Western PA Local News category, Page 1676
In brief: Comedy fundraiser, Bethel Art Guild
Comedy fundraiser Beat the winter doldrums and attend a night of comedy at the Bethel Park Community Center at 6 p.m. Jan. 29. The Fifth Annual Funny Fundraiser, hosted by comic David Kaye, will feature well-known comedians Tom Anzalone and Matt Wohlfarth. The event, sponsored by the Bethel Park Historical...
In brief: North Hills High School reunion, Twilight Night returns and more
Twilight Night returns Twilight Night has been a North Hills tradition for the last several years and was sorely missed in 2021 as schools were still virtual. But this year, Memorial Park Church welcomes student performers back to the stage for the return of Twilight Night: A Starry Preview of...
In brief: Shaler North Hills Library fundraiser, Burchfield Primary receives grant and more
Mini golf fundraiser Shaler North Hills Library’s Mini-Golf “Beat the February Blues” event is returning. The community is invited to come in from the cold and putter through an 18-hole mini-golf course sponsored by the Friends of SNHL. Visit the Library on Presidents’ Day weekend, Feb. 19-21, from 10 a.m.-4...
Pittsburgh Oliver Citywide Academy to gradually reopen after student’s shooting death
A Pittsburgh school will gradually reopen over the next two weeks following the death of a student shot outside the school last week. Marquis Campbell, 15, died at Allegheny General Hospital after being shot twice on Jan. 19. He had been sitting in a van waiting to go home outside...
The Stroller, Jan. 24, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Knead Community Café welcomes donations Knead Community Café, New Kensington, is accepting donations to help the daily operation of the café, 1011...
Propane heater caused blaze that destroyed Rostraver home/animal shelter, fire marshal rules
A propane heater caused a fire that destroyed a Rostraver home used as an animal shelter, a state police fire marshal determined. About a dozen cats died in the Jan. 14 fire at the Route 51 home of Wendi Kraemer, who operated the nonprofit Angels Journey Home Animal Rescue there....
Briefs from North Allegheny
HPC Trivia Night Hampton Presbyterian Church’s Youth Group is raising money for its mission trips with “Olympic Trivia Night.” The fundraiser takes place in Fellowship Hall, Feb. 6, from 6-8 p.m. Teams can be signed up at the Information Desk and Save the Date. Tables are $75 per table for...
Here’s how and where to pick up free N95 masks in Western Pa.
The federal government this week will begin providing free N95 masks to those who want them by dipping into the Strategic National Stockpile and distributing the masks throughout the country. The administration will make 400 million N95 masks available to be picked up for free at local pharmacies and community...
Police seek tips on hit-and-run in Munhall that left man in serious condition
Allegheny County police are seeking the public’s help identifying the driver of a vehicle that struck a man Sunday evening in Munhall on and fled. The county’s homicide and collision reconstruction units responded to the 800 block of East 8th Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. First responders said they found...
Pandemic pushes innovation for student registration at Burrell
When multiple families attended in-person registration for kindergarten at Burrell School District every January, the process took several days. That was pre-pandemic. Now, it takes 10 minutes of in-person time at the school. Before the pandemic, parents met with the principal, school nurse and district employees handling the registration paperwork....
Federal court issues injunction ordering Upper St. Clair to keep mask requirement in place
A federal appeals court on Sunday issued an emergency injunction ordering the Upper St. Clair School District to continue requiring students and staff to wear masks. A group of families of medically disabled children filed a lawsuit against the district on Thursday after the school board reversed its mandatory mask...
Police: Hit-and-run crash critically injures Latrobe woman
Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and critically injured a pedestrian Saturday in Derry Township. A man was driving east on Harrison Avenue, near the Union Mission, just before 6 p.m. when his Dodge Ram 1500 pickup struck a woman who was walking along the berm, state...
Tamburitzans display flare with folk dances in GreensburgVideo
Swords flashed and scarves twirled Sunday as the Tamburitzans presented a Georgian folk dance in Greensburg. Their touring show, “Symbols: The Awakening,” also features tradition-based songs and dances from several Eastern European and Nordic countries, as well as from Italy. The Georgian dance, featuring clashing swords and acrobatic leaps, highlights...
Fire causes heavy damage to house in Loyalhanna Township, no injuries reported
Firefighters responded Sunday afternoon to a fire reported in the basement of a home in Loyalhanna Township. The fire was reported in the single-family dwelling near the intersection of Route 981 and Pump Station Road about 3:45 p.m., according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. No injuries were reported. Multiple fire...
Hot Topic closes Pittsburgh Mills store
The Hot Topic store at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills welcomed customers for a final day of shopping before permanently closing on Sunday. The closure was announced Jan. 14 on the store’s Facebook page. According to the announcement, the store was not conducting “any deep sales or all-must-go sale and...
Valley High alumni volunteers sought to be career coaches to today’s students
Ron Eckman Jr. took off from New Kensington and 25 years later landed in Las Vegas. Eckman, 48, enlisted in the Air Force after graduating from Valley High School in 1991. He was an aircraft electrician, working on fighter jets at bases around the world and even traveled with the...
Historical cemetery in Westmoreland, where Revolutionary War hero rests, launches effort to restore fallen tombstones
At St. James Lutheran Cemetery, one of Bell Township’s oldest graveyards, more than 40 tombstones have fallen over. The patina and names have faded. The cursive writing engraved on some of the oldest stones is there but barely visible. Some stones are so old, they have been wiped clean of...
Indiana County woman reported missing in Kiski Township is found safe
A woman reported missing early Sunday in Kiski Township, Armstrong County, was found safe more than eight hours later in Indiana County. According to township police, Robin Bohannon, 36, who lives in the Clymer area, was considered endangered when she was reported missing about 1:30 a.m. She left a residence...
Pittsburgh police: Woman dead after being struck by a vehicle, man shot
Police investigating a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood Sunday morning found a female victim who was pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle. At a Sunoco station in nearby Esplen, a male victim with a gunshot wound to the head told officers he’d been shot in Sheraden. He was...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Baldwin Borough Joseph McCarthy sold property at 5031 Ardelle Drive to Michael and Angela Gross for $285,000. Robin Stanton sold property at 5203 Blossom Road to Bhim Dahal et al. and Beena Adhikari for $226,000. Daniel Hooper sold property at 5339 Blossom Road to Stephen and Patience Sikora for $203,000....
Club news: PALS making Valentine’s Day cards
PALS making Valentine’s Day cards Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Plum Community Center, 499 Center New Texas Road in Plum. The service project for the month will be to construct valentines for residents of Ridgewood-Concordia Assisted Living Residence. Members...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Edgeworth Christopher Blazak sold property at 215 Chestnut Road to Jeffrey and Natalie Uchin for $865,000. Carrue Abb Morris sold property at 207 Orchard Ln to Joshua and Amanda Gratz for $779,000. Sewickley John Piccolo sold property at 755 Fleming Ln to Kenneth Donovan and Patricia Staley for $1,116,000. Sewickley...
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Bellevue Timothy Carricato sold property at 505 Dawson Ave. to Vidcomm Fund 1 LLC for $95,000. Norman Schnurr sold property at 228 Deer Ln to Deervue LLC for $220,000. John Daly sold property at 51 Greenough Ave. to Daly Ventures LLC for $51,168. Sherry Matous sold property at 641 Highland...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Chalfant Tri Cog Land Bank sold property at 224 Highland Ave. to Yassir McKee for $32,508. Churchill Tiffany Parker sold property at 2505 Greensburg Pike to Rushi Homes LLC for $119,000. Richard Otterman sold property at 1530 Williamsburg Pl to Andrew Burk and Deirdre McDonagh for $126,000. Edgewood Kathy June...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 23, 2022
Bridgeville Rachina Jain sold property at 1407 Alice Drive to Andrea Allen for $300,000. John Tessaro sold property at 813 Bower Hill Road to Erik Beau Chittester for $52,500. RRU Properties LLC sold property at 425 Brookfield St. to Harry William and Roger Jaeger Behling for $155,000. Phillip Scisciani sold...
