The Stroller, March 29, 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. Sponsors needed for community outreach meal program Knead Community Café in...
Lower Burrell child predator sting by citizens raises safety, legal issues
The premise is quite simple. An adult creates an online account, posing as a child on dating and social media apps. They make their “age” known throughout online conversations that often turn sexual, then meet their target at an agreed-upon location. When the meeting occurs, the person operating the account...
Monroeville area: Free hockey skate, used book sale, bingo luau, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Gateway Ice Hockey
free skate The Gateway Ice Hockey Club will hold a free skate from 6:30-7:20 p.m. May 5 at Palmer Imaging Arena in Salem. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade who are interested in playing ice hockey and meeting...
Penn Hills man charged with Homewood armed robbery
Pittsburgh Police arrested a Penn Hills man in connection with a series of recent robberies in the region. Police were investigating a March 2 early-morning armed robbery at a bus stop near the Sunoco station on Penn Avenue in Homewood. Security footage from the Sunoco station, viewed March 6, showed...
Middle school league draws teams from 6 area districts to compete in bots combat
Freeport Area Middle School claimed the King of the Ring title last year and is hoping to repeat that feat May 17, when teams from six schools across the region pit their tech-based creations against each other at Indiana Area Junior High. It’s the second year the Freeport Area school...
Kristi Boutique in Aspinwall, founded in 2012, announces closing sale
Upscale women’s and children’s clothing boutique, Kristi Boutique, in Aspinwall is closing its doors at the end of May. The shop will close at the conclusion of a Going Out of Business Sale that begins April 3, owner Kristi West said. Founded in 2012, West’s shop at 339 First St....
No-Shave November benefits Hampton girl who has leukemia
A $2,000 donation on behalf of Kaylee Manz was a welcome sight for her mom and dad. But Kaylee may have been more excited by her gift of a stuffed bear that’s nearly as big as she is. Either way, members of the Hampton Township Police Department were glad to...
‘An inspiration to me’: Bishop Zubik visits Allegheny County Jail inmates for Holy Thursday Mass
Bishop David Zubik stood Thursday afternoon in a narrow Allegheny County Jail hallway lined with white cinder blocks and spoke about how faith can lead to redemption. “The man who was crucified next to Jesus faced a death penalty,” said Zubik, as he chatted with reporters and jail volunteers. “And...
Murrysville abandoned gas well to be plugged; state officials assessing thousands more
When Pamela Schrank’s family moved into their Murrysville home last May, she was told an old gas well at the edge of some woods on their property had been capped. That wasn’t the case, according to state environmental officials — a fact Schrank found out last fall when she was...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: March 29-31
The Easter Bunny is slowly making its way to the greater Pittsburgh area leaving chocolate and eggs in its wake. Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, there’s still plenty to do this weekend in Westmoreland. Cantilever Tours The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, will...
Westmoreland GOP commissioners again nix drop boxes for mail-in ballots
Westmoreland County’s two Republican commissioners denied a request from several voters to install drop boxes throughout the county in advance of the April 23 primary. Commissioners heard from seven voters during the elections board meeting Thursday who urged them to approve drop-off boxes for mail-in ballots. Neither of the two...
Murrysville area: Boxing discussion, used book sale, oil and gas workshop and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. ‘Punching Out Parkinson’s’ Mother of Sorrows Church’s “Boomers and Beyond” series will feature Fit 4 Boxing Club General Manager Brett Burkhart on April 9. Burkhart will discuss how the gym’s boxing program has helped improve symptoms and slow the progression in people...
2 accused of cashing checks and money orders taken from Giant Eagle pharmacy deposit bags
Two Allegheny County men, including one charged with homicide, are accused of intercepting $4,800 in checks and money orders paid by Giant Eagle pharmacy customers, according to court papers. Preliminary hearings are set for next month on charges of conspiracy and receiving stolen property against Adelin M. Itongwa, 23, of...
Penn Hills School Board adds committee to bolster music, arts in district
Members of the Penn Hills School Board voted to establish a new committee to help include the district’s art and music departments in school planning. The Penn Hills School Board Arts Committee will serve as an outlet for leaders of the art and music departments to share their opinions and...
Penn Hills hosts Project Prom for 3rd year
Allegheny County students have a chance to feel like royalty with the county’s Department of Human Services Project Prom. Started in 2003, Project Prom has called many areas in Allegheny County home, the most recent being Penn Hills. The program is dedicated to giving dresses, shoes and jewelry to prospective...
Man who abandoned 73 cats in North Huntingdon home receives 7 years of probation
A North Huntingdon man is forbidden from owning or keeping any animals while he is under court supervision in a case in which 73 cats were rescued from his home. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio on Thursday sentenced Matthew Jacobs, 48, to one year less a day to two years less a...
Live Casino site for Greater Latrobe chamber’s inaugural expo and conference
Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its inaugural Connect Conference and Expo April 11 at Live Casino Pittsburgh, in Hempfield’s Westmoreland Mall. The event is set for 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the casino’s top level and will include booth displays by area businesses and organizations,...
Gift baskets to be featured during Latrobe’s April Shop Hop
Visitors who check out deals and services Wednesday at 10 downtown Latrobe merchants will have a chance to win gifts as part of April’s Shop Hop event. Guests who visit participating merchants between 4 and 7 p.m. will be entered in a Spring Fling basket raffle, with a chance to...
Clairton man denied bail in connection with November shooting
A Westmoreland County judge on Thursday refused to set bail for a man accused of shooting a Monroeville police officer during a chase that ended with a crash in Allegheny Township. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio said she was persuaded by a long list of past violent cases involving Bruce A. Alvarado,...
They’re back: Spotted lanternflies to emerge with spring
Spotted lanternflies, the invasive insects that have plagued Western Pennsylvania for the past several years, are expected to make a return starting this month, as their young emerge from egg masses. The insects are known for their environmental damage and general nuisance, and officials recommend killing and reporting them whenever...
Former Arnold resident receives prison sentence for drug dealing
A man was sentenced to state prison this week in connection with an Arnold-based drug trafficking ring authorities said operated in the Pittsburgh region. Michael Terrance Scott, 48, of Parma, Ohio, entered a general plea Tuesday to charges of corrupt organizations and possession with intent to deliver. Several other counts...
Pittsburgh group backs ‘uncommitted’ write-in campaign to protest President Joe Biden
A new statewide effort to get Pennsylvania Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in protest of President Joe Biden has garnered support from the Pittsburgh chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, a left-wing political group. The group voted Wednesday evening to support the Uncommitted PA campaign, which is encouraging Democratic voters...
New women’s clothing store opens in Irwin
An Irwin store owner is betting that she can fill a niche in the market for clothing for plus-size women’s store. Stacey Larkin of North Huntingdon, recently opened her store, She’s All That & More at 606 Oak St. in downtown Irwin. “It’s a boutique without the boutique prices. It’s...
Norwin nurse honored with state recognition
Norwin’s certified school nurse has been chosen as the Southwest Region School Nurse of Excellence by a statewide school nursing organization. Anita Miklos, who has been a school nurse at Norwin since 1999, was selected for the honor recently by the Pennsylvania Association of School Nurses and Practitioners. The person...
Bridgeville cop watched cellphone in patrol car before striking pedestrian, police say
A former Bridgeville police patrolman was looking at his cellphone in December before striking and injuring a pedestrian with his patrol car, authorities said. It is unclear if Daine Lower, 25, of Washington, Washington County, was on his cellphone at the exact time of the accident, Allegheny County Police said....
