Western PA Local News category, Page 1503
State police: Mercer County cold case closed after 4 decades
Pennsylvania state police say modern DNA testing and genealogy methods allowed them to close a 42-year-old Mercer County cold case and provide closure to the victim’s family. The remains of Edwin Rodriguez, of Chicago, Ill., discovered in 1980 in Wolf Creek Township, were positively identified and returned to his family,...
Girl, 12, in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in South Huntingdon
A 12-year-old girl is in critical condition after being hit by a car Saturday night while riding a hoverboard in South Huntingdon. Emergency responders were called to the intersection of Sixth and Osborne streets just after 7:15 p.m. Police said the girl was riding a hoverboard with a kart buggy...
Police seek McKeesport man charged with fatal South Side Flats shooting
Pittsburgh Police are looking for a McKeesport man charged with a fatal shooting March 19 in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats neighborhood. Police issued an arrest warrant for Zahvair Palmer, 22, on charges of criminal homicide, robbery and weapons violations. Palmer is accused of fatally shooting Adam Cloud, 29, of New...
Brookline man charged with beating postal worker with baseball bat
A Pittsburgh man was arrested Saturday night, charged with brutally assaulting a postal worker and then barricading himself inside his Brookline home. Mt. Lebanon police were dispatched to Dorchester Avenue and Good Way just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of a man who had assaulted a U.S. postal...
Acmetonia Elementary student tackles inclusion, named finalist in video game design competition
An Acmetonia Elementary student is a finalist in a video game design challenge for a game he coded to raise awareness about accessibility in gaming. Video games were never a big part of Owen Gamble’s life until the pandemic happened. The 12-year-old would hop on his computer for a gaming...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 29, 2022
Bellevue Oceana Development LLC sold property at 185 Kendall Ave. to Derek Parker for $241,000. Cardan LLC sold property at 566-568 Lincoln Ave. to Sigma Investments LLC for $387,000. Jamie Olivia Sanchez sold property at 35 N Balph Ave. to Dames Stroup Enterprises LLC for $265,000. Franklin Park Robert Sunseri...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of May 29, 2022
Aspinwall Jonathan Wallisch sold property at 700 Fourth St. Apt 7 to Julia Schnippert for $155,000. Indiana James Michel III sold property at 285 Hilltop Drive to Obediah McWhite and October Kaai Santerelli for $23,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 3005 Olivetre Drive to Brad William Caldwell and Taylor Rae...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of May 29, 2022
Churchill Valerie Cooper sold property at 2512 Collins Road to Frank Slaughter for $222,000. John Robinson sold property at 315 Homer Drive to Alexander Carmody and Katelyn Larue Burns for $237,500. Keith Clark sold property at 3325 Longbow Drive to Corey Hoffman and Sierra Nannini for $366,000. Forest Hills Estate...
Out & About: Westmoreland art museum hosts ‘triple feature’ reception
A Saturday evening reception at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art was a “triple feature,” according to Anne Kraybill, the Greensburg museum’s Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO. It served as the opening of the exhibit, “Alone Together: Encounters in American Realism,” featuring works of magic realist and scene painting from the...
TribLive Taste Test: Cookies from CrumblVideo
Dessert for the Memorial Day barbecue is a must. And while we’d never say anything is better than our grandmother’s chocolate chip cookies, this year we’re going to see if the Crumbl cookie chain can give Granny a run for her money. We snagged a four-pack from the new Crumbl...
The Stroller, May 29, 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. Disc golf tournament to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Association Patty’s Longest Day...
‘Forget me not’: Lower Burrell niece, Dutchman honor New Kensington World War II serviceman neither knewVideo
Christine Siess has never forgotten the uncle she never knew. Thousands of miles and an ocean away, Aldwin van der Velden also remembers Siess’ uncle. Norman Frank Kajut, a New Kensington native, is among the thousands of American World War II service members van der Velden and his fellow Dutch...
Newest statue at Soldiers & Sailors museum to be unveiled Memorial DayVideo
One soldier is standing, the other kneeling. They are positioned in opposite directions. Each has one foot touching. Both are clutching M4 rifles. Their eyes are wide open. The sculpture, titled “America’s Defenders,” is believed to be one of only a few nationwide that represent a female soldier in combat...
‘Riverfront Revival’ to offer food, music, prayer in Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park
A Pentecostal preacher and a Brackenridge church are teaming up to put love into the community with a food giveaway Wednesday where everyone is invited. “That’s it. That’s the whole mission — just to let people know they are loved and there is a place for them,” said Chris Cugini,...
Herminie native’s book details struggles of longtime friend, Army veteran
As Memorial Day draws closer each year, Ronald Kaiser of Franklin Park always thinks of Anthony Herbert. Kaiser and Herbert grew up together in Herminie. Kaiser went on to a career in advertising, and Herbert went on to become one of the most decorated enlisted veterans of the Korean War....
In brief: News from Kennywood, McCandless
West View Park presentation A special presentation about the old West View Park will be given at the McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center on 830 Aufman Lane at 7 p.m. June 14. Mike Funyak, author of the new book “West View Park: The Story of the T.M. Harton Company,” will discuss...
Ligonier vets who earned Medals of Honor deserve statues, locals say
Sitting in a Ligonier coffee shop, Mark Sorice made a bet with his cousin: If Sorice approached five people, none of them would know who Sgt. Alvin Carey or Pvt. John Ewing were. Sure enough, none of the five knew either man. Carey and Ewing, both Ligonier locals, were awarded...
Civil War vet gets long overdue headstone at Derry Township cemetery
This Memorial Day will be special for a Derry Township woman, whose hours of research and diligence digging into family history and dealing with the Veterans Administration paid off this spring when a headstone was placed at the grave of her Civil War ancestor, more than a century after he...
Memorial Day observance in Aspinwall
Sgt. William Rice stands guard at the American Legion Post 77 in Aspinwall on Sunday. Military veterans will be doing the changing of the guards Sunday until 4 p.m. The annual Memorial Day observance begins with a flyover Monday at 11:15 a.m. followed by a service. A parade starts at...
No timetable set for Freeport Road in Harmar to reopen; official tells public to stay away
A section of Freeport Road in Harmar will remain closed while crews work to empty and then remove tankers that toppled into Guys Run when a train derailed Thursday on tracks that run along side the road. And officials gave no timetable in an update Saturday as to when the...
Diocese of Pittsburgh announces 10 parishes will be merged into 3 in July
Three groupings of parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will merge on July 1 to create three new parishes, Bishop David Zubik announced Saturday. Ten parishes will be part of the mergers. The mergers will bring the number of parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh from 70 to 63....
Lower Burrell farmers market kicks off with fun, food — all of it local
The Joseph “Bud” Myers Lower Burrell Farmers Market kicked off Saturday with its expanded slate of vendors and activities, and organizers say there’s more to come as spring rolls into summer. “We crushed it,” said Monte Smith, who was selling goods for Vibo’s Italian Bakery. He said they sold out...
Taking a leap: The Kangaroo returns to Kennywood
The Kangaroo will jump again. Kennywood announced Saturday that the iconic ride returns at 3 p.m. Sunday. Season pass holders can ride early starting at 11 a.m. “Guests asked for it to come back, and we decided to bring what we believe is the last ride of its kind in...
Cub Scout Pack 186 makes sure each Prospect Cemetery veteran has a flag for Memorial Day
Soggy ground and gray skies on Saturday didn’t stop Harrison-area Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from their solemn commitment to local veterans. At Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge, there are 745 veterans buried amongst the more than 13,000 occupied plots, which stretch across 13.5 acres. The scouts made sure that each...
Long-distance hug: JCC, 10.27 Healing Partnership is collecting donations to help children in Uvalde
When unspeakable tragedy struck Mister Rogers’ neighborhood on that rainy Saturday morning in October 2018, it was the immediate outpouring of love that Rabbi Ron Symons recalled as an embrace for the healing process. Symons wants to pay that compassion forward to the ‘Burgh’s neighbors in Uvalde, Texas — through...
