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Feds seize 2 shipments of fake covid vaccination cards in Pittsburgh
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized two shipments of fake covid-19 vaccination cards in Pittsburgh. Officers intercepted the first parcel of 20 fake vaccine cards on Aug. 24 after determining the cards “presented a low-quality appearance and that they were being important by a consignee who is not...
Taste of Sewickley raises funds for KidsVoice
After a year’s hiatus, the fifth annual Taste of Sewickley to benefit KidsVoice returned on Sept. 11. The gathering raised $85,000 to support KidsVoice’s work advocating for Allegheny County children who have experienced neglect and trauma. The dinner event was co-hosted by Sewickley area residents Chuck and Barb Moser and...
Popeyes restaurant proposed for New Kensington’s Giant Eagle plaza
A restaurant that caused a nationwide sensation with its chicken sandwich could be coming to New Kensington soon. A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen restaurant would be built in front of the Giant Eagle store along Tarentum Bridge Road, according to documents submitted to the city. The restaurant would be located between...
Westmoreland news: golf outing, comedy show and Cub Scout recruitment night
Church news • St. James Church, New Alexandria, will show the first season of the movie, “The Chosen,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 18 through Oct. 9 outside on the church grounds, 306 St. James Lane. Bring a lawn chair. Food will be available. In case of inclement...
Fans barred from Penn Hills-Woodland Hills football game after hayride shooting
Fans won’t be allowed and security will be increased at the Woodland Hills-Penn Hills high school football game Friday amid concerns about “unresolved feelings and emotions” after one 15-year-old was killed and another was critically wounded at a North Versailles haunted hayride on Saturday. “We believe restricting those allowed onsite...
Greensburg Art Center show, activities honor member lost to covid-19
The Greensburg Art Center lost a piece of its heart and soul with the death in November of longtime member Cathy Rosensteel. The Greensburg artist is being remembered this week with a retrospective exhibition and activities at the center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. “We miss her as a person,...
Pittsburgh schools superintendent Hamlet’s resignation is official with $400K payout
The Pittsburgh Public Schools board on Tuesday formally accepted Superintendent Anthony Hamlet’s resignation, effective Oct. 1. The board approved measures to accept the resignation and Hamlet’s severance package of nearly $400,000 which includes one year’s salary plus the value of his benefits. Hamlet tendered his resignation Sept. 8 after the...
Delmont councilman plans to resign after accepting active-duty assignment
Before Delmont Councilman Bill Marx found a calling in government service, he found one in military duty. Marx, a 17-year veteran of the Marine Corps and U.S. Army Reserve CID Agent, announced his intention to resign from council. He has accepted active-duty orders to serve on staff in a military...
Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival relies on homemade foods, personal touches
In the United States, there’s a festival for everything from bugs to bologna, pickles to peanut butter. So why not a festival for flax? The people of Stahlstown have been celebrating the humble plant since 1907 with the annual Flax Scutching Festival. In fact, some residents grow flax — the...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Donegal Township crash, troopers say
A Youngwood man was airlifted to a Pittsburgh hospital after being seriously injured Monday in a motorcycle crash along Route 381 in Donegal Township, state police reported. Dennis M. Shoff, 68, injured his hip after he lost control of his 2020 Indian Scout motorcycle about 11:05 a.m., according to a...
Troopers trying to identify suspect in computer thefts at Butler County church
State police in Butler are asking the public’s help identifying a man who they say entered a rural church near Saxonburg early Monday and stole three computers. The New Life Christian Ministries Church at 139 Knoch Road in Clinton Township was entered about 1:45 a.m., according to Trooper Phillip Schneider....
The Stroller, Sept. 15, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Free festival set at new Buffalo Creek Nature Park The Buffalo Creek Water Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 3...
Millvale police asking public’s help locating burglary suspect
Millvale police are asking the public’s help locating a 62-year-old man who was charged this week with committing multiple burglaries. Police are seeking Elwood Bartrug after he was identified on a home surveillance video breaking into one of the homes. Bartrug was captured on the video breaking into the home...
Proposed chicken ordinance moving forward in Vandergrift
Vandergrift officials are moving forward with plans to adopt an ordinance regulating the ownership of backyard chickens. A three-person committee established last month to work out details of a proposed ordinance offered some of its recommendations at a council meeting last week. While council members had discussed the possibility of...
Leechburg’s Pink Day returns after year hiatus because of pandemic
A Leechburg fundraiser designed to support breast cancer research is about to reach a milestone. The 10th annual Pink Day is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 18 along Market Street between First and Third streets. It benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Mayor Wayne Dobos said he...
24th floor fire spurs evacuation of Downtown Pittsburgh hotel; no one injuredVideo
A fire broke out Tuesday night on the 24th floor of a Downtown Pittsburgh hotel, spurring a temporary evacuation of guests while firefighters knocked down the blaze. No one was injured, though multiple floors of the Westin Convention Center were exposed to possible smoke damage, public safety officials said. The...
Deer Lakes seniors push back against homecoming rule prohibiting outside guests
Deer Lakes High School is facing heat from some students and parents for a newsletter sent Monday informing them students won’t be allowed to bring outside guests to homecoming. “It’s our senior year. We never got a full high school experience because of covid, and it would be nice to...
Allegheny County nixes proposed mask-wearing mandate to thwart spread of covid
An Allegheny County proposal to mandate mask-wearing at large outdoor events and most indoor gatherings failed to advance Tuesday night. The bill was pitched as an effort to thwart the ongoing spread of covid-19 while local cases and hospitalizations are on the rise and vaccination rates remain below targets. County...
Police: No one hurt when tractor-trailer rolls over in Downtown Pittsburgh
No one was hurt when a tractor-trailer rolled over at about 7 p.m. Tuesday on Fort Pitt Boulevard at Stanwix Street in Downtown Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials tweeted a fuel spill from the crash was contained and no one was hurt. EMS, Fire, and Police are on the scene...
‘Faces’ exhibit of Ligonier Valley Korean War veterans opens
The Ligonier Valley Library on Tuesday opened its 2021 Historic Photography Show. The theme this year is “Faces of Ligonier Valley: Veterans of the Korean War Era.” The exhibit features photos of local heroes who served during the war as well as memorabilia related to the war and to the...
Penn Township man pleads guilty to stalking and role in failed jail drug smuggling plot
Tracey Boyle made it perfectly clear she no longer wanted anything to do with her former boyfriend after enduring months of fear and concern over the safety for herself and her children. “No one would logically sign up for you. Your behavior came to be of a child who didn’t...
Arnold Palmer airport offers PreCheck appointments, saw fewer passengers in August
Passengers who want to sign up for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck program can make an appointment to enroll through Friday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, said Gabe Monzo, executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority. Those enrolled in the program can bypass some of the time-consuming steps at...
Pittsburgh police, FBI investigate threats to city churches
Pittsburgh police and the FBI have launched a joint investigation to determine if there are any links between two threats to city churches last Sunday. St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church in Greenfield was evacuated after a man called 911 and threatened to harm himself and others at the church,...
Greensburg man guilty in rape of unconscious woman
A Greensburg man was convicted of the rape of an unconscious woman and the indecent assault of another in a city apartment three years ago. Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani on Tuesday found Levi Evans, 24, guilty of four charges in connection with the Jan. 18, 2018, incident. Two women...
Hampton school officials approve personnel changes, fund disbursements
The Hampton school board and superintendents approved more than 23 personnel changes during their second September meeting at the middle school auditorium. Most of the personnel changes unanimously approved at the Sept. 13 meeting were for the hiring of substitute teachers and mentors throughout the district but did include the...
