Temporary maintenance closure announced for portion of the Butler Freeport Community Trail
Trail users will experience a temporary interruption in trail accessibility between the Monroe Road and Bear Creek Road trailheads in Buffalo Township. The nearly 1-mile section of trail will undergo stream bank remediation beginning Monday, Nov. 17, according to the Butler Freeport Community Trail Council. In post on the trail...
Part of Parkway East among Top 10 riskiest roads in major cities
A section of the Parkway East ranks among the riskiest roads in the country, according to Allstate. Allstate analyzed driving behavior across the 50 most populous U.S. cities and identified the 10 riskiest road segments based on rates of hard braking and speeding — two key indicators of aggressive driving....
Onetime McKeesport mayoral candidate pleads no contest to drug charges
A man who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in McKeesport two years ago pleaded no contest on Monday to a pair of misdemeanor drug possession counts with the expectation they will be expunged from his record. Corry Sanders, 55, entered the plea before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Simquita Bridges. A...
Utility merger to fold Peoples Natural Gas into $63B conglomerate
American Water and Essential Utilities, two top players in the Pennsylvania utility market, have agreed to merge into a water, wastewater and natural gas conglomerate worth $63 billion. New Jersey-based American Water would absorb Essential in the $12 billion, all-stock transaction announced Monday, getting 69% control of the combined company...
$3M winning Golden Ticket scratch-off sold at Richland Shop ’n Save
A scratch-off ticket worth $3 million was sold at a Shop ’n Save in Richland, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday, Oct. 27. The $3,000,000 Golden Ticket is a $30 game that offers five top prizes of $3 million. Two of those prizes remain available, according to the lottery. The Shop...
Protesters rally against proposed data center in Springdale; 2nd event planned
Brown water, power outages and noise pollution. “The list goes on and on,” said Springdale resident Sharon Spirk, citing reasons she’s against a proposed data center to be built on 47 acres off Porter Street. Spirk was one of about 10 people who rallied Monday in opposition to a plan...
CMU study on brain-hand interaction could improve prosthetics
When people sit down for a meal, they don’t think about what to do with their hands when eating. It’s just second nature. Yet, their hands are constantly adapting posture and grip to the cutlery, food and drinks on the table, in order to enable the goal of eating. “Our...
Pittsburgh detective becomes 1st Black woman to join city police bureau’s mounted unit
Pittsburgh police Detective Dorothea Leftwich didn’t plan out her newest assignment. Leftwich, a mother of three known by many as “Dea,” patrolled neighborhoods and worked stints with narcotics and burglary units after joining Pittsburgh’s force in 2007. For the past 12 years, she’s been working full-time in the bureau’s Office...
3 candidates seek 2 seats on New Kensington Council
Three men — Chase Balla, Nicholas DiCarolis and Phil Toney — are seeking two seats on the New Kensington Council. Councilmen Todd Mentecki and Corey Pistininzi did not seek reelection. Mayor Tom Guzzo, a Democrat, is running for his seat unopposed. “At 26 years old, I want to give back...
Run, then eat: Greensburg Turkey Trot returns
The tradition of running in a race in Greensburg on Thanksgiving morning to burn off calories before gobbling down a big meal returns this year with the 34th Greensburg Turkey Trot on Nov. 27. The race begins and ends at the Westmoreland County Courthouse on Main Street. It attracts thousands...
Who are the 3 Pa. Supreme Court justices running for retention?
When the three state Supreme Court justices on November’s ballot initially ran for a spot on the bench 10 years ago, it was highly partisan and the most expensive judicial race in American history. Running for retention 10 years later, they hoped, would be different. It is not. Justices Christine...
Presbyterian minister’s jazz group mixes spirituality and saxophone solos
The Rev. Bill Carter remembers the story his mother told him about attending a Louis Armstrong concert in Venango County as a teenager in the early 1950s. It was an all-white audience gathered to hear a racially mixed band. “As a Black man, Armstrong could not get a hotel room...
15% of North Allegheny student population is enrolled in special education, report shows
More students are participating in the special education program at North Allegheny, representing 15% of its student population, a slight increase from last year’s numbers, according to a 2025 enrollment and projections report presented by the district Oct. 15. It’s the largest increase from last year to this school year,...
Morning Roundup: Overnight fires damage homes in Munhall, McKeesport
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Oct. 27: Fire scorches home in Munhall A fire early Monday morning tore through a Munhall home, leaving crews to fight the blaze for hours. The first reports of the fire, which took place near East 8th Street, came...
Murrysville council rejects rezoning request for multi-phase development off Wilson Road
Murrysville council opted to reject a request to rezone property at the corner of Wilson and Manor roads, part of a group of properties slated for a corporate campus for medical business Dedicated Nursing Associates along with other commercial, retail and residential aspects. The first phase of the development is...
The Coffee Cup offers local brews to Buffalo Township
When she decided to open her own business, Danna Kienzl, 57, returned to her hometown. The Freeport Area graduate opened her new cafe, The Coffee Cup, along South Pike Road in her native Buffalo Township late last month. Now a resident of Lower Burrell, Kienzl said she always has aspired...
In brief: Bridgeville, Carnegie area news and events, week of Oct. 27, 2025 and beyond
Bridgeville leaf collection Bridgeville’s public works department has begun leaf collection. It will continue through Dec. 5, following the regular street sweeping routes. Leaves should be swept into piles at the curb. Do not place sticks, branches or other yard waste in the leaf piles. Avoid having idling vehicles near...
Enrollment projected to increase slightly over next decade in North Allegheny School District
While the population at North Allegheny’s elementary schools is projected to hold steady over the next decade, the high school could increase by 100 students, according to a demographic study presented to the school board Oct. 15. With the design phase for renovating three elementary schools and the high school...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area news, events for the week of Oct. 27, 2025
PALS to meet, collect items for military overseas The Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Plum Community Center, 499 Center New Texas Road. The speaker will be Lynn Cass, a disability advocate from East Suburban Citizen Advocacy. Members are...
Building connections: Fall teen programming update; welcome to youth library assistant
When I started working as the Carnegie Carnegie’s Children’s Librarian in April 2024, I knew that one of my personal goals would be to build up our programs and services for teens. Teens tend to be an underserved and misunderstood group, not just in library services, but in society as...
Long-awaited Oakmont parking lot project one step closer to finish line
The Oakmont Community Foundation’s parking lot in the borough’s business district is looking nearly picture perfect. “If a parking lot can be beautiful, this one is,” Oakmont Council president Nancy Ride said. “The plantings and the placement is just very well done.” There are just a few items that need...
Murrysville considers creating registry for vacant properties
Murrysville doesn’t have a big problem with vacant, blighted properties. But when one does make its way onto the municipality’s radar, they’d like to be able to address it sooner than later. Chief Administrator Michael Nestico provided council with a proposal for a new ordinance that would create a registry...
The Stroller, Oct. 27, 2025: 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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Purse bingo to aid...
Schools working to keep children fed ahead of potential SNAP benefits shutdown
As the federal government shutdown lingers, food assistance is in jeopardy for about 2 million people across the state. With the largest anti-hunger program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, on course to shut down Saturday, school districts are ramping up efforts to make sure children continue to be...
Blawnox water rescue boat ramps up safety from Harrison to Pittsburgh
Catastrophe was averted during a Labor Day boat fire in Harmar, at least in part, because of a new water rescue boat at Blawnox Volunteer Fire Company. Marine 111, a 26-foot Stanley fire rescue landing craft, played a critical role after flames engulfed a boat below Lock 3 and forced...
