Natasha Lindstrom stories, Page 26
Storms have residents cleaning up after yet another round of flooding
Heavy rain storms that pounded the region Sunday through Monday afternoon caused widespread flooding and damage, and emergency responders in several communities had to use boats to rescue residents from vehicles and homes. Eastern suburbs, including Penn Hills and Plum, appeared to be among the hardest-hit communities in storms that...
Off-duty police navigate ‘gray area’ of when to intervene in potential crimes
Duane Fisher had the day off, so he wasn’t wearing his police uniform. Then in his mid-20s, Fisher has just finished doing laundry and was heading out to meet friends in South Fayette when he heard something that jolted him — the blast of a gun firing not more than...
Pittsburgh Police: Sheraden woman assaulted by pair who tried to steal her dog
A Sheraden woman was assaulted Friday afternoon by people who came to her door and attempted to steal her dog, initial reports indicate. Pittsburgh Police arrested two suspects involved in the incident, Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. A third adult accompanying the accused pair was not charged. The woman...
Lifeguard rescues man from bottom of Highland Park pool
A lifeguard pulled a man in his 60s from the bottom of the Highland Park swimming pool Friday afternoon, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was in critical condition Friday night at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in the city’s Oakland neighborhood, Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz...
Police find 10-year-old girl reported missing in McKeesport
A 10-year-old girl who went missing in McKeesport on Thursday night has been found unharmed, officials said. The “child has been located and is safe! Thanks to everyone that assisted,” McKeesport police wrote in a Facebook post shortly before 6 p.m. Friday. Officers from McKeesport requested help from other law...
Police take into custody ‘person of interest’ in slain officer case, search Homewood house
Police on Thursday took into custody a “person of interest” in the investigation into the fatal shooting of Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall, officials said. Officials did not name the person nor elaborate on the individual’s possible connections to the killing of Hall, who was shot three times in the...
Man shot 3 times in Perry South section of Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man was shot three times Thursday morning in the Perry South section of Pittsburgh’s North Side, police said. Shortly after 10 a.m., authorities received a ShotSpotter alert followed by 911 calls reporting that a man had been shot in the 500 block of Chester Avenue, Department of Public Safety...
Family of slain Pittsburgh officer offers thanks as investigation continues
Detectives worked fervently Thursday to gather evidence and chase leads as they investigate the killing of a Pittsburgh police officer who was shot three times in the back while off-duty last weekend. No arrests have been made. Officer Calvin Hall died at UPMC Presbyterian hospital at about noon Wednesday, more...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to reduce print publishing to 3 days a week
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is slashing two more days of publishing in print as owner Block Communications moves on its plan to phase out print operations. Starting in October, the 233-year-old newspaper will be published in print just three days a week, owners informed union employees this week. The decision follows...
Husband of woman who embezzled $13 million from North Side firm found guilty of lying to IRS
A federal jury in Pittsburgh found a Clearfield County man guilty of lying to the Internal Revenue Service about his income while he and his wife blew millions of embezzled dollars on luxury boats, cars, designer handbags, vacations and gambling, federal prosecutors said Friday. Gary E. Mills, who resides in...
Multiple crashes slow Route 28 northbound traffic in Etna; 1 motorcyclist injured
At least one person was injured Friday when a motorcycle and a truck crashed along Route 28 in Etna — among multiple incidents slowing traffic in the highway’s northbound lanes during the afternoon rush-hour commute, initial reports indicate. State police shut down the Exit 4/Etna off-ramp around 6:45 p.m. as...
Police offer $1K reward for help nabbing suspect in Swissvale homicide
Police are seeking the public’s help as they investigate the shooting of a Wilkinsburg man found dead on a Swissvale sidewalk nearly two months ago. Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the prosecution of a suspect linked to the killing of...
Trial on disorderly conduct to resume Friday for husband of Allegheny County controller
A jury trial is set to resume Friday morning in Detroit regarding disorderly conduct charges filed against the husband of Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner, prosecutors said. Khari Mosley, 53, of Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood is facing two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace stemming from a...
Woman accused in fake coupon scheme that bilked Kmarts in 25 states of $100K
A West Virginia woman is accused of using a fake coupon scheme to bilk Kmart stores in 25 states out of more than $100,000 in six months, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Tanya Thompson, who also goes by Tanya Whetzel, 37, of Martinsburg, W.Va., faces seven counts related to wire fraud,...
Pittsburgh diocese alerts Vatican to alleged inappropriate child contact by North Hills deacon
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh sent to the Vatican the results of a preliminary investigation into a North Hills deacon accused of trying to kiss a child inappropriately three years ago, diocesan officials confirmed. John C. Miller — ordained eight years ago and previously affiliated with St. Teresa of...
Patients fear losing health insurance if Trump-backed lawsuit to gut ACA prevails
Janice Nathan’s chronic medical condition dates to nearly a decade before the Affordable Care Act protected her from being denied insurance coverage because of it. Nathan, 62, a speech-language pathologist from Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, received a kidney transplant in 2001 while on an employer-sponsored health insurance plan. Three years...
Man crashes car into utility pole in Arnold, nearby homes lose power
A man was injured Monday night when he crashed his car head-on into a utility pole along Constitution Boulevard in Arnold, igniting sparks and prompting nearby properties to briefly lose power, officials and residents said. Police and volunteer firefighters responded to the report of the crash in the 1500 block...
Man who served 17 years for trying to make Pittsburgh teen his sex slave could return behind bars
A man infamous for kidnapping a 13-year-old Pittsburgh girl with the intent of making her a sex slave 17 years ago must stand before a federal judge next week and demonstrate why he should not return behind bars, court documents filed Friday show. Scott Tyree, 55, originally from Fairfax County,...
Gov. Tom Wolf nixes $90M voting machines bill tied to nixing straight-ticket button
Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill Friday that would have provided $90 million to help counties statewide upgrade voting machines because Republican Senate leaders tacked on a last-minute provision that would have nixed straight-ticket voting in Pennsylvania. Wolf further said that Senate Bill 48, “while purporting to secure elections, binds...
Pittsburgh police on track to equip nearly 900 officers with body cams, chief says
Two-thirds of the Pittsburgh police force now is equipped with body cameras, and all of the city’s nearly 900 officers will be wearing the recording devices by the end of the year, police Chief Scott Schubert said Wednesday in an annual report. The Tribune-Review reported in November that the plan...
Pittsburgh attorney suspended for drug convictions
The state Supreme Court’s disciplinary arm on Wednesday suspended a Pittsburgh attorney who was exonerated from accusations that he had sex with his dog but pleaded guilty to drug-related charges. The court-ordered temporary suspension of Ivan DeVoren of the city’s Highland Park neighborhood is set to take effect on Aug....
Gov. Tom Wolf signs law that protects regional DUI checkpoints
Small police departments across Pennsylvania are celebrating freshly inked legislation that protects their right to collaborate with other agencies to run DUI checkpoints, weeks after a state Supreme Court decision put such enforcement efforts in jeopardy. Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 1614 into law Tuesday afternoon. “It will save...
AG Shapiro thanks patients face-to-face for fueling UPMC-Highmark truce
A week after rival health giants UPMC and Highmark struck a 10-year deal to preserve access for most Western Pennsylvanians, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro returned to Pittsburgh to meet with some of the patients who stand to benefit. “I can say, unequivocally, you made a real difference,” said Shapiro...
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh reports 12 cases of MRSA bacteria
Six newborn babies and six employees at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have tested positive for the contagious bacterial infection MRSA, hospital officials said Monday. “The health and safety of our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority,” UPMC spokeswoman Andrea Kunicky said in a statement. “We’re doing everything...
6 shootings in 6 weeks rattle residents in New Kensington, Arnold
Larry Rowe woke shortly after 1:30 a.m. in late May to the piercing sound of back-to-back gunshots on his Arnold block. The 74-year-old retired high school history teacher nudged his wife and headed toward his bedroom window. “I rolled out of my bed, I’m almost to the window, and then...
