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The Stroller, Feb. 25, 2026: 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. Cornhole tournament planned by...
Route 66 upgrades to kick off this summer between Washington Township and DelmontVideo
Cameron Suhadolnik, one of the owners of Tailspin Hobbies off Route 66 in Washington Township, has grown accustomed to the sound of cars crashing outside his window. The business is near an intersection that has been the site of more than 20 incidents in the past five years. “I’ve called...
Coding for a cure: Sewickley Academy student’s research reveals key differences in genetic mutations
Being invited to present research at an international academic conference is an honor for any seasoned professional. But for 16-year-old Lucas Wang, it was an opportunity to kick start what he hopes will be a lifelong career in the field of bioinformatics. A sophomore at Sewickley Academy, Wang recently presented...
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee delivers Working Families Party’s response to State of the Union address
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, said the nation is in crisis and the American dream further and further out of reach as a result President Donald Trump. That message was part of her response to Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. The congresswoman from Western Pennsylvania spoke...
Town hall about proposed Pennsylvania cellphone ban in schools draws crowd
Momentum is growing for a push to ban cellphones in the state’s public schools. State Reps. Mandy Steele, D-Fox Chapel, and Jill Cooper, R-Murrysville, are among those spearheading House Bill 1814 to restrict cellphones in classrooms. It’s a proposed bell-to-bell ban, meaning students would secure their cellphones in a lockbox...
Democrat a landslide winner in special election for South Hills seat in state House
A Dormont Democrat was the landslide winner in a special election Tuesday to fill a state House seat in the South Hills that was vacated after the former incumbent was elected to be an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Election Bureau, Jen...
Aspinwall pharmacy owner pushes for fair shake for independent drugstores
Hours before the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Aspinwall pharmacy owner Jonathan Akanowicz sat alongside U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio to advocate for reforms they say would rein in national monopolies and protect independent pharmacists from being squeezed out of the market. “We’re looking for a level playing...
Pittsburgh approves new Parks & Recreation head
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Eric Sloan’s nomination to head the Department of Parks and Recreation. Sloan, of Highland Park, has worked in the private sector and led Pittsburgh Dynamo Youth Soccer. His resume includes coaching youth baseball and serving as a founding board member of Bridges FC,...
North Allegheny Superintendent Brendan Hyland announces plans to retire
Brendan Hyland, superintendent for the North Allegheny School District, is retiring at the end of the school year, pending approval from the school board. His retirement is expected to be included on the March 11 school board agenda. If approved, his last day as superintendent at North Allegheny will be...
Donora man sentenced for 2022 Rostraver home shooting; will be part of federal time in different case
A Donora man was ordered to serve at least four years in state prison for firing shots at a Rostraver home. But in reality, Tre Robert Goins, 31, should be in prison for more than a decade, once his sentence in a different case is factored in. Goins pleaded guilty...
Ross resident pleads guilty in federal court to child sexual exploitation charges
A Ross man accused of sexually exploiting children pled guilty in federal court, U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced Tuesday. Ralph Talerico, 45, pled guilty to three counts before Chief U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon. According to Rivetti’s office, Talerico, from June through July 2023, produced videos of two children engaged...
Pittsburgh tourists find safety in Puerto Vallarta resorts amid unrest and violence
Barbara Melone saw “huge, black, billowing” clouds of smoke from her eighth-floor balcony at the Sunset Plaza Beach Resort & Spa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, at the start of the week. “It was a normal day, and we started realizing there were all these fires,” said Melone, 77, who grew...
Leechburg Area Drama Club looks for donations for spring musical
The Leechburg Area Drama Club is a little more than $1,600 away from having its own “Secret Garden.” With opening night scheduled for April 6, the club has a $3,500 goal set to put on a seventh-through 12th grade production of “The Secret Garden.” According to the school’s Schoolfundr fundraising...
For Pitt’s 10th annual Day of Giving, it’s all about engagement
Tuesday marks the University of Pittsburgh’s 10th annual Day of Giving. The 24-hour fundraising challenge, which began at midnight, encourages Pitt community members to support the university through monetary commitments. It has become “quite the tradition,” said Jake Strang, associate vice chancellor for individual giving and university programs. “Our goal...
Pittsburgh City Council bans waste transfer stations within 500 feet of homes, schools, parks
Residents in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood won’t be living alongside a waste transfer station after Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation keeping such facilities away from homes. Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, sponsored a zoning bill that prohibits waste transfer stations — where garbage trucks dump trash that eventually will...
4th annual mini-golf fundraiser draws hundreds to Monroeville Public Library
Monroeville Public Library’s fourth annual mini-golf fundraiser — with its custom 19-hole course — was in full swing Feb. 21. At the first mini-golf fundraiser, the library rented a course. In subsequent years, library officials decided to build and use their own, which they’ve rented on occasion to other libraries....
Burrell contract calls for 3.3% average raise for custodian, maintenance, food service workers
The Burrell School District reached an agreement on a new contract with its union of custodians, maintenance workers and food service employees that calls for a 70-cent per hour increase. The contract was ratified by the school board this month. It covers a contract period that began Feb. 1 and...
Breeze Airways to begin nonstop Myrtle Beach flightsVideo
Pittsburgh International Airport continues to expand its roster of destinations. The latest addition comes from budget carrier Breeze Airways, which will launch seasonal nonstop service to Myrtle Beach beginning July 3. “We are excited to now offer Myrtle Beach as a destination for our Pittsburgh guests,” Breeze Airways founder and...
Supervisors OK liquor license transfer to Sheetz on Route 30 in Hempfield
A Sheetz gas station and convenience store under construction on Route 30 in Hempfield will have alcohol sales after township supervisors approved the transfer of a liquor license. The license was moved from the Youngwood location that closed in October 2024. The vast majority of Sheetz stores sell alcohol in...
CMU scores 1st tenant for $100M Hazelwood Green robotics center
Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Innovation Center has secured its first tenant ahead of the $100 million facility’s opening celebration Friday. California-based FieldAI will establish a small lab and office suite in the 150,000-square-foot building, the university announced Monday. The Robotics Innovation Center is located at Hazelwood Green, site of a...
Resolution to not aid ICE, CBP noncriminal activity passes in McCandless
A 5-2 vote at McCandless Council’s meeting on Feb. 23 approved a resolution that neither the town nor its police will aid federal agencies in enforcing noncriminal federal immigration laws. Resolution No. 2026-03 was first presented at the Feb. 9 meeting, where residents voiced opinions on whether or not McCandless,...
2nd lawsuit filed by family of East Huntingdon man killed in Clairton Coke Works blastVideo
The wife of a Westmoreland County man killed in the Aug. 11 Clairton Coke Works explosion is suing for wrongful death. Danielle Menefee filed the complaint Friday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court against Nippon Steel North America Inc., which took over U.S. Steel in June; MPW Industrial Services Inc.,...
Aspinwall pharmacist to appear at State of the Union addressVideo
An Aspinwall pharmacy owner who has advocated for reform in his industry to protect community pharmacies against national monopolies will attend Tuesday’s State of the Union address as a guest of U.S. Rep. Chris DeLuzio. Jonathan Akanowicz owns Towne Drugs on Commercial Avenue in Aspinwall and has worked to change...
From New Kensington to NASA: Students prepare for trip to Goddard Space Flight Center
Science is 11-year-old Cooper Rankin’s favorite subject. “I find it interesting how you can do so much stuff. I think it’s cool that everything is made up of matter,” said Cooper, a sixth grade student at Roy A. Hunt Elementary School in the New Kensington-Arnold School District. “It’s really cool...
What were the most popular baby names in Pittsburgh region last year?Video
At Allegheny Health Network, there were a record number of births in 2025 across all of its labor and delivery units. Of those births, there were some standout names chosen. The most popular boy name of 2025 was Henry and the most popular girl name of 2025 was once again...
