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Bridgeville-originating chamber rebrands as South West Regional

An old friend, so to speak, has a new name. With its centennial just six years away, the organization that started as the Bridgeville Chamber of Commerce, later the South West Communities, now is called South West Regional. “Since I’ve been with the chamber, our footprint has grown,” Mandi Pryor,...
19-year-old charged in Braddock shooting

A 19-year-old Braddock man was fatally shot on Sunday afternoon. Allegheny County 911 was notified of a shooting on the 500 block of 4th Street in Braddock at 1:35 p.m. First responders then found Marvin D. Matthews deceased inside a residence. William Shelton, 19, of Braddock, has been charged with...
Corpus Christi festival in Tarentum brings back sawdust carpets

The Corpus Christi Celebration has been a Tarentum tradition since 1943, and the festival with colorful sawdust carpets returned Sunday after the pandemic caused a brief hiatus over the last two years. This year, hundreds participated in creating 17 religious artworks made out of dyed sawdust and laid out on...
Man who died in Churchill house fire identified

A man killed over the weekend in a Churchill house fire has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the man as Munang Nanji, 70. Crews responded Sunday to a house fire on the 800 block of Graham Boulevard around 12:40 p.m. Flames broke through the roof of...
Irwin church colors community, raises money for nonprofit

Dashes of color flew through the air Saturday at Bushy Run Battlefield. As part of the Grace Collective Church Colors for a Cause 5K, community members ran and walked through the state park’s fields and trees while volunteers tossed colorful powder from the sidelines. Proceeds went to Rooted Outreach, a...
Family preserves history of Bethel Park’s Coverdale neighborhood

You’ve heard about all the owners of old homes and hostelries making the claim: George Washington slept here. Bethel Park resident Collin McCormick has a similar story, and a far more confirmable one, involving 13-year National Basketball Association player Armen Gilliam (1964-2011). “He lived in the same house I grew...
Career fair provides enlightenment for Bethel Park elementary students

The conventional wisdom has been to wait until youngsters are into their teens or so to start providing them with serious information about what they may want to pursue to earn their livings. From Marianne Schafer’s perspective, that isn’t necessarily the best idea. “I was going out to career fairs...
Brake failure leads to controlled crash at Rostraver Airport

No injuries were reported when the pilot of a Cessna 414 lost control of its brakes Sunday afternoon, causing the airplane to crash at the Rostraver Airport. Caiolinn Ertel, 61, of Pittsburgh was flying from Leesburg, Va., to Rostraver, where her plane is based, when she realized she had lost...
Cheswick Volunteer Fire Company awaits state approval for merger

The Cheswick Volunteer Fire Company is coming close to finalizing its merger with the Allegheny Valley Fire Company. Once the state approves the merger, Cheswick will officially consolidate with Allegheny Valley, said Nino Pollino, president of the Cheswick department. The state requested documentation from the borough expressing its support of...
Monroeville Rotary presents scholarships: Five recent Gateway grads selected

Because of last-minute circumstances, Karis Barrett had to cancel. She had been invited to join fellow members of the Gateway High School Class of 2022 in attending the Rotary Club of Monroeville’s June 16 meeting, at which the club presented scholarships to five graduates. Barrett, though, was present in spirit,...
Police: 1 person killed, another flown by medical helicopter after South Huntingdon crash

One person is dead and another was flown by medical helicopter after an overnight crash on Interstate 70 in South Huntingdon, state police said. Crews responded to the two-vehicle crash at mile marker 53 near the Yukon exit shortly after midnight Sunday, according to a police report. David J. Ott,...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 19, 2022

Bell Acres Matthew Collavo sold property at 751 Campmeeting Road to Pamela Miller for $265,000. Bernard Phillip Slusser sold property at 1923 Big Sewickley Creek Road to Bernard Phillip Slusser for $63,960. Leet Derek Stallard sold property at 135 Kenney Drive to Geoffrey and Lauren Roebuck for $415,000. Leetsdale Eric...
Cost estimated at up to $3M for locker room redo at Greensburg Salem High School

Greensburg Salem officials are considering options for an overdue update of the district’s high school locker rooms while dealing with sticker shock at a projected cost of up to $3 million. Meanwhile, Superintendent Ken Bissell last week suggested hitting pause on a plan for providing heat relief in areas of...
50 years ago, Hurricane Agnes left indelible mark

Floods came with living in Freeport. “You just knew it was inevitable,” said Jim Scott, who grew up in a house on First Street with Buffalo Creek at one end and the Allegheny River at the other. “If you lived there, you took the chance of having to deal with...
Lower Burrell residents urged to take survey on city parks

As part of a comprehensive plan for Lower Burrell’s parks, the city is asking residents to take an online survey on what facilities and activities they want to see in the city’s five parks. City parks include Braeview Fireman’s Park, Burrell Lake Park, Kotecki Memorial Park, Kinloch Fireman’s Park and...
New Kensington native’s new doughnut shop gives customers chance to customize treats

One’s imagination is the menu at a new doughnut shop in New Kensington. Customers of Lasko’s Little O’s can pick a glaze, choose toppings and select a drizzle to create a doughnut that maybe even Homer Simpson couldn’t dream up. “We’re like a Subway for doughnuts,” owner Mikey Lasko Sr....

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