Class of 2036 members address Class of ’24 at Pine-Richland graduation
Some of the most enthusiastic applause during the June 7 graduation exercises for the Pine-Richland High School Class of 2024 was for members of the Pine-Richland High School Class of 2036. Representing each of the district’s elementary schools, three of this past year’s kindergartners had an opportunity to wish the...
Etna house fire touches off ‘flammable liquid’ explosion
A man is accused of dousing his rental home in gasoline and setting it on fire following a blaze that damaged two properties Tuesday in Etna. Elmer Lewis, 74, is charged with two counts of aggravated arson, six counts of arson, one count of causing catastrophe and five counts of...
Retirees honored at Pine-Richland commencement
Along with celebrating the Pine-Richland High School Class of 2024, the June 7 commencement honored two retiring staff members. Brian Scott served more than 27 years as high school band director and music teacher, and Michael Gasparetto founded the Junior Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps at Pine-Richland and...
Yough students riding ATVs, learning safety and career opportunities
Some schools offer career days that give students an opportunity to learn about fields as diverse as social work, teaching, nursing, finance, business, machining and manufacturing. The Yough Intermediate Middle School offers a slightly different career — a Career and Ride Day to the Mountain Ridge ATV Park near the...
Family of Penn Hills man killed in Youngstown explosion files lawsuit
The family of a former Penn Hills man killed in a natural gas explosion in Youngstown, Ohio, last month is suing the property owners and the energy company for wrongful death. Akil Drake, 27, was killed May 28 in Realty Tower at Federal Plaza in Youngstown at the JPMorgan Chase...
Armed robberies in Pittsburgh’s East End could be connected, police say
Pittsburgh police believe a spate of armed robberies carried out last week appear to be connected. The three crimes occurred over 36 hours on June 7 and June 8 and targeted a restaurant, a fast-food chain and a clothing shop in three different neighborhoods in Pittsburgh’s East End. No arrests...
Pittsburgh council votes to fund 2nd Juneteenth celebration
Just three days before Juneteenth’s kickoff event, City Council members voted unanimously to continue to fund a privately run celebration in addition to this year’s city sponsored event. For the first time, Pittsburgh will be hosting its own Juneteenth festival, after paying more than $100,000 to William B. Marshall, a...
‘Are you ready?’: Pine-Richland graduates move on to next chapter
As hundreds of soon-to-be graduates sat patiently, anticipating the awarding of diplomas and tossing of caps, their valedictorian posed a question from the podium: “Are you ready for the next chapter of your life? Truthfully, no. None of us are,” Avyutka Nagrath said. “At the end of the day, we...
Pine-Richland graduates 340 students in Class of ’24
Congratulations to graduates in the Pine-Richland High School Class of 2024: • A-B — Tarik Aziz, Julianna Abraham, Mustafa Adeel, Giovanni Aiello, Udbhav Akolkar, Jessica Albertson, Logan Alexander, Aleta Amend, Parker Ammerman, Ariana Anderson, Sean Anderson, Carson Baer, Charlotte Baic, Morgan Bailey, Benjamin Baileys, Elle Balkovec, Olivia Ball, Vasillos Balouris,...
13-hour standoff in Harrison ends with tear gas, rubber bullets
Police used rubber bullets and tear gas Tuesday afternoon to remove a 47-year-old man barricaded for 13 hours in a Natrona home. Allegheny County Police said the man will be charged with four counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and four counts of resisting arrest. TribLive is...
Bob Bozzone, former ATI CEO and chairman, remembered for leadership, community involvement
Bob Bozzone already was working at Allegheny Ludlum as a junior metallurgist in the early 1960s when the company’s Bagdad plant in Gilpin was being built. “I would watch it be constructed,” Bozzone told the Valley News Dispatch in 2010 when the Bagdad plant celebrated its 50th anniversary. “As they...
South Hills native crafts video at center of Pittsburgh’s NFL Draft pitch
Tim Oxenreiter needed just five days to craft a video that packs a whole lot of Pittsburgh into 63 seconds. Book-ended by Acrisure Stadium and the picturesque Point State Park, Oxenreiter’s latest ode to his hometown laid on the local mythology thick as part of the region’s pitch to host...
Authorities release identity of Whitehall man killed in shootout with police
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner on Tuesday identified the Whitehall man who authorities fatally shot as Selwyn Brown. Brown, 54, opened fire Tuesday morning on state Attorney General’s Office agents and police, who were executing a search warrant for a felon who possessed and illegally transferred firearms, authorities said. He...
State police investigating theft of $18K in electronics from East Huntingdon store
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating who stole $18,000 worth of electronics from a Verizon store in East Huntingdon last month. Troopers issued a news release Tuesday about the May 9 theft at a Verizon store in Summit Ridge Plaza. They said someone entered an unlocked rear door and took 23...
Morning Roundup: 2 injured in Pleasant Hills driveway crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Car lands on Pleasant Hills driveway, injuring 2 Two people were hospitalized late Monday after a vehicle careened off Lebanon Church Road and into a driveway in Pleasant Hills, TribLive news partner WTAE reported. Video...
The Stroller, June 11, 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. Leechburg Mingle on Market event feature music, farmer’s market The first...
Lower Burrell seeks ways to mitigate extensive algae bloom at Burrell Lake Park
Concerns over algae at Burrell Lake Park have officials researching ways to mitigate the bloom. Michelle Hatbob, Lower Burrell’s director of parks and public works, is attending an online class Wednesday to learn techniques to reduce the algae that has taken over much of the lake’s surface. Hatbob said she...
Elephants find unlikely home in Pittsburgh Zoo’s International Conservation Center
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s International Conservation Center is the epitome of irony. On what used to be a big game hunting preserve is now 1,000 acres of green space in Somerset County that’s home to endangered animals such as African elephants and, more recently, Bactrian camels and reindeer. Clearly,...
Drone to give Latrobe eye in the sky for police, firefighters
A new eye in the sky soon will be assisting Latrobe police in their pursuit of suspects or search for missing citizens. City council approved the purchase of a $14,000 drone. “I’m excited about the drone program,” city manager Terry Carcella said. “This is the future of policing. It will...
Pittsburgh Technical College to close
Pittsburgh Technical College will shut down at the end of the spring quarter, effective August, it announced Monday evening. The move comes days after its accrediting agency said the 80-year-old Oakdale-area college was in danger of imminent closure. In a statement Monday, the college cited declining enrollment, market pressures and...
Tomlin extension gets lukewarm reaction from Steelers Nation
Love him or hate him, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin likely will be around at least three more years. The Steelers and Tomlin agreed to a contract extension Monday that will keep the coach in Pittsburgh through the 2027 season. Tomlin, 52, is entering his 18th season. He has taken...
Former Heinz Endowments employee embezzled nearly $1 million, lawsuit says
The Heinz Endowments said in a federal lawsuit Monday that their former senior technology advisor embezzled nearly $1 million from the organization over a seven-year period. Charles A. Richardson, who was hired by Heinz Endowments in 2014, was responsible for all technological aspects of the organization’s operation, the lawsuit said,...
Kid Vendor Day highlights young entrepreneurs at Plum’s Monday Market
If you like doing something, others might like it too. That’s what Plum’s Anna Hedeen said she learned when she started making crochet animals. What started as a hobby turned into a business as she began selling her creations to friends, and now colorful turtles and tiny ghosts are among...
Westmoreland repositions county website as part of security upgrades
Westmoreland County has a new address. While the county courthouse remains at the same location in downtown Greensburg where it has stood for the last century, it has a new home on the web. In what officials said is a move to enhance security, the county announced it transitioned to...
Jeannette man to serve probation for assault on Vandergrift police
A Jeannette man asked for and received a chance to turn his life around when he was sentenced Monday to house arrest and probation for an assault against a Vandergrift police officer. The officer suffered what likely are career-ending injuries during an escape attempt by Chad Foster nearly three years...
