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Greensburg could demolish shuttered parking garage near Westmoreland Hospital this summer
The shuttered J. Edward Hutchinson Parking Garage in Greensburg could be demolished and replaced with a new parking lot by the end of the summer, if the state approves the city’s request to repurpose funding. Greensburg City Council approved an agreement Monday with Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital to repurpose...
Morning Roundup: 2 injured in Brookline crash; $890K lottery ticket sold in Irwin
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, March 12: 2 injured in crash in Brookline Two men were injured and transported to the hospital early Monday after the vehicle they were riding in crashed into a building in Pittsburgh. The crash happened at about 12:30...
Historical program will focus on former Turtle Creek Valley Railroad line
The Export Historical Society will host a free program March 24 on the history of the Turtle Creek Valley Railroad. Younger residents will recognize it — or at least the section running through Export — as the Westmoreland Heritage Trail, but originally the line ran west to Saunders Station in...
The Stroller, March 12, 2024: 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. Women’s health and wellness fair planned Thursday A free women’s health...
License plate readers becoming more common, helpful to police
Springdale is set to be the latest community to use license plate readers at its intersections. The borough’s police department adopted the Automated National Noninvasive Insurance Enforcement (ANNIE) program, Chief Derek Dayoub said. Dayoub said ANNIE is a community policing and problem-solving program for police departments to address a nationwide...
Daylight saving time got you feeling beat? You’re not alone
Are you feeling extra exhausted after the weekend? A likely explanation could be your body’s response to the daylight saving time switch, according to Dr. Brian Lamb, internal medicine physician at Allegheny Health Network. From Saturday night into Sunday morning, an hour of sleep was lost — to offset the...
Police: Construction worker in grave condition after fall in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in grave condition with a severe head injury after falling in a worksite in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood Monday evening. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said the incident took place shortly before 7 p.m. along the 1500 block of Federal Street. The 45-year-old man was doing residential...
Hempfield Area mulls funding options for stalled high school project
State funding might be available to help defray some of the cost of the work on the stalled Hempfield High School renovation project, its construction manager told the school board Monday. The board put the brakes on the project in August after bids for some of the work revealed its...
Repairs to fire truck could cost Plum’s Unity Volunteer Fire Department $60,000
Repairs to one of the five vehicles at Plum’s Unity Volunteer Fire Department will wipe out the department’s budget for repairs this year, its chief says. Fixing the 25-year-old Freightliner could also eat up most, if not all, of what’s left of the $35,000 the borough budgeted for repairs for...
Tenants face deadline to move as Latrobe condemns bug-infested apartment building
In two weeks, Vanessa Jordan is supposed to be moved out of the Latrobe apartment she’s called home for the past 11 years. A few dozen of her closest neighbors are in the same situation because the city condemned the six-story apartment building they share at 333 Main St. “I...
Melting Pot Ministries in South Park celebrates Black History Month
Mention “Buffalo Soldier,” and the first thought may be of the Bob Marley song by that name. A dive into America’s past, though, reveals accounts of the actual Buffalo Soldiers: members of all-Black Army regiments who helped rebuild the nation after the Civil War by building telegraph lines, repairing and...
White Oak woman dies after crash on East Carson Street
A woman was killed Monday afternoon in a multi-vehicle crash that also seriously injured a second woman in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats. Mary Alice Bendick, 60, of White Oak was pronounced dead at about 3:30 p.m., according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The crash happened at about 1...
Election testing underway in Westmoreland County
More than 19,000 ballots are being cast and counted this week in Westmoreland County. The date of Pennsylvania’s primary election hasn’t been moved up. The unofficial test ballots are being cast and counted to ensure the accuracy of the county’s voting machines in advance of the April 23 primary. “At...
Former Manor cop facing criminal charges was fired last month, borough mayor confirms
A former Manor police officer whose preliminary hearing on burglary and other charges was postponed Monday was fired last month in light of his criminal case and other alleged infractions, according to the Westmoreland County borough’s mayor. Justin R. Hall, 39, of Washington Township, Westmoreland County, was terminated at Manor’s...
Police charge Richland driver, 18, in fatal McCandless crash that killed 2 teens
Six teens piled into an SUV after a late-night hike in North Park, driver Aiden Saber behind the wheel of his mom’s Land Rover. It was late December, and they all had been drinking beer, police said. Saber pulled out of the park and “punched” the gas, according to a...
Discount registration open for Mon/Yough 5K and half marathon
Special early pricing is set to end Sunday for the Mon/Yough Trail Council’s annual 5K and half marathon races that start at the Boston access of the Great Allegheny Passage. The races, the group’s largest annual fundraiser, will take place April 13. Both races will run south along the Youghiogheny...
Westmoreland Reads presents discussion with bestselling author Clint Smith
New York Times bestselling author Clint Smith will discuss his award-winning book during a Westmoreland Reads live virtual event Wednesday at 7 p.m. “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America” has been common reading material for Westmoreland Reads, a program that encourages community...
District judge honors outstanding citizens in Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair
When family members, friends and neighbors needed help, Gloria Levine was willing to talk them through some tough times. Her preteen son noticed and asked, “Mom, why are you doing all that?” “What, Allen, being nice?’” she replied. “You don’t know the problems that people have. So just be nice.”...
Councilman Wilson pitches latest idea to fill Pittsburgh’s Downtown buildings
Pittsburgh leaders are eyeing a new proposal to jump-start development Downtown by cutting property taxes, marking the latest effort to address the city’s gloomy fiscal outlook. The measure would offer a 10-year real estate tax break for developers who transform empty office space into housing or put them to other...
Food bank cancels Monroeville distribution scheduled for Wednesday
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank officials announced that their regular distribution date this week in Monroeville has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, according to a news release. Food bank clients can visit PittsburghFoodBank.org/gethelp or call 412-460-3663 for information on other food resources throughout the Pittsburgh area....
Trib Lunch Box: Oscars, Russell Wilson, Norwin girls wrestling, solar eclipse
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Monday, March 11, 2024: • TV Talk: Energetic, joyful Oscars telecast crowns ‘Oppenheimer’ best picture The biggest surprise was the numerous awards (costumes, makeup, production design) for “Poor Things,” an arthouse movie that bested expected winners “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in multiple categories. Those...
Guard punched inmate in Allegheny County Jail cell, police say
An Allegheny County Jail guard has lost his job and been charged after he punched an inmate multiple times, authorities said. Robert Veith, 49, of Plum, was conducting window cell checks Jan. 3 when the incident occurred, Allegheny County Police spokesman Jim Madalinsky said Monday. Surveillance video showed Veith talking...
PennDOT drawing up plan for White Cloud Road Bridge, may repair or replace
Fresh off the completion of Route 356 construction, Allegheny Township residents are looking at yet another big PennDOT project. A bridge on White Cloud Road tentatively will be rehabilitated or replaced starting in early 2027, according to PennDOT project manager Sean Sepe. Work will take about 2½ years at a...
Body shop developers offer additional conditions, but no reprieve for upset Murrysville neighbors
More than 250 Manordale Farms residents in Murrysville signed a petition in opposition to an auto body shop proposed for a neighboring property. The petition was presented to council members at this past week’s meeting. Attorneys for the municipality and developer, however, told council that Caliber Collision’s proposal is a...
Export officials prepare for road construction season
Road construction season is just around the corner, and Export officials are lining up projects they want to address in the coming months. Mayor Joe Zaccagnini said he is waiting on Peoples Natural Gas officials to finish restoring parts of Roosevelt Street, Dent Avenue, Pierce Street and Lee Avenue after...
