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Future of Pittsburgh Mills mall property unclear after last-minute cancellation of sheriff sale
After the last-minute cancellation of the sheriff’s sale of the Pittsburgh Mills mall, the future of the property remains uncertain. On Friday, owner Namdar Realty Group paid more than $11 million in special assessment bills, averting a sheriff sale that was scheduled for Monday. The sale was canceled once the...
Bushy Run hosts 11th annual car cruise
It’s easier than you might think to find parts for a 1928 Ford Model A. “It’s one of the most popular antique cars out there,” said Ron Giuliana of Irwin, who secured himself one of the few available shady spots at the 11th annual Bushy Run Car Cruise, held Saturday...
A snort and a yip: Pugfest takes place in Derry Township
Pugs of all shapes and sizes were snuffling, snorting and sending up good-natured barks during Pugfest, held Saturday at the Kingston Veterans & Sportsmens Club in Derry Township. There were tiny, svelte black pugs with long craning necks. There were traditional-colored pugs with, perhaps, no chance of ever enjoying the...
Smoky fire damages abandoned building in Arnold, tentatively considered ‘suspicious’
A fire ripped through an abandoned two-story building in Arnold on Saturday morning with such power that neighbors described windows being blown out by the flames. “It was so hot that the windows broke open,” said Ed Taylor, 63, who lives across the street from the structure on Fourth Avenue....
Pitt police searching for robbery suspect in Oakland
University of Pittsburgh and city police are seeking information about a man who robbed two people early Friday in the city’s Oakland neighborhood. Campus police posted a crime alert to their X (formerly Twitter) account at 1:50 a.m. Friday alerting students to a robbery that occurred on the 300 block...
Red Cross honors Pirate security employee for saving co-worker from choking
American Red Cross officials honored a security employee for the Pittsburgh Pirates whose quick thinking helped save a life during his first day on the job this summer. Patrick Benedict was working his first shift as game-day security at PNC Park on June 7 when he noticed a co-worker choking...
1 dead, 1 rescued from Allegheny River after jumping incident
A man died after jumping into the Allegheny River early Saturday, and a second man who dove in after him was rescued, according to Pittsburgh police. First responders were called to the Ninth Street Bridge around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday for reports of witnesses who saw a man run from...
Northland Library in McCandless lists events for October
Northland Public Library is open the following hours: Sunday — 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday — 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday — 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Library will be closed on Friday, Nov. 3 for a staff development...
The Stroller, Sept. 30, 2023: 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. Annual Walk for Hunger event seeks participants The Allegheny Valley Association...
5 women accused of using check fraud scheme to steal $30K from Buffalo Township school bus company
State police accused five women of stealing nearly $30,000 from a school bus company in Buffalo Township by forging the owner’s signature on bogus paychecks that they deposited in their checking accounts. One of the people arrested worked for the bus company, and another was employed at the bank where...
Franklin Regional: Mental health survey could ‘gauge the climate’ in school district
Franklin Regional might undertake a student mental health survey that is generating debate about how much a school district should get involved with the issue and to what extent parents should be included in those decisions. School directors recently delved into the issue, with district officials defending a proposed student...
In brief: news from McCandless, Wexford and more
Sweet concert The Greater Harmony Chorus, a local chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is presenting two concerts Oct. 21 at Ingomar Methodist Church, 1501 W. Ingomar Road in McCandless. Show times are 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The chorus is the regional first place champion and will be competing at...
In brief: news from Indiana Township, Sharpsburg, Fox Chapel and more
Girl Scouts Fox Chapel Girl Scouts will host an event Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon to acquaint parents with the Girl Scout program and how their daughters can join. The event will be held at the Middle Road Soccer Complex Pavilion in Indiana Township. More information is available...
Federal jury convicts 2 Las Vegas men of committing wire fraud targeting elderly in Western Pa.
Following a five-day trial in Pittsburgh federal court, a jury convicted two Las Vegas men of defrauding elderly residents in Western Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Roderick Feurtado, 56, and Tarek Bouanane, 47, of Las Vegas and evidence at trial established that they traveled to the Pittsburgh area in September 2021 intending...
Tarentum quilter gives Greensburg audience code to Underground Railroad patterns
Ethel Hayden grew up in West Leechburg seated around a quilting frame with her siblings. They stitched together pieces of cloth, practicing the fabric craft passed down from her mother and grandmother. “That was my mom’s babysitter,” said Hayden, 88, of Tarentum. “She kept a quilting frame up all year...
Gainey’s proposed Pittsburgh 2024 budgets include no tax increases
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s proposed operating and capital budgets for next year, released late Friday afternoon, do not call for any tax increases. The preliminary budgets prioritize “investment in key neighborhood projects, core constituent services, expanded capacity to care for our city-owned bridges and enhanced public safety,” Gainey’s office said...
Blairsville carjacking suspect extradited from Georgia ahead of preliminary hearing
Michael Aaron Whitfield, who was charged with attempted homicide in a July attack on a woman, has been extradited from Georgia, Pennsylvania state police said Friday. Whitfield, 36, of Greensburg, was accused of cutting a woman in the face and neck during a Blairsville carjacking July 12. He was arrested...
Sheriff’s sale of Pittsburgh Mills mall canceled
Ownership at the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer won’t change, after all. A sheriff’s sale on the property was scheduled for Monday, but the delinquent debt on the mall was paid in full Friday. Owner Namdar Realty Group had owed about $11.5 million in special assessment bills. “Our office was...
Pedestrian injured after PRT bus hits her on South Side’s East Carson Street
A woman was hospitalized Friday after a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus hit her in South South Flats. The “roughly college-aged” woman, who Pittsburgh Regional Transit did not name, suffered a head injury, neck pain and scrapes on her elbow after the 83-Bedford Hills bus hit her around 3 p.m., transit...
2 midwives, 3 doulas and no pulse: Fast-acting Mutual Aid crew help save Hempfield baby
Samantha Kindelberger was confident that the two midwives and three doulas she selected for her home birth would bring her new son into the world successfully. She and her husband, Roy, would become parents to a second child to join their 2-year-old daughter, Ivah. She did not expect to be...
Woman sentenced in connection with Loyalhanna meth lab
A former Loyalhanna woman was sentenced Friday to four years of probation in connection with a methamphetamine lab at her home that was shut down by state police. Jennifer Lynn Williams, 55, now of Indiana County, was ordered to spend 18 months on house arrest. She pleaded guilty Friday to...
‘I wasn’t raised this way’ Hempfield man who got involved with drugs tells judge
A Hempfield man who turned to drugs and then began selling them to support his own habit was sentenced to jail and probation Friday. “I wasn’t raised this way and I’m sorry for what I did,” said Chad J. Gilbert, 53. “All my life I worked hard and I ruined...
DA: Pittsburgh police justified in using deadly force in Allentown incident
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Friday that Pittsburgh police were justified in using deadly force against a woman in February incident. Responding officers shot Adrienne Arrington, 39, of Homestead, five times on Feb. 24 in Allentown. Zappala said she fired multiple shots at the officers from...
Westmoreland judges to fill Norwin school board vacancy
The Westmoreland County judges are expected to fill a vacancy on Norwin school board during a hearing on Oct. 16, a decision that will determine which faction will control the board for at least one month. The county judges are meeting to select someone to fill the remainder of the...
Riders protest Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s plan to shorten 4 routes
A group of bus riders on Friday protested Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s plan to shorten four bus routes starting Sunday, saying the changes will adversely affect city residents, particularly in Uptown and Downtown. The transit agency said the routes are being shortened because of the University Line bus-rapid transit construction project...
