Patrick Varine stories, Page 55
Power coming back steadily across Southwestern Pa. after heavy storms, Fayette tornado, but outages remain
Power crews continued working Saturday afternoon to restore power to more than 5,000 customers in Southwestern Pennsylvania following strong storms and a tornado that touched down in Fayette County. West Penn Power had about 3,690 customers still without power around 5 p.m. Saturday, down from 8,000 in the morning. The...
Casey hopes tax credits for clean-energy projects can boost Pa.’s ‘coal communities’
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey released a map this week of areas where clean energy projects could be eligible for a bonus tax credit up to 10% through the federal Inflation Reduction Act. The region includes all of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The energy community bonus is available to developers for locating projects...
Murrysville area: ‘Plum Proud’ benefit ornament sales, local speaker series, Rotary Oktoberfest and more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. ESAL speaker focuses on portrait painting The East Suburban Artists League will welcome Tom Tholen as the featured speaker for its Sept. 7 meeting. Tholen will discuss his expertise in portrait painting. He spent a career working for companies including Disney, Marvel...
Franklin Regional kicks off new school year
Students in the Franklin Regional School District were among the first in the region to begin classes when they arrived at school on Wednesday. Start dates for other schools in the county include: Thursday — Hempfield Area elementary and high school, Jeannette City, Monessen City, Norwin, Penn-Trafford. Friday — Hempfield...
Nurse’s aide accused of prying rings from Murrysville dementia patient’s hand
A nurse’s aide accused of stealing a Murrysville dementia patient’s engagement and wedding rings likely pried them from the elderly woman’s hand, police said. Christina L. Ankney, 39, of Braddock is charged with robbery in connection with the incident at Redstone Highlands in Murrysville. A warrant has been issued for...
Reese Memorial Fund accepting grant applications from youth recreation groups
Following their third successful 5K fundraiser, officials from the Mike Reese Memorial Fund will be accepting grant applications through the end of August. The annual Mike Reese Memorial 5K Roast, Run & Family Fun event began in 2021, in memory of Reese, 42, who served as state representative in the...
Schenley Plaza will host ‘Disability Pride PGH’
The nonprofit Disability Pride PA will host “Disability Pride: Weekend Under the Tent,” Friday and Saturday . It will kick off Friday with the Oakland For All 9th annual Ramp Crawl, set for 4-7 p.m. at the Schenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes Ave. The evening will include recognition awards for Americans...
Use-of-force expert: Ligonier Valley police shooting ‘probably should have been handled differently’
Two Ligonier Valley police officers placed themselves, perhaps unnecessarily, in a situation that required deadly force when they fatally shot a Ligonier Township man last month, according to two use-of-force experts. “What they did is probably not illegal, nor would it warrant a civil suit, but it probably should have...
Elvis tribute acts carry on the musical legacy of ‘The King’Video
Jamie Harris of Monongahela already had a hobby to occupy his spare time — he was a competitive powerlifter. But when he tore his pectoral muscle off the bone in 2000, he had to reevaluate things. “I was a jail guard at the Shuman Detention Center at the time,” said...
Rotary donates recycled-plastic bench in Export
Thanks to a bunch of shrink wrap and grocery bags, Export has a new bench near Giuseppe’s Pizzeria on Kennedy Avenue. It was created through the use of local recycled plastics, part of Rotary International’s “End Plastic Soup” initiative, which aims to keep plastic out of the world’s oceans. The...
Lemonade sales help fund Delmont Food Pantry
Roscoe James knows the value of a good, cold cup of lemonade. The 7-year-old Delmont resident hosted a lemonade stand the weekend of July 28-30, raising more than $200 which he donated to the Delmont Food Pantry. The miniature pantry is a box open the community at the borough’s Rose...
Murrysville area: Rotary Oktoberfest, Delmont electric bike raffle, car show and more
Email news briefs and event information to pvarine@triblive.com. Rotary Oktoberfest set for Sept. 30 The Murrysville-Export Rotary will host its annual Oktoberfest celebration from 4-8 p.m. Sept. 30. The cost is $10 for adults, and includes a $2 food/drink coupon. Families and children are welcome. Proceeds will benefit local Rotary...
Seton Hill, Westmoreland County Community College form nursing partnership
Westmoreland County Community College nursing students receiving registered-nurse degrees can pursue a bachelor’s degree at Seton Hill University, as part of a newly announced partnership. The transfer agreement will allow students a chance to pre-plan their admissions and transfer options for a more seamless transition to Seton Hill’s bachelor’s degree...
Pa. Turnpike bridge in North Huntingdon safe for traffic after strike by truck, official says
A truck that hit a Pennsylvania Turnpike overpass bridge Thursday morning on Route 30 caused no structural damage to the span near the Irwin interchange, according to turnpike spokesperson Renee Vid Colburn. “We have a contractor that is working on the bridge and making a minor repair to it,” Colburn...
‘Rock for Recovery’ aims to destigmatize addiction with day of music, local resources
Joey Pagano of Monongahela is a recovering drug addict who has been clean and sober since June 1, 2013. And while he knows how hard things used to be, it’s difficult to look back at the past decade with anything but gratitude. In that time, Pagano has maintained his sobriety,...
White Valley AMVETS ladies’ auxiliary collecting hearing aid donations
The Ladies Auxiliary at the White Valley AMVETS is collecting used or unwanted hearing aids for donation to the John Tracy Clinic, which offers programs to educate and offer emotional support to parents and preschool-age deaf children. The clinic is named after actor Spencer Tracy’s son, who was diagnosed with...
‘Pilgrimage Jr.’ will tailor Nativity story for a younger audience in Delmont
Organizers for the annual Delmont Pilgrimage, a live display that walks participants through a reenactment of the Nativity story, are making some additions to the annual holiday event. Generally speaking, the pilgrimage is a quiet affair, as attendees listen and reflect on the religious significance of the Christmas. Over the...
Murrysville artist will launch augmented reality app at Export’s annual community festival
It’s been quite some time since a train rumbled along the tracks through downtown Export. But through the technological magic of augmented reality, visitors at the annual Export Ethnic Food & Music Festival will get a chance to see one, at least on their smartphones. The festival will include the...
Truby Street namesake donated land for Westmoreland’s 1st county courthouse
When David Truby was 9 years old in the mid-1940s, his family took a trip to Cook Forest State Park to visit the set of a 1947 film in progress, “Unconquered.” At the time, David was mostly excited at the chance to meet movie stars Gary Cooper and Boris Karloff....
Morning roundup: 5 killed in fatal crash on I-81 in ChambersburgVideo
Here a few news items from the morning of Friday, Aug. 11: 5 killed in Chambersburg RV crash Five people were killed Wednesday night when a recreational vehicle blew a tire and collided with a tractor trailer on Interstate 81 in Chambersburg, according to state police. An RV headed south...
A half-century of hip-hop: Genre has evolved, branched out over the decades
Hip-hop has come a long way since DJ Kool Herc started isolating funk-record instrumental breaks to make Bronx dance parties even more danceable. Along the way, it traveled to all corners of America, mutating and evolving into the wide variety of sounds and artists we have today. Here are some...
Police: Argument between bar patron, security led to shootout that injured 5 in Pittsburgh
Charges filed against a Pittsburgh man appear to show that a heated argument between a bar patron and security led to a shooting which sent five people to the hospital, three in critical condition, on Wednesday night. Dean Marbury, 43, of Pittsburgh was charged Thursday with four counts each of...
Andrew McCutchen signs bust sculpted by 8th-grade Franklin Regional student
When Franklin Regional eighth-grader Liam Bernadowsi was sculpting a bust of the Pirates Andrew McCutchen, he didn’t think it would lead to a chance to meet the MLB ballplayer. But after Franklin Regional Middle School teacher Bruce Palmiscno sent a photo of the sculpture to the Pirates, they extended an...
Murrysville area: ‘Action’ art talk, Cuba presentation, trail benefit bike ride and more
Library speaker focuses on ‘Action-Packed’ painting series Oil painter Clare Mears Stefanini will discuss painting people in motion at an Aug. 28 presentation in the Murrysville Community Library. Stefanini will discuss her “Action-Packed” exhibition, a series of paintings capturing motion and sometimes multiple images of a figure in one painting....
Morning Roundup: 5 shot in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood
Here are some news items from this morning, Thursday, Aug. 10: Five people injured in Middle Hill shooting Three people are in critical condition, among five injured in a shooting late Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood. Police responded at 10:45 p.m. to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple rounds...
