Madasyn Lee stories, Page 24

Police are looking for two men in connection to an October home invasion in Penn Hills where a woman was beaten so severely that she died. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. Oct. 30 in a home in the 900 block of Cimarron Drive. Penn Hills police were called to...

A Michigan man was sentenced last week to 10 years in federal prison for selling an elephant-tranquilizer drug that killed one Beaver County resident and seriously injured another roughly three years ago. Reginald Davis, 32, of Detroit, was convicted of distributing carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that is used on elephants...

A Republican challenger is looking to unseat a longtime elected official for an open Allegheny Township Board of Supervisors seat in the Nov. 5 election. Republican Michael Korns will face Democrat Joseph Ferguson, whose term expires in December. Terms on the three-member board are six years. Ferguson, 66, has been...

Four incumbents are facing off against two newcomers for five seats on the Deer Lakes School Board in Tuesday’s election. The incumbents are Louis “Corky” Buck, III, 67, of East Deer; Larry Neidig, 41, of West Deer; Jodi Banyas-Galecki, 53, of Frazer; and William A. LuPone, Jr., 60, of West...

The Miniature Railroad & Village exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center turns 100 this year. To celebrate, the museum is adding a model of Kaufmann’s, the department store at the center of Downtown Pittsburgh for decades. “We thought that in terms of iconic symbols of Pittsburgh that really are memorable...

An agreement for developing the last remaining parcels between PNC Park and Heinz Field was reached Wednesday, the city of Pittsburgh announced. The mixed-use development includes the first residential units to be constructed between the stadiums along the North Shore. Continental Real Estate Companies of Columbus, Ohio, continues as the...

A Vandergrift teenager missing since Thursday has been found, according to police. James Edward Nelson, 16, was found early Monday morning. He was last seen around 2 p.m. at his Vandergrift home....

A registered sex offender charged with attempting to rape a teenage boy in Washington County last month was arrested Sunday in Downtown Pittsburgh, authorities said. Russell Michael Marycz, 43, of Jefferson Hills, was arrested about 2:45 p.m. in Market Square by Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies. Carroll Township police have been...

An Allegheny County Police officer suffered minor injuries Saturday night when a man fleeing a domestic incident drove head-on into his police car in Turtle Creek, authorities said. Jestin Towner, 18, of Turtle Creek, faces more than a dozen offenses in connection to the 5:50 p.m. incident, including aggravated assault,...

A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison this week for conspiring to sell cocaine, federal prosecutors said. Thomas Poole, 54, was convicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. A Drug...

Highlands School District on Wednesday disputed claims made by former Principal Heather Bigney in a federal lawsuit filed against the district this week, alleging officials retaliated against her for taking unpaid leave and dating a former teacher. “The district and its solicitor … have received and reviewed the complaint Dr....

A project to demolish a structurally deficient bridge in West Deer was completed earlier than expected, officials said. Work at the intersection of Lick and Bairdford roads began Sept. 3 and was expected to continue until November, according to officials with the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. Officials announced...

A North Braddock man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to supplying drugs that led to a fatal overdose, prosecutors said. Demiyr Johnson, 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of a substance containing heroin and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady...

The Ace fix-it Hardware store in Cheswick is closing. The store at 1500 Pittsburgh St. will close Nov. 27, according to owner Chuck Bickel. It will be consolidated into another store Bickel owns on Oakmont’s Allegheny River Boulevard. The Cheswick store has been around for more than a decade. “The...

A portion of South 18th Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats will close for a week in November so crews can lay new railroad tracks, the city announced Monday. The closure of South 18th Street at South Shore Court will take place from Nov. 4 through Nov. 8. During the...

Four people were arrested Saturday at a sobriety checkpoint along Route 910 in Indiana Township, officials said. There were 570 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint and eight people who were given field sobriety tests. Of those tested, one was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and three...

No one was injured in a Sunday morning shooting in Larimer, but Pittsburgh police said they are looking for a suspect who fled the scene. The shooting took place shortly after 3 a.m. in the 100 block of Putnam Street. Zone 5 police officers were in the area when they...

Feeding the Flock Ministries opened its Harmar food pantry Thursday, ending a months-long permitting dispute with the township. “It’s wonderful,” Director Michele Bock said. “I’m just hoping that moving forward we can be a good neighbor to the community.” Feeding the Flock, a nonprofit food ministry, is located at the...

Vandergrift residents will have an opportunity to hear from three borough council candidates Thursday at a candidate forum at the Center on Franklin Avenue. Three four-year council seats are up for election this year. Candidates expected to attend include Republicans Tim Turner and Karen McClarnon and Democrat John Uskaritis. Council...

A former employee of Redirections Treatment Advocates was sentenced in federal court this week to home confinement and probation for illegally prescribing a drug used to treat opioid addiction. Michael Anthony Bummer, 40, of Sewickley, also was fined $20,000 and ordered to pay roughly $157,000 in restitution, prosecutors said. U.S....

Deer Lakes School District officials said it made sense for them to partner with Wesley Family Services to offer Alle­gheny County’s only public school-based partial hospital program for students with severe mental health and psychological issues. The program had been based in Highlands School District for more than a decade,...