Haley Moreland stories

Vitalant, a nonprofit blood and biotherapies health care company based in Pittsburgh, is planning a series of community donor drives to help boost blood supply in the region. The company has declared an emergency shortage of type O blood — the most transfused blood type. While O blood types are...

Jessica Hickey had just completed her first season as manager of the Greensburg Night Market in 2019 when she was struck by devastating news. Her mother had suffered a brain aneurysm that would lead to her death in September of that year. In 2020, less than a year later, her...

When visitors at Tropical Bungalow pick up their burgers, fries and ice cream, the employees who serve them are getting more than just a paycheck. At least, that’s owner Sydney Papinchak’s goal. The restaurant along Route 30 in Hempfield has been home to 12 employees. For most of them, working...

Twenty years ago, John Belak was watching David Letterman, listening to Tom Hanks gush about his electric-powered vehicle. “He was telling him about how he got an electric car, and he was going to save the world,” the Murrysville man said. At the time, Belak was paying about $40 a...

A $2.3 million lottery ticket was sold Tuesday at the Giant Eagle grocery store on Penny Lane Drive in Penn Township. The winner purchased a Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket. The winner correctly matched all six winning numbers, 14-30-41-44-46-48. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the...

After years of advocating for a cure for the rare disease that has limited his mobility, Mark Christman has made his way to Capitol Hill. Christman, a retired attorney and board member of Trib Total Media, was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, or FSHD, in 1977 at age 16. One...

The Greensburg YMCA’s annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising event raised $16,000 toward a project to update the building’s main entrance. Christine Marquis, senior operations director, said the doors that currently welcome patrons are heavy and can be difficult to open without using the handicap access mechanism. Marquis said the front...

At Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, surgeon Dr. Hiroyuki Tsukui often sees patients with heart failure. “We know that the risk factor for heart attacks is hypertension, the other one is dyslipidemia, which means high cholesterol,” Tsukui said. Tsukui has had patients with exceptionally poor diets who have required emergency bypass...

The first major outbreak of the fall cankerworm in Southwestern Pennsylvania since 1977 is underway. The native pest eats the budding leaves off trees in the early spring and is expected to be in the region until mid-late June. The cankerworm infested the trees in Somerset County last summer, eating...

Operators of the Mon Valley Memorial Park Cemetery were unable to find enough volunteers to place flags Thursday at the gravesites of 2,000 veterans. The cemetery in Donora, Washington County, is one of 26 cemeteries in five states owned by Life Remembered. The director of administrative support at Life Remembered,...

When Brad Stanzione’s great-grandfather launched a recycling business in the 1920s, he had no way of knowing he was creating a family legacy. Since then, each of his sons, grandsons and great-grandsons has followed suit. For Brad, the real journey started about two years ago when he and his brother,...

Pieces of the historic Salina Bridge in Kiski and Bell townships will remain in the community even after the existing bridge is torn down, according to community members and PennDOT officials. The Salina Bridge project has been a topic of state and community discussion since 2018, when PennDOT announced the...

As she browsed the outdoor aisles of 380 Auction in Murrysville, Plum resident Marilyn Covert lamented the loss of her homegrown tomatoes to a deer. “They’re terrible,” she said of the deer, as she pushed her cart stacked with gardening supplies. “There’s nothing like a homegrown tomato.” Covert uses deer...

The Allegheny Valley School District will have a home field after all for the upcoming football season. Concerns about using Veterans Memorial Stadium in Springdale arose after a damaged portion of the field’s exterior wall was assessed in May. The wall, which was built in 1938, leans toward the stadium...

Dry Bones skateboard shop owner Brian Snyder and his family have a big celebration planned to commemorate the five-year anniversary of the Tarentum business. Dry Bones, at 317 E. Sixth Ave., offers customers a wide range of merchandise, including skateboards, organic soaps, oils, incense, tie-dye clothing, licensed rock ’n’ roll...

Peoples Natural Gas Co. said it has halted construction of a gas pipeline in Sharpsburg after remains unearthed at the work site were judged to be human. “It’s certainly an unexpected discovery,” said Nick Paradise, a People’s Gas spokesman. Peoples crews were digging on private property along Short Canal Street...

The Sheldon Park Community Garden lost almost 100 crops Tuesday after a groundhog made its way into the garden and ravaged the planter boxes. Drew Jonczak, the primary gardener at the Sheldon Park Community Center in Harrison, where the garden is located, said the groundhog managed to get through the...

An Indiana Township boy received a rare honor when the Boy Scouts of America’s Laurel Highlands Council convened for its annual meeting June 13. Cameron Aziz, 8, a member of Cub Scouts Pack 381, received the organization’s national Meritorious Action Award for saving his 9-month-old brother, Cyrus, from choking in...

Shoppers come into markets hoping to gather fresh ingredients for their families and to support small businesses in the area. But shoppers shouldn’t walk into a farmers market thinking only of finding the freshest ingredients and nothing else. Just like any shopping trip, it’s important to go into a farmers...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday recognizing the emancipation of the last enslaved people in the United States. The word comes from a combination of “June” and “nineteenth” and pays homage to the first unofficial Juneteenth celebration, which took place June 19, 1866. It became a national holiday in 2021, when...

In its third generation of family leadership, Massart’s Restaurant in Tarentum remains a community-based eatery that is passionate about making its customers feel at home. Massart’s is celebrating 100 years of serving guests from Tarentum and beyond. Established in 1923 by Jake Massart, the restaurant began as a hub for...

On Monday, Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Organizations around Pittsburgh are throwing parties to celebrate the occasion and the continuous battle for equality. “Juneteenth is America’s second Independence Day,” said William B. Marshall, organizer for the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration. “It represents...

Two animal-loving friends have gone above and beyond in raising money to help local and international animal shelters. Lindsey Perriello, a Lower Burrell native who works a full-time job while also running her own pet care and dog-walking service, and retired Plum resident Kim Tamburri have raised about $13,000 through...

The fire departments in Kiski and Bell townships are looking forward to PennDOT’s replacement of the historic Salina Bridge. Bell Township Fire Company Chief Steven Master said the inability to use the current bridge adds 10 to 15 minutes to their route into the neighboring town during emergencies. The new...

Looking for a place to grab a sweet treat this summer? The soon-to-open ice cream and grab-n-go restaurant Treat Down the Street at 231 Commercial Ave. in Aspinwall will offer food, family fun and retro summer vibes. Owner Christina Sharbaugh says the shop is set to open in June, pending...