Megan Guza stories, Page 65
Mascot Skate returns to Schenley Park ice rink Saturday
Mascots from across the region will take to the ice Saturday in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh for the annual Citiparks Mascot Skate. In its 32nd year, the event brings the likes of Iceburgh, the Pirate Parrot, Kenny Kangaroo and others to the Schenley Park Skating Rink each winter to skate...
Man in custody after hours-long standoff in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair Village
An hours-long SWAT situation Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair Village neighborhood ended peacefully, authorities said. The situation began about noon when detectives were serving a warrant at a home on Kohne Street, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Alicia George. The man inside, wanted for aggravated assault, refused to come out,...
Ross man who strangled ex-lover pleads guilty to murder
A Ross man who ended his relationship with a married woman and then killed her pleaded guilty Monday morning to murder, authorities said. Robert Metz, 69, pleaded guilty in front of Common Pleas Judge Thomas Flaherty to one count each of third-degree murder and abuse of a corpse for the...
2 women charged in $35K McCandless bank robbery
An anonymous tip led McCandless police to two women suspected of robbing a PNC Bank of more than $35,000 last year, according to charges filed against the women. Jasmine Parrish, 29, and Donna Poremski, 42, are both charged with robbery, conspiracy, receiving stolen property, possession of an instrument of crime...
Allegheny County officers receive honors for Tree of Life response
Allegheny County police officials on Friday honored SWAT and bomb squad officers who ran toward the gunfire last year when a mass shooter stormed a Squirrel Hill synagogue. The Oct. 27 shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue brought officers from Pittsburgh and beyond to the scene, including county police...
Mother of Trayvon Martin to speak in Pittsburgh
Sybrina Fulton, mother of slain black teenager Trayvon Martin, will speak at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary later this month. Martin was 17 when he was shot and killed in 2012 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. He was walking through the neighborhood when Zimmerman called 911 to...
Pittsburgh investigating whether private police training violates ethics
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said it’s still unclear whether two Pittsburgh police commanders violated department, city or state ethics rules by taking training they received through the department and turning it into a private business. City officials are looking into whether Cmdrs. Jason Lando and Cristyn Zett and Officer Jason...
Homicides in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County mimic past years despite high-profile shootings
Pittsburgh was on pace for the fewest number of homicides since 2012 until October when a gunman cut down 11 congregants inside a Squirrel Hill synagogue. While the Oct. 27 shooting at Tree of Life will leave many associating 2018 with a year of bloodshed, homicide statistics in Pittsburgh and...
Argument at Downtown bus stop continues onto bus, ends with 1 shot
An argument over who was looking at whom at a Downtown Pittsburgh bus stop Tuesday ended with one man shot in the neck and both in jail, according to charges filed against the two men. Port Authority police found Rodney Culberson and Joseph Thomas wrestling near the rear of the...
