Allegheny County News category, Page 161
TSA nabs 34th gun of year at Pittsburgh airport
Pittsburgh International Airport is one weapon away from tying the record for most guns confiscated in a single year, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials announced Thursday. TSA officers stopped a Greensburg man early Thursday from carrying a loaded, .22 caliber pistol onto a flight at Findlay-based Pittsburgh International Airport, TSA...
Richland Township’s Penn Tree oldest in Allegheny County
The oldest resident in Richland Township is probably 425 years old. In 1598 (when it likely took root), the township was designated hunting ground for the Iroquois Nation and subsequently for Delaware Indians in the 18th century. Little did Native American hunters who walked by that white oak sapling know...
911 dispatch centers struggle with staff shortages
It’s a call that can save someone’s life, but the local centers where 911 dispatchers work to answer those pleas for help are seeing more and more empty work spaces. Officials say staffing issues continue to plague emergency dispatch centers as municipalities struggle to fill shifts and force employees to...
Carnegie Museum of Art gives up $1 million Egon Schiele drawing as original owner’s heirs drop lawsuit
For the first time since 1960, the Carnegie Museum of Art will be absent its million-dollar Egon Schiele drawing, “Portrait of a Man.” The museum Wednesday renounced its claim to the 1917 artwork, ending a criminal probe into whether the piece was stolen property and capping a long legal battle...
RIDC sells historic roundhouse in McKeesport
A remnant of U.S. Steel’s operations in McKeesport has a new owner. RIDC has sold the historic McKeesport Connecting Railroad roundhouse to W&E Investment LLC for $273,000. The four-acre parcel is located at RIDC’s Industrial Center of McKeesport. The McKeesport Connecting Railroad was a division of U.S. Steel that connected...
McCandless says no applications for development along North Park gateway on Ingomar Road
The Town of McCandless has “received no applications” as of Oct. 3 for development of a prime piece of land along Ingomar Road that serves as a gateway to North Park, McCandless Town Manger Brian O’Malley said. The area is home to an assortment of small businesses: North Park Par...
Missing HBO docuseries star Patrick Pespas reportedly visited Ross barVideo
Missing HBO docuseries star Patrick J. Pespas of “Telemarketers” reportedly was at a Ross bar Saturday evening, according to one of the series’ co-directors. On Saturday, Adam Bhala Lough, who made “Telemarketers” with Sam Lipman-Stern, posted to X, formerly Twitter, that Pespas has been missing since Friday and that he...
Sara Innamorato, Joe Rockey debate crime, public safety ahead of Allegheny County executive race
Former state Rep. Sara Innamorato and former PNC executive Joe Rockey on Tuesday outlined their platforms in an hourlong live, televised debate hosted by Tribune-Review news partner WTAE and the League of Women Voters. Innamorato, of Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood, and Rockey, of Ohio Township, spent much of the debate discussing...
Forbes Hospital in Monroeville adds behavior health suite to emergency departmentVideo
Allegheny Health Network officials have added a behavioral health suite to the emergency department at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, part of a response to an increase in ER visits by patients with behavioral health needs. “Being hospitalized or visiting an emergency department is incredibly stressful for anyone, let alone those...
Essential Utilities sells 3 microgrids in Allegheny County for $165M
Water and natural gas utility, Essential Utilities, Inc. is selling three non-utility microgrid and district energy properties — at Pittsburgh International Airport, a local hospital and Allegheny County government buildings — for $165 million. The buyer is Cordia, a Phoenix-based energy company that is looking to expand its footprint in...
Record October heat possible in Pittsburgh before temps plummet
Pittsburghers will be dealing with potentially record-breaking heat for much of the week before a dramatic cold shift this weekend. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Moon said Allegheny County might experience patchy fog Tuesday morning, followed by a mostly sunny day with “unseasonably warm” temperatures. The temperature should...
Woman dies in Allegheny County’s first West Nile virus case of 2023
Officials have identified the first human case of West Nile virus in 2023 in Allegheny County. The woman, who was in her 80s and lived in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood, experienced fever and weakness, leading to hospitalization, the Allegheny County Health Department said Monday. She died in late September. The state...
Police say Beechview woman contributed to friend’s fentanyl-related death
A Pittsburgh woman has been criminally charged with contributing to the fentanyl-related death of her best friend. Scott police on Monday charged Mackenzie Bell, 24, of Beechview with criminal conspiracy and criminal use of a communication facility in the March 11 death of Allison Schreiner, 24, of Scott Township, according...
Fired Pittsburgh Regional Transit employee sues union over handling of covid-19 vaccine mandate
A former bus driver with Pittsburgh Regional Transit is suing the union that used to represent him, alleging that union officers colluded with the agency and failed to protect the drivers who opposed the covid-19 vaccine mandate. Jon Lutz was terminated as a result of the vaccine mandate imposed by...
Another gun detected at Pittsburgh International; airport on pace for record number of confiscations, TSA says
The Transportation Security Administration confiscated a loaded handgun from a Georgia man at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday, the third gun intercepted at the airport in a week, officials said. “We are on the cusp of setting a new all-time high in the number of guns our team has detected...
Police say McKees Rocks mother stabbed her child’s father in the chest
Munhall police say a child-custody exchange turned violent Sunday afternoon when a woman stabbed her daughter’s father in the chest outside his Munhall apartment. Police said they responded to the 3800 block of Shady Avenue around 3:15 p.m. and found a man identified as Victor Harvey suffering from a stab...
Morning Roundup: Man hospitalized after Bloomfield shooting; fire destroys Cook Township home
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Oct. 2: Man hospitalized after Bloomfield shooting A man was hospitalized early Monday after a shooting outside a Bloomfield business. Pittsburgh police from Zone 5 responded to the 4900 block of Yew Street at about 2 a.m. for...
Munhall stabbing leaves man in critical condition
A man was stabbed in Munhall Sunday afternoon and later taken to a hospital. Allegheny County Police responded to a call at 3:15 p.m. in the 3800 block of Shady Avenue in Munhall and found an adult male with a stab wound to the chest. He was taken to an...
Heritage Valley Sewickley Hospital labor and delivery unit closed
The final baby was born at Heritage Valley Sewickley Hospital on Sept. 28, as the labor and delivery unit closed at the end of September. Formerly Sewickley Valley Hospital, it was built in 1907. The first baby administrators could find a record for born there was in 1914, according to...
Sewickley Bridge to close tonight from 8 until about midnight
The Sewickley Bridge will shut down in both directions for about 4 hours tonight while repairs are made, PennDOT announced at about 4:45 p.m. this afternoon. The bridge will closed 8 p.m. to about midnight. All bridge traffic will be detoured: From Sewickley • Motorists will take Route 65 southbound;...
Federal jury convicts 2 Las Vegas men of committing wire fraud targeting elderly in Western Pa.
Following a five-day trial in Pittsburgh federal court, a jury convicted two Las Vegas men of defrauding elderly residents in Western Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Roderick Feurtado, 56, and Tarek Bouanane, 47, of Las Vegas and evidence at trial established that they traveled to the Pittsburgh area in September 2021 intending...
2-year-old fatally struck by vehicle in Penn Hills identified
A 2-year-old girl died after being hit by a vehicle in Penn Hills on Thursday morning, Allegheny County police said. The incident on the 100 block of Lynnwood Drive was reported shortly before 8 a.m., police said. “The preliminary investigation determined a parent was leaving the residence and struck the...
24-hour spinning competition at Petersen Events Center aims to connect service dogs with veterans
For 24 hours — 10 a.m. Saturday until 10 a.m. Sunday — the Petersen Events Center in the Oakland will be a cyclist’s dream, as Team Foster, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit dedicated to connecting veterans with service dogs, hosts its third Ruff Ride in Pittsburgh. Part festival, part competition, Ruff Ride...
Duquesne Light, union reach agreement on eve of potential strike
A day before hundreds of workers were scheduled to walk off the job, Pittsburgh’s largest electricity provider and a labor union reached a tentative agreement to likely avert a strike. Members of IBEW Local 29 voted 711-14 to authorize a strike for Saturday, but an agreement was reached between IBEW...
Police say McKeesport woman stabbed sister in head with sharp keychain
A McKeesport woman is facing charges after police said she stabbed her sister in the head with a pointed keychain during an argument. McKeesport police wrote in court papers that, at 7:36 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to the 2800 block of Cleveland Street for reports of a woman stabbed in...
