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Murrysville-area events, Nov. 9 and beyond
The following events are happening in the coming weeks in the Murrysville Star’s coverage area. If you have an event you’d like listed, email pvarine@triblive.com. Fundraiser for FR boys basketball Chipotle, located at 4137 William Penn Highway in Murrysville, will host a Nov. 24 fundraiser for the Franklin Regional Boys...
We asked voters: What is your hope for the next 4 years?Video
Voters the Trib spoke with this week overwhelmingly said they want to see citizens set aside their political differences and come together. “Honestly, I’m looking for people to just be more kind to each other,” said Krystal Folwer of Bon Air. Watch what voters from across the region had to...
Highlands High School students to return to building next week, superintendent says
Highlands School District plans to have students return to its high school for classes on Monday, Superintendent Monique Mawhinney said Thursday. The district closed the high school and canceled all after-school activities this week after a covid-19 case resulted in a significant number of required quarantines. Greensburg Salem Superintendent Gary...
Leechburg’s Pink Day raises $27K for breast cancer research despite cancellation of major fundraiser
The founder of a Leechburg fundraiser for breast cancer research managed to raise nearly as much money this year as she did last year, despite having to cancel this year’s major fundraising event because of the covid-19 pandemic. Leechburg’s Sherry Price, the founder and organizer of Pink Day, recently donated...
Safety event slated in New Stanton as part of fire department’s 70th anniversary
As part of its 70th anniversary celebration and to raise fire safety awareness, the New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department is holding a fire prevention program from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hepler’s Hardware off Route 119. Fire department president David Hauger said, as a result of many fire...
Woodland Hills High School student found shot to death in Swissvale park
Allegheny County Police are investigating after the body of a teenage boy was found Wednesday in a Swissvale park. Woodland Hills High School revealed in a letter that the student was a junior. He has not been identified. Police said he was 16. “We are deeply saddened by the loss...
Toys for Tots annual Westmoreland train collection hopes for a big haul this yearVideo
Railcar enthusiasts plan to do their part this year to help get toys under Christmas trees for children in need. The annual 40-mile caravan collecting items for Toys for Tots along the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad line from East Huntingdon to Hempfield will take place Nov. 14. “It’s more important than...
Allegheny County officials explain why thousands of ballots can’t yet be counted
More than 35,000 ballots cast in Allegheny County will not be counted until Friday at the earliest, and county officials estimate there could be thousands more provisional ballots in boxes that have yet to be opened. About 29,000 ballots cannot be opened until 5 p.m. Friday as dictated by a...
Norwin area events, Nov. 14 and beyond
Irwin Boy Scouts sell pies, luminaria Boy Scout Troop 284 of Irwin is selling Pie Shoppe pies for Thanksgiving and luminaria for Christmas. The deadline for ordering pies is Nov. 14 and drive-thru pickup will be at the First Presbyterian Church of Irwin, Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, between 4...
AHN doctor elected to board of directors for American College of Emergency Physicians
An Allegheny Health Network emergency medicine doctor was elected to the national board of directors of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), AHN officials announced Thursday. Dr. Arvind Venkat serves as AHN’s vice chair for research and faculty academic affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine and has practiced...
Irwin Boy Scouts sell pies, luminaria
Boy Scout Troop 284 of Irwin is selling Pie Shoppe pies for Thanksgiving and luminaria for Christmas. The deadline for ordering pies is Nov. 14 and drive-thru pickup will be at the First Presbyterian Church of Irwin, Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, between 4 and 6 p.m. Nov. 25. The...
MAWC’s Avonmore plant upgrades are final step to address DEP corrective action plan
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County secured a $1.2 million loan and $1.8 million grant from the federal government that will allow it to upgrade its Avonmore plant at no cost to customers. The $3.1 million project, funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Services, includes the construction...
Soup sale at Harrison City church Nov. 15
The United Methodist Women of Community Church, 3487 Route 130, Harrison City, will hold its annual Fall Soup Sale from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 15. Pre-orders will be taken for chili, stuffed pepper, chicken noodle and wedding soup. A quart of soup is $10; a pint is $5. Pickup...
Shaler Area students present virtual performance of classic tale ‘Little Women’
Shaler Area Theater Director Anne Loudon never expected to produce one of her favorite shows, “Little Women,” because of its small cast. Ironically, covid-19 and its accompanying restrictions changed that. “I have wanted to do this show for years, however, we usually like to produce a larger show to give...
Jeannette man held without bond on drug charges
A Jeannette man was arraigned Thursday after police reported finding a large amount of cocaine and a drug packaging station in a house where he lived, according to court papers. Michael Anthony Dewberry, 33, was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond. Agents from the state attorney general’s...
Westmoreland County reports 3 new coronavirus deaths
Westmoreland County added three new coronavirus deaths Thursday. The county has reported at least one new coronavirus-related death each day since Oct. 14. The new deaths bring the county’s total to 114 since the pandemic began in March. The county also saw an additional 56 cases of the virus. The...
Report: Pa. liquor profits up despite pandemic challenges
The covid-19 pandemic was as big a driver of alcohol sales as Christmas in Pennsylvania, according to the latest report from the state Liquor Control Board. Allegheny County reported the top sales figures, with more that $288 million in 2019-20, according to the report. Westmoreland County ranked 9th with sales...
Hampton church on mission to connect kids with foster, adoptive homes
Finding foster or permanent families for the more than 13,000 children in Pennsylvania who need a home might seem like an insurmountable task. But members of Allison Park Church in Hampton believe finding homes for those kids is an opportunity to put their faith in action one child at a time....
Allegheny County adds 189 new coronavirus cases
After adding 200 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, Allegheny County recorded 189 new cases on Thursday. The county has seen an average of 164 new daily cases over the past seven days, while adding 1,150 new cases in that time. The new cases bring the county’s total to 16,599, according...
Unofficial results: Mercuri likely to defeat Skopov in race for 28th state House seat
Voters in the North Hills tasked with filling the seat vacated by former Speaker of the House Mike Turzai will likely keep the seat in the GOP’s hands. Republican Rob Mercuri of Pine is on track to defeat Democrat Emily Skopov of Marshall to win a two-year term as the...
McKees Rocks rehab founder gets 10 years for selling heroin
David Francis struggled with drug addiction his whole life, using heroin for the first time at age 9. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War, and held a variety of jobs, including as a commercial boat captain and semi-pro baseball player. Following several years of sobriety, in January...
Westmoreland officials deciding fate of 4K questionable ballots; 3,600 provisional ballots to be counted Friday
Westmoreland County elections officials on Thursday night continued to individually review by hand 4,000 potentially defective mail-in ballots that were set aside earlier this week. Elections Bureau Director JoAnn Sebastiani said it appears most of those ballots looked at so far have been approved for counting with only a small...
Teen accused of setting fire in Unity Adelphoi group home
A resident at a Unity home for troubled juveniles is charged by state police with arson after allegedly starting an electrical fire in a bathroom of a residential facility Oct. 5. Davon Mali Moats, 18, a resident at Adelphoi Village’s Loyalhanna House on its main campus, is charged with two...
Allegheny County ballot count nears end; Westmoreland officials discussing questionable ballots
The finish is in sight. Allegheny County officials said late Wednesday that about 90% of mail ballots had been scanned and counted, with about 35,413 such ballots still needing to be tabulated out of the 348,485 returned in all. Elections staff reported having scanned 313,072 mail ballots. That brings the...
Carnegie Museum and Library complex in Oakland turns 125 years old
It was the early 1890s and Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie was already one of the richest men in the world. Anxious to do something for what he called the “toilers,” the laborers and steel workers of Pittsburgh who enabled him to amass a fortune worth over $300 billion in today’s...
