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A New Kensington man became unresponsive earlier this month after police said he tried to swallow a bag of heroin while being arrested and the bag broke open. Stacey O’Neal Jr., 31, faces a handful of felony charges, including possession with intent to deliver drugs and two counts each of
Courtesy of Rebekah Stankowski Deer Lakes senior Annika Stankowski is vying for a $10,000 scholarship in the The Gallery Collection’s 14th annual Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest. Courtesy of Rebekah Stankowski Deer Lakes senior Annika Stankowski is vying for a $10,000 scholarship for this entry she submitted into the The Gallery Collection’s 14th annual Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A Deer Lakes senior entered a national greeting card contest...
Tribune-Review file TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Arlind Karpuzi was elected to the West Deer Board of Supervisors when he was 21 and became its chairman at 23. Karpuzi, now 25, brought a different perspective that, among other things, led the township to create a text-messaging service for residents to receive township updates. The move made the local government more accessible. Now Karpuzi is trying to make local government more accessible in another way, heading an initiative to get young people in...
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Deer Lakes School Board is expected to consider a possible return to full-time, in-person instruction when it meets Tuesday. Last week, the district temporarily closed East Union Intermediate Center and Deer Lakes Middle School after multiple people tested positive for covid-19 at the respective schools. At a meeting last Tuesday, Superintendent Dr. Janell Logue-Belden addressed common questions and concerns about returning to full-time, in-person instruction — or not doing...
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A missing girl found in a car with three men during a traffic stop Sunday night in Tarentum told police the men had forced her to use drugs, drink alcohol and have sex with them, according to criminal complaints filed against the men. Police said the girl told them she was afraid of becoming pregnant, and one of the men, identified as James Sledge, threatened to kill her family if she didn’t do what they told her. Arrested in connection with the incident were Sledge, 32, of...