Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County sets fee for lead line replacements
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County will charge property owners in eight northern communities $3,200 to voluntarily replace lead water lines in their homes and businesses. Authority board members approved a plan last week they said caps charges and subsidizes water line replacements as part of what is expected to...
The Stroller, Sept. 22, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Honey Harvest festival set...
PennWest, IUP partner with Google to expand AI training
When leaders in the business, manufacturing and education fields seek PennWest University students for internships and jobs, they’re not just asking if candidates are skilled in artificial intelligence. They’re also asking if the students can lead AI training and development for their potential peers, said Camille Dempsey, director of the...
Trendy Town Play Cafe and new Dairy Queen planned in Hempfield
Hempfield supervisors are set to vote Monday on two site plans, at the Dairy Queen across from Lynch Field and a neighboring building proposed to transform into The Trendy Town Play Cafe. The Dairy Queen restaurant will be demolished and rebuilt under the proposal, Township Manager Aaron Siko said. There...
Ligonier Valley officer joins few in local law enforcement able to draw blood of DUI suspects
When Ligonier Valley police Officer Shawn Knepper makes a traffic stop, he may end up taking the driver’s blood as well as his or her name, age and license number. Knepper recently became one of 19 municipal law enforcement officers in the state who have gained certification as a phlebotomist...
North Allegheny survey scores high on district quality, falls short on respect among students
More than 90% of students and parents of North Allegheny would recommend their school district to others, but there’s still a concern with student respect, according to the results of an annual survey. A summary of the North Allegheny School District’s annual online survey given to parents and students in...
In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny Journal area
Fall tree adoption event open to McCandless residents The Town of McCandless and its Environmental Advisory Committee is offering a fall tree adoption event to McCandless residents from 3 to 5 p.m. oct. 18 in the back parking lot of Town Hall, 9955 Grubbs Road. Tree Pittsburgh will be on...
In brief: Happenings in the Penn Hills area
Free car seat checks set for Oct. 9 The Penn Hills EMS is providing free car seat checks from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 9. The event will take place outside the Penn Hills Government Center, 102 Duff Road. For appointments, email Kristen Urso at kurso@paaap.org or call 412-885-0266. Tips...
Military veterans gather at Lamp Theatre to commemorate the end of WWII
Three words always come to mind for the Rev. Dan Lawrence of Murrysville Alliance Church when he speaks to his flock as well as at military funerals and commemorations. They are God, family and country. Those values were present Sunday afternoon in Irwin as the pastor delivered the opening and...
Kennywood employee dies after being hit by vehicle outside of park
A Kennywood employee was hit by a vehicle near the West Mifflin park early Sunday morning and died at the scene. TribLive news partner WTAE reports that fire officials and police were called to the area of Kennywood Boulevard and Hoffman Boulevard for the crash that occurred at 5:46 a.m....
Drone flown over Ross Park Mall in effort to find abandoned and orphaned wells
An effort to find abandoned and orphaned gas wells in parts of Southwestern Pennsylvania took to the sky Sunday morning over Ross Park Mall. The flights, conducted before the mall opened, marked the start of field work to survey parts of Ross and Shaler along with areas of North Fayette...
Explosion and fatal fire investigation continues in East Huntingdon
The Greensburg-based fire marshal for the Pennsylvania State Police continues to investigate what caused an East Huntingdon mobile home to explode Saturday, killing an elderly man on his porch. Firefighters from multiple communities responded to the incident about 4:15 p.m. in the 100 block of Round Top Court. The mobile...
Butler County police incident ends in standoff in Pittsburgh North Side neighborhood
A police incident that started in Butler County early Sunday morning ended with a roughly three-hour standoff in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. Pittsburgh officers went to the 100 block of Parkhurst Street, near Allegheny General Hospital, just before 5 a.m. to help Cranberry and state police after a man barricaded...
Man shot during altercation at Brookline nightclub, Pittsburgh police say
A 27-year-old man was shot at a nightclub in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. The man arrived at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital by private vehicle just before 2:30 a.m., police said. He had been shot once in the hip. He was taken to another hospital, where...
Concert will help support East Palestine residents affected by train derailment
Former steelworker, longtime Pittsburgh-area labor activist and musician Mike Stout wanted a way to formalize relief efforts for those affected and displaced by the 2023 East Palestine train derailment. The freight train derailment on Feb. 3, 2023, in the village near the Pennsylvania state line included 11 cars transporting hazardous...
Alle-Kiski Senior Citizen News – Sept. 21, 2025.
Armstrong County Senior Centers Apollo Thursday: 10 a.m., dime bingo. Hours: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Details: Charlotte at 800-368-1066 or Amy at 724-478-1410. The center is at 707A N. Fifth St., Apollo. Freeport Tuesday and Thursday: dime bingo. The center is at 102 Fifth St., Freeport. Leechburg Wednesday:...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 21, 2025
Bridgeville Estate of Brenda Ammon sold property at 1055 Laurel St. to Hunter James Briggs for $115,000. Whitney Warnock sold property at 985 Ridge Road to David Luffy for $236,001. Estate of Wanda Okorn sold property at 658 Orchard Ave. Rear to Alissa Hepburn for $125,000. Evan Sayers sold property...
The Stroller, Sept. 21, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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‘Civil Discourse’ class aims to bridge political, social divides
Abagail Hayward doesn’t talk about politics with certain friends. It’s not because she’s unable to share her beliefs or respect other ideologies. She just doesn’t want to lose friends because of the tense nature of such conversations. “I know how they stand, and I don’t want them to not like...
Westmoreland happenings: Wine and chocolate gala, autumn festival, bingo bash, more
Festival • The Southwest Greensburg Autumn Festival will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Civic Society building, 424 Brandon St. There will be music, a bounce house, children’s games and crafts, food, a basket raffle and more. Bring a lawn chair and bag or bucket for...
Hempfield to pilot Lego-based therapy program at 2 elementaries
Two Hempfield Area elementary schools will pilot a Lego-based therapy program this school year. Carnegie Mellon University partnered with a Western Pennsylvania nonprofit called Matt’s Maker Space to bring the Brick Club program to the region’s schools. The concept comes from Play Included, a company based in Cambridge, England, that...
Rodent infestation contributes to shutdown of Squirrel Hill Thai street food restaurant
An Allegheny County Health Department inspector shut down a Thai street food restaurant in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood after finding its kitchen was overwhelmingly contaminated by rodent droppings. The department on Tuesday ordered the closure of Took Took 98 on Murray Avenue. While the restaurant said on its Facebook page...
1 killed in trailer explosion near ScottdaleVideo
One person was killed when a trailer exploded Saturday afternoon in East Huntingdon, said Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. Resident Sam Riggs said she had not heard or felt anything like it before. She lives a few houses away on Round Top Court, where the trailer exploded then burned about...
‘I don’t want it to end,’ says Pink Day organizer as she retires from planning popular Leechburg festival
Sherry Price was feeling relief tinged with a little sadness as Leechburg’s 14th annual Pink Day was underway around her Saturday. As people from near and far flocked to the borough’s Market Street for a day of fun for a good cause, Price knew it was the last one she’d...
Homer City school board member threatened after misunderstood Facebook post
An ill-timed Facebook post misconstrued to be celebrating Republican influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination prompted death threats against a Homer City school board member and spurred 60 people to attend a board meeting this week. “One down, hundreds to go,” Misty Hunt posted Sept. 10 on Facebook. The words were meant...
