Allegheny County News category, Page 154
Allegheny County Jail ordered to provide medication to inmates with opioid use disorder
Allegheny County Jail health officials will now be required to provide medication for inmates being treated for opioid use disorder after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. As part of the agreement, the county also will pay a person at the jail who was denied access to...
Homeless emergency plan for cold weather is ready in Allegheny County
With freezing temperatures coming as winter approaches, Allegheny County officials have announced their emergency plan for homeless residents. Mark Bertolet of the county’s Department of Human Services said a Code Blue Action Plan will be initiated when the National Weather Service forecasts the air temperature will fall below 26 degrees...
Lane closures on Route 28 between RIDC Park, East Deer set to resume
Single-lane restrictions on Route 28 from Harmar to East Deer will resume Monday. Lane closures northbound will go from the RIDC Park exit to the Russellton/Creighton exit daily from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to PennDOT. Lane closures southbound will occur between the same exits daily from 9 a.m....
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh police investigate synagogue threat; Orthodox priest accused of stealing $117K from parish
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Dec. 1: Pittsburgh police investigate reported threat against synagogue Pittsburgh police said they are investigating a reported online threat made against a synagogue. Officers checked and secured all of the city’s synagogues and will maintain a presence there,...
Assistant to Bell Acres businessman gets probation in multimillion fraud case
The long-time administrative assistant to a wealthy Bell Acres businessman convicted of concealing more than $60 million in income from the federal government will serve two years of probation for her role in the crime. Ann E. Harris, 62, of Washington County, appeared before Senior U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers...
Outgoing Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald gets new job
Outgoing Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has found a new job that will keep him in the Pittsburgh region and have a similar role in guiding investment and economic policy. Fitzgerald will be named the new executive director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, the federally designated metropolitan planning organization in...
Springdale native’s confessed killer gets life in prison
The man who pleaded guilty to killing a former Springdale man in a jealous rage will spend the rest of his life in prison. Samuel Tolfa, 34, of Hopewell, Beaver County, agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder and serve a mandatory prison term of life without parole in connection...
North Allegheny exploring creation of 1 campus for senior, intermediate high schools
The North Allegheny School Board is planning its next steps for a possible high school renovation, and there seems to be interest in creating one campus for both the senior and intermediate high schools, said board Director Richard McClure, the board representative to the building and grounds committee. Currently, the...
East Hills man gets 25 years for armed robbery spree
An East Hills man who went on a nine-day armed robbery spree in the east suburbs last year has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, federal officials said. Eric Jones, 34, of Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood was sentenced Wednesday, according to U.S. District Attorney Eric Olshan. He had pleaded...
White Oak man faces sex assault charges
A White Oak man is accused of sexually assaulting two young girls. Allegheny County Police filed charges against Yosef Hirsch, 53, including aggravated indecent assault, indecent exposure, indecent assault, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor, court records show. Hirsch’s attorney was not listed in court records. He...
Allegheny County’s Homeless Advisory Board calls on city, county to open extreme weather shelter
Allegheny County’s Homeless Advisory Board is calling on Pittsburgh and the county to establish clear criteria for opening their joint extreme weather shelter. Board members said during a meeting Tuesday that they were upset there appeared to be no plan to immediately open the shelter, despite the recent frigid temperatures....
New Kensington man gets court date in fentanyl-related Route 28 crash case
A New Kensington man accused of being under the influence of fentanyl this summer, blacking out on Route 28 and crashing his car with his 5-year-old son in the back seat is headed to Allegheny County Court. Ryan Joseph Walsh, 29, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado southbound on Route 28...
Elizabeth Borough looks to disband police department
The Elizabeth Borough Council on Tuesday voted to move ahead with a proposal to disband its police department, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. The borough currently has one full-time police officer — Chief William Sombo — and a rotating list of 12 to 15 part-time officers. Council on Tuesday...
Fight over Fern Hollow Bridge collapse records continues in court
The attorney representing the City of Pittsburgh called three witnesses on Tuesday to bolster its position that state and federal law prohibit it from turning over unredacted inspection reports to the victims on the Fern Hollow Bridge when it collapsed nearly two years ago. But as the testimony concluded, Allegheny...
Leet commissioner fined for harassing worker; other charges dismissed
Two of the three charges filed against a Leet commissioner accused of engaging in inappropriate conduct with a woman he hired to do painting work were dismissed by a district judge on Tuesday. In late September, Sewickley borough police charged Rody Nash, 63, by mail with misdemeanor counts of indecent...
Morning Roundup: Woman faces charges in Marshall-Shadeland stabbing; Pittsburgh warming center opens
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 28: Police: Woman to be charged in Marshall-Shadeland stabbing One person was arrested Monday after police said they responded to a domestic violence incident in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland. Pittsburgh police said they were dispatched to the 2800 block...
1 dead in Wilkinsburg shooting
A man was fatally shot Monday evening in Wilkinsburg, authorities said. Allegheny County homicide detectives are assisting Wilkinsburg police investigating the shooting, reported at about 7:15 p.m. in the 900 block of Hill Avenue. The man was identified Tuesday afternoon by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as Darryl M. Nelson,...
Morning Roundup: Man stabbed in Lincoln Borough; 5 juveniles arrested amid South Side assault
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Nov. 27: Man stabbed in Lincoln Borough A man was stabbed in Lincoln Borough on Sunday evening, according to Allegheny County Police. Allegheny County 911 was alerted to a stabbing on Creek Street around 8:50 p.m. Sunday. First...
Man shot in leg in Clairton, hospitalized
A man was hospitalized Saturday night after being shot in Clairton. Police responded to the 500 block of Elm Street at 7:49 p.m. and found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, Allegheny County Police spokesman Jim Madalinsky said. The man, an adult who Madalinsky did not...
TSA nabs 40th gun of year at Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport security stopped a North Hills man Saturday from boarding a flight while carrying a handgun, the 40th firearm Transportation Security Administration officers have confiscated this year to date at the Findlay airport. The man’s .380-caliber handgun — which was loaded with seven bullets, including one in the...
Pittsburgh diocese merges two parishes into one, dropping total to 60
Two Catholic churches will be combined into a new parish in 2024, diocesan officials announced Saturday. The Saint Maria Goretti and Our Lady of the Angels parishes will become the Saint Pio of Pietrelchina Parish on Jan. 1, Bishop David Zubik said. The new parish will serve the Bloomfield, Garfield...
North Versailles officer recovering after being shot; suspect jailed without bond
A North Versailles police officer is recovering from gunshot wounds, and the man accused of shooting the officer Friday morning is in the Allegheny County Jail. The officer was treated and released from an area hospital after the shooting, police said. The officer was shot once in the face and...
Man found slain in his Stowe Township residence
Police are investigating a shooting on Wednesday evening in Stowe Township that claimed the life of a 26-year-old man. Allegheny County Police report that a county 911 dispatcher got a call shortly before 5:30 that there was a shooting in the 800 block of Benwood Avenue. First responders found Michael...
California developer to rebuild Monroeville public-housing apartments gutted by fire
A California developer is looking to expand its public housing portfolio in Allegheny County with the acquisition of a Monroeville apartment complex that caught fire in March. Community Preservation Partners, based in Irvine, Calif., purchased the Cambridge Square Apartments for $16.6 million, part of $47.2 million investment that will include...
Wilkinsburg man pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run during police chase
A Wilkinsburg man who struck and killed a man during a police chase reaching speeds of over 100 mph pleaded guilty Tuesday to homicide by vehicle and dozens of other counts. A criminal complaint filed in the case said Monroeville police tried to pull over an SUV driven by Jack...
