Western PA Local News category, Page 739
In brief: Herald area events for the week of March 18, 2024
Run to benefit first responders Run for the Hill of It, a FoxWall EMS and Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser, is set for 9 a.m. to noon April 28. The 1-mile competitive race and family fun walk is presented by UPMC St. Margaret. Registration is open. Participants will meet at...
Silver ball still rolls at Pinball Perfection in West View
Arcade regulars half a century ago may remember the appearance of a game featuring a few lit-up lines representing tennis-table paddles, trying to make contact with a dot zigzagging across the screen. Fans of pinball machines, the main attractions at such establishments, tended to scoff at something that simplistic. Despite...
Pedestrian hit by driver in Friendship
A 40-year-old man was hit by a driver in Pittsburgh’s Friendship neighborhood Sunday morning. Pittsburgh Police said a man was hit at the corner of Baum Boulevard and South Graham Street at about 11:35 a.m. The driver initially left the scene, but then later returned with someone else driving, according...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from March 7-13, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’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,...
Remember When: St. Patrick’s Day Flood wreaked havoc on the A-K Valley in 1936
In the winter of 1936, the Alle-Kiski Valley saw 63 inches of snowfall through February. Then March came in like a lion. During the first weeks of March, warm weather coupled with melting snow and two days of torrential rain resulted in one of the region’s worst natural disasters: the...
Building the Valley: Arnold woman fulfills dream by opening Lower Burrell bridal shop
Through all the ups and downs, fashion has always been a big part in Precious “GiGi” Jones’ life. And now, the time is right for her to open a bridal boutique in Lower Burrell. “This is my dream — to not only make people feel beautiful but to make them...
Human remains found in White Oak
Human remains were found Saturday afternoon in White Oak, said the Allegheny County Police. First responders found the human remains behind a building in the 700 block of O’Neil Boulevard, county police said. The department’s homicide unit was notified at 5:30 p.m. Preliminary investigations suggest there was no foul play...
Man identified in fatal East Liberty shooting
A Pittsburgh man fatally shot in East Liberty Saturday afternoon has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The victim, Raymond Sims, 70, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the head and neck inside a vehicle at the corner of North Highland and Penn Avenue at about 4:20...
Former CMU president recalled as visionary leader who impacted the university and region
Former Carnegie Mellon University President Jared L. “Jerry” Cohon, who led the university for 16 years, was remembered Sunday as a visionary for the university who had a great impact on the region’s economy. Cohon, 76, who died Saturday in Ligonier, “was widely respected and immensely beloved, and his leadership...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of March 17, 2024
Fox Chapel William Fallon sold property at 169 North Drive to Jose and Laura Bernardo for $1,175,000. Barbara Richey Chait sold property at 605 Whispering Pines Drive to 605 WP LLC for $3,465,000. Indiana Eduardo Vicente Zambrano Tola sold property at 1044 Diane Lane to Alan and Maria Jersey for...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of March 17, 2024
Bellevue Robert Venczel sold property at 556 Dawson Ave. to Brendan Marshall and Sarah Carroll for $339,000. Wendy P Investment Properties LLC sold property at 69 Longmore Ave. to Louis Enterprises LLC for $65,000. Franklin Park Paul Ionadi sold property at 2513 Acorn Ct to Yanoga LLC + Ayla Mgmt...
The Stroller, March 17, 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. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Highlands HS students to perform ‘Disney’s Descendants:...
‘We received thank-you’s’: Greensburg diocese has armed police officer in every school
Police officers who work at schools in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg are serving as mentors to students just as much as protectors. Members of the diocese force, in its first school year of existence as a private police department, make daily rounds at the 12 schools in four...
‘Sad, dreadful feelings’: Couple’s death in house explosion rekindles memories, unanswered questions
When Rick Napoleon heard about a fatal home explosion in Crescent last week, he was overcome by sadness and empathy. The thoughts of destruction and death that he and his neighbors endured seven months ago in Plum’s Rustic Ridge community came flooding back. His home was destroyed when his neighbor’s...
Pittsburgh preps for March Madness maniacs as city again hosts the Big Dance
Sure, the Robert Morris Colonials have hung up their tricornered hats. But the Duquesne Dukes are still dribbling, and the Pitt Panthers might slip in by a whisker despite long odds. No matter how the local teams fare after the brackets are built today for March Madness, college basketball’s premier...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of March 17, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill William Saunders sold property at 8 Holland Road to Yousef Herwees for $358,000. Forest Hills Robert Bindas sold property at 515 Halsey Ave. to Paul Dafe Ogagan and Michelene Jeter Ogagan for $210,000. Monroeville Estate of Paul Myers sold property at 513 Lakewood Drive to Central Penn...
March for Parks will raise money for park, trail projects
For more than two decades, Westmoreland County residents who use and enjoy the area’s parks have taken part in the spring March for Parks, to raise money for projects across the county’s park system. This year’s event will be March 23, 10 a.m. at Twin Lakes Park east of Greensburg....
5K Race for Grace slated for April 6 in North Huntingdon
The annual 5K Race for Grace, which has raised more than $1.78 million over 16 years for pediatric brain cancer research and to aid families, will be held April 6 at the Norwin High School campus in North Huntingdon. Opening activities begin at 7 a.m., followed by the race at...
Donegal Township horses are all ears for young readers
The Stoneybrook Foundation in Donegal Township has regular sessions where children can practice their reading skills with a captive audience — horses. The Reading With Horses program allows children to work on or fine tune their reading skills while furry ears listen. Participants can bring their own book or pick...
What’s that? Buddtown Knob is a mix of interesting sculptures along the Great Allegheny Passage
(Editor’s note ‘What’s That?’ is a recurring feature in the Tribune-Review’s Westmoreland Plus edition. If there’s something you’d like to see explored here, send an email to gtrcity@triblive.com.) A garden of five metal sculptures greets people who people who hike, bike and run along the Great Allegheny Passage through the...
Harrison church keeping Ukrainian Easter egg tradition alive
Creating traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs is not for the faint of heart. The process can take two to four hours, even for the simplest eggs, instructor Bernadette Thorwart said Saturday morning in the basement of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Harrison. Sometimes egg makers will take part in 36-hour marathon...
East Liberty shooting leaves man dead
A man was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said they were alerted to a shooting at 4:22 p.m. at the corner of Penn and North Highland avenues, a busy intersection in the heart of the neighborhood’s...
3 men charged in North Side burglary
A woman and a child locked themselves in an upstairs bedroom in Pittsburgh’s North Side early Saturday morning when three men allegedly broke into their residence. Pittsburgh police responded to reports of three men breaking into a home in the 900 block of California Avenue in the California-Kirkbride section of...
Bethel Park man charged after, police say, he brought a gun illegally to Pittsburgh International Airport
A man is facing misdemeanor charges after allegedly attempting to bring a handgun through the security gates at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday. Robert Stalter, 49 of Bethel Park, was observed with a handgun within his backpack at the main security checkpoint at about 12:15 p.m. on Friday, according...
Police say man robbed South Side bank
Pittsburgh police reported a middle-aged man robbed a bank Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood. Officers were dispatched to the First National Bank in the 1100 block of East Carson Street at around 10 a.m. where a robbery had reportedly taken place a bit earlier. Police said one of...
