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Etna’s CoStar Brewing launches with soft opening
Dominic Cincotta began brewing his own beer with his friends Jeff and Caitlyn Hanna in 2009. By 2012, they had honed their craft enough to sell their brews to local restaurants and bars. Their home base was the Hannas’ garage in their Highland Park home. “It’s a process of experimentation,”...
Police link fatal shooting at Blawnox company to workplace love triangle
A workplace love triangle ended in death Tuesday at a Blawnox warehouse. Sean Black and Courtney Smith, who both worked at Tri-Arc Manufacturing Co. on Blawnox’s Fountain Street, were raising three children together and had been in a romantic relationship “for several years,” police said. But the couple separated recently,...
Judge won’t toss Allegheny County Council lawsuit over Shuman
A judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit by Allegheny County Council over the new Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. The complaint, filed against the county over the contract it entered into with Adelphoi last year to reopen the facility, alleges that council was required to approve it. Since it...
South Park game preserve welcomes 2 baby bison; 3rd could be on the way
The bison herd at Allegheny County’s South Park has grown by two. County officials announced that two baby bison were born in South Park’s game preserve since Friday. The preserve is along Sesqui Drive, between Corrigan Drive and McConkey Road, in South Park. “We’re really glad to have them come...
Highmark posts $533M profit in 2023, reversing dismal performance in 2022
Call it a reversal of fortune. After losing money in 2022, Pittsburgh’s Highmark Health rebounded last year. The health insurance giant posted net income of $533 million even as it grappled with operating losses at its Pittsburgh-area hospitals. That compares with a $346 million loss in 2022, due largely to...
Judge sends Munhall man to life in prison for murder, then tacks on 43 more years
The judge minced no words as he sentenced the Munhall man before him to life in prison with no chance for parole for first-degree murder. “This case is an outrageous disregard for anyone but yourself,” Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani told the defendant on Monday. “You represent...
Settlement reached in dispute over Allegheny County ballot drop boxes
Four days after suing Allegheny County’s chief executive for overreaching her authority by announcing mail-in ballot drop-off locations without approval from the county elections board, the plaintiffs on Monday agreed to withdraw their complaint. County Councilman at-large Sam DeMarco, R-North Fayette, the lead plaintiff, said the decision was made because...
Human remains found in White Oak
Human remains were found Saturday afternoon in White Oak, said the Allegheny County Police. First responders found the human remains behind a building in the 700 block of O’Neil Boulevard, county police said. The department’s homicide unit was notified at 5:30 p.m. Preliminary investigations suggest there was no foul play...
Bethel Park man charged after, police say, he brought a gun illegally to Pittsburgh International Airport
A man is facing misdemeanor charges after allegedly attempting to bring a handgun through the security gates at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday. Robert Stalter, 49 of Bethel Park, was observed with a handgun within his backpack at the main security checkpoint at about 12:15 p.m. on Friday, according...
He killed his wife, she killed her father. Now they want to live together.
On Feb. 15, Christina Nicassio met with her attorney, a prosecutor and a judge for a status conference like they had dozens of times before to discuss her ongoing case in the killing of her father seven years ago while in the grips of mental illness. The plan was for...
Police arrest 3rd suspect in connection with 2023 shootout with undercover officers in Stowe
Allegheny County police have arrested a third suspect in connection with a 2023 shootout in Stowe that involved undercover officers. Jarrell Saunders, 39, of Pittsburgh was taken into custody following a traffic stop Thursday in McKeesport, county police said. Evidence links Saunders to a gray Jeep SUV matching one used...
Local, international dance companies offer differing takes on ‘Alice in Wonderland’
When Alice makes her journey to the fictional Wonderland in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 children’s novel, the world is a wild reflection of what she has known up to that point as reality. The story’s underlying theme of a journey of self-discovery makes it ripe for interpretation. Two of those interpretations...
Public hearing for proposed Bridgeville comprehensive plan scheduled April 8
Bridgeville Council will hold a public hearing April 8 at 6:30 p.m. to hear comments on the borough’s proposed comprehensive plan. Comprehensive plans define a future vision for a municipality and are required under the state’s Municipalities Planning Code. Bridgeville’s Planning Commission recommended council schedule the public hearing so the...
Irish heritage is part of the fabric of Pittsburgh
They left Ireland for greener pastures. By 1850, 10,000 Irish immigrants were living in Pittsburgh. They settled in three neighborhoods — Downtown, the Strip District and the Hill District — according to Anne Madarasz, chief historian for the Senator John Heinz History Center. Many were Catholic and drawn to what...
Morning Roundup: Child recovering after near-drowning in Ross
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, March 15: Child recovering after near-drowning in Ross A 7-year-old boy is recovering at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh after a near-drowning Thursday in Ross. Neighbors and a landlord are credited with rescuing the child after he jumped...
DeMarco sues Innamorato over Allegheny County ballot drop-off locations
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato’s plan to add five locations to drop off mail-in ballots throughout the county is facing a legal challenge — but one that might be short-lived. County Councilman at-large Sam DeMarco, R-North Fayette, and four other plaintiffs sued Innamorato Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court,...
Quaker Valley School District getting federal funds for infrastructure upgrades for proposed high school
Federal funding has been earmarked for a crucial part of the proposed Quaker Valley High School. The proposed 167,000-square-foot school is on 150 acres off of Camp Meeting Road. The district property straddles Leet Township, Edgeworth and Leetsdale. However, the school itself will be in Leet. The district secured $850,000...
Shots fired at Alcoma apartments in Penn Hills
A Penn Hills man told police Wednesdayhe exchanged gunfire with an unknown person who kicked in his apartment door. The resident claimed the intruder shot first. He returned fire with a legal firearm before the intruder fled, according to Penn Hills police Chief Ronald Como. Officers initially responded just before...
Pittsburgh Public Schools solicitor seeks OK to sue Allegheny County to spur reassessment
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ top lawyer warned the school board Wednesday that the district is facing a dire financial crisis caused by plummeting property values in the city and asked for permission to sue Allegheny County in an effort to compel a countywide property reassessment. Stoking fears of a coming disaster,...
Biden opposes plan to sell US Steel to a Japanese firm, citing the need for ‘American steel workers’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden came out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying Thursday the U.S. needs to “maintain strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers.” In a statement, Biden added: “U.S. Steel has been an iconic American steel...
Morning Roundup: Fans rename Kennywood ride; couple free stuck deer in North Hills
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, March 14: Fans rename classic Kennywood ride Fans of Kennywood Park have spoken: The amusement park’s updated, Potato Patch-themed bumper car ride will be known as “Potato Smash.” Officials at the West Mifflin park announced the name received...
Friends, neighbors remember victims of Crescent Township house explosion
Even at age 89, David L. Mitchell Jr. kept active in local matters, serving on Crescent’s planning commission. A longtime civic leader and political mentor, Mitchell, along with his wife, Helen, were fixtures in the tiny township along the Ohio River. They once ran a plastics manufacturing company together, oversaw...
2024 Pittsburgh/Allegheny County homicide victims
A look at each of the homicides that have occurred in Allegheny County in 2024: Jan. 7: Dai’Von Means Dai’Von Dailon Means, a 3-month-old boy, died from blunt force trauma to the head in a Duquesne home. His mother, Alisha L. Parker, 26, has been charged with homicide. Parker was...
Ex-Bethel Park cop who illegally brought South American woman to U.S gets probation
Blake Babin led a stellar career as a Bethel Park police officer, rising to lieutenant over more than three decades. Friends and former colleagues said he acted as a mentor to others, organized community programs, participated in an annual food drive and was compassionate to those he served. But Babin,...
Chartiers Valley to offer early retirement incentive for teachers
The Chartiers Valley School District is offering teachers with 15 or more years of experience an early retirement package. The early retirement incentive, presented to the Chartiers Valley Federation of Teachers, was approved by the school board at its meeting Feb. 27, according to district spokeswoman Angela Conigliaro. Sixty-six percent...
