Penn Hills Progress category, Page 82
Pitcairn man, 21, dies following Parkway off-ramp crash in Wilkins
A Pitcairn man was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning when he crashed after driving off the side of a Parkway East off-ramp in Wilkins Township, county officials said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said Willie Rozier, 21, of Pitcairn, died of injuries sustained when his car...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 14, 2021
Churchill Keith Kanel sold property at 822 Graham Blvd. to Terrence Vaughn Stevenson Sr for $135,680. Delmont Edward Kraus Jr. sold property at 229 Valley Stream Drive to Charles and Megan Yorio for $155,000. Edgewood Bradley Taylor sold property at 315 W Hutchinson Ave. to John Schaaf and Michael Weaver...
Penn Hills man accused of driving through protesters last summer pleads guilty
A Penn Hills man accused of plowing through a group of protesters with his car last summer pleaded guilty Wednesday in Allegheny County Court to assault and related offenses. As part of a plea deal, David Fiori Jr., 63, admitted to three counts of simple assault, two counts of recklessly...
Drug and firearm cases among those handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court the week of Feb. 8, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Langston Valentine, 38, of Pittsburgh on charges of leaving an unattended child...
Cases handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court for the week of Feb. 1, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Kyra Starver, 20, of Plum on charges of burglary, criminal trespass and...
News briefs: Fish fries on tap at neighboring Monroeville church
The Church of the Resurrection at 455 Center Road in Monroeville will host Lenten fish fries on Feb. 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19 and 26. It is drive-thru only with a single menu item, a fish dinner with a sandwich, fries and coleslaw. The cost is $10. Hours of...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 7, 2021
Churchill Charles Cathey sold property at 1 Rose Drive to Stephen and Genevieve Klump for $499,900. Delmont Robert Kudray sold property at 117 Barrington Rdg to Bruce and Denise Swarner for $246,000. Daniel Lew sold property at 213 Valley Stream Drive to Rose Marcus for $125,000. Forest Hills Estate of...
Police: Man shot three times in Penn Hills gas station lot
A Monroeville man was hospitalized after being shot three times in Penn Hills on Thursday night. Police Chief Howard Burton said the shooting took place around 11:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a Sunoco gas station along Rodi Road. Two men had apparently got into an argument inside nearby...
Police: Man burned to death in his Penn Hills home
A Penn Hills man burned to death inside his home along Southern Avenue, police Chief Howard Burton reported. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday identified the victim as Herman Hill, 74. Burton said Hill’s girlfriend had come by the house around 5:10 p.m. Thursday to pick him up...
Family launches online petition to make Verona police cars more identifiable
Zachary Rutherford loves police and plans to get into law enforcement when he gets older. “They can help people, and it’s like a cool job,” said Zachary, 11. It is because of that admiration and respect that he wants people to know when officers, or at least their vehicles, are...
Neighbor Spotlight: Penn Hills EMS supervisor’s journey focuses on her love of the community and its people
Editor’s note: Neighbor Spotlight is a monthly feature that aims to let our readers learn more about the people in their communities who are working to make them a better place, who have interesting stories to tell or who the community feels deserve “15 minutes of fame.” If you would...
Penn Hills, Verona following national trend of lower covid-19 case numbers as of Feb. 3, 2021
As coronavirus cases begin to rise more slowly in Allegheny County and across the country, Penn Hills and Verona are following that trend. As of Feb. 3, there have been 2,231 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Penn Hills since March, according to the latest information provided by an...
Month in review: A look at the top stories from the Verona area in JanuaryVideo
Here is a look at what happened in Verona this past month. • Trish Hredzak-Showalter was unanimously appointed to fill the vacant seat of former council president Pat McCarthy, who resigned due to health reasons a few weeks ago. Hredzak-Showalter is the chairwoman of the parks and recreation board and...
Upgrades underway at Cribbs Field in Verona
Upgrades are underway at Cribbs Field in Verona. Plum-based Pampena Landscaping & Construction demolished the old pavilion, and excavation was done in preparation of the new building. The park is off Second Street and South Avenue. “It’s really exciting. It’s long overdue,” said Janet LoAlbo, councilwoman and parks and recreation...
Motorist in SUV injured in collision with Penn Hills police vehicle
A man was taken to a hospital after a head-on crash with a Penn Hills police SUV Sunday morning, authorities said. The crash happened just after 10 a.m. on Saltsburg Road near Rosedale Street, an Allegheny County 911 supervisor said. Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton said the officer was...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 31
Chalfant Franziska Klingseisen sold property on Lynnwood Avenue to Tri COG Land Bank for $25,517. Churchill William Roberts Jr. sold property at 212 Thornberry Drive to Asher Herrick Sade for $232,000. Delmont Ralph Faulk sold property at 315 Freeport Road to Frank Pampena Jr. and Dianne Pampena for $145,000. Edgewood...
Penn Hills man sentenced for Allegheny Township child’s zombie-like appearance
A Penn Hills man will serve up to 23 months in jail for his role in injuries sustained by a 2-year-old girl who police said still “looked like a zombie” days after a December 2017 incident in an Allegheny Township home. James Michael Bucci, 35, pleaded guilty Thursday to a...
Penn Hills grad Sherron Schifino hitting stride for Point Park basketball
Sherron Schifino is starting to find his way again at Point Park after sitting out the first semester after transferring from CCAC-Boyce last year. In his first four games this season, the junior guard is averaging 10.0 points and 3.5 rebounds. Schifino scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed six...
Penn Hills senior swimmer getting up to speed after knee injury
Senior Michael Lintelman was getting excited for his prospects of continuing to drop time in the pool and finishing strong at WPIALs in his final season at Penn Hills. However, a freak accident in August where Lintelman suffered a dislocated knee provided a setback to any progress Lintelman hoped to...
Verona officials hire consultant to help with borough manager search
Verona officials have hired a consultant to help them with their full-time borough manager search. Borough officials seek a replacement for Jerry Kenna, who resigned as borough manager effective the end of January. Council voted 5-1 on Tuesday to contract with Susan G. Hockenberry Coaching and Consulting through April 30...
Verona Council appoints new member to replace its former president
Verona Council selected a borough recreation leader as its newest member. Trish Hredzak-Showalter was unanimously appointed to the elected board Tuesday. She fills the vacancy created by former council president Pat McCarthy, who resigned due to health reasons a few weeks ago. McCarthy, 71, a former drug agent in the...
Penn Hills Library eyeing switch to nonprofit status
The Penn Hills Library might become its own organization, the municipality announced Jan. 25. The library, currently a municipal department, has worked with the Allegheny County Library Association since March to explore the option of becoming a nonprofit. The move, said Kim Dawson, the Library Advisory Board’s president, could mean...
Penn Hills School Board OKs advertising proposed 2021-22 budget with near 8% tax hikeVideo
The Penn Hills School Board has approved advertising a preliminary budget for next school year that includes a property tax hike of nearly 8%. The proposed 2021-22 spending plan approved Jan. 27 was one of three the school board considered. It was the one recommended by the district administration. However,...
Penn Hills School District planning to have students back in school 4 days a week
Penn Hills School District officials will move forward with plans to gradually bring back students for in-person instruction four days a week. The board unanimously voted Jan. 27 to authorize administrators to proceed with their plans of having first-graders, middle-schoolers, juniors and seniors back Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays starting...
Penn Hills, Verona seeing somewhat slower rise of covid-19 cases
As coronavirus cases are beginning to rise more slowly in Allegheny County and across the country, Penn Hills and Verona seem to be following that trend. As of Jan. 27, there have been 2,187 total cases of the novel coronavirus in Penn Hills since March, according to the latest information...
