Western PA Local News category, Page 564
Smoke restaurant to close in Lawrenceville
Smoke, a popular taqueria in Lawrenceville, is closing, according to a post on social media. The Butler Street restaurant will close its doors on Sept. 16. “A Huge THANK YOU to everyone who dug what we did,” a post on Instagram, signed Jeff, said. “We appreciate ALL of you! An...
Police: 1 man dead, 2 injured in Clairton shooting
One man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Clairton early Sunday morning, according to Allegheny County police. Officers from local and county police departments found a group of people fighting in the road upon arrival at the 400 block of State Street just before 4...
Medical examiner identifies Pittsburgh man killed in East Hills shooting
A man died in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police were notified of the shooting, which occurred in the 8000 block of Bennett Street, by three ShotSpotter alerts totaling 28 rounds, police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man...
West Deer police organizing breast cancer 5K: Disease ‘is one we can try to prevent’
West Deer police Sgt. Rob Petosky wears his pink with pride. For 13 years, he has helped to organize the township’s 5K Run/Walk to raise funds to fight breast cancer, which is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women. “When people can’t afford to go and have a mammogram,...
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 1, 2024
Bell Acres Joy Johnson sold property at 115 Grouse Ln to Victor Joseph Yates and Amy Knop for $870,000. Franklin Park Edward Hunter sold property at 2352 Nicholson Road to Deborah Rinehart for $365,000. Leet LBKRT LLC sold property at 126 Broad St. to Topo Enterprises LLC for $228,500. Leetsdale...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 1, 2024
Etna Paul Weisenee sold property at 52 Angle Alley to Anthony Williams for $20,000. Fox Chapel John Ammer sold property at 129 South Drive to Wexford Real Estate Develop LLC for $1,000,000. John Shallenberger sold property at 120 W. Chapel Ridge Road to Michael Howell and Alisa Sumkin for $500,000....
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 1, 2024
Bellevue John Stranger sold property at 424 Hallett Pl to Brian Campe trustee for $85,000. Estate of Robert Thomas sold property at 154 Kendall Ave. to Alexandra Stangle for $118,500. Etna Paul Weisenee sold property at 52 Angle Aly to Anthony Williams for $20,000. Franklin Park Edward Hunter sold property...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 1, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Darrell Rubin sold property at 2407 Marbury Road to Joseph and Morgan Friedly for $465,000. Brad Ward sold property at 2271 McCrea Road to David Scott McGill for $425,000. Edgewood Ashutosh Nanda sold property at 133 Dewey St. to Kaleab and Alyssa Abebe for $712,000. Nicholas Akinkuoye...
The Stroller, Sept. 1, 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. Volunteers needed for Kiski River cleanup The Kiskiminetas Watershed Association will...
‘Mini’ art exhibit in Tarentum to double as fundraiser for Highlands theater program
Betty Trout loves her backyard bees almost as much as she loves painting them. So when she heard about Tarentum’s Manos Gallery putting out a call for local artists to submit pitches for a fundraiser exhibit called “24 Minis,” she knew exactly what she was going to paint. “This was...
Inflation explained: It seems everything is more expensive than 5 years ago. Here’s why.
As she walked the aisles of Walmart in Frazer, Ashley Williams of Pittsburgh’s Morningside neighborhood wanted to know the “mathematics behind” the rising cost of milk, eggs and other staples. Terry Riehle of Greensburg struggled to understand why Land O’Lakes cheese costs more per pound than most cuts of meat...
Commissioners say low turnout casts doubt on future of road meetings
Westmoreland commissioners’ road tour, which took public meetings from Allegheny Township to Youngwood and finally to Rostraver this year, ended with sparse crowds, raising doubt about the future of the program that was restarted after a two-decade hiatus. Commissioners met Thursday night in the activity center at Cedar Creek Park...
Several thousand flock to Uniontown for annual Byzantine Catholic pilgrimage, break ground for new monastery
For some, Labor Day weekend is a chance to squeeze the last out of the summer with grilling, picnics, family reunions and fireworks. But for MaryAnn Kostrubanic, Labor Day weekend means traveling 50 miles from her North Huntingdon home to Mount St. Macrina in Uniontown for a Byzantine Catholic pilgrimage....
Wild species, spaces highlight Greensburg Salem students’ summer visit to Costa Rica
Just one of the highlights of Alaina Blend’s tropical summer excursion was snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean. The first-time experience for the 2024 Greensburg Salem High School graduate was a fitting finale to the 10-day trip to Costa Rica she shared with 39 schoolmates, many of them fellow members of...
A new life’: Norwin grad serves as Navy aviation electronics technician
A 2020 graduate of Norwin High School is expanding his worldview outside of Southwestern Pennsylvania with the U.S. Navy. Petty Officer Second Class Blake Stoffel has been to Portugal, Italy and Iceland during his four years in the military. He said Portugal was his favorite so far. “For me, serving...
Pittsburgh police: 1 dead, 2 seriously hurt in shooting near The Bluff and Crawford-Roberts neighborhoods
Pittsburgh police are looking for a suspect who shot three people Saturday night along the Crawford-Roberts and Bluff neighborhood border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. Police said officers and an ambulance crew were sent to the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Marion Street just before 8 p.m....
Pittsburgh man arrested in connection with attack on Jewish Pitt students
Two Jewish students who attend the University of Pittsburgh were attacked Friday night in what authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. Jarrett Buba, 52, of Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood is charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault and two misdemeanor counts of simple assault and reckless endangerment. He...
State police say 2 jailed after stealing car, leading troopers on wild cross-county pursuit
State troopers Saturday arrested a man and a woman accused of stealing a car at an Indiana County Walmart, leading troopers on a cross-county pursuit that required numerous attempts to immobilize the vehicle. At 5:44 p.m. Friday, troopers were called to investigate a reported stolen vehicle at the Walmart at...
Allegheny Valley Hospital union paves way for strike; AHN confident agreement can be reached
Allegheny Valley Hospital union members have authorized a strike, becoming the second Allegheny Health Network hospital to announce a potential work stoppage in as many weeks. The union, represented by SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Healthcare PA, voted 99% in favor Friday of authorizing its negotiating committee to send a...
Rain doesn’t damper kids’ enjoyment at Alle-Kiski Inclusion Games
Storms called off Saturday’s Alle-Kiski Inclusion Games earlier than anticipated, but 16-year-old Logan Sanchez didn’t seem to mind the rain. “I like all of it,” said Sanchez, a student at Burrell High School. “I like hanging out with friends, even in the rain.” The third-annual Inclusion Games was held Saturday...
Man pinned under vehicle in Munhall listed in stable condition
A young man was pinned under a vehicle in Munhall early Saturday when it struck him, police said. Allegheny County Police said that first responders were summoned to the intersection of E. Eugene Avenue and Valewood Drive at about 12:20 a.m. They found a 19-year-old man pinned underneath the vehicle....
Police: Woman in Clairton struck by vehicle fleeing the scene after firing errant shots
A woman in Clairton was struck by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday who had just fired gunshots as they fled. Allegheny County Police said local police were called to the intersection of Third Street and Waddell Avenue at about 2:20 a.m. They had received a report “of a disturbance, followed...
The Stroller, Aug. 31, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your nonprofit’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. Labor United celebration runs this weekend in Northmoreland Park The annual...
‘Inclusion Revolution’: No Offseason Sports in West Deer scores Special Olympics North America Softball Championship
The lightning-fast turf fields at No Offseason Sports in West Deer don’t scare Special Olympian pitcher Rachel Miles. When the 25-year-old takes the mound this week during the Special Olympics North America Softball Championship, she’ll keep an unwavering eye on the prize. “I want to win it all,” said Miles,...
Man shot outside of Woodland Hills football game in Turtle Creek; game called
A shooting in Turtle Creek on Friday night forced the suspension of the Woodland Hills-Penn Hills football game. At 10:06 p.m., police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Lynn Avenue for reports of gunfire. Around the same time, a man had left the game at the Wolvarena stadium and...
