Western PA Local News category, Page 1281
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Nov. 6, 2022
Churchill Martin Winkler trustee sold property at 2006 Garrick Drive to David George and Sandeed Scotto Turner for $295,000. Russell Wright sold property at 764 Margaretta St. to Edward Erickson and Elaine Franke for $299,000. Jeremy Royer sold property at 3478 Ridgewood Drive to Heather Lindsay McCrory for $336,000. Dorothy...
The Stroller, Nov. 6, 2022: 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. Freeport Area HS to present fall musical Freeport Area High School...
Veterans Day events in the A-K Valley
Veterans Day events open to the public throughout the Valley include: Apollo • The 19th annual Apollo Area Veterans Day service will be at noon Friday in Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., 100 Owens View Ave. The Rev. Thomas Holmes, the Armstrong County American Legion Honor Guard, Memory Makers...
Chazz Palminteri brings ‘Bronx Tale’ 1-man show to PittsburghVideo
What do a charismatic mob boss, an Italian-American boy being brought up in a law-abiding family, and Bill Mazeroski have in common? They all factor into actor, writer, director and producer Chazz Palminteri’s “A Bronx Tale.” Before it was a movie, it was a one-man stage play. The 70-year-old Palminteri...
Trump visits Unity to stump for Oz and Mastriano, blast Biden, tease potential 2024 campaign
Former President Donald Trump teased a large crowd of supporters at a rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity on Saturday evening about a potential bid for a return to the White House. Citing polls from various states showing him well ahead of President Joe Biden among potential 2024...
‘Friends and Family Reunion’ scheduled at First Baptist Church of Tarentum
Leaders at First Baptist Church of Tarentum have a message for the community. “We are still here for you,” the Rev. Felicia Brock said. “The pandemic was hard and people are used to staying at home, but we want everyone to know we want to have an impact on the...
Valley Ambulance Authority celebrates 50 years of saving lives in the Moon Township and Sewickley areas
A Moon Township-based ambulance authority that serves the Sewickley area and more than a dozen other communities just turned 50. “We’ve come along way,” said J.R. Henry, Valley Ambulance Authority chief and West View mayor. “I’ve been here 16 years. There’s only been three chiefs in 50 years. We come...
Sharpsburg Girl Scout troop learns about justice through visit with district judge
Sharpsburg-based Girl Scout Troop 40426 got a firsthand look at how the state’s judicial system works via visit to their local magistrate’s office. District Judge Matthew Rudzki hosted a group of about nine scouts and their co-leaders on Nov. 2 as part of the girls’ pursuit of a democracy badge....
Out & About: Greensburg Art Center opens ‘Art of GIFTing’ holiday sale
The halls and walls are decked for the annual Art of GIFTing holiday show and sale at the Greensburg Art Center in Hempfield. Featuring items handcrafted by area artists and artisans, the show opened with a Saturday afternoon reception. It will run through Dec. 21. Merchandise includes holiday-themed fine arts...
In Pittsburgh rally with Fetterman, Obama says GOP is unprepared to tackle inflation, crime
Former President Barack Obama rallied with Democratic U.S. Senate nominee John Fetterman on a warm Saturday in Pittsburgh in front of thousands of supporters. But he highlighted his speech by trying to get those less politically involved to join the movement and support Democrats in the party’s closing argument to...
Pittsburgh’s Christmas tree arrives at City-County Building from Springdale’s former St. Alphonsus ChurchVideo
On an early November day when temperatures were expected to approach record highs near 80, it was beginning to feel a bit like Christmas in Springdale. A crew from the City of Pittsburgh Forestry Division was on the campus of the former St. Alphonsus Church on Saturday morning to cut...
‘Queen Nefertiti’ teaches Monroeville students about Egypt
When students at Evergreen Elementary School entered their school’s library to find Susan DeLaney dressed as Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti, they let out sounds of awe and excitement as they took in her costume, plus the bags of candy she’d brought for a Halloween afternoon reading. “I love celebrating the characters...
Indiana Township Police Department to host free class on the dangers of child sextortion
The Indiana Township Police Department is hosting a free class Nov. 15 about child and internet safety, and topics covered will include the dangers and methods involved with online child sextortion threats. Indiana Township Sgt. Marc Myers said the department is committed to offering educational seminars about relevant criminal topics...
Upper Burrell approves fourth Marcellus shale well pad
Upper Burrell supervisors on Wednesday approved the fourth Marcellus shale well in the township known as the Hephaestus well pad. Other unconventional gas wells in the township include the Selene well pad on property along Seventh Street Road, the Calliope well off White Cloud Road and the Zeus well off...
Brother, sister will showcase Murrysville church’s new organ
Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church will fill with music today, thanks to a new digital Allen GX335 GeniSys series organ church officials have installed. The church’s music director and organist, Becky Gard of West Mifflin, will be joined by her brother, Patrick Gard, who is the music director and organist for St....
The Stroller, Nov. 5, 2022: 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. Kiski Township toy and gift collection to benefit local children Kiski...
PennDOT officials tout federal contribution to $120.6M I-70 project in Rostraver
About $20 million of a nearly $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill is being put toward the reconstruction of the Interstate 70 and Route 51 interchange in Rostraver, according to PennDOT District 12 Executive Bill Kovach. The money was a bonus in the $120.6 million project that carries the distinction of...
Hempfield manager submits resignation
Hempfield supervisors will be looking for a new township manager with the pending departure of Jason Winters in December. Supervisors last week accepted Winters’ resignation effective Dec. 2. “I would like to thank the Hempfield Township board of supervisors for the opportunity to serve the residents of Hempfield Township over...
Community service: Pitt-Greensburg freshmen wash fire trucks, get quick course in firefighting
It was time for community service Friday night for a group of about 15 first-year students at Pitt-Greensburg, who were cleaning a Greensburg fire truck while learning about firefighting. The students were washing a ladder truck from Greensburg Hose Company No. 2 and a utility truck from Greensburg Hose Company...
In brief: News from Sts. Martha and Mary Parish, Northmont United Presbyterian
Sts. Martha and Mary Parish will host the annual “One Night in Bethlehem” family Christmas event on Dec. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the St. Catherine of Sweden social hall on Wildwood Road in Hampton. Children, ages 2 through 10, are invited to participate in activities that include...
Northview Heights shooting victim dies
One of the two men who were shot on Friday night in Pittsburgh’s Northview Heights neighborhood has died. Jemar Pharr, 38, of Pittsburgh, died Saturday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Pharr and another man were shot Friday night, city police said. Police said they found two men in...
Police: Parks Township man stabs his adult son in chest with steak knife during argument, gives brash statement
A Parks Township man stabbed his son in the chest with a steak knife during an argument Wednesday, according to state police. The victim was flown by emergency medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian hospital; his condition was unknown Friday. A UPMC spokeswoman said they could not give out patient information....
Judge denies bias, upholds sentence in 2010 Greensburg torture killing
The 60-years-to-life prison sentence imposed on one of six Greensburg roommates convicted in the 2010 torture and slaying of a mentally disabled woman will stand, a judge ruled Friday. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Rita Hathaway said the lengthy prison term imposed against 29-year-old Angela Marinucci was not a result...
Part of Downtown Pittsburgh’s Grant Street to close over weekend for Christmas tree installation, decoration
Part of Downtown Pittsburgh’s Grant Street will be closed for portions of Saturday and Sunday as crews install and decorate the city’s official Christmas tree on the City-County Building’s portico. Grant Street will be closed from Third Avenue to Fifth Avenue from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday while Forestry...
Harrison man charged with DUI in Fawn rollover crash that injured 6 people in June
A Natrona Heights man was jailed Friday for allegedly driving under the influence when his pick-up truck rolled over in June in Fawn, severely injuring a boy, Allegheny County Police said. Kevin Harrison, 35, surrendered to authorities Friday and was placed in the Allegheny County Jail. He was awaiting arraignment...
