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Allegheny County to add 5 ballot drop-off locations for primary election
Voters in Allegheny County will have more options to drop off mail-in ballots in time for April’s primary. The drop-off service is expanding from one location in Downtown Pittsburgh to up to a half-dozen across the county. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato announced Thursday the election office will be adding...
AT&T cellular service returns to customers across the nation
Wireless service has been restored for all AT&T customers affected by the nationwide cellular outages on Thursday, according to NBC News. The cause of the outage is still unknown, NBC News said. Federal Communications Commission is investigating, with help from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, NBC News reported....
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Feb. 23-25
In preparation for St. Patrick’s Day, luck has come a little early with all of these unique events happening this weekend in Westmoreland County: Celebrating a lifelong helper As a part of the Fred Rogers Scholars Program, Saint Vincent College students have partnered with Latrobe Art Center, 819 Ligonier St.,...
Fundraiser to aid Shaler Area High School senior
A fundraiser for Shaler Area High School senior Deven Wilson will be from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 at the Millvale and Shaler locations of Frank’s Pizza and Chicken. Deven is battling a rare autoimmune disease and a portion of sales will be donated to help with...
DEP grants permit to PennEnergy to draw water from Big Sewickley Creek
Following a nearly three-year process of identifying deficiencies and submitting amended water management plans, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection granted a permit for fracking company PennEnergy Resources to draw millions of gallons of water from the Big Sewickley Creek. The permit allows the Cranberry company to place and maintain...
North Allegheny hires assistant principals
Four new assistant principals were approved by North Allegheny School Board for Carson and Marshall middle schools, and both of the high schools. Garrett Miller was approved at the Jan. 24 school board meeting as an assistant principal of North Allegheny Senior High School, with a prorated salary of $99,000....
Riverview students to have virtual learning after 2nd reported gas leak this week
An odor of gas, the second in four days, was reported late Thursday morning at Riverview Junior-Senior High School in Oakmont, forcing the evacuation of students and staff. A smell of natural gas was reported about 10:45 a.m. in one of the school’s science rooms. Superintendent Neil English said students...
Burrell security upgrades could cost $1.27 million, but are vital say administrators, police
Burrell School District’s building security systems are so outdated, Superintendent Shannon Wagner is urging the school board to replace them — even if the district has to foot the entire $1.27 million pricetag. “Every (security) system that we have is outdated,” Wagner told school board members this week. She said...
Hues & Harmony: 2 nights of celebrating art, music in Hampton
Maybe it was a finger painting or stick-figure sketch, or perhaps something you drew using Spirograph. Whatever the style, your creation may have earned a prominent place on the family refrigerator, to be viewed every time someone opened the door. Now, imagine your work on display where hundreds of people...
New Oakmont library director brings experience, familiarity with borough to role
Caitlyn Boland credits the Carnegie system of libraries for exposing her to books at a young age. Growing up in Connellsville, Boland said, she was in awe when her mother took her to get her first library card at the Carnegie library in her hometown. “It was a privilege to...
Homer City woman, police thwart utility bill scam
State troopers said they thwarted a scam this month in Indiana County and arrested a New Jersey man believed to be part of it. Trooper Cliff Greenfield said a Homer City woman noticed on Feb. 12 an unusual charge on a utility bill. A person who she believed was in...
Police file new charge against Coraopolis man accused in death of Murrysville businessman
A new charge was filed Wednesday against an Allegheny County man accused in the fatal shooting of a Murrysville businessman. Allegheny County Police said they believe Jeremy T. Fisher, 41, of Coraopolis, asked a former business associate to kill George Dayieb, 57, about a month before Dayieb’s Dec. 27 death,...
10 miles of new trail from Gilpin brings regional network 1 step closer
The newest 10 miles of the Armstrong Trail aren’t officially open yet, but dozens of people got to walk along the stretch Wednesday and see its local centerpiece: the revamped railroad bridge spanning the Kiski River near Freeport. Armstrong Trails Executive Director Chris Ziegler announced Tuesday the completion of the...
Morning Roundup: GoFundMe for injured paramedic; sea lion dies at zoo
Here are a few morning news items from Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. GoFundMe started for injured Lower Kiski paramedic A fellow emergency worker has started a GoFundMe for the Lower Kiski Ambulance paramedic injured in an ambulance crash early Wednesday morning near the Waterworks shopping center on Freeport...
The Stroller, Feb. 22, 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. Animal Protectors seeking donations Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley is accepting...
Springdale, Riverview enter into junior high baseball club co-op
School rivals in the Lower Valley are teaming up in yet another sport. The Allegheny Valley and Riverview school boards approved a cooperative sponsorship agreement that would allow seventh through ninth grade baseball players at Springdale to participate on the Riverview junior high club team. Springdale and Riverview already operate...
Westmoreland DA will review Penn Township police video before public release
The Penn Township commissioners voted Wednesday to allow the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office to review police body camera video before it is released to the public. Four months after police released body camera video showing an officer shooting a Ligonier Township man, District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli’s office requested in...
Multigenerational ‘Snow White’ performance set at Geyer Performing Arts Center
A fairy tale favorite is coming to the Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale this month, with a cast that connects multiple generations. The musical production of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” will run at the theater from Friday to Sunday. The show is a twist on the familiar...
Forbes Road Career and Technology Center to add arboretum
Horticulture students at Forbes Road Career and Technology Center soon will have a living laboratory where they can learn about plants and how to care for them. The Monroeville school, which accepts students from nine area districts, plans to develop an arboretum and botanical garden featuring more than a dozen...
Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Department plans to join Hempfield Fire Department
Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Department is the third of the township’s stations to take steps toward becoming a nonchartered service under the umbrella of the Hempfield Fire Department. The township received a letter Tuesday indicating the station’s intent to “go all in,” according to fire Chief Anthony Kovacic and Township...
Gateway student art show slated for March
The Friends of the Monroeville Public Library will host an art exhibit by Gateway School District students grades kindergarten through 12 at the Elaine Biondi Gallery Space March 1 - 26. The show is organized by Gateway High School Visual Arts Department chair Greta Severson. “The annual Gateway School District...
Butler County officials announce breach of county computer network involving much of the public’s personal data
A breach of the Butler County computer network that allowed hackers to access the public’s personal information has officials in other counties reinforcing their systems to ward off a similar hack. “Armstrong County’s IT director is aware and on top of the attacks,” Commissioner Pat Fabian said. “Our IT director...
Allegheny County Police charge Monroeville man with criminal homicide in shooting mother of their child
Allegheny County Police have arrested a Monroeville man on charges that he fatally shot the mother of their child in a Baldwin Borough apartment earlier this month. Adelin Itongwa, 22, is being charged with criminal homicide and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of Ramiah Griffin, county...
‘BYOB’: Bring your own basket to North Park adult egg hunt
Limited tickets are on sale for the annual North Allegheny Women’s Association Adult Egg Hunt, scheduled for April 19 at the North Park Lodge. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.nawomen.org. NAWA is a social and charitable organization for women in the North Allegheny communities of McCandless, Franklin Park, Marshall...
Sound effects help ensure success of Northland Radio Hour at library in McCandless
Finding objects to mimic the sound of a squeaky door hinge is one of the most difficult sound effects that librarian Susan Claus has encountered when preparing for a Northland Radio Hour show. The hour is a programming idea at Northland Public Library that began during the covid-19 pandemic to...
