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Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of July 27, 2025
Colin Greene sold property at 3230 Arapahoe Road to Jacob and Jennifer Manes for $343,000. Anthony Mannion sold property at 5946 Barnes Ave. to Daniel Casey and Rachel Chandler Kim for $425,000. Estate of Gerald David Jerry Cornell sold property at 819 Boulder Drive to Luke and Kayla Neice for...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of July 27, 2025
Bridgeville Jana Properties LLC sold property at 731 Chartiers St. to Zuxi Jiang and Shan Zhong Ye for $160,000. Estate of Mary Shaw sold property at 1616 Critchfield Drive to Colleen Anita Conlon for $175,000. Rannette Toomey sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Unit 206 to Robert and Nancy Gualazzi...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of July 27, 2024
Aleppo BJ & T Develop LLC sold property at Unknown Address to Sydney Norton for $305,999. Bell Acres Philip Costa Jr. sold property at 1130-1132 Big Sewickley Creek Road to Freeland St. Rentals LLC for $252,000. Edgeworth Ronald McCormick sold property at 311 Orchard Ln to Benjamin and Claire McCormick...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of July 27, 2024
Aspinwall Benjamin Wilhoit sold property at 701 Fourth St. Unit 5 to Barbara Allen and Suzanne Fleisher for $95,000. Ballymore Properties LLC sold property at 701 Freeport Road to 6107 Penn LLC for $643,500. Blawnox Tania Kannadan sold property at 225 Freeport Road to Kevin Stalter and Brianna Schlegel for...
Letter to the editor: Protect our forests
In one of the most remote yet beautiful areas of Pennsylvania lies Allegheny National Forest, home to several endangered species as well as the Eastern hellbender salamander — our state amphibian, whose population also is threatened. In 2025, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced plans to roll back the Roadless...
Groups forming to plan futures of Penn State Fayette, New Kensington campuses
Officials in Fayette and Westmoreland counties are in the early stages of figuring out how they can best repurpose the closing Penn State campuses in their communities. Scott Dunn, chairman of the Fayette County commissioners, has been leading the charge to establish a team — branded the Eberly Campus Transition...
Editorial: Should Washington County DA be second-guessed on death penalty cases?
The world of fiction makes it seem like the death penalty is a simple, almost foregone conclusion in a courthouse. It isn’t, at least not in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State has a complicated relationship with capital punishment. Much like with a federal death penalty case, it is a multistep process...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 27, 2025
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Chalfant Scott Kramer sold property at 328 Highland Ave. to Melissa Gallagher for $32,000. Benjamin Peticca Jr. sold property at 105 West St. to Chelcon LLC for $80,000. Azizeh Haji Djafari sold property at 242-244 West St. to David Jihun Choi and Lina Li for $299,000. Churchill Elizabeth...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 27, 2025
Bellevue Scott Tomasic sold property at 624 Highland Pl to James and Michelle Frew for $3,575. Local Union 37 United Union Roofers sold property at 230 Lincoln Ave. to Circle Pittsburgh LLC for $225,000. Brandon Digiorgio sold property at 200 N. Sprague Ave. to Brandon Joseph Hebert and Sarah Elizabeth...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 27, 2025
Baldwin Borough BJ&T Development LLC sold property at Unknown Address to Andrew Charles Donatelli for $289,999. Luke Peirsel sold property at 702 Baldwin Drive to Nathan Strum for $227,500. Kenneth Heisler sold property at 508 Blossom Drive to Michael and Nicole Davidson for $354,900. Georgetti Matthew LLC sold property at...
Nas flexes his legend status with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Nas is a legendary rapper for a reason. The New York-born MC has been rocking the mic for more than 30 years, easily cementing his place as one of the best rappers of all time. His first album, “Illmatic,” earned its spot at No. 44 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest...
The Stroller, July 27, 2025: 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. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Parade, fireworks planned at...
Westmoreland happenings: School supply giveaway, car cruise, class reunion, more
Church News • Hempfield Church of Christ will have an outdoor worship service at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 3 at the Legion Keener Park amphitheater, 1658 Catherine St., Latrobe. Free backpacks filled with school supplies will be distributed from 1 to 3 p.m. and there will be games, food and family...
Letter to the editor: Government policies power our inequality
Our income and wealth inequality are a significant concern for Americans, and rightly so, because the United States is the most unequal high-GDP economy in the world. And the situation is worsening: The top 20% own 86% of the country’s wealth, while the bottom 80% own 14%. Our government’s policies...
Pirates farm report for July 26, 2025: Mike Jarvis’ grand slam lifts Curve to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 60-40) scored five runs in the fourth inning to beat Toledo (Tigers), 5-4. DH Billy Cook (.256) was 1 for 4 with two RBIs. RF/LF Ronny Simon (.294) went 2 for 4 with a walk and an RBI. C Shawn Ross (.246) knocked in a run. 3B Tsung-Che...
ICE arrests Maryland pastor for overstaying visa, holds him in Louisiana
BALTIMORE — A pastor from Maryland’s Eastern Shore has been arrested by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and transported to a detention facility in Louisiana after the agency said he overstayed his visa. Daniel Fuentes Espinal, a 54-year-old father of three originally from Honduras, has been pastor of the Iglesia...
Lawyers question legality of Alligator Alcatraz, ask federal judge to intervene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge in Miami is expected to hear arguments Monday from attorneys who say the Trump and DeSantis administrations are holding detainees at Alligator Alcatraz without charges and without access to immigration courts in violation of their constitutional rights. Questioning the very legality of the state-run...
Paramilitary-backed coalition declares new government in Sudan
A coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan declared its own government on Saturday, a decision that raised concerns the north African nation was headed toward partition and continued war. The government to be led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was announced in Nyala in the western...
Heather Visnesky: Pa. families need paid leave
As the community engagement manager for MomsWork, Powered by NCJW Pittsburgh, I have met hundreds of working mothers in all stages of motherhood: first-time mothers, moms of toddlers and school-aged children, and mothers of teens and young adults. One thing many of them have in common is the experience of...
Destenie Nock: Who pays the price for new data centers?
Amazon plans to spend $20 billion building data campuses in Pennsylvania. Similar proposals are emerging across the state, from the sites of the old Cheswick and Homer City power plants to the Alcoa campus in Upper Burrell. To many, these announcements signal economic growth and innovation. But as an energy...
Joe Morinville: AI, crypto and Pa.’s war on the little guy
Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency may be the shiny new frontier of technology, but behind the hype lies a brutal truth: they are devouring electricity, straining Pennsylvania’s grid and driving up costs for everyone else. And thanks to PJM’s policies, it’s the smallest consumers — the homeowners, the corner bakeries, the...
Letter to the editor: Did you vote for stopping the pollution fight?
Regarding the letter “My choice — Trump” (July 11, TribLive): When you voted for Donald Trump and Dave McCormick and Guy Reschenthaler, did you know you were voting to: “Repeal funding to Address Air Pollution at Schools” and to “Repeal EPA Rules Relating to Multi-pollutant Emissions Standards.” These are in...
Fellowship: Vacation Bible School, ‘plarn’ workshop and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy...
Letter to the editor: A critical decision on prisoner leg restraints
Voters need to be aware of a serious matter regarding emergency rooms and the need to provide security. There have been three critical incidents this year where an individual from the Allegheny County Jail has attempted to escape and had to be tackled on a hospital floor in the presence...
Editorial: Canceled town halls, shrugged-off support staff disrespect value of Pittsburgh VA
The Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System is dealing with deep losses to its workforce. In an exclusive interview with TribLive, Pittsburgh VA director Donald Koenig spoke about the reductions. Since January, 238 employees have been lost. Another 87 will be gone by the end of the year. There are 151...
