Allegheny category, Page 11

A West View family medicine practice started giving backpacks and school supplies to children in need last year, but this year was the first time that Savannah Bledsoe came with her three children. “I love it. I absolutely love it,” she said Aug. 9 while attending the second annual giveaway...

Anthony Smith should be getting ready for the first football games of his sophomore season. Instead, the record-breaking quarterback is in court, fighting for the opportunity to play football after the PIAA denied an appeal last week, leaving him ineligible for the season that starts in two weeks. “I’m optimistic...

Local leaders and officials expressed concern and support following Monday’s explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. Emergency teams are engaged in rescue operations as the situation continues to unfold. Here’s what they said: “My team and I are aware of the tragic explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Aug. 11: Man wanted for attempted homicide Pittsburgh police are seeking a city man wanted in connection with an aggravated assault this spring. Police said Bryant Garrett, 62, was charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and...

To celebrate completing two weeks of band camp, the North Allegheny Tiger Marching Band plans to share the fruits of its labor during a free community preview show at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at Newman Stadium off Perry Highway in McCandless. The Tiger Marching Band is one of the largest...

Brian Pavlack leads something of a rebel faction within the United Steelworkers union. Steelworkers for Trump, started by Pavlack ahead of the November election, gave voice to a growing number of defectors from the union’s traditional Democratic identity. The group mostly lives through Facebook, where it’s some 2,600 accounts strong,...

About 2,300 people combined to donate more than $100,000 to help 16 people who were taken into custody after federal agents raided two of Emiliano’s four Mexican restaurants in the Pittsburgh area. “We stand by our team. We are working with legal experts and community partners to support the people...

A Robinson police officer is facing assault charges after, authorities say, he punched a township business owner during a road-rage spat while off duty. Allegheny County Police charged Steven Pies, 50, of Robinson on Wednesday with one count each of aggravated assault and simple assault. Investigators said Pies attacked Alan...

An embattled Allegheny County Jail corrections officer has been fired three weeks after a video surfaced online purportedly showing him making a racist comment about Black people while holding a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. A county official confirmed Friday that Brian Davis, who started working at the Downtown...

In Mark Rengers Gallery, one of the shadow boxes on the wall contains memorabilia from Rengers’ late father, Edward F. Rengers, who served in World War II. When someone looks at a framed image or collection of pieces behind the glass, it creates a feeling of what they are seeing,...

Franklin Park marked National Night Out on Aug. 5 with a special ceremony honoring the borough’s first police chief. A bench near the entrance of the Franklin Park Police Department was dedicated to the late Joseph Hotnich, an officer who served as chief in the 1960s when Franklin Park transitioned...

Federal immigration agents took 16 people into custody Thursday during coordinated raids at Emiliano’s restaurant locations in the North Hills and Butler County. The agents, led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, were executing “federal court-authorized search warrants” in response to information that the two restaurants were “employing...

The historic borough of Aspinwall has what most Pittsburgh-area towns do not: original brick streets and alleys dating back to the late 1800s. They’re just one of the many charming elements of Aspinwall, founded in 1892, but keeping brick roads originally designed for horse and buggy wagons updated to accommodate...

Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Thursday, Aug. 7: Two men shot in North Braddock vehicle Just before 12:30 a.m., police received reports of a shooting in North Braddock. The incident reportedly took place at the 400 block of Seddon Avenue. Soon after, police were...

The biannual Cozy Up to the Library fundraiser began in 2014 with handmade, donated blankets and quilts in celebration of the library’s 50th anniversary – although back then it was known as “Blanket the Library.” “That year, all of the items were donated to local charities,” Friends of the Monroeville...

Plum Borough School District students and visitors will be greeted by a new set of weapons detection systems in the district this school year. According to Plum Assistant Superintendent Ashley Boyers, the district has recently purchased two additional OpenGate weapons detection units, similar to the ones used at professional sports...

Ulises Montalvo plodded daily along Coraopolis’ sidewalks pushing a lawn mower, carrying his trusty weed-whacker and looking for work. On Wednesday, a symbol of that drive to work — Montalvo’s well-worn, black boots — sat empty at the foot of a makeshift memorial to the Coraopolis man, killed Sunday in...

O’Hara police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a “series of illegal vehicle entries” into unlocked vehicles in the township. O’Hara Police Superintendent Jay Davis said that at least 10 vehicles were entered on the west side of the township. The vehicles were targeted between Monday and...

Pete Davidson, comedian and actor known as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” was spotted with his co-star Nicholas Hoult, who plays Lex Luthor in the new Superman movie, riding coasters at Kennywood. Davidson and Hoult are starring together in “How to Rob a Bank” — an action thriller...

After tackling the Pittsburgh Kids Marathon in May, a group of Shaler Area and Pine-Richland students steeled themselves for another challenge. More than two dozen students began preparing in June for the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh’s annual youth triathlon, which was held July 19 at North Park in...

Millvale residents will have a chance next week to voice their opinions on a proposed rezoning on Howard Street. Council will hold a public hearing on changing 127 Howard St. from residential to commercial when it meets at 6 p.m. Aug. 12 at the borough building, 501 Lincoln Ave. The...