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1 dead following Braddock shooting
Allegheny County Police detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man early Sunday morning in Braddock. Emergency crews were called to the 800 block of Braddock Avenue just before 1:50 a.m. for a report of a shooting. They arrived to find 38-year-old Alon Carrington of Braddock, who’d been shot....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Aleppo James Earl Muders Jr. sold property at 702 Sycamore Road to Heather Dumek trustee for $95,571. Timothy Hadfield sold property at 332 Weber Road to Timothy and Lacey Murray for $475,000. Leetsdale Robert Gerald Mason Jr. sold property at 118 Broad St. to Holly Evanov for $365,000. Sewickley Nathanael...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Aspinwall Dominic Ammon sold property at 404 Lexington Ave. Apt 9 to Alexiy Yuri Nikiforov for $163,000. Etna Estate of Margaret Meixner sold property at 76 Greismere St. to Real 1 Community Enterprises LLC for $58,720. Derek Eichler sold property at 4 Mary Lue Drive to Ghazi Rasha Al for...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Bellevue Phillips Crane & Equip Rentals Inc. sold property at 560 Lincoln Ave. to Rusty Nail LLC for $139,000. Ahmed Sohail sold property at 101 S Harrison Ave. to Darby Ian Wood and Lindsay Jordan Stewart for $281,350. Hampton Haley Sessa sold property at 3240 Camberly Drive to Meghan Fredley...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Churchill Michael Glabicki sold property at 2280 Elmhill Road to Carl and Carlanne Herzog trustee for $435,000. Louis Levine sold property at 2305 Marbury Road to Shadaya Hall for $288,000. Forest Hills Avissarim LLC sold property at 340 Avenue A to Adam Joseph Vandivier for $190,000. James Frechione trustee sold...
The Stroller, July 24, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your 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 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Shaw Memorial Scholarship Ride accepting registrations The fifth annual Officer Brian Shaw...
Greensburg Night Market expands vendor, music space
The Greensburg Night Market is expanding from three to four blocks of vendors and live music beginning Thursday. In its fourth year, the city’s extended evenings of shopping, food and entertainment — from 5:30 to 9 p.m. — already tripled in size in April, at the start of the current...
In brief: news from Aspinwall, Fox Chapel
Aspinwall Civil Service Commission seeking alternates Aspinwall officials seek two alternates for the Civil Service Commission. Those interested in the positions can submit resumes and letters of interest to the borough office, 217 Commercial Ave. Aspinwall searches for next junior council member Aspinwall’s junior council member seat is vacant. Borough...
Officer Brian Shaw Foundation concert: Where brotherhood and gift baskets meet
A restaurant and bar in Lower Burrell has become the hub for planning and raising tens of thousands of dollars in honor of Officer Brian Shaw to help police, high school students and communities. Shaw, of Lower Burrell, was a New Kensington police officer who was shot and killed after...
Pro wrestling on display in New Kensington, just ahead of a wrestling school’s opening
Pro wrestling came to the heart of New Kensington on Saturday evening at the Voodoo Brewery along Fifth Avenue. Seven matches were scheduled in an event dubbed MV Young’s Backyard BBQ. Michael Young, 27, a Lower Burrell native, was the main attraction. He’s the organizer and current singles champion for...
Power companies rush to restore electricity after Saturday’s storms in Southwest Pennsylvania
The storm that blew through the region Saturday afternoon left tens of thousands of households without power, as one of the region’s two major power companies reported significant progress while the other reported more customers were affected. Trees and power lines were down all across the region after high winds...
Recent UFO reports spur excitement at annual Kecksburg UFO Festival
The Kecksburg UFO Festival hasn’t taken place in the years since the covid-19 pandemic began. During that same time, U.S. military officials declassified information that includes hundreds of reports of unidentified flying objects. And while nothing at the festival focused on that specifically, it wasn’t far from the minds of...
Baby goats, classic cars show up for Leechburg fire department’s ‘Fun’ event
It was all about the kids, classic cars, motorcycles and more for Fun on Wheels Day on Saturday that was sponsored by Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company. Many volunteer fire departments canceled events during the covid-19 pandemic. To make up for lost time, Leechburg firefighters presented an event that wasn’t a...
Washington Township seeks new supervisor
A supervisor position is available in Washington Township. Supervisor Scott M. Held, who ran for the position unopposed and served in the post for six months, submitted his letter of resignation July 14 during the last supervisors’ meeting. In the letter, Held said he was moving out of the township....
Pennsylvania-owned universities hope to increase financial aid, graduation rates
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is starting the final stage of its plan to rethink how it manages state-owned schools. PASSHE’s board of governors approved the third phase during a meeting this week. Among numerous goals, it aims to increase financial aid and graduation rates for students at...
Tractor trailer overturns on Interstate 70 in New Stanton
Emergency crews are on the scene of an overturned tractor trailer along Interstate 70 in New Stanton. A Westmoreland County 911 supervisor said crews were called to the exit ramp toward the Pennsylvania Turnpike, on the westbound side of I-70, around 10:10 a.m. Saturday morning, for a report of an...
Arnold man accused of illegally firing gun in New Kensington
An Arnold man is facing charges after New Kensington police say he fired a gun near a child. New Kensington police charged Gabriel Garfield Golding, 27, of Leishman Avenue on Thursday with recklessly endangering another person and discharging a firearm. In a criminal complaint against Golding, police said the incident...
1 dead after police pursuit, rollover crash at Allegheny County Airport
Allegheny County Police are investigating a pursuit that ended in a fatal crash early Saturday morning at the Allegheny County Airport. At about 3:20 a.m. Saturday, county police said the driver of a black Cadillac Escalade nearly struck a Duquesne Police Department vehicle on Route 837 near Center Street and...
246-unit housing development gets final approval in West Deer
West Deer is getting a new housing plan that includes 246 units — nearly all single-family houses — to be built off Route 910 at the former Rose Ridge Golf Course property on Gibsonia Road. The plan calls for 234 single-family homes and 12 attached homes on a 176-acre site....
Murrysville brothers join Coast Guard, continue family’s military service
When Nathan Harris made the decision to enter the U.S. Coast Guard, it was more than just choosing a school. And it was more than just competitive sibling rivalry. Harris’ older brother Drew is already in his second year of Coast Guard training. The Harris brothers’ decision carries on a...
The Stroller, July 23, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your 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 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Bike ride to raise money for scholarships The Cody Allen Trim Scholarship...
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh permits cup during Holy Communion, but parish reactions split
Churches within the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh now are permitted to make their own call when it comes to offering sacramental wine at Holy Communion. Bishop David Zubik announced June 24 the diocese will allow each parish’s pastor to assess whether the Communion chalice should be reimplemented during Mass. The...
North Allegheny student is top 10 scientist in challenge
North Allegheny incoming freshman Sritej Padmanabhan is a 3M Young Scientist Challenge Top 10 finalist for his study of hand tremors suffered by those with Parkinson’s disease. The grand winner of the competition in October wins $25,000 and is named 3M America’s Top Young Scientist for 2022. Parkinson’s disease is...
Springdale police accuse tree trimmer of failing to finish work after cashing check
Springdale police charged the owner of a tree trimming company with felony counts of fraud after a homeowner accused him of cashing a check for work that was never completed. John Francis Kotvas Jr., 38, whose last known address was in the 400 block of Short Street in Plum, faces...
Summer in the City attendees get chance to dunk Greensburg Salem school officials, more events Saturday
Greensburg Salem Night was the theme on Friday, the second day of Greensburg’s three-day downtown Summer in the City celebration. Greensburg Salem School District administrators were among volunteers who took their chances in a dunk tank that raised money to benefit the Greensburg police K-9 program. The teen Westmoreland Performing...
