Western PA Local News category, Page 2037
Leechburg students learn about their emotions and how to handle themVideo
It’s been an emotional six weeks for some students at David Leech Elementary School in Leechburg. And that’s a good thing, said Erin Hettrich, elementary art teacher and co-organizer of Color Monster, a new collaborative student program spotlighting emotional and mental health. “This has been a difficult school year full...
Westmoreland Historical Society lists available positions ahead of season
While several programs are up in the air due to the covid-19 pandemic, staff with the Westmoreland County Historical Society are preparing for the start of their season. Following precautions used over the summer — including face masks, temperature checks and small group sizes — society executive director Lisa Hays...
East Huntingdon church vandalized, $500 reward offered for informationVideo
The windows intentionally broken out of Mt. Nebo Independent Community Church in Westmoreland County are temporarily patched with cardboard and tape, but Greg Butler admits that the frustration of attempting to understand why vandals targeted the 131-year-old sanctuary lingers. Before the 9:30 a.m. service a week ago, Butler arrived at...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra celebrates its longevity with virtual program
The sounds of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have resonated for 125 years. (That’s a quasquicentennial, according to the dictionary.) Feb. 27 will mark its first performance this year. The original plan included a year-long celebration culminating with a gala. But the pandemic crashed that party. “We definitely still want to...
Open studio, classes among in-person activities back again at Latrobe Art CenterVideo
Latrobe Art Center’s open studio finds Sue Hrubes and Peg Panasiti each dabbing pigment on a developing watercolor painting. Wielding brushes, wearing masks and facing each other from the far sides of a U-shaped table, the Latrobe artists are among a handful of regulars at the Thursday afternoon sessions now...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 21, 2021
Chalfant Excalibur REP 01 L.P. sold property at 765 Greensburg Pike to Pittsburgh Real Estate Invest Group LLC for $30,000. Churchill Estate of Joseph Malone sold property at 828 Beulah Road to Robert and Judith Yulfo for $124,900. Sonja Austin sold property at 47 Holland Road to Thomas and Diane...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 21, 2021
Etna Estate of Kenneth Wayne Moots sold property at 143 Sherman Ave. to Richard Begenwald Jr. and Brittany Begenwald for $110,000. Brian Berkheiser sold property at 54 Sycamore St. to Rodney and Ron Walzi for $100,000. Kevin Cody sold property at 129 Vista St. to Garrett Burke Vrbanic and Alexandra...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 21, 2021
Hampton William Bernet sold property at 3299 Antler Drive to Matthew Williams for $210,000. Dennis Fischer sold property at 5002 Meadow Crest Drive to Michael Eric and Lindsey Lee Johnson for $300,500. Hampton Development Co. LLC sold property at 4402 South Meadow Drive to Sarah Smolik for $85,000. Raymond Betz...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 21, 2021
Aspinwall Patricia Frain sold property at 404 Lexington Ave. Unit 1 to Peter David Eberle for $134,900. Blawnox Thomas Michael Lieb sold property at 1066 North Ave. to John Miclot and Marie Minahan for $220,000. Etna Estate of Kenneth Wayne Moots sold property at 143 Sherman Ave. to Richard Begenwald...
VALarena rolls on with nearly $5,250 raised by community so it can reopen Friday
After an 11-month closure, the VALarena skating rink in North Apollo will reopen Friday, aided by nearly $5,250 raised by the community. A local institution for 70 years, the VALarena, which stands for Vandergrift, Apollo and Leechburg arena, shut down at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic early last year...
Pennsylvania commission begins stocking fish ahead of trout seasonVideo
Members of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, along with a few volunteers, braved the snowy weather this month as they began placing trout in streams and lakes across the state in preparation for the beginning of trout season April 3. Overall, 3.2 million trout will be stocked across 700...
The Stroller, Feb. 21, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. East Vandergrift parish conducting raffle for beef, gift cards, freezer Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish is selling raffle tickets for a Half...
Greensburg artist Pamela Cooper takes ‘leap of faith’ with new studioVideo
Artist Pamela Cooper is taking a leap of faith by renting studio space in Greensburg. For the first time, she’s hoping to support herself solely by making art. If all goes well, she’ll offer art classes remotely and in her space in the Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s Incubator for the Arts...
Rezoning of former Valley Green course in Hempfield to be revisited
After tabling a vote to rezone the former Valley Green Golf & Country Club, Hempfield supervisors are expected to revisit the topic. Rezoning of the property, which could open the door to several new homes being built in Hempfield, is on the agenda for Monday’s meeting, according to township Manager...
Kiski Township man charged with stealing ATVs, other off-road vehicles from several locations
A Kiski Township man is charged with stealing multiple all-terrain and recreational vehicles and a truck from his former employer. Dominic Albert Hayward, 24, was arraigned Friday on felony charges including burglary, theft, and receiving stolen property in Kiski Township as well as on Butler, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties and...
Trump House creator Leslie Baum Rossi wins Republican nod as party’s candidate for open state House seat
Leslie Baum Rossi, the Unity woman who created the Trump House, was chosen Saturday to be the Republican candidate in the May 18 special election to fill the vacancy in the 59th District State House seat created by the death of Mike Reese. Rossi, 50, was chosen by appointed members...
PNC Park hosts 2nd mass covid-19 vaccination clinic
About 3,500 high-risk Allegheny Health Network patients from throughout Western Pennsylvania got their first covid-19 vaccinations Saturday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The participants in the second large-scale coronavirus vaccine clinic held at the baseball stadium by AHN, a Highmark Health company, pre-registered for the vaccinations. No walk-up business was...
Westmoreland County records 98 covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 98 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County, marking the third time in the past eight days the count has neared triple digits. The county’s total cases are at 26,275, which is an increase of 509 cases from the preceding week’s...
West Deer supervisors look to get more young people involved in politics, government
Arlind Karpuzi was elected to the West Deer Board of Supervisors when he was 21 and became its chairman at 23. Karpuzi, now 25, brought a different perspective that, among other things, led the township to create a text-messaging service for residents to receive township updates. The move made the...
Cub Scouts ID vets’ markers at Scottdale cemeteries
Three Cub Scouts have identified 152 veterans’ grave markers that need to be replaced at two Scottdale cemeteries. It’s a community service project designed to honor those who served their country, as well as the Confederate States of America. Nathaniel King and Alex Schwenger, both of Scottdale, and Gavin Rummel...
Allegheny County reports 285 new coronavirus cases, 1 death
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 285 new coronavirus cases, a relative bump up, as cases had been on the decline in recent weeks. Reports haven’t reached 500 cases in nearly five weeks and the county hasn’t reported any 1,000-case days in the past seven weeks, according to data from the...
Suspect left trail of heroin, cocaine, drug paraphernalia before arrest, Greensburg police report
An Allegheny County man was charged with multiple drug and escape charges after Greensburg police said he left a trail of cocaine, heroin and drug paraphernalia while he ran from a home in hopes of avoiding arrest. John R. Stenhouse, 20, of Turtle Creek was taken into custody in an...
Pitt Greensburg lowers risk level as covid-19 rates in region decline
Officials at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus have set the stage for more in-person classes. Beginning Monday, the official risk status at the Hempfield campus will be lowered from elevated to guarded, Pitt Greensburg President Robert Gregerson announced. The change means professors will have the option of returning...
Man arrested after standoff with Pittsburgh SWAT team
A man was taken into custody by Pittsburgh police early Saturday after a standoff in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood where a man reportedly brandished a gun at a neighbor during a dispute, authorities said. Police and the city’s SWAT team responded at 3:50 a.m. to the 1300 block of Paulson Street...
Man stabbed in South Side, police investigating
A man was critically wounded late Friday after being stabbed multiple times in Pittsburgh’s South Side, according to city police. Police and paramedics responded to a 911 call for a man with stab wounds at the intersection of 7th and East Carson streets around 11:40 p.m., police reported. When officers...
