Competition ramps up with Allegheny General Hospital’s proposed $1B expansion
Western Pennsylvania’s two health care giants are racing to spend billions on new facilities, renovations and construction. But rivals UPMC and Allegheny Health Network say their expansion is not a contest but rather a responsibility to meet patient needs. AHN’s move to embark on a $1 billion renovation and expansion...
Former Penn Hills Councilman Jim Getsy remembered as fixture of civic life
Jim Getsy’s ties to Penn Hills ran deep. That’ll happen when a person described by friends and family as a dedicated community servant and believer in bureaucracy lives in one community for 57 years. Getsy, 85, a former Penn Hills councilman and fixture of civic life, died March 15. He...
Pine introduces summer sports leagues for adults
Summer recreation isn’t just for kids. For the first time, the Pine Parks and Recreation Department is offering sports leagues for grown-ups, with soccer, softball, flag football and sand volleyball starting in June. “The adult space is an interesting one, particularly to be able to offer this level of programming,”...
Man found guilty in 2010 Hill District fatal stabbing is charged with using knives to kill again
A man charged with stabbing two people during a Wednesday night drinking session in a Hill District home previously served prison time for a fatal stabbing more than a decade earlier. Police said Tyrone Taylor, 52, killed Laferrel “Flash” Dee inside an apartment at 230 Davenport St. Officers found Taylor...
Morning Roundup: Police investigate Oakland burglary; flooding shelter opened in Brownsville
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, April 4: Pitt and city police investigate burglary in Oakland University of Pittsburgh police reported Wednesday that they are working with city officers to investigate a burglary in the 200 block of McKee Place in the city’s Oakland...
The Stroller, April 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. Spring luncheon to raise funds for Peoples Library Peoples Library will...
Burrell students say yes to the dress at free prom event
The first prom dress Violet Gamble picked out from Burrell High School’s Bucco Boutique turned out to be the perfect one. “Whenever I pulled this off the rack, it looked nice,” she said of the white, spring-like floral dress. Gamble, 17 and a senior at Burrell High School, selected the...
Murrysville sportsmen’s group brings back annual youth fishing derby
The Sportsmen and Landowners Alliance of Murrysville is bringing back its youth fishing tournament after a four-year hiatus. The 2024 SLAM Youth Fishing Derby will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 18 along Haymaker’s Run in front of the Franklin Regional Intermediate School in Murrysville. “Right after the...
1st draft of Burrell School District budget proposes 4% tax increase
Burrell School District’s draft budget for next school year has a 4% real estate tax increase for property owners. The draft budget totals close to $36.7 million, which is a 1.35% increase from this school year’s budget, said Jennifer Callahan, the district’s business manager. There is a deficit of about...
Penn-Trafford musical takes audiences back in time with 1950s show ‘Bye Bye Birdie’
The Penn-Trafford Drama Guild is taking a step back in time with its spring musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” set in a small town in Ohio in 1958. The show — which will debut Friday — is a 180-degree turn from the drama guild’s production of “The Little Mermaid” last year,...
Landslide closes portion of Route 66 in Parks Township
A portion of Route 66 between Vandergrift and Leechburg closed down Wednesday evening due to a landslide, PennDOT officials said. The section of Route 66 between the intersection of Jefferson Street and First Street/Lincoln Street in Parks Township was closed as of 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, with no estimated time to...
Work begins to stabilize subsidence-prone portion of Hempfield village
Workers were busy Wednesday drilling a hole in a yard near the top of the hill on Bovard’s Price Street. They were preparing to stabilize one of about 100 targeted homes in the Hempfield village by injecting cement-like grout to fill a section of the abandoned Keystone Coal and Coke...
Leechburg officials tight-lipped on police regionalization as West Leechburg fields proposal from Southern Armstrong department
West Leechburg is the latest community that might be getting 24/7 police coverage. The Southern Armstrong Regional Police Commission voted unanimously to extend a proposal to West Leechburg Police Department in March. Southern Armstrong Police Chief Chris Fabec said a revised proposal was submitted last week to West Leechburg Council,...
Sage’s Army services evolve with changing substance abuse challenges
When Carmen Capozzi founded Sage’s Army in 2012, his phone rang off the hook every day. “From the day we started, it was my (phone) number,” Capozzi said. “We weren’t funded then — it was just volunteers.” After the death of his son, Sage, from a heroin overdose, Capozzi felt...
Staff rebuts Register of Wills’ work claims, contends office improving but still plagued by backlogs
Westmoreland County Register of Wills employees described a courthouse office in disarray and neglected by its elected office holder, Republican Sherry Magretti Hamilton, during Wednesday’s resumption of a contempt of court hearing. During the daylong hearing, Rachael Lute, a clerk in the Register of Wills Office, said, between 2016 and...
With $31.6M in hand from controversial bond issue, URA details plans for affordable housing in Pittsburgh
Months after Pittsburgh City Council, operating on limited information, approved a $31.6 million bond issue for affordable housing, members finally got some details Wednesday about how the money will be spent by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The head of the URA, which issued the bonds, sent council information showing that...
East Huntingdon man’s bond revoked over safety concerns
An East Huntingdon man charged with the attempted murders of police officers was returned to jail Wednesday after a Westmoreland County judge said his continued freedom presented a danger to the community. James R. Miller Jr., 61, had been free for the last two weeks after he paid $500,000 bail...
30 archers, 108 deer, 9,440 meals later, Pittsburgh proclaims pilot culling program a success
Pittsburgh could expand its deer hunting program after more than 100 deer were culled in a pilot program, Mayor Ed Gainey’s office said Wednesday. The city launched a limited archery hunting program from Sept. 30 through Jan. 27 to manage the city’s white-tailed deer populations in Frick and Riverview parks....
Widespread flooding in Westmoreland: homes flooded, roads closed
Widespread flooding Wednesday throughout Westmoreland County closed roads, flooded basements, required the rescue of some people and stranded others. Drenching rain the past three days that totaled 3 to 5 inches across the region pushed streams and rivers over their banks. Among the hardest-hit areas were the villages of Lowber,...
Police charge 2 Pittsburgh women in fatal shooting of teen boy in Wilkinsburg
Late on Sunday night, surveillance cameras in Wilkinsburg captured seven or eight people jumping out of a dark Mazda CX9 that had turned onto Holmes Street. It was about 10 p.m. when the group walked toward Hill Avenue, some reportedly armed with baseball bats. Minutes later, a fight broke out,...
Hey Baby!: Pine ultrasound studio helps provide reassurance, enjoyment for expectant families
An old wives’ tale purports that a pregnant woman can tell what she’s going to have by tying a ring on string and dangling it over her stomach. Supposedly, a swing in a circular motion means a girl, and side-by-side, a boy. While exercises along those lines may have sufficed...
Hempfield Area schools awaiting funding for weapons detector upgrades
The Hempfield Area School District is waiting to hear back about funding before moving ahead with security upgrades, officials said this week at a safety and security meeting. The district has applied for $450,000 in funding through a competitive grant with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The funds...
Kennywood unveils additions for opening day, including details of new Potato Smash ride
Kennywood’s newest version of its famous Potato Patch fries will be smashed. The West Mifflin amusement park spent the offseason transforming its classic bumper-car ride into a Potato Patch theme. Called Potato Smash, the attraction will feature 20 vehicles — which the park refers to as “spud-tacular” cars — modeled...
Delta flight to NYC returns to Pittsburgh for emergency landing after sensor alert
A Delta flight bound for New York City returned to Pittsburgh and safely made an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon after a sensor activated, according to the Allegheny County Airport Authority. No one was injured aboard Delta Flight 5807. The Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating, said in a statement that...
Collier Eat’n Park demolished, set to be rebuilt and reopen by end of year
When the Eat’n Park on Washington Pike in Collier reopens later this year, the renovated restaurant will have a new pickup window, a salad bar and 100 more seats. The building was demolished Tuesday, April 2 to make way for the upgrades. West Deer-based Allison Park Contractors performed the demolition....
