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Etna Steven Plutnicki sold property at 282 Butler St. to You Are Home LLC for $73,000. Jenna Grogan sold property at 64 High St. to Kevin and Tiffany Craig for $150,000. Christina Vongeis sold property at 17 Spring St. to Colin Michael and Breanna Bronnenkant for $151,000. Kathleen Arend sold...

Pennsylvania drivers who cross onto the Ohio Turnpike notice at significant difference other than the flat terrain. There is a significantly lower per-mile cost of traversing the Buckeye State’s 241-mile turnpike versus the 550 miles in Pennsylvania. Ohio’s E-ZPass toll rate per mile for passenger vehicles is 0.058 cents, the...

Surrounded by bushels of fresh local peaches, Lori Hanscom spent an afternoon greeting truckers, commuters and vacationers from behind her fruit stand at the New Stanton rest stop along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Her day was filled with friendly chatter about the weather, traffic and which fruits were in season. One...

Edgeworth Adam Cerniglia sold property at 409 Beaver Road to Edward Horne and Elizabeth Doyle for $255,000. Leet Estate of George Villella sold property at 115 Ambridge Ave. to Mark and Misty Dunn for $130,000. KeyBank NA sold property at 220 Campmeeting Road to Sumner McDanel for $265,905. John Augustin...

Baldwin Borough Tommie Chavis sold property at 25 Flora Road to Raymond Christopher Marino and Kasie Elizabeth Manfredi for $178,000. Govinda Khatiwada sold property at 5023 Gardenville Road to Jake and Brittany Didion for $215,000. Josephine Radan sold property at 180 Joseph St. to Ganga Ram Rai and Sonu Magar...

Empty storefronts at Westmoreland Mall are filling up quickly, with several new businesses slated to open this year. Three stores — SpectroDolce Confectionery, Western Edge Seafood and Joseph Jacob Jewelers — are planning to open at the mall, officials with CBL Properties, the entity that owns Westmore­land and Monroeville malls,...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Collection to benefit Veterans Leadership Program Women of Alle-Kiski Engaging (WAKE) is collecting non-perishable food and personal products to be donated to Veterans Leadership Program. Items needed...

Arnold Council is mulling over a couple of ideas that could boost economic development and community involvement in the city. The first is an idea by Mayor Joseph Bia that could leverage Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s expected 2022 opening of the Iron City brewery across the Allegheny River in East Deer...

Rubber ducks raced again Saturday in the third annual Rubber Ducky Race. The event is put on by the Turtle Creek Watershed Association and Irwin Borough. Participants could buy a rubber ducky to compete in the race, and the money raised goes to the watershed association, which will use part...

Fans of Major League Baseball may know that Pennsylvania native and early pitching star Christy Mathewson was an inaugural member of the sport’s Hall of Fame — entering posthumously in 1936 with the likes of Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. What many don’t know is that...

Another year of traversing a landscape impacted by covid-19 has some school administrators seemingly gearing up to push back against pandemic-related mandates. A state-issued mask mandate for K-12 schools that went into effect early this month spurred several lawsuits that were filed across Pennsylvania by parents and lawmakers. The suits...

Giant Eagle pharmacies once again will require an appointment for anyone seeking a covid-19 vaccine, a spokesman for the company said Saturday. The grocery store/pharmacy chain had been taking walk-ins for the vaccine, but the appointment requirement is being reinstated because of an “anticipated increase in demand” spurred by the...

About 100 people and dozens of dogs turned out Saturday for a stroll through Northmoreland Park to raise money for the New Kensington-based Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley. Saturday was the 12th year for the fundraiser and the second year it’s been held in Northmoreland Park in Allegheny Township. “It’s...

A man rescued from the Monongahela River in critical condition Saturday afternoon has died, according to the Office of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Thomas Jahanian, 28, of Pittsburgh, died after being taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital. He is the son of Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian. Police were...

Sympathy, condolences and tributes echoed from all corners of the sports and medicine world following Friday’s news of the death of Dr. Freddie H. Fu, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon who created the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s sports medicine program. Fu was 70. He also was Pitt’s sports teams physician...

As principal of Bishop Canevin High School, I feel a sense of responsibility to advocate for the community I represent and respond to the erroneous claims and misinformation included in Mr. Charles Herrmann’s recent letter to the editor. Inaccurate publications such as this can potentially damage and do not reflect...

CNX Foundation of Pittsburgh is accepting applications until Oct. 31 from nonprofits aligned with its objective to make tangible impacts in local, underserved urban and rural communities throughout the Appalachian region that face socioeconomic challenges, the organization said. The key areas of the foundation’s focus include food insecurity, children’s health...

The real impact of Dr. Freddie H. Fu cannot easily be captured in words. But in the hours after it was announced that the iconic orthopaedic surgeon had died at age 70, those who knew him and were influenced by his life and work took to social media to share...

Officials from the National Aviary are searching for a Steller’s sea eagle that escaped its habitat on Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. “It looks a bit like a bald eagle, but it’s larger,” said National Aviary Communication Director Carly Morgan. “A team of experts are working to safely...

Ken Gormley will continue for an additional five years as president at Duquesne University, school officials announced Saturday. Duquesne’s board of directors recently voted to extend Gormley’s contract through the 2026-27 academic year. Board chair John C. McGinley made the announcement in video remarks at the school’s annual President’s Dinner....

Patrons of this year’s Loyalhanna Watershed Association Art Auction will have a choice of bidding on 29 creative works, either remotely from Monday through Oct. 2 or in the company of other bidders during an Oct. 1 Pop-Up Gala. Last year, in response to pandemic restrictions, the nonprofit shifted the...

The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. 5K run and 1-mile walk to benefit Roaring Run Watershed Association The Roaring Run Watershed Association Howl at the Moon 5K run and 1-mile Fun Walk will...

Several restrooms at Highlands Middle School are off-limits to help administrators curb the “Devious Licks” TikTok challenge, a national social media trend that dares students to steal soap dispensers and unhinge stall doors as part of a prank. The items, or “licks,” are then posted to social media. Videos of...