Western PA Local News category, Page 1820
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of July 18, 2021
Estate of Patricia Blockinger sold property at 337 Allandale Drive to Jack and Patricia Moore for $270,000. Peter Dugdale sold property at 5996 Bethelman Ave. to Christine Hirsh and Elizabeth Roth for $293,000. Joseph Ramusivich sold property at 196 Bluestone Drive to Kenya Thomas for $365,000. Michael Facchiano Jr. sold...
Collier, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of July 18, 2021
Bridgeville Patrick Ketchel sold property at 315 New York St. to Klaus Hoenscheid for $205,000. Robert Price sold property at 1321 Union St. to Lataya Seaton for $30,000. Carnegie Bjoern Knuettel sold property at 719 Darlington St. to Zachary Heller for $172,500. Daniel Sloan sold property at 182 Mountain Drive...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 18, 2021
Baldwin Borough Scott Hernishin sold property at 518 Barbara Drive to Eric Dong for $165,000. Estate of Leonard Kimoroski sold property at 3036 Churchview Ave. to Chrisopher Kovaly and Allison Kelly for $163,000. Donna Mullner sold property at 5229 E. Willock Road to Ronald and Lorraine Butler for $163,000. Lynn...
New Kensington firefighters seek participants for annual convention paradeVideo
If you love a parade, there’s going to be chance to not just watch one, but to be in it. The New Kensington fire department will host the 128th annual Western Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association convention from Saturday, Aug. 7, through Wednesday, Aug. 11. The convention’s first day includes a traditional...
The Stroller, July 18, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Prospect Cemetery welcomes public for tours, research A free picnic will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Prospect...
Island-hopping theme inspires Ligonier Valley art campersVideo
Rita Haldeman’s young students are using sticks, stones, lots of paint, and even more imagination, to explore cultures and art forms from across the globe. In her 20th year teaching art camps at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art’s Ligonier Valley location, the Jeannette artist decided to take this summer’s...
Lower Burrell mulling over where backyard chickens can live
Lower Burrell Council did not dispute or appeal the city zoning hearing board’s ruling allowing a family to have chickens that serve as pets and satisfy the medical needs of a family member. But council tabled further discussion last week on whether to change the city’s ordinance governing where chickens...
Pulled pork, history on menu for Prospect Cemetery picnic
A cemetery may seem like an unusual place to have a picnic, but it’s a great place to learn about history — maybe your own. Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge will host a free picnic with food provided by neighboring Infuzed Bistro from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The cemetery...
Closure of Cheswick Generating Station sparks mixed feelings in community
Some mourn the loss of jobs. Others celebrate the demise of a coal-burning plant and related environmental concerns. All acknowledge their Alle-Kiski Valley communities surrounding the Cheswick Generating Station will be forever changed. The station, which is Allegheny County’s last coal-fired power plant, is scheduled to close permanently in mid-September....
State Rep. Abby Major: ‘People should know there are good-paying jobs out there.’
State Rep. Abby Major, R-Ford City, hosted the state House Majority Policy Committee to showcase local businesses and the issues they face. Major’s district includes part of Armstrong, Butler and Indiana counties. Local business leaders testified about business conditions for economic recovery and job growth before the committee Thursday at...
Ligonier Valley Historical Society holds living history weekend at Compass InnVideo
History lovers who braved intermittent rain showers Saturday afternoon were transported back to the 1800s as the Ligonier Valley Historical Society presented its second living history weekend this year. The event was held at the Compass Inn Museum in Laughlintown. It featured members of Ship’s Company, a Maryland-based maritime reenactment...
Alle-Kiski Valley firefighters practice driving firetrucks in tight spaces
Parallel parking is often the most difficult part of any driver training course — staying between the orange barrels, learning to use your side mirrors and hoping you don’t hit the curb. Now imagine doing it in a 40-ton fire rescue truck. “This is like a driving test, but way...
Kiski Township traffic stop turns up drugs, guns
Police arrested an Indiana man this week after a traffic stop turned up drugs and guns, authorities said. Sahid Nasir-Evans, 27, faces charges related to firearms violations and possession of marijuana, said Kiski Township Police Sgt. Thomas Dessell. Officers stopped Nasir-Evans just after 1 a.m. Monday on Route 56 near...
Bethel Park police investigating a vehicle theft, unlocked cars being entered
Bethel Park police want to find out who entered unlocked vehicles and stole a car from the Hi-Gate neighborhood early Friday morning. The theft took place sometime between midnight and 1:30 a.m. Police Chief Tim O’Connor said a silver Volkswagen with a roof rack and a “W&J” sticker with the...
Student news: Parent volunteer needed, rowing champion, student production awards and more
Parent volunteer needed at Fairview Elementary Fairview Elementary School in the Fox Chapel Area School District needs a parent representative to serve on the school’s site-based management team for a two-year term. The term will start in the fall of 2021 and end in the spring of 2023. The team...
Western Pa. among nationwide areas seeing dangerous rise in opioid epidemic
Throughout the height of the covid-19 pandemic, it seemed as if the opioid epidemic had come to a sudden halt — largely because coronavirus headlines dominated newsstands, television broadcasts and everyday conversation. The latest overdose death figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, convey a starkly opposite...
Brackenridge restaurant owner bringing a taste of Louisiana to Lower BurrellVideo
A taste of the bayou is coming to Lower Burrell. Taylor Chappell, who will be the head chef of Bayou in the Burrell, recommends those new to Cajun food try the gumbo. “You can’t go wrong with that,” she said. Bayou in the Burrell is expected to open the second...
George Benson Scholarship Award, academic achievements and more for South Hills students
George Benson Scholarship Awards Connor Woods, a recent graduate of Baldwin High School, and Chloe Spikula, a recent graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School have been honored with George Benson Scholarship awards, given annually by the membership of South Hills Country Club. The total value of the 2021 Scholarships is...
Academic achievements, honor roll for the week of July 17, 2021
Academic achievements The following students from the area were recognized for their academic achievement during the spring 2021 semester by being named to the dean’s, president’s or provost’s list at the college or university they attend: • Bucknell University: Sophia Donati • College of the Holy Cross: Brendan McCarthy, Andalushia...
Police: Man in critical condition after shooting in Pittsburgh’s South Side
One person is in critical condition after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and 911 calls for shots fired in the 1200 block of Bingham Street in South Side Flats shortly before 2 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public...
Westmoreland places ‘leveraged bet on market’ to shore up county pension debt
Westmoreland County’s largest ever bond issue, which will put taxpayers on the hook for $173.6 million, won’t lay water or sewer lines, pave roads, fix aging bridges or set a single steel beam. Instead, debt on the $126.48 million in bonds to be paid by taxpayers over the next 20...
Firefighter disputes Kiski Township police charges stemming from plans to burn building debris
Kiski Township police arrested an Apollo firefighter and charged him with disorderly conduct after they say he refused to abandon plans to burn rubbish with prohibited items. Police charged Lyle Rusz, 60, of Kiski Township with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and tampering with fire apparatus. Rusz’s attorney, Gregory Swank, disputed...
Astrobotic’s MoonRanger rover a step closer to lunar mission
On the 52nd anniversary of the day Apollo 11 blasted off and headed for its historic moon landing, Astrobotic has taken a “giant leap” toward its own moon landing. The Pittsburgh-based aerospace company has announced the autonomous rover MoonRanger it partnered with Carnegie Mellon University to create, has passed another...
Westmoreland road work to affect traffic on routes 30, 119 beginning Monday
Motorists will encounter a detour and lane restrictions in Youngwood and additional restrictions on Route 30 in Hempfield beginning Monday, as work proceeds on PennDOT road projects. In Youngwood, beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, a section of Depot Street, between northbound Route 119 (Third Street) and South Second Street, will...
Pitt faculty unionization vote slated, Pitt says
The University of Pittsburgh’s faculty members will be able to vote starting next month on whether they want the United Steelworkers to represent them in contract negotiations. The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board decided the secret-ballot vote for about 3,000 employees will be conducted from Aug. 27 to Oct. 12, the...
