Western PA Local News category, Page 579
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Aug. 25, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Gina Stephens sold property at 2307 Marbury Road to Chase Ryan and Miranda Johnston for $497,000. Randall Russell trustee sold property at 1515 Old Beulah Road to Erin Winstanley for $530,000. Edgewood Estate of Robert Kellerman sold property at 112 Gordon St. to JBS Rental Associates LLC...
Bethel Park real estate transactions, week of Aug. 25, 2024
Bethel Park Alyssa Stouden sold property at 1307 Buckskin Trl to Eric Large for $210,000. Debra Haid sold property at 5474 California Ave. to Sanjip Basnet and Tek Kumari Mahatara for $281,000. Estate of Joseph Lavrich sold property at 5557 California Ave. to Marc Fawcett for $190,000. Chris Matthews sold...
From Monticello Lights to Dairy Queen fundraisers, community support has buoyed Delmont library for 90 years
It is not an exaggeration to say the Delmont Public Library has been built by the community it serves. Just ask former director Denni Grassel. “The Monticello Lights fundraiser donated $7,500 to the (new) library its first year, and we used that to buy the table and chairs in the...
Westmoreland happenings: Peach festival, farmers market, senior citizen news, more
Farmers market • Independence Health System Westmoreland will host a farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 28 in the administrative parking lot at Westmoreland Hospital, West Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg. Everything sold will be locally sourced and produced by the vendor. Festival • First Church of God in...
The Stroller, Aug. 25, 2024: 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. Exercise class offered for Parkinson’s Disease patients A wellness class for...
Kayakers take on Ohiopyle’s renowned rapids — upstream
Kayakers took to the Lower Youghiogheny River on Saturday evening to race downstream — and back upstream. The Upstream Nationals took place on a half-mile section of the river at Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County. The race started just below the falls at Ohiopyle and continued part of the...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of Aug. 29, 2024
Bridgeville Paul Zuccaro sold property at 297 Patterson Ave. to Luke Zidek for $215,000. Sheryl Gigliotti sold property at 1069 Grandview Ave. to Austin Schott and Annalise Bolek for $176,000. Timothy Collins sold property at 636 Dewey Ave. to Patricia Sharpe for $244,900. Randi Watson sold property at 430 Shady...
Greater Latrobe teacher introduces junior high students to drone career options
Future graduates of Greater Latrobe School District may one day be providing an eagle eye’s view of crop fields for a farmer, real estate for a surveying firm or power lines for a utility company. “There is a high demand for drone pilots in many different disciplines,” said Greater Latrobe...
Citizens Hose firefighters eschew boot drives for body slams as part of annual fundraising effort
Typical fire department fundraisers involve bingo or boot drives. Harrison-based Citizens Hose Fire/Rescue/EMS prefers something else — body slams. The fourth annual Battle in Birdville took place outside the station off of Burtner Road on Saturday evening. “We were looking to do a fundraiser outside the box, outside the traditional...
Banana-eating contest highlights Latrobe’s banana split celebrationVideo
Contestants got a heavy dose of potassium Saturday at the Dole Great American Banana Challenge in Latrobe. In its inaugural year, the banana-eating contest pitted participants against the clock — they had 125 seconds to see who could peel and eat the most bananas to win the Dole Banana Challenge...
Mother recounts the pain of her loss as residents of Arnold and New Kensington hold anti-drug march, outdoor forum
Roxanne White, a mother from Arnold, has taken steps to ensure no other parent has to experience what she did on Mother’s Day. In fact, she took many, many steps Saturday afternoon as she joined about 30 others in a March to Save Our Community effort up and down the...
Allegheny County prosecutors seek death penalty against woman left to care for a 6-week-old boy
Allegheny County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a woman accused in the June death of a weeks old Pittsburgh boy. They filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty this week against Nicole Virzi, 30, of San Diego, Calif., according to online court records. Virzi was...
Young tenders of their farm animals rake in cash at Westmoreland Fair auction
As a livestock auction got underway in a crowded barn at the Westmoreland Fair, 9-year-old Gunner Temple confidently approached potential bidders. He shook their hands, introduced himself and explained his goal — the Mt. Pleasant Township boy intended to donate half the proceeds earned through the auction of his steer,...
Franklin Park delays question about home rule
Switching to a home rule charter could be a possibility in the future for Franklin Park Borough, But just not yet. Franklin Park council initially passed an ordinance in July to place a question on November’s general election ballot that would ask its residents to approve a government study commission...
Pregnant woman, 19, dies in the wake of Washington County house fire
A pregnant woman died after being pulled from a house fire early Friday in Washington County. Elrama Volunteer Fire Department said in a social media post that the woman was 23 weeks pregnant. Fire Chief Lenny Bailey identified her as Sabrina Boyle, 19, according to Trib news partner WTAE. The...
The Stroller, Aug. 24, 2024: 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. Casino Theatre plans auditions for holiday show The Casino Theatre in...
Firm pitches funding ideas for Springdale Township
Springdale Township may tap a Pittsburgh-based government consulting group in its battle to obtain grant funding — an issue township officials say has been unsuccessful for years. The commissioners Thursday learned about the proposal from Nick Bonesso, president of Avanti Consulting Group. Bonesso said Avanti works with many townships in...
A ‘flood of ads’: Pa. residents face barrage of political messaging
Political ads are back as an unavoidable part of everyday life in Pennsylvania. On television, they air in 30-second spots during sporting events, late night talk shows, newscasts, daytime soaps and nighttime dramas. While streaming shows or surfing the web, viewers see candidates from both major political parties and special...
Family and friends of Roxanne Bonnoni, 11, gather to honor her at vigil in Natrona
Heather Bonnoni is doing her best to remain strong amid family tragedy. Bonnoni helped to organize a family-hosted public vigil Friday night honoring her late niece, Roxanne Alexis Bonnoni. Roxanne was killed Tuesday evening when she was struck by a vehicle traveling on North Canal Street in Harrison’s Natrona neighborhood....
2 sent to hospital following cooking fire in Tarentum
Two people were burned in a fire that was quickly extinguished Friday evening in Tarentum. First responders were called to a home in the 400 block of East Seventh Avenue shortly after 6:15 p.m. for a report of a structure fire. They arrived to find two women who’d been burned...
Good Samaritan’s gesture ends in hail of bullets, long road to recovery
On Aug. 7, Paul Werder, described by his wife as an inveterate good Samaritan, approached a homeless man who appeared hurt along a road on Pittsburgh’s North Side. They stood about 2 feet apart. “Are you okay?” Werder, 73, asked. “Can I help you?” The answer came through the crack...
Domenico Schiano di Cola, co-owner of J&S Pizza in Natrona Heights, remembered for infectious positivity
Domenico “Domen” Schiano di Cola made a name for himself running his family’s restaurant, J&S Pizza, in Natrona Heights, Harrison, but his first love was Italy. It’s where he was born, visited each year with family and, on Aug. 6, 2024 died unexpectedly. Schiano di Cola, 29, of Natrona Heights...
Charges refiled against ex-Allegheny County detective accused of injecting son with testosterone
A former detective for the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is once more charged with felony violations, accused of providing his minor son with testosterone and an amphetamine in Murrysville. Police allege Raymond Bonacci, 58, provided the drugs at the family home to enhance the boy’s athletic performance with the...
Prosecutors won’t drop felony charge in case involving old dog’s oozing 10-inch tumor
A Westmoreland County judge Friday questioned a continued push by prosecutors to seek a jail sentence for a North Belle Vernon man charged with failing to get lifesaving medical care for his aging dog. The case against Dan Karbowsky, 55, has languished for more than two years and appears headed...
Ohio man charged in fatal 2023 crash in Salem
An Ohio man was charged with homicide by vehicle in connection with a fatal 2023 crash in Salem, police said. Ricardo Hardy Jr., 23, of South Euclid, Ohio, was driving an sport utility vehicle that slammed into the back of a tri-axle truck, part of a three-vehicle crash July 25,...
