Western PA Local News category, Page 2413
Shaler Journal-area real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Etna Cornelia Swircz sold property at 56 Maplewood St. to Rafiah Daughtry for $121,260. Shaler Michael Mikelas sold property at 1000 Greenhill Road to Aaron and Renee Davis for $215,000. Andrew Sadlowski sold property at 120 Ida Drive to Edward Moan III and Brianna Norwood for $156,000. Real Estate Transactions...
Hampton real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Hampton Estate of Doris Bauer Hartwell sold property at 2436 Victoria Drive to Carrie Super for $85,000. Real Estate Transactions are provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Newly installed surveillance cameras help Jeannette police make arrest after shots fired
A Jeannette man is being held without bail after city police said he fired a gun Saturday behind Columbia Court. Rashaad Ricardo Shepard, 41, is charged with weapons violations, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police were called just before 6 p.m. to investigate a report of...
Eastern area real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Edgewood Jeremiah Lott sold property at 124 Dewey St. to Gretchen Snell Zelinsky for $245,000. Thomas Vandyke Schmaus sold property at 109 Ivy St. to Cory Francis Hayes and Alexa Donner for $183,000. Forest Hills MO Rentals Inc. sold property at 530 Atlantic Ave. to Erich Raymond Hulse for $78,500....
The Herald-area real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Etna Cornelia Swircz sold property at 56 Maplewood St. to Rafiah Daughtry for $121,260. Real Estate Transactions are provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Penn Hills, Verona real estate transactions, Aug. 10
Penn Hills Nydia Perez sold property at 11501 Gardenia Drive to RS Holdings 201 LLC for $43,500. Shirley Luck sold property at 313 Orin St. to Mark Dawson for $80,000. Olivinos LLC sold property at 139 Sandy Creek Road to James LTD Mitch for $62,000. Thomas Baker sold property at...
Here are some tips for planting and growing crops in a fall garden
Tamara O’Brien has always planted a fall garden. She sows various types of greens, cucumbers and heirloom squashes much later into the summer than less-seasoned gardeners might dare and harvests all the way through October. Planting a fall plot is a strategy that lengthens the growing season and increases the...
Fire quickly extinguished at Greensburg house that was recently sold
A small fire was quickly extinguished Monday at a Greensburg house that recently was sold. City Fire Chief Tom Bell said there was a small fire in the corner of the kitchen near some power tools that were not plugged in. “First crew got in and knocked it down really...
Delays along Parkway East following motorcycle crash
One person was taken to a hospital following a crash Monday morning on the Parkway East, according to an Allegheny 911 dispatcher. Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and two vehicles in the area of the Squirrel Hill Tunnels shortly before 6:40 a.m. According to Tribune-Review news...
As eateries across the country shutter, Dunkin’ launches a new shop in East HuntingdonVideo
In an era marked by closed signs at eateries across the country, a Forest Hills-based restaurant group is betting against the odds in the midst of a pandemic in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Heartland Restaurant Group is opening its 59th Dunkin’ franchise today in the Countryside Plaza in East Huntingdon, on...
Vandergrift woman planning massive Christmas festival
The goal, Denise Lewandowski-George says, is to turn all of Vandergrift into a Christmas town like those seen in Hallmark movies. She pitched the idea to Vandergrift Council during last Monday’s virtual meeting. With the support of the Vandergrift Improvement Program (VIP) and several local businesses, Lewandowski-George has decided to...
Dispatch: 3 injured following shooting in Beaver Falls
Three people were injured following a shooting in Beaver County, according to an emergency dispatcher. Police responded to the intersection of 14th Street and 5th Avenue in Beaver Falls around 11:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of the shooting. Two people were transported by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh-area hospital and...
Man in critical condition following Sunday shooting in Highland Park
One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition following a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood Sunday night, authorities said. Police and EMS responded to the 800 block of Farragut Street around 8:20 p.m. where they found a man with a gunshot wound to his neck, Pittsburgh police...
The Stroller, Aug. 10, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Dealership donation aids Norwin Meals on WheelsVideo
Norwin Meals on Wheels shut down for about six weeks this spring because of the pandemic, but money from a North Huntingdon auto dealership’s charitable program helps the organization continue to provide nutritious meals to area residents. The donation of close to $24,000 from Kenny Ross Subaru will be used...
Mon Incline closed for maintenance
The Monongahela Incline is out of service, Port Authority officials said Sunday night. The closure is due to a maintenance issue, according to a Port Authority social media alert posted shortly after 7:30 p.m. Shuttle buses are running between the lower station on East Carson Street and the upper station...
2 injured in separate Pittsburgh shootings
Separate shootings Sunday evening in Pittsburgh left two men injured, authorities said. The first happened about 5:20 p.m. in Lincoln-Lemington, according to police. Officers and medics responded to Lincoln Avenue for a report of a shooting but found the victim had been driven to the hospital. Police searched for a...
Westmoreland County adds 14 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County saw 14 new coronavirus cases, according to data released Sunday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The new cases bring the county’s total to 1,537 with 46 deaths. Of those cases, 1,494 are confirmed and 43 probable. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram There have been 31,728 negative tests,...
Former Apollo nuclear site up for sale, againVideo
Apollo Borough is seeking, again, to sell its largest commercial site along Warren Avenue, 22 acres that includes about 4.5 acres off-limits for development where a former nuclear fuels plant once stood. The parcels include land owned by Metals Services and cleaned up by Armstrong County Department of Economic Development,...
FAA to investigate flipped plane at Rostraver Airport
A pilot suffered minor injuries after his bright yellow Piper J-3 Cub plane ran off a runway and flipped onto its roof at the Rostraver Airport on Sunday, officials said. The call came in shortly after 2:45 p.m. as an “aircraft down” at the airport. According to a Westmoreland County...
Police: Monroeville man accused of exposing himself, trying to lure 2 girls in McKeesport
A Monroeville man remained in jail Sunday for allegedly exposing himself to and trying to lure two girls in McKeesport, court records show. Carlos Levy, 30, was allegedly parked on Ross Street late in the afternoon on Aug. 2, according to the criminal complaint filed against him. Two girls, ages...
Chief: Leftover embers from backyard campfire damage porch in Penn Hills
A Penn Hills home suffered minimal damage Sunday morning after leftover materials from a campfire burned through a storage container on the back porch, a fire chief said. The fire was reported around 2 a.m. at 252 Springwood Drive. No one was injured. Chief Al Wickline of Penn Hills Station...
Toppled tractor briefly pins man in Salem Township creek
Paramedics and local fire companies rescued a man who was pinned beneath his tractor in a Salem Township creek Sunday afternoon, according to emergency officials. Emergency responders headed to a home on the 400 block of Story Road in Salem shortly before 1:15 p.m., after a lawn tractor toppled into...
Allegheny County reports 61 new coronavirus cases
Allegheny County on Sunday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since June 26. The county’s department of health added 61 new covid-19 cases on Sunday as the total of newly reported cases stayed in double digits for the third straight day. The county also saw 61 cases on...
No one injured in fire at Shaler metal fabricating warehouse, cause under investigation
No one was injured after welding machines caught on fire at a Shaler warehouse on Sunday morning, a firefighter said. The blaze was reported shortly after 7 a.m. at V B Fabricators Inc., a metal fabricating warehouse located at 1467 Glenn Ave. Firefighters arrived at the warehouse to see heavy...
