Former East Huntingdon firm must pay $40K in employee medical bills after health insurance lapses
An East Huntingdon metalworking company will be required to pay about $40,000 to employees who racked up medical bills in 2019 when the company let its health insurance lapse — even though it deducted money from workers’ pay, a federal judge ruled. Robert H. Kendi, president of Ken-Co. Fabricating Co.,...
Trucks detoured, traffic restricted as work continues on New Kensington Bridge
Traffic restrictions and a detour for trucks are scheduled to start Tuesday morning as work continues on the New Kensington Bridge. A long-term traffic shift will start at about 7 a.m. Tuesday, PennDOT announced Monday. The shift is needed to allow for painting, fence replacement and sidewalk repairs. Two 10-foot-wide...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of March 4, 2024
Utility customers report scam calls Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority is warning customers about an uptick in calls and texts from scammers impersonating the utility provider. Scammers are asking customers to call a phone number to pay their bills and avoid delinquency or shut-offs. This false number shares an area code...
North Hills School District designated a Great Pennsylvania School
North Hills School District is designated as a Great Pennsylvania School. The designation, a new initiative of the Pennsylvania School Board Association, recognizes Pennsylvania public schools that provide students with access to challenging programming, strive to be community-centric, demonstrate financial well-being and display resilience. North Hills is the third district...
Chartiers Valley elementary students learn CPR
Students at Chartiers Valley’s elementary schools are learning a life-saving skill. Chartiers Valley’s Primary and Intermediate schools participated in the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge fundraiser earlier this year. Students learned hands-only CPR during physical education classes. “We were very impressed with how it went,” said Suanne Estatico, physical...
MacDonald exits Democratic primary against U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, seeks GOP write-in
The Pittsburgh area’s most contentious congressional race narrowed Monday as Laurie MacDonald dropped out of the Democratic primary in the face of a challenge to her nominating petition signatures. Her departure leaves a two-person race in the April 23 contest between incumbent U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, and Edgewood Councilwoman...
Police accuse Penn Township nurse practitioner of illegally ‘prescribing pills by the thousands’
The arrest of a nurse practitioner accused of writing fake prescriptions culminated from months of police work, including examining trash put out at the suspect’s Penn Township home, executing search warrants at 19 locations and surveillance, court filings show. Penn Township police Chief John Otto said his department received a...
‘Freaky Heart’: Pine author’s new book continues her promotion of acceptance
In her latest book, Pine resident Lori M. Jones writes about a teenager who bears a scar from a series of surgeries. “Cracked wide open, actually,” the main character, Annalise, muses. “Like a clamshell.” And so begins “Freaky Heart,” a journey through the mind of a young woman who was...
HVAC, lighting upgrades could cost Latrobe $425K
It could cost $425,000 for Latrobe to replace outdated HVAC equipment at city hall and its solid waste transfer station while also installing updated LED lighting at the transfer station and the city parking garage. City officials expect this month to learn the fate of their application for a share...
Trib Lunch Box: Hot temps, body found, cursive writing, local pharmacies
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Monday, March 4, 2024: • Will Pittsburgh break its record high temperature today? Some weather forecasts call for temperatures that could tie the record high of 74 degrees in Pittsburgh. The record for March 4 was set back in 1992 at 74 degrees....
Scrapped merger of Spirit, JetBlue good news for Westmoreland airport, official says
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport’s top official welcomed Monday’s announcement that Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways are grounding plans for a proposed $3.8 billion merger. “It is a great opportunity for us to know what we are facing. I think it holds nothing but good news for us,” said Gabe Monzo,...
Pittsburgh ties its record high temperature Monday
On a typical early March day, riding the zipline at Murrysville Community Park would mean risking frostbite. Thanks to southern winds, however, there was no chance of that Monday, as Pittsburgh tied its record high temperature for the date, meteorologists said. As of 4 p.m., the thermometer had hit 74...
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting in Allentown
A man died in a shooting Sunday night in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood Pittsburgh police responded to a 10-round ShotSpotter alert just before 7 p.m. in the 700 block of East Warrington Avenue. On the scene, police said they found a male victim inside 707 E. Warrington Ave. with a gunshot...
Arnold man dead after crash in O’Hara
O’Hara police are investigating the death of an Arnold man who died Sunday after a vehicle crash in O’Hara, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Thomas Harrity, 67, was traveling in a vehicle at 3 p.m. in the area of Powers Run and Freeport roads, when it apparently left...
Man’s body recovered from Yough in Ohiopyle State Park
A man’s body was recovered from the Youghiogheny River in Ohiopyle State Park on Sunday afternoon, according to park manager Ken Bisbee. The body was spotted by hikers on the Great Allegheny Passage between Confluence and Ohiopyle around 3:45 p.m. He appeared to be a fisherman, Bisbee said. In a...
Morning Roundup: Vehicle slams into Braddock building
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, March 4: Vehicle slams into urgent care building in Braddock A vehicle struck an urgent care building Sunday night in Braddock, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. Emergency responders were called to the scene around 11:30 p.m. at...
What to look for in solar eclipse glasses
You don’t become the world’s leading manufacturer of paper glasses by being unprepared. That’s why employees at American Paper Optics, tucked into a corporate office park in the southwest corner of Tennessee, have been busy for the past two years preparing for the April 8 solar eclipse. “We’ve been doing...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area events, week of March 4, 2024
Assistant principal resigns from post
at Plum High School The Plum School Board accepted the resignation of Melanie Manes, an assistant principal at the district’s high school. The North Allegheny School Board voted Feb. 21 to hire Manes as an assistant principal at that district’s intermediate high school, with a...
In brief: Seedling sale, club meetings, other North Allegheny area news, week of March 4, 2024
Environmental council seedling sale North Area Environmental Council is holding its annual seedling sale, offering a variety of non-invasive plants, trees and wildflower seed mixes to add to the beauty and natural habitat of yards and the ecological health of the region. The council also is partnering with North Park’s...
In brief: Pine-Richland area happenings, week of March 4, 2024
Environmental council seedling sale North Area Environmental Council is holding its annual seedling sale, offering a variety of non-invasive plants, trees and wildflower seed mixes to add to the beauty and natural habitat of yards and the ecological health of the region. The council also is partnering with North Park’s...
East Deer, Oliver Outdoor state their case in billboard court battle
The fate of electronic billboards in East Deer is in the hands of an Allegheny County judge. The township and America First Enterprises, which does business as Oliver Outdoor, stated their cases in court filings regarding the status of three billboards that had been approved by the East Deer Zoning...
The Stroller, March 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. Volunteers needed at Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley Animal Protectors of...
Cursive handwriting makes a comeback in elementary schools
Second grader Evi Thompson’s favorite letter is “S.” “I like how my pencil feels on the paper when I write it,” Evi said from her classroom at Mary Queen of Apostles in New Kensington. “It’s very loopy.” Evi and her classmates are learning the art of cursive writing, the old-school...
Jeannette officials seek answers for restoring dilapidated properties
It sounded like William Gaines had a pretty good plan. He wanted to buy a property on North Fourth Street in Jeannette from the Westmoreland County repository. But first, he had to get approval from city council. Gaines told council members in December that he intended to rehabilitate the home...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of March 4, 2024
School district sets 2024-25 calendar Fox Chapel Area School District officials have approved their 2024-25 school year calendar. The first day of school is scheduled for Aug. 22. Thanksgiving break will be from Nov. 18 through Dec. 2. Spring break is scheduled for March 31 through April 4. Kennywood Day...
