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AHN announces mobile covid-19 testing locations
Allegheny Health Network’s mobile covid-19 testing unit will be visiting several Pittsburgh sites this week. Covid-19 testing will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following locations:Shop N’ Save plaza in the Hill District (1850 Centre Avenue) on Monday, July 20City Hall Building in Clairton (551 Ravensburg...
Portion of Route 286 to see traffic restricted as crews begin overnight road work
A portion of Route 286 in Plum will be restricted to one lane starting Tuesday night, PennDOT officials announced Monday. Traffic will be reduced to one lane between Old Frankstown Road and Hileah Drive as crews work through the night. Restrictions will happen from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday...
Bill Fuller: Changes in dining restrictions hurt Big Burrito Restaurant business
Constant fluctuations in the allowed restaurant dining capacity prompted Big Burrito Restaurant Group to temporarily close all of its specialty restaurants, including Alta Via, Casbah, Eleven, Kaya, Soba and Umi, company President Bill Fuller said Monday. “It just isn’t worth it,” said Fuller, who furloughed 193 people. “We decided to...
Police: Tarentum man started fight with off-duty Pittsburgh officer at Harrison custard shop
A Tarentum man was arrested after getting into a fight with another man at a Harrison custard shop Sunday night. Harrison police said Jacob A. Fisher, 24, threatened the other man’s 5-year-old daughter and spit at him before punching him in the face at Della’s Frozen Custard, formerly Del’s Custard,...
State grant will help construct road to proposed Unity kayak launch
A state grant literally will help pave the way for a proposed kayak launch and athletic complex along Loyalhanna Creek in Unity. Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation was approved for a $299,200 grant from the state Multimodal Transportation Fund to help construct an access road from Center Drive to the launch...
Penn Hills real estate transactions, July 20
Penn Hills Karmen Pugh sold property at 2600 Blackridge Ave. to Alexis Jackson for $170,000. Jean Coates sold property at 126 Charleston Drive to RS Holdings 201 LLC for $20,600. James Cox Jr. sold property at 308 Fielding Drive to Tammera Townes for $168,900. James Zerfoss sold property at 23...
Appeal contends identical twin brother could have been killer in Jeannette homicide
An Allegheny County man serving a life prison term for first-degree murder claims the jury got it wrong when they didn’t believe that his dead identical twin brother was the killer. In an appeal filed in Westmoreland County, Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee, 31, of Penn Hills, contends his conviction should be overturned...
Plum real estate transactions, July 20
Plum Terence Churilla sold property at 861 Blue Ridge Road to Lucas Tucci and Courtney Coll for $199,900. NVR Inc. sold property at 501 October Court to Tariq and Elizabeth Francis for $437,155. NVR Inc. sold property at 408 September Drive to Susan Kelly trustee for $331,375. NVR Inc. sold...
The Herald-area real estate transactions, July 20
Aspinwall William Buck sold property at 105 Center Ave. to Reagan and Dana Berube for $489,000. Estate of Robert McQuaid sold property at 201 Western Ave. to Kevin Kerr and Jenna Monocello for $270,000. Etna Estate of Thomas Ford Jr. sold property at 34 Ganster St. to MEC Passive Properties...
Pittsburgh announces new program to help keep people out of criminal justice system
A pilot program announced by Pittsburgh officials could be another step toward enacting the law enforcement reforms that community activists have asked for in regular protests in the region that followed the May 25 killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Details about the program and how it will...
Monroeville’s Jack Sedlak Memorial Clean Up Day rescheduled for Aug. 29 with no picnic
The Jack Sedlack Memorial Clean Up Day in Monroeville has been rescheduled for the end of August but the picnic that typically follows it has been canceled. The 25th annual event, usually held in April or May, was canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled to...
Monroeville real estate transactions, July 20
Monroeville Daniel Sigg sold property at 102 Kelvington Drive to Michael Chismar for $225,125. Amy Miller sold property at 205 Spartan Drive to Kevin Patrick and Megan Carey Shanley for $189,900. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB sold property at 441 Thomas St. to REO Acquisition I LLC for $22,000. REO...
37-year-old man who died after collapsing at Sandcastle identified
Allegheny County Police are investigating the death of a Brentwood man who collapsed at Sandcastle Waterpark. Police said county 911 dispatchers were notified just after 3:20 p.m. Sunday of an unresponsive man in a pool at the West Homestead water park. Employees attempted lifesaving measures on the man until paramedics...
Freeport Area High School students ace AP World History exams despite pandemic
At Freeport Area High School, every AP World History student scored a passing grade on this year’s AP exam amid unusually difficult circumstances. David DiSanti, the AP World History teacher at Freeport Area High School, said the course was historically difficult, even before the covid-19 pandemic forced schools to move...
O’Hara applies for grants to help alleviate stormwater issues
O’Hara is seeking nearly $750,000 in grants to ease stormwater issues across the township. Council is applying for three separate grants from the state’s Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund to address problems along Gamma Drive, Powers Run Road and Epsilon Drive. If approved, the money would be funneled through...
Vandergrift muralist paints over racist graffiti at The Center
A Vandergrift artist created a mural with a message of empowerment and community last week, after a local community center was overwhelmed with hateful graffiti. Chloe Kruse, owner of The Center on Franklin Avenue, said the back of her building always has attracted some graffiti. But recently, Kruse said the...
PWSA: $14 million upgrade to filtration plant at Highland Park reservoir set to be completed
In a few weeks, people will be able to stroll around the reservoir in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park again, a spokeswoman for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority said. The popular walkway closed last August for repairs and to allow for more than $14 million in upgrades to the filtration plant...
‘Laser Queen’ at Buhl Planetarium promises to be ‘Killer Queen’ show
It’s been 35 years since the rock band Queen turned in the most memorable performance at Live Aid and nearly three decades since the death of flamboyant lead singer Freddie Mercury. But thanks in part to the 2018 movie “Bohemian Rhapsody,” named after the band’s biggest song, Queen is as...
Analyst: Drivers enjoying lowest gas prices in 16 years as markets hang on covid-19
Gasoline prices fell slightly over the past week as markets await the next chapter in the coronavirus situation, an industry analyst said. “As cases continue to rise, the likelihood rises that gas prices will stabilize and demand may continue to see small decreases, which is the name of the game...
Bradford Woods Conservancy’s virtual program covering region’s geology
The Bradford Woods Conservancy will host a virtual presentation about the region’s geological history at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The July 22 online event features Katie Tamulonis, an assistant professor of geology at Allegheny College in Meadville, who will present “Geology of Western Pennsylvania Through Time.” Tamulonis is a graduate...
North Hills real estate transactions, July 20
Bellevue Shawn Zugai sold property at 456 Dawson Ave. to Luke Hertweck for $86,000. Bradford Woods Larry Breitenstein sold property at 70 Marblehead Hbr to Judith Edwards for $260,000. Etna Estate of Thomas Ford Jr. sold property at 34 Ganster St. to MEC Passive Properties LLC for $46,000. Franklin Park...
Police trying to ID man suspected of throwing bricks during East Liberty protest
Police are trying to identify a man who they suspect was throwing bricks at police during a protest June 1 in the vicinity of Centre and Negley avenues in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. He was wearing a camouflage baseball cap, a “Curators of Hip Hop” T-shirt and Nike Air Max...
Pine-area real estate transactions, July 20
Pine Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. sold property at unknown address to Michael Logan and Melissa Pantalo Rawlins for $895,000. Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at 2015 Cherry Road to NVR Inc. for $120,000. Pine Development Co. sold property at 216 Murrin Court to Adam and Tiffany Spitznagel for $220,000....
Latrobe banana split fest goes virtual with pageant, race
As summer nears an end, Latrobe will feature entertainment and competitions as well as crown a princess as part of its annual Great American Banana Split Celebration. But this year, because of the covid-19 pandemic, people will visit online on Aug. 25 to enjoy a virtual version of the festival....
Hampton real estate transactions, July 20
Hampton NVR Inc. sold property at 5158 Hampton Place Drive 300 to Michael Talotta and Nikki Antoszewski for $582,380. Brookfield Relocation Inc. sold property at 4912 Meadow Crest Drive to Mathis Pfaendler and Holly Rosenblatt for $300,000. Cary Montgomery sold property at 3972 Middle Road to Derek and Lexington Rykaczewski...
