Record-breaking participation for Norwin library’s summer reading program
More than 1,000 children took a break from their electronic devices this summer to participate in the Norwin Public Library’s Children’s Summer Reading Program. In addition to the record-breaking participation, Diana Falk, library director, said that circulation of children’s materials was 13% higher this year than it was in June...
Navy jet pilot at air show: Latrobe native achieved his dream
It was like old home week for Latrobe native Will Brooks, a Navy pilot who flew an EA-18G Growler into the Shop ’n Save Westmoreland Airshow at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe. He greeted old friends and teachers Saturday next to the jet displayed on the airport apron. The...
Health check-up time for Westmoreland Fair rabbits; open eyes wide
It was health check-up time Saturday morning for a few hundred rabbits that were being entered into the rabbit judging contest at the Westmoreland Fair in Mt. Pleasant Township. “I look over the general body to make sure they are healthy to be entered into the fair,” said Marianne Miller...
Pittsburgh police locate missing 11-year-old girl
Pittsburgh police asked for the public’s help as they sought an 11-year-old girl who was reported missing after running away from home following an argument. Police said Sunday morning that Kashaie Davisl has been located after being reported missing after running away from home following an argument....
Woman in serious condition after head-on crash on Chartiers Avenue
A woman was in serious condition when she was taken to a hospital from a crash on Chartiers Avenue on Saturday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said two vehicles collided head-on in the 2600 block of Chartiers Avenue, on the border of the city’s Sheraden and Crafton Heights neighborhoods,...
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz include stops in Allegheny, Beaver counties on bus tour
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are sweeping through Western Pennsylvania on Sunday hoping to build momentum the day before the start of the Democratic National Convention. Harris and Walz will visit sites in Allegheny County and Beaver County on Sunday, including Rochester, on...
Arnold’s new police chief suspended amid investigation, mayor says
About six months after being named Arnold’s new police chief, Josh Stanga has been placed on administrative leave while he is the subject of an investigation, Mayor Shannon Santucci said Saturday. Santucci said Stanga is the target of an investigation underway by state police and the state Attorney General’s Office...
Young Black Motivated Kings and Queens opens community center with backpack giveaway
Kahlil Darden, founder of Young Black Motivated Kings and Queens, along with camp students and soon-to-be afterschool students, was excited that the rain held off Friday for a day of fun during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the organization’s De’Avry A. Thomas Community Center in Penn Hills. The organization is set...
Memorial motorcycle ride keeps memory of slain New Kensington police officer Brian Shaw alive, funds scholarship
Fran Aller still vividly remembers his dimples. She was among those who’d see Brian Shaw come into the Sheetz in New Kensington during his brief time as a police officer in the city, before he was shot and killed during a traffic stop in November 2017. “He was always smiling,”...
The Stroller, Aug. 17, 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. Apollo library to offer oral history workshops The Pennsylvania Rural Arts...
More communities join Leechburg, Parks Township officials in police regionalization discussions
Correction: The original posting of this story did not say that Kiski Township was among those municipalities joining police regionalization talks. This update also clarifies when public input will be sought. Leechburg and Parks Township are including more communities in their discussions about police regionalization. According to D.J. Zelczak, a...
Citizens, Eureka EMS consider merger to combat financial burden
Financial struggles could force the merger of two of the longest-serving EMS companies in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Citizens EMS in Harrison and Eureka Community
Ambulance Service in Tarentum are considering joining forces to become one provider — though discussions are in the early phases and details are scant. Harrison’s commissioners...
Pittsburgh man headed to court for March car crash that killed 1, injured 5
A Pittsburgh man who, authorities say, was intoxicated when he sped through a red light near the West End Bridge and triggered a three-car crash that killed a passenger and injured five more is set to have his day in court. Pittsburgh police arrested Russell William Page, 28, of Mt....
2 suspects in violent crimes this week now charged in fatal Ohio Township shooting Aug. 2
Two men charged in unrelated incidents earlier in the week both face brand new homicide charges in connection with an Aug. 2 shooting in Ohio Township, Allegheny County Police said. Emmanuel C. Houghton, 19, of Carnegie was arrested Wednesday night after an hourslong police standoff in Monongahela, following an incident...
The 70th annual Westmoreland Fair is underway
It was farm animals, funnel cakes and old-fashioned fun on Friday night as the 70th annual Westmoreland Fair opened its gates. The fair will run through Aug. 24 at 123 Blue Ribbon Lane in Mt. Pleasant Township. Admission is $10 and includes parking, amusement rides and admission to all commercial...
Lions prepare to head back to school
If you’re a Greensburg Salem School District teacher, your students can’t wait to meet you. “Meeting my new teacher” was far and away the top response to the question “What are you most excited about for this year?” among students attending the district’s back-to-school celebration Friday night at Offutt Field...
Fern Hollow victims blame Pittsburgh for hampering efforts to settle lawsuits
The City of Pittsburgh says it’s willing to settle the lawsuits filed by eight people injured in the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. But at every turn for more than two years, city attorneys have frustrated the plaintiffs and their lawyers, resorting to extensive legal maneuvers, denying requests to turn over...
Fighting an ‘American problem’: Clairton mom, Steelers quarterback, Pittsburgh’s mayor unite against gun violence
Tina Ford drew inspiration from tragedy. On April 26, 2019, her 23-year-old son, Armani, was gunned down in their Clairton hometown. He had been a star quarterback who led Clairton High School’s football team through a 63-game winning streak and four straight state championships. In the five years that followed,...
Postponed Islamic art exhibit at the Frick Pittsburgh to open Saturday for 2-month run
A postponed exhibit at the Frick Pittsburgh called “Treasured Ornament: 10 Centuries of Islamic Art,” will now be open Saturday and run through Oct. 20. It was postponed last fall after Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The exhibition was curated by Christopher Hatten and based on research published...
McKees Rocks man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for drug, gun crimes
A McKees Rocks man who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and being a felon possessing a gun has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. Reginald Bernard Blunt, 32, was sentenced Thursday by Senior U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. Federal prosecutors showed that Blunt was caught with methamphetamine,...
Diocese board to review employee background concerns at Irwin-area parishes
Westmoreland County detectives have found no evidence of criminal activity at two Irwin-area Catholic parishes after looking into the Greensburg Diocese’s concerns about a possible cover-up of a former employee’s criminal record. But the diocese, which went public with its concerns at the end of May, is continuing its own...
Road shut down on Mount Washington after truck crashes into railroad bridge
A portion of Crane Avenue closed Friday after a privately owned dump truck ran into a railway trestle bridge on Mount Washington in Pittsburgh. Crane Avenue was to traffic between Route 51 and Dagmar Avenue as of Friday afternoon, the City of Pittsburgh said. The truck hit the bridge overnight,...
Air Force captain getting ready to soar at this weekend’s Westmoreland air show
Air Force Capt. Melanie “Mach” Kluesner will be hurtling through the sky over Westmoreland County at more than 600 mph this weekend. She’ll have a touch screen at her fingertips to help her maneuver an F-35A Lightning II jet and even more technology in the visor of her helmet. But,...
O’Hara, Blawnox eye police consolidation
O’Hara and Blawnox residents likely will be protected by one police department beginning in the new year. Councils from both municipalities have reached a tentative agreement to consolidate departments, saying they are “looking forward to the combination.” An announcement was posted Thursday to the O’Hara website. Township Manager Julie Jakubec...
Penn-Trafford hires new assistant principal after shuffling of administrators
Luke Healey is excited to go back to high school. Healey, 39, of Murrysville will start as an assistant principal at Penn-Trafford High School in the fall. It means he’ll have less of a commute than the 60 miles he’s traveled daily to an administrative position at Washington County’s McGuffey...
