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Feline fans needed: 2 Alle-Kiski cat rescue groups seeking volunteers
Calling all cat lovers. Two local groups dedicated to helping homeless and feral felines are in need of additional helpers. Cat Crusaders of Leechburg and Homeless Cat Management Team of Tarentum both work to feed, house and tend to cats in need — with a primary focus on providing low-cost,...
Unity considers expanding property tax rebate for all senior citizens
Supervisors in Unity are considering expanding the township’s senior citizen property tax rebate program to include all residents 65 or older. The supervisors last week on Thursday agreed to have Solicitor Gary Falatovich research the possibility that was suggested by board Chairman Mike O’Barto. The township initiated a real estate...
Greensburg Salem seeks new administrator to boost outreach, web presence
Greensburg Salem is looking to revamp and expand a central administrative post to enhance the district’s online presence and local outreach. The school board has agreed to advertise for the new position of associate administrator to the superintendent and community outreach, with a starting salary not to exceed $72,000. Greensburg...
Lawrenceville shooting sends 1 to hospital
A man was hospitalized Sunday after Pittsburgh Police said he was shot three times in Lawrenceville. Officers were called to Butler Street at about 12:20 a.m. and found him with gunshot wounds to the legs and abdomen. He was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Police said it appears...
1 hurt in Downtown shooting
A man was hospitalized late Saturday after he was shot in the leg, Pittsburgh Police said. Officers were called to a business on Sixth Street just before 10 p.m., where one person was arrested. Police said the shooting is believed to be the result of a fight. The man was...
AHN to offer free monthly cancer screening clinics; first stop is Allegheny Valley Hospital
The Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute will offer free monthly cancer screening clinics throughout the region starting with Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison on Saturday, Jan. 29. Advance registration is required. AHN offered five screening clinics last year that booked up quickly, said Dr. David Bartlett, chairman of the AHN...
Valley High sophomore competing in statewide Veterans of Foreign Wars spoken essay contest
A sophomore from Valley High School in New Kensington is representing Westmoreland County in a statewide audio essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. If 15-year-old K’Ahna Witcher is the winner of the state “Voice of Democracy” contest, she’ll go on to the national program and a chance...
Eastern Pittsburgh area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 16, 2022
Churchill Pasquale Pristera sold property at 31 Garden Terrace to Anthony Dellostritto for $123,000. John Shakoske sold property at 1912 Hampstead Drive to Runetta Gee for $255,000. Edgewood Kevin Roush sold property at 607 Greendale Ave. to Jonathan and Courtney Maher for $320,500. Forest Hills B. Scott Kelsey sold property...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 16, 2022
Aspinwall Joshua Cook sold property at 221 Third St. to Cecelia Bender for $500,000. Fox Chapel Michael McWilliams sold property at 100 Chapel Hill Drive to Jeremiah Emerson Cessna and Danielle Jo Mainiero-Cessna for $1,197,000. Thierry Verstraeten sold property at 371 Fairview Road to Henry Watson IV and Julie Watson...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 16, 2022
Aleppo Michele Bajek sold property at 109 Woodcrest Drive to Amanda Lee Battisti for $225,500. Edgeworth Jeffrey Roberts trustee sold property at 115 Creek Drive to Rhoda Jane Shanley for $1,315,290. Haysville Mary Karcher sold property at 58 South Ave. to Stephen Safko Jr. and Rebecca Safko for $63,000. Osborne...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 16, 2022
Bellevue Joseph Lenhart Jr. sold property at Davis Ave. to North Hills Community Outreach Inc. for $20,000. Matthew Crooks sold property at 516 Highland Pl to Coral Calacatta LLC for $265,000. Franklin Park Alan Miciak sold property at 2518 Elkridge Drive to Mau Luen Tung and Fang Jenny Chen for...
The Stroller, Jan. 16, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Start the new year off right! Publicize your 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. Fund established to rebuild St. Vladimir Church St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church in Arnold plans to...
Northern Westmoreland communities would get new state senator through redistricting
Several northern Westmoreland County municipalities in the Alle-Kiski Valley would get a new state senator if a proposed redistricting map is approved. The affected municipalities are the cities of Arnold, Lower Burrell and New Kensington; the boroughs of East Vandergrift, Hyde Park, Vandergrift and West Leechburg; and Allegheny Township. State...
Trout group promotes ‘fishing tourism’ for Laurel Highlands
If a fishing group and a regional tourist agency tout the streams of the Laurel Highlands as a destination for top-notch trout fishing, will anglers travel here and boost tourism in Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties? That is what the Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited and GO Laurel Highlands,...
ACLU report: Black defendants frequently assigned higher bail amounts than whites
District judges in Pennsylvania, including the 16 in Westmoreland County, imposed cash bail more frequently and in higher amounts for Black defendants in 2016 and 2017, according to a report from the American Civil Liberties Union. Common Pleas Court President Judge Rita Hathaway said she doesn’t think the color of...
Fox Chapel Area to begin kindergarten registration
Registration for children in the Fox Chapel Area School District entering kindergarten in the fall of 2022 is set to begin. Parents first must complete online registration forms, which they can do starting Feb. 9, at . In-person registration at each school is scheduled for March, during which parents or...
North Allegheny communities looking to boost membership in volunteer fire companies
Local fire departments want to spark some enthusiasm in volunteering to combat lagging membership. Brandon McCrea, deputy chief at Highland Volunteer Fire Department, one of the three fire departments that serve McCandless, said compared to when he became a volunteer there 16 years ago, he has noticed a big difference...
Fast-moving fire damages Youngwood homeVideo
A fast-moving fire appears to have started on the back porch of a Youngwood home Saturday afternoon, according to Fire Chief Lloyd Crago. “It’s probably going to be a total loss,” he said. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were called to the blaze on South Seventh Street at 1:30 p.m....
More than 100 firefighters battle blaze in Kittanning
A massive fire early Saturday spanned multiple structures along Orr Avenue in Kittanning, displacing up to 10 residents and leaving a storage facility in a pile of rubble, fire officials said. No one was injured in the blaze, which began at about 1 a.m., said Kittanning Fire Department Chief Buzz...
Community Options plan for 2nd group home in Unity draws concern from residents
A local administrator of a nonprofit who wants to house up to two special needs clients in a home on McClellan Drive in Unity drew plenty of questions Tuesday from neighbors and from township zoning board members. They voiced concerns about safety and the impact the facility would have on...
There’s actually plenty of life in the winter, as traipse through Murrysville nature reserve shows
The woods can be full of life in the wintertime — you just have to know how to find it. It can be a good time to hunt for seeds or locate wild plants, said herbalist Lindsey Praksti. Finding what you’re looking for can be a challenge, though. “At that...
Pedestrian identified who was fatally struck by Port Authority bus
A woman hit by a Port Authority bus on Tuesday died from her injuries, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The victim was identified as Dal Rai, 64, of Whitehall. Rai was struck just after 6:15 a.m. in the 600 block of Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh. She was taken...
Proposal would cap potential Greater Latrobe tax hike at 3.57 mills
Greater Latrobe School Board is considering placing a cap of 3.57 mills on any district property tax increase it could consider for 2022-23. Business administrator Dan Watson has recommended the board adopt a resolution at its Tuesday meeting to signify it will stay within that maximum figure, in accordance with...
Latrobe’s City Brewery adds warehouse space, jobs at RIDC Westmoreland
City Brewery has signed a five-year lease for a warehouse and distribution site at RIDC Westmoreland, where it expects to add 50 to 60 jobs. Those positions will be in addition to 250 at the City Brewery plant in Latrobe, according to company officials. The move to the East Huntingdon...
Homeless man freed on unsecured bail arrested 2nd time in 3 days in New Stanton
A homeless man who was freed on unsecured bail in a trespassing arrest earlier in the week is back behind bars after state police said he failed to pay for a room at a New Stanton hotel. David W. Rundle, 35, was arrested Friday on charges of criminal trespass, theft...
