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Andrew Carnegie Free Library hosts Earth Day celebration
Spring has always been my favorite season. I love the feeling of mild breezes on my face, the budding of the trees and the blooming of bulbs and the promise of new life after the dark winter. I associate the season with feelings of optimism, anticipation and renewal. Of course,...
Virtual Art Gala submissions, virtual game night and more at Bethel Park Public Library
Bethel Park Public Library, located at 5100 W. Library Ave., is open to the public. Masks are required, high-touch areas including countertops and tables are disinfected daily and hand sanitizer is available throughout the library. Public computers are limited to one hour of use per day. All materials are quarantined...
Westmoreland drug court gains state accreditation
Westmoreland County’s drug court became the 33rd accredited special court in Pennsylvania, a designation officials said could enable the six-year-old program to secure additional grant funding for future years. William Shifko, the county’s drug court coordinator, said since the program was launched in September 2015, 51 participants have graduated. One...
Snow, yes. But cold could set record; freeze warning issued
Pittsburgh could break a nearly 150-year-old weather record for this day but not because of the late April snow being seen this morning. The record for the lowest high temperature has stood since 1875, when the high was only 41 degrees. Today’s high is expected to be colder, at just...
A stable home: Former horse barn converted in Sewickley Heights, listed at $1.2MVideo
The four horse paddocks remain in the basement of the barn-turned-luxurious home in Sewickley Heights. The details in the former working horse farm preserve its history, while modern additions create a spacious up-to-date living space. The barn house is on the market for $1,185,000. “This is an incredibly well-built home,”...
The Stroller, April 21, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Cleanup planned Saturday by students Seniors from the New Kensington-Arnold School District will conduct a community cleanup from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in...
Burrell drama club to livestream 3-show run of ‘Little Women’
The Burrell High School Drama Club will present the coming-of-age classic “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The shows will be livestreamed each night starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. While the story focuses on the struggles of four sisters coming of age in...
ATI sets deadline on latest contract offer to end Steelworkers strike
Allegheny Technologies Inc. has given striking United Steelworkers employees until Monday to accept the company’s latest contract offer. If the deal isn’t accepted by 5 p.m. Monday, the company said, “It will be replaced by an offer that begins to reflect the costs incurred by ATI as a result of...
Key GOP lawmaker eyes photo ID, signature matching as Pa. considers voting changes
This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. HARRISBURG — Local officials charged with implementing any changes lawmakers might make to Pennsylvania’s Election Code are begging Democrats...
Police investigating fatal hit-and-run in Homewood
A man is dead after a reported hit-and-run in Homewood Tuesday night. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Von Washington, 31. According to Pittsburgh police, two women alerted officers to a man down on the road in the 7600 block of Kelly Street around 11 p.m. Police...
Plum fishing event catches dozens of familiesVideo
Fishing has become a tradition and a skill passed down through generations in the McClure family. Jim McClure of Plum takes his sons Brady, 10, Luke, 8, and Connor, 4, out to different spots to test their lures and see who can catch the most. The proud papa watched as...
Pittsburgh police: 3 hurt, 1 ejected, in tow truck-pickup collision on Route 51
Three people were injured, one critically, in a Tuesday evening collision of a tow truck and pickup truck on Route 51 in Pittsburgh. A female passenger was ejected from the pickup truck and was in critical condition, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman. The pickup’s male driver was in...
iHeartMedia, WDVE moving from Green Tree to South Fayette
South Fayette will become the new regional home for iHeartMedia and a popular rock station. The company, which includes WDVE, announced it is moving its Pittsburgh area headquarters from 200 Fleet Street in Green Tree to Beacon I, an 80,000-square-foot office building in the township. “We’re really excited about them...
It’s your move: Pittsburgh police invite the public to play chess in Market SquareVideo
David Shifren carries a chess set in his car. It’s more than a childhood game that his late father Leonard, who died in October, taught him to play. “Chess puts everyone on an utterly equal playing field,” said Shifren, a Pittsburgh Police Community Resource Officer for Zone 4 in Squirrel...
Primary ballots could hit Westmoreland mailboxes this weekend
Westmoreland County voters will begin receiving mail-in ballots as early as this weekend, possibly early next week. State officials signed off on the May 18 primary ballots and, on Wednesday, it is expected information will be forwarded to the county’s new private mail company to print and send out ballots...
Pittsburghers express relief, ‘jubilation’ after Chauvin convictionVideo
“Guilty on all three counts.” A man read the verdict from a cell phone as a crowd of several dozen people gathered Tuesday at Freedom Corner in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Jurors convicted former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Floyd’s death...
Allegheny County executive asks Harrisburg for funding, flexibility for elections
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to provide funding for elections, allow for earlier pre-canvassing and give counties greater flexibility in the way they manage how their elections are run. Fitzgerald testified before the Pennsylvania Senate’s Special Committee on Election Integrity and Reform via Zoom. The...
Pine-Richland: Kasperowicz let go following investigation into ‘allegations of inappropriate student conduct’Video
Pine-Richland’s school board president did not release any details about a three-month long investigation into allegations of misbehavior in the high school football program during a news conference Tuesday. He said at the conclusion of the district’s probe “neither the administration nor any member of the nine-member school board” could...
Scottdale man arrested on charges of assault, strangulation
A 38-year-old Scottdale man who signaled a woman to pull over in her car this week is accused of choking and striking her multiple times, state police said. Jaison M. Maldonado was arraigned Tuesday on charges of striking and threatening a care-dependent person, simple assault and strangulation filed by state...
Pitt to host vaccine clinic for students, employees
The University of Pittsburgh will host a vaccine clinic Wednesday at the Petersen Events Center from noon to 6 p.m., where clinicians will administer first doses of the Moderna covid-19 vaccine. Kevin Zwick, a university spokesman, said Pitt received 500 doses from the state Department of Health. There will be...
Volunteers help prep Sharpsburg Market Garden for season of giving
The Sharpsburg Market Garden turned out 190 pounds of free produce last summer, and organizers hope to give away double that amount this year. Green-thumbed volunteers showed up April 18 for a successful day of prep at the site along 13th and Middle streets. “The work day was so satisfying,”...
Medical marijuana program in Pa. celebrates 5-year anniversary
Diana Briggs remembers the days when her son Ryan suffered through 400 seizures a day. She believes the legalization of medical marijuana — five years ago — in Pennsylvania changed his life. Ryan, who went through a medical emergency at birth 21 years ago, is now a special-needs adult with...
Roads in Penn Hills, Monroeville to be restricted to 1 lane as crews inspect bridges
A road in Penn Hills and another in Monroeville will partially close for a day as crews inspect bridges in the area, the Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced Tuesday. In Penn Hills, Lincoln Road will be restricted to one lane of traffic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....
Changes made to Greensburg zoning ordinance in effort to reduce red tape
Recent amendments made to a Greensburg zoning ordinance will make it easier for homeowners to make improvements, such as building decks and sheds. The changes, which city council passed unanimously, reduce the required space between buildings and other structures. “… People wanted to put sheds up, they wanted additions, decks,...
Hempfield Area OKs study for renovating or rebuilding high school
Members of the Hempfield Area School Board are moving forward with a feasibility study that will look into the possibility of renovating or rebuilding the high school. Board members on Monday unanimously voted to hire SitelogIQ, a Minnesota-based company that has an office in Oakmont, at a cost that will...
