North Journal

09/25/2025

Preparing students for the future by working with some of the most innovative school districts in the nation is one of the advantages that North Allegheny will have as a new member of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools.

Preparing students for the future by working with some of the most innovative school districts in the nation is one of the advantages that North Allegheny will have as a new member of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools. North Allegheny joins five other school districts in Western Penns...

09/25/2025

The Allegheny County Police Department confirms a fatality in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning in the North Hills.

The crash happened just after 6 a.m. close to the border of Ross and West View, reports TribLive news partner WTAE.

The Allegheny County Police Department confirms a fatality in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning in the North Hills. The crash happened just after 6 a.m. close to the border of Ross and West View, reports TribLive news partner WTAE. Video provided to the news outlet shows one vehicle on its

09/23/2025

The Block Northway pepped up its weekly farmers market Sept. 18 by inviting some boisterous guests.

Normally, the market is a quiet place to shop for local produce, visit with vendors and grab a bite to eat from a food truck.

The Block Northway pepped up its weekly farmers market Sept. 18 by inviting some boisterous guests. Normally, the market is a quiet place to shop for local produce, visit with vendors and grab a bite to eat from a food truck. Not on this evening. The echoes of high school

09/23/2025

An officer from McCandless spent a recent morning performing an interesting rescue.

Officer Todd Ray received a call that a great horned owl was trapped.

An officer from McCandless spent a recent morning performing an interesting rescue. Officer Todd Ray received a call that a great horned owl was trapped. “It was an unusual type of call. We never know what to expect,” Ray said. It was McCandless resident Janine Solomond’s dog, Gill...

09/22/2025

In brief: Happenings across the North Allegheny Journal area

The Town of McCandless and its Environmental Advisory Committee is offering a fall tree adoption event to McCandless residents from 3 to 5 p.m. oct. 18 in the back parking lot of Town Hall, 9955 Grubbs Road.

09/22/2025

More than 90% of students and parents of North Allegheny would recommend their school district to others, but there’s still a concern with student respect, according to the results of an annual survey.

09/21/2025

The flights, conducted before the mall opened, marked the start of field work to survey parts of Ross and Shaler along with areas of North Fayette and White Oak in Allegheny County and South Strabane and Charleroi in Washington County.

An effort to find abandoned and orphaned gas wells in parts of southwestern Pennsylvania took to the sky over Ross Park Mall Sunday morning. The flights, conducted before the mall opened, marked the start of field work to survey parts of Ross and Shaler along with areas of North Fayette

09/21/2025

North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Sept, 21, 2025

Bellevue Shelby Szakelyhidi sold property at 216 N Sprague Ave. to Stephen and Nicole Wecker for $240,000. Andrew Yeskatalas sold property at 113 N. Sprague Ave. to Eric and Joy Peters for $128,000. David Burton sold property at 690 Shade Ave. to Jathan Snavely for $172,500. Rising Water Enterprises...

09/20/2025

Life can sometimes feel like a hard kick to the shins for North Allegheny’s Mwende Abai. The junior forward for the Tigers’ No. 3-ranked girls soccer team already has endured more heartache and tragedy than many will ever experience.

North Allegheny junior forward Mwende Abai, a transfer from Stillwater, Okla., lost her family home to wildfires in March and survived a fatal attack at age 6.

09/18/2025

“We heard a number of positive comments about the number and variety of food trucks and vendors, and people enjoyed the additional offerings for their kids as well. Overall, we’ve heard great feedback about everything,” Manager John Schwend said.

Sousaphone players (from left) Lydia Soose, Kendyll Erksine, Joshua Miller and Will Ason find a little relief from the sun because of their instruments during McCandless Community Day on Sept. 13.

09/18/2025

The grant was announced with a check presentation Sept. 15 at the MFPAA board meeting held at the main station along Grubbs Road.

“We are very thankful for the generous grant from Energy Transfer, which we used toward the purchase of the personal protective equipment,” said Chris Dell, chief of the MFPAA.

The McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority received a $10,000 grant from Energy Transfer to purchase personal protective equipment. Celebrating the grant are (from left) Lt. Ed Gnoth, EMT John Giunta, paramedic Tim Hall, MFPAA Chief Chris Dell, Chris Koop of Energy Transfer and EMTs Sean Lebov...

09/18/2025

These teams have similarities – multi-talented quarterbacks, powerful running backs, good receivers and solid defenses.

But what gives North Allegheny an advantage is that it has been in games like this frequently and Norwin has not.

Could this be the year that Norwin earns its first win against North Allegheny?