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Trump puts Charleroi’s Haitian population in spotlight
As the political spotlight shines on Charleroi, a Mon Valley town settled by immigrants and named after a city in Belgium, its residents are disputing Donald Trump’s portrayal of its burgeoning Haitian population. Haitian Marie Occimable lived in Miami and Atlanta, then heard Charleroi could be a place where she...
Bethel Park area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 22, 2024
Bethel Park Adam Nero sold property at 2541 Applegate Ave. to Daniel Patrick and Jennifer Ann Branagan for $274,900. South Pine Wind LLC sold property at 5439 Brightwood Road to Sheila Horox for $269,900. ARC BKMST41001 LLC sold property at 5240 Library Road to Butterfli Holdings 052 LLC for $1,200,000....
Fall fashions focus of Women in NAACP event in Hempfield
The Greensburg-Jeannette Women in the NAACP (WIN) fall fashion show and luncheon will be held Oct. 5 at Live Casino Pittsburgh at Westmoreland Mall, the second year the annual event has welcomed guests at the Hempfield venue. About 100 people turned out for last year’s event. Co-chairperson Ruth R. Tolbert...
Young voters in Western Pa. talk issues, candidates ahead of presidential election
The economy. A woman’s right to choose. A divided America. These are issues weighing on the minds of young voters as they ready themselves for the November presidential election between Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump. More than half of young voters between 18 and 29 plan...
Braddock man arrested in North Side carjacking — after car was disabled remotely by OnStar
A Braddock man was arrested Friday evening after police said they witnessed him stealing a car on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Aaron Morris, 20 of Braddock, faced multiple felonies including robbery of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, and aggravated assault, according to court documents. Pittsburgh police said they saw Morris...
Pink Day Festival brings thousands to Leechburg to support breast cancer research
Leechburg’s biggest event of the year did not disappoint. The 13th annual Leechburg Pink Day festival brought thousands to this small Alle-Kiski Valley town on a warm and sunny Saturday. The festival — held on the third Saturday in September each year — is a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness...
Scottdale celebrates its 150th anniversary with plenty of style — make that styles
For years, Jayne Canose walked in parades around the Scottdale area outfitted in handmade regalia of a different time. On Saturday, she rode, waving a gloved hand at those who lined the streets to watch the parade. Canose was at one time the leader of the Scottdale American Women, also...
Lowber field day gives area students hands-on knowledge of mine drainage problem
Greater Latrobe senior McKenna Brackney recalled visiting an acid mine drainage treatment system near Saint Vincent College when she was in grade school. She took a more hands-on approach during her Friday trip to a similar passive wetland treatment site in Sewickley Township. Brackney was among about 140 area high...
Taps inside former Hough’s in Greenfield will flow once again with beer from Mondays Brewing Co.
Sam Fee was looking for a brewery to have a beer on a Monday. He found many were not open. So, he did something to quench his thirst. He opened Mondays Brewing Co. on Waterdam Plaza Drive in Peters in October 2020 — yes, during a pandemic. He had signed...
Arnold’s suspended police chief loses pay while facing charges in sting operation
Arnold’s suspended police chief will no longer be paid as he faces theft and other charges stemming from a sting against him staged by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and state police. City council decided unanimously to change Josh Stanga’s leave from paid to unpaid, Mayor Shannon Santucci said Friday....
Pittsburgh man charged in McKees Rocks fatal shooting
A Pittsburgh man was awaiting arraignment Saturday morning on homicide charges in connection with a fatal shooting last week in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County Police said they charged Richard Horne, 28, with the Sept. 14 shooting death of William Hopkins, 34, of Castle Shannon. Hopkins was found on Ella Street...
Woman killed in crash on Parkway West in Pittsburgh
A woman was killed and two others hurt in a one-vehicle crash overnight on the Parkway West in Pittsburgh, according to state police. Troopers said they believe the driver was impaired. An Infiniti car being driven by Jordan I. Bowyer, 23, of Pitcairn was speeding westbound on the highway around...
Man identified who was fatally shot in North Braddock
A man was fatally shot in North Braddock overnight, according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities were called to a home on Ridge Avenue around 1:15 a.m. Saturday and found Marquis Jarrell, 29, suffering from gunshot wounds, according to police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Jarrell, who lived in...
New Kensington’s ongoing alley art project comes from the heart, organizers say
At a spot in New Kensington’s Ivy Alley, there are three little birds standing on a shelf, holding umbrellas and wearing brightly colored galoshes. While Karenda Wilson has her own artwork on display, she said the birds are one of the “quirky things” she likes about the city’s Art in...
The Stroller, Sept. 21, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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N.J. residents accused over $10K in fake checks supposedly issued by Greensburg Salem
Two New Jersey residents are accused of cashing bogus checks worth more than $10,000 made out to a cyber school that falsely stated they were sent on behalf of the Greensburg Salem School District, according to court documents. Bryce C. Sanders, 24, of Franklinville and Alyssa Wright, 27, of Cape...
Labor board rules against Post-Gazette in nearly 2-year employee strike
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette refused to bargain in good faith with the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and unilaterally changed workers’ employment conditions, the National Labor Relations Board said in a decision announced Friday. A petition for an injunction was filed in August to force the Post-Gazette to take back workers who...
Jeannette youth football coach suspended, league rules out opposing players using racial slurs
A Jeannette youth football coach was suspended Friday afternoon after the local league ruled out allegations of the team’s players being called racial slurs by some opposing players from Penn-Trafford during a game Sunday. The Big East Youth Football League issued a statement to parents Friday, detailing the results of...
Police charge Pittsburgh city worker in bug-spray attack on motoristVideo
Donald Jones of Wilkinsburg was driving his two daughters to school last week when their morning commute turned traumatic. Watching through their car window, the girls wailed in horror as a Pittsburgh Public Works employee squirted what police said was wasp spray in their father’s eyes during a dispute on...
Convicted rapist, formerly of Greensburg, now accused of raping 3-year-old
A former Greensburg man who is serving a state prison sentence in a violent rape was arraigned Friday on new sexual assault accusations police said involved a 3-year-old child. Justin Owens Hall, 30, who is being held at SCI Smithfield, is accused of sexually assaulting the child at a Penn...
Leechburg Area School District to implement new early dismissal policy
Starting Monday, the Leechburg Area School District is implementing a new early dismissal policy for students to follow. Students with a scheduled early dismissal will be required to have a parent or guardian come to the school’s office and sign them out. “For safety procedure, I want parents coming in...
Leechburg Area students caught with BB gun, no threat to school
Leechburg Area School District administrators called in local police after students were reported playing with a BB gun outside of school grounds, but close to David Leech Elementary School. “We had some older students who were clowning around with a BB gun,” said district Superintendent David Keibler. “They were outside....
Battle to save Charleroi glass plant entangled in political campaign for Senate
The battle to save a Charleroi glassmaking plant whose owner wants to close it by year’s end and move operations to Ohio became entangled Friday in the politics of the U.S. Senate campaign in Pennsylvania. Republican Senatorial candidate David McCormick blamed the pending closure of the LCN Corelle Brands plant...
Greensburg Salem seeks school spirit posts on Instagram
Greensburg Salem is among area school districts entered in a “Friday Night Lights” competition, vying for prize money offered by T-Mobile. Supporters can help the district’s attempt to claim a $5,000 prize by taking a school spirit photo and posting it on Instagram by Sept. 20. The post should have...
Confidence boost: Black belt pays it forward with Tang Soo Do school in Ross
If the story sounds painfully familiar, a mother and her child both lived it. “Growing up, I was poor. We didn’t know it. We just made do,” Christina Mrkonja recalled. “And I was very quiet, so I got made fun of. I was bullied.” Fast-forward a generation to a comparable...
