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World War II reenactors share living history at Hanna’s Town
Hunter Wilford’s eyes were barely visible when he pulled a reproduction of a World War II U.S. Army airborne unit helmet down over his head. But there were plenty of other military artifacts and displays for the 8-year-old Derry Township boy to explore Sunday when his family stopped at an...
Coroner identifies victim of 2-vehicle crash on Canonsburg’s First Street
The Washington County Coroner’s Office identified the driver killed Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Canonsburg as Joyce Gray, 58, of Washington, Pa. Coroner Tim Warco said first responders transported Gray to Canonsburg Hospital after the crash at 1:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of First Street, near the...
TSA officers arrest traveler with revolver in a backpack at Pittsburgh International Airport
A West Virginia woman was arrested Sunday after she tried to fly out of Pittsburgh International Airport with a revolver in her backpack, authorities said. Transportation Security Administration officials spotted the gun at the Findlay airport’s main security checkpoint shortly before 10:45 a.m. Allegheny County Police said Amber Brooks, 33,...
No injuries reported in Springdale house fire
A fire tore through a Springdale home Sunday morning, causing no injuries but gutting much of the residence. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 300 block of Murtland Street at around 10:30 a.m. No injuries were reported. A member of Allegheny County Fire Marshall’s investigative team remained at the scene...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from July 18-24, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’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, please...
Faces of the Valley: The River Church hosts campers in New Kensington on group mission trips
New faces are a regular occurrence during the summer at The River Church in New Kensington. The church, in collaboration with Week of Hope, a group mission trip organization based in Colorado, has been a host site for mission trips for the past 10 years. Week of Hope has been...
2nd area man injured at Trump rally released from hospital
Moon Township resident James Copenhaver, one of two area residents injured in the shooting at the July 13 Donald Trump rally in Butler County, has been released from the hospital. A spokeswoman for Pittsburgh’s Allegheny General Hospital confirmed the 74-year-old man was released from the medical facility on Friday. Marine...
Dry conditions prompt burning ban in Unity
A ban on burning is in effect until further notice in Unity. Township supervisors and the Township Fire Bureau issued the ban late last week, citing recent dry conditions and the heightened risk of a potential fire. Open burning, recreational fires and fireworks are prohibited during the ban. The Pittsburgh...
Man struck by vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood
A man was taken by ambulance to a local hospital early Sunday after being struck by a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. The collision occurred shortly after midnight at 44th Street and Penn Avenue. The man was in critical but stable condition, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The driver of...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
Aspinwall Adam Reger sold property at 409 Emerson Ave. to Logan Ross and Tanya Ellen Myler for $482,134. Blawnox Barbara Borland sold property at 523 Freeport Road to Neel Varindani for $177,500. Etna Estate of Ralph Wise sold property at 21 Spring St. to Nicholas and Taylor Wolf for $195,000....
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
Aleppo Frances Merryman sold property at 603 Sewickley Heights Drive to Ronald and Catherine Jackson for $248,500. Helen Podgainy sold property at 902 Sewickley Heights Drive to Jennifer Thompson trustee for $275,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes LLC sold property at 1308 Adrian Drive to Zainab Mahmood and Muhammad Pasha Hamza...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
Bellevue West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc. sold property at 575 Lincoln Ave. to Mid Atlantic Mothers Milk Bank for $187,500. Etna Estate of Ralph Wise sold property at 21 Spring St. to Nicholas and Taylor Wolf for $195,000. Steven Smith sold property at 13 Sycamore St. to Michael Mori...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of July 28, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Daniel Martin sold property at 473 Atlantic Ave. to Barbara Gamrat for $255,000. John JD Demars sold property at 319 Castlegate Road to Stephen Guevara for $305,000. Cynthia Baca sold property at 3758 Greensburg Pike to Bryson and Christine O’Donnell for $163,000. Gary Craig sold property...
The Stroller, July 28, 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. Bike run planned Aug. 24 by Ashley’s Eternal Angels Ashley’s Eternal...
Westmoreland happenings: Farmers market, car cruise, French dinner, more
Farmers market • Independence Health System Westmoreland will host a farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 31 at the employee shuttle lot at Frick Hospital, 508 S. Church St., Mt. Pleasant. Everything sold will be locally sourced and produced by the vendor. Fundraisers • E C Cruisers...
‘Frog Week’ part of nonprofit’s goal to draw attention to backyard creaturesVideo
AAron Capouellez grew up around frogs and toads — from the age of 5, his family had a backyard pond where both amphibians thrived. It fostered a lifelong love of nature and led Capouellez, 28, to change course in his education and pursue a master’s degree in biology. It also...
Experts call for caution as rush to assess new polls in presidential race intensifies
It’s a new ballgame for pollsters. The models, statistics, results and interpretation of public opinion gathered throughout 2024 and over the past three years was tossed out the window last weekend when President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race. With the race now shifted to feature Vice President Kamala...
What is Project 2025, and how could it impact the Pittsburgh region?
Vice President Kamala Harris wasted no time targeting Project 2025. In her first campaign appearances as the likely Democratic nominee for president, Harris took aim at the conservative movement’s 922-page blueprint for remaking America, describing it in a speech Wednesday in Indianapolis as “a plan to return America to a...
Go Laurel Highlands sets workshop for tourism grant program
Mark Brown’s family has lived in Westmoreland County for six generations. He’s been running Hemlock Lane Designs for 24 years. Brown, 59, of Jones Mills said that a tourism grant funded through a 5% county lodging tax has allowed he and his son, Shawn Hresko, to promote their furniture business....
Hammers ring out during blacksmith gathering in Ligonier Township
Pieces of red-hot steel were shaped into close to 200 useful or decorative items Saturday as area blacksmiths gathered for the annual Hammer-In event at Laughlintown’s Compass Inn Museum. Visitors watched in the museum’s forge as about 20 members of the Pittsburgh Area Artist Blacksmiths Association hammered out a variety...
Inaugural Community Day event celebrates Lower Burrell
The inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day event was a hit with residents Saturday at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park. The event, from 1 p.m. to dusk, benefits the Lower Burrell City Parks. More than 45 vendors lined the shaded park as attendees enjoyed live music, food trucks, artisans, a...
Jeannette groups, Red Cross install smoke detectors in city homes in wake of fatal fire
Michael Gendek had a sense of relief Saturday as volunteers updated the smoke detectors in his family’s second-story Jeannette apartment. Since the family moved into the Harrison Avenue rental dwelling in October, he said, the state of the detectors “has just always been a concern. We just wanted to make...
South Buffalo police stronger than ever, officials say as they eye new station
About five years ago, the South Buffalo Township Police Department comprised two officers and a lone civilian SUV that was converted for police use. On July 15, the township hired its fourth full-time police officer, at $23 an hour, who, unlike some of his predecessors, will patrol in a purpose-built...
Search on for missing Jefferson Hills man
Jefferson Hills police are asking for the public’s help in their search for a missing local resident. Police said Josh Klingensmith left his home on Lewis Run Road sometime between 11 p.m. Thursday and 5 a.m. Friday, leaving behind his wallet and cellphone. Klingensmith, who is considered endangered, was last...
Benedum estate listed for $2.9M near Ligonier
The Benedum family no longer has any heirs to carry on the family name, or to own and operate the family residence near Ligonier. Butterfly Farm, owned by the late philanthropist Paul G. Benedum, known by most as “Benny,” died from a heart attack while visiting Florida in May 2023....
