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Alon Ohel, one of more than 100 people captured by Hamas during an Oct. 7 attack on Israel, remains a hostage nine months later. He was taken by Hamas at the Nova music festival, an outdoor dance party near the Gaza border. Jeff Finkelstein, CEO of the Jewish Federation of...

A Franklin Regional fifth grade science and math teacher will be part of a six-day scientific exploration of Lake Erie this week, conducting shipboard research on the health and water quality of the lake, from Cleveland to Erie. “This opportunity to work alongside scientists on Lake Erie and work with...

Three people were stabbed in a fight at the Natrona Park and Playground basketball courts in Harrison, according to township police Chief Brian Turack. A 21-year-old man from Euclid, Ohio, an 18-year-old man from Tarentum and a juvenile from Baltimore whose age was not available were found injured when police...

Like many people, Anne Lindsay took up a new hobby in the early days of the covid pandemic, looking to kill time after a day of virtual classes as a Freeport Area High School student. The difference is, she stuck with it, turning a hankering for sourdough bread into a...

A man died after being shot in the shoulder in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood Saturday night, according to Pittsburgh police. First responders found the man at the intersection of Olivet Avenue and Antenor Avenue in Carrick around 9:30 p.m. He was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital in critical condition but was...

Aleppo Samuel Sierra sold property at 426 Rockledge Drive to Sean and Keri O’Brien for $600,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1315 Adrian Drive to Sun Jung Oh and James Jaewon Son for $723,210. Paul Hennigan sold property at 1118 Castletown Ct to Erik Savini for $950,000....

Etna ART Image LLC sold property at 59 Grant Ave. to Julian Arney and Justin Gilmore for $320,000. Janet McCourt sold property at 16 Highland Ave. to MET Homes LLC for $44,000. First Congregational Church Etna sold property at 45 Locust St. to Jesus Arthur Loquias and Gloria Alano for...

Bellevue Mae Fannie sold property at 69 Kendall Ave. to Adam and Alexandra Walker for $225,000. Kyle Properties LLC sold property at 18 Margaretta Ave. to Ryan Blair for $380,000. Donna Isoldi sold property at 56 S Harrison Ave. to Gregory Marshall Hershberger for $290,000. Etna ART Image LLC sold...

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Estate of Robert Perkoski sold property at 1541 Williamsburg Pl to 2669 LLC for $103,000. Edgewood Steven Crandell sold property at 300 Beech St. to Kirk Brown and Wendy Rondeau for $440,000. Jeffrey Weiss sold property at 180 Gordon St. to Ryan Bernier and Sandra Bernier Yu...

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. Drive-thru food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association...

Fundraisers Community Revitalization of West Newton (CROWN) will sponsor a golf ball drop fundraiser at 8 p.m. July 20 in the borough Vine Street Park. Cost: $5 per ball. Winner receives half of the take. Balls: crown15089@yahoo.com. Proceeds will help to fund the group’s activities for children. Meetings • South...

Year after year, problems mounted at Shuman Juvenile Detention Center, the long-distressed Pittsburgh facility where Allegheny County housed troubled youths awaiting their day in court. When the state of Pennsylvania finally could tolerate no more, it revoked the facility’s license in 2021, sending the local juvenile justice system reeling and...

A Greensburg Salem High School graduate is learning skills needed to fly missions around the world with the U.S. Navy. Garison Andolina joined the military two years ago after earning a bachelor’s degree in planetary science and astronomy from Penn State University in 2022, according to information provided by the...

A Greensburg native and graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania has helped establish a scholarship at her alma mater to assist military veterans working towards a degree in a STEM field. University officials said retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral C.J. Jaynes made a donation that allowed the Indiana County school...

Steelers Nation gained some fresh talent recently when the team hosted its annual youth football camp at Saint Vincent College in Unity. Open to kids ages 6-14, the camp on June 17-18 attracted boys and girls from 13 different states. There were 200 youths on hand this year to participate...

Pittsburgh will open six cooling centers Monday and Tuesday as temperatures are expected to climb above 90 degrees. The cooling centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., city officials said. The cooling centers will be available at Healthy Active Living Community Center sites throughout the city: •...

A man is in critical condition after a shooting in Stowe Township Saturday, according to Allegheny County police. First responders were alerted to a shooting in the 600 block of Broadway Avenue after 4 p.m. Saturday. Responders found a man shot inside a second floor apartment. The victim was taken...

After tornado damage left much of the battlefield site unusable, the 2024 Bushy Run battle reenactment, previously scheduled for the first weekend of August, has been officially canceled. “The board has concluded that the site cannot be made reasonably safe and accessible by the scheduled date of the event,” said...

Kathy Thomas of Murrysville is looking forward to not having to beat the heat or brave the cold to play pickleball. “I play pickleball just about every day, at least five days a week,” she said. As a visitor and new member at the new Pickleball Harbor facility in Murrysville...

Tarentum native Evelyn Nesbit made her mark in New York City as a model and chorus girl at the turn of the 20th century before becoming the object of a deadly love triangle between wealthy entrepreneurs. Her story and many others will be the focus of a Tarentum walking history...

David Risher is remembered as a trusting person with a love of fishing. He was “a friend to everyone he encountered,” said his sister, Brenda Lee Johnson. Risher, 58, of New Kensington was found dead early Saturday morning in his home after Johnson reported him missing on Friday. Police charged...

Two men were injured in a shooting in Homewood South early Saturday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. First responders found the two men just after 2 a.m. in the 700 block of Brushton Avenue after hearing reports of several victims with gunshot wounds. One man had a graze wound and...

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. Guardian Angels Parish festival begins Wednesday The Guardian Angels Parish Summer...

Southwestern Pennsylvania is one of the most important political regions in the country for Republicans this election cycle, and the Trump campaign appears to be well aware. Former President Donald Trump next weekend will hold his first Western Pennsylvania rally of the campaign season in Butler County, signaling the region’s...