Patrick Varine stories, Page 21

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Michael Moorer will return to his hometown of Monessen this weekend, where he will be honored at the city’s Celebration in the Park on June 29 for his recent induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. “It’s an honor,” said Moorer, 56, who lives...

Delmont residents with questions about the borough’s newly formed stormwater authority can learn all about it at the group’s Wednesday meeting. “I’ve had some neighbors coming up to me to ask about it,” said borough Councilwoman Krista Krautbauer. “They said what they’ve read makes it sound like it’s already a...

At Bill Tribou’s funeral in 2010, one of the speakers said that you could see a little bit of PlumLine Nursery anywhere you go in Plum. Driving around nearby neighborhoods like Holiday Park or Summerville Estates — which were growing right alongside the nursery and landscaping business Tribou founded in...

No injuries were reported during a brief fire at the TGIFriday’s in Monroeville, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. Part of the building was charred, leaving holes on the side of the building’s second floor. Employees told WTAE there wasn’t fire in the kitchen, but the building began filling with...

Fourth of July parade The Monroeville Independence Day Parade will take place at 9 a.m. July 4. It will proceed west along Route 22 from the Miracle Mile Shopping Center to the Monroeville Convention Center. Business owners, organizations, bands and groups are invited to enter a float or participate in...

A Monroeville singer-songwriter will be among the featured acts at the first-ever Babesburgh celebration on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Gabrielle Fike, 22, will perform at 4 p.m. at the June 29 festival, which will feature women-owned or women-led breweries, artists, farmers, health practitioners, performers and more. “This will be the biggest...

A Blairsville man is accused of leading Ligonier Valley police on a chase before crashing into one of their cruisers. Travis M. Repinski, 28, of Blairsville was charged with aggravated assault, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, fleeing police, resisting arrest, reckless endangering, weapons violations and related traffic violations....

A man who police say was involved in a fatal shooting Tuesday in Export is charged with drug offenses after officers found several marijuana plants in his basement. Matthew A. Miller, 32, was taken into police custody Tuesday after a shooting that resulted in the death of Daniel Chicka, 65....

Delmont officials will wait until July to award a bid for more than $1 million in sewer work. As part of a consent order finalized with the state Department of Environmental Protection in April 2020, borough officials proposed relocating and replacing a gravity line and a force main that run...

After hearing a range of support from residents for 2023 school board candidates David Murphy and Amy Sheridan, the Franklin Regional School Board voted to fill a vacant seat with a former board member instead. The board voted 5-3 this week to appoint Deb Wohlin. She will fill out the...

Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting at a Harrison apartment complex, police said. According to a public-safety alert issued by Harrison Township Police, they responded to a report of a shooting at the rear of the Sheldon Park Apartments on Park Avenue. County police responded around 5:30 p.m., when...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a time when a multi-story Tiffany stained-glass window doesn’t look stunning. But toss the summer solstice into the mix — when the Earth’s tilt toward the sun is at a maximum and we get the longest day of the year — and the view gets...

Greensburg rock group the Derek Woods Band is headed back to Woodstock. While the festival has only happened a few times, the Yasgur family farm near the festival site in Bethel, N.Y., has hosted the Yasgur Road Reunion music festival where Woods had a chance to play on Woodstock’s 50th...

Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Business group awards scholarships The Murrysville Business and Professional Association recently awarded $500 scholarships to five Franklin Regional seniors. Members of the MBPA Executive Committee visited the high school on May 20 to present scholarship awards to Finian Hutchison, Julia Kravits, Malka...

Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. VA town hall meeting The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System will host a veterans’ town hall and open house at its Monroeville outpatient clinic on June 21. Veterans and their families, as well as the public, are invited to hear from...

A Pittsburgh man has been charged with setting a series of fires across Allegheny County over the past three days, including fires that badly damaged a Monroeville church and a former Wilkins restaurant. David Harknett, 41, of the city’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, was charged with aggravated arson, criminal mischief, receiving...

Jacob Koelsch knows his way around a machining blueprint. The 23-year-old North Huntingdon native is a fourth-year apprentice at Penn State Tool & Die, and for the second consecutive year, Koelsch has taken the top spot in the MSC Industrial Supply & National Tooling & Machining Association Pittsburgh Chapter’s annual...

As Thomas Daugherty’s headstone is lifted out of the earth at the Cross Roads Cemetery in Monroeville, its size comes as a bit of a surprise. While the visible portion is perhaps 2 feet high, the stone itself is at least another 3 feet in length underground. Daugherty was a...

Pittsburgh-area bluegrass group Moose Lodge Revival kicked off the 2024 “Tuesdays at Townsend” live music series hosted by the Murrysville Recreation Department last week at Townsend Park. The free concert series, sponsored by 1st Summit Bank, Westmoreland County Arts and YTS Wealth Management, will continue with the following bands, food...

Murrysville council members could not agree whether to approve an upscale 24-lot subdivision off Wiestertown Road, prompting a tie vote that will see the development proposal come back before council. Developer Paul Fischione was seeking approval for a luxury housing plan just south of Wiestertown and Hilty roads, with an...

When the state gives you $623,000, they want to see it put to good use. But after the cost for a proposed amphitheater project at Murrysville Community Park started ballooning in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, municipal officials opted to take a step back. On Wednesday, they opted to...