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Traffic disruptions for paving work on Rt. 19 in Cranberry will last through November
Traffic will be disrupted through November along a section of Route 19 in Cranberry for a more than $8.4 million road resurfacing project, PennDOT announced. Work to repave 7.4 miles of roadway from the Allegheny-Butler county line past the Zelienople area began April 5. The project by Lindy Paving includes...
Lamp Theatre flea market fundraiser set for this weekend in Irwin
While The Lamp Theatre in Irwin remains closed for concerts and shows because of coronavirus restrictions, supporters are continuing their fundraising efforts for the venue. Volunteers are being asked to donate household goods for a flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on the patio adjacent...
The Stroller, April 6, 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. Tarentum community garden plans workday The community is welcome to participate in a spring workday set for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the...
Police: Woman in critical condition after being struck by vehicle
A woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a vehicle while walking her dog in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Place neighborhood Monday night, officials said. The woman was found by Pittsburgh police and EMS on Mifflin Road between McElhinny Avenue and Naugle Street around 9 p.m. and was transported...
Community vegetable garden proposed in Plum
Denise Carpon wants her community to go green and help support its food pantry with fresh produce. The Plum resident proposed creating a vegetable garden near the football fields far into Plum Creek Park. “It’s one way of bringing the community together,” she told council at Monday night’s workshop meeting....
Holiday Park VFD Junior Fire Academy to return in June after yearlong covid hiatus
An educational program designed to teach teens about leadership, teamwork and safety skills is expected to return after being canceled last year due to the covid pandemic. Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department is expected to host its Junior Fire Academy from June 21-25. “I think it’s very important to bring...
Police: Man shot in face in McKees Rocks
Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting in McKees Rocks that sent one man to a hospital. Officials said officers were notified of a shooting shortly before 3 p.m. along the 200 block of Greydon Avenue. Police did not locate a victim at that location, but later learned an 18-year-old...
44 new covid cases reported in Penn-Trafford area between March 31-April 5, 2021
Forty-four new covid cases were reported in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area between March 31 and April 5, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the pandemic began, the six ZIP codes covering most of the three communities have seen a total of 1,878 confirmed cases. As of April...
13 people displaced, kitten rescued from fire above Jack’s Bar in Pittsburgh’s South SideVideo
A fire Monday evening ripped through a multi-story building in Pittsburgh’s South Side, displacing 13 people who live there, public safety officials said. No one was injured, and the affected residents are being helped by the American Red Cross, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. The fire broke...
Neighbors object to use of New Kensington building for mental health, substance abuse services
New Kensington Council postponed voting on a nonprofit’s proposed use of an office building for its outpatient mental health and substance abuse services Monday after a few neighbors raised concerns. Southwest Behavioral Care, an affiliate of Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services, wants to move from its existing location at 408 8th...
Clairton man dies in motorcycle crash over hillside in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood
A Clairton man died Monday morning in a motorcycle crash in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood, police said. Terry J. Neal, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:24 a.m., 12 minutes after the incident, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported early Tuesday. Emergency dispatchers received a report of the...
Former Allegheny County councilman Charles McCullough ordered to begin prison sentence
A former Allegheny County councilman convicted of stealing from a widow’s estate more than five years ago must report to court Tuesday to begin serving a prison term. Charles McCullough filed a last-ditch emergency motion with the state Supreme Court on March 31, seeking both to stay the subpoena ordering...
Smoking pot with teen daughter, friend nets mom 2-year probation sentence
A Connellsville mother pleaded guilty Monday to charges she smoked marijuana with her teenage daughter and a friend at a New Stanton home in 2017. Dawni Monholland, 39, according to court records, was charged with four criminal counts after police received a Child Line tip from a mandated reporter about...
Coronavirus cases slow at Westmoreland County Prison
Two additional inmates at the Westmoreland County Prison tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend, but the number of infections decreased at the facility over the last week. Warden Bryan Kline said Monday there were 20 active cases among the 495 inmates lodged in the Hempfield lockup, down about 47%,...
Pittsburgh police investigating ‘abhorrent racist graffiti’ at Quarry Field
Pittsburgh police launched an investigation Monday after “abhorrent racist graffiti” was discovered in a South Side Slopes park, authorities said. The graffiti was painted on the concession stand at Quarry Field near the intersection of South 18th and Crosman streets, officials said. Police are investigating, and public works crews are...
Pennsylvania revises school reopening guidelines
The Pennsylvania Department of Education and Department of Health on Monday announced new recommendations for schools — suggesting most should reopen for some degree of face-to-face instruction. The new recommendations bring the state into alignment with recent guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which in mid-March...
Ligonier Valley students set to return to classrooms 5 days per week
Younger students in Ligonier Valley School District are set to return to classrooms full time this week. On Tuesday, students in grades K4-6 will be able to attend classes in person five days per week, following Easter break. Seventh-graders also will have the option of full-time instruction in a classroom...
Some members of Pa. delegation say Capitol security must increase after attackVideo
With a security review of the Capitol already underway following the Jan. 6 insurrection, some members of Pennsylvania’s delegation are weighing in on what they would like to see happen in the wake of yet another deadly attack. On Friday, the Capitol was attacked for the second time this year...
Life during covid: Adoptive Scottdale dad guides growing numbers of foster familiesVideo
Editor’s note: This is an occasional series examining how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the lives of members of our community. Paul Johnson, a longtime ice hockey referee, relished the ice skating parties enjoyed by the foster kids and families he guided for more than a decade at Latrobe-based nonprofit...
Mt. Pleasant man charged with assaulting state trooper after crash
A Mt. Pleasant man is accused of attempting to flee the scene of an accident in East Huntingdon, providing alcohol to three juveniles and resisting arrest. Daniel Sebulsky, 36, was arrested on multiple criminal charges including assaulting a law enforcement officer, corruption of minors, DUI, furnishing alcohol to minors and...
Scottdale woman charged by troopers with escape after arrest for DUI, reckless endangerment
Editor’s note: Warner completed an Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program and had charges expunged, according to state police documents she provided. Criminal mischief and loitering/prowling charges were withdrawn, according to those records. State police arrested a 44-year-old Scottdale woman over the weekend, who twice attempted to slip out of handcuffs when...
Franklin Regional seniors gain experience as interns on Sloan ‘elementary campus’ projectVideo
Jake Sciorilli spent some of his early years at Sloan Elementary School. But when the 17-year-old Murrysville resident walked through the doors again recently, he didn’t recognize much. “It was pretty crazy to see all of the changes that happened inside the building,” he said. Sciorilli and fellow senior Kyle...
With eyes on revitalization, business owners band together in VandergriftVideo
Steve Jurovic said he had grown tired of hearing local people complain that the Vandergrift area was economically depressed. “There’s too much defeatism and pessimism in this area. You can’t just sit there and sulk,” said Jurovic, 83, who owns Apollo Replacement Windows on Vandergrift’s Grant Avenue. Jurovic said he...
125 trees to be planted on Eliza Furnace Trail in Pittsburgh
The nonprofit Tree Pittsburgh will plant 125 trees and shrubs along the Eliza Furnace Trail on Tuesday, as part of the organization’s goal of replacing lost tree canopy. Tree Pittsburgh staff will partner with the Arbor Day Foundation and the Target Corporation for the event. Planting will start at 10...
North Huntingdon-Irwin area covid cases up slightly, as of April 5, 2021
There was a 2.8% increase in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases from March 29 to April 5 in the four ZIP codes covering most of the Irwin, North Huntingdon and North Irwin area, based on data released Monday by the state Department of Health. The 81 new confirmed...
