Western PA Local News category, Page 1315
East suburban real estate, week of Oct. 9, 2022
Churchill Stephanie Jablon sold property at 2003 Beulah Road to Wilson Desousa for $190,000. James Weston III sold property at 766 Beulah Road to Rotondo and Miracle Smith for $140,000. Chase Aaron Robins sold property at 2303 Forest Drive to Justin Gaffur for $353,000. Jack Harris sold property at 3828...
North Hills real estate transactions, week of Oct. 9, 2022
Bellevue Donald Boyle sold property at 37 Grant Ave. to Timor Property Holdings LLC for $225,000. Douglas Noble sold property at 180 N Jackson Ave. to Anne Blaser for $152,000. William Arnold sold property at 220 N Jackson Ave. to Nathan Inglesby for $255,000. Franklin Park Daniel Dunn sold property...
The Stroller, Oct. 9, 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 a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Historical films of Leechburg to be screened Leechburg Area Museum and...
Local haunted attractions range from the super-scary to family-friendly
If there was any doubt the holiday season begins with Halloween, one need look no further than the investment of time, energy and money being put into ways to amuse area residents with spooky haunted houses and spine- tingling scare zones. From Kennywood Park in West Mifflin to Castle Blood...
Film crew finds Harmony businessman’s body in Allegheny River
A Harmony-area businessman was found dead in the Allegheny River on Saturday afternoon. Tod DiMinno, 54, who owned the Harmony Emporium, was last seen Sept. 28, according to the Zelienople Borough Police Department. More than a week after he went missing, his body was found in a submerged car in...
‘Take Bigelow’: Boulevard is open after emergency removal of pedestrian bridge
You can take Bigelow again. Bigelow Boulevard in Pittsburgh is moving in both directions on Saturday after crews completed the emergency demolition of the Finland Pedestrian bridge. The pedestrian bridge was struck by a crane boom, warping a metal beam of the bridge, on Friday and caused the closures of...
After teacher assault, Pittsburgh’s Oliver Citywide Academy to implement new safety measures
Pittsburgh’s Oliver Citywide Academy will roll out enhanced safety measures after a student assaulted a teacher at the school in September. The school will provide two-way radios for every classroom, introduce an additional security guard to the building, revise its enrollment process to review student documentation from previous settings, and...
Invisible danger: Most W.Pa. schools don’t test for radon, despite high levels in the state
As a father of four, Tim Briggs considered it common sense that schools would test for radon. As a state lawmaker, he was appalled that every school doesn’t, and he has made it his mission to do something about it. A monthslong Tribune-Review investigation found that most schools in Southwestern...
Pittsburgh Police search for missing 12-year-old girl
Pittsburgh Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a missing 12-year-old girl. Jaliana Montgomery has been missing since Friday, according to police. She was last seen in the Woods Run area near Highwood Cemetery. Montgomery is 5’2” and has red, curly hair. Those with information of her whereabouts should...
Runners volunteer to carry Great American Relay baton through Westmoreland County
Runners are relaying a baton in support of emergency first responders. The Great American Relay is heading through Westmoreland County on Monday, and Amanda Sage is putting down her flute to carry the baton from Irwin to Adamsburg. “My family is military, and I feel drawn to that cause. I...
Drive-through food distribution open to Alle-Kiski Valley residents
Tarentum resident Rayann Urbanski plucked large bundles of kale from boxes outside Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer and placed them in more than 300 vehicles waiting in line at a recent drive-through food distribution. “Everyone seems to really appreciate the help,” said Urbanski, a Highlands and Pitt grad who now works...
New Kensington’s Knead Community Cafe set to debut fall, winter menus
Some “heavier” items are featured on Knead Community Café’s fall and winter lunch menu, which the New Kensington restaurant will roll out Tuesday. The new seasonal breakfast menu will debut Oct. 29. Knead serves breakfast only on Saturdays; it is open for lunch Tuesdays through Fridays. The menus will be...
Student loan relief explainer for Pennsylvanians: who qualifies and when to apply
The Biden administration soon will roll out the most far-reaching federal student loan relief plan in American history — and borrowers must heed dates to benefit. In August, the administration announced it would cancel up to $10,000 of student debt for non-Pell Grant recipients and up to $20,000 for Pell...
Westmoreland County YMCAs court pickleball fans with increased opportunities to play
Pickleball — the game that is part tennis and part Ping-Pong — is soaring in popularity in the region and is gaining a higher profile in Westmoreland County. Two local YMCAs, in downtown Greensburg and in the Mt. Pleasant area, have expanded their pickleball offerings. The Greensburg YMCA is reintroducing...
Fire Prevention Night set outside Westmoreland Mall
Firefighters from across the county will pack up their gear and respond to Westmoreland Mall on Tuesday, but it won’t be for an emergency. Instead, the group will be stationed outside the Hempfield facility to participate in the area’s 26th annual Fire Prevention Night hosted by Hempfield and Greensburg officials....
Pitt students demand safety during rally in Oakland after sexual assault reports
More than 100 University of Pittsburgh students protested Friday in front of and inside the Cathedral of Learning after reports of a sexual assault inside the historic building in Oakland. Pitt reported on its crime alerts website that the assault occurred at 4:20 p.m. Monday in a stairwell in side...
Mail-in ballots sent to Westmoreland voters
Westmoreland County has sent out the first batch of more than 14,000 mail-in ballots to voters, the election bureau director said Friday. “Our goal was to get them in the mail (Friday), and, starting today, people should start receiving them in their mailboxes,” Greg McCloskey said. As of Friday, Westmoreland...
$172,000 donation to fund overhaul of outdated fitness facility at Kiski Area High School
Kiski Area High School freshman wrestler Abrahm Taylor works out almost daily in the weight room on campus. But using outdated, old and broken equipment isn’t optimal, he said. “Everything is so old,” Taylor said Thursday during a lunchtime weightlifting session. A new weight and cardio facility renovation project is...
The Stroller, Oct. 8, 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 a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tarentum museum displays works of Rudy Tutka The current exhibit at...
Community meeting to discuss Sharpsburg’s Kennedy Park planned for Tuesday
Sharpsburg residents will have an opportunity to help decide the future of Kennedy Park at an event hosted by a borough teen leader. Junior council member Roman Mason will host a community meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Atithi Studios, 1020 North Canal St. The event is described...
New Kensington police accuse Arnold man of sexually assaulting teen in 2020; felony charges filed
New Kensington police charged a man after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old twice in the fall of 2020. Alexander James Moss, 24, of the 1600 block of Kenneth Avenue in Arnold was charged with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault...
Student news from the Fox Chapel area
Fox Chapel Area High School National Honor Society students are sponsoring the fourth annual Boo Bash from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the high school. This Halloween celebration is for children from pre-kindergarten through third grade. Participants will trick-or-treat through the halls of the high school, engage in fun games...
Sheldon Park’s first-ever Fall Fest aims to create unity among residents
A pair of relatively new Sheldon Park residents is working to provide year-round activities that create unity in the Harrison neighborhood. Elizabeth Rivera and Monica Squires are organizing a Fall Fest for all ages Oct. 22 that will offer pumpkins, games and maybe even a hayride. “What we’re looking to...
Hempfield Area sets public hearing on possible middle school closure
Hempfield residents have an opportunity this month to comment on proposed middle school consolidation plans and the possible closure of Harrold Middle School. The public hearing — scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 24 in the high school auditorium — will allow residents to voice their opinions on the plans, which...
North Hills School District parents, students, staff split on logo, nickname issue
North Hills School District parents, students and employees seem split on a major decision recently made by their school board. The high school football team hosted Shaler Area High School at Martorelli Stadium Friday night, about 24-hours after school directors voted 7-2 to stop using a Native American chief logo,...
