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Westmoreland County adds 90 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths
Westmoreland County reported 90 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The 90 new cases — 68 confirmed and 22 probable — bring the county’s total to 4,761 since the first cases were reported in March. Wednesday’s PCR test positivity rate —...
North Hills reports covid-19 case at West View ElementaryVideo
A student at West View Elementary School has tested positive for covid-19, according to North Hills School District officials. The student, who has not been in the building since Oct. 27, began experiencing symptoms on Monday and tested positive for the virus yesterday. The Allegheny County Health Department is not...
2 more covid-19 cases reported at Hempfield Area High School
Two coronavirus cases were reported at Hempfield Area High School this week, district officials said. According to Superintendent Tammy Wolicki, one high school teacher and one student tested positive for the virus. Those who were determined to have been in close contact with the infected individuals were contacted by the...
Peters Township School District apologizes for ‘insensitive’ costumes at Woodland Hills game
Peters Township School District officials formally apologized to their counterparts at Woodland Hills for an “insensitive” choice of costumes by two drum majors during an Oct. 30 football game between the schools. The two students wore black, full-body spandex suits that appeared to some as if they were in blackface...
Derry Township man accused of assaulting, choking girlfriend
A Derry Township woman alleges she was held at knifepoint, beaten and choked by her boyfriend in a domestic assault that began late Monday and lasted until she was able to flee Tuesday afternoon. Randy S. Authier, 22, was arraigned on multiple charges filed by by state police at Kiski...
Allegheny County reports 200 new coronavirus cases
Allegheny County added 200 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the first time the county has hit 200 cases since Oct. 4. The new cases — 121 confirmed and 79 probable — bring the county’s total to 16,410, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The 121 confirmed cases came from...
Tree planting near Beulah Presbyterian Church provides environmental boost to Churchill area
Volunteers from several organizations came together late last month to make the landscape of Churchill a little greener. More than 70 people planted 115 trees in the area between Beulah Presbyterian Church, its nearby cemetery and the Parkway East. The church partnered with Garfield Community Farm and Plant Five for...
Charges filed in Brentwood, South Park district courts from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3.
District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts. Judge Michael Thatcher, South Park • Michael Dean McNeely, 48, of Pittsburgh with home improvement fraud, theft by unlawful taking, theft...
Aspinwall awarded $537,000 from ALCOSAN for Western Avenue sewer project
The Western Avenue sewer project in Aspinwall will be paid in large part with money from the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN). The borough has been awarded $537,199 through ALCOSAN’s GROW program, marking the third time the authority has prioritized stormwater overflow projects in Aspinwall. Work is expected to start...
Tarentum mom delivers baby — and votes from hospital
Megan Walker gave birth to a son on Monday. On Tuesday, Walker told her medical team at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland that she needed to be released in time to vote. She didn’t have to worry about making it to her polling place in Tarentum. The ballot was delivered...
Charges recently filed in Bridgeville, Scott, Carnegie district courts
District court judges in Bridgeville, Scott and Carnegie handled these criminal cases from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts. Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet, Bridgeville • Zachary Gonze, 33, of Bridgeville with drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under a...
Fayette man dies week after crash
A passenger involved in a crash in Fayette County last month has died, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Brian Keith Benedetto, 49, of Uniontown was pronounced dead Friday at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, a week after the Oct. 23 crash in Dunbar Township. State police said Benedetto was a...
Southwestern Pa. counties resume counting votes
Allegheny County has resumed its efforts to count mail-in ballots after a pause early Wednesday morning, according to county spokeswoman Amie Downs. Voters sent in 348,485 mail-in and absentee ballots. As of 3 a.m., 173,068 had been processed and electronically scanned. Another approximately 29,000 ballots had been set aside for...
50 trees to be planted on Pittsburgh’s Eliza Furnace Trail
Mayor Bill Peduto will join employees of Pittsburgh’s City Forestry department and a local nonprofit Friday to plant 50 trees on the Eliza Furnace Trail. The planting will celebrate a partnership between Tree Pittsburgh, an environmental nonprofit that restores and protects urban forest, and Dynegy, a Texas-based energy company and...
Watch: Western Pa. voters discuss their hopes for the futureVideo
As Western Pennsylvania voters went to the polls Tuesday, Tribune-Review reporters caught up with them to chat about the country and the region along with their hopes and expectations. Below is a video capturing voter reactions....
Westmoreland events include holiday mask contest, pie sale
Arts • Prime Stage Theater is sponsoring a Create Your Own Holiday Theme Mask contest through Nov. 11. Visit primestage.com/events to register. Create your own holiday artwork and send a JPG or PDF of it to PST@primestage.com by Nov. 11. Fee is $10. Winners will be announced Nov. 15 and...
The Stroller, Nov. 4, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to host a food drive or free Thanksgiving Dinner? Send information to The Stroller as soon as possible to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Christopher’s Light seeking coat donations Christopher’s Light children’s charity is collecting new and gently-used coats for local children....
Davanzo defeats Prah in rematch for 58th District state House seat
Republican incumbent state Rep. Eric Davanzo has defeated Democrat Robert Prah Jr. in the race for a full two-year term representing the 58th state House District in central and southern Westmoreland County, according to unofficial results from Westmoreland County. With all votes counted, Davanzo received slightly more than 63 percent...
Reschenthaler maintains commanding lead to retain seat in 14th Congressional District
Republican incumbent Rep. Guy Reschenthaler of Peters defeated Democratic challenger Bill Marx in his bid to hold on for a second term representing the newly formed 14th Congressional District, which includes a large portion of western Westmoreland County, along with portions of Greene, Washington and Fayette. Though some mail-in ballots...
Incumbent Warner enjoys commanding lead in 52nd District House race
Three-term incumbent Ryan Warner holds a strong lead in the race for the 52nd District in the state House, holding off a challenge from Harry Young Cochran, according to unofficial voting results Thursday morning. Warner, a three-term incumbent, captured nearly 71% of the vote, leading by more than 12,000 votes.....
Republican challenger leads longtime incumbent state Rep. Joe Petrarca
Republican challenger Jason Silvis maintained a 6-point lead over 13-term incumbent state Rep. Joe Petrarca on Thursday morning in Pennsylvania’s 55th state House District, according to unofficial and incomplete returns. Silvis, a film stuntman, has collected 53.1% of the votes counted compared with Petrarca’s 46.9%, a margin of about 1,800...
Fire displaces 5 Harmar residents
The Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a blaze that displaced five Harmar residents. Flames erupted in a garage at 241 Sweet Gum Road shorty after 9 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters from several nearby communities were able to knock it down in about an hour and limit the damage to...
Ziccarelli holds slight lead in attempt to unseat Pa. Sen. Jim Brewster in race for 45th District
Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli maintained a slim lead over incumbent state Sen. Jim Brewster in a race for Pennsylvania’s 45th State Senate District, according to incomplete and unofficial election results. Ziccarelli had received 50.67% of the 124,396 votes counted, leading Brewster by 1,658 votes. Early election returns Tuesday night showed...
Covid-infected family votes at Westmoreland County Courthouse under special protocols
Westmoreland County elections officials took special precautions Tuesday as a family infected with the coronavirus appeared at the courthouse to cast ballots in the 2020 election. Two parents and their adult son called ahead to make arrangements to vote, said Commissioner Doug Chew. “I was the designated covid commissioner and...
Kim Ward leads Tay Waltenbaugh as first votes are counted
Incumbent Kim Ward was holding on tight to her 39th District State Senate seat Wednesday afternoon, leading opponent Tay Waltenbaugh by more than 50,600 votes. Ward, a 64-year-old Hempfield Republican who has served in the Senate for 12 years, had about 70% of the votes with 144 out of 206...
