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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...
Brackenridge, Tarentum, others consider forming ambulance authority to prevent Eureka Ambulance closure
Contributions to local emergency medical services could become mandatory in the form of fees or taxes if a plan to create a new authority to oversee EMS is adopted. But exactly who would pay those in Tarentum, Brackenridge, Fawn, Frazer and East Deer remains to be seen. Brackenridge wants to...
Tiki boat captain saves capsized kayaker in Allegheny River
Call it three for three. A tiki boat captain rescued a man who couldn’t swim after his kayak capsized last weekend on the Allegheny River — the third such rescue by the Pittsburgh-based cruise company in the past 12 months. A Cruisin’ Tikis Pittsburgh captain saw “someone bobbing in the...
Some Plum residents told to boil water after discovery of E. coli bacteria
Residents of Plum’s Regency Park neighborhood should boil their water before use because it might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Residents in the neighborhood found a state Department of Environmental Protection form contained within Plum Borough Municipal Authority envelopes left at their homes Monday. According to the letter, E....
Independence Health hosts farmers markets in hospital parking lots
At Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, surgeon Dr. Hiroyuki Tsukui often sees patients with heart failure. “We know that the risk factor for heart attacks is hypertension, the other one is dyslipidemia, which means high cholesterol,” Tsukui said. Tsukui has had patients with exceptionally poor diets who have required emergency bypass...
2 players cash in on multimillion-dollar lottery tickets in A-K Valley
As Ralph Eberle fed dollar bills into a lottery machine Monday at Sheetz in Harrison, he was pleasantly surprised to hear that two multimillion-dollar tickets had been sold within days of each other in the Alle-Kiski Valley. Admittedly, Eberle, of Harrison, would’ve preferred to be one of the winners. “That’s...
Adaptive bikes available for rent in Pittsburgh
Riders with disabilities, families, and even people looking to move heavy items now have access to a bevy of bike options thanks to a new fleet recently announced by Pittsburgh’s bike share nonprofit. Bike Share Pittsburgh announced last week a new Adaptive POGOH program that allows users to rent seven...
Murrysville council deadlocks on ‘luxury lots’ subdivision near community park
Murrysville council members could not agree whether to approve an upscale 24-lot subdivision off Wiestertown Road, prompting a tie vote that will see the development proposal come back before council. Developer Paul Fischione was seeking approval for a luxury housing plan just south of Wiestertown and Hilty roads, with an...
Murrysville man charged with trespassing attempts in Pittsburgh
A Murrysville man is accused of illegally entering one Pittsburgh home and attempting to break into another on Saturday. Seth Izatt, 25, is charged with felony counts of criminal trespassing and attempted criminal trespassing. A district judge released him Sunday on nonmonetary bond. In a criminal complaint, Pittsburgh police said...
Morning Roundup: Fire in North Huntingdon; car crashes into Plum house; weekend robberies in Pittsburgh
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, June 10, 2024. Crews battling house fire in North Huntingdon Emergency responders were called to a house fire in North Huntingdon this morning. Westmoreland County 911 confirmed a call around 7:30 a.m. for a blaze on Rebecca Street....
In brief: Hampton area happenings, week of June 10, 2024
Clearview Road Bridge closure Hampton is replacing the Clearview Road Bridge, which crosses Gourdhead Run and connects to Route 8. The project involves the replacing of the existing span and relocation of electrical, water, sewer and gas lines in the vicinity of the bridge. As a result, there will be...
In brief: Pine-Richland area events, week of June 10, 2024
‘What’s In a Name’ program The Richland History Group, in conjunction with Northern Tier Regional Library, will offer a free, open-to-the-community speakers program at the library at 6:30 p.m. June 19. Retired Butler history teacher Steve Cicero, the “History Hobo,” will present “What’s In a Name,” providing the often-unknown historical...
In brief: North Allegheny area events, week of June 10, 2024
Outdoor concert series McCandless Crossing will host its annual outdoor summer concert series and introduces a new jazz offering on the second Sunday afternoon of each month throughout the summer. The weekly series runs through Sept. 30 and features local and regional performers in a variety of musical genres. Concerts...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of June 10, 2024
Volunteers sought to help Plum fire departments Volunteers are being sought to help Plum’s four fire departments. Councilwoman Vicki Roessler said she has started “Friends of the Plum Fire Departments” to help the Holiday Park, Logans Ferry, Renton and Unity volunteer fire departments. They would do things such as selling...
