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Morning roundup: McKeesport shooting victim identified; crews battle Murrysville fire
Here are a few news items for the morning of Feb. 25, 2025: McKeesport cemetery shooting victim ID’d Police have identified the body of a man found shot to death last week in a McKeesport cemetery. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Daniel Anthony Smith, 21, of Duquesne as...
Giant Eagle on Rodi Road could see remodel after Penn Hills Council approves liquor license transfer
Giant Eagle could be gearing up for a remodel of its Rodi Road store after getting permission to sell alcohol there. The Cranberry-based grocery chain is exploring whether to use a liquor license secured at auction last year to sell beer and wine at its location along Penn Hills’ primary...
Quaker Valley grad and retired Ambridge police officer gets new job at alma mater
Quaker Valley grad Glen Sovich was recently hired to protect and serve students and staff at his alma mater. School board members unanimously voted Feb. 10 to hire the retired Ambridge police sergeant. His acquisition restores the district police department to four full-time officers — one in every school. Sovich,...
Morning Roundup: Crews battle fire in Port Vue; 2 injured in Whitehall crash
Here are some overnight and early-morning new items for Monday, Feb. 24: Port Vue home damaged in fire A fire in Port Vue caused heavy damage to a home Sunday on the 1000 block of Alquin Street. The fire was reported shortly before noon. Port Vue Fire Chief Brandon Hale...
From farmland to Miracle Mile: Monroeville poised for change as it marks 75 years
N. Michael Marie had a front-row seat as Monroeville grew from a farming community into the hub of activity that it is today. Marie, 72, is the owner of Nick Marie’s Esta Esta, the restaurant his parents, Nick and Helen Marie, opened in 1955. Marie grew up above the space...
‘WILKINSBURG IS A SURVIVOR’
`Wilkinsburg is a survivor:` Elected leaders, developers say revitalization already is underway in East End borough Wilkinsburg resident Louise Plowden bundled up in a puffy, yellow winter coat and black wool cap at 6:30 a.m. one January morning to be one of the first shoppers to christen her hometown’s new...
Wilkinsburg rising: Scrappy suburb sports signs of long-sought revivalVideo
One late January morning, Dontae Comans pushed his two youngsters in a shopping cart down the tidy aisles of Wilkinsburg’s new Aldi supermarket, the latest success story in the tattered borough’s ongoing revival. Moments earlier, Comans, Wilkinsburg’s first-term mayor, had presided over a grand-opening ceremony before joining scores of his...
McKeesport honors 2 trailblazers in community during Black History Month event
McKeesport honored its legacy and trailblazers in the community Saturday through a Black History Month event with McKeesport HBCU VISION. The award ceremony, held at the McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center on Arboretum Drive on Saturday afternoon, honored nurse JoAnne Rodgers and librarian Arlene Harvey of McKeesport. It brought...
Author of book rejected by Pine-Richland School Board draws large crowds during local visit
During two afternoon talks on Saturday, Alabama-based author Randi Pink spoke to large and inquisitive crowds at Northern Tier Library in Richland. Her visit was arranged after the Pine-Richland School Board last month voted not to include her novel, “Angel of Greenwood,” in its ninth grade language arts classes. The...
Penn Hills police switching to 12-hour shifts
The eight-hour workday soon will be a thing of the past for Penn Hills police. Starting March 31, officers will work 12-hour shifts as Chief Ronald Como and other municipal officials search for any kind of edge in the ultra-competitive realm of police recruitment. “You got to change with the...
National Aviary to take over Shady Side Academy middle school
A Shady Side Academy alumnus is helping the National Aviary find a nest for its next breeding and conservation center, teaching hospital and educational space. S. Kent Rockwell, a Fox Chapel resident and 1962 academy graduate, is in the process of acquiring his alma mater’s 35-acre middle school campus. The...
Veteran service group organizes birthday card campaign for WWII code breaker living in Monroeville
There is never a good time for war. But for Julia Parsons, the outbreak of World War II came at the right time. In 1942, Parsons was a senior at Carnegie Tech — soon to be Carnegie Mellon University — “about to graduate with a General Studies degree that equipped...
Fern Hollow Nature Center set to break ground on expansion this fall
Fern Hollow Nature Center administrators are making strides with ongoing fundraising efforts for an expansion project at the nature preserve that sits on 33 acres in Sewickley Heights. Since 1997, Fern Hollow Nature Center has welcomed all ages to experience and explore the nature side of Sewickley Heights Borough. In...
Bethel Park student qualifies for Special Olympics USA Games
Forget Disney World — Molly Mathias is going to Minnesota. She was in for the surprise of her life when she and other members of Bethel Park’s unified indoor bocce team took a trip to Pittsburgh’s Southside Works on the morning of Jan. 28. That’s when the Bethel Park senior...
Early fascination with pipe organ leads to successful career for Franklin Park native
It was an organ performance at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland that made up the mind of Daniel Ficarri, then just an eighth grader in the North Allegheny School District. He was entranced by the sounds and sights of an instrument that beautifully echoed throughout the grand space of the...
Monroeville area: Library trivia competition, mini-golf fundraiser, more
Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com or bpoole@triblive.com. Trivia night at library The Monroeville Public Library will host a trivia night March 22 with cash prizes for the top two teams. Doors open at the library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd., at 6 p.m.; the event begins at 7...
Rugs N Stuff owners look to foster creativity, confidence
Tyler Weston sees tufting’s potential to nurture creativity. Tufting is the art of decorative rug design. Using an electric tool that resembles a cross between a sewing machine needle and a tattoo gun, tufters push yarn through the back of their canvas, tracing and eventually filling in an image from...
Gateway school counselors focused on helping students meet career goals
National School Counseling Week was Feb. 3 - 7, and this year’s theme was “Helping Students Thrive.” Promoted by the American School Counselor Association, the week highlights the important role counselors play in helping students succeed in school and plan for life after graduation. To mark the week, the Gateway...
Game changer: Former Monroeville Ulta space becomes Pickle Parlor
Bryan Kiger has been eyeing Monroeville Mall’s former Ulta Beauty store space for a few years now. “This corner anchor location is highly visible with ample free parking,” Kiger said of the 10,000 square-foot space. “It is an ideal location for indoor pickleball courts.” The Monroeville resident, along with co-owner...
Sewickley’s Jason Richey in line to become Allegheny County GOP chair
A Sewickley attorney who formerly ran for governor is in line to become the next chairman of the Republican Committee of Allegheny County, as both of his opponents have dropped out of the race. The Allegheny County GOP is scheduled to hold an election Saturday to replace outgoing Chairman Sam...
Ross commissioners announce new plans for Short Line Hollow as resident urges spring reopening
Amid ongoing disputes about the closed park, Ross Commissioner Dan DeMarco announced Feb. 18 that the township would engage a consultant and release a survey for community members about reopening Short Line Hollow park. The park, which consists of miles of hiking trails in a steep valley, was created in...
Gateway plans field improvements, readies for U.S. Open parking
Gateway school board will vote next week on a proposal to replace the batter’s box and pitching areas at the high school baseball and softball field at a cost of $11,937. Director Jack Bova voiced concerns that the district recently installed new turf at the field. Bova wanted to know...
Ross debates placing former Steelers player’s medical marijuana dispensary next to laser tag facility
Ross commissioners tabled a motion to approve a former Steeler’s medical marijuana dispensary after concerns were raised about its proximity to a popular laser tag facility during their Feb. 18 meeting. The proposed dispensary would be at 7725 McKnight Road, where G&G Fitness Equipment currently sits. That would place it...
Newly elected Democratic chairman begins national tour in Western Pa.
In his first road trip as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ken Martin made Western Pennsylvania his first stop, meeting Tuesday morning with steelworkers in Pittsburgh and campaigning in the afternoon with a state House candidate in McKeesport. Martin said the two stops signify what’s most important to him...
New details emerge about arrest of man shot by Munhall police in holding cell
The man Munhall police shot last week in a borough holding cell because, they said, he was strangling an officer, had been taken into custody about an hour earlier for strangling a woman in her home and resisting arrest, according to court papers. Christopher Allie, 38, of Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood,...
