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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
From cold call in February to playoffs in May, 1st-year coach sparks North Hills volleyball
Jimi Yu’s shot in the dark has turned into quite the decision for the North Hills boys volleyball program. Yu, in his first year leading the Indians, guided a breakthrough season for a program that has been frequently irrelevant come playoff time. “This was our first time making the playoffs...
Senior outfielder makes impact on North Hills softball with bounce-back season
While taking a step back, Alexa Edmunds has been able to bounce back. A year ago, Edmunds — a standout outfielder for North Hills’ softball team — had her junior season derailed when she tore her labrum in a freak collision while stealing a base. The injury was not only...
ABC Transit celebrating end of school year with free community event in Shaler
ABC Transit will celebrate the end of the school year by asking folks to swing on by its Shaler terminal in June. The transportation and school bus company will host a free event for the community and their staff that they’re calling “Crash My Party” from noon to 4 p.m....
North Allegheny owes A.W. Beattie $700K after discovery of enrollment count error
The North Allegheny School District owes the A.W. Beattie Career Center nearly $700,000 after the discovery of a clerical error that resulted in the district not paying its proper share for over four years to the vocational and technical education school in McCandless. That happened because the number of North...
Proposed North Hills School District 2025-26 budget carries no property tax increase
Property owners in the North Hills School District would not pay any more in property taxes under the district’s proposed $100.12 million budget for the 2025-26 school year. The school board unanimously approved the proposed spending plan on May 1. The board will take a final vote on the budget...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 11, 2025
Bellevue Iesha Thomas sold property at 137 Kendall Ave. to Joe Mohan and Elise Barberis for $395,000. Scott Rodgers sold property at 23 S Sprague Ave. to 23 South Sprague Ave LLC for $48,950. Franklin Park Deerfield Estates FP Development LLC sold property at 1101 Deerfield Drive to Maronda Homes...
Fundraiser for American Association of University Women at La Roche University to feature 3 authors from region
When the pandemic led to lockdowns across the state and nation, JoAnne Klimovich Harrop was adamant about staying by the side of her 93-year-old mother, Evelyn, at her nursing home in Pittsburgh. Day and night, for 84 days, Harrop, a reporter for TribLive, lived with her mother in a 250-square-foot...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
Bellevue Estate of Elmer Hohn sold property at 419 Forest Ave. to Derek Bryan Muensterman for $395,000. Bellevue 3 LLC sold property at 151 Kendall Ave. to Charlotte Dimery Davis for $290,000. Estate of Clare Miller sold property at 535 Lincoln Ave. to Beechtree Realty Services LLC for $400,000. Etna...
Ross offers municipal building for electronics charging; dumpster to be set up for spoiled food, storm debris
Ross officials are inviting residents who remain without power from Tuesday’s deadly storm to stop by the township municipal building, 1000 Ross Municipal Drive, to use its WiFi and charge electronic devices. As of 3:30 p.m. Friday, more than 2,300 Duquesne Light customers in the 15237 ZIP code were without...
Home improvement: Bellevue business owner helps clients spruce up residences, businesses
Diana Edwards is a style consultant — for homes and businesses. Owner of LIME Painting North Pittsburgh, a luxury home painting and home improvement business, Edwards connects clients with the resources to spruce up their residence or business from adding a fresh coat of paint to an exterior or interior...
Severe weather threat prompts delay in rededication of North Hills’ Guadagnino Field
The North Hills School District has delayed the rededication of Guadagnino Field because of the threat of severe weather this evening, the district announced. A ceremony rededicating the newly renovated multiuse turf field in honor of longtime teacher and coach Gaetano “Guy” Guadagnino has been rescheduled from tonight to the...
Northern Tier Regional Library renovating Richland site, celebrates success of Pine branch
Northern Tier Regional Library is one of 11 libraries to receive a Keystone Grant this year. The nearly $92,000 grant will help pay for some much-needed renovations at the library’s Richland location. A portion of the grant will be used to redo the bathrooms at the Richland library, as the...
Ross approves reopening of Short Line Hollow trail
The Short Line Hollow trail in Ross has been reopened for limited public access. Ross commissioners voted on Monday to grant access to the Red Trail following its cleanup by community volunteers. “We’re all satisfied that it was cleaned up enough,” Commissioners President Dan DeMarco said. “They did a lot...
Ross pursues adding sharpshooters to archers to control deer population
Ross officials want to add sharpshooters to archery hunters to improve its efforts at controlling the deer population in the township. Commissioners on Monday authorized Suburban Whitetail Management to begin the process of a deer cull program in Ross. “It’s more or less nuisance control,” said Luke Leonard of McCandless,...
McCandless Township Sanitary Authority celebrates Earth Day, upgrades to Pine Creek treatment facility
Flushing the potty will never be the same for 7-year-old Aria St. Onge. Aria and her dad, Joseph St. Onge of Richland, were among residents, officials and authority members who celebrated Earth Day on April 22 with a tour of McCandless Township Sanitary Authority’s Pine Creek wastewater treatment facility. “She...
Valley Ambulance Authority working with AHN physicians while on calls after dropping Heritage Valley
After more than 50 years with Heritage Valley Sewickley, the Valley Ambulance Authority is instead relying on physicians from Allegheny Health Network’s hospital in Wexford for authorization to treat patients in the field. The switch happened March 1, but wasn’t officially announced until April 16. “We saw that Allegheny Health...
Democrats Kettering, Warden-Rodgers vie for nomination as Ross 6th Ward commissioner
Two Democrats are vying in the May 20 primary for the Ross commissioner seat representing the township’s sixth ward. The candidates are incumbent John W. Kettering and challenger Haley Warden-Rodgers. The Republican candidate, Justin Jeffrey, is unopposed in the primary. Ross has nine commissioners, each from a ward, who are...
Richland resident and her Alaskan malamute, Brio, enjoy rounds on dog show circuit
Jo Ann Evans of Richland unwinds from her high-stress job as a nurse practitioner with an unconventional hobby — she is part of the competitive dog show circuit. Evans said she spent two years researching before she got her first puppy from “a wonderful breeder and mentor.” “This was a...
New owner of McCandless Floral hopes to keep business blooming for another 50 years
Whether it’s a grandiose bloomy show for a wedding, a stately arrangement for a funeral or just a simple pop of color to brighten mom’s special day, flowers can say just the right thing. “Someone told me last week that flowers are for the emotions of the moment. They’re not...
Nightly lane closures for milling, paving scheduled for McKnight Road
Nightly lane closures on McKnight Road in Pittsburgh, Ross and McCandless will start Monday, April 21, and continue through April 28, PennDOT announced Wednesday. Beginning Monday night, southbound McKnight Road will be reduced to a single lane between Perrymont Road and the Babcock Boulevard interchange from 8 p.m. to 6...
McKnight Road traffic crossover, Babcock Boulevard ramp closure planned in Ross
The next phase of a traffic crossover on McKnight Road in Ross will start Friday, PennDOT announced. Northbound traffic on McKnight Road is expected to be crossed over into the southbound lanes on Friday to allow crews to continue work on the bridge carrying traffic over Babcock Boulevard, the agency...
Gas line replacement to restrict traffic on Route 19 in West View
Work to replace a natural gas line is expected to restrict traffic late June on Route 19 in West View, PennDOT announced. Lane restrictions were scheduled to start Monday, April 14, on Route 19, or Perry Highway, just north of the intersection with Bellevue Road, and are expected to be...
Gas line work to restrict traffic for 2 weeks on Rochester Road in Ross
Traffic on Rochester Road in Ross is expected to be restricted for the next two weeks, PennDOT announced. Peoples Natural Gas was scheduled to start working on a gas line Monday, April 14. Because of that, there will be single-lane, alternating traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 13, 2025
Bellevue Metro Developer LLc sold property at 40 Kendall Ave. to Mason and Veronica Bader for $350,000. Laurie Edwards McCaffrey sold property at 650-654 Means Ave. to Gray Owl Invests LLC for $550,000. Richard Stringert sold property at 201 N Sprague Ave. to Christopher Weaver and Mikhaila Stang for $187,000....
Offensive pop fueling strong start for North Hills softball
Last spring, North Hills had WPIAL softball title ambitions that were dashed in a stunning postseason upset. A year later, those same dreams remain, but with a hardened lesson learned for a group of players focused on slugging their way to a championship in 2025. The Indians went 14-5 in...


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