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Hempfield Area to replace football field, resurface track
Officials with the Hempfield Area School District are moving forward with a more than $800,000 project to replace the track and artificial turf at the high school stadium. Work on the project, approved unanimously by school board members during Monday’s meeting, will begin immediately following graduation, which is scheduled for...
Great Allegheny Passage ranked among top long rail trails in U.S.
Cyclists from Western Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C., certainly know the power of the Great Allegheny Passage — or GAP for short. But it’s always good to know that others are hearing its praises as well. The 150-mile trail from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md., was recently named among the Best Long...
Neighborhood jobs center to open before construction on Lower Hill redevelopment
Hill District residents and others who want one of the thousands of jobs when construction starts on the redevelopment of the former Civic Arena site will soon have a resource to seek employment. The Lower Hill First Source Employment Opportunity Center will open in mid-May at the Hill House, 1835...
O’Hara seeks state grant to fix crumbling stream bank in Community Park
O’Hara council is seeking a $200,000 state grant to repair a portion of the Squaw Run stream bank that collapsed nearly two years ago. Township Engineer Chuck Steinert said money will be sought from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. “There is approximately 60 feet of wall that was...
Drugs, robbery, DUI among cases handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court for the week of April 12, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Brandon Diggs, 22, of Penn Hills on charges of possession of controlled...
Drugs, burglary, harassment among cases handled in Judge Zucco’s Plum court in March 2021
Plum District Court Judge Linda Zucco handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Khalil Bey, 35, of Pasedena, Md., on charges of possession of marijuana, endangering...
Monroeville woman, 64, sues restaurant, police after arrest over wrong food order
A Monroeville woman is suing a police officer and a Panda Express restaurant, alleging she was arrested for complaining that she got the wrong meal. According to the lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court, Diana Broadnax, 64, went to the Panda Express on William Penn Highway in Monroeville on May...
Woman accused of assaulting, threatening troopers after DUI arrest in South Huntingdon
A South Huntingdon woman who escaped serious injury after a rollover crash Sunday is accused of resisting arrest and threatening state troopers when she was arrested for DUI, according to court records. Destiny M. Bryner, 33, of Wyano, was charged with multiple criminal and traffic charges after the single-vehicle crash...
Latrobe Little League working to recover after $4,000 worth of equipment lost in fire
Almost $4,000 worth of equipment used by the Latrobe Little League was lost this week after a fire engulfed a shed used by the organization, president John Russo said. Police, who responded to the fire at Legion Keener Park in Latrobe shortly after midnight Monday, are investigating the incident, Chief...
From stone mason to stone scholar, IUP senior, Fayette Co. native earns coveted Goldwater Scholarship
Susan Adams won’t take offense if anyone refers to her as an accidental scientist. The 24-year-old native of Smock, a tiny Fayette County village near Uniontown, never imagined herself immersed in any kind of science, let alone geology. She graduated from Uniontown Area High School and the masonry class at...
‘We’re certainly asking for peace’: Pittsburgh preps for Chauvin verdict reactionVideo
Pittsburgh leaders are preparing for local reaction to the Derek Chauvin verdict in Minneapolis. The former police officer’s fate is in the hands of a jury that’s deliberating whether he’s responsible for the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. Deliberations began Monday and will continue today. Floyd’s death was...
No appointment needed at covid vaccine clinic at Pittsburgh Mills
Walk-ins will be accepted Tuesday afternoon at a covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Pittsburgh Mills mall that was originally by appointment only, an Allegheny Health Network spokeswoman said. The clinic administering the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine opened at 8 a.m. in the former Sears Grand store and is...
Man dies after rollover crash in Bethel Park
An Upper St. Clair man died after a one-vehicle crash in Bethel Park Monday. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Michael D. Brunn, 33. Allegheny County Police said Brunn’s vehicle rolled over in the 5000 block of Library Road around 3:10 a.m. Police said Brunn was driving...
The Stroller, April 20, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Health fair planned Wednesday in Harrison The Building Block of Natrona will host a free community resource fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday...
Tredway Trail extension open to hikers, bicyclists in Allegheny Township
Preliminary work on an expansion of the Tredway Trail in Allegheny Township will lead to an additional three miles of trail to hikers and bicyclists. Officially named the Wynn and Clara Tredway River Trail, the new and final section of the walking-biking recreational trail is partially completed. Allegheny Township manager...
4 referendums to appear on primary ballots in May; all registered voters eligible
All 8.8 million of Pennsylvania’s registered voters will be able to cast ballots on May 18, when four referendums will appear, including three that seek the change the state’s constitution. The deadline to register to vote in the primary is May 3. Voters will have until 5 p.m. May 11...
Police: Pizza delivery driver carjacked at gunpoint in Homewood
A pizza delivery driver told Pittsburgh police he was carjacked at gunpoint in the city’s Homewood neighborhood late Monday night. Police said officers responded to reports of an armed carjacking in the 7300 block of Monticello Street just before 11:45 p.m. The driver told officers he was making a delivery...
Pittsburgh police: Missing 12-year-old boy safe
A 12-year-old Pittsburgh boy who had been missing for about two days has been found and is safe, city police said Tuesday afternoon. Brice Rose had last been seen on Sunday in the city’s Warrington neighborhood, where he resides, police said....
Allegheny County Health Department introduces ‘air quality’ dashboard
The Allegheny County Health Department revealed a new air quality dashboard on Monday in an attempt to simplify information for the public. The revamped dashboard, which uses buttons, rather than tabs, provides easily digestible and understandable data for all users, the county said. The tool was developed by the Air...
No tax hike in Norwin preliminary budget
Norwin property owners will not pay more in real estate taxes for the 2021-2022 school year under a proposed $80.2 million budget that taps into the district’s fund balance to cover about a $2.6 million gap between projected revenues and expenditures. The proposed budget approved Monday does not cut programs...
Pine-Richland community shows ‘silent support’ for fired football coach Eric KasperowiczVideo
Reaction to the firing of Pine-Richland high school football coach Eric Kasperowicz has been swift and strong. It has ranged from confusion and anger over the school board’s lack of an explanation — citing their policy not to comment on personnel matters — to students rallying outside their football stadium,...
Murrysville-Export-Delmont covid figures tallied for the week of April 19, 2021
The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,431 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March 2020. Twenty two new cases were reported in the past seven days. The health department on Monday released figures for the three ZIP codes...
Hempfield Area temporarily closes high school due to covid-19 cases
Hempfield Area High School students will complete classes remotely two days this week due to covid-19 cases, district leaders announced Monday. According to a letter from Superintendent Tammy Wolicki, high school students will attend online classes Tuesday and Wednesday after additional students tested positive for the virus and were in...
‘Blood is on our hands’: Pittsburgh leaders call on community response to violent crimeVideo
Combating a surge in violent crime in Pittsburgh that mirrors the problems faced across the nation requires everyone to become involved and work to put a stop to it, city officials and community members said Monday. They took to the podium outside a building in the city’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood and...
Springdale High School baseball coach charged with assault
The head coach of Springdale High School’s baseball team has been charged with simple assault and strangulation in connection with an incident over the weekend, police said. Brett Burger was charged with assaulting a woman, according to a criminal complaint filed with Harmar District Judge David Sosovicka. “The Allegheny Valley...
