GOP appeals date ruling on mail-in ballots to Pa. Supreme Court
The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Pennsylvania are appealing a Commonwealth Court ruling that mail-in ballots with incorrect or missing dates on their outer envelopes should be counted. The appeal to the state Supreme Court was expected. It is being fast-tracked, like all elections cases this year. Whatever...
A missing 13-year-old wound up in adult jail after lying about her name and age, a prosecutor says
ALIQUIPPA — A 13-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl who was reported missing early last month spent time with adult inmates at a Pennsylvania jail after she lied to authorities about her age and identity following a shoplifting arrest, a prosecutor said. Someone at the Beaver County jail eventually recognized the girl as...
Derry Township supervisors OK waterline extension, seek funds for culvert, mowers
About a dozen households on Derry Township’s Guthrie Road are set to gain municipal water service through a line extension approved by the township supervisors. Chairman Jim Prohaska said construction likely could begin in about a month after the supervisors on Tuesday awarded a contract totaling about $245,000 to Export-based...
Housing authority plans for new senior apartments in Rostraver
Westmoreland County Housing Authority officials confirmed Wednesday that a property agreement has been reached for the planned construction of a 50-unit apartment complex in Rostraver. Authority board members are expected to consider the proposed $600,000 purchase this month of six acres near Willowbrook Plaza on Route 51. It would be...
U.S. Steel rallies for sale to Nippon Steel as Biden threatens to block deal
Standing before a sea of workers in orange jackets and hard hats, U.S. Steel executive Scott Buckiso argued for a $14.9 billion sale to Nippon Steel at a rally in downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Buckiso, senior vice president and chief manufacturing officer of U.S. Steel’s North American Flat-Rolled segment, zeroed...
Pittsburgh OKs expanding legal aid for low-income renters fighting eviction
Pittsburgh renters fighting eviction could soon have increased access to free legal aid. City Council on Wednesday voted to dedicate up to $2 million to connect low-income renters facing eviction with lawyers who can help them navigate the legal process. The money also could fund mediation between tenants and landlords...
Resident voices concern about potential solar farm in Derry Township
Derry Township resident Timothy Petro is concerned about the possibility of a solar farm locating on a field next to his home on Pandora Road. If large panels for generating solar power are constructed amid his neighborhood’s mix of residential and agricultural land, he’s hoping township officials can do something...
Gov. Josh Shapiro: Increased funding for public education ‘a giant lift’ for districts like Highlands
Highlands High School senior Gus Narang moved to the district from India in 2017 with dreams of an American education. “I left my family and everything I knew,” said Narang, a member of the school’s National Honor Society and the marching band’s drum major. “I knew nothing about this way...
Tim Walz stops at Moon dessert shop, Fayette County farm during Western Pa. campaign swing
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz returned to the Pittsburgh region Wednesday as part of a campaign swing across Pennsylvania, ordering a milkshake in Moon and feeding calves on a Fayette County farm. A plane carrying Walz, the governor of Minnesota and running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, touched...
Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon, newspaper reports
President Joe Biden will formally block Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The newspaper quoted anonymous sources for the article. The proposed acquisition has been under investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a U.S. body. Nippon...
Work restricting traffic on Route 910 bridge in West Deer
Traffic will be restricted on part of Route 910 in West Deer through early October, PennDOT announced Wednesday. The restrictions on the Route 910 (Gibsonia Road) bridge over Deer Creek were scheduled to begin Wednesday. Traffic will be restricted to a single, alternating lane on the recently replaced bridge between...
31 ears and counting: Kiski Township cornstalk vies for Guinness world record
For most of the summer, Julie Gerano didn’t think much of the cornstalk growing in the flower bed of her backyard garden in Kiski Township. Now, however, Gerano, 51, is looking at a potential world record with her stalk sporting 31 ears of corn. She filled out an application to...
What’s new at Acrisure Stadium this Steelers season
Most of the contact will be on the field this season at Acrisure Stadium. The Pittsburgh Steelers are making sure fans don’t miss a play by announcing Wednesday they’ve remodeled Grab and Go locations and added more Walk-Thru spots where guests can take advantage of a no-contact checkout: They can...
Mother of Cassandra Gross organizing search related to disappearance
Kathe Gross is planning a search Sept. 14 in Unity related to the 2018 disappearance of her daughter Cassandra. She declined to say what searchers will be tasked with looking for but asked anyone interested in participating to wear boots and bring bottled water and a metal detector, if they...
Short on space, Simply Sisters prepares for move to downtown Vandergrift
Simply Sisters Bakery is on the move to a bigger and more convenient location in downtown Vandergrift. Five months ago, sisters Karen Johnston and Paula Cunningham started serving doughnuts, cookies, soups and more out of an old beauty shop on Emerson Street. As soon as Oct 1., the sisters will...
Fire destroys Lower Burrell home, family left homeless
A Lower Burrell family was left homeless after fire gutted their home Wednesday. Scott Gloer, deputy chief of Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3, said most of the family was out of the house at 235 Michigan Ave. when the fire started. He said there was one child still...
Westmoreland happenings: art exhibits, bus trip, meetings, more
Arts • Greensburg Hempfield Area Library will exhibit the works of local artist and interior designer Doris Wood through Sept. 6 to Oct. 11 at the library, 237 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Greensburg. A free opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20. Details: ghal.org. • The Greensburg...
Nearly $30K in state funding to promote healthy fruits, vegetables at Carnegie Elementary
Carnegie Elementary students have access to fresh food and vegetables, in part, because of state funding. The state’s Department of Education awarded Carlynton School District $29,238 in August for the fresh fruit and vegetable program in the elementary school. The program aims to familiarize students with a variety of fresh...
New program to help Springdale students in career studies
Springdale Jr.-Sr. High School officials hope a new career-readiness framework for eighth grade students will get them more prepared for and exposed to future careers. High school staff debuted the “World of Work” program when students returned to classes last week. Principal Andrew Leviski said it aims to provide early...
Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride returns for 30th annual GAP fundraiser
The 30th annual Yough-N-Roll bicycle ride is set to hit the Great Allegheny Passage Sept. 14. The ride will be followed by a free Party on the Trail at the Boston access 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Both events are fundraisers for the Mon/Yough Trail Council. Volunteers maintain 15 miles of trail...
Morning Roundup: Stolen guns recovered in Homewood traffic stop; 5 injured in Parkway East crash
Here are a few news items for Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Stolen guns recovered in Homewood traffic stop A man and two juveniles were arrested after a traffic stop yielded drugs and multiple weapons, including two handguns that had been reported stolen. Pittsburgh police said officers were patrolling in Homewood...
The Stroller, Sept. 4, 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. Free nature walk planned...
Condemned Latrobe apartment building listed for almost $280K
The owner of a six-story Latrobe apartment building that was condemned by city officials is looking to sell the vacant property. Irwin real estate agent Hunter Donnelly of Century 21 Fairways Real Estate listed the 24-unit building at 333 Main St. for $279,900. The apartments in the building have been...
While elections aren’t error-free, rigged outcomes are a fantasy, Westmoreland commissioner says
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett knows about winning — and losing — a gubernatorial election. On Tuesday night, Corbett gave a sobering assessment of the nation’s electoral process, just 62 days before the presidential election. “There is no such thing as a perfect election,” Corbett told more than 100 people...
Authorities make fentanyl bust in Carrick after someone shoots at DEA agent’s car
A Pittsburgh man remained in custody Tuesday after authorities found more than 150 bricks of fentanyl, two guns and bundles of cash in his Carrick home, according to court documents. Authorities charged Drew Gordon, 22, with fentanyl distribution. Investigators searched Gordon’s house on Valera Avenue last week after an undercover...
