Western PA Local News category, Page 550
In brief: Penn Hills and Verona area happenings, week of Sept. 16, 2024
Meeting to offer update on VOPP trail Friends of the Riverfront is organizing a public meeting to provide an update on the VOPP trail from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 10 at Oakmont Carnegie Library, 700 Allegheny River Blvd. The VOPP Trail Connector will stretch from the Allegheny riverfront in...
The Stroller, Sept. 16, 2024: 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. 1-Mile walk to raise...
In brief: Herald area events for the week of Sept. 16, 2024
Craft Beer Crawl to showcase shops, breweries The Aspinwall Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Craft Beer Crawl from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in Aspinwall. Individual breweries will be represented at local shops along Commercial Avenue, First Street and Brilliant Avenue. Tickets are nonrefundable and limited to 550...
Latrobe nonprofit buys former chiropractic building, plans demolition, redevelopment
A former Latrobe chiropractic office and adjoining house condemned by city officials in April could give way to a new use if a local nonprofit’s plans come to fruition. Latrobe Community Revitalization Program purchased the property at 1207 Ligonier St. in late August for $28,000. Jarod Trunzo, executive director of...
Burrell’s Elijah Goulet faces complex surgery for chronic pain, inspires community with resilience
Elijah Goulet excels at many things inside and outside the halls of Burrell High School. The 16-year-old from Lower Burrell shines in the school’s band, as a leader and mentor to many younger students. A junior, Goulet is an avid reader, a member of the reading team and aspires to...
Man accused of attempted arson in Saltsburg home
A Saltsburg man is accused of attempting to set a fire in a home in that Indiana County borough. State police said Casey Kern Bush, 46, fled from the home at 714 Salt St. before troopers arrived to check a report of a disturbance involving the suspect shortly before 12:30...
Hispanic heritage celebrated at Greensburg art museum as population in region jumps
When Carolina Loyola-Garcia left her native Chile some 27 years ago to study art in Pittsburgh, about 4,000 Hispanic men and women, about 1% of the city’s population, called the Steel City home. “There was no flamenco here — and I wanted to dance,” Loyola-Garcia said with a laugh, sweating...
‘A Joyous Day’ as St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church reopens in Arnold after 2021 fire
George Honchar of Carnegie said it was like “coming home” to attend the reopening services Sunday at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church in Arnold. “This is my Bubba’s church,” Honchar said. “We come every year for a reunion, and it’s only natural that we would celebrate this.” The city’s only...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Sept. 5-11, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Building the Valley: Restoration gives historic Vandergrift structure new life as hair salon
Between the crumbling roof and buckling walls, the Anchor Building in Vandergrift looked like a goner late last year. On Sept. 3, Julie Aiello moved her business there. A chain of events started by Vandergrift Councilwoman Marilee Kessler brought the historic structure from the brink of demolition to becoming the...
Coroner: Baby in Bloomfield beating has died
The 4-month-old infant a Bloomfield man was arrested for beating into “grave condition” has died, authorities confirmed Sunday. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the child as Micaiah Williams. Pittsburgh police were dispatched around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday to West Penn Hospital, where Micaiah was being treated for multiple...
1 dead after McKees Rocks shooting
A Castle Shannon man was killed in a shooting Saturday night in McKees Rocks, authorities said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Sunday identified the victim as William Hopkins, 34. Police said they were dispatched to the 300 block of Ella Street at 10:38 p.m. First responders found Hopkins...
Hiding behind the badge: Police often shield officers’ names, details in fatal encounters
Christopher Shepherd was the first to die. SWAT officers fatally shot him in January, a mentally ill man in crisis in the affluent suburb of Upper St. Clair. Austyn Cousins was next, shot dead later that month by Pittsburgh police as he reached into his trunk, which held guns. In...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Bell Acres Peter Walker sold property at 110 Meta Drive to Ryan and Zoe Gorka for $330,000. Franklin Park Andrew James Spangenberg sold property at 2519 Brandt School Road to Benjmain Sedelmeier and Kaeleigh Gagnon for $485,000. Estate of Donald Corace sold property at 2613 S. Hunters Point Court to...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Aspinwall Panagiotis Benos sold property at 922 Guyasuta Lane to Jeffrey and Debra Zukerman for $149,000. Etna Michael Strathen sold property at 268-272 Butler St. to Verkat Ventures A LLC for $168,000. Ronghan Li sold property at 44 Vilsack St. to Will Milner and Marina Lopez for $337,000. Indiana Hidden...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
Bellevue Kyler Valecko sold property at 417 Hallett Pl to Nathaniel Shaffer and Shannon Coppola for $245,000. Bradford Woods Shannon Titus sold property at 213 Washington St. to Charles and Susan Hogan for $585,000. Etna Michael Strathen sold property at 268-272 Butler St. to Verkat Ventures A LLC for $168,000....
Westmoreland happenings: Bible study, murder mystery dinner theater, senior center open house, more
Church News • Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1120 Harvey Ave., Greensburg, will host a fall Bible study series from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Nov. 18 and Dec. 18 at the church. The Sept. 23 class will be an introduction to the Bible. Other sessions will be about...
The Stroller, Sept. 15, 2024: 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. Local marching bands to...
Lower Burrell community rises to occasion in family’s time of need
The power of community never ceases to amaze. The Saulsberry family of Lower Burrell has seen this firsthand as their community rallies around them after they were left homeless when a Sept. 4 fire destroyed their Michigan Avenue home. Less than a day after the fire, Patrick Elston, co-owner of...
Greensburg approves plan to improve infrastructure for walking, cycling
Greensburg City Council last week approved a blueprint to help the city improve infrastructure and safety for walking and cycling. The city’s Active Transportation Plan, drafted by Gibson-Thomas Engineering, is supported by a $20,000 WalkWorks grant Greensburg received from the state Department of Health at the end of last year....
‘Fun, heartwarming’: Greensburg Salem to start bocce team for general, special education students
Bocce will be added to Greensburg Salem High School’s winter sports lineup this year. The school board voted unanimously this week to start a bocce team pairing students who have intellectual disabilities with ones who don’t. The team is part of the Special Olympics’ 13-year-old Unified Champion Schools program, which...
‘Celtic Crossfit’: Washington woman competes in Highland Games, shears sheep during breaksVideo
There are tartans of all colors flapping around the thighs of participants and those attending at the 65th annual Ligonier Highland Games at Idlewild Park & SoakZone. They’re worn by the caber tossers, the bagpipers, casual shoppers and toddlers alike. But there wouldn’t be any at all without the mountains...
‘Interwoven’ exhibit at Westmoreland Museum to spotlight Pakistani-American visual artist
Steel lightboxes, intricate embroidery, wall sculptures and room-size installations are among the pieces that will be showcased at an upcoming retrospective exhibit of the works of artist Anila Quayyum Agha at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. “Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven” will bring together two decades of art in different...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 15, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Elaine Franke sold property at 764 Margaretta St. to 764 Margaretta LLC for $280,902. Jennette Blumer sold property at 3319 Scathelocke Road to Ahmed Mamdouh El Sergani for $335,000. Edgewood Robert Keith McGaha sold property at 225 E Swissvale Ave. Unit 1 to Patricia Beasock for $257,500....
Glass City Heritage Festival spotlights Jeannette’s past
Organizers of the Glass City Heritage Festival said it was fitting to showcase Jeannette’s rich history during the street fair that aims to move the city forward. “We wanted to bring back what made the city important,” said Dawn Wallhausen, from You Are Here gallery. She helped spearhead a glass-blowing...
