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Tip to Westmoreland prison staff results in drug smuggling charge for inmate
County detectives arrested Westmoreland County Prison inmate suspected of smuggling Suboxone into the Hempfield lockup after someone dropped an anonymous tip in a suggestion box. Jamie Rayques Espy, 33, is charged with three felony counts of manufacturing, delivery and possession of a controlled substance, conspiracy to smuggle a controlled substance...
Fashion designer Kiya Tomlin adds style and support to Etna
The decorative drains along Butler Street in Etna have a locust leaf design and are displayed in a winding path. Their purpose is as a water feature that collects rain and keeps it out of the sewer system. It’s not surprising Kiya Tomlin noticed them when she first visited the...
Pittsburgh council votes to expand inclusionary zoning to Bloomfield, Polish Hill
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to expand inclusionary zoning into the city’s Bloomfield and Polish Hill neighborhoods. Inclusionary zoning requires that market-rate housing developments with 20 or more units incorporate affordable housing into their plans. In Bloomfield and Polish Hill, developers now will be required to earmark 10%...
Pittsburgh council looks to quickly implement Airbnb rental regulations after shooting
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday introduced legislation to quickly regulate short-term rental properties, days after a shooting at a North Side Airbnb left two teenage boys dead and eight others wounded. Legislation introduced would require anyone operating an Airbnb or similar short-term rental unit to get a license from the...
‘I want to leave a legacy’: Scott musician joined by plenty of friends on latest release
The name that Scott musician Dave Molter chose for his latest album drew questions of concern from at least one of his friends. “It’s a title,” he told her. “Don’t worry about it.” Actually, the idea for what to call the nine-song release came from Molter’s co-producer, Al Snyder, who...
Man pleads guilty in 2017 fatal beating of Z-trip cab driver, gets 19 to 38 years in prison
The defense attorney for King Edwards told the court that his client has no criminal record, is remorseful and that he fully cooperated with law enforcement in their prosecution of the men responsible for the beating death of a Somali cab driver in Beltzhoover in 2017. Edwards even went so...
Leechburg Area gets $38K grant for additional social, emotional and mental health services
Leechburg Area School District Superintendent Tiffany Nix is fully aware of the challenges facing students in this era of the covid pandemic. At a school board meeting last week, she related the story of a student having a mental and emotional breakdown during class. “It is real, and it is...
Expert on masks and flying: ‘It is not one size fits all’
On Monday, the mandate for passengers to wear masks on airplanes, in airports and on public transportation was lifted after a federal judge in Florida struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s authority. The ruling has been met with celebration from some — as many passengers on planes...
Westmoreland happenings: Church services, meetings, more
Art • The Greensburg Art Center will host the free exhibit “Art Neighbors,” featuring the works of members of the Latrobe and Greensburg art centers, Saturday to June 11 at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. A free opening reception will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Gallery...
Oakmont night market returns in June
Oakmont will be bringing back a popular favorite with the return of the night market series, starting in June. The market, sponsored by the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce, will be featured on upper Allegheny River Boulevard and run from Maryland Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue. In past years , the market...
Lawrenceville gallery to host first-time sale of Peter Max posters
Fans of Peter Max have an opportunity to purchase never-before-available posters from the pop artist whose bright, bold works are synonymous with 1960s and ’70s pop culture. “The Peter Max Experience,” a boutique collection of some of Max’s iconic works, will have a limited engagement in the Christine Frechard Gallery...
Pittsburgh chief: Officer who responded to noise complaint at Airbnb party prior to shooting saw ‘nothing unusual’
A Pittsburgh police officer who responded to a noise complaint at a North Side party less than two hours before a fatal shooting saw nothing that caused concern, Chief Scott Schubert said Tuesday morning. “There was nothing unusual to indicate that something was wrong,” Schubert said. “We have some information...
More details emerge in Pittsburgh party shooting
Police were there just 90 minutes before the shooting started. At the party on Pittsburgh’s North Side where more than 200 people were gathered in an Airbnb rental, it was crowded and loud, witnesses said. People waited in line to get into the party, which was being held in one...
State police: Woman dead after Sunday car accident in Hanover Township
One person is dead and two people are injured after a Sunday crash on Steubenville Pike in Hanover Township, Washington County. According to state police, the crash occurred after a vehicle attempted to pass another vehicle that was making a legal left turn into the latter’s driveway. The first vehicle...
Part of Stanton Avenue in Reserve Township to close until July for bridge replacement
Part of Stanton Avenue in Reserve Township will close for bridge replacement until July. Beginning at 9 a.m. on April 19, the avenue will close between Johnston Street and Karen Drive, according to the Department of Public Works. Pugliano Construction will replace Girty’s Run Bridge, which requires new drainage, pavement,...
The Stroller, April 19, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Alle-Kiski Sports Hall of Fame tickets on sale Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame will have its 51st induction banquet at...
Pa. casinos reach new heights with $462.7M in March wagers
Pennsylvania casinos shattered another monthly record, generating more than $462.7 million in March, state regulators said. That’s $30.2 million more than in November, which held the previous revenue record at $432.3 million, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Last month’s revenue also was up 14%, or $59.6 million, compared...
Poll has Summer Lee with comfortable lead in 12th District Congressional race
A recent poll from political group Emily’s List has state Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, with a 25 point lead over her nearest competitor in the Democratic race for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional district. Among Democratic primary voters polled, 38% said they would vote for Lee. Squirrel Hill lawyer Steve Irwin received...
Police: Sting in Arnold leads to arrest of Homestead man with 2 ounces of cocaine
A man from Homestead faces felony drug dealing charges after Arnold police and narcotics agents said they arrested him with more than 2 ounces of cocaine in his vehicle. Marco Dane Crowe, 34, 0f the 100 block of West 10th Avenue, was charged with two felony counts of possession of...
Building the Valley: Barnyard Coffee & Creamery brings ice cream and more to No Offseason Sports complex in Russellton
What started as a vision for an ice cream shop evolved into a coffee shop and cafe, Barnyard Coffee & Creamery, offering experimental taste twists at the No Offseason Sports complex in Russellton. Barnyard owner Holly Johnston, a Richland resident and Shaler native, worked for years as a sales rep...
Hempfield Night Out community event to honor police, first responders this summer
Officials across Hempfield are gearing up to take part in a national campaign aimed at honoring law enforcement officers and first responders. Hempfield Night Out — a community event modeled after National Night Out, which works to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement — is scheduled for August....
Environmental group to hold meeting on proposed expansion of Yukon waste facility
An industrial waste treatment and storage company’s plans to add a million tons of capacity at its Yukon landfill will be explored during a public meeting Thursday in the South Huntingdon community. The Mountain Watershed Association wants to inform residents about Max Environmental Technologies Inc.’s plans for a new storage...
Report: Stretch of William Penn Highway in Salem ranks among state’s deadliest roads
Four miles of Route 22 just east of Delmont are among the top 10 deadliest stretches of road in the state, according to recent data compiled by the personal finance website MoneyGeek.com. The 4.3-mile stretch of Route 22 — or William Penn Highway — between Scenic Drive and Hannastown Road...
Friends, family grieve loss of 2 teens killed at North Side house party
The steady all-day rain on Monday could have been representative of the tears being shed at the loss of Mathew Steffy-Ross and Jaiden Brown. The two 17-year-olds died on Easter Sunday after a shooting at a party in a rented house on Pittsburgh’s North Side. People mourned the teens as...
TSA lifts mask mandate for airports; no masks for buses, Port Authority says
The mandate for passengers to wear masks on airplanes, in airports and on public transportion was lifted Monday as a result of a ruling by a federal judge in Florida that the Centers for Disease Control overstepped its authority in instituting a mask mandate. The Transportation Security Administration said in...
