Norwin assistant superintendent’s new 5-year deal is too costly, school board member says
Norwin’s assistant superintendent received a five-year contract Monday, but not before a school board member questioned whether the salary in her new deal was too high. Natalie McCracken, who has been the assistant superintendent since 2019, was approved for the new contract on a 6-1 vote, with one abstention by...
PennEnvironment limited study shows compliance with Pittsburgh bag ban, but also gaps
A limited study of 50 Pittsburgh businesses revealed that most are complying with the city’s ban on plastic bags, though restaurants seem to be slower to conform than retailers. The PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center, an environmental advocacy group, randomly visited businesses throughout the city to investigate which retailers and...
North Hills’ NHthon returns April 20 in West View
The annual NHthon returns to North Hills School District’s Martorelli Stadium on April 20. The daylong celebration features dancing, games, food and fun in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation. Last year’s event raised $19,116. NHthon occurs in two parts at the stadium, 5336 Perry Highway,...
National Library Week activities scheduled at Northland Public Library in McCandless
National Library Week The American Library Association has deemed April 7-13 as National Library Week. This year’s theme is “Ready, Set, Library!” The idea is that in our always-online world, libraries give us a green light to something special: a place to connect with others, learn new skills and focus...
Trib Lunch Box: Shooting, spring arrives, March Madness, breweries
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Tuesday, March 19, 2024: • 1 dead, 1 injured, 1 in custody after shooting at Blawnox company A woman was fatally shot and a man was wounded inside a Blawnox company Tuesday morning during what police said was a domestic dispute involving a...
Chartiers Valley Primary School Principal named Penguins’ MVP
Deidra Stepko wasn’t too sure of being an administrator when she became the interim principal of Marion Elementary School in the Belle Vernon Area School District in 2018. She had taught first and third grades at the school, and she was uncertain if she’d like being in the principal’s office...
Westmoreland happenings: Living Stations of the Cross, Easter egg hunts, wrestling fundraiser, more
Church news • SS. Joachim and Anne Catholic Parish will a host a free presentation of living Stations of the Cross at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at St. Michael Church, 101 McClay Drive, Elizabeth. The St. Mark the Evangelist Youth Group Ministry from Cranberry Township will perform. Details: 412-741-0663. •...
Murrysville teen competes at regional ski championships in Vermont
During the recent rash of t-shirt weather, Becket Pottinger has been seeking snow anywhere he can find it. Pottinger, 15, of Murrysville, recently qualified for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s U16 Eastern Championships, taking place this week in Burke, Vt. Pottinger is one of six teens in Pennsylvania to earn...
Jeannette extends garbage rate hikes through 2027
Businesses in Jeannette will see their garbage rates increase starting next year. And an ongoing plan to increase residential rates through 2026 has been extended. The increases, which will be incremental through 2027, were necessary because of rising costs associated with disposing trash at a landfill, said city manager Ethan...
Police link fatal shooting at Blawnox company to workplace love triangle
A workplace love triangle ended in death Tuesday at a Blawnox warehouse. Sean Black and Courtney Smith, who both worked at Tri-Arc Manufacturing Co. on Blawnox’s Fountain Street, were raising three children together and had been in a romantic relationship “for several years,” police said. But the couple separated recently,...
Warm and cold air clash in Pittsburgh as spring arrives
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh posted a warning for icy roads after reporting that a heavy band of snow would be moving through the city throughout the day. All of this comes on the first day of spring. National Weather Service Meteorologist David Shallenberger attributes this to the warring...
Morning Roundup: Man dead after domestic incident in Beaver County; crashes close roadways
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, March 19: Man found dead of self-inflicted wound after 4-hour search in Midland, police say Police in Midland, Beaver County, deemed the borough’s streets safe after several tense hours late Monday and early Tuesday in which authorities declared...
Pittsburgh vies for ’26 NFL Draft after Philly snags MLB, FIFA, NCAA events
Pittsburgh is running an all-out blitz to host a future NFL Draft, and now the effort is getting support from Pennsylvania’s top public official. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that he sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last week indicating support for Pittsburgh to host a draft in...
The Stroller, March 19, 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. Bingo event to benefit Zen Cat Sanctuary Speed Family Blessing Box...
Former Fort Pitt Brewery complex, a headache for years in Jeannette, to be torn down
Demolition of the old Fort Pitt Brewery in West Jeannette could start this summer. Officials are planning a public meeting in May before opening bids for the demolition work. Brian Lawrence, director of the Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank, expects the work to take about six months. “Our...
Wear your red underwear: Solar eclipse casts light on folklore of past centuries
If the sun turned black and day became night, would you shout at the top of your lungs, toss your lunch in the garbage, maybe hunt through your dresser for some red undies? People in the past have followed those traditional precautions to avoid or reverse the misfortune they associated...
Greensburg bishop dedicating diocese to St. Joseph through 2-day pilgrimage to parishes
Greensburg Bishop Larry J. Kulick began a two-day pilgrimage to the four St. Joseph parishes in his diocese with a prayer service Monday in New Kensington. Kulick is dedicating the Greensburg Catholic diocese to the protection and guardianship of St. Joseph for the next three years. On Tuesday, St. Joseph’s...
‘I felt like a kid myself’: Duquesne president Gormley revels in Dukes’ tournament appearance
There are moments in an institution’s life so epic that even a university president becomes just another face in the crowd. Not that Ken Gormley of Duquesne University is complaining. In the 36 hours since its men’s basketball team achieved something it hadn’t in 46 previous years, the Catholic university...
New field turf expands athletic opportunities for Eden Christian Academy
The roller-coaster ride of Pittsburgh-area weather took a nosedive on a momentous day for Eden Christian Academy. But jackets, gloves and caps helped spectators make it through the damp blustery afternoon of March 15 to witness the first baseball game on artificial turf at the school’s athletic field in Ohio...
Judge won’t toss Allegheny County Council lawsuit over Shuman
A judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit by Allegheny County Council over the new Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. The complaint, filed against the county over the contract it entered into with Adelphoi last year to reopen the facility, alleges that council was required to approve it. Since it...
Police charge Rivers Casino dealer, supervisor in alleged electronic roulette scheme
A veteran electronic roulette dealer at Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino and her supervisor have been arrested in what police said was a scheme to rig betting on the game of chance that cost the North Shore casino thousands of dollars. Pennsylvania State Police and the casino started investigating after receiving an...
Bail is excessive for man accused of tussling with New Kensington police, his attorney says
A Homewood man who was temporarily using a wheelchair following a confrontation with police in January can be released from jail if he posts a $100,000 bond, a judge ruled Monday. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Scott Mears said Anthony Swann, 47, can pay 10% of the bond, $10,000, and...
Mt. Pleasant Township man allowed to embrace his mother before being returned to jail on charges he tried to stab her to death
The criminal case against a Mt. Pleasant Township man charged with the attempted homicide of his mother will continue even though she no longer wants to see her son jailed for the alleged attack, a Westmoreland County prosecutor said. Judge Scott Mears allowed Kort Noel Eckman, 46, and his mother,...
Highmark posts $533M profit in 2023, reversing dismal performance in 2022
Call it a reversal of fortune. After losing money in 2022, Pittsburgh’s Highmark Health rebounded last year. The health insurance giant posted net income of $533 million even as it grappled with operating losses at its Pittsburgh-area hospitals. That compares with a $346 million loss in 2022, due largely to...
State trooper charged in connection with domestic violence allegation
Criminal charges were filed Monday against a suspended state trooper in connection with a domestic violence allegation. Troopers from the state police internal affairs division filed a misdemeanor charge of simple assault and a summary count of harassment against Nicholas E. Hood, 31, of Derry Township. Hood had been based...
