DEP fines companies involved in implosion of smokestacks at former Springdale power plant
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection announced Thursday a civil penalty in connection to the June 2 implosion of two smokestacks at the former power plant property in Springdale. According to the DEP, Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group, Controlled Demolition Inc. and Grant Mackay Co. violated the state’s Solid Waste Management...
DUI charges filed in crash involving 3 motorcycles on Route 30 in Ligonier Township
A man who was intoxicated and didn’t have a valid drivers license is accused of crashing into three motorcycles in Ligonier Township, according to court papers. The three motorcyclists all had serious injuries, including multiple broken bones, and have undergone surgeries and rehabilitation, Ligonier Valley police said. William C. Strogish,...
McCandless holds the line on real estate taxes for 19th year in $28M proposed spending plan
For the 19th straight year, McCandless has held the line on property taxes. “There is no planned increase in the real estate tax millage” in the town’s proposed $28 million budget for 2024, said Assistant Town Manager and Finance Director Trisha Greathouse. The real estate millage rate will remain at...
Plum mayor commends ROTC students
Plum Air Force Junior ROTC received a certification of achievement from Mayor Harry Schlegel during the borough council meeting on Nov. 13. The mayor read a proclamation, stating in part: “The goals of the AFJROTC program are to instill values and citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and...
Fight over Fern Hollow Bridge collapse records hits courtroom
Lawyers for the City of Pittsburgh and a bus driver hurt in the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse sparred Thursday in court over access to engineering records. Peter Giglione, attorney for Pittsburgh Regional Transit driver Daryl Luciani, wants to subpoena records about the bridge from three engineering firms, but the city...
Man accused of raping Pine woman who refused his advances ordered to stand trial
A Mt. Washington man accused of raping a Pine woman — who told police he slapped her in the face when she repeatedly refused his advances and then forced her to have sex — has been ordered to stand trial. In September, Northern Regional Police charged Tassy Fils-Aime, 32, of...
Derry Soldiers Breakfast free for former, active service members
The Derry Area Philanthropy Committee is inviting veterans and active service members to a free Soldiers Breakfast Saturday in Derry. The suggested donation of $5 for others attending the morning meal will benefit an area nonprofit that assists veterans. The breakfast is set for 8 to 11 a.m. at A.V....
Pine-Richland School Board keeping status quo with library policy
The Pine-Richland school board had a full agenda at the Nov. 13 meeting, but the fate of 12 book titles at the high school and middle schools was top of mind. In what appeared to be a direct rebuttal to last month’s school board meeting, more than 30 people addressed...
Franklin Regional Thespians will present Dickens’ classic ‘A Christmas Carol’
Abby Wingard has spent her time with the Franklin Regional Thespians club in the wings of the theater, as a longtime member of the stage crew. But for her senior year, Wingard, 18, wanted to step onstage for a change. The problem? “I am not an actor, at all,” she...
Workers at 6 Pittsburgh-area Starbucks join daylong strike
Local baristas are participating in a one-day strike Thursday at several Pittsburgh-area Starbucks stores. Unionized workers at six Starbucks located in the city of Pittsburgh and Bethel Park are striking as part of the national Red Cup Rebellion movement. The day of action coincides with one of the coffee giant’s...
Leechburg Area voters ‘ready for change’ with new faces winning out on school board
A fresh crop of faces has been elected to serve on the Leechburg Area School Board. And one of the youngest school board members in the Alle-Kiski Valley earned the most votes of eight candidates vying to fill five seats on the board. Andrew Pallus, 22, received 917 votes in...
Norwin moves forward with Hahntown Playground project
The Norwin School Board voted to begin the next step of the Hahntown Elementary School playground project — the first in a multiyear initiative to renovate the district’s playgrounds. After three different conceptual designs for the playground at Hahntown were presented, the board approved a contract with the company Pashek...
Advent of Tess: Monroeville resident offers origami challenge
Perhaps you’ve marveled at someone taking a piece of paper and folding it to produce the shape of a bird or flower. That general practice served as Madonna Yoder’s introduction to origami. “It started with making my own toys during church services,” the Monroeville resident said. “I would sit there...
Federal lien could delay demolition of condemned Arnold building
A federal lien could halt the condemnation of a structure Arnold Council deems a public health and safety hazard. Acting as the city’s Board of Health, council recently met for a hearing on two abandoned structures code enforcement officer Al Colelli brought forth as potentially hazardous. The buildings are at...
Here’s what to know about 2023 Light Up Night
Pittsburgh kicks off the holiday season with Highmark Light Up Night on Saturday. This weekend will also be the debut of a new light display at Point State Park. Duquesne Light’s familiar “Tree of Lights” at the park’s fountain was retired after 30 years in 2021. It will replaced with...
Point State Park holiday tree set to return with new name, look
For years, it was an iconic holiday fixture in Pittsburgh. The Point State Park Christmas tree dotted the city’s confluence as an annual beacon of the season. Until last year. Sponsored by Duquesne Light, the tree stood near the fountain in Point State Park since its introduction in the 1988...
In brief: Plum, Oakmont area happenings, week of Nov. 16, 2023
Christmas show at Oaks Theater “Sounds of Christmas” featuring the Latshaw Pops Orchestra is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont. At more than 30 years, the Latshaw Pops Orchestra stages the longest-running Christmas show in the area. The variety show features...
Morning Roundup: Man injured in Turtle Creek shooting; police probe pellet gun assaults in Oakland
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Nov. 16: Police respond to report of shots fired in Turtle Creek Allegheny County Police said a man was injured Wednesday night in a shooting incident in Turtle Creek, but he wasn’t hurt from gunfire. First responders arrived...
Bomb squad called to Bethel Park after suspicious devices found near body of man
The Allegheny Bomb Squad responded Wednesday evening after several suspicious devices were found near a man found dead in a Bethel Park home. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as Richard Friedman, 53. According to TribLIVE news partner WTAE, Bethel Park police discovered Friedman’s body around 7:30 p.m....
Hatfield’s Ferry power plant demolition embodies end of a bygone era
Masontown council President Bruce Cochrane can remember when the power station at Hatfield’s Ferry was built. A longtime resident of the borough at the border of Fayette and Greene counties, the retired UPS driver has spent most of his life driving on the bridge that crosses the Monongahela River and...
Fox Chapel to host inaugural ‘Light Up’ event
Fox Chapel officials hope a new community event will become a holiday tradition. The borough has partnered with Cooper-Siegel Community Library to present the inaugural Light Up Fox Chapel from 5-7 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the borough building, 401 Fox Chapel Road. Festivities include a visit from Santa, children’s...
The Stroller, Nov. 16, 2023: 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. Stuff a Cruiser event set at Harrison Walmart A Stuff a...
Christian homeschooled FINS Robotics team qualify again for regional competition in Colorado
A group of Christian home-schooled students from the North Hills is headed to Denver next month to participate in a robotics competition against top teams from Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota and Pennsylvania. Students of FINS—Family Instructors of the Northern Suburbs (of Pittsburgh) Robotics Team have qualified for the...
In adopted daughters, Hempfield family finds ‘missing pieces to the puzzle’
Amber Pearce knows what it’s like to be in the foster system — that’s why she and husband John continue to keep their Hempfield home open to children in need. In 2014, they adopted daughter Nia, now 10. On Wednesday, they adopted two more daughters — Deziray, 7, and Reylynn,...
North Allegheny student growth is slow but steady, report finds
The slow, but steady growth in the North Allegheny School District is coming at a good pace, according to William Kirk, assistant director of project management and infrastructure at North Allegheny. “What we’re seeing is a stable housing market, not an explosive one. We like what we’re seeing here,” Kirk...
