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Convention celebrates collectors of all things retro in Irwin
Collin Scott’s passion for movie props began small. He acquired his first movie prop, a replica of a revolver from the movie “Hellboy,” in 2008. In the interim, the 31-year-old Penn Township man has gone onto bigger movie memorabilia. He’s built a replica of the famous “Ghostbusters” proton pack backpack...
Pittsburgh police officer placed on leave after discharging weapon during pursuit
A Pittsburgh police officer is on administrative leave after an incident Saturday in which the officer’s weapon discharged during a pursuit in the city’s South Side. No one was injured in the incident which happened just before 1:30 a.m. when an officer conducted a traffic stop at the corner of...
Police seek driver who crashed into Pleasant Hills salon
Pleasant Hills Police are seeking the driver of a car who fled after his vehicle crashed into a Pleasant Hills hair salon early Sunday morning. Pleasant Hills Police say a car plowed into the Unique Salon Hair Design building early Sunday morning — and the driver took off. Live report...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Hampton Edward Bittner Jr. sold property at 3240 Henrich Farm Lane to John Martinez and Sarah Ewin for $450,000. Anthony Lombardo sold property at 4091 Jupiter Drive to Eric and Erika Weinheimer for $508,000. Natalie Carle sold property at 2843 Tremonte Drive to Keith and Jeana Watenpool for $300,000. McCandless...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Churchill Estate of Gerald Hanzel sold property at 189 Thornberry Drive to Eric and Samantha Berkenpas for $260,000. Delmont John Edward Cunningham Jr. sold property at 24 Freeport St. to Stephen Balas for $108,000. Edgewood Andrew Headlee sold property at 859 E Hutchinson Ave. to Abagael West for $255,000. Joel...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Pine NVR Inc. sold property at 514 Cambridge Court to 2008 Dennis R McKamish Legacy Trust for $734,074. Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at 2032 Cherry Road to Michael Capalbo Jr. and Erin Capalbo for $150,000. Carmelo Ciccone sold property at 115 Clover Lane to Thomas and Jennifer Engler...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Aspinwall Howard Loevner sold property at 910 River Oaks Drive to Kevin Patrick Yancey and Hanna Seong for $330,000. Richard Beaty II sold property at 410 Western Ave. to Andrew Sherman Black Scott and Chelsea Lyn Klimo for $458,150. Blawnox James Maurice Roukous sold property at 923 McKinley Ave. to...
Gilpin man charged with beating man with political signs during protest
A Gilpin man is facing multiple misdemeanor charges in connection with the assault of a man during his one-man political protest in Allegheny Township. Michael Robert Atwood, 38, has been charged by Allegheny Township police with misdemeanor charges of simple assault and related charges for incidents that unfolded at a...
Leechburg officials want constable to stand down in their town
Leechburg officials have taken legal action in response to a constable they say lacks authority to pursue code violators in the borough. Council addressed the matter during their June meeting, passing two resolutions, after a series of social media posts by Leechburg Constable Corey McIntyre. The resolutions are designed to...
Highlands plans return to 5-day, in-person instruction
The Highlands School District plans to bring students back to full in-person instruction, five days a week, for the start of the coming school year, according to the district’s revised covid health and safety plan. All students, including those in pre-kindergarten, would have the option of participating in the district’s...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Sherman Auto Bath & Shower L.P. sold property at 5999 Baptist Road to RLAD Car Wash Locations LLC for $576,000. Robert Raimondi sold property at 1256 Bethel Green Drive to Michael and Kristen Patcher for $453,000. Todd Thomas sold property at 34 Conestoga Drive to James Samuels and Robin Chiodi...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Aleppo Linda Vescio sold property at 409 Sewickley Heights Drive to Ronald and Patricia Dalesio for $205,000. Glen Osborne Janet McDanel sold property at 520 Boundary St. to Richard Musgrave and Rachel Chalich for $1,125,000. Sewickley Paul Abplanalp sold property at 600 Blackburn Road to Stephen Perkins for $406,000. BGRS...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Bellevue Dale Jackson sold property at 117 Crawford Ave. to MAG LLC for $250,000. Franklin Park Kenneth Kelly sold property at 1021 Kelly Lane to David and Darlene Probert trustee for $320,000. Estate of Gerhard Eaves sold property at 1551 King Albert Drive to Ryan James and Sarah Custer for...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Baldwin Borough Andrew Gower sold property at 5248 Blossom Road to Julianna Cranmer for $200,000. Cheryl Ann Blosl sold property at 54 Burgess St. to Herman Kramer for $65,000. Gomati Dhami sold property at 448 Jenne Drive to Bidya and Januka Acharya for $205,000. Treefrog Holding LLC sold property at...
Bridgeville, Scott area real estate transactions for the week of July 11, 2021
Bridgeville Estate of Leo Steiner Jr. sold property at 241 Eisner Ave. to Joseph David Andrews and Erica Nicole Duda for $145,000. Mary Zuzack sold property at 1342 Terrace St. to Hanna Kirkwood for $160,000. Carnegie Joiner Properties LLC sold property at 28-32 E Main St. to 32 E Main...
Popeyes fried chicken coming to Harmar; Starbucks to follow
There soon will be an embarrassment of riches for fried chicken lovers in Harmar. A new Popeyes fried chicken franchise is coming to the township — and it will be adjacent to the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on Harmar Landing Drive. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. has received unanimous approval from...
Semper Gratus’ Santa Shuffle charity run and dinner raises money for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
There was no snow or reindeer, but the Santa Shuffle went off without a hitch Saturday in West Leechburg. The 5K/one-mile foot race, hosted by the nonprofit Semper Gratus, was expected to raise $15,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Participants, many in holiday-themed costumes, stepped off at 9 a.m....
Summer Bible camp in Murrysville incorporates foam swords, battle strategyVideo
Summer Bible camps often employ a theme or center themselves around a particular activity each year. But what about a summer Bible camp where participants duke it out on the field of battle with foam swords, spears and shields? Enter Push the Rock’s Stronghold Foam Sword Fighting Ministries, which will...
Curtain call: Sadecky’s Puppets in Tarentum closing after nearly 4 decades of entertainingVideo
Mr. Mean Dude said he will just lounge about now that he’s no longer needed. The witch-turned-Scrooge-like character at one time starred for Sadecky’s Puppets. Owners Michael and Jay Sadecky have decided to retire and close the Tarentum-based business after 39 years. They’ve entertained at schools, churches, festivals, shopping malls,...
Mt. Pleasant teams with Pittsburgh lab in launch of covid-19 community wellness program
When Mt. Pleasant Mayor Jerry Lucia received a call recently from an area native inquiring whether the borough would like to team up with a state-of-the art health care lab as it launches a covid-19 community wellness testing program, he jumped at the chance. SDxLabs, a Pittsburgh-based diagnostics laboratory, will...
Sportsbooks at Heinz Field, PNC Park and PPG Paints Arena? Bet on it, analysts say
Like grabbing a drink and a bag of peanuts before the game, stopping by a betting window to place money on the Penguins, Pirates or Steelers soon could become part of the ritual of going to a game. Such is the reality at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., which...
The Stroller, July 11, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Notes for Hope festival set Saturday in Hyde Park The Notes for Hope Music and Food Festival will be from noon...
Motorcyclist in critical condition in North Park collision
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a collision Saturday in North Park, Allegheny County Police said. Officers responded at about 2:40 p.m. to the intersection of Babcock Boulevard and Old Ingomar Road in McCandless for the single-vehicle collision. The victim is a man who was taken to a local hospital...
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship holds 1st pop-up event promoting local vendorsVideo
Various vendors kept cool underneath their tents as a small group of customers explored the Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship’s grass field. The school, on July 10, was holding its first-ever pop-up event aimed at helping to promote local vendors, including its students and alumni. Twenty-two of the 39...
Volunteers pack 300,000 meals in Hampton for Nicaraguan orphansVideo
The social hall at Allison Park Church along Duncan Road in Hampton looked like a manufacturing plant early Saturday, with about 800 people lined up at tables packing food. Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” was blaring in the background while assembly lines of people worked to fill plastic bags with rice....
