Morning Roundup: Security ramped up at Woodland Hills after Swissvale shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Feb. 5: Security ramped up at Woodland Hills after Swissvale shooting A juvenile was shot in Swissvale on Sunday evening, according to Allegheny County police. County 911 was notified of a shooting at the 2200 block of Woodstock...
The Stroller, Feb. 5, 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...
Vandergrift officials, businesses ironing out event policy
Vandergrift officials and business leaders say they’ve cooled tensions over a new public property use policy that some feared would quash the local festival scene. Passed in December, the policy created a formal application process for individuals or organizations who wish to hold events in the borough. Previously, event coordinators...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of Feb. 5, 2024
Volunteers sought to fill vacancies on boards Fox Chapel has spots available on its planning commission, park commission, zoning hearing board, construction board of appeals and more. Applications and more information about the vacancies can be found on the borough website at fox-chapel.pa.us. Interested residents should submit an application and...
Man shot on the South Side while taking out trash
Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man was shot late Saturday after taking out a bag of trash on the South Side. Emergency crews were called just before 10:30 p.m. to a convenience store in the 2100 block of E. Carson Street. Officers found the victim inside the store, where...
MLK Jr. memorial service in New Kensington highlights mission to love mercifully
The guest speaker Sunday at the 56th annual Martin Luther King Jr. memorial service delivered a straightforward message to the crowd of about 40 people. “We must recapture our humanity,” said the Rev. Terrance Davis Sr., pastor at Three Rivers Metropolitan Church in Pittsburgh. “We have to stop living in...
Community celebrates Scottdale’s 150th anniversary at West Overton Village
Scottdale sure knows how to throw a party. Townsfolk and other revelers celebrated Scottdale’s 150th anniversary Sunday, hailing it as a borough that has evolved from its roots as an industrial center at the southern tip of Westmoreland County. “I think that it’s important for people to take pride in...
Unity fire damages home but no injuries reported
Firefighters were on the scene of a house fire in Unity for a few hours Sunday afternoon. A home on Second Street in the village of Hostetter was damaged in the blaze. A Westmoreland 911 dispatch supervisor said the fire call came in around 2 p.m. Fire officials told TribLive...
Dive teams search river for guns stolen from RC Firearms in New Kensington
Dive teams returned to the Allegheny River on Sunday to search the murky water for guns stolen Jan. 22 from RC Firearms in New Kensington. More than 30 people set up a command scene on the Braeburn riverfront in Lower Burrell to help police and agents from the U.S. Bureau...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Jan. 25-31, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate,...
Indiana Township’s United Presbyterian Church marks 100 years
Easter sunrise service at United Presbyterian Church in Indiana Township was a big deal in Sue Haley’s house. “My grandma used to get dressed the night before and sleep in her clothes so she could get up and go,” said Haley, a member of the church along Route 910 for...
Restaurant at New Kensington Quality Inn reopens as Leo’s Roadhouse
It has been about a decade since the restaurant inside New Kensington’s Quality Inn shut down. Dan Leo is hoping to bring it back as he opens Leo’s Roadhouse with the help of Chef Lenny Verosky. Together, they face the challenge of bringing people through the hotel’s doors not for...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Feb. 4, 2024
Blawnox Rose Carla Ferreira sold property at 423 Walnut St. to Chan Dam and Cung Hlei Dim for $340,000. Etna Zachary Leya sold property at 52 Greeley Ave. to Edward Collins for $124,000. Fox Chapel Vernon Thomas Worrall IV sold property at 10 Edgewood Road to Perry Longacre and Lindsey...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 4, 2024
Etna Zachary Leya sold property at 52 Greeley Ave. to Edward Collins for $124,000. Franklin Park Timothy Burns sold property at 2614 Briar Ct to Fernando Contreras Bustos for $365,000. Gary Day sold property at 1621 Twin Oaks Drive to Tyler and Taylor Cummings for $735,000. David Rosenberg sold property...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Feb. 4, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Lucas Spieler sold property at 230 Fairview Ave. to Starry Night 88 LLC for $72,500. Churchill Jeanette Blackston sold property at 2525 Greensburg Pike Unit 401 to Sanatkumar Kutumbaka for $200,000. Edgewood Western PA School For The Deaf sold property at Unknown Address to Lucas Rious Maldague...
Daycation Destination: Visit where the bison roam in Allegheny County
Joyce Stewart of Bethel Park has visited her favorite furry mammal for more than 70 years in South Park. Meet the gang of nine bison that provide a unique attraction in the South Park Game Preserve — Big Head, Daisy, Rosie, Violet, Lily, Alice, Crimson, Clover and Baby Diane. Technically,...
Latrobe’s former G.C. Murphy discount store undergoes renovation, poised for rebirth
A central retail space in downtown Latrobe where shoppers used to head decades ago in search of bargains from G.C. Murphy is primed for a new lease on life, thanks to restoration work completed inside and out by a local nonprofit. The unusual L-shaped building, with storefronts on Ligonier and...
The Stroller, Feb. 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. Free advice available for those with financial troubles Allegheny Valley Association...
Libraries see rise in usage since covid; circulation, eBook usage increases
Scott Mason of Greensburg was spending his Saturday morning at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library in Greensburg, reading a 1931 book on Revolutionary War hero Arthur St. Clair for an upcoming presentation before the Greensburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mason relies upon the reference books in...
Jeannette’s You Are Here gallery gets cosmetic updates
Visitors to You Are Here in Jeannette will notice cosmetic updates to a hallway used for up-and-coming artist exhibits and the gallery’s popular Oh, Scrap! art materials thrift shop. Volunteers updated the flooring and replaced old carpeting in those two spots during the gallery’s annual January closure and walls have...
Saint Vincent to install electric vehicle charging station
Electric vehicle owners who drive to Saint Vincent College near Latrobe will soon be able to get a recharge on campus at a new solar-powered charging station. Saint Vincent College has partnered with the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund to acquire the Smartflower Solar electric vehicle charging station powered...
‘Natural playground’ planned at Murrysville Community Park
Carly Greene laments that some children don’t know the simple pleasure of heading to the nearest stand of trees to play in the woods. That’s the reason the director of the Murrysville Parks and Recreation Department is looking to install a natural playground at Community Park this spring. “In essence...
Greensburg YWCA marks 65th anniversary, plans a year of special events
The Greensburg YWCA is marking 65 years, and the recent anniversary celebration was just the start of the party, according to its executive director. The YWCA has been an institution in Greensburg since 1959, and its staff wants to ensure that everyone in the region knows they’re here and ready...
$2.2M fine is latest entry in Clairton’s air pollution history
Melanie Meade monitors plumes of pollution. Her hilltop home overlooks Clairton Coke Works, the largest coke-manufacturing facility in North America — and Allegheny County’s top source of air pollution. From that tree-dotted perch, Meade uses her iPhone almost daily to photograph emissions spewing from the 123-year-old plant’s coke ovens. Then...
‘This is what money smells like:’ $2.2M fine is latest entry in Clairton’s air pollution history
Melanie Meade monitors plumes of pollution. Her hilltop home overlooks Clairton Coke Works, the largest coke-manufacturing facility in North America — and Allegheny County’s top source of air pollution. From that tree-dotted perch, Meade uses her iPhone almost daily to photograph emissions spewing from the 123-year-old plant’s coke ovens. Then...
