Penn Hills boys soccer looking to raise expectations
Anthony Booker found a spot at the back post and got enough of a corner kick from Thomas Quirk to angle the ball into the net. It was reminder that the Penn Hills boys soccer program has a goal of continuing to raise the bar for its expectations. Booker’s goal...
Former NFL defensive lineman Treyvon Hester headlines Penn Hills Sports Hall of Fame class
Treyvon Hester didn’t have a long career in the National Football League. But the Penn Hills graduate had the ultimate honor. He played a key role in a postseason win that earned a nickname that will endure through the annals of the league’s history. Henderson, who will be inducted in...
Penn Hills police chief remains on administrative leave
Penn Hills police Chief Jason Bonace remains on administrative leave as of Sept. 3. Bonace was placed on administrative leave on Aug. 21 pending the outcome of a Loudermill hearing. The township’s acting manager, Diane Fitzhenry said the hearing has since been delayed twice. The township is waiting for a...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Sept. 6, 2026
Churchill Martha Underwood sold property at 50 Camelot Ct to Chaya Devorah Fogel for $525,000. Edgewood Emma Delooze Klein sold property at 611 Greendale Ave. to Landon Summers and Hayley Grossman for $482,600. Monroeville Estate of Elmer Durst sold property at 125 Alpine Village Drive to Ryan Lindner for $211,000....
Gateway is last standing in high-scoring game vs. Penn Hills
Old Quad East conference foes reignited a rivalry that has spanned multiple decades, starting in 1959, as Penn Hills and Gateway battled on an overcast Friday night at Yuhas Field in Penn Hills. Both East Hills programs have rich championship pedigrees, playoff aspirations and are separated by less than 8...
Wild shootout in Penn Hills that left father of 6 dead leads to murder plea
Sean Frederick stood at the front of the courtroom and spoke to his dad. Not to the judge presiding over the hearing. And not to the man seated just a few feet behind him at the defense table who had just pleaded guilty to killing his father last year. Instead,...
Penn Hills Council to host meeting to discuss deer population
Penn Hills Council will discuss the township’s deer population during a nonvoting meeting Sept. 14. The public is encouraged to attend and weigh in on the subject. While it’s not clear what exactly the council will discuss, the township’s acting manager, Diane Fitzhenry, said council members Ian Cartwright and Shawn...
Penn Hills grad Raion Strader ready for emotional Pitt debut against former team
Raion Strader has some incentives for making a strong first impression for the Pitt football team Saturday. Two, to be precise. The senior cornerback, who is from Penn Hills, is returning home after spending his first three collegiate seasons at other Division-I institutions. And Strader is facing his former team,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 30, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Churchill Huy Hoang sold property at 1918 Beulah Road to Mohamed and Lauren Saleh for $230,000. Rosa Porco sold property at 3809 Greensburg Pike to Beth Miller for $170,500. Edgewood Estate of Robert Dickson sold property at 101 Mckelvey Ave. to Lauren Pastucha for $280,000. Forest Hills Norman...
Penn Hills Council plans special voting meeting on 2 union negotiation matters
Penn Hills Council is holding a special voting meeting Monday night. According to a notice from the township’s Savvy Citizen page, two union negotiation matters will be discussed and subject to a possible vote. Council will consider ratifying a new agreement with the Penn Hills Police Advisory Board for a...
A fender bender, a clash outside a Penn Hills bar, then gunshots: Police hunt for suspect in security guard’s killing
Police say an argument over a late-night fender bender in a bar parking lot this month led a Plum man to fatally shoot the tavern’s security guard, whose vehicle was struck. Allegheny County Police are now in their third week of trying to collar the man they identified as the...
Hulton Road closing for slide repair work
A portion of Hulton Road in Plum closed Wednesday afternoon, according to PennDOT. The closure is so crews can begin repairs of a slide between Eastern Avenue and Morath Lane. Hulton Road will be closed around-the-clock while work continues. The work originally was scheduled to begin Monday but delays with...
Questions remain unanswered surrounding employment of Penn Hills police chief
The chain of command in the Penn Hills Police Department is under scrutiny. Mayor Pauline Calabrese filed an emergency petition in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Monday, Aug. 24, to delay disciplinary action and potential termination of township police Chief Jason Bonace. The petition was filed to...
Police: Driver fled fiery early-morning crash in Penn Hills
Penn Hills Police are seeking information on a driver who left a wrecked, burning car by the side of the road early Tuesday morning. Fire and police were dispatched to a reported crash near the intersection of Universal and Hershey roads at 3:48 a.m. Tuesday, and found a single vehicle...
Penn Hills man kept driving without license after causing DUI crash that killed his wife
Marcus Alston Sr. could barely speak as he turned around in the courtroom Monday to face his family. His hands clasped in front of him, he kept repeating, “I’m sorry.” “There ain’t enough sorries in the world,” he told them. “Y’all know I love Shiya. Everyone knows. “I’m sorry.” Alston,...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 23, 2026
Edgewood John Mason sold property at 151 W. Hutchinson Ave. to Michael and Morgan Rotar for $716,500. Forest Hills LJIC Real Estate Management Co. LLC sold property at 1723 Ardmore Blvd. to Steel City Capital Partners LLC for $420,000. M&M Associated Enterprises Inc. sold property at 33 Kenmore Ave. to...
New coach aims to ‘bring back that brotherhood’ at Penn Hills
The Penn Hills football program would love to have 70 eager bodies ready to play. That number didn’t seem feasible when Dan Mason took over as interim coach in June. When Mason started to survey the landscape, he felt the number they had committed was closer to 21. It didn’t...
‘Age was never an issue’ for Penn Hills 101-year-old, a Pittsburgh nursing trailblazer
Mary Gray says turning 101 years old just kind of snuck up on her. “I wasn’t even aware of it,” she said. “Age was never an issue with me.” Gray, who lives independently in Penn Hills, topped the century mark on Aug. 19. Her birthday was celebrated a few days...
Family, friends celebrate Penn Hills woman’s 100th birthday
Vanity has nothing to do with why 100-year-old Edith Hornyak gets her hair dyed every two weeks. “It’s so when she goes to heaven, dad will recognize her,” said her son, Larry Hornyak of Hempfield. Edith Hornyak turned 100 on Aug. 15. She and her family celebrated the milestone that...
Bridge replacement project in Penn Hills receives federal funding
PennDOT can expect an infusion of federal funds in its latest bridge replacement project in Penn Hills. U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Fox Chapel, announced Tuesday that he had secured $850,000 to replace the nearly century-old Verona Road Bridge, which opened in 1930 and crosses Sandy Creek between the intersections of...
Man killed, teenager injured in Penn Hills shooting
A man was killed and a teenager was seriously injured in a shooting early Tuesday morning in Penn Hills. At 2:11 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Anthon Drive for reports of a shooting, Allegheny County Police said. At the scene, officers found a wounded teenage boy...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 16, 2026
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Timothy Jay Valentine sold property at 404 Atlantic Ave. to Kyle and Alyssa Spangler for $283,000. Edward Kochuba Jr. sold property at 408 Washington Road to et al for $105,000. Monroeville Stephanie Shriver Byrne sold property at 2254 Monroeville Road to Christopher Adamson for $175,000. Penn...
Penn Hills’ Duff Road Skate Park closed for improvement project
The Duff Road Skate Park in Penn Hills will be closed until further notice. According to a news release from Diane Fitzhenry, acting municipal manager, the skate park closed Wednesday in preparation for demolition expected to begin Friday. The existing skating equipment will be removed from the park to make...
Auburn transfer cornerback, Penn Hills alum Raion Strader impresses early into Pitt’s camp
Raion Strader saw firsthand that the grass isn’t always greener. After two productive seasons at Miami (Ohio), the cornerback and Penn Hills alum transferred to Auburn, where he ultimately made less of an impact within the Tigers’ defensive backs rotation. Having transferred again last offseason, this time to Pitt, Strader...
Penn Hills School District support staff union avoids strike after reaching tentative agreement
The Penn Hills School District and Penn Hills Education Support Professionals Association reached a tentative agreement over the weekend on contract negotiations and will effectively avoid a strike. The development comes weeks after union members voted to authorize a strike and made preparations for a possible work stoppage. The tentative...
