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Archery program looking for more hunters in McCandless
The deer management program in McCandless is looking for more archery hunters to participate in the fall. Suburban Whitetail Management, of Wexford, provides bow hunting programs to manage deer populations in several areas of the North Hills of Pittsburgh. It has provided deer management in Franklin Park for several years...
Derry Township woman killed in 2-vehicle crash
A Derry Township woman was killed Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Jennifer L. Krinock, 36, was driving a 2003 Acura RSX headed west on Industrial Boulevard in Derry Township just before 3 p.m. when a Toyota Camry driven by Marilyn Kondrich, 56,...
Democratic Senate candidates square off in political forum at CMU
Democratic candidates for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat on Sunday agreed on several important party platform items but disagreed when it came to big tech companies and the Supreme Court. Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, Jenkintown Borough Council member Alex Khalil and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb...
Man charged with robbery at Harrison BP station
A homeless man is charged with robbery, accused of attacking a clerk Saturday at a Harrison BP station. William Menhart, 54, is being held in Allegheny County Jail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on March 30. According to the criminal complaint, Menhart entered the BP station on Freeport...
Judge denies motion to move trial in Tree of Life shooting case
A federal judge on Friday denied a request to move the trial of the man charged with killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018. Defense attorneys for Robert Bowers filed a nearly 3,900 page change-of venue motion in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh in January, alleging that...
Pro wrestling returns to Springdale with fundraiser for high school marching band
Sounds of wrestling ring bells and body slams will be music to the ears as a local pro wrestling promotion partners with a Springdale Junior-Senior High School booster club to raise money for its marching band. The Keystone State Wrestling Alliance returns to the Donald C. McGhee Fieldhouse for Springdale...
Palmer airport still seeking $7 million for terminal expansion
Expansion plans for the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport terminal have been stuck in a holding pattern the past several months because of a $7 million shortfall in funds needed for the $21 million project, an airport official said. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority has received commitments for about $14 million...
Taco Bell opens in Allegheny Township
Allegheny Township has a Taco Bell. The restaurant at 500 Hyde Park Road in Allegheny Plaza welcomed customers during a drive-thru-only soft opening Saturday and Sunday. Inside dining opens Monday. Customers lined up in their cars in the drive-thru portion of the eatery both days, awaiting the 11 a.m. opening....
New Kensington’s largest building, formerly Citizens Bank, to be sold at online auction
The downtown New Kensington building that until a few months ago housed a Citizens Bank branch is slated to be sold in an online auction in April. A $200,000 starting bid was placed on the six-story building on Ninth Street at Fifth Avenue. The auction through Ten-X will run from...
Vandergrift police return to full staffing with 2 new officers
Vandergrift Borough has two new full-time police officers. Council approved hiring Danny Anthony and Steven Zemba at a starting salary of $59,692 each. Their salaries would increase to $71,075 after three years, Vandergrift police Chief Joe Caporali said. They will begin patrolling this month. The borough normally maintains eight full-time...
Out & About: Roaring 20s live again for Lamp Theatre gala
A century later, the Roaring 20s still have plenty of allure. On Saturday night, guys and dolls put on their glad rags, hopped in their jalopies and headed for Stratigos Banquet Centre for The Lamp Theatre’s fifth annual gala. The theme was Black Tie & Pearls: A Roaring 2os Affair,...
2 hospitalized after rollover crash in Forest Hills
Two people were seriously hurt early Sunday in a one-vehicle crash in Forest Hills, according to Allegheny County Police. The rollover crash was reported just before 4:30 a.m. on Ardmore Boulevard, near the Parkway East interchange. Two adults were ejected from the vehicle and taken to hospitals in critical condition,...
State police: Reports about Easter Bunny at Westmoreland Mall determined to be false
State police over the weekend investigated a report of inappropriate behavior involving the person playing the Easter Bunny at Westmoreland Mall and determined it to be false, according to Trooper Steve Limani. Parents of two teen girls on Saturday reported the situation to police, but the girls later said it...
Woman hurt in Edgewood stabbing; police say man fired shot at suspect
A woman was hurt in a stabbing near a gas station in Edgewood early Sunday and a man she was with fired a shot at the suspect, according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities were called to South Braddock Avenue just before 3:30 a.m. and found the woman with a shoulder...
Woman hurt in Stowe shooting
A woman was shot early Sunday in Stowe, according to Allegheny County Police. First responders were called to the scene on Island Avenue at 4:40 a.m. and found the woman with a leg wound. Police said she was treated at the scene for a graze wound. Detectives are investigating. Anyone...
Man dead in South Side shooting
A man was fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood late Saturday, according to police. Officers were called to Freysburg Street around 10:30 p.m. and found the man with gunshot wounds to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene in a residential area a few blocks back from...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of March 20, 2022
Bellevue Grand Old Properties LLC sold property at 115 Cedar Ave. to Melvin Parks and Raushana Ellison for $289,500. James Frew sold property at 623 Highland Place to Tim Wilson and Christi Iwasaki for $180,063. Adele Stewart sold property at 499 Roosevelt Ave. to Tyler Babcock for $224,000. Spring Way...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of March 20, 2022
Aleppo Larisa Drozdova sold property at 702 Timber Lane to Raymond Canada and Lauren Taiclet for $334,000. Bell Acres Darren Rogers sold property at 130 Lewis St. to Chia Hsuan Tsai and Camille Meabon Kline-Tsai for $380,000. John Sanchez sold property at 131 Skymark Ln to Cartus Financial Corp. for...
For Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of March 20, 2022
Aspinwall Joseph Santelli sold property at 113 Second St. to 113 2nd L.P. for $188,000. William Mille trustee sold property at 221 Fifth St. to Lockwood Management LLC for $169,250. Etna JP Nagy LLC sold property at 287 Butler St. to Lonnie Yobst for $160,000. John Winschel III sold property...
Pittsburgh eastern suburban real estate transactions for the week of March 20, 2022
Chalfant Christopher Sylves sold property at 228 Highland Ave. to Joshua Earle for $110,000. Churchill Edward Nelson sold property at 1403 Beulah Road to William and Perryn A Epps Smith for $298,000. Estate of Robert Averback sold property at 2000 Garrick Drive to Anthony Russell and Chimene Beatty for $260,000....
What’s the origin of Fern Hollow’s name? Even Pittsburgh historians say it’s a mystery
Since the collapse of Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park, many Pittsburghers have been asking: What exactly is Fern Hollow? For one, it’s a ravine in Pittsburgh’s East End that has a creek running through its center. The ravine also partially marks the border between Squirrel Hill and Regent Square....
Highlands eyes $3.2 million in safety upgrades
The Highlands School Board on Monday will consider $3.2 million in safety upgrades that would impact all four campuses. Dan Engen, from DRAW Collective architectural firm, presented design options to the board during its agenda meeting Tuesday night. Work ranges from HVAC to paving to new water coolers. “There is...
Are Western Pa. gas prices headed toward $5 a gallon?
Rising gas prices have been causing headaches for drivers across the region and the country. In early March, gas prices hit a record average of $4.21 a gallon in Pittsburgh, slightly above the national average of about $4 a gallon. At some old-school gas stations in the region, such as...
Diesel price rise a pain at pump and consumer’s pockets
If the sight of over $4.30 a gallon for regular gasoline is cringeworthy, imagine $5.50 — or more — and having to fill a 150-gallon tank. Warren Horton has faced such a dilemma recently, including Tuesday when he stopped in Western Pennsylvania to fuel his big rig hauling a stacked...
Westmoreland’s clout in Harrisburg cut through redistricting
For the past decade, state Rep. George Dunbar’s 56th District local office has operated in a building just south of Clay Pike, near the Circleville Volunteer Fire Hall in North Huntingdon. For a while last week it was unclear whether the veteran state lawmaker would be able keep his office...
