Patrick Varine stories, Page 56
Schenley Plaza will host ‘Disability Pride PGH’
The nonprofit Disability Pride PA will host “Disability Pride: Weekend Under the Tent,” Friday and Saturday . It will kick off Friday with the Oakland For All 9th annual Ramp Crawl, set for 4-7 p.m. at the Schenley Plaza, 4100 Forbes Ave. The evening will include recognition awards for Americans...
Use-of-force expert: Ligonier Valley police shooting ‘probably should have been handled differently’
Two Ligonier Valley police officers placed themselves, perhaps unnecessarily, in a situation that required deadly force when they fatally shot a Ligonier Township man last month, according to two use-of-force experts. “What they did is probably not illegal, nor would it warrant a civil suit, but it probably should have...
Elvis tribute acts carry on the musical legacy of ‘The King’Video
Jamie Harris of Monongahela already had a hobby to occupy his spare time — he was a competitive powerlifter. But when he tore his pectoral muscle off the bone in 2000, he had to reevaluate things. “I was a jail guard at the Shuman Detention Center at the time,” said...
Rotary donates recycled-plastic bench in Export
Thanks to a bunch of shrink wrap and grocery bags, Export has a new bench near Giuseppe’s Pizzeria on Kennedy Avenue. It was created through the use of local recycled plastics, part of Rotary International’s “End Plastic Soup” initiative, which aims to keep plastic out of the world’s oceans. The...
Lemonade sales help fund Delmont Food Pantry
Roscoe James knows the value of a good, cold cup of lemonade. The 7-year-old Delmont resident hosted a lemonade stand the weekend of July 28-30, raising more than $200 which he donated to the Delmont Food Pantry. The miniature pantry is a box open the community at the borough’s Rose...
Murrysville area: Rotary Oktoberfest, Delmont electric bike raffle, car show and more
Email news briefs and event information to pvarine@triblive.com. Rotary Oktoberfest set for Sept. 30 The Murrysville-Export Rotary will host its annual Oktoberfest celebration from 4-8 p.m. Sept. 30. The cost is $10 for adults, and includes a $2 food/drink coupon. Families and children are welcome. Proceeds will benefit local Rotary...
Seton Hill, Westmoreland County Community College form nursing partnership
Westmoreland County Community College nursing students receiving registered-nurse degrees can pursue a bachelor’s degree at Seton Hill University, as part of a newly announced partnership. The transfer agreement will allow students a chance to pre-plan their admissions and transfer options for a more seamless transition to Seton Hill’s bachelor’s degree...
Pa. Turnpike bridge in North Huntingdon safe for traffic after strike by truck, official says
A truck that hit a Pennsylvania Turnpike overpass bridge Thursday morning on Route 30 caused no structural damage to the span near the Irwin interchange, according to turnpike spokesperson Renee Vid Colburn. “We have a contractor that is working on the bridge and making a minor repair to it,” Colburn...
‘Rock for Recovery’ aims to destigmatize addiction with day of music, local resources
Joey Pagano of Monongahela is a recovering drug addict who has been clean and sober since June 1, 2013. And while he knows how hard things used to be, it’s difficult to look back at the past decade with anything but gratitude. In that time, Pagano has maintained his sobriety,...
White Valley AMVETS ladies’ auxiliary collecting hearing aid donations
The Ladies Auxiliary at the White Valley AMVETS is collecting used or unwanted hearing aids for donation to the John Tracy Clinic, which offers programs to educate and offer emotional support to parents and preschool-age deaf children. The clinic is named after actor Spencer Tracy’s son, who was diagnosed with...
‘Pilgrimage Jr.’ will tailor Nativity story for a younger audience in Delmont
Organizers for the annual Delmont Pilgrimage, a live display that walks participants through a reenactment of the Nativity story, are making some additions to the annual holiday event. Generally speaking, the pilgrimage is a quiet affair, as attendees listen and reflect on the religious significance of the Christmas. Over the...
Murrysville artist will launch augmented reality app at Export’s annual community festival
It’s been quite some time since a train rumbled along the tracks through downtown Export. But through the technological magic of augmented reality, visitors at the annual Export Ethnic Food & Music Festival will get a chance to see one, at least on their smartphones. The festival will include the...
Truby Street namesake donated land for Westmoreland’s 1st county courthouse
When David Truby was 9 years old in the mid-1940s, his family took a trip to Cook Forest State Park to visit the set of a 1947 film in progress, “Unconquered.” At the time, David was mostly excited at the chance to meet movie stars Gary Cooper and Boris Karloff....
Morning roundup: 5 killed in fatal crash on I-81 in ChambersburgVideo
Here a few news items from the morning of Friday, Aug. 11: 5 killed in Chambersburg RV crash Five people were killed Wednesday night when a recreational vehicle blew a tire and collided with a tractor trailer on Interstate 81 in Chambersburg, according to state police. An RV headed south...
A half-century of hip-hop: Genre has evolved, branched out over the decades
Hip-hop has come a long way since DJ Kool Herc started isolating funk-record instrumental breaks to make Bronx dance parties even more danceable. Along the way, it traveled to all corners of America, mutating and evolving into the wide variety of sounds and artists we have today. Here are some...
Police: Argument between bar patron, security led to shootout that injured 5 in Pittsburgh
Charges filed against a Pittsburgh man appear to show that a heated argument between a bar patron and security led to a shooting which sent five people to the hospital, three in critical condition, on Wednesday night. Dean Marbury, 43, of Pittsburgh was charged Thursday with four counts each of...
Andrew McCutchen signs bust sculpted by 8th-grade Franklin Regional student
When Franklin Regional eighth-grader Liam Bernadowsi was sculpting a bust of the Pirates Andrew McCutchen, he didn’t think it would lead to a chance to meet the MLB ballplayer. But after Franklin Regional Middle School teacher Bruce Palmiscno sent a photo of the sculpture to the Pirates, they extended an...
Murrysville area: ‘Action’ art talk, Cuba presentation, trail benefit bike ride and more
Library speaker focuses on ‘Action-Packed’ painting series Oil painter Clare Mears Stefanini will discuss painting people in motion at an Aug. 28 presentation in the Murrysville Community Library. Stefanini will discuss her “Action-Packed” exhibition, a series of paintings capturing motion and sometimes multiple images of a figure in one painting....
Morning Roundup: 5 shot in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood
Here are some news items from this morning, Thursday, Aug. 10: Five people injured in Middle Hill shooting Three people are in critical condition, among five injured in a shooting late Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood. Police responded at 10:45 p.m. to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple rounds...
Washington County group turns unwanted plastic into usable furniture
Recycling can be frustrating. Many haulers only accept certain types of plastic (typically those labeled No. 1 or 2). But a nonprofit in Washington County has found a way to take a large amount of typically non-recyclable plastic and turn it into usable items such as park benches, which local...
Morning Roundup: Car crash leads to violent attack in Hazelwood, police say
Here are some news items from this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 9: Car crash leads to violent attack Pittsburgh Police said a car crash led to a violent attack Tuesday afternoon in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Police were called to Trowbridge Street shortly after 4 p.m., where they located a male...
Memorial ride/run/walk will benefit Westmoreland Heritage Trail
The third annual Ted Hayes Memorial Bike Ride/Run/Walk to benefit the Westmoreland Heritage Trail will be Aug. 26 at the Slickville Firefighters Pavilion. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the event kickoff at 10 a.m. Along with Bill O’Hara, Hayes oversaw development of the first section of trail, from Slickville...
More than 25 dogs rescued from North Fayette home, had been neglected for months, humane officer says
When North Fayette police and Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh Officer Angela Fry entered Audrey Stevenson’s North Fayette home to check on her dogs in mid-July, “the odor was so severe that our eyes began to water and we were coughing,” Fry wrote in a criminal complaint. The Azalea Drive...
Police say Pa. woman took 220-mile Lyft ride to shoot couple fostering her biological daughter in Kennedy Township
Police say a Dauphin County woman took a three-and-a-half hour Lyft ride Monday to Kennedy Township and began shooting at a family there. She is facing a half-dozen counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment. Kennedy police were called to a home along Julia Lane just after...
Roundup: Master postal key stolen from Garfield mail carrier, police say
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 8: Master postal key stolen from Garfield mail carrier, police say A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who was robbed Aug. 4 had one of the organization’s master keys stolen, according to Pittsburgh police. The carrier was...
