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Pleasant Hills voters to chose from 5 candidates seeking 4 council seats
Pleasant Hills voters will choose from five candidates seeking four council seats in the November general election. They are Republican incumbents Eileen Solinas and Jarrett Niecgorski, fellow Republicans Darcy Lynn Vergallito and Stephen Harroun and Democrat Joseph Esper, according to Allegheny County Election Division records. Solinas, Niecgorski and Vergallito will...
Indiana Township Fall Festival draws families to Emmerling Community Park
Indiana Township police celebrated this year’s fall festival at Emmerling Community Park with hayrides, pumpkin painting, face painting, temporary tattoos, balloon creations, music and more. More than 250 people were estimated to have participated in the autumn event on Oct. 11. A bounce house was the newest fall fest feature....
Fox Chapel Area High School crowns new homecoming king, queen after carnival
Fox Chapel Area High School has a new royal couple. Seniors Finnegan McManus and Emma Kurtz, both of Blawnox, were crowned homecoming king and queen Oct. 11. Halftime of the high school football game between the Fox Chapel Foxes and Plum Mustangs at the high school stadium was filled with...
O’Hara man charged with attempted homicide in connection with domestic incident
An O’Hara man is facing charges including attempted homicide after police say he attempted to set a pool deck and a relative on fire Oct. 10. Township police Superintendent Jay Davis said officers from O’Hara, Sharpsburg and Etna responded to a report of an assault and uncontrolled fire at a...
Many Quaker Valley area races uncontested in the November election
Editor’s note: The Sewickley Herald is publishing election previews with candidate interviews for contested municipal and school board races only. Write-in campaigns will not be featured. Quaker Valley area voters will see a lot of familiar names, a handful of new ones and even a couple of new political parties...
Annual Fall in the Wall festival brings hundreds to Aspinwall
Hundreds of folks packed Aspinwall streets earlier this month for the annual Fall in the Wall celebration. Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce presented its autumn festival Oct. 11. There was face painting, pumpkin painting, pony rides, a petting zoo, a deejay, balloon artists, music, magicians, arts and crafts, food trucks and...
Police: 2 people killed after being hit by bus in Indiana County
Two people died Monday after being hit by a bus in Indiana, Pa. Police responded around 2 p.m. to the intersection of Philadelphia and Seventh streets. According to a police department release, an IndiGO bus collided with two pedestrians who were crossing the road. The bus was traveling west on...
Indiana Township has 2 candidates running for a District 5 supervisor seat
Editor’s note: The Herald is featuring candidate interviews in contested municipal and school board races only. Indiana Township has two candidates vying for one four-year supervisor seat in District 5. Democrat incumbent Jonathan Neumann and Republican challenger Terrence Wirginis will be on the November ballot, according to Allegheny County Elections...
Portion of Penn Hills roadway closed after water main break Saturday
Part of a Penn Hills road remains closed and residents are without water as crews work to repair a broken water line Saturday. Police Chief Jason Bonace said the break occurred around 7:45 a.m. along the 300 block of Pennoak Drive. Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority crews responded to the area...
Federal authorities announce the apprehension of 19 fugitives
Federal authorities announced the apprehension of 19 fugitives as part of a multi-agency operation. FBI Pittsburgh, U.S. Marshals Service, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Fugitive Apprehension units partnered to investigate and arrest the suspects between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Authorities said the focus of...
Verona high-rise evacuated after police say man intentionally set off sprinklers
Authorities evacuated a seven-story senior high rise in Verona on Thursday night after police said a man intentionally set off sprinklers inside the building. The incident, reported just after 6 p.m., displaced nearly 60 residents of A.J. Demor Towers, according to Verona police Chief Tom Dessell. Dessell said the displaced...
Sewickley Hills officials seek funding for proposed community center project
A proposed Sewickley Hills community center project is on hold as borough officials seek funding sources for the borough building addition. Council hopes to add about 920 square feet to its estimated 1,855-square-foot, log cabin facade facility at 349 Magee Road. The building sits on a 50-acre lot surrounded by...
Quaker Valley School District welcomes a familiar face as its new food services director
A need to understand her own food allergies drove Ava Elliot into the world of nutritional science. A few years in the Quaker Valley School District as a young student helped form strong study habits that led to two degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and a career as a...
Indiana Township promotes officer, hires new patrolman
The Indiana Township Police epartment recently promoted one of its longtime officers to lieutenant and welcomed a new patrolman. There are 13 officers, including Chief Marc Myers — a dozen full-time and one part-time. The force includes Lt. Kirk Vandenbord, who was bumped up the ranks from sergeant, and new...
Fugitive taken into custody in Penn Hills as part of FBI drug trafficking investigation Thursday
FBI agents took a fugitive into custody as they were executing a search warrant at a Penn Hills home Thursday. Sean Daniels was the target of an investigation into drug trafficking in Allegheny County, according to federal court documents. Investigators executed the search warrant at about 12:45 p.m. at a...
Fox Chapel Touch-a-Truck event draws crowd, showcases variety of vehicles
Fox Chapel Touch-a-Truck organizers said they were able to showcase more vehicles and draw a bigger crowd with its third annual installment. The community event, spearheaded by the borough police department, took place on Sept. 27 behind the borough building at 401 Fox Chapel Road. Sgt. Craig Sorg estimates at...
Quaker Valley students celebrate Homecoming, crown new king and queen
Quaker Valley High School students recently celebrated homecoming and crowned a new king and queen. Seniors Nicholas Winnowski and Alexa Westwood were named this year’s royal couple during halftime of the game between the Quakers and the Hopewell Vikings on Sept. 26 at Chuck Knox Stadium. Last year’s king —...
Authorities mum about FBI activity on Veronica Drive in Penn Hills
FBI activity occurred in Penn Hills in the area of Veronica Drive on Thursday. Authorities were mum on what exactly agents were looking for or investigating in one of Allegheny County’s largest municipalities. “We were conducting authorized law enforcement activity,” FBI spokesperson Bradford Arick said Thursday afternoon. “There’s no threat...
Cause and manner of death released for Castle Shannon teen killed in September arson
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has formally issued the cause and manner of death of a Castle Shannon teen who died in a house fire in September. Lakyn Shelleby, 19, died of thermal injuries and inhalation of products of combustion. Her death was ruled a homicide, according to a...
Aspinwall’s Fall in the Wall celebrates the changing seasons
A celebration of the changing seasons is expected to draw many families to Aspinwall this month. Fall in the Wall takes over the town on Oct. 11. Presented by Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce, the annual festival features pumpkin and face painting, pony rides, balloon artists, music, magicians, arts and crafts,...
Fall Fest set to return to Emmerling Community Park
An autumn celebration is set to return to Emmerling Community Park in Indiana Township. The second annual Fall Fest is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 11. Presented by the township and its police department, more than 200 people attended the inaugural event last year. Organizer Lt. Kirk...
Volunteers needed to help with Fox Chapel Area School District’s next comprehensive plan
Fox Chapel Area School District officials are seeking assistance from parents, business owners and other members from its various communities in crafting its next comprehensive plan. The state Department of Education requires school districts to submit a comprehensive plan every three years. Fox Chapel Area’s current plan expires at the...
Monroeville Convention Center hosts 5th annual Pittsburgh Gaming Expo this weekend
Organizers have pressed the start button on the fifth annual Pittsburgh Gaming Expo. Festivities kicked off Friday afternoon at the Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Plaza Blvd. The event continues Saturday and Sunday with pinball tournaments and cosplay contests set for both days. Brian Wissner, expo co-founder and co-owner, expects...
Quaker Valley School District’s Edgeworth Elementary to get infrastructure upgrades
Quaker Valley School District officials plan to spend about $1.93 million to overhaul Edgeworth Elementary’s HVAC system. The school directors voted 8-0 on Sept. 23 to award the renovation project to Wexford-based McClure Co. Board Vice President Daniela Helkowski was absent. Charlie Gauthier, district director of facilities and administrative services,...
Latrobe woman, 2 dogs staying with family after fire ravaged her home
A woman and her two German Shepherds are staying with relatives after a fire nearly destroyed her Latrobe home Thursday evening. Firefighters responded to the blaze shortly after 7 p.m. at 315 Chambers St. Fire Chief John Brasile said initial investigation indicates it started from a grill on a porch...
