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Export teen sentenced to prison term for Jeannette shooting
An Export man pleaded guilty Wednesday to shooting two men in a Jeannette home in October 2020. Khalil Myers, 19, was originally charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault in connection with a shooting that injured two men at a South Third Street home. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge...
White supremacist from W.Va. sentenced for threatening jury and witnesses at synagogue shooter’s trial
WHEELING, W.Va. — A self-proclaimed white supremacist was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison Wednesday for making online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was...
Leechburg Area School District staff serves students during Christmas-themed lunch
Leechburg Area School District employees and administrators dressed up as holiday characters Wednesday to serve a Christmas-themed lunch to students. “This is the first year that we’re dressing up and spreading holiday cheer,” Superintendent Tiffany Nix said. “The joy on the students’ faces was priceless.” Nix, dressed as Olaf from...
Clairton man headed to court on charges of shooting Monroeville police officer in Allegheny Township
A Clairton man on Wednesday waived to court charges of attempted homicide after being accused of shooting a Monroeville police officer during a November car chase through Allegheny Township. Bruce Alvarado, 39, of Toman Avenue was scheduled for a preliminary hearing at Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec’s office for charges that...
Christmas tree recycling programs open drop-off sites
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials are encouraging residents not to let their live Christmas trees end up in a landfill after the holidays. Both the city and the county launched their annual recycling programs on Tuesday. Pittsburgh’s program allows people to drop off trees at one of 11 drop-off sites...
Judge denies bond for driver in crash that killed Serra Catholic student
An Allegheny County judge on Wednesday denied bond for the man accused of killing a 15-year-old Serra Catholic student in a crash as she was on her way to school in September, writing that he found him to be a risk to the community. William Soliday II, 43, of North...
Charges dropped against Parks man accused of shooting at woman while family was arranging funeral
Charges were withdrawn on Tuesday against a Parks Township man accused of firing a shot at a woman who was with a group of family members gathering to make funeral arrangements for his father. State police charged Jeffrey Lynn Walker, 38, of the 1200 block of Ridge Road with a...
Rescue Plan Act comes to the aid of Tarentum’s failing water system, other area projects
Tarentum officials were praying for a miracle to salvage the borough’s failing water distribution system. On Tuesday, they got one. The borough is among 15 Alle-Kiski Valley municipalities and water authorities to split nearly $7 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act. “We believe that access to...
Hempfield Area students plead guilty to weapons charges
Three teens charged in juvenile court were admonished by a judge Wednesday after they agreed to plead guilty to possessing guns at Hempfield Area High School in October. Earl Aughinbaugh, 15, pleaded guilty to nine criminal counts including multiple felony charges of theft, possessing a gun on school property, illegal...
Pittsburgh’s space company Astrobotic sets new lunar launch date
After its first scheduled launch for Christmas Eve was canceled, Pittsburgh space company Astrobotic has set a new date to send their lunar lander to the moon. Astrobotic announced this past week that its Peregrine lunar lander will launch Jan. 8, 2024. The company said the lander completed all integration...
Judge overturns citations issued to ex-Fawn supervisor accused of harassing officer at his new job
A former Fawn supervisor who was found guilty in October of harassing a police officer in Armstrong County and following his vehicle too closely has had both convictions overturned. David A. Montanari, 64, of the 1600 block of Bull Creek Road in Fawn was issued a citation by Manor Township...
Westmoreland happenings: Christmas candlelight service, Zumba party, senior news, more
Church news • Community Church of Hecla, 537 Hecla Road, Mt. Pleasant Township, will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m. Dec. 24. Details: 724-396-8065 or 724-244-2586. Fundraiser • Lincoln Heights Civic Association will have bingo from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 21 at the center, 42 Millersdale...
News helicopter crashes in N.J. forest, killing pilot and photographer
PHILADELPHIA — A news helicopter has crashed in a forest in New Jersey, killing the pilot and photographer on board, the television station said. “A pilot and a photographer from our news team were in the helicopter when it went down while returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore”...
Nearly 20 tons of ice cream spills on I-80
Rolled ice cream got a whole new meaning in an incident about 90 minutes from Pittsburgh. A tractor-trailer carrying 39,000 pounds of ice cream overturned early Wednesday morning in a crash on Interstate 80 in Clarion County. The big rig rolled onto the interstate near the Emlenton Bridge in Northwest...
Morning Roundup: 4 rescued from Monongahela fire; man arrested after SWAT incident on South Side
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 20: 4 rescued from Monongahela fire Four people used an escape ladder to flee a fire in their Mon Valley home early Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at about 4 a.m. at a home along Park...
White Christmas? Warmer, drier conditions expected through holiday
Those dreaming of a white Christmas might have to wait another year. Forecasts for the Pittsburgh area show temperatures rising to seasonal averages for Wednesday through Friday, and then moving into unseasonably warm temperatures for the weekend. High temperatures on Wednesday will reach 42 degrees in Pittsburgh and 41 degrees...
Expansion of inpatient drug treatment program funded by Westmoreland opioid settlement
The Westmoreland commissioners are expected to allocate more than $577,000 in revenue from the county’s opioid lawsuit settlement to pay for the expansion of a private drug rehabilitation center at Independence Health Frick Hospital in Mt. Pleasant. The money will help finance a portion of a $1.4 million project that...
The Stroller, Dec. 20, 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. Free shuttle service available for NK, Arnold residents The New Ken...
Home for the holidays carries different meaning for Rustic Ridge residents this year
Rick Napoleon’s home felt so much bigger before it was gone. A steel beam crossing the width of the foundation was the only thing above Napoleon’s head as he recently stood in what had been the garage and basement of his family’s home of 18 years. The rest of the...
Tough luck? Harmar beer distributor sells another big lottery ticket as store preps to close in a few weeks
A Harmar beer distributor has recently become the jackpot for big-winning lottery tickets — but buy those tickets while you still can. Willy’s Beer and Beverage on Freeport Road sold a jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket on Saturday, Dec. 16, lottery officials announced Monday. The drawing...
Beams placed for new Route 51 bridge over I-70 in Rostraver
The area’s first significant snowfall of the season Tuesday didn’t stop progress on reconstruction of the Route 51 interchange on Interstate 70. On Tuesday night, crews from contractors Golden Triangle and JC Lee set in place beams for a new bridge that will carry Route 51 over the interstate in...
Finished, at last: 2 southbound lanes open on Route 28 near the Highland Park Bridge
Southbound Route 28 is now fully open at the Highland Park Bridge interchange, PennDOT announced Wednesday. That means that at least two lanes of traffic can travel uninterrupted from Kittanning to Pittsburgh. The ramp from Virginia Avenue Extension to southbound Route 28 also has reopened. PennDOT officials said the new...
Pennsylvania senators, congressman urge federal committee to block foreign sale of U.S. Steel
Three Democratic U.S. lawmakers from Pennsylvania are calling for a federal committee to block the proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Japan-based Nippon Steel, citing national security concerns. In a letter Tuesday to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Sens. Bob Casey and John Fetterman and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio said...
Allegheny County adds 32 emergency shelter overflow beds; low temps in 20s to continue
Allegheny County has added 32 overflow beds to its emergency shelter system as several nights of below-freezing temperatures are expected in the Pittsburgh area. The additional capacity, as of Monday evening, included 20 beds for single women at the Salvation Army Family Caring Center. A dozen overflow beds for any...
Pittsburgh Public Schools failed to protect Brashear student from beating, lawsuit says
A student who was severely beaten by another at Brashear High School last year is suing Pittsburgh Public Schools, saying that officials there failed to protect him even though they knew he’d been attacked by the same person three times before. According to the lawsuit, Ny’Hier Williams was savagely attacked...
