RAS 95 LLC for $210,000. Joseph Readel sold property at 121 Sumner Ave. to Home Indeed Realty...
Westmoreland happenings: Hobgoblin hike, meetings, senior citizen news, more
Church News • Living Word Congregational Church, 2003 Ridge Road, Penn Township, will have a Second Mile prayer and communion service at 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday at the church. Fundraisers • A takeout spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 12 at Gary’s Chuckwagon, 109...
The Stroller, Oct. 6, 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. State button show planned...
Highlands senior hopes people ‘cut footloose’ as local need for warm clothing surges
The Salvation Army in New Kensington never declines donations, especially not at this time of year when temperatures begin to dip and need increases. “We have already accounted for our funding resources to buy children’s coats, and we have a wait list twice as long,” business manager Laurie Suprano said....
Upper Burrell pursues broadband program
Upper Burrell Supervisor Ross G. Walker III estimates about 15% of his township does not have broadband internet service. But, when broadband providers are ready to come to the township, they’ll be ready. The supervisors will move to obtain designation from the PA Broadband Development Authority as a Broadband Ready...
Enthusiastic supporters greet Trump at Butler County return
Jacki Quinto traveled more than 1,300 miles from Amarillo, Texas, to see former President Donald Trump return to the Butler County site where a bullet grazed his right ear in an attempted assassination in July. “I think it’s very important to be here now,” she said, adding she wasn’t surprised...
