Megan Guza stories, Page 49
Judge opts not to hold Post-Gazette photographer in contempt for courthouse photoVideo
A judge on Friday decided not to hold a Post-Gazette photographer in contempt of court for a photo taken earlier this week that the judge believed was in violation of a court order. The photographer, Andrew Rush, had taken a photo Monday of Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas, the defendants...
4th day of jury selection yields no new jurors in 2016 Wilkinsburg case
A half-day of jury selection on Thursday yielded no new jurors for the upcoming trial of two men accused in the 2016 mass shooting in Wilkinsburg. The death penalty trial against Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas is scheduled to begin Feb. 3. Each defendant faces five counts of homicide, one...
Man sues Pittsburgh strip club, alleging negligence over friend’s DUI crash
A Butler County man who went to a Pittsburgh strip club with friends last year is suing the strip club, claiming it served them too much alcohol, and his friend for driving drunk into a concrete barrier on their way home. Trey Turnblacer, Jaymes Jennings and other friends were drinking...
2 more jurors selected in Wilkinsburg mass shooting caseVideo
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have agreed on six jurors over three days of jury selection for the upcoming trial against suspects in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting. Defendants Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas have been active participants in the selection process, each conferring with their respective attorneys before deciding whether...
Judge reopens jury selection to public, media in Wilkinsburg mass shooting case
A judge on Wednesday walked back an order barring members of the media and the public from the jury selection process in a death penalty case headed to trial next month. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski issued a new order that restricts what information regarding...
Judge bans public, media from Wilkinsburg mass shooting jury selection
A judge will consider arguments Wednesday against an order barring the media and public from jury selection in a high-profile homicide trial set to begin in four weeks. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski ordered Tuesday that the press and public be barred from observing and reporting on...
Son of Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle found dead in Beverly Hills home
The son of Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle was found dead Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., the team confirmed. Andrew Burkle was 27. “We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of Andrew Burkle’s passing and offer our deepest condolences to Ron and his family,” Penguins...
First day of jury selection in 2016 Wilkinsburg massacre yields 2 jurors
Two jurors were seated Monday in the trial for two suspects in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting, which killed five adults and an unborn child. Attorneys interviewed nine potential jurors in the first day of jury selection for the capital case against Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas. Counsel for defense...
Jury selection slated to begin in 2016 Wilkinsburg backyard massacre
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday morning for the trial against two men accused in the massacre of five adults and an unborn child in Wilkinsburg nearly four years ago. Cheron Shelton, 32, and Robert Thomas, 31, each face five counts of homicide, one count of homicide of an...
Pa. Turnpike tragedy: 5 dead in ‘horrific incident’ that could take weeks to investigateVideo
A deadly Pennsylvania Turnpike crash involving a tour bus and multiple tractor-trailers early Sunday left the vehicles so entangled that it took first responders hours to reach the dead and shut down the major thoroughfare for nearly 15 hours, authorities said. Five people died in what Pennsylvania State Police called...
A look at other deadly bus crashes in the U.S., Pennsylvania
Five people were killed in a violent bus crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Sunday, adding to a long history of deadly bus crashes across Pennsylvania and the United States. Deadliest U.S. bus crashes Sept. 17, 1963: Fifty-three farm workers were on a flatbed truck being used as a makeshift...
Company operating bus involved in fatal Pa. Turnpike crash has had only minor violations in past 2 years
The bus company that operates the bus involved in a multi-vehicle fatal crash early Sunday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township had a satisfactory safety review, no recent crashes and only minor violations in the past two years, records show. State police spokesman Stephen Limani identified the bus...
Police departments grappling with often ‘ignored’ officer suicides
A spate of suicides within the New York Police Department this past year put a renewed focus on the mental health of officers, but experts say the crisis has been simmering — and largely ignored — for years. Unlike line-of-duty deaths, there is no government entity tracking officer suicides, and...
Pittsburgh homicides hit lowest in 20 years
Homicides in Pittsburgh dropped by more than a quarter in 2019, the lowest the city has seen in more than two decades, according to data from city police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Pittsburgh police reported 37 homicides citywide, down 29% from the 52 homicides in 2018. The...
As we enter a new decade, some Western Pa. things never change
MySpace, Nickelback, Vine, the Ravenstahl administration, hanging chads: all things that have come and gone since the Y2K meltdown turned letdown. Some things, however, are traditions — beloved staples (and not-so-loved annoyances) that remain constants in a chaotic world. Pittsburgh is steeped in them. Here are 10 Pittsburgh things that...
Attorneys for suspected Tree of Life gunman argue death penalty is unconstitutional
Attorneys for accused synagogue gunman Robert Bowers have made a familiar argument in cases where the defendant faces the federal death penalty. The death penalty is unconstitutional, Bowers’s attorneys stated in a flurry of court filings this week. Bowers is accused of gunning down 11 congregants inside the Tree of...
Steelers safety Kameron Kelly charged after alleged South Side bar tussle with police
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Kameron Kelly fought with police after he was thrown out of a South Side bar early Friday morning when he became irate at the jukebox selection, according to charges filed against him. Kelly, 23, is charged with two counts of making terroristic threats and one count of...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner to stand trial again on Detroit charge
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner will go to trial again in Detroit next year on a charge of obstruction during a March 2019 incident at a hotel with her husband, according to the Wayne County prosecutor’s office. A Detroit jury last month found Wagner not guilty of disturbing the peace...
SUV crashes into Primanti’s in North Versailles
One person was injured when an SUV crashed into a Primanti Bros. restaurant Thursday in North Versailles. The incident happened just before 12:30 p.m. at the restaurant on East Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard, according to an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher. No one inside the business was injured, officials said, but the driver...
1 dead, 1 injured in Perry South shooting
A shooting Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood left one man dead and a woman wounded, authorities said. The shooting happened about 3 p.m. near the intersection of Norwood and Kennedy avenues, according to police. A man was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, said Public...
Fugitive wanted for ‘numerous’ car chases found in Homewood
A Pittsburgh man who has led police on a multitude of car chases recently is in Allegheny County Jail after sheriff’s deputies made a concerted effort to arrest him while he wasn’t behind the wheel, authorities said. Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus said 19-year-old Michael Stuvaints was wanted for fleeing Stowe...
Mac Miller Fund will support Pittsburgh music programs
Even in death, Mac Miller continues to inspire and support youth music programs in his native Pittsburgh. A $100,000 grant established to honor the rapper’s legacy will go toward music programs for teens and young adults at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA, according to officials at the Pittsburgh Foundation. The Mac Miller...
The Pittsburgh sinkhole bus is back on the roadVideo
Pittsburgh’s infamous sinkhole bus that dropped partially into a Downtown street in October is back on the road. Port Authority’s 6015 bus, which can pick up any route that begins at the Collier garage, was put back into service on Saturday, about six weeks after a sinkhole partially swallowed it....
Consumer alert issued for South Hills Village bakery kiosk
The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for a South Hills Village bakery kiosk. The consumer alert stems from where the food sold at the Breaking Eggs Bakery Kiosk was made, according to the inspection report. The inspector wrote that the food is being prepared and finished...
Humane officers investigating sick pit bull found abandoned in Wilkinsburg
Two young dogs found sick and abandoned in separate parts of Allegheny County this week are on the upswing, according to officials at Humane Animal Rescue. Authorities are investigating both cases. A passerby found a dog near Turner Elementary School in Wilkinsburg on Tuesday evening and alerted the shelter, said...
