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Project using part of former Alcoa site in New Kensington for veteran services gets $3 million state grant
Plans to use a portion of the former Alcoa headquarters site in New Kensington for housing and social services for veterans has received a $3 million state grant to help make it a reality. State Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso, R-Oakmont, announced Thursday a grant from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital...
Police: Teen runaway from New Kensington last seen on Dec. 5 returns home
New Kensington police reported Friday morning that a teen-age runaway who had been missing since Sunday has returned home. Police issued an alert for the public’s help in the search for Amir Kennedy, 14, who lives in the city. They said he was last heard from on Dec. 5....
Fire at the Arnold Manor public high-rise will prevent 24 residents from returning for an undetermined timeVideo
The 76-unit Arnold Manor public housing high-rise was evacuated Thursday afternoon when fire broke on the fourth floor, and an official said residents in 18 units won’t be able to return for an undetermined time. Many wheelchair-bound residents were carried down the stairs by firefighters. One resident was helped to...
North Allegheny School Board to lift masking requirement
Mandatory indoor masking would cease on Jan. 18, 2022 in the North Allegheny School District if Gov. Tom Wolf follows through on his promise to return mask-wearing decisions to local school authorities. The NA school board voted 5-4 on Dec. 8 to change district policy so that mask wearing would...
Holiday event at Allegheny RiverTrail Park includes music, vendors, ‘joy’
Allegheny RiverTrail Park will be filled with joy this holiday season. A pair of 7.5-foot signs that spell “joy” were manufactured by students from the Fox Chapel Area School District and will be unveiled during the park’s Shiver on the River event from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 17. “In...
Trib unveils 2021 Best of the Best winners
Trib Total Media on Thursday unveiled the winners and finalists of its popular Best of the Best community choice awards. More than 20,000 people voted in this year’s awards, casting over 270,000 votes to select their favorite local businesses in 136 categories. This is the second year for Best of...
Photos: Quaker Valley Rotary Club Santa Parade
Santa Claus made his arrival in Sewickley during the Santa Parade on Dec. 4. After the parade, which was sponsored by the Quaker Valley Rotary Club, he met with children at the Gazebo at Wolcott Park. The parade featured local fire and police departments, Quaker Valley Marching Band, local dance...
New Kensington police: Woman wanted on multiple warrants tased while resisting arrest
New Kensington police arrested a woman wanted on multiple warrants and added additional charges of identity theft and aggravated assault after, police say, she gave them a false name and fought with officers while being taken into custody. Cally Jade Mills, 29, of South Leechburg Hill Road in Allegheny Township...
PennDOT: Route 981 improvement project fully funded with injection of $30M
PennDOT has designated an additional $30 million for the Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project, completing the funding needed to construct Route 981 corridor upgrades and realignment between Norvelt in Mt. Pleasant Township and Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. Announcement of the funding this week follows a Nov. 12 groundbreaking...
Diocese of Greensburg cookbook shares recipes for food, faith, life
In baking, the results are best when the cook sticks to the recipe. The same thing can be said of life, according to Bishop Larry Kulick of the Diocese of Greensburg. “I always say (life is) like baking a cake,” he writes in the preface to a new diocesan cookbook....
Man charged with burglaries of Greensburg medical offices
Greensburg police arrested a Jeannette man Wednesday, accusing him of breaking into Excela Health offices last weekend to steal a laptop computer and several petty items, according to court documents. Travis A. Gibson, 37, kicked open the doors to three offices inside 562 Shearer St. late Saturday, according to patrolman...
Lower Burrell man accused of strangling girlfriend who found evidence of other women
A Lower Burrell man was accused of strangling his girlfriend during an argument after she found evidence on his telephone that he was communicating with other women. Christoper Mark Wiley of Leechburg Road was charged with one felony count of strangulation as well as lesser charges of aggravated assault and...
Pitt Nationality room holiday tours remain virtual this year
The annual Holiday Open House in the historic Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh has been a holiday tradition for three decades. But for the second year since the start of the pandemic, that tradition is limited to virtual tours, meaning the rooms can’t even be decorated. Trying to...
Fire marshal investigating cause of South Huntingdon house fire
A state police fire marshal will attempt to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a two-story wood frame home in South Huntingdon Thursday, according to fire officials. A dozen fire departments from southwestern Westmoreland County and northern Fayette County responded to the blaze on the 100 block of...
Greensburg Salem pledges to stay within maximum 3.9-mill tax hike for 2022-23
A reorganized Greensburg Salem School Board has agreed to hold any potential tax increase it may consider next year to the a 3.9-mill maximum allowed by the state without special dispensation. The pledge doesn’t mean, however, that real estate taxes will be increased for the 2022-23 school year, district officials...
Quaker Valley School District to hold vaccination clinic
Upcoming vaccination clinics and an overview of the Health and Safety report were one of several items addressed at the Quaker Valley School District annual reorganization meeting on Dec. 7. District assistant superintendent Dr. Andrew Surloff said they hope to have a vaccination clinic provided through UPMC Children’s Hospital of...
1 flown by medical helicopter from Derry Township crash
A man was flown Thursday morning by a medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital from the scene of a head-on crash in Derry Township, according to Bradenville Assistant Fire Chief Nick Piantine. The crash was reported on Route 217 at 6:45 a.m. just outside of Derry Borough near Chef Dato’s...
Police conduct security searches at 4 Pittsburgh Public Schools buildings after online threat
Pittsburgh Public Schools police officers will be conducting security searches at several district schools Thursday after threats of violence were made on social media, district officials said. “The district is aware of threats shared via social media with students who attend Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 (in the North Side) and Pittsburgh...
2 killed in Fayette crash, including New Stanton man
Two people, including a New Stanton man, were killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Fayette County that state police attributed to wintry weather conditions. Troopers said a Ford Ranger being driven at 7 a.m. by Stanley A. Ohler, 26, of Connellsville, was traveling north on Route 119 in...
Meet Pittsburgh’s unofficial Santa Claus
For about 10 months out of the year, John Suhr is just a regular man with a regular job. But during the holiday season, he’s one of the most popular men on the planet. Suhr is Pittsburgh’s unofficial Santa Claus, having spent the last 14 Christmases donning his red suit...
Clairton schools go remote after police say 2 teens had guns outside school building
Clairton City School District student will learn remotely for the rest of the week after police arrested two teens for wielding guns while school was being dismissed Wednesday. Officers responded to Clairton Education Center on Waddell Avenue around 2:50 p.m. for a report of three males with firearms, according to...
Pine-Richland staffer ‘combing the world’ to find lifesaving bone marrow match for her son
Missy Ramirez has never won the lottery, but she is determined to win the one that will save her 6-year-old son’s life. Ramirez’s son, Jax, was diagnosed with IPEX, a rare genetic autoimmune disease, in October. The diagnosis was a relief for Ramirez who worked tirelessly to find answers to...
Whitehall man who threatened to blow up government buildings gets federal prison time
A former Whitehall man who made online threats to use homemade bombs to blow up government buildings in Harrisburg and Washington has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison. Kurt Cofano, 34, pleaded guilty in July to three of the five counts brought against him by a...
The Stroller, Dec. 9, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your holiday events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Miss Freddye to present concert in Brackenridge Trinity United Methodist Church, Brackenridge, will present Miss Freddye and her gospel band Glory...
Man shot in head during argument in Downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police are searching for a man who they said shot another man during an argument in Downtown early Thursday. Officers from the Zone 2 station in the city’s Hill District, along with emergency medical technicians, responded to the 1000 block of Penn Avenue around 3:30 a.m. after receiving a...
