Allegheny County News category, Page 100
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in Knoxville shooting; McKeesport fire displaces 5
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 10: 1 injured in Knoxville shooting A man in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood was found early afternoon Tuesday with a gunshot wound to his back. Pittsburgh first responders located the man in his early 20s on the 300...
Pie in the sky: Mineo’s Pizza House to open at Pittsburgh International Airport
Mineo’s Pizza House will soon cut a fourth slice of their pie. And this one will most likely reach higher than the other three. The family business is expanding to the Pittsburgh International Airport. Construction begins in early 2025. The fourth shop will be located at the food court in...
Morning Roundup: Sinkhole opens up in East Liberty; man charged in stabbing; person flown to hospital following crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 10: Pittsburgh water officials investigate East Liberty sinkhole A large sinkhole was discovered in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood on Monday. TribLive news partner WTAE reports that a 10 feet wide, 4 feet deep sinkhole opened in front...
Sewickley Heights homeowner plans to rebuild on site of 2023 house explosion
Nearly a year has passed since an explosion leveled a caretaker’s house on John Tippins’ sprawling Sewickley Heights property. But, as the managing director of a Downtown-based private equity group gets ready to rebuild on the Backbone Road site, at least one neighbor still is wondering what happened to the...
FBI arrests Upper St. Clair man accused of trying to join Hezbollah in Lebanon
A 24-year-old former U.S. soldier living in a Pittsburgh suburb has been charged in federal court with lying to the FBI after, authorities said, he flew to the Middle East and attempted to join the terrorist group Hezbollah. Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, of Upper St. Clair traveled to Lebanon in...
October shooting in McKees Rocks claims 2nd life
A McKees Rocks woman who was one of four people shot Oct. 26 in the borough died Sunday, marking the incident’s second fatality. Dominique Smith, 38, was pronounced dead about 11:05 a.m. in an area hospital, the Allegheny County Medical Examiners’ Office said. Smith was shot near Meyers Street and...
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in Carnegie fire
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Dec. 9: 1 injured in Carnegie fire One person was injured in a house fire in Carnegie Sunday night. Crews were called to a blaze in the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue before 5:30 p.m., TribLive news partner...
Coal, once king in Pennsylvania, leaves behind abandoned mines that pose concerns
Coal mining’s roots in the Pittsburgh area run deeper than the foundations of American democracy. Since the mid-1700s, years before the Declaration of Independence, Pennsylvanians have mined 250,000 acres of land for coal, pulling more than 15 billion tons of the fossil fuel from the earth, according to the state...
A traffic stop in Brentwood raises questions about cops’ use of force
On the night of Oct. 3, Brentwood police pulled over a car on Route 51 because the license plate was partially blocked. When an officer approached the driver, her friend and front-seat passenger, Devin Irwin, held up his iPhone and began recording. The only other person in the car, a...
Police: Man fatally shot in McKees Rocks
A man was shot and killed Friday night in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County Police said a man was reported to have been shot at Second and Broadway Street at about 9:20 p.m. First responders took the victim to Allegheny General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Allegheny County medical...
Zappala won’t charge cops who killed Upper St. Clair man amid mental health crisis
After a nearly yearlong review, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. announced Friday he will not charge the South Hills police officers who in January fatally shot an Upper St. Clair man wielding a knife while in the throes of a mental health crisis. The DA, however, criticized...
Sharday McGee’s journey of resilience and culinary passion leads to Bouji Bites
Sharday McGee, owner of Bouji Bites, is busy. Whether the corporate finance supervisor turned catering entrepreneur is finishing off a hot honey sauce for her Cajun salmon, making her beloved mac and cheese, or frying nine turkeys for Thanksgiving, a smile is always on her face. McGee wears a Bouji...
1 killed, 1 wounded in Penn Hills shooting
One man was killed and another is in stable condition following a shooting late Thursday night in Penn Hills, police said. First responders were called to the 200 block of Universal Road shortly before midnight and arrived to find Vanderlee Stevenson, 21, of Penn Hills with multiple gunshot wounds, according...
Man hospitalized after being shot in the face in Clairton
A man was recovering Thursday after being shot in the face in Clairton. Allegheny County Police said officers were dispatched around 1:35 p.m. to the 300 block of New York Avenue for a shooting at the City of Prayer. First responders found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to...
‘Justice was served’: Killer of off-duty cop slain in Blawnox gets maximum prison time
A judge Thursday sentenced a Pittsburgh man to 20 to 40 years in prison for killing an off-duty Oakdale police officer during a road-rage incident. Kevin McSwiggen, 42, of the city’s Greenfield neighborhood was convicted in July by a jury of third-degree murder in the July 3, 2022, shooting death...
Longtime area superintendent ready to enjoy next chapter after more than 50 years in area schools
Joseph Dimperio is a name synonymous with Western Pennsylvania public education. For more than 50 years, Dimperio has either taught, mentored, helped or led area school districts, seemingly making an impact everywhere he’s been. In total, he has worked with more than 10 area school districts, taught adjunct educational leadership...
Vintage colonial in exclusive Fox Chapel plan melds classic, modern aesthetics
A 95-year-old colonial home boasting an outdoor sport court is on the market in Fox Chapel. Berkshire Hathaway Realtor Julie Rost, a Fox Chapel native, listed 143 North Drive for $2.4 million in October. The home was built in 1929, five years before Fox Chapel was incorporated in 1934 after...
Carrick man indicted for attempted murder of DEA agent
A federal grand jury has indicted a Pittsburgh man on charges of attempted murder and assaulting a federal officer nearly four months after authorities say he fired at least 18 shots at a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who later found a large stash of fentanyl at the man’s home. Drew...
Chartiers Valley hires assistant superintendent, high school principal
Chartiers Valley will have new leadership in key administrative positions when 2025 arrives. The board on Tuesday, Dec. 3 hired Michael Sable — who was appointed as high school principal this summer — to be the assistant superintendent for a 5-year term. Lesley McDonough, assistant principal at Woodland Hills High...
From the Newsroom: Families of teens killed in North Park crash remember loved ones
Jonathan Tourney and Taylor Orlowski were killed on Christmas weekend last year when the speeding SUV they were in with four other teens crashed on a dark road in Allegheny County’s North Park. Those closest to the teens searched for ways to cherish their loved ones’ memories as they struggle...
Alexander P. Bicket, South Africa native who became Allegheny County judge, dies at 68
As a judge, Alexander P. Bicket made those around him feel at ease. Whether it was from the bench of his third-floor courtroom with the parties before him or in his chambers, where he regularly welcomed students, interns and young lawyers, he was unassuming. A native of South Africa —...
Gateway chooses new board leaders, therapy dog introduced
Gateway School Board has a new president and vice president after a reorganization meeting on Monday. With five votes, Director Leslie McBride was selected as the new president for 2025. Robin Mungo, current president, received four votes. Valerie Warning was nominated as vice president, receiving five votes from board members....
‘Gut punch’: Trump upsets local union leaders by opposing U.S. Steel-Nippon deal
On Monday night, President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the proposed $14.9 billion sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel Co., vowing to block the deal when he takes office. Some steelworkers in Pittsburgh’s Mon Valley who support the deal — and Trump — weren’t happy. “I am...
Allegheny County Council passes compromise budget with 36% property tax hike
Allegheny County Council passed a 36% property tax increase for next year — the first in more than a decade, but lower than what was initially proposed by Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato. Council members supported the property tax increase by a 10-5 vote in a mostly peaceful meeting Tuesday...
Allegheny County councilman pitches compromise property tax hike as time ticks down to pass budget
Allegheny County is in the middle of a property tax feud, and one County Council member hopes his proposal finds middle ground as time runs out to finalize a 2025 budget before the end of the year. Last week, Councilman Dan Grzybek, D-Bethel Park, proposed an amendment that would fall...
