Western PA Local News category, Page 1420
Western Pa. food banks squeezed by increased costs, demand for assistance
Rising food costs are driving a renewed demand at food banks in the region that already were serving more people because of the covid pandemic. “The cost of getting a gallon of milk is sometimes a hardship,” Westmoreland Food Bank CEO Jennifer Miller said. After the pandemic hit, the Westmoreland...
Free food distribution set at Pittsburgh Mills
A free mass food distribution for Alle-Kiski Valley families will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Pittsburgh Mills. The drive-thru-only event is hosted by the Harrison-based Allegheny Valley Association of Churches (AVAC) and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Since the pandemic hit, the food distribution...
Christ’s Church of Greensburg looks to future, holds on to tradition as bicentennial approaches
Christ’s Church is taking the better part of a year to celebrate its two centuries of worship and community outreach in Greensburg. The Anglican church’s 200th anniversary jubilee officially began in April, with a dinner for its members. It will kick into high gear in September, with the planned debut...
Bethel Park happenings for week of July 25, 2022
Summer concert series continues The 2022 Dean Streator Summer Concert Series, sponsored by the Bethel Park Community Foundation, continues at 2:30 p.m. each Sunday through Aug. 7 at the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave. Doors open at 1:30. Wrapping up the schedule are: • July 31 — Allegheny...
Child falls out of 2nd-story window in McKees Rocks
A child was taken to an area hospital hospital Sunday afternoon shortly after 2:30 p.m. after falling out of a second-story window in McKees Rocks, according to Allegheny County emergency dispatchers. The condition of the child was not available. McKees Rock police and EMS responded to the incident at a...
Butler-Freeport Community Trail celebrates 30 years of recreation alongside Buffalo Creek
The Butler-Freeport Community Trail, one of the first major “Rails to Trails” initiatives in Southwestern Pennsylvania, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Maintained by the Butler-Freeport Community Trail Council, an all-volunteer group, the 21-mile trail was one of the first 400 rail trails built in America. Chris Ziegler, president...
Homewood shooting leaves 1 person dead
Pittsburgh police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place early Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. Police were called to the 7000 block of Kelly Street in Homewood around 3:20 a.m. As they were investigating evidence that a shooting had occurred, Wilkinsburg police reported that they’d located a vehicle...
Route 981 reopens following crash near Mt. Pleasant
Route 981 has reopened between State Street and Boyer Road, after a crash Sunday afternoon involving an overturned vehicle. The crash was reported around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Boyer Road and Route 981, near the Pennsylvania Turnpike overpass in Mount Pleasant Township. The road was back open as...
Local history has a new home at Export Train Station replica
When it was time to buy snacks at McHugh’s Variety Store in Export, Bill McHugh was a popular kid back in the day. “My grandfather Andrew ‘Happ’ McHugh owned the store with his sister, Martha, so I always got a little more candy for my dime,” McHugh said. “And so...
Tarentum receives nearly $100,000 for sewer work along East Seventh Avenue
A sewer project along East Seventh Avenue in Tarentum will be largely paid for by a federal Community Development Block Grant. The borough was notified June 23 that it will receive nearly $100,000 through the program, which is distributed through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “We were...
Couple combine talents into new salon, art shop in downtown New Kensington
A couple from Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood are hoping everything will come up roses for them with their new business in downtown New Kensington. Chloe Chiovitti and Kiley Shuman opened Pure Rose Beauty & Art Studio on Fifth Avenue in late June and had a grand opening July 9. Co-owners and...
Out & About: SAMA Ligonier Valley celebrates 25 years with birthday bash
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art marked an important milestone on Saturday evening with a 25th Anniversary Birthday Bash. Among attendees was Connie Pilz of Ligonier Township, a member of the steering committee that worked to establish the facility a quarter-century ago. Pilz recalled how a group of local residents,...
Morning storm passes, but more rain on the way for Pittsburgh region
After a severe thunderstorm warning passed on Sunday morning, the National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for additional storms that could reach the region later in the day. NWS officials said the risk remains for additional severe storms Sunday afternoon and evening, with damaging wind being the main...
1 dead following Braddock shooting
Allegheny County Police detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man early Sunday morning in Braddock. Emergency crews were called to the 800 block of Braddock Avenue just before 1:50 a.m. for a report of a shooting. They arrived to find 38-year-old Alon Carrington of Braddock, who’d been shot....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Aleppo James Earl Muders Jr. sold property at 702 Sycamore Road to Heather Dumek trustee for $95,571. Timothy Hadfield sold property at 332 Weber Road to Timothy and Lacey Murray for $475,000. Leetsdale Robert Gerald Mason Jr. sold property at 118 Broad St. to Holly Evanov for $365,000. Sewickley Nathanael...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Aspinwall Dominic Ammon sold property at 404 Lexington Ave. Apt 9 to Alexiy Yuri Nikiforov for $163,000. Etna Estate of Margaret Meixner sold property at 76 Greismere St. to Real 1 Community Enterprises LLC for $58,720. Derek Eichler sold property at 4 Mary Lue Drive to Ghazi Rasha Al for...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Bellevue Phillips Crane & Equip Rentals Inc. sold property at 560 Lincoln Ave. to Rusty Nail LLC for $139,000. Ahmed Sohail sold property at 101 S Harrison Ave. to Darby Ian Wood and Lindsay Jordan Stewart for $281,350. Hampton Haley Sessa sold property at 3240 Camberly Drive to Meghan Fredley...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 24, 2022
Churchill Michael Glabicki sold property at 2280 Elmhill Road to Carl and Carlanne Herzog trustee for $435,000. Louis Levine sold property at 2305 Marbury Road to Shadaya Hall for $288,000. Forest Hills Avissarim LLC sold property at 340 Avenue A to Adam Joseph Vandivier for $190,000. James Frechione trustee sold...
The Stroller, July 24, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Shaw Memorial Scholarship Ride accepting registrations The fifth annual Officer Brian Shaw...
Greensburg Night Market expands vendor, music space
The Greensburg Night Market is expanding from three to four blocks of vendors and live music beginning Thursday. In its fourth year, the city’s extended evenings of shopping, food and entertainment — from 5:30 to 9 p.m. — already tripled in size in April, at the start of the current...
In brief: news from Aspinwall, Fox Chapel
Aspinwall Civil Service Commission seeking alternates Aspinwall officials seek two alternates for the Civil Service Commission. Those interested in the positions can submit resumes and letters of interest to the borough office, 217 Commercial Ave. Aspinwall searches for next junior council member Aspinwall’s junior council member seat is vacant. Borough...
Officer Brian Shaw Foundation concert: Where brotherhood and gift baskets meet
A restaurant and bar in Lower Burrell has become the hub for planning and raising tens of thousands of dollars in honor of Officer Brian Shaw to help police, high school students and communities. Shaw, of Lower Burrell, was a New Kensington police officer who was shot and killed after...
Pro wrestling on display in New Kensington, just ahead of a wrestling school’s opening
Pro wrestling came to the heart of New Kensington on Saturday evening at the Voodoo Brewery along Fifth Avenue. Seven matches were scheduled in an event dubbed MV Young’s Backyard BBQ. Michael Young, 27, a Lower Burrell native, was the main attraction. He’s the organizer and current singles champion for...
Power companies rush to restore electricity after Saturday’s storms in Southwest Pennsylvania
The storm that blew through the region Saturday afternoon left tens of thousands of households without power, as one of the region’s two major power companies reported significant progress while the other reported more customers were affected. Trees and power lines were down all across the region after high winds...
Recent UFO reports spur excitement at annual Kecksburg UFO Festival
The Kecksburg UFO Festival hasn’t taken place in the years since the covid-19 pandemic began. During that same time, U.S. military officials declassified information that includes hundreds of reports of unidentified flying objects. And while nothing at the festival focused on that specifically, it wasn’t far from the minds of...
