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About 100 people and 93 vehicles defied a freezing mid-March Saturday morning to take part in The Ride for the Fallen Officers from the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter in Harrison to the McKeesport Transportation Center. The fleet of vehicles was dominated by Jeeps from area clubs and tow...

Last month’s vote for a labor union to represent Braeburn Alloy Steel workers in Lower Burrell during contract negotiations has been upheld by the National Labor Relations Board. The vote Feb. 23 was held by secret ballot. Negotiations have not yet been scheduled. It was an unusual hoop for employees...

Three children told a Brackenridge police officer that the woman who was caring for them was so drunk and unruly that they locked themselves in the attic out of fear. Shikia Renee Mosley, 40, of the 100 block of Morgan Street was charged with two felony counts and one misdemeanor...

New Kensington planners will consider a proposal for another new car wash off Tarentum Bridge Road. The city’s planning commission will review final site development and subdivision plans for a ModWash car wash in Riverview Plaza when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, city Engineer Tony Males said....

Hoping to shift daily borough operations from elected officials, Freeport Council has created a manager position, filling it with — an elected official. Council selected Councilman Zachary Filous to fill the position Monday immediately after creating it. Filous did not participate in the 35-minute executive session called for personnel matters...

A busy stretch of state Route 356 in Allegheny Township is closing for more construction — again. The closing is scheduled to begin March 20 and last until the end of November. “This will be the exact same closure as last year with the closure at the 356/56 split and...

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. NK Salvation Army collecting personal items The New Kensington Salvation Army...

One of two men accused of being drug dealers after an Arnold police officer said heroin, cocaine and crack were found inside their vehicle has been ordered to stand trial. Izik David Fletcher, 28, of the 500 block of Esther Avenue in New Kensington was arrested Feb. 5. He was...

Lenten fish fries provide more than just food and drink for supporters of local churches and fire departments. They also give an opportunity for young people to learn about traditions and serve their community, and such is the case at Holy Family Parish’s St. Irenaeus Catholic Church in Oakmont. Several...

Call it one way to capture more of the glass from the waste stream. A permanent glass recycling station will soon be available in Oakmont’s Riverside Park. Thanks to a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, starting Friday, March 17, residents of Oakmont and Verona can drop off...

Nearly a dozen roads in Harrison are on tap to be repaved this year. Commissioners voted to spend about $311,000 for paving projects that include Broadview Boulevard, the busy street that runs parallel with Freeport Road. The contract was awarded to Shields Asphalt Paving of Richland. Work hasn’t been scheduled...

Editor’s note: The new cost of a secondary student’s school lunch has been corrected. Freeport Area School District students will shell out a little more cash for meals next school year. The school board approved the increases Wednesday. As a result of the increase, students will now pay $1.35 for...

A paralyzed cat led to retired veterinarian Dr. Betsy Kennon changing the way she sees her purpose in life. In 2008, Kennon was presented with a kitten suffering from a spinal cord injury and unable to use its hind legs. Her professional judgment told her to put the ownerless cat...

It’s out with the old and in with the new at Kiski Area High School. A state-of-the-art fitness facility was unveiled to the public during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The equipment cost just over $202,000. The project was made possible by a hefty donation from the Kiski Area Education Foundation, which...

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. March 18 event to honor hometown heroes A Hometown Hero Thank...

Plum High School’s upcoming spring musical brings a strong feeling of nostalgia for alum Bethany Loy. The 2004 grad played trombone in the orchestra her sophomore year for “Fiddler on the Roof.” A little more than 20 years later, now the pit director, Loy prepares instrumental students to perform those...

It would’ve been hard for motorists along Freeport Road in Springdale Township to miss Heidi Bair on Thursday. Dressed as a bright red strawberry, the owner of John & Gerry’s Quality Fruit Market danced along the roadside to alert people that the store is open for the season. The store...

A dark comedy about the complexities of family relationships will open the season for the Riverfront Theater Company. “True West” is the tale of two alienated brothers – one a well-educated screenwriter and the other a drifter – who might have more in common than they’d like to admit. “It’s...

Some Scouts traded class time for courtroom time Wednesday in Allegheny Township. About 15 co-ed Scouts from Troops 501, 501G, 111 and 121 spent three hours observing civil and criminal hearings conducted in District Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec’s courtroom. “This is my first time in a courtroom,” said Eli Booth,...

Taegen Caudle stood at the podium in front of Vandergrift officials during Monday’s council meeting to plead for playtime options in the borough’s still-locked parks. Taegen, 9, was one of about 20 residents in attendance in support of the playgrounds being unlocked April 1. “We really want some time outside...

Speeders beware. Leechburg Mayor Tony Roppolo has a message for motorists using Market Street as their personal speedway. “Slow down,” he said. “I don’t want anyone injured or maimed. I don’t want any motorist/pedestrian accidents in our town. The speeding happens every day, and the police can’t be everywhere at...

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Westmoreland Republican Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew will have three challengers in the May 16 primary election as the field of candidates for countywide offices appears to be set. Meanwhile, Democrats will have two candidates seeking the party’s two nominations in a bid to reclaim a majority at the...

After listening to input from more than half a dozen residents Wednesday night, the Springdale Planning Commission decided it has more questions than answers regarding the future of the defunct Cheswick Generating Station. So, the commission voted 3-0 to postpone whether to consider, in effect, changing the 56 total acres...

State Rep. Abby Major said she is committed to changing the culture and ethics rules for her colleagues in Harrisburg after relating a personal story Wednesday at a news conference that added to sexual harassment allegations against Rep. Mike Zabel of Delaware County. Zabel, a Democrat, on Wednesday submitted his...