Penn Hills Progress category, Page 57

Daemar Kelly doesn’t want to see the Penn Hills boys basketball team bring the ball across half-court, see a zone defense and be timid. The Indians’ 6-foot-5 junior guard plans to be a part of an offense that attacks on instinct. Penn Hills learned its lesson when it was slowed...

Forest Hills Glenn Andrews sold property at 114 Ashley Court to Vanessa Donley for $500,000. Laura Michelle Hansen sold property at 110 Cherry Valley Road to Paul Wozniak and Maurenn Hart for $329,000. Will L.P. Forest sold property at 524 Halsey Ave. to James McCoy for $100,000. Ryan Brashear sold...

AKRON — Akron hired Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead as head coach on Saturday, bringing back a former assistant for the Zips to take over a struggling program. Moorhead, a Penn Hills native, has been a head coach at Mississippi State (14-12 in two seasons) and FCS Fordham (38-13 in...

The Penn Hills School District wanted to help make a difference for families in need during the holiday season. The contest, “Use Your Noodle to End Hunger,” encouraged classrooms to donate food pantry items to local food banks. The class that brought in the most items would receive a prize....

A Penn Hills man with a history of drug convictions will spend 13 years in federal prison for running a heroin trafficking organization between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Trevon Kendrick, 28, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge William S. Stickman IV on one count of conspiracy to distribute at least...

Development is a priority in the Penn Hills football program. The Indians, who were eliminated from the playoffs after a 14-9 loss to Moon in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals Nov. 19 at Newman Stadium, will lose three offensive linemen to graduation. Two of those players — Khalil Barley Morrow...

Holiday event benefits Penn Hills charities Join Penn Hills Rotary for Ugly Sweater Bingo. Dress up in an ugly Christmas sweater or other festive outfit if you choose, have a bite to eat and a few drinks while enjoying bingo Dec. 3 at the Universal Banquet Hall, 2240 Main St.,...

A nearly 26% tax hike, as well as cuts to engineering, consulting, legal services, no paving and not hiring another full-time police officer, still does not make up for a deficit in Verona’s proposed budget. Next year’s spending plan does not look good for borough officials or residents as elected...

Verona celebrated the start of the holiday season with the first-ever Jolly Jamboree. Railroad Park was filled Nov. 20 with hustle and bustle on a beautiful afternoon, and the nice weather helped draw the crowd to the park was filled with an array of vendors and organizations. The Riverview Education...

Verona police are investigating a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said the crash between a pickup truck and a two-door sedan occurred around 6:50 p.m. in the 800 block of Allegheny River Boulevard near Verona Auto Sales and GetGo. It wasn’t immediately clear unclear if there...

A 6-year-old shot and killed a 5-year-old sibling Monday night in Penn Hills, according to police Chief Howard Burton. The medical examiner’s office identified the boy as Connor Wolfe. The incident happened about 5:30 p.m. at a home on Prescott Drive, Burton said. The 5-year-old was taken to UPMC Children’s...

A Penn Hills man is accused of co-running a child sex abuse scheme that involved using Snapchat to threaten teenage girls into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves, court records show. The far-reaching federal “sextortion” investigation targeted Kaung Myat Kyaw and a yet-to-be named co-conspirator for attempting...

PALS to meet Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Plum Community Center, 499 Center-New Texas Road. Members are asked to bring a $15 wrapped gift for the gift exchange and cookies for refreshments. Punch will be served. For their...

One of the major highlights of this year’s Jolly Jamboree in Verona was the dedication of a time capsule to commemorate the town’s 150-year anniversary. The capsule was scheduled to be buried for 50 years inside the Verona Borough Building’s History Center and included a wide variety of items and...

Penn Hills swimming coach Nick Page is hoping the team can avoid losing a month of practice time like it did last year. The Indians — like all local programs — were shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic for the first month of last season. But Penn Hills is...

All the time the Penn Hills football team’s coaching staff dedicated to knowing their players paid off Nov. 12 at Gateway. Indians coach Jon LeDonne knew what Julian Dugger was capable of while battling cramps during a 23-20 win over the Gators in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals on the...

Forest Hills AAA Properties Inc. sold property at 109 Avenue A to Scott Peterson for $75,000. Tri COG Land Bank sold property at 418 Avenue D to Jamal McDonald for $30,000. Dana Patterson sold property at 538 Windsor Ave. to Stephen Thomas Deschon Jr. and Jena Lynn Braill for $98,000....

Heinz Field hadn’t been built the last time Moon made the WPIAL football finals, but the Tigers are headed there now. No. 1 seed Moon used a familiar combination of gritty defense, a physical running game and one long touchdown run to defeat No. 5 Penn Hills, 14-9, in a...

Penn Hills Council did not vote on police Chief Howard Burton’s separation agreement, nor did it vote on whether or not Lt. Robert Myers would become his replacement at the Nov. 15 council meeting. The inaction comes after an injunction – filed by Councilwoman-elect JoAnne Fascio, Councilman Frank Pecora and...

An instructor at Port Authority’s Ross garage filed a federal lawsuit this week against the agency, claiming racial discrimination after she was suspended for a week for wearing a Black Lives Matter mask. Monika Wheeler-Hanna, of Penn Hills, is also alleging harassment and retaliation. Her lawsuit is the second to...

It’s National Baklava Day! And if you’re like us, after you get through the roughly 15 pounds of gyro meat that always comes with a quality gyro, you’ve barely got enough room left for one of our favorite desserts. So today we skipped the gyro and went straight for the...

A Sunoco gas station in Penn Hills was robbed late Monday morning. Police Chief Howard Burton said no one was injured in the incident around 11:45 a.m. at the convenience store along the 200 block of Hulton Road. The chief said the robber brandished a silver handgun and demanded money...

So what does a head coach think about when the opposing team is ling up for a potential game-tying field goal in the waning seconds of regulation? “Just thinking overtime plans, what we would do if we won the toss, how to attack Gateway, who we would have available due...

Weathering early adversity isn’t something Julian Dugger allows to linger in his mind during football games. The Penn Hills sophomore quarterback knows the Indians have the tools to make adjustments in-game. Three early turnovers against Franklin Regional in the Indians’ 38-6 WPIAL Class 5A first-round win Nov. 5 at Yuhas-McGinley...

AJ Palumbo and the Penn Hills wrestling team had the same unfortunate experience as many others did during the pandemic last season. Matches were canceled, schedules were changed, and nothing was normal for the Indians. Palumbo, a 220-pound senior, wrestled one match last season. Penn Hills finished with three wrestlers...