Pirates host Fields for Kids celebration with the Deer Lakes Youth Baseball Association in West Deer
A week that began at the Major League Baseball All-Star game in Seattle for Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller ended on a youth baseball field in West Deer on Saturday morning. Keller was one of three Pirates players taking part in a Pirates Charities Field for Kids celebration for the Deer...
Hempfield alums recall high school memories as renovation looms
Hempfield Area High School holds a special place in the life of Mick and Sue Condi. The New Stanton couple, both 75, were homeroom classmates for three years before they graduated in 1965. After a life together that started in a small second-floor classroom, they returned to school Saturday morning...
Upper St. Clair Scout joins ranks of female Eagles
Girls can be Eagles, too. Molly Walsh, 16, joined the growing number of females earning the highest rank attainable in Scouts BSA, previously known as Boy Scouts. “She knows what she likes. She pursues it,” her father, Bethel Park School District Superintendent James Walsh, said. “And we just sort of...
Proposal for 3rd Dollar General in Plum sees store downsized
A proposal to build a third Dollar General has returned in Plum, with a smaller building and more parking spaces. The store still would be built on about 2 acres subdivided from a 9-acre parcel along Saltsburg Road at Clements Road, according to revised plans submitted to the borough for...
Stahlstown man dies in Ligonier Township crash
A Stahlstown man was killed in a head-on crash Saturday morning in Ligonier Township. The crash occurred about 6 a.m. at the intersection of Route 711 and Freeman Road, according to Westmoreland County 911. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson identified the crash victim as Thomas Nusser, 86, of Stahlstown. Nusser...
Greensburg Salem moves forward with middle school basketball court, new Offutt Field fence
Greensburg Salem residents should see exterior improvements underway at the district middle school and at Offutt Field at about the time students are returning to classes for the fall semester. The school board this week awarded contracts to Hempfield-based C. H. & D. Enterprises for constructing a new outdoor basketball...
Police say baby was in home when New Kensington man arrested with guns, body armor, drugs
A New Kensington man is accused of having body armor in his apartment along with a semi-automatic pistol loaded with armor-piercing ammo, police said, and drugs that were within easy reach of his 18-month-old child. Cameron Robert Blystone, 22, of the 700 block of Carl Avenue was charged with possession...
1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Munhall bar
One person was killed and three others wounded early Saturday in a shooting at a bar in Munhall, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE. Allegheny County Police said they were called to J’s Juke Joint on Ravine Street just before 2 a.m. Police told WTAE that one man is dead...
In brief: News from North Park, McCandless Democrats and more
Making your garden grow Join the Allegheny County Master Gardeners for a free celebration of all things gardens and gardening from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 29 at the North Park demonstration gardens at the corner of Babcock Boulevard and Ingomar Road. The event will include kid’s activities, garlic...
The Stroller, July 15, 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. Verona dental office to offer free dental care Verona Dental Care,...
The unemployment rate is low. So why is the Fed worried about the economy?
The U.S. economy added 209,000 jobs in June. While it was a smaller increase than expected, it still lowered the unemployment rate to a solid 3.6%. For the Pittsburgh region, whose figures lag behind the national data, the unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point to a 47-year-record low...
From garage to workplace: Local college makerspaces to support manufacturing
The next big thing in startups could sprout from an unexpected source: one of four new entrepreneurial makerspaces located at Western Pennsylvania colleges. The Community College of Allegheny County, Westmoreland County Community College, Penn State New Kensington’s Digital Foundry and Indiana University of Pennsylvania have created makerspaces to attract entrepreneurs...
Planning Commission to consider plans for 1st phase of Bedford Dwellings project
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission is considering plans for the first phase of the Bedford Dwellings redevelopment project, which is expected to include 123 housing units. “It’s part of a much larger redevelopment effort in the Hill District,” said Joe Hackett with Pittsburgh-based LBA Landscape Architecture, which is working on the project....
Woman dies in trailer fire in Washington, Pa.
A Washington woman died in a trailer fire on Banetown Road on Friday evening, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office. Rosalee Miller, 56, was pronounced dead around 7:30 p.m. The time of incident was 4 p.m. State police are investigating the fire. Volunteers responded from the Morris Township, Amwell...
Westmoreland Museum of American Art holds Art on Tap event
Art flowed Friday evening at “Art on Tap” at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The outdoor event, for those over 21, featured music by The Belladonnas, tailgate-inspired games, light bites, a build-your-own hot dog bar and a “Margarita-ville” specialty bar with local brews and craft cocktails....
‘False narrative’ on South Side violence is bad for the neighborhood and business, councilman says
Brianna Cobb believes all the talk about violence on Pittsburgh’s South Side is the reason why Urban Tap isn’t packed late on Friday and Saturday nights anymore. Cobb, a manager, bartender and server at the East Carson Street bar and restaurant, said she doesn’t feel like the surrounding area is...
‘Spartans at Thermopylae’: Centennial marks Carnegie residents repelling KKK throng
As the sun set on a summer Saturday a century ago, a dentist named Hiram Wesley Evans arrived at a Scott Township farm where as thousands of men already were gathered. In between pulling teeth, Evans (1881-1966) served as imperial wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and...
5 seek Westmoreland commissioner’s seat vacated by Thrasher
Five men are interested in completing the remainder of departing Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli Thrasher’s term when she moves on to a new job in a few weeks. Friday afternoon was the deadline for county Democrats to submit an application in hopes of being appointed to the remaining five...
Harrison police advise residents to stay alert to phone scams
Harrison police are issuing an alert to residents to be on the lookout for phone scammers. Chief Brian Turack said his officers are investigating a high-dollar fraud in which a resident was duped out of thousands. He said he could not release specific information because the case is active. “We...
Weekend turnpike closure set in New Stanton, Breezewood
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed between the New Stanton and Breezewood interchanges this weekend to clear a tractor-trailer crash that occurred Monday night. According to a report from the Pennsylvania State Police, the tractor-trailer crashed near mile marker 103.5 westbound in Somerset County. The report states that the vehicle...
Rescue of a dozen sick cats from Fayette home places burden on Hunker animal shelter
A Westmoreland based animal rescue is caring for about a dozen sick cats that were removed from a deplorable Fayette County home this week. Ninth Life Animal Rescue is looking for foster homes for cats already in its care and two dogs, a German shepherd and mixed breed, that are...
Jeannette EMS ordered to pay $340,000 to KeyBank
A judgment against Jeannette EMS was issued Thursday to pay $339,904 to KeyBank for outstanding principal on a commercial line of credit, interest and late fees, according to court filings. KeyBank filed the complaint this week outlining the line of credit, which was opened in July 1997 for $25,000 and...
Wilkinsburg merger with Pittsburgh must be approved by voters, court affirms
A state court on Thursday said that if residents of Wilkinsburg want to pursue annexation with Pittsburgh, there must be a referendum approving it by both communities. The Commonwealth Court issued a 17-page opinion affirming a lower court ruling by Allegheny County Common Pleas Senior Judge Joe James last year....
Greensburg man faces charges after incident outside Buffalo Wild Wings
A Greensburg man is behind bars after state police said he threatened employees and a customer at a Hempfield restaurant. Julius N. McGhee, 57, was arraigned Thursday on charges of terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, harassment and public drunkenness. He was being held on $100,000 bail at the Westmoreland County Prison....
Mt. Pleasant Township market sells $1 million Match 6 lottery ticket
Southwestern Pennsylvania saw another $1 million lottery winner on Thursday, when a Mt. Pleasant Township store sold a $1.06 million Match 6 Lotto ticket. The ticket, sold at S&S Corner Market on Apollo Street, matched all six winning numbers: 4-10-11-19-20-45. The store earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket....
