Megan Guza stories, Page 47

More testy court filings on Thursday in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case hurled more accusations at prosecutors as jurors wrapped up their third day of deliberations without rendering a verdict. The filing by defense attorney Randall McKinney, who represents homicide suspect Cheron Shelton, renewed calls for a mistrial in...

A Uniontown man’s lawsuit alleging Penn State University discriminated against him because he is colorblind will be allowed to move forward, a federal judge ruled. Danny David, 48, sued the university late last year, claiming the school unjustly rescinded a job offer with the university police after discovering David is...

Jurors in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting trial ended a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict — but not without seeking more details about a police detective’s testimony. The jurors — six men and six women — asked the judge to hear again about inconsistent statements made by...

Something, somewhere, about a half-billion light-years away in space, is sending out mysterious radio signals that form a set pattern. Fast radio bursts (FRB) are rare but not unheard of, according to CNN, but they normally are emitted once by whatever the source. When they do repeat, it’s in short...

A former witness used by authorities to file homicide charges against suspects in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case is alleging prosecutors paid him for information and encouraged him to lie, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The District Attorney’s Office called the allegations a “desperate attempt” by defense attorneys...

Jurors in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case will begin deliberations Tuesday morning after just six days of testimony in a trial that was expected to last up to three weeks. Presented with the option of staying for a few hours Monday evening and beginning deliberations, jurors chose to elect...

The judge presiding over the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case on Friday denied a defense request for a mistrial based on allegations that a witness had been paid to cooperate with prosecutors. Judge Edward J. Borkowski refused to unseal the motion from defense attorneys and make it available to the...

Though no audio played during an hour-long video recording of Cheron Shelton’s visit with his father at the Allegheny County Jail, Shelton’s body language appeared to convey a lot. In the beginning of the video shot April 6, 2016, his visit appears benign. About five minutes in, something shocks Shelton...

Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark Tranquilli has been barred from hearing cases, following accusations that he referred to a black female juror as “Aunt Jemima” in a conversation with attorneys on the case. President Judge Kim Berkley Clark issued the court order regarding Tranquilli on Thursday. The conversation took...

The judge presiding over the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting trial jailed a man Thursday morning who he said tried to intimidate a juror. Lonnie Jenkins, 37, will serve six months in jail for comments Judge Edward J. Borkowski said he made Wednesday while surveillance footage played in the trial of...

An attorney who last week called for the Allegheny County district attorney’s resignation has re-upped those calls, citing more alleged misconduct and violations of the state Crime Victims Act. Paul Jubas represents the families of those injured in a 2015 vigil shooting in Homewood. He alleges they were never informed...

Robert Thomas went from facing a capital murder case to walking out of the Allegheny County Jail in the span of about 24 hours. Thomas, 31, was charged with six counts of homicide as a co-defendant in the 2016 mass shooting in Wilkinsburg that killed five adults and an unborn...

Charges have been dismissed against one of two men charged in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case. Robert Thomas, 31, was taken back to the Allegheny County Jail about 9:30 a.m. Monday after Judge Edward J. Borkowski granted a defense motion made last week to dismiss the six counts of...

A Penn Hills woman will stand trial on charges she kidnapped and killed a toddler last year and left the child in an Indiana County Park. All charges against Sharena Nancy were held for court Friday during a preliminary hearing. In addition to kidnapping and homicide, she is charged with...

One of two men set to stand trial in a 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting will learn Monday whether he will be tried with his co-defendant or if the six counts of murder against him will be dismissed. The trial is scheduled to begin Monday. Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski...

As violent crime fell slightly last year citywide, both violent crime in Downtown Pittsburgh and hate crimes citywide increased, according to data released Thursday by public safety officials. The combined number of homicides and non-fatal shootings dropped for the fourth year, to a combined 146 shootings — a drop of...

An attorney for the family of a toddler killed in a drive-by shooting in 2013 demanded Thursday that the District Attorney’s Office file homicide charges against the jailhouse snitch who allegedly confessed to the slaying. The man alleged to have confessed is known only as Witness 3, and his purported...

A man reported missing in Pittsburgh last week was found dead Tuesday, authorities said. Mark Hall, 47, was reported missing Jan. 27, four days after he was last seen in the city’s West End. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that Hall was pronounced dead about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday...

The secret to Club Secrets was a couple $20 bills. Twenty dollars would get you onto the first floor of the illegal Homewood speakeasy busted this week by state liquor control agents. For $40, you could go to the second floor of the Kelly Street establishment. The secret, however, is...

The judge presiding over the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case said Tuesday he’s considering suppressing testimony of a jailhouse witness who, along with offering information in the Wilkinsburg case, offered information in a dozen other crimes. The death-penalty trial for Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas — both of whom face...