Allegheny County News category, Page 112
McKeesport teen charged in fatal shooting
A McKeesport teenager has been arrested and charged with a fatal shooting Sunday in the city. Allegheny County Police charged Daemond Artemus, 17, with homicide, carrying a gun without a license and gun possession by a minor in connection with the shooting death of 22-year-old Dylan C. Saula of North...
Woodland Hills follows Penn Hills with new restrictions, safety measures for football games
In response to a shooting Friday night that forced the evacuation of Woodland Hills High School’s football stadium and an early end to the football game, district officials at Woodland Hills announced immediate changes to their policy on ticketed events. In a letter to district parents and the community, Woodland...
North Versailles man, 22, fatally shot in McKeesport
Allegheny County Police are investigating a fatal shooting of a North Versailles man in McKeesport. First responders were called to the 500 block of Lysle Boulevard around 10:50 a.m. Monday morning, where they found an adult male in the road who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the...
Penn Hills to implement new security measures at home football games
The Penn Hills School District has implemented new site entry standards and an “increased security presence” at its home football games this season. The changes come after a shooting Friday in the vicinity of the Woodland Hills-Penn Hills football game in Turtle Creek. Penn Hills Superintendent John Mozzocio detailed the...
Police: 1 man dead, 2 injured in Clairton shooting
One man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Clairton early Sunday morning, according to Allegheny County police. Officers from local and county police departments found a group of people fighting in the road upon arrival at the 400 block of State Street just before 4...
Medical examiner identifies Pittsburgh man killed in East Hills shooting
A man died in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police were notified of the shooting, which occurred in the 8000 block of Bennett Street, by three ShotSpotter alerts totaling 28 rounds, police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man...
Allegheny Valley Hospital union paves way for strike; AHN confident agreement can be reached
Allegheny Valley Hospital union members have authorized a strike, becoming the second Allegheny Health Network hospital to announce a potential work stoppage in as many weeks. The union, represented by SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Healthcare PA, voted 99% in favor Friday of authorizing its negotiating committee to send a...
Man pinned under vehicle in Munhall listed in stable condition
A young man was pinned under a vehicle in Munhall early Saturday when it struck him, police said. Allegheny County Police said that first responders were summoned to the intersection of E. Eugene Avenue and Valewood Drive at about 12:20 a.m. They found a 19-year-old man pinned underneath the vehicle....
Police: Woman in Clairton struck by vehicle fleeing the scene after firing errant shots
A woman in Clairton was struck by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday who had just fired gunshots as they fled. Allegheny County Police said local police were called to the intersection of Third Street and Waddell Avenue at about 2:20 a.m. They had received a report “of a disturbance, followed...
Man shot outside of Woodland Hills football game in Turtle Creek; game called
A shooting in Turtle Creek on Friday night forced the suspension of the Woodland Hills-Penn Hills football game. At 10:06 p.m., police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Lynn Avenue for reports of gunfire. Around the same time, a man had left the game at the Wolvarena stadium and...
Commonwealth Court: Mail-in ballots with errant dates on their envelopes should be counted
The Commonwealth Court said Friday that not counting mail-in ballots with missing or mistaken dates on their outer envelopes is unconstitutional. “The refusal to count undated or incorrectly dated but timely mail ballots submitted by otherwise eligible voters because of meaningless and inconsequential paperwork errors violates the fundamental right to...
Men avoid retrial, enter pleas in slaying of Penn Hills teenager
Two men accused of killing a Penn Hills teenager more than three years ago avoided a retrial this week by entering a new plea. Deontae Nalls, 24, of Plum, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on Wednesday, while Daeshuan Smith, 23, of Penn Hills, entered no-contest plea to a charge of...
1 dead, 3 hurt in 3-vehicle crash on Mosside Boulevard in Monroeville
A woman died after a three-vehicle crash in Monroeville Friday morning, Allegheny County Police said. The crash involving a tractor-trailer with an oversized load, a car and a minivan was reported shortly after 9 a.m. in the 2100 block of Mosside Boulevard. According to county police, the tractor-trailer and car...
Pittsburgh’s Rib Fest kicks off, continues through MondayVideo
Art Rooney Avenue outside of Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh’s North Shore has been transformed into barbeque heaven for Labor Day weekend. The annual Rib Fest kicked off Thursday evening with a dozen award-winning vendors vying for various trophies, including best sauce, best ribs and people’s choice. The event runs through...
Religious leaders swap stories, talk grant funding during house of worship security forum
Three religious leaders — bonded only by acts of violence — took to a North Braddock church pulpit Thursday night to share how they’ve shepherded their congregations past being defined by those who attacked them. The Rev. Glenn Germany knew the space best. Just three months ago, the McKeesport man...
2 men, 1 woman plead guilty to 2019 Wilkinsburg killing
Three people charged with killing a man in Wilkinsburg after tracking his movements for weeks pleaded guilty Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Herbert Lee Walker III, 29, and Jeremiah Ligon, 27, of Penn Hills both pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy for their roles in the death...
Pittsburgh woman identified as person found dead in Monongahela River near Sandcastle
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the woman whose body was found Thursday afternoon in the Monongahela River. The medical examiner’s office identified the woman as Latasha Jefferson, 36, of Pittsburgh. The medical examiner’s release did not list a cause or manner of the woman’s death. Pittsburgh police...
Bicyclist hit by vehicle on Route 8 in Shaler has died
The bicyclist who was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning before dawn in Shaler has died, according to police. Allegheny County Police announced the man death’s Thursday afternoon. They said his identification will be released by the county medical examiner’s office. According to Allegheny County Police, the collision in the...
HomeBuyers of Pittsburgh offers easy, stress-free solutions for inherited homes
Inheriting a home can sometimes feel like a blessing and sometimes it can be an overwhelming burden. A Pittsburgh resident, Rosemary, recently experienced a complicated situation in navigating the inheritance of her deceased parents’ home in the Carrick neighborhood. She was co-executor of the estate. She and her family didn’t...
Nippon Steel pledges $1 billion to Mon Valley Works pending U.S. Steel acquisition as government opposition continues
Nippon Steel will spend $2.7 billion through 2026 to upgrade steel plants if its plan to acquire U.S. Steel comes to fruition. The Japanese company announced Wednesday at least $1 billion would be used to replace or upgrade the West Mifflin hot strip mill and other facilities to improve yield...
Authorities investigating if delayed report of sexual relationship in McKeesport schools is criminal
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing whether McKeesport School District employees failed to alert state authorities to an alleged sexual relationship between a district employee and a teenage student or delayed reporting their suspicions and, if so, whether their actions were criminal. Allegheny County Police in January charged...
Fetterman uses curses, insults to mock JD Vance in press release
Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has a reputation for being crass, and he channeled that energy Wednesday while taking shots at Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance. A profanity-laced official news release from Fetterman’s campaign mocked Vance, Fetterman’s Senate colleague from Ohio. The release, titled “For Unfortunate Planning Purposes,” claimed...
North Braddock church partners with U.S. Justice Department to host church security forum
Church security has been at the top of Pastor Glenn Germany’s mind ever since a man stood up in Germany’s North Braddock church in May, pointed a gun at him and pulled the trigger. The gun did not fire and the man, North Braddock resident Bernard J. Polite, was arrested....
Deluzio, Fetterman roll out ‘Make Stuff Here’ agenda to help Dems reclaim working-class voters
As the presidential campaigns battle for the votes of Pennsylvania’s working class, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio are trying to help Democrats maintain their historic appeal to this crucial bloc and win back disaffected voters. The two Western Pennsylvania Democrats from Braddock and Aspinwall, respectively, held...
Harris, Biden to campaign in Pittsburgh on Labor Day
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden are coming to Pittsburgh on Labor Day as part of a barnstorming blitz by Democrats across battleground states. Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, is joining Biden for the first time on the campaign trail since he dropped out of the race...
