Western PA Local News category, Page 2412
Pennsylvania reports 506 more coronavirus cases, 12 deaths
Pennsylvania on Sunday reported 12 more covid-19 deaths and 506 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 75,592, according to state health officials. A total of 5,943 people have died from the virus. More than 444,000 people have tested negative. Of the total cases, 71% have recovered....
Allegheny County adds 14 new covid cases, no deaths
Allegheny County Health Department officials reported 14 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths Sunday. The total number of deaths countywide remained at 168, while the total number of confirmed and probable cases rose to 2,003, according to the county. The first cases were reported in Allegheny County on March...
Carnegie Carnegie: Restarting the conversation
It is no secret that the Carnegie Carnegie enjoys celebrating milestones. The centennial of the 19th Amendment inspired a full year of rich performances and programs, “The Woman’s Hour.” Until pandemic struck. In pivoting and adjusting, we’ve found ways commemorate this turning point in American history on our website and...
Police: Sewickley Township man killed in South Huntingdon shootout, 1 hurtVideo
A bonfire get-together in South Huntingdon on Saturday night turned into a shootout that killed a Sewickley Township man early Sunday, according to state police. David J. Hoffman, 44, was fatally shot in the 200 block of Mendon Road around 3 a.m. Sunday. He had multiple gunshot wounds and an...
Letter to the editor: Other countries need our help
In times like these, it is hard to think about much else other than the ways that covid-19 continues to change our daily lives. Our normal has become watching our families and friends lose their jobs, our favorite restaurants and small businesses shutting down for good, and having to wear...
Many school leaders say they won’t be able to resume normal operations by July 1
The Pennsylvania Department of Education said Wednesday that school districts are allowed to resume in-person teaching and other activities July 1, but local school leaders say it’s unlikely they’ll be able to resume normal operations by then. Before schools can open, districts are required to create their own health and...
Western Pa. churches split along denominational lines on reopening
The Rev. Tom Burke has been a priest for nearly two decades. But the St. Mary Magdalene Parish pastor would have a hard time remembering a moment during his tenure quite like the one he experienced Monday — the first day since mid-March he was able to welcome people into...
Hampton real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Cochran Concepts LLC sold property at 3960 Parkview Ln to Michael Pavolko and Taylor Snyder for $300,500. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Penn Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 7
UERD Inc. sold property at 6827 Alcoma Drive to VB One LLC for $58,333. UERD Inc. sold property at 337 Augusta Ave. to VB One LLC for $58,333. UERD Inc. sold property at 700 Beulah Road to VB One LLC for $58,333. Bank New York Mellon Trust Co. sold property...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Indiana Asish Sinha sold property at 1080 Rural Ridge Drive to Hyungsub and Yoon Ho Kim for $311,500. O’Hara Estate of John Robert Hurley sold property at 521 Brookdale Drive to Olga Taimanov for $200,000. Olga Taimanov sold property at 7 Highmeadow Road to Daniel and Koren Jackson for $372,500....
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Baldwin Borough Travis Shumway sold property at 421 Blossom Drive to Mark Murrman and Jessica Recker for $230,000. Michael Stein sold property at 64 Hartl Ln to Nicholas Toner and Amber Lapsley for $198,000. Clara Guzik sold property at 423 Lois Drive to Kirk Berthold for $139,000. JTR Development LLC...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Millvale Thomas Lane sold property at 1051 North Ave. to Christopher and Tabrina Watson for $350,000. Shaler Anthony Leonard Iellimo sold property at 110 Adele St. to Nathan Schwartz for $205,000. John Manchini sold property at 1451 Balsam Drive to Justine Jedry for $175,000. Marianne Keen sold property at 171...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Pine Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at 2038 Cherry Road to Alyssa Gerlack for $147,150. NVR Inc. sold property at 6000 Elm Road to Joanne Sickeri for $407,500. JMJT Properties LLC sold property at 707 Fairgate Drive to Rodney Gum and Dawn Soltys for $368,000. NVR Inc. sold property...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Franklin Park Charles Nash sold property at 2556 Interlaken Ct to Stefan Levine and Julia Scanlon for $355,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 1914 Kimberly Ct to Viraj Samaranayake and Gamarallage Priyanga Rukmali Gunarathne for $658,725. NVR Inc. sold property at 1916 Kimberly Ct to Tsui Yao Chien and Chih...
Real estate transactions in the Signal Item area for the week of June 7
Bridgeville BZ Properties LLC sold property at 121 Irwin Ave. to LT Plus Properties LLC for $410,000. Jordan Gray sold property at 1360 Missouri Ave. to Ryan and Tijana Mellor for $135,500. Carnegie Randolph David Reese sold property at 218 Mountain Drive to Danielle Jurnak and Caleigh Reese for $182,500....
Sewickley-area real estate transactions for the week of June 7
Sewickley Estate of Arlene Dorothy Rucker sold property at 210 Frederick Ave. to Promise 33 LLC for $285,000. Henry Scales sold property at 4 Gray Ln to Kimberly Moslen for $83,000. Sewickley Heights Estate of Drue Heinz sold property at 61-63 Goodwood Ln to Robert Gomes trustee for $890,000. Real...
Peaceful crowd shuts down Bakery Square during 8th day of Pittsburgh protests
Protesters took to the streets of Pittsburgh for the eighth day in a row Saturday, blocking streets in Larimer, East Liberty and Shadyside for much of the afternoon. Hundreds of people started to gather at the Bakery Square shopping center in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood around 3 p.m., blocking Penn Avenue...
Pittsburgh police ask public’s help identifying bombing suspect
Investigators are looking for a man suspected of tossing a homemade bomb at a Pittsburgh police officer near Mellon Square last Saturday , May 30. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeman said the device exploded on the ground and caused a nearby officer to suffer concussion-like symptoms. Police ask anyone who...
‘Justice for George’ rally held in Upper St. Clair
Several hundred protesters participated in a “Justice for George” rally in the parking lot of the Upper St. Clair municipal complex on Saturday. Protesters kneeled for nine minutes of silence for George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who was killed by police on May 25, before listening to several speakers discuss...
Jeannette, Irwin racism protests peaceful, well-attendedVideo
Allyson Dinsmore of Unity had reservations about throwing her support behind her father Ron’s idea: to hold a rally in downtown Jeannette calling for justice for George Floyd. “As a white woman, I wasn’t sure if it was my place to ask for people to come out in support,” she...
Greensburg Salem students and parents try to stop band cuts
A group of Greensburg Salem School District students and parents is trying to prevent district leaders from making cuts to the music program. “We love these programs. They mean the world to us,” said Ryann Shirey, who just finished her sophomore year at Greensburg Salem High School. She’s been involved...
Westmoreland County adds 1 new coronavirus case, no deaths
Westmoreland County reported one new coronavirus case and no new deaths Saturday. This leaves the total number of deaths at 38 and raises the number of cases to 457 countywide. Coroner Ken Bacha is reporting 32 deaths occurred in the county. That tally has not changed since May 7 as...
Pennsylvania adds 701 new coronavirus cases, 45 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 45 new deaths and 701 additional cases of the coronavirus. The state has now had 75,086 total cases and 5,931 deaths. Deaths have been recorded in 55 of the state’s 67 counties, and every county has had a positive case. More than...
Feds charge Pittsburgh man, 52, with placing bag full of homemade bombs Downtown, having supplies at home
A Pittsburgh man has been charged with a federal crime after police said he placed a backpack containing several homemade bombs in Downtown Pittsburgh on May 31. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady announced Saturday that Matthew Michanowicz, 52, of the city’s Duquesne Heights neighborhood, was charged with possession of an...
The Oaks Theater in Oakmont reopens
The Oaks Theater welcomed guests Friday after a several month hiatus with cartoons and drinks. Doors opened for a free classic cartoon celebration at 310 Allegheny River Blvd. The venue, like many shuttered entertainment facilities and businesses, reopened that day as Allegheny County entered the green phase of the state’s...
