Western PA Local News category, Page 1430
State police charge woman with attempted homicide after man found shot in Aliquippa
State police charged an Aliquippa woman with attempted homicide after a man was found shot in the city early Saturday morning. According to state police, officers determined Katrina Mills, 40, shot the victim from interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance camera footage. Aliquippa officers responded to a report of a shot...
Lower Burrell Farmers Market presents Christmas in July festivities and gifts July 23
The children of Lower Burrell won’t have to wait for Santa in December with the city’s Christmas in July farmers market July 23. Adults won’t have to wait either to buy holiday gifts from local artisans who will be on-hand showcasing jewelry, clothing, beef jerky, wood products and more. The...
Greensburg antique shop expands; DIY candle studio, tea shop slated to debut
An expanded antique shop, a studio where patrons can make their own candles and a place to sip tea and savor pastries are among recent and upcoming additions to Greensburg’s business community. Yesterday’s RAVE provides space for an array of dealers offering a variety of antique and collectible items. Opening...
BridgePoint Church to host services, picnics in Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park
A Tarentum minister is inviting people to worship in Riverview Memorial Park on four Sundays this summer. The Rev. Val Schubert from BridgePoint Church, an Assemblies of God ministry along East Ninth Avenue, said services will be combined with children’s crafts, music and food in hopes of drawing people to...
Man shot in both legs in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood
Pittsburgh police launched an investigation late Saturday into the shooting of a man found on the 600 block Brighton Woods Road with gunshot wounds to both legs. Officers received a ShotSpotter alert just after 7:30 p.m. and when they arrived on scene applied two tourniquets to the victim’s legs until...
Real estate transactions for week of July 17, 2022
Andrew Shoener sold property at 855 Boulder Drive to Joseph Colonello and Colleen Wojciechowski for $375,000. SFR3-000 LLC sold property at 2883 Cedar St. to Aria Ann Crowel for $232,000. Constance Lappa sold property at 6193 Dalmation Drive to RMAC Trust Ser 2016 CTT for $160,000. Douglas Everhart sold property...
Real estate transactions for week of July 17, 2022
Bridgeville James Simmons sold property at 1028 Laurel St. to Joanne McClellan for $198,000. Carnegie Carol Mazza sold property at 991 Chartiers Ave. to YRR Properties LLC for $18,000. Charles A Halpin III sold property at 818 Logan St. to Benjamin Peters and Catherine Arsenault for $78,000. Beau Burgunder sold...
Church rebuilding, war on minds as Arnold parishioners observe Feast of St. Vladimir
Understanding suffering was part of the message the Rev. John (Ivan) Chirovsky brought Saturday to an audience in the social hall of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church in Arnold. Chirovsky, director of spiritual formation at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Pittsburgh’s Perry North neighborhood, appeared...
Despite popularity, aging trails subject to all manner of abuse
The people involved in overseeing and maintaining Western Pennsylvania’s trail systems nearly all said that cooperation is key in keeping the trails clean, welcoming and open. Along the Five Star Trail that runs from Youngwood to Greensburg, chapter President Vaughn Neill is working with a few dozen volunteers on fence...
Stepping up: Volunteers donate thousands of hours of time maintaining the region’s myriad hiking, biking trails
As walkers, hikers and bikers make their way onto the crushed limestone gravel of one of Western Pennsylvania’s many trail systems, it might not seem as though they are merging onto an economic highway. But if they’re stepping onto the Great Allegheny Passage — the trail between Pittsburgh’s Point State...
St. Joe’s High School leaders promoted to new roles
Two administrators at St. Joseph High School in Harrison will lead with new titles but in familiar roles. Beverly Kaniecki and Kimberly Minick were named president and principal, respectively, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Friday. The work is something the pair has shared for more than a decade. “God...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Aleppo KMA Realty LLC sold property at 105 Little Glen Drive to Donald Ward for $200,000. Kelly Krohn sold property at 205 Woodcrest Drive to Wilson and Dimple Joy Henry for $227,000. Edgeworth Timothy Hall sold property at 305 Maple Lane to Matthew Blint and Megan Crowell for $895,000. Franklin...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Etna EDJY Property Services Inc. sold property at 32 Bridge St. to Joan Jefferson LLC for $240,000. James Nordin sold property at 39 Prospect St. to J & K Homes Inc. for $36,900. Franklin Park George Basara sold property at 1512 King Charles Drive to Elizabeth Wiese for $465,000. Russell...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Etna EDJY Property Services Inc. sold property at 32 Bridge St. to Joan Jefferson LLC for $240,000. James Nordin sold property at 39 Prospect St. to J & K Homes Inc. for $36,900. Fox Chapel Michael Toshok sold property at 70 Fair Oaks Drive to Andrew and Alison Vanhorn Beam...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 17, 2022
Churchill Mark Huggins sold property at 2324 Marbury Road to Jeffrey Achezinksi and Rachel Hartman for $598,000. Edgewood Patrick Loughney sold property at 334 Dewey Ave. to Michael Parker and Sara Werner for $330,000. Jembact Inc. sold property at 173 Pennwood Ave. to Allegheny BC Four L.P. for $748,750. Monroeville...
The Stroller, July 17, 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. Bike run planned Aug. 29 by Ashley’s Angels Ashley’s Angels will sponsor...
PennDOT to post plans for Roseytown Road reconstruction in Hempfield
A section of Roseytown Road in Hempfield that has been plagued by potholes is scheduled for reconstruction next year. PennDOT is going to preview the project with a virtual plans display and public comment opportunity Monday, July 18, through July 31. Despite patching and repaving, potholes have appeared repeatedly beneath...
Vintage WW II aircraft coming to Westmoreland County in September
Area aviation fans who missed or did not get their fill of action during the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland County Airshow in June can mark their calendars for a visit by two rare vintage World War II warbirds at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport from Sept. 8 to 11. The airport...
Greensburg’s Summer in the City is back with Critter Corner, pet parade, bands
Greensburg’s annual Summer in the City event will kick off July 21, offering three days of activities with appeal for animal lovers, music lovers, foodies and those who like to shop for bargains. Most activities will take place at the Pitt & Penn parking lot on South Pennsylvania Avenue. Thursday’s...
More than 100 vendors and artists on tap for the daylong Artfest in Vandergrift
Organizers in Vandergrift are going down the rabbit hole for the 2022 Artfest celebration. Artfest chairperson and organizer Lisa Dormire said this year’s theme pays tribute to the classic film “Alice in Wonderland.” More than 100 vendors and artists will occupy a closed-off Grant Avenue for a festival that draws...
Student news from the Fox Chapel area
Five Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards in the State Competition of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science in May. Fox Chapel Area High School first-place state winners were: juniors Lawrence Liu and Arvind Seshan; sophomores Lakshanya Rajaganapathi and Adhitya Thirumala; and Dorseyville Middle School seventh-grader Param Thawani....
Quecreek miners, former governor kick off rescue reunion
Former Gov. Mark Schweiker waved the green flag to start the races Saturday night at Jennerstown Speedway Complex in Somerset County, but his duties also marked the start of the 20-year celebration of the rescue of the Quecreek miners. The dramatic rescue two decades ago of the nine miners trapped...
Trooper: Vandergrift man admits to dealing drugs after car pulled over for speeding
State police say a Vandergrift man who was a passenger in a car that was pulled over for speeding admitted to dealing drugs after the trooper found narcotics in his possession. Donald Charles Riggle, 37, of Franklin Avenue was charged with a felony count of possession with the intent to...
Big trucks bring big smiles to children at 2nd annual Touch-A-Truck in Frazer
Finding it too cool for the pool on Saturday, Brielle Lander brought her 3-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter to the Frazer No. 2 fire department’s second annual Touch-A-Truck. While there were fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances, and big equipment such as a dump truck, tanker truck and tow truck,...
Armstrong County man killed in dirt bike accident
A 26-year-old man from Templeton, Armstrong County, was killed Friday evening when the dirt bike he was riding went off a road and struck a tree, officials said. Brandon Weaver was killed in neighboring Pine Township when the mishap occurred at around 7:50 p.m., according to a release from Armstrong...
