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East Suburban Artists League to host discussion of AI-generated art in Murrysville
When designer Jason Allen won a blue ribbon at the 2022 Colorado State Fair with a piece generated using an artificial intelligence (AI) engine, it sparked controversy and in some cases outrage from artists. Allen created his piece, “Theatre D’Opera Spatial,” using Midjourney, an AI program which creates images from...
Carolyn Saldari Bengel announces bid for 6th term
District Judge Carolyn Saldari Bengel has announced her re-election bid. Bengel’s court covers Brackenridge, East Deer, Fawn, Harrison and Tarentum. A resident of Harrison, Bengel is a full-time judge who said she “has always focused on the need for a fair judicial system that truly represents the people of our...
Proposed Cheswick trail taking steps toward reality
Plans for a proposed trail in Cheswick are expected to step off by April. Friends of the Riverfront will use input from a public hearing in early February to make final revisions to the borough’s trail segment. Designs are expected to be ready for review in April. About 40 people...
Viatris names new CEO
Cecil-based pharmaceutical company Viatris Inc. has named a new chief executive officer. Scott A. Smith will be taking the role of chief executive officer, effective April 1. Current CEO Michael Goettler will be working closely with Smith to support a transition, the company said. Smith has been a member of...
Fire destroys Ligonier Township house
A Ligonier Township house was destroyed by fire Monday night and the fire rekindled early Tuesday morning, according to a Westmoreland County Public Safety supervisor. The fire that destroyed the home of David J. Popola and Tamara Haitz along Feathers Lane, three miles north of Ligonier, was reported at 7:45...
UPMC cites employment costs, pandemic as profits fell in 2022
Pittsburgh-based health care giant UPMC reported profits of about $238 million during 2022, a 71% drop compared to the previous year. Edward Karlovich, executive vice president and chief financial officer of UPMC, called it a “difficult year in health care,” but said UPMC made long-term investments in 2022 to improve...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh police investigate East End shooting
A man was shot Monday in a gas station parking lot in the 4900 block of Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh police said. Police said the man was outside of his vehicle around 9 a.m. when he was hit. Firefighters and EMS responded to the shooting, and EMS transported him to a...
Westmoreland judges resume prison board membership
For the first time in more than a decade, Westmoreland judges will have a voice on the county’s prison board. Common Pleas Judge Harry Smail Jr. attended his first meeting Monday of the now seven-member prison board as part of an effort by judges to have more influence on the...
Spirit flights to Myrtle Beach from Arnold Palmer airport to resume early
Flights on Spirit Airlines from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity to Myrtle Beach International Airport are scheduled to resume May 5, about a month sooner than expected. “We are hoping that this flight starting back up is the beginning of something big,” said Gabe Monzo, executive director of the...
The Stroller, Feb. 28, 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. Scrapbook fundraiser to benefit A-K Valley museum Alle-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum...
Vigil speakers recall spirit of 6-year-old North Belle Vernon girl fatally injured by car
Two tents couldn’t contain the large group of friends and supporters who gathered Monday evening outside First Presbyterian Church in Rostraver to remember a 6-year-old girl from North Belle Vernon who was struck by a car and fatally injured while heading to catch her school bus Friday morning. Amanda Woznick...
Westmoreland County kicks off birthday celebration
Westmoreland County’s birthday bash kicked off with a treat. More than 500 red, white and blue cupcakes were handed out to courthouse workers Monday to signify the start of the county’s 250th birthday celebration and commemorate the founding of the county in 1773. Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew led...
South Park fire victim identified
The man killed in a house fire Tuesday in South Park has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said Richard Perlick, 83, was the man pronounced dead inside his home in the 5800 block of Curry Road. The fire was reported at 9:44 p.m. Tuesday in the 5800...
Pa. drug task force agents, McKees Rocks officer exchange gunfire with suspects in Stowe
People who were in a vehicle being followed by an unmarked state drug task force vehicle stopped and exchanged gunfire with authorities Monday afternoon in Stowe, then fled and shot at another law enforcement vehicle, police said. Agents with the state Attorney General Narcotics Task force were following the vehicle...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to robbing a Dormont bank in December
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge stemming from a December bank robbery in Dormont. Ahmed Asiri, 26, of the city’s Brookline neighborhood, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Marilyn J. Horan. Authorities said he robbed the Dollar Bank along the 3000 block of West Liberty...
Missing Pittsburgh man found dead
A Pittsburgh man missing since Feb. 14 has been found dead, police said. The body of Nathanael Williams, 23, was located, according to a Pittsburgh Police tweet Monday. Information such as where he was found and what may have caused his death were not released. UPDATE: Nathanael Williams has been...
Bethel Park Interact Club ‘always looking to help others’
For more than a century, Rotary International has carried the motto of Service Above Self. The spirit seems to be alive for the next generation in Bethel Park. “I see a lot of kids who have a drive for community service, and they’re always looking to help other people,” high...
Greensburg man dies after wreck in Murrysville, medical examiner says
A Greensburg man died following a wreck Saturday night in Murrysville. William Cole, 63, was taken to a hospital in Allegheny County, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 9:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a report from the county Medical Examiner’s Office. The crash occurred about an hour earlier on...
Greensburg firefighters offer smoke detectors, add car
Smoke detectors are a necessity for any home, and Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department is partnering with an area hospital to make the life-saving devices available to those in need. The department recently received 50 detectors from the UPMC Mercy Burn Unit and is offering them free of charge to anyone...
North Huntingdon police seeking woman in $10,000 fortune-telling scheme
North Huntingdon police are looking for a woman accused of taking more than $10,000 from a township man through a fortune-telling scheme. They have an arrest warrant for Alexis Candy Mitchell, 29, on charges of theft by deception and fortune telling. Mitchell’s last known address is in Monroeville, but authorities...
Merged Excela, Butler health system is struggling financially, CEO says
Economic storm clouds are on the horizon for the newly combined Excela and Butler health systems, and a “significant expense reduction plan” is in the near future, according to an internal letter signed by President and CEO Ken DeFurio. In the letter — sent to employees and medical staff at...
Vento’s Pizza, home of ‘Franco’s Italian Army,’ to close
A hub for pizza and Steelers pride is preparing to close its doors. Vento’s Pizza on North Highland Avenue in East Liberty announced that it will turn out the lights on Saturday after nearly seven decades of slinging handmade pizzas and hoagies. “The family recipe has stood the test of...
Experts in lawsuit say mental health care at Allegheny County Jail is ‘grossly inadequate’
Experts retained as part of a federal lawsuit over the treatment of mentally ill people being held at Allegheny County Jail said the facility’s mental health care is “shockingly substandard.” The expert reports filed this month in federal court blamed the problems on issues including:A shortage in medical staffing.A lack...
Gateway’s Girls Leadership Academy prepares students for future
Today’s teenagers may have trouble generating a whole lot of optimism about tomorrow. A Gateway High School effort led by counselor Colleen Tortorella could help point a group of students in a positive direction. “When kids have hope, when they see that there is a future, then they’ll work toward...
Police: Man shot in Pittsburgh parking lot
A man was hospitalized Monday morning after being shot in a Pittsburgh gas station parking lot. Pittsburgh police responded the gas station in the 4900 block of Baum Boulevard on the Bloomfield/Shadyside border at 9:08 a.m. Monday. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI identified the location as a GetGo. First responders found...
