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Ligonier Valley Writers’ Student Poetry Contest extends deadline
Ligonier Valley Writers’ 32nd annual Student Poetry Contest has extended its deadline to Friday. Students in fourth through 12th grade throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania are able to enter their best poems for a chance to win cash prizes. In each of nine categories, first prize earns $25, second prize $20 and...
Hampton students honored for outstanding artwork
For the 100th anniversary of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Hampton High School made an impressive showing. Eleven students were honored during the March 13 school board meeting for earning awards in the Pittsburgh region of the presenting organization, the New York City-based Alliance for Young Artists and Writers....
Residents can track rotten egg smell in Allegheny County
On certain days, residents in some Pittsburgh neighborhoods and outlying municipalities can often smell a rotten-egg odor, but they might not have known where it was coming from or how prevalent it was. The Allegheny County Health Department announced Tuesday it will now offer publicly trackable information about how much...
2nd round of interviews coming up as Latrobe continues search for new police chief
Latrobe City officials are closing in on a new police chief. Mayor Eric Bartles told city council this week that city officials have interviewed seven candidates for the available police chief position. The candidates were all “extremely qualified” and city officials will soon be hosting a second round of interviews,...
Pittsburgh council approves appointment to revamped Art Commission
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Mayor Ed Gainey’s most recent appointment to the Art Commission, which the mayor recently reorganized. Council on Tuesday approved Anneliese Martinez, who serves as senior director at The Pop District at The Warhol Museum, to sit on the commission’s Public Art Committee. Councilman...
Sewickley fire safety event will kick off free smoke detector program
Having a working smoke detector in a home could be the difference between life or death, according to Sewickley fire officials. “Having that early alert of a smoke detector, it’s going to save your life or it’s going to give you the benefit of the doubt and the time to...
Trial begins in shooting death of off-duty Pittsburgh Police officer Calvin Hall
Deputy District Attorney Stephie Ramaley told the jurors in her opening statement Tuesday to focus their attention on evidence against the man charged with homicide — not the man who was killed. “Calvin Hall is not on trial in this case,” she said. “You will hear no evidence that Calvin...
Sharpsburg Casino Night benefits football, cheer teams
A Casino Night in Sharpsburg will benefit the Fox Chapel Foxes & Foxettes youth football and cheer teams. The event will be 6 to 9 p.m. March 18. Tickets cost $40 and include $40 in playing money and dinner. Games will include blackjack, roulette and craps. There will be a...
Apollo-Ridge High School to stage ‘Sound of Music’ this week
Apollo-Ridge High School thespians are wrapping up last-minute rehearsals this week as they prepare to perform a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein production. A cast of more than 40 will present “The Sound of Music” on Thursday through Saturday in the high school auditorium. A live student-led pit orchestra overseen by...
‘Prophetic Voices’: Monroeville rabbi edits book providing relevance for biblical writings
The rabbi of a Monroeville congregation has taken the initiative to bridge an integral part of the Bible with life in the 21st century. “Prophetic Voices: Renewing and Reimagining Haftarah,” an anthology featuring 179 contributors edited by Rabbi Barbara Symons of Temple David, aims to bring relevance to a longstanding,...
Gainey calls on Pittsburgh businesses to fix gender pay gap
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Tuesday called on the city’s businesses to provide equal pay for men and women as he commemorated National Equal Pay Day. In a press conference held in the mayor’s office, Gainey joined female leaders of his administration and other women to advocate for closing the...
Westmoreland County judge withdraws from hearing election lawsuits
Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Harry Smail Jr. has recused himself from presiding over election challenges this spring. Smail, in a court order signed Monday, said his candidacy for a vacant seat on the Pennsylvania Superior Court created an appearance of potential impropriety and withdrew from hearing a lawsuit...
Duquesne Light donates $1 million to Allegheny Commons Park project
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is entering another phase of construction on the North Promenade in Allegheny Commons Park. The project will reconstruct a 15-foot-wide central promenade along North Avenue, realign the system of connecting pathways and plant more than 100 trees at the park, according to the conservancy. There will...
Three Rivers Community Band Festival relocates to MurrysvilleVideo
Members of the East Winds Symphonic Band should be preparing for the 20th annual Three Rivers Community Band Festival. But, the covid-19 pandemic forced the festival to skip the past three years. So while it has been around for two decades, it technically will be the 17th year for the...
Woman wanted in North Huntingdon fortune-telling scheme arrested in Florida
A woman accused by North Huntingdon police in a fortune-telling scheme was taken into custody late Monday in Florida. Alexis Candy Mitchell, 29, is being held at a Palm Beach County detention center awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania, according to jail records. Westmoreland County sheriff’s deputies said they contacted authorities in...
Plans for Chipotle at Pittsburgh Mills inching forward
It shouldn’t be much longer before Chipotle fans can get their favorite Mexican food at the Village at Pittsburgh Mills. Frazer supervisors last month approved a land development plan by Cardinal Realty, which is eyeing property in the Lowe’s parking lot to build a free-standing restaurant. Chipotle Mexican Grill is...
Sandcastle named one of top waterparks in U.S.
Sandcastle has been named one of the top waterparks in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report. The publication handed the West Homestead waterpark the honor over the weekend, calling Sandcastle a “nostalgic treat.” Sandcastle was one of 36 parks nationwide and one of four in Pennsylvania to...
Morning Roundup: Penn Hills infant’s cause of death revealed
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, March 14, 2023: Penn Hills infant’s cause of death revealed A 7-month-old Penn Hills girl died of acute fentanyl toxicity in January, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Zhuri Bogle died Jan. 14 in her Penn...
Fire guts Monroeville apartment complex; dozens left homeless
A large fire gutted an apartment complex early Tuesday in Monroeville. The blaze broke out just before 1 a.m. at the Cambridge Square Apartments in the 200 block of Cambridge Square Drive, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. About 36 units were affected. Two people were treated on the scene,...
Harrison, Tarentum and Brackenridge to roll out Savvy Citizen alert system to keep residents informed
When a police manhunt unfolded Jan. 2 in Harrison, Tarentum and Brackenridge, residents were thirsty for information about what was happening. But there was no way of broadcasting real-time details, Tarentum Manager Dwight Boddorf said. That is going to change soon. The three municipalities are planning to launch a platform...
Norwin board rejects ban on book, despite board member’s objections
Norwin’s fifth grade students can read “Al Capone Does My Shirts” after the school board Monday deadlocked on an attempt to ban the book from the students’ supplemental reading curriculum. The board’s minority faction — Christine Baverso, Alex Detschelt, Shawna Ilagan and Robert Wayman — voted to remove it from...
North Hills Community Outreach to bring food program back to Blawnox
North Hills Community Outreach brings its free food distribution program back to Blawnox starting next month. NHCO staff and volunteers are expected to set up shop from 2-3 p.m. April 21 outside the borough building, This will be the third year for the outreach’s On the Go mobile pantry and...
The Stroller, March 14, 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. Applications being accepted for Rotary scholarships The Rotary Club of Leechburg...
Lack of workers, funding jeopardize day programs for people with autism, intellectual disabilities
Marjorie Bungard is one of the lucky ones. Her days at Community Living Care’s New Florence program mean regular socialization, an exercise routine and stops at the grocery store. Last week, she made a St. Patrick’s Day craft. “This is where most of my friends are,” she said. There are...
What went wrong: Pittsburgh experts explain failures of Silicon Valley, Signature banks
The federal shutdown of two banks is unique and not a symptom of a widespread problem, two Pittsburgh financial experts said. “I do think that this is more of a unique situation in banking and not an overall barometer for what’s happening in the tech world,” said Dave Mawhinney, executive...
