Westmoreland commissioners reschedule night meeting
Westmoreland County commissioners have delayed board’s first evening public meeting in decades for one week. Commissioners earlier this year revamped the schedule for public meetings to include a voting session that was to be conducted at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the courthouse in Greensburg. Officials said a scheduling conflict...
Man arrested for stabbing passenger on Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Hazelwood
Port Authority police arrested a suspect Tuesday in the stabbing of a passenger multiple times on a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Hazelwood. The attack occurred about 11:45 a.m. on a 56-Lincoln Place bus near Second and Flowers avenues, said Adam Brandolph, an agency spokesman. The victim was taken to...
Pittsburgh land bank board to expand with new seats for city school district, Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Public Schools and Allegheny County will now have a voice in deciding what Pittsburgh does with blighted properties. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved expanding the board of Pittsburgh’s land bank to 11 members from nine. The school district and county will each get an appointment to the board....
Comic book world reacts to death of Munhall artist/writer Ed Piskor
Artists and writers took to social media to react to the death of Ed Piskor, the Munhall-based artist/writer of “Hip Hop Family Tree” and “X-Men: Grand Design,” who died Monday. Piskor also co-created the YouTube channel Cartoonist Kayfabe alongside fellow Pittsburgh area artist Jim Rugg. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust recently...
Jeannette schools move to flex day Friday because of memorial service for house fire victims
Jeannette City School District will have flexible instruction Friday to allow students, staff and the community to gather to mourn five lives lost in a house fire last month. Superintendent Matt Jones said the move will allow those who want to attend a public memorial service at Word of Life...
Primanti sandwich vs. Smiley Cookie: Vote for the coolest thing made in Pa.
Some of Pennsylvania’s most recognizable products are going head-to-head in a March Madness tournament of their own. Through the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s second annual “Coolest Thing Made in PA” competition, PA mainstays such as Penn State Creamery ice cream, Auntie Anne’s pretzels, Crayola crayons and even Harley-Davidson...
Stormwater upgrades at Kennedy Park in Sharpsburg expected to keep flooding at bay
Kennedy Park in Sharpsburg will undergo an overhaul that is expected to keep the popular recreation area from being swampy after a heavy storm. Borough officials said the stormwater management plan will transform the spot along North Canal Street. “This project is a game-changer,” Manager Christine DeRunk said. “It will...
Camp Invention coming to McCandless
Camp Invention, a nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to two locations in McCandless. Providence Heights Alpha School, 9000 Babcock Blvd., will host the program during the week of June 10-14, and North Allegheny’s Ingomar Elementary School, 602 W. Ingomar Road, the week of July 8-12. Regional program sponsors include...
Indoor pickleball proposal takes a step forward in Penn Hills
Penn Hills pickleball enthusiasts could soon have year-round access to courts just a short drive away. Opposition from several neighbors wasn’t enough to stop the Penn Hills Planning Commission from advancing plans for an indoor pickleball facility near the intersection of Colorado Street and Hunter Road. The facility marks developer...
Penn Hills School Board passes dress code policy for members
Penn Hills School Board members have been called to attend meetings in their best dress going forward. Members adopted a new code of conduct that includes a dress code requiring board members to wear “professional business attire.” “We had (a dress code) when I first got on the board in...
Police: 2 charged with animal cruelty after pets are left behind in a Harmar hotel room
Two people are accused of animal neglect after, police say, they abandoned a dog and a cat in a hotel room in Harmar. Harmar police charged Timothy E. McAtee, 39, and Casandra Lynn Lang, 32, both of Harmar, with two counts of animal cruelty and three counts of animal negligence...
Pine-Richland speech, debate team earns sweepstakes award
The Pine-Richland High School Forensics Speech and Debate team earned the Small School Sweepstakes Award in addition to several individual awards March 15-16 at the annual Pennsylvania High School Speech League State Championship at Bloomsburg University. The club competed in events including Extemporaneous Debate, Extemporaneous Speech, News Broadcasting, Lincoln Douglas...
How to photograph the solar eclipse like a pro
Pics, or it didn’t happen, right? When millions of Americans look to the sky Monday — wearing the proper safety glasses — a bunch of them will probably have their phone or camera in hand to grab a picture of the once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse. But as anyone who has tried...
Pine-Richland student named Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Visionary of Year
After raising an astounding $166,245 during the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Pittsburgh’s seven-week Student Visionaries campaign, Pine-Richland High School junior Noah Mackie was named the Pittsburgh Student Visionary of the Year at the Grand Finale Celebration on March 22. “It feels really good to see all of our hard...
Widespread flooding causing issues in Southwestern Pa. communities
Residents around the region were experiencing flooding Wednesday as a result of storms and heavy rains moving through the area. A tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service expired overnight but a flood warning remains in effect until 3:45 p.m. Wednesday for Southwestern Pennsylvania. Between 2 and 3 1/2...
Bicyclist dies from wounds after being hit by semi-truck in Pittsburgh
A bicyclist who was hit by a semi-truck last week in Downtown Pittsburgh died over the weekend, Pittsburgh police reported Monday afternoon. The man succumbed to his injuries in a hospital at 1:25 a.m. Saturday. No charges are expected to be filed, police said. His identity has not been released...
Morning Roundup: House fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 2: House fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township Traffic is back to normal on Route 356 after a house fire early Tuesday in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County. No injuries were reported in the 3:17 a.m. blaze,...
The Stroller, April 2, 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. Fundraiser dance to feature music from 50s, 60s and 70s Speed...
Authorities ID teen killed in Braddock double shooting
Authorities have identified the Braddock teenager killed Monday night in a double shooting in his hometown as Jeramyah Pollard. Jeramyah, 16, died shortly before 8 p.m. near Lillie Avenue and Margaretta Street, the scene of the shooting, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday. Both roads sit just blocks...
‘As a parent, it scares the hell out of me,’ Franklin Regional superintendent says of AI
Franklin Regional officials paused a proposed artificial intelligence summer student program after questions arose about its content. Inspirit AI is an eight-session summer program developed and taught by graduates of Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT. “Students will learn the fundamental concepts of AI and gain...
Memorial fishing derby honors Murrysville boy on the first day of trout season
Parents and children took part Saturday in the annual Joey Gombosh Fishing Derby, at Townsend Park in Murrysville. The tournament is held in memory of Gombosh, a Murrysville resident and avid fisherman who died at age 15 when a virus attacked his heart....
Man shot in head, shoulder and neck in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood Monday. Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Bourne said police were dispatched shortly after 5:15 p.m. to the intersection of Paulson Avenue and Dodge Way for a three-round ShotSpotter alert. Police found a man with gunshot wounds to...
Pittsburgh region could see tornadoes, large hail Tuesday, forecasters say
The conditions are right for severe weather Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The Pittsburgh area may see tornadoes, damaging wind and large hail. The National Weather Service office in Moon issued a severe storm warning for much of Ohio — particularly Zanesville and New Philadelphia. The warning also...
‘Incomparable’ loss of knowledge; Frazer police Chief Terry Kuhns mourned
Lee Bartolicius was one of Terry Kuhns’ first hires when Kuhns became Frazer Township’s police chief in July 2013. “After hiring me, Terry did with me like he did with a lot of young officers — he took me under his wing and showed me the job,” said Bartolicius, now...
About $528 million in Southwestern Pa. roadwork detailed by PennDOT
About $528 million will be spent on more than 100 road projects across four Southwestern Pennsylvania counties this year, state transportation officials said Monday. The work includes everything from reconfiguring a highway interchange in Rostraver to improving traffic signal features at nearly 50 intersections. The projects represent a combined cost...
