Tawnya Panizzi stories, Page 84
Winning Treasure Hunt ticket worth $138,357 sold in Delmont
A lucky shopper at a Westmoreland County Walmart is holding a Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $138,357, officials announced. The retailer along Hollywood Boulevard in Delmont sold a jackpot-winning Treasure Hunt ticket on Thursday, according to the PA Lottery. The ticket matched all five balls: 1-12-14-26-27. The chances of matching all...
Police seek help finding missing teen
Cranberry Police need help finding a 14-year-old teen who was last seen June 7. Isabella “Bella” Kaechele is about 5”4” tall with brown hair. Police said she left her house and hasn’t returned all week. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-7765180, ext. 5 or email tips@cranberrytownship.org....
Violent night with rash of shootings, 2 involving kids, across Pittsburgh region
A 15-year-old boy was shot in Edgewood late Thursday, police said, in one of four shootings that happened across the region. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Allegheny County police. Officers responded to a call at about 9:40 p.m. for a shooting in the...
Permanent glass recycling bin set to open in O’Hara
A permanent glass recycling bin at the O’Hara municipal building will open Saturday. A kickoff event will be 10 a.m. to noon in the township parking lot, 325 Fox Chapel Road. O’Hara, Aspinwall and Blawnox joined efforts to offer the dumpster after glass recycling was dropped from several municipal garbage...
Inaugural Pride in the Park aimed at inclusion for Fox Chapel Area
Some participants at the inaugural Pride in the Park event spent a gorgeous summer evening running through bubbles at Aspinwall Riverfront Park. Others painted large canvases with their feet, and still more used the park’s oversized “LOVE” sculpture as a photo booth. In all, more than 350 people converged at...
Portion of Elfinwild Road in Shaler closed for fallen tree
Motorists who use Elfinwild Road in Shaler will have to use a detour Thursday. The road is closed between Willett and Laurel Hill roads, police said. There is a tree down on the road and police are unsure of when it will reopen to traffic. PennDOT has been notified....
South Park walking trail lit up with solar panels
Walkers and joggers who frequent South Park will likely enjoy a new safety perk along Corrigan Drive. A two-mile stretch of walking path is now illuminated with 122 solar lights. Construction wrapped on the $738,750 Allegheny County project that targeted the pathway between Library and Brownsville roads. “The lights are...
Pittsburgh Public Schools offers 4 drop-off sites for device returns
Pittsburgh Public School students should return their district-issued devices to school by Tuesday, but there are also select times at four drop-off locations through June 18. Merecedes Williams, PPS media manager, said that as the school year winds down, the district is gathering laptops, iPads, hotpots and chargers that will...
Shady Side Academy Class of 2021
Commencement exercises for the Shady Side Academy Class of 2021 were hosted June 4 at the Senior School’s Farrell Stadium. This year’s ceremony was limited to administration, faculty, graduates and their guests in order to keep gathering numbers down and allow for seating on the field with chairs spaced 3...
7-Eleven, customers robbed in Castle Shannon
Police in Castle Shannon are investigating an armed robbery Wednesday at the 7-Eleven/Marathon station along Mt. Lebanon Boulevard. Officers were called at about 3:15 a.m. to the convenience store/gas station after a suspect brandished a handgun and took money from several people inside the store, as well as cash from...
Aspinwall Police encounter coyote pup in borough, offer tips for residents
Aspinwall Police are offering wildlife safety tips after officers encountered a coyote pup in the borough on Monday. Police posted to Facebook after spotting the animal walking near a home in upper Aspinwall. “Although the Borough of Aspinwall welcomes all types of animals, some can be aggressive or dangerous,” the...
Woman struck and killed by train in Aspinwall
A woman reported missing early Tuesday by Pittsburgh police was later struck and killed by a train in Aspinwall, authorities said. The victim was identified as Ying-Fen Johnson, 78, of Oakmont, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Emergency responders were called to the 800 block of Freeport Road...
Fox Chapel Area Class of 2021
Fox Chapel Area School District celebrated its graduation ceremony June 6. About 330 seniors received their diplomas during the event at 2 p.m. at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. The graduates are: Suparna Agrawal, Arda Akinci, Kaya Akinci, Nathan Anderson, Antonio Andrade, Eliza Auffenberg, Alexis Austin,...
No one hurt in Adamsburg trailer fire
No one was hurt in a trailer fire early Tuesday in Adamsburg, officials said. Crews responded to a blaze at about 6 a.m. along Penn Manor Road. Adamsburg Fire Chief Don Thoma said firefighters were able to knock it down quickly. Seven departments responded, he said. “It was empty, nobody...
Police: Man missing from Pittsburgh’s South Side found safe
A man who was reported missing since May 17 by Pittsburgh Police was found safe Tuesday, officials said. Clinton “CJ” Connors, 40, had last been seen in the city’s South Side neighborhood. Public Safety officials posted an alert at about 10:15 p.m. that Connors was located. They thanked the public...
Peace Pole erected in Monroeville with mission of inclusionVideo
Each of the 37 languages welded onto the newly installed Peace Pole in Monroeville Community Park West represents the municipality’s rich diversity. The 12-foot stainless steel pole was delivered June 4 from Cincinnati and erected near the park’s gazebo, just past the main entrance. On it is the saying “May...
Aspinwall seeking grants to launch upgrades to sidewalks, trail links
Aspinwall is eyeing a $20,000 grant from the state to help begin implementing safety upgrades for bikers and pedestrians in the borough. The money would launch traffic improvements across the borough that would include safer crosswalks, a bike trail and a directional change along Eastern Avenue. The grant is being...
Man faces charges after being stopped for gun at Pittsburgh International Airport
A loaded handgun was found Sunday in a passenger’s carry-on bag at the main security checkpoint of Pittsburgh International Airport, the 14th firearm found at the site this year, authorities said. Transportation Security Administration officers observed the loaded .45-caliber handgun in a bag carried by 50-year-old Michael DiCicco just before...
Pittsburgh Citiparks continues Grab ‘N Go meals through Friday; summer food distribution begins Monday
Citiparks will continue its Grab ‘N Go meals through Friday before the summer food distribution begins June 14. Grab ‘N Go meals and snacks are doled out at more than a dozen sites that include the eight Citiparks Recreation Centers. Food is given out from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m....
Student news: Performing Arts Series, Battle of the Books, dean’s list and more
FCA students win awards at science and engeneering fair Two Fox Chapel Area High School students won awards at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) 2021. Junior Zoe Lakkis received a third-place Grand Award of $1,000 in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics category for her project titled...
Hampton High School gets approval for new storage garage
Construction of a storage garage at Hampton High School is expected to get underway as soon as this fall thanks to approval by Hampton council. School leaders asked to build a 2,400-square-foot garage to store maintenance and lawn equipment. Because the school along McCully Road sits in a conservation district,...
Hampton playground renamed for former councilwoman, township stalwart Martha Hunkele
The large playground at Hampton Community Park will be renamed for former council member Martha Hunkele, who by all accounts is among the township’s most ardent supporters. Hunkele served on council for 14 years, having most recently been elected in 2019 but forced to resign because of health concerns. She...
Neighbor Spotlight: Hampton residents convert school bus into tiny home on wheelsVideo
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...
Neighbor Spotlight: Fox Chapel Area senior and aspiring engineer Isabella Krisky earns LEED green associate certificate
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...
Fox Chapel Area’s Xavier Perry wins Belle Voci music award
A passion for music — and his ability to bring joy to others through it — has earned Fox Chapel Area senior Xavier Perry the 2021 Jeffrey Dean Memorial Award from Fox Chapel-based women’s choir Belle Voci. “I am so honored,” Perry, 18, said. “It means a great deal to...
