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Allegheny Township officials are taking steps to tackle a sewage problem affecting multiple residences on LaBelle Vue Road. Eight houses on the rural road in Westmoreland County have what township Manager Greg Primm described as failing septic systems. An unidentified female LaBelle Vue Road resident filed a complaint June 28...

The Officer Brian Shaw Foundation donated $15,000 to the Lower Burrell police department to buy and train a new police dog. The foundation was established to honor the memory of Shaw, a New Kensington police officer who was fatally shot while on duty in 2017. His foundation continues to support...

The elk are bugling for the start of mating season, and two live webcams are catching the call of the wild and more. Elk watching continues to grow as a tourist attraction in the north-central part of the state. For those who cannot visit, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and PixCams...

A resident has sued Kiski Township, claiming it is illegally dumping and burning in the township. Gene Kline, 41, who lives along Brownstown Road, filed his civil lawsuit against the township on Aug. 6 in Armstrong County Court. Kline said he is not looking for money. He wants the township...

Chalfant Barbara Faye Kaczor sold property at 148 Brighton St. to Mark Bailey and Emily Hilliard for $10,000. Donald Fulmer sold property at 221 Greenfield Ave. to Matthew Ian Lehet and Michelle Elizabeth Stepan for $138,500. Churchill Florence Palmieri sold property at 1445 Beulah Road to Hayward Arnold for $212,000....

Bellevue James Kania Jr. sold property at 621 Monroe Ave. to RECB LLC for $82,000. Stephanie Ruffner sold property at 428 Roosevelt Ave. to Joseph Bassar for $140,000. Bradford Woods Estate of Roberta Jean Borden sold property at 123 Boothbay Hbr to Nicolas Elms and Jacquelyn Previty for $335,000. Joseph...

Aspinwall Dillon Stein sold property at 414 Brilliant Ave. to Erica Franko for $385,000. Fox Chapel Todd Alan Fennell sold property at 15 Chapel Ridge Road to New Frontier Influence Group for $280,000. Charles Irwin Jr. sold property at 28 Easton Drive to Ryan Nelson and Katherine Wilhelmy for $633,500....

A 17-year-old boy was injured during a shooting in Turtle Creek Saturday afternoon, police said. Shortly before 2 p.m., Allegheny County dispatchers were notified of a shooting in the 1400 block of Maple Avenue where first responders found the boy who was shot in the abdomen and arm, according to...

One person was injured during a shooting in Stowe Saturday night, police said. Allegheny County dispatchers were notified of a shooting in the 800 block of Woodward Avenue around 8:20 p.m. On scene, first responders found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg, according to a release from...

One person died after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood Saturday night, police said. Police responded around 11:45 p.m. to a ShotSpotter notification, followed by a 911 call, for a vehicle into a house in the 800 block of Bernd Street. First responders found a man in the vehicle with...

Aleppo Daniel Kriger sold property at 206 Mc Coy Road to William and Deborah Wible for $340,000. Edgeworth Estate of Carol Huckabee sold property at 221 Hazel Lane to Yolanda Landfried for $169,000. Ganesh 1 Trust sold property at 518 Irwin Drive to Juergen and Lori Mross for $2,000,000. Osborne...

Estate of Pater Hayko sold property at 5012 Belmont Ave. to Keith and Jody Maceil for $205,000. John Kovac sold property at 1227 Braun Road to Toomey Hancock LLC for $38,900. Charles Barkey sold property at 1020 Brookfield Drive to Gregory and Sara Murtaugh for $382,000. Robert Kanotz sold property...

Carnegie Melissa Ann Kraft sold property at 406 Second Ave. to Allison Papula and Jacquelyn Proie for $180,000. Michael Gissin sold property at 407 Seventh Ave. to Michelle Barton for $51,000. Robert Moser sold property at 4 Ann St. to Michael Ryan for $155,000. Rosemarie Wallace sold property at 612...

Baldwin Borough Paul Haley sold property at 471 Balconade Drive to Yadu Subedi for $180,000. UGC 38 LLC sold property at 735 Baldwin Drive to Nicholas and Kristen Hills for $220,000. Douglas Robson sold property at 5157 Curry Road to VB One LLC for $82,000. Walter Roth sold property at...

Allegheny Valley School District Superintendent Pat Graczyk said masks should remain on the faces of students, teachers and any visitors to Allegheny Valley school buildings for at least the start of the coming school year, and likely throughout it. He also said the same level of social distancing, contact tracing...

Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Peoples Library expands book sale to both locations Peoples Library will have its annual book sale at both the New Kensington...

Unlike Pittsburgh Public Schools pumping the brakes on the beginning of the academic year because of a lack of bus drivers, districts across Westmoreland County are full throttle on the transportation front. The Franklin Regional School Board is slated to approve 92 bus drivers from AJ Myers & Sons at...

Rob Amen, a longtime newsroom leader who has helped shape the Tribune-Review’s thriving digital strategy, has been named the Trib’s new managing editor. Amen has held a wide range of roles since joining the Valley News Dispatch as a sports reporter in 1997. He has worked as an assistant sports...

A man who barricaded himself inside a home in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood surrendered to police early Saturday morning. Officers responded to reports of a domestic incident inside a home on the 400 block of Suismon Street shortly after midnight, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety Spokeswoman Cara Cruz. A woman...

The driver of a motorcycle was in critical condition after it collided with a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Place neighborhood Saturday morning. Crews responded to the intersection of Mifflin and Mooney roads shortly before 10 a.m. for reports of the crash, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. Crews...

There were 200 butterflies released Saturday at the Greensburg Garden Center’s Lefevre Butterfly Garden. The annual butterfly release was free this year, thanks to funding from the Second Chance Fund of the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County. The event included a marketplace of butterfly-related items and displays of books and...