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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital to host vaccine clinic for pregnant women
Pregnant women in the region will be able to get a covid vaccine next week at a clinic at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland. “Getting a vaccine as early as you can in the pregnancy is good,” said Dr. Richard Beigi, the hospital’s president. Beigi said the clinic, set up...
Town hall meeting planned for Norwin school board candidates
Nine candidates for Norwin school board will discuss issues and field questions from voters in a town hall meeting April 26 at Norwin High School. Voters in the primary will choose four candidates for the school board. Two are incumbents — Brian Carlton and Raymond Kocak — while newcomers are...
Murrysville-Export-Delmont covid figures tallied for the week of March 23, 2021
The most recent data from the state Department of Health shows 1,306 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Murrysville area since the pandemic started in March 2020. Of those positive results, 64 cases were reported in the past seven days. The health department on Monday released figures for the three...
Covid cases force Penn-Trafford High School closure on Friday
After being notified of its 10th positive covid-19 case in the past 14 days, Penn-Trafford High School will be closed Friday through the weekend, reopening Monday, March 29. During that time there will be no extracurricular activities for students, district officials said in a Thursday letter to district families. State...
Jeannette man charged with ethnic intimidation
Jeannette police charged a man with ethnic intimidation and related offenses this week after they said he called another man a racial epithet during a fight, according to court papers. Police were called to Jeannette Manor on South Fourth Street at 9:30 p.m. Sunday for a reported fight. Witnesses told...
Vaccine eligibility expanded at Allegheny County sites
The Allegheny County Health Department once again is expanding vaccine eligibility at county-run sites, effective immediately, to everyone in Phase 1A. The department had been vaccinating people 65 and older until last Friday, when eligibility was expanded to include people 50-64 with certain medical conditions. This marks the second eligibility...
Liam Welge, 14, completes Eagle Scout project with Allegheny Land Trust
Liam Welge is about four years ahead of schedule – and some even say he’s well beyond his years. Welge, 14, completed a project months in the making that will soon earn him the Boy Scouts of America’s coveted Eagle Scout rank. On March 20, Welge and a crew of...
Alabama air filter maker says new plant in Arnold will create at least 120 full-time jobs
An Alabama-based air filter manufacturer has chosen Arnold as the location for its first facility in the northeastern United States, and the operation is expected to employ more than 100 people. Filterbuy will lease 137,000 square feet of production and distribution space in New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park from the...
Jailed Youngwood man accused in fatal overdose furloughed to attend drug rehab
A Youngwood man awaiting trial on charges he sold drugs used in the fatal overdose of a Greensburg woman in 2019 will be furloughed from Westmoreland County Prison to attend an inpatient drug rehabilitation treatment program. Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani on Wednesday granted the request from Matthew Thomas Caughey,...
Bushy Run Battlefield Museum to reopen April 30
The Bushy Run Battlefield Museum in Penn Township will be able to reopen on April 30, the first time since the Wolf administration shut down state-owned facilities a year ago in its efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus. The museum at the site of the August 1763 battle that...
2 people sue Nemacolin, claiming it abruptly ended lifetime memberships
Two people from West Virginia are suing Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, alleging that the Fayette County resort eliminated a lifetime membership program they purchased years ago. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Pittsburgh, seeks class-action status for all the members of the Nemacolin 400 Club, which began in 1988. The...
United Airlines adding flights from Pittsburgh to Hilton Head, Pensacola
United Airlines has announced 26 new point-to-point routes, including new service from Pittsburgh to Hilton Head Island Airport and Charleston, S.C., as well as Pensacola, Fla. The new flights begin Memorial Day weekend and will include three flights weekly from Pittsburgh International Airport to each of the southern destinations as...
New Kensington police accuse Jeannette man of sexually assaulting girl, who became pregnant
New Kensington police have charged a Jeannette man with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, who became pregnant. Police said they began investigating last September after getting a report that a teen had given birth to a son in November 2019 at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. The father was identified...
Postal Service searching for ‘alternate quarters’ after Wendel post office closure
Real estate professionals with the U.S. Postal Service are searching for “alternate quarters” after the post office in the Hempfield village of Wendel shuttered last month, officials said. The post office, located at 369 Wendel Rd., closed Feb. 13 because the Postal Service lost its lease on the building, officials...
Wildlife, habitat enthusiasts sought for Pennsylvania master naturalist training
Anyone interested in promoting pollinator habitats or tracking bird migrations might want to join the ranks of Pennsylvania’s master naturalists. Volunteers from Fayette, Somerset and Westmoreland counties can sign up for 55 hours of training in the late summer and fall, which is the first step in becoming certified in...
Tree planting begins in Harrison, BrackenridgeVideo
Staff with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy started planting nearly 70 trees in Harrison and Brackenridge on Wednesday. Of the 67 trees, about 50 are going in the public right of way along Broadview Boulevard in Harrison. The rest are in a few other locations throughout Brackenridge, including in Memorial Park,...
Derry Borough man charged with abusing 2 children
A Derry Borough man was arrested this week after, police say, he assaulted two children. Robert William Kmecak, 38, is charged with strangulation, child endangerment, indecent assault, corruption of minors and simple assault. Borough police said one of the children reported being sexually abused by Kmecak in December. The second...
Judge rejects appeal in Youngwood man’s murder case
A Westmoreland County judge rejected the appeal of Youngwood man who last year was sentenced to serve up to 70 years in prison for his role in a 2017 robbery that resulted in the death of a drug dealer. Christopher James David, 43, in September pleaded guilty to third-degree murder,...
Bullet breaks window in Brighton Heights bar
Pittsburgh Police are investigating gunshots early Thursday morning outside Rumerz Sports Bar and Grill in the Brighton Heights neighborhood, according to the city Department of Public Safety. It does not appear that anyone was hurt in the incident, according to police. The city’s Shotspotter audio gunshot detection system alerted police...
The Stroller, March 25, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s 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. Easter Bunny to visit East Deer on Saturday The Easter Bunny will ride through East Deer with the township volunteer Fire Department and Recreation...
Incumbent Vandergrift mayor to face primary challenge from councilman
Democrat Barbara Turiak has competition from a familiar face in her bid for a second term as Vandergrift’s mayor. Councilman Lenny Collini, also a Democrat, announced his candidacy for mayor after serving 12 years on council. Pennsylvania’s primary is May 18. Both candidates said they are friends and there’s not...
Norwin-area charges filed as of March 25, 2021
Charges filed with North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware. All individuals have the right to a preliminary hearing and are innocent until proven guilty before a judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. • Matthew Gardone, 39, of Delmont, by North Huntingdon police with possession of a controlled...
Pittsburgh police: Man dies after being wounded in North Side shooting
A man shot Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood has died, police said Thursday morning. The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. on Brightridge Street. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert and found a man shot in the head with a possible puncture wound to his chest, said Public Safety...
Rotary Club plans to post a peace pole in Monroeville Community Park West
A new monument designed to promote peace and togetherness may soon be installed in a Monroeville park. Rotary Club of Monroeville members want to install a peace pole in the the botanical garden section of Monroeville Community Park West. “We want to draw the diverse community together,” outgoing Rotary president...
Warm weather and sun brings people and pets to Boyce Park in PlumVideo
People and pets from all over flocked to Boyce Park in Plum on Wednesday to enjoy the warm weather and sunshine. Temperatures were in the low 70s most of the day. Park walkers were treated to the flute playing of Penn Hills resident and retired teacher Mike Stur. The dog...
