Penn Hills Progress

07/10/2025

The municipality partnered with the North Bessemer and Rosedale volunteer fire departments to present the 2025 Community Carnival & SummerFest.

Penn Hills knows how to celebrate summer. The municipality partnered with the North Bessemer and Rosedale volunteer fire departments to present the 2025 Community Carnival & SummerFest. The four-day event was held from July 2-5 at Turner Friendship Park, with SummerFest saved for that Saturday. Ther...

07/08/2025

A former Penn Hills police officer has been accused of intentionally spinning out another driver and later resisting arrest in Plum.

Dennis Pape, 49, faces misdemeanor charges of recklessly endangering another person, obstructing administration of law or other government and resisting arrest in addition to some summary charges.

A former Penn Hills police officer has been accused of intentionally spinning out another driver and later resisting arrest in Plum.

07/08/2025

Allegheny County Police are investigating a deadly shooting Monday in Penn Hills that left one man dead.

Preliminary investigations indicate the victim was shot after an argument between the victim and the owners of a business near the intersection of Frankstown and Duff roads, according to police.

Allegheny County Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Penn Hills that left one man dead just after 6 p.m. Monday.

07/08/2025

Allegheny County Police found two women suffering from gunshot wounds after officers were dispatched to the 10000 block of Frankstown Road around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, police said.

One of two women shot Sunday night in Penn Hills has died, authorities said Monday. Allegheny County Police found two women suffering from gunshot wounds after officers were dispatched to the 10000 block of Frankstown Road around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, police said. One of the women, whom police did not

07/06/2025

Here are the Penn Hills real estate transactions for this week.

06/29/2025

Here are the Penn Hills real estate transactions for this week.

United States Of America By Sec Hous & U sold property at 4130 New Texas Road to Anatoliy and Svitlana Ulyanyouk for $115,000.

06/26/2025

Commuters may have to alter their usual routes through Penn Hills this weekend.

Commuters may have to alter their usual routes through Penn Hills this weekend. PennDOT announced the closure of Rodi Road, also known as Route 791, starting Friday night through Monday morning, June 27-30. Milling and paving operations will take place during that time, weather permitting, between M...

06/22/2025

Ronald Porter III’s willingness to try something new as a junior and his quick progress from there allowed him to do something during his senior season that was the highlight of the athletics programs at Penn Hills during the 2024-25 school year.

Penn Hills’ Ronald Porter takes third in the Class 3A long jump during the PIAA track championships May 24 at Shippensburg University.

06/22/2025

“You always have anxiety going into the portal,” Dontae Pollard said. “Luckily for me and my situation, both times, the day I entered the portal I got two scholarship offers right away. I always wanted to try and get out of the portal as quickly as possible.”

Samford cornerback Dontae Pollard (36), a Penn Hills graduate, knocks away a pass intended for Auburn receiver Shane Hooks (3) on Sept. 16, 2023.

06/17/2025

In brief: Roundup of events in the Penn Hills area for the week of June 23 and beyond

The Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department is in need of cases of bottled water and electrolyte drinks to benefit the firefighters of the municipality’s six stations.

06/15/2025

Here are the Penn Hills real estate transactions for this week.

Estate of Kathleen Harrington sold property at 219 Sherrie Drive to Steven John and Jessica Nicole Robinson for $175,000.

06/13/2025

A Penn Hills School Board member has been censured for a social media post and is facing possible removal from the board.

Penn Hills School Board members pose for a photo after their December reorganization meeting: (from left) Marisa Jamison, Joseph Capozoli, Jackie Blakey-Tate, Evelyn Herbert, Erin Vecchio, Heather Broman, Robert Marra, Devon Goetze and Nicole Richardson.