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‘Life is not promised’: Family and friends mourn loss of Richland teen in car crash
In June, Ellie Tourney had to bury her husband. Now, she has to bury her son. “We were proven twice that life is not promised. We’ve learned that twice in seven months,” Tourney said Wednesday. “If God wants you, he’s going to wrap you in his arms. It’s hard to...
1 taken to hospital following Pleasant Hills crash
One person was taken to the hospital following a crash Wednesday afternoon on Curry Hollow Road in Pleasant Hills, emergency officials said. First responders were called to Curry Hollow Road near Bliss Drive just after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Crews arrived to find a head-on collision and one person trapped in...
Former Bethel Park police chief found dead in home
The Bethel Park Police Department announced the death of retired chief Timothy C. O’Connor in a Facebook post Wednesday morning. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office, O’Connor died by suicide just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. O’Connor, previously commander of Pittsburgh police’s Zone 5 station, was sworn in as...
2nd teen identified in fatal McCandless crash
A second teenager killed after a speeding car with six passengers crashed in McCandless early Saturday was identified Tuesday afternoon. Jonathan Tourney, 14, of Gibsonia, died after being flown to an area hospital at 4:32 a.m. Saturday, just an hour after the crash occurred at the intersection of Babcock Boulevard...
McMurray man caught with gun at Pittsburgh airport
A Washington County man’s loaded handgun was confiscated on Christmas Day by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport, authorities said. The McMurray resident, whose name was not released, attempted to bring the .380-caliber handgun with his carry-on items through TSA security at the Findlay airport, TSA spokeswoman Lisa...
Police say Pittsburgh man stabbed girlfriend 5 times after argument
Allegheny County Police said a Pittsburgh man who stabbed his girlfriend at least five times following an argument in Carnegie late Friday night was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Joshua Michael Meyer, 41, of Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood went to his partner’s Carnegie residence and got into a verbal argument with...
Volunteers, staff at Pitt serve 2,800 hot meals to those in need at annual Christmas event
Cyril Lucas doesn’t tend to cook family feasts on Christmas morning. The retired Air Force veteran, who grew up in Braddock and McKeesport, has no children, and none of his relatives live in the Pittsburgh area. But Lucas wasn’t among an estimated 19 million Americans who spent Christmas alone Monday....
2 men shot at Edgewood GetGo
Police are investigating a shooting early Sunday in Edgewood. Emergency crews were called just before 3:30 a.m. to the GetGo on South Braddock Avenue. First responders found two men in the parking lot with gunshot wounds. Both victims were taken to the hospital. One is listed in stable condition and...
1 of 2 teens killed in McCandless wreck identified
One of two teens killed in a single-vehicle wreck early Saturday in McCandless has been identified. Taylor Orlowski, 18, of Baden, died at the scene, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. A 14-year-old boy was flown to a hospital, where he died, according to Allegheny County Police. First...
Initial reports indicate Columbia Gas lines not involved in Sewickley Heights explosion
Columbia Gas lines do not appear to have been involved in the Dec. 12 cottage explosion in Sewickley Heights, the state Public Utility Commission said Friday. Pipeline safety engineers from the PUC are investigating the incident which injured one person and destroyed a structure at 543 Backbone Road. “At this...
Police searching for man they suspect of stabbing woman in Carnegie
Police are searching for a Pittsburgh man they said is responsible for stabbing a woman overnight in Carnegie. Joshua Meyer, 41, is described as 6-feet, 2-inches tall and weighs about 240 pounds. He is known to frequent Carnegie and the city of Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood. He fled the scene. Allegheny...
Fern Hollow Bridge documents reveal PennDOT’s concern over city’s lack of action
The city of Pittsburgh knew at least 11 bridges required high-priority repairs in late 2017, about four years before the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed, according to documents released by PennDOT relating to spans owned by the city. Specifically, PennDOT chided the city for dragging its feet on making priority repairs...
2 men shot outside Lowe’s store in Waterfront
Two men were shot outside of a Lowe’s Home Improvement store at The Waterfront shopping complex Friday afternoon, police said. Allegheny police responded at 1:45 p.m. to the Lowe’s for a report of one person chasing another with a gun in the parking lot. Officers said they found a firearm...
Zoning hearing board denies Dollar General’s request to build 5th store in Penn Hills
Dollar General won’t be adding a fifth location in Penn Hills — yet. On Wednesday, the municipality’s zoning hearing board denied a bid by MSP Properties of Pennsylvania to build a Dollar General at 509 Rodi Road. The developer requested three variances: 21 parking spaces instead of the standard 46,...
Prisoner swaps with Russia should include Oakmont man, delegation says
More than a dozen members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation are calling on federal officials to include Marc Fogel in any potential prisoner swaps made with the Russian government. Fogel, a Butler County native who lives in Oakmont, has been detained in Russia for more than two years after he was...
Victims of murder-suicide in Green Tree identified
The victims of Friday’s murder-suicide in Green Tree have been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiners Office. They are Kevin Benjamin Smith, 38, and Kristen B. Smith Jr., 40. Police are investigating the incident during which which one of the men fatally shot his relative and then took his...
Bell Acres businessman convicted of $15 million fraud asks for reduction of his 1-year prison term
The Bell Acres man convicted in the largest tax fraud ever in Western Pennsylvania is asking a federal judge to reduce his sentence. Joseph Nocito, 81, was ordered to serve one year and one day in federal prison. Following his sentencing in September, he was allowed to remain free on...
Penn State names chancellor for its Greater Allegheny campus
A chemist who has focused on endeavors such as student success and improved health care access in McKeesport has been chosen as Penn State Greater Allegheny’s new chancellor, the university announced Thursday. Along with her other qualifications, Megan Nagel already has been doing the job in an interim capacity since...
Complaint alleges juveniles at the Allegheny County Jail being denied access to education
The Education Law Center on Thursday filed a formal complaint with the state alleging that juveniles with learning disabilities who are housed at the Allegheny County Jail are not being provided a proper education. The complaint was filed against Pittsburgh Public Schools, which is the host school district for the...
Glassport man dies at Allegheny County Jail
A 41-year-old man died at Allegheny County Jail on Thursday morning, three days after he was arrested on a bench warrant. Jail officials did not name the man, but defense attorney Casey White confirmed that his client, Richard Sciubba II, of Glassport, died at the jail Thursday morning. He had...
Oakmont Council approves Local Remedy Brewing’s conditional-use application
Oakmont residents will see a new addition to the borough’s shopping district in 2024 after council approved Local Remedy Brewing’s conditional use application in a 6-0 vote Dec. 18. Before the vote, a public hearing was held to discuss the conditional use of the proposed site. According to borough Solicitor...
Morning Roundup: Fire damages Monroeville home; Code Orange alert issued in Mon Valley
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Dec. 21: Fire damages home in Monroeville A fire severely damaged a home in Monroeville on Wednesday evening. The fire started at a home in the 700 block of Green Garden Drive around 5:30 p.m., according to TribLive...
Giant Eagle to move headquarters to Cranberry
Giant Eagle plans to move its headquarters from the RIDC Park in O’Hara to Cranberry. Officials said Wednesday the company signed a long-term lease on a four-story, 100,000-square-foot building at 700 Cranberry Woods Drive in the Cranberry Woods Business Park. It declined to renew its lease at 701 Alpha Drive...
Christmas tree recycling programs open drop-off sites
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials are encouraging residents not to let their live Christmas trees end up in a landfill after the holidays. Both the city and the county launched their annual recycling programs on Tuesday. Pittsburgh’s program allows people to drop off trees at one of 11 drop-off sites...
Judge denies bond for driver in crash that killed Serra Catholic student
An Allegheny County judge on Wednesday denied bond for the man accused of killing a 15-year-old Serra Catholic student in a crash as she was on her way to school in September, writing that he found him to be a risk to the community. William Soliday II, 43, of North...
