Penn Hills Progress category, Page 13

Junior guard making things happen for Penn Hills girls basketball

Penn Hills guard Milani Oliver crammed a game’s worth of moments during the final two minutes against Woodland Hills on Dec. 10. With Penn Hills trailing by four, Oliver chased down a loose ball, pulled up at the 3-point line and knocked down a key jumper. Less than 30 seconds...
Penn Hills boys off to rare slow start

The growing process for the Penn Hills boys basketball program will have many layers this season. One of the most important ones will be becoming comfortable with being in the varisty atmosphere. With the Indians having so many new players in starting roles on varsity, the season’s first few weeks...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 15, 2024

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill GMS Global Investments LLC sold property at 3758 E Rural Ct to Femi and Lola Kolawole for $153,000. David Lippock sold property at 2146 Garrick Drive to Moktar Abdou Kerime for $299,900. Edgewood Thomas Lockner trustee sold property at 507 Greendale Ave. to MB Trade LLC for...
‘I was raised to always help’: Verona man rushes to help residents escape apartment fire

Erik Kust only wants to be known as a good neighbor. Others call him a hero. Thursday night, Kust was heading home from the grocery store. He was about four blocks away from his Verona home when he stopped at an intersection and noticed heavy smoke billowing from the windows...
Fire at Verona apartment leaves at least 6 people homeless

At least six people were left homeless Thursday evening after a fire ripped through an apartment building in Verona. Multiple fire departments responded to the call for a fire with entrapment shortly before 5 p.m. in the 400 block of Center Avenue. Bystanders and borough police were kicking in doors...
Penn Hills student reinvigorates club programs, leads by example

Isabella Pivirotto is a busy young woman. The 17-year-old has never shied away from a full schedule and didn’t hesitate to add resurrecting the club culture in Penn Hills High School to her to-do list. “My freshman year was kind of that weird year where people were coming back to...
Penn Hills-based Turner Dairy Farms wins Pitt award for innovative flavors, practices

Turner Dairy Farms in Penn Hills, long known for its milk and iced tea, isn’t satisfied with just sticking to tradition. Take its limited-run chocolate marshmallow milk, for instance, or hard iced tea collaboration with Pittsburgh Brewing Co. This evolution is part of why Turner’s recently was named the Business...
Verona business owners bring policing concerns to council

Whether reflected by actual data or not, one thing is clear: Verona business owners are feeling less safe these days. Borough business owners and managers — 21 of whom signed a letter to Verona officials — say they’ve seen an increase in crime in the business district over the past...
Penn Hills renews contract with Hoffman Kennels over activist objections

Penn Hills has stuck with the pack as one of nearly 100 municipalities that pay Hoffman Kennels for animal control. The two-year deal, approved in November, comes at a base rate of $2,000 a month plus $100 for each call after working hours. The kennel, which has handled the municipality’s...
Linton Middle School’s large pool reopening

After years of inactivity, the large pool at Linton Middle School will be back in use for the district’s swim team. The pool has been inoperable because of maintenance issues and repairs since the spring of 2022. Since then, Penn Hills swim team members have hosted home meets at the...
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Dec. 9, 2024

Deadline looms for Santa letters, holiday lights contest Penn Hills Parks & Recreation has these remaining holiday events for the community: • Letters to Santa: Drop off your letters through Dec. 19 at Penn Hills Library. You also can mail them to 102 Duff Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 or email...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Dec. 8, 2024

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Edgewood Jeremy Hopkins sold property at 1115 E End Ave. to Juris and Madeleine Pukinskis for $610,000. Forest Hills Mark Fallone sold property at 238 Cascade Road to David and Kelsey Peart for $317,500. Vincent Bongiorno sold property at 141 Cherry Valley Road to Autumn Rose Williams and...
Penn Hills freshman heavyweight showing vast potential

Denairo Price hardly had to break a sweat during his first varsity wrestling match. Thankfully, the Penn Hills freshman heavyweight doubled up on his matches during a triangular with Woodland Hills and Riverview on Dec. 4. Price, who transferred to Penn Hills from Kiski Area, claimed two pins to open...
Penn Hills notebook: Junior high girls wrestler makes history; Strader named All-American

There was plenty to celebrate for the Penn Hills wrestling program as the season opened with a triangular against Riverview and Woodland Hills on Dec. 4. While the Indians varsity boys program picked up wins against the Raiders and the Wolverines, the girls program also got an opportunity to get...
1 killed, 1 wounded in Penn Hills shooting

One man was killed and another is in stable condition following a shooting late Thursday night in Penn Hills, police said. First responders were called to the 200 block of Universal Road shortly before midnight and arrived to find Vanderlee Stevenson, 21, of Penn Hills with multiple gunshot wounds, according...
Drone with thermal camera used to find fleeing suspect in Harrison

Police used a thermal drone to find a wanted man who escaped an arrest attempt despite being tased in Harrison on Friday, according to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office. Brandon Montae Wheeler, 29, of Harrison and previously of Penn Hills, was arrested on eight outstanding warrants, including two bench warrants...

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