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‘Union Station Riot’ depicts dark side of railroad strike
A painting at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art shows the dark side of a railroad strike in 1877. The oil painting, titled “Union Station Riot,” depicts the station in Pittsburgh’s Strip District on fire during the Great Railroad Strike. Its artist, Martin B. Leisser, was there reporting for Harper’s...
Allegheny Township police sign fundraiser benefits Kiski Area School Resource Officer Program
Kiski Area’s school resource officer, Cpl. Charity Hollis, received a $1,500 donation Monday from Allegheny Township supervisors. The donation was presented to Hollis by Supervisor Chairman Michael Korns alongside Allegheny Township police Chief Duane Fisher during the monthly supervisors meeting. Hollis said the donation would be used for the Kiski...
Pittsburgh region gets its first taste of winter weather
It wasn’t much snow — between a half-inch and an inch in most places — but it was enough to bring on hazardous road conditions across western Pennsylvania late Saturday night into Sunday morning. “It’s been a fairly uniform snow across the area,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Lee Hendricks....
Nature calendar honors Delmont man’s memory, will benefit borough library
Tom Washburn of Delmont loved the beauty of the outdoors. He traveled to Wyoming, Alaska and other points west, not just to indulge in his passion for fly fishing but also to take in the sights and sounds of the natural world. He captured much of that on his camera...
How 2 Steelers fans nabbed the Immaculate Reception ball — and still have it today
Call it the Immaculate Handoff. Fifty years ago Friday, Jim Baker and his then-14-year-old nephew, Bobby Pavuchak, attended the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff game against the Oakland Raiders at Three Rivers Stadium. On that day, Dec. 23, 1972, they witnessed what is generally regarded as the greatest play in NFL history:...
Worthington woman dead, 2 injured following McKees Rocks Bridge crash
A Worthington woman was killed and another person was in critical condition following a head-on crash Saturday evening on the McKees Rocks Bridge, officials said. The woman who perished in the wreck was 38-year-old Kendra Fennell, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. She was pronounced dead at the...
Out & About: Westmoreland Museum hosts holiday happy hour
“Let It Snow” was the theme for the Dec. 9 Art on Tap 2.0 happy hour at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. Well, the weatherman didn’t deliver on that one, but no matter — there was plenty of holiday and wintertime fun to be had anyway. On...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 18, 2022
Aleppo Adam Deutschbauer sold property at 206 Little Hollow Drive to Graysen and Leslie Molinaro for $220,500. Ryan Sheffler sold property at 205 Timber Ln to James Pool for $225,000. Bell Acres Marc Whelan sold property at 867 Campmeeting Road to David and Janna Yvonne Schweitzer for $325,000. Edgeworth Leonard...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 18, 2022
Aspinwall Angelo Martini Jr. sold property at 130 Virginia Ave. to Maria Doty for $378,000. Fox Chapel Christopher Evans sold property at 106 Westchester Drive to Douglas Ryan Vogus and Margaret Joan Pittman for $561,000. John Waldman sold property at 104 Wynnwood Drive to Thomas and Gina Johnson for $1,125,000....
Former Armstrong County elections director sues for discrimination, alleges election security issues
A former Armstrong County elections director filed a federal lawsuit against the county and one of its contractors, alleging discrimination and security concerns with the county’s voting system. Marybeth Kuznik of Penn Township, Westmoreland County, was fired in 2021 shortly after she requested a new scan of ballots after the...
Jeannette turns down offer from county to pay for patrols at housing complex
Jeannette police will not be doing extra patrols beyond their regular duties at Jeannette Manor after a city council majority rejected a proposed agreement with the Westmoreland County Housing Authority. The housing authority had offered $20,000 that would be paid as overtime to city officers for their work doing the...
Irwin OKs budget; 2-mill tax hike for street lights
Irwin property owners will pay more in real estate taxes in 2023 to support government operations as a result of a two-mill tax hike earmarked to pay for street lights. The borough council on Wednesday approved a $5.29 million budget, including a $4.2 million general fund to pay for government...
Shop with a Cop event helps students build relationships with law enforcement
Harmar Officer Paul Schellinger pushed the red cart through the Target in Harmar, seemingly with no set path. As he wound his way through a maze of shelves and tables filled with women’s clothes, his shopping partner, Riley Huss, stopped abruptly in front of a display of hair clips. “What’s...
Real estate taxes are rising by 25% in Buffalo Township, average tax bill will increase $30
Real estate taxes are rising by 25% in Buffalo Township for 2023, but officials see that figure as a distortion. Township Manager Rich Hill said that while taxes will be going up from 6 mills this year to 7.5 next, the percentage increase is misleading. When viewing township real estate...
Police: Fawn man who called officers about suspicious noise faces felony gun charge, DUI
A Fawn Township man who called police because he heard a suspicious noise outside his house was accused of drunken driving and illegally carrying a gun after state troopers responded to the scene, according to investigators. Jeremiah David Heller II, 32, of the 200 block of Haas Lane was charged...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 18, 2022
Churchill Anthony Weakland sold property at 3770 E. Rural Ct to Nelson Bernardo for $159,900. Edgewood Laura Bowman sold property at 503 Allenby Ave. to Maple Chen for $335,500. Kimberley Ziner sold property at 563 Allenby Ave. to Matthew Welles and Samantha Somers for $277,000. Antoni Stelmaszczyk sold property at...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of Dec. 18, 2022
Bellevue Karen Brooks trustee sold property at 120-122 N Sprague Ave. to Hobbs Homes LLC for $105,000. George Malsch sold property at 734 Orchard Ave. to Daniel Seifer Sr for $185,000. Sisters Holy Family Nazareth USA Inc. sold property at 152 Ridge Ave. to Simmer & Simmer LLC for $205,500....
The Stroller, Dec. 18, 2022: 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. Blue Christmas service offered for those experiencing loneliness Union Presbyterian Church,...
Voyeurism takes disturbing turn as mini cameras become more accessible
Across the country, miniaturized hidden cameras keep popping up in the most unseemly location: public restrooms, where latter-day peeping Toms record every zip, wipe and flush of unsuspecting victims. This year alone, the unwanted intrusions have shaken locals at a Utah university, inside a New York state middle school, at...
Westmoreland elected officials to receive record raises
Westmoreland County elected officials are getting huge raises in 2023. Commissioners, along with row officers and judges, will receive 7.8% higher wages next year under an existing pay structure put in place more than two decades ago to ensure the county’s election officials receive annual cost of living increases. Raises...
Out & About: CASA of Westmoreland gala honors volunteer of the year
Some people with a heart for helping children in difficult situations were recognized at the CASA of Westmoreland annual gala, held Dec. 3 at The Club at Blackthorne in Penn Township. The Court Appointed Special Advocates are specially trained community volunteers appointed by family court judges to provide support to...
In brief: News from District Judge Matt Rudzki, PennDOT
District Judge Matt Rudzki will host a holiday open house at his court, 1205 Main St. in Sharpsburg. It is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 29. There will be an opportunity to meet staff, tour the court facility, learn about district courts and enjoy some cookies and...
Fraternity hands out toys, treats, flu shots at North Side holiday event
Hassan Shariff hit just about every store. Walmart. Target. Ollie’s. Gabriel’s. Big Lots. “Wherever sells toys, that’s where I go,” he said. Shariff was responsible for buying hundreds of toys for the annual holiday event hosted by the Iota Phi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. It was held...
Jeannette-area Wreaths Across America chapter expands to honor 1,800 veteransVideo
When Halle Copeman arrived at the Wreaths Across America event last year, she was running behind; there was only one headstone left where she could place a wreath. “I walked up, and it was my best friend’s grandmother,” Copeman of North Huntingdon said. “I got chills.” Copeman returned this year...
Vehicle hits porch of one property, goes sideways into a neighbor’s garage in Derry Township
No one was injured when a vehicle struck the porch and sidewalk of one property, before hitting the garage of another late Friday night, fire officials said. Bradenville Fire Chief Mark Piantine said an unidentified driver left Route 217 near its intersection with Route 30 shortly before 11:15 a.m. Friday....
