Monroeville’s Miracle Mile shopping center up for sale
The Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Monroeville is for sale. No price is listed by CBRE, the real estate agency handling the sale, but the plaza along Route 22 near the Pennsylvania Turnpike interchange is described in the listing as a dominant regional shopping destination. The sale was announced on...
Morning Roundup: Seeking tips, police release video in fatal McKeesport shooting
Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Wednesday, July 2: Police release video in fatal McKeesport shooting seeking tips Allegheny County Police released surveillance video and new details about a June 2024 fatal shooting in McKeesport in hopes of getting tips about the identities of...
The Stroller, July 2, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Lincoln Beach to commemorate...
Harrison police get less-lethal weapons to deal with increasing crises
Harrison police are responding to more mental health crises than ever before. Since 2012, the number of calls dealing with noncompliant people has increased more than 500%, Chief Brian Turack said. Officers responded to 16 such calls in 2012 and 98 in 2023. “It’s not all mental health; it’s anywhere...
‘The joy of serving’: Students give back to Jeannette through Summer Blast program
Grace John of Jeannette concentrated intently as she scraped multiple layers of blue paint off a pavilion wall in Jeannette’s Altman Park. A group of about 10 students gathered alongside her Tuesday to volunteer for Give Back Week with the Mosaic Community Development Center’s Summer Blast program. The group was...
Franklin Park lauds hands-on track record of new borough manager, who takes helm July 7
Zachary Filous is excited to take on the role of borough manager for Franklin Park, beginning July 7, after successfully managing Freeport Borough in Armstrong County since 2023. Though the communities are very different in size, Filous feels confident in making the switch. Freeport has a population of 1,736, while...
How to avoid fireworks injuries this July Fourth weekend
The Fourth of July weekend brings a surge of cookouts, fireworks and celebrations — and with it, a busy stretch for fire safety and health officials preparing for the holiday’s potential hazards. Brad James, fire chief at Eureka Fire Rescue in Tarentum, said the holiday weekend tends to produce numerous...
2 injured in Green Tree auto body shop fire
Two people were taken to a hospital Tuesday from a fire at a Green Tree auto body shop, fire officials told Trib news partner WTAE. Those injured were an employee at the shop and a person who lives in an apartment above the garage. WTAE reported the fire happened in...
Cops charge woman with firing gun at closing time on South Side
Pittsburgh police have filed charges in two incidents of unruly behavior on the South Side — one involving gunfire and the other physical violence — that punctuated a chaotic few days in the city’s busiest, most heavily patrolled entertainment district. In the first, police said a Forest Hills woman fired...
O’Hara man’s lawsuit claims recalled Ryobi hedge trimmer shredded his hand
An O’Hara man is suing the company that makes Ryobi Tools after he said his hedge trimmer turned on when it wasn’t supposed to last month, severely injuring his hand. Michael Roncevich, 64, filed the lawsuit, along with his wife, Michelle Roncevich, in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday...
North Hills Arts Center plans celebration of O’Hara artist’s life, work
An artist from O’Hara will be remembered and celebrated this month at the North Hills Arts Center in Ross. The celebration of Patricia Mae Young’s life and art will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at the center, 3432 Babcock Blvd. Young, who was known as...
Fireworks stores see big business ahead of July Fourth weekend
Fourth of July is like Christmas to William Olbeter. “Ever since I was a little kid, I fell in love with fireworks, and I’ve always wanted to do my own shows,” said Olbeter, of New Kensington. The 54-year-old puts on a fireworks show annually for his family and neighbors. Each...
New Kensington man, fugitive since February, arrested in Pittsburgh, faces new gun charges
A New Kensington man wanted on multiple warrants now faces additional gun charges after being taken into custody Tuesday by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies. William Rodgers, 28, has been a fugitive since February when he walked out of Renewal Center halfway house on Boulevard of the Allies in Downtown...
Erin Rodgers appointed to Chartiers Valley School Board
Erin Rodgers is the newest member of the Chartiers Valley School Board. School directors appointed Rodgers, of Scott Township, to fill a board seat vacated by Herb Ohliger. Rodgers received the majority of votes from the school board on June 24 after she and four other applicants — Mariann Fox,...
Mutual fire relief association flagged in audit; president says changes being made
Thomas Bartley, president of the Volunteer Firemans Relief Association of Mutual, said that the department is working to remedy audit findings recently released by the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General. The auditor general’s review of the relief association’s finances for January 2020 through December 2023 — which was released...
412 Gives Back lemonade stands raise $16,465 for group assisting families battling cancer
It could be said June was a very good month to run a lemonade stand. The hot and muggy month featured five days in a row, June 22-26, where the high temperature was 91 or higher, the first time that’s happened in 31 years. And it got down to only...
Allegheny County judge rebukes public defender in controversial bail decision
The Allegheny County criminal court judge who repeatedly denied bail for a defendant he thought was dangerous — and whose decision was then reversed by an Orphans’ Court judge — on Tuesday rebuked the public defender who circumvented him. Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski spent several minutes seeking an...
Freeport Area School District final budget includes tax hikes
The Freeport Area School Board raised taxes as much as the state would allow in June, meaning most property owners will owe at least $100 more over the course of the 2025-26 academic year. The main reason for the hike: A $55 million overhaul of the high school that will...
At the library: Here are some upcoming events at the Millvale and Shaler North Hills facilities
MILLVALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY Notice to patrons The Millvale Community Library, 213 Grant Ave., will be closed July 4 and 5 for Independence Day. The library is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Regular operating hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and...
Upper Burrell man, Dennis Praniewicz, knew how to make the most of life
There was only one Dennis Praniewicz. Whether it was riding a jon boat or motorcycle, making tomato moonshine, or shenanigans from sleepwalking, Praniewicz lived a life as funny and wild as it was caring and passionate, his family said. “The stories we could tell,” said Trudy Praniewicz, Dennis’ wife of...
Mike Reese Memorial 5K set to return at Mammoth Park
The Fifth Annual Mike Reese Memorial 5K —Roast, Run and Family Fun Event is scheduled Saturday at Mammoth Park in Mt. Pleasant Township. The event honoring the late state lawmaker is a fundraiser benefiting a memorial fund bearing his name. The fund provides scholarships to high school graduates and athletes...
Flooding reported in Vandergrift, Apollo elsewhere in the region
Sia Fouse knew something was up when one of her employees walked up from the first level of her business, The Sia Center in Vandergrift, at around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday. “I said, ‘Why does it look like something’s wrong?’” said Fouse, owner of the Wallace Street event venue and indoor...
Canceled: Music festival on tap for Lower Burrell; summer music series continues
A Lower Burrell music festival planned this month has been called off. The city’s parks and recreation commission announced Wednesday that the Kick it at Kotecki music festival, planned for July 12 at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park, has been canceled. “This decision was not made lightly because we...
Storm triggers flash floods in Pittsburgh; 3 inches of rain expected by day’s end
Slow-moving thunderstorms are predicted to drop up to 3 inches of rain and trigger potential flash flooding in parts of several Southwestern Pennsylvania counties, a National Weather Service meteorologist said Tuesday. By 11:30 a.m., first responders were reporting flooding on Allegheny River Boulevard in Pittsburgh; Freeport Road near UPMC St....
New nonprofit plans free adaptive football event in Pine
The Michael Mackie Project, a new nonprofit committed to creating inclusive and adaptive experiences for children with disabilities, announces its inaugural community event. MVP: Michael’s Victory Players an Adaptive Football Experience will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 19 at the Pine Athletic Complex, 100 Pine Park...
