Western PA Local News category, Page 1707
Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash with bus in Homewood
A man is in critical condition after a crash involving a motorcycle and a bus in Homewood on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the crash at the intersection of Frankstown Avenue and Sterrett Street around 1:10 p.m. First responders found the motorcycle driver unconscious in the street when they...
New Kensington authority increasing sewage rates; water cost not changing
New Kensington residents aren’t going to pay more for the water coming into their homes next year, but they’ll pay more for it going out. While the Municipal Authority of New Kensington won’t be changing the cost of water in 2022, the Municipal Sanitary Authority of the City of New...
Muralist of Vandergrift, Alex Chaffins, keeps making positive visions
Alex Chaffins of Vandergrift knows how to charm and disarm. With art. Chaffins, the unofficial muralist of Vandergrift, is known for his large colorful artwork depicting positive messages. The self-taught artist’s most recent mural is an underwater scene featuring a mermaid. It’s painted on his garage at home. Last year,...
Hit-and-run crash in East Pittsburgh results in driver’s death
A hit-and-run crash Saturday in East Pittsburgh left a Monroeville man dead, state police said. James Haberfield, 72, was pronounced dead at about 4:45 p.m. at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. as Haberfield was driving south...
Police arrest suspect in death of woman found in Beaver County field
State police arrested a Beaver Falls man in the death of a woman whose body was found Wednesday in Beaver County. Police charged John Westley Johnson Jr., 68, with criminal homicide in the death of Sharon Benyo, 46, of Beaver Falls. Benyo’s body was discovered Wednesday morning in an open...
Ex-Steelers WR Antonio Brown sells his home in Pine for $1.4 million
One of the greatest — and most controversial — wide receivers in Steelers history now has one less tie to Pittsburgh. Antonio Brown’s five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home at 103 Silver Pines Drive in Pine has sold for $1.4 million. That’s half a million less than the $1.9 million he bought it...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
Murrysville Abdel Moneim El-Attar sold property at 3632 Cal Ken Ct to Andre Parquette and Amy Heinlen for $370,000. Richard Brazill sold property at 5017 Pioneer Ct to Christopher and Christina Clawson for $465,000. Daniel Albert Santimauro sold property at 5287 Rocky Hill Ln to Taylor Beck for $180,380. North...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
Bellevue Sky Iron Capital LLC sold property at 571 Forest Ave. to Dream Homes Enterprises LLC for $27,000. KB Oreo LLC sold property at 539 Lincoln Ave. to Tung The Luu for $250,000. Estate of Joseph Scioscia sold property at 14 N Euclid Ave. to Nikki Johnson for $290,000. Etna...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
Bell Acres Henry Maier sold property at 75 Charleston Sq to John and Julie Smith for $1,195,000. Edgeworth Christopher Keller sold property at 755 Chestnut Road to Randall and Sharon Dearth for $3,175,000. Esmark Center LLC sold property at 100 Hazel Ln to OP Sewickley LLC for $12,500,000. Joseph Diggins...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 10, 2021
Aspinwall Mark Botos sold property at 404 Lexington Ave. Apt 6 to Paul and Susan Jamiolkowski for $95,000. Etna Sarah Cruikshank Jasiota sold property at 23 Christler St. to Michael John Bickel and Margaret Kielburger for $218,000. Fox Chapel John Ferreira sold property at 114 Buckingham Road to Darem and...
Gilpin Trunk-or-Treat, police dog fundraiser to take place at the fire department on Halloween
Gilpin Volunteer Fire Department will host a police K-9 unit fundraiser during the township’s Halloween event. Police Chief Chris Fabec is Gilpin’s K-9 officer with his police dog, Rudy, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois. He said the K-9 unit is sustained through fundraisers and donations, with the rally being something new...
The Stroller, Oct. 10, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Information should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Salvation Army seeks Red Kettle volunteers The Western Pennsylvania division of the Salvation Army is seeking volunteers to help in the annual Red Kettle Campaign. Red...
Duquesne University president publishes legal thriller
Fans of legal thrillers can add a new title to their nightstand. Ken Gormley, president of Duquesne University, is poised to join the fraternity of legal eagles who have taken up the novelist’s pen with the release of his first novel, “The Heiress of Pittsburgh” (Sunbury Press, $19.95). It comes...
Land Trust road ramble will give motorists scenic tour through Westmoreland
Area motorists who want to explore the county’s scenic byways will have that opportunity during the upcoming Westmoreland Ramble road rally. Organized by the Westmoreland Land Trust, Sunday’s event will raise money for the nonprofit as well as raising awareness of the properties it protects for their cultural, historical, ecological,...
East Deer, surrounding communities excited for new Iron City Beer buildingVideo
As Pittsburgh Brewing Co. continues to make progress on its new home, neighbors in East Deer and beyond are looking forward to the new brewery and related projects, expected to open next year. Structurally, General Manager Todd Zwicker said, the building is the same as it was when the Pittsburgh...
Report: Drilling spills ruined wells and polluted streams in Westmoreland, across Pennsylvania
It has been more than four years since Edward and Alice Mioduski of Loyalhanna Township have been able to drink water from their well near Loyalhanna Lake. Drilling mud mixed with the mineral bentonite leaked from the hole that Sunoco Pipeline L.P. was boring underneath the lake in May 2017....
College voucher proposal draws fire from Pitt and Penn State
A Westmoreland County lawmaker’s attack on the state’s financial relationship with Pitt, Penn State and Temple is drawing blowback from the powerhouse public research universities and their supporters. State Rep. Eric Nelson, R-Hempfield, says he has “ethical” issues with the commonwealth spending about $580 million to support the three universities...
Agencies stress awareness of domestic violence, offer help to victims in Westmoreland
Area residents who find they’ve become the target of domestic violence or other abusive behavior don’t need to suffer in silence. Westmoreland County’s Blackburn Center operates a 24-hour hotline (888-832-2272) that provides crisis counseling to survivors of domestic and sexual violence and other types of violence and crime. “Anyone can...
Director of Parks and Recreation leaving to join Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
The director of Parks and Recreation will be leaving his role with the city for a position with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Mayor Bill Peduto announced. Ross Chapman, who started working for the city in 2010 in the Department of Human Resources and Civil Service, was promoted to deputy director...
Community Women’s Club of Level Green holds Amazing Race to benefit Westmoreland Heritage Trail
During the Amazing Westmoreland Heritage Trail Race, teams raced along a trail at the Murrysville Senior Center on Saturday, Oct. 9. Teams looked for items and clues and executed various tasks for a shot at cash prizes. There was also a Haystack Scavenger Hike for children, a basket raffle, games...
Food trucks, art vendors turn up to support Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3Video
With more than 25 local craft vendors and about 15 food vendors, Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3’s food truck rally and vendor show aimed to raise funds for fire hall renovations. The event, which they held at the fire hall Saturday afternoon, gave vendors an opportunity to showcase...
Fort Ligonier Days draws crowds for parade, crafts, food, historyVideo
Keith Hall lives in Wexford, and his family hails from the Derry area. But his heart belongs to Ligonier — at least during the latter town’s annual Fort Ligonier Days festival. Hall staked out a prominent spot along Saturday’s festival parade route. He sported a green-and-purple kilt, representing his Scottish...
Man in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Churchill
A man is in critical condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds Saturday afternoon in Churchill. Allegheny County 911 was notified of a shooting at the intersection of Beulah Road and McCrady Road at about 2:10 p.m. First responders found a man shot multiple times. He was transported to an area...
TSA officers confiscate another gun at Pittsburgh International Airport
Transportation Security Administration officers confiscated a gun in a passenger’s purse at Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday. TSA officers found a loaded 9mm firearm in a purse belonging to a 39-year-old female passenger. The gun was located at an alternate security checkpoint, officials said. TSA officers alerted Allegheny County Police,...
Man killed, woman wounded in shootings in Pitcairn
A man was killed and a woman was wounded in a shooting in Pitcairn early Saturday afternoon. Allegheny County 911 was notified of a vehicle rollover and the sound of gunshots in the 300 block of Third Street in Pitcairn just after 1 p.m. Saturday. First responders found a one-car...
