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Aspinwall’s Night Out will feature live music, activities for kids
A celebration in recognition of first responders and community spirit is set to take place in Aspinwall. The borough’s annual Big Night Out is planned for 6-9 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Aspinwall Recreation Site along Field Avenue. It is presented by Aspinwall Neighbors, a community organisation dedicated to promoting...
Timeline: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting case
Oct. 27, 2018: Robert Bowers enters the Tree of Life synagogue at the corner of Wilkins and Shady avenues in Squirrel Hill and opens fire, killing 11 congregants and wounding two others. Five responding police officers are also injured, including four by gunfire. It is the deadliest antisemitic attack in...
Westmoreland 250: 10 unique things in Irwin
(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a...
Comedian Whatule brothers bring the funny to their native Jeannette
Rocky and Michael Whatule are sure people in Westmoreland County have a sense of humor. They’re just lacking places to exercise it. The brothers are aiming to remedy that with the weekend opening of their Pagliacci’s Comedy Club at Cafe Italiano in their native Jeannette. Pagliacci’s takes its name from...
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should be put to death, jury decidesVideo
As they have been for the past two months, and for more than four years before that, people who survived the 2018 mass shooting at the Squirrel Hill synagogue and those who lost family members there were resolute. Filling three rows of seats behind the prosecutors who had advocated for...
Ford City insurance agent guilty of working with lapsed license, taking money for bogus policy
An Armstrong County insurance agent pleaded guilty to operating with an expired license and taking money from a customer for a policy that never was issued. Last summer, the state Attorney General’s Officie charged Thomas John Scheeren, 42, of the 100 block of Sherwood Drive in East Franklin with felony...
Irwin author to sign book on serial killer
An Irwin man who once was a police officer in Ocean City, Md., has written a psychological thriller about a serial killer who is a sexual predator. Daniel Rose, 70, the owner of World Class Pool Pros, a pool builder in North Huntingdon, wrote “Little Boy Blue,” a 360-page realistic...
Jury reaches decision in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting case
The jury considering the fate of the man who killed 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue nearly five years ago has reached a decision on whether the man will be sentenced to death or life in prison. The clerk’s office in U.S. District Court said around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday...
Tarentum residents will pay $10 monthly fee for extra trash cans
Tarentum residents who require an extra trash can will pay an additional $10 a month for the service. The borough on July 1 changed from unlimited collection to a new “cart service” contract through Waste Management, which allotted each property one 96-gallon can. The $10 monthly fee is a switch...
Officials say urban search and rescue task force for Pittsburgh area badly needed
After Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed into a ravine one snowy morning in 2022, it took hours before authorities could confirm that no one had been killed or trapped beneath the rubble. Pennsylvania’s only urban search and rescue team with dogs trained to locate victims of structural collapses is based...
Donors to GoFundMe account created by parents of Delmont boy can request refund
Donors to an online fundraiser started by a Delmont couple arrested last week in the death of their 5-year-old adopted son can request refunds, according to a GoFundMe spokesperson. The online fundraiser started by Lauren E. Maloberti, 34, and Jacob N. Maloberti, 33, has been removed from the GoFundMe platform....
Export VFD chief says cost of new fire truck could rise to $1M
The good news is that the Export Volunteer Fire Department recently was awarded a $545,000 grant to put toward a new fire truck. The bad news is that, even with the Federal Emergency Management Agency grant in hand, they’re still hundreds of thousands of dollars away from their goal. “In...
Westmoreland happenings: Burger bash, art exhibits, high school reunion, more
Art • Greensburg Art Center and Greensburg Hempfield Area Library will host a free art exhibit of the works of Stephanie Oplinger through Sept. 7 at the library, 237 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Greensburg. An opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Details: Rose Sovyak, 412-558-0810. • The...
Allegheny County reveals recent data breach
Allegheny County has issued an alert regarding a recent data breach on May 28 and 29. In the notice, the county said it had been targeted by a global cyber security breach affecting the common file transfer tool MOVEit, which the county uses. The cybercriminals responsible for the breach are...
Morning Roundup: ‘Pink Shuttle’ set to sail for concert
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 2: ‘Pink Shuttle’ set to sail for concert The Gateway Clipper Fleet announced its “Pink Shuttle” schedule available for fans attending the upcoming Pink performance on Saturday. Shuttle service will escort attendees beginning at 3 p.m. to...
The Stroller, Aug. 2, 2023: 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. Block party to celebrate back to school in Leechburg The Leechburg...
Lower Burrell firefighters make case for additional funding from city
Volunteer firefighters in Lower Burrell are joining forces to ask city council for more funding. No official action has been taken, but council members heard from Ted Hereda, chief of Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 in Kinloch, and Brennan Sites, chief of Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No....
‘We’re just the helpers’: Nonprofit donates 7 strollers to children with disabilities
Rachel Losier loves shopping at the mall and going to amusement parks. But, for the past few years, a knee injury has prevented her from keeping up with her family and appreciating these outings. Losier, 18, of New Alexandria has Down syndrome, which is known for causing recurring knee injuries....
Fire guts North Huntingdon house
A house in North Huntingdon’s Shafton neighborhood was gutted by fire early Tuesday night when a blaze broke out on the back porch, a fire official said. The back porch of the house on Broadway Avenue was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, said Shafton Fire Chief Ken Fennell. No...
Alligator eludes capture in Kiski River, officials seek public’s help
A rogue reptile seen in and around the Kiski River is still on the loose in the Apollo area. Volunteers and Kiski Township officials are continuing their efforts to safely locate, trap and relocate an alligator spotted multiple times over the weekend along the Kiski River. A group of kayakers...
Pittsburgh shifts covid relief funding to public safety vehicles, infrastructure projects
Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday to reallocate millions of dollars in covid relief funding to invest in public safety vehicles, landslide remediation and infrastructure projects that are on a timeline to be completed before the funds expire. Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act must be allocated and under contract...
Coroner IDs Kittanning man as victim of Route 422 crash in Summit Township
A 32-year-old man died at the scene of a two vehicle crash Tuesday on Route 422 in Summit Township, Butler County, state police said. According to Butler County Deputy Chief Coroner John Hanovick, the victim was identified as Dominick Recupero of Kittanning, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE. The crash...
Ted Kopas returns to work as Westmoreland commissioner
Ted Kopas didn’t need directions to get to work Tuesday morning. Kopas, a Democrat who lives in Hempfield, was sworn in to office as a Westmoreland County commissioner. He takes over the minority role on the county’s board of commissioners from Democrat Gina Cerilli Thrasher, who left office a day...
Accused Upper Burrell bar shooter competent for trial
A Westmoreland County judge ruled Tuesday that a man charged in connection with a fatal shooting in an Upper Burrell bar nearly two years ago is competent to stand trial. Police claim Daniel Moles, 77, of Lower Burrell shot and killed 31-year-old Randy Jenereaux at Woodpeckers Pub & Grub tavern...
Meteor shower viewing to be hosted at Flight 93 National Memorial
Friends of Flight 93 will partner with the National Park Service to host the dark sky program Friends Under the Stars on Aug. 11 at the Flight 93 National Memorial. Astronomy clubs from Cumberland and Hollidaysburg will be there for a viewing of the Perseid meteor shower. The event will...
