Western PA Local News category, Page 1324
Drive-through food distribution open to Alle-Kiski Valley residents
Tarentum resident Rayann Urbanski plucked large bundles of kale from boxes outside Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer and placed them in more than 300 vehicles waiting in line at a recent drive-through food distribution. “Everyone seems to really appreciate the help,” said Urbanski, a Highlands and Pitt grad who now works...
New Kensington’s Knead Community Cafe set to debut fall, winter menus
Some “heavier” items are featured on Knead Community Café’s fall and winter lunch menu, which the New Kensington restaurant will roll out Tuesday. The new seasonal breakfast menu will debut Oct. 29. Knead serves breakfast only on Saturdays; it is open for lunch Tuesdays through Fridays. The menus will be...
Student loan relief explainer for Pennsylvanians: who qualifies and when to apply
The Biden administration soon will roll out the most far-reaching federal student loan relief plan in American history — and borrowers must heed dates to benefit. In August, the administration announced it would cancel up to $10,000 of student debt for non-Pell Grant recipients and up to $20,000 for Pell...
Westmoreland County YMCAs court pickleball fans with increased opportunities to play
Pickleball — the game that is part tennis and part Ping-Pong — is soaring in popularity in the region and is gaining a higher profile in Westmoreland County. Two local YMCAs, in downtown Greensburg and in the Mt. Pleasant area, have expanded their pickleball offerings. The Greensburg YMCA is reintroducing...
Fire Prevention Night set outside Westmoreland Mall
Firefighters from across the county will pack up their gear and respond to Westmoreland Mall on Tuesday, but it won’t be for an emergency. Instead, the group will be stationed outside the Hempfield facility to participate in the area’s 26th annual Fire Prevention Night hosted by Hempfield and Greensburg officials....
Pitt students demand safety during rally in Oakland after sexual assault reports
More than 100 University of Pittsburgh students protested Friday in front of and inside the Cathedral of Learning after reports of a sexual assault inside the historic building in Oakland. Pitt reported on its crime alerts website that the assault occurred at 4:20 p.m. Monday in a stairwell in side...
Mail-in ballots sent to Westmoreland voters
Westmoreland County has sent out the first batch of more than 14,000 mail-in ballots to voters, the election bureau director said Friday. “Our goal was to get them in the mail (Friday), and, starting today, people should start receiving them in their mailboxes,” Greg McCloskey said. As of Friday, Westmoreland...
$172,000 donation to fund overhaul of outdated fitness facility at Kiski Area High School
Kiski Area High School freshman wrestler Abrahm Taylor works out almost daily in the weight room on campus. But using outdated, old and broken equipment isn’t optimal, he said. “Everything is so old,” Taylor said Thursday during a lunchtime weightlifting session. A new weight and cardio facility renovation project is...
The Stroller, Oct. 8, 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 a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tarentum museum displays works of Rudy Tutka The current exhibit at...
Community meeting to discuss Sharpsburg’s Kennedy Park planned for Tuesday
Sharpsburg residents will have an opportunity to help decide the future of Kennedy Park at an event hosted by a borough teen leader. Junior council member Roman Mason will host a community meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Atithi Studios, 1020 North Canal St. The event is described...
New Kensington police accuse Arnold man of sexually assaulting teen in 2020; felony charges filed
New Kensington police charged a man after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old twice in the fall of 2020. Alexander James Moss, 24, of the 1600 block of Kenneth Avenue in Arnold was charged with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault...
Student news from the Fox Chapel area
Fox Chapel Area High School National Honor Society students are sponsoring the fourth annual Boo Bash from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the high school. This Halloween celebration is for children from pre-kindergarten through third grade. Participants will trick-or-treat through the halls of the high school, engage in fun games...
Sheldon Park’s first-ever Fall Fest aims to create unity among residents
A pair of relatively new Sheldon Park residents is working to provide year-round activities that create unity in the Harrison neighborhood. Elizabeth Rivera and Monica Squires are organizing a Fall Fest for all ages Oct. 22 that will offer pumpkins, games and maybe even a hayride. “What we’re looking to...
Hempfield Area sets public hearing on possible middle school closure
Hempfield residents have an opportunity this month to comment on proposed middle school consolidation plans and the possible closure of Harrold Middle School. The public hearing — scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 24 in the high school auditorium — will allow residents to voice their opinions on the plans, which...
North Hills School District parents, students, staff split on logo, nickname issue
North Hills School District parents, students and employees seem split on a major decision recently made by their school board. The high school football team hosted Shaler Area High School at Martorelli Stadium Friday night, about 24-hours after school directors voted 7-2 to stop using a Native American chief logo,...
Norwin students intrigued by Black Hawk helicopter
It’s not every school that gets a visit by an Army Black Hawk helicopter in conjunction with its homecoming festivities. That was the case at Norwin High School on Friday, when a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Black Hawk choppered into a high school parking lot. “It’s something different for the...
Highly touted freshman Pitt basketball player Dior Johnson charged with assaulting woman, suspended from team
A University of Pittsburgh basketball player is facing charges of aggravated assault, strangulation and false imprisonment after an incident that took place last month. Dior Johnson, 18, of Forbes Avenue, Oakland, is accused of assaulting a woman Sept. 5 and again the next morning in his apartment because he was...
Lower Burrell Farmers Market Harvest Festival to offer magic wands, craft beer and more
Lower Burrell’s Farmers Market will go out with a bang for its final market of the season with its Harvest Festival Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The special themed market will feature about 30 vendors including guest vendors providing more products and more choices, including craft beer from...
Experts say Pa. Supreme Court vacancy should be filled quickly
With the death last week of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer, the state’s highest court is left with a vacancy that the Pennsylvania Constitution says must be filled. The question now: Will Gov. Tom Wolf nominate someone during his last few months in office, or will he wait...
Out & About: 4 artists share ‘Love of Art’ in Greensburg exhibition
Will Vega of Hempfield discovered the joy of painting by watching the long-running PBS show by that name, hosted by the late artist Bob Ross, who encouraged his students by saying, “We don’t make mistakes, just happy little accidents.” “I studied his technique, and he convinced me that I could...
Single-lane restrictions begin Monday along Route 28 near Highland Park Bridge
Motorists who travel along northbound Route 28 in O’Hara and Sharpsburg should allow extra time next week. Single-lane restrictions are scheduled to begin Monday, according to PennDOT. Crews from Swank Construction Company will be installing new signs. Work will begin at about 7 a.m., just before rush hour, and will...
Butler man stormed onto school bus and threatened students, police say
Butler police arrested a city man Thursday evening after they say he got onto a school bus and threatened students earlier in the day. Police said an officer stopped Clifford Jenkins Anderson, 43, while he was driving and arrested him without incident. In Anderson’s arrest papers, police said a school...
Audit cites ‘concerning’ decline in Pittsburgh crossing guards
In an audit of Pittsburgh’s school crossing guards, City Controller Michael Lamb highlighted a decrease in the ratio of crossing guards to students and urged a pay raise for crossing guards. Housed within the Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Administration, school crossing guards are tasked with helping students and...
Leah Lizarondo leaving 412 Food Rescue
Leah Lizarondo, the driving force behind a Pittsburgh organization providing millions of pounds of food to those in need, has announced she’s stepping down from her leadership role with 412 Food Rescue and its app Food Rescue Hero. She is set to depart in the spring of 2023. Since co-founding...
Arconic awards $30K grants to Burrell, New Kensington-Arnold school districts
New technologies and equipment will allow Valley High School students to visit places unreachable in the classroom, while Burrell High School students will use them to create products. New Kensington-Arnold will transform its high school’s planetarium into a Think Tank, while Burrell’s “Bucconomics” program will see seniors undertake an economics-based...
