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Albert, Hamacker vie for Westmoreland sheriff

Westmoreland County voters elected a Democrat in 2019 to serve as the new sheriff. Six months later, Sheriff James Albert announced he had switched his party registration to Republican, leaving Democrats with just one elected official in county government. Albert, 73, of New Alexandria will seek second term in office...
Delmont council approves transportation plan aimed at improving pedestrian, bike infrastructure

A new active transportation plan approved by Delmont leaders could help leverage future funding and make the community more pedestrian-friendly. “We have a Mayberry-esque town that could really be walkable, and we just need to enhance that,” said Barb Hauge, a landscape architect with Upstreet Architects in Indiana. “There’s certainly...
Morabito responds to criticism of Allegheny Township’s Community Days management

A newly formed nonprofit plans to ensure Community Days remains an annual event in Allegheny Township. James Morabito, a township supervisor and one of the organizers of the festival, responded to criticism from some residents and fellow supervisors Rennick Steele and Michael Korns, who allege financial wrongdoing concerning the summer...
The Stroller, Oct. 23, 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 holiday grief support workshop offered Good Samaritan Hospice, a mission...
4-year-old dies after being found unresponsive in Fayette County pool

A 4-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive Saturday afternoon in a Fayette County swimming pool. Liam Vanderlee of Eighty Four was found around 2:30 p.m. in an outdoor pool in Washington Township while attending a birthday party, according to a release from Washington County Coroner S. Timothy Warco’s office....
Man, woman dead after separate shootings in Pittsburgh neighborhoods

Pittsburgh police are investigating two fatal shootings. A 21-year-old woman was found shot just before 3 p.m. Sunday at Finance Street and North Homewood Avenue by the East Busway overpass in Homewood South, police said. The woman had a gunshot wound to her upper body. She was taken to a...
St. Ladislaus in Natrona gives people chance to claim keepsakes, say goodbye

Rachel Brown doesn’t have the energy for social media. But the Natrona resident has a keen eye for what might go viral. Her interest in the architectural salvage of St. Ladislaus Church, shuttered in 2022, has drawn people from across the country to Spruce Street to rescue items before the...
4 compete for 2 seats on Bethel Park School Board

Four candidates are in the running on Nov. 7 for two of five seats on Bethel Park School Board: a pair of incumbent Republicans, Barry Christenson and Vincent Scalzo, and two Democrats, Liz Avon and Danielle Gosnell, running together on a slate called BP4All; In the primary, incumbents Darren McGregor,...
In brief: Spooktacular Parade, other Bethel Park happenings, week of Oct. 23, 2023

Trick-or-treat Bethel Park’s trick-or-treat will be held from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31. Halloween Spooktacular Parade Bethel Park’s Halloween Spooktacular Parade starts at 9 a.m. Oct. 28. The parade will have two routes, North and South, with a variety of special vehicles and surprises for the kids along the way. Routes...
In brief: Halloween happenings, other Chartiers Valley area activities, week of Oct. 23, 2023

Halloween happenings in Bridgeville Bridgeville’s Halloween parade is scheduled for Oct. 28, with the lineup starting at 10 a.m. on Gregg Avenue at Bridgeville Manor for judging. The parade begins at 11 a.m. and proceeds to the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department, 370 Commercial St. A trunk-or-treat event will take place...
‘We’re all coming together’: Plum teachers revive festival to support Rustic Ridge families

After stopping by the airbrush booth and trying their hand at carnival games, it was time for the Betancourt family and their friends to swing by the food trucks. The group had donned their Halloween costumes to attend the Festival of Honor Sunday at Plum Senior High School. The event...
New Kensington house fire victim identified

A man who died after he was trapped in a New Kensington house fire on Saturday has been identified. Scott Fularz, 45, was the homeowner at 723 Kennedy Ave. The fire was reported about 11:45 a.m. Saturday. Fularz and a 4-year-old child were inside. Police officers were able to find...
North Hempfield Fire Station 501 renovations near completion

Hempfield’s $2 million fire station project will take a few weeks past its intended deadline to finish construction, but is on track be completed by early December. Renovations at the nearly 50-year-old North Hempfield Volunteer Fire Department Station 501 started in May, and initially were projected to finish at the...
Witches ‘cackle’ through Ligonier during annual bike brigade fundraiserVideo

Carla Arnone and her fellow witches could be spotted bicycling around downtown Ligonier on Sunday, cackling as they went. The Ligonier Witches Bike Brigade began in 2016 with 70 people, and now, Arnone, 53, of Ligonier, said it’s grown to more than 1,100 registered participants, with as many as 5,000...
Rollout of Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban leaves some customers, businesses confused

Pittsburgh officials say they are working to address areas of confusion as the city’s plastic bag ban takes effect. The ban, meant to reduce litter and waste, went into effect earlier this month. It prohibits most single-use plastic bags, but allows exceptions for unpackaged prepared foods, produce bags, meat packaging,...
New Kensington police accuse man of scuffling with officers during traffic stop, bringing drugs into jail

New Kensington police accused a man of injuring two officers while resisting arrest after a traffic stop and then bringing drugs into the jail where he was being detained. Michael Paul Beer, 32, of the 1000 block of Cleveland Avenue in Brackenridge was charged with felony counts of aggravated assault...

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