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3 more people injured in Fern Hollow Bridge collapse sue City of Pittsburgh
Three people who were on the Fern Hollow Bridge when it collapsed a year ago filed lawsuits against the City of Pittsburgh on Friday alleging negligence for its alleged failure to maintain the structure. Velva and Tyrone Perry were in his red Ford F-150 pickup truck about 6:40 a.m. on...
Auction set for Abby Lee Dance Co.’s Penn Hills studio memorabilia
The beginning of the end for the Abby Lee Miller Dance Co. studio in Penn Hills has begun. On Feb. 8, almost everything in the studio will be auctioned off to buyers. The site was the predominant backdrop of the popular Lifetime network reality TV series “Dance Moms.” Murrysville-based Cleanout...
Pine-Richland middle school girl picked for cast of ‘Hits! The Musical’ touring company
Like most young people who aspire to a career as a performer, Loren Prisuta of Pine has been dreaming big about her future. But she hasn’t been leaving those dreams to chance. Now, with nearly a decade of hard work under her belt training in voice, dance and acting, the...
Shawn Marcellino benefit concert set for The Oaks theater
Shawn Marcellino died doing what he loved — competing on an athletic field. He also died young, just 40 years old when he collapsed while playing catcher for Living Word of Plum in a church league softball game at a field off Elicker Road. At the time of his death...
Judge finds Post-Gazette broke labor law, orders newspaper to bargain with striking workers
A judge ruled Thursday that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette violated federal law by bargaining in bad faith with its journalists union and unilaterally implementing working conditions after breaking off negotiations for a new contract. Judge Geoffrey Carter of the National Labor Relations Board ordered the Post-Gazette to end the impasse it...
Education Partnership named Champion in Action by Citizens Bank and Trib Total Media
The Education Partnership, a nonprofit organization that provides school supplies to students and teachers in need, has been named a 2023 Champion in Action. The $35,000 award — in Supporting Environmental Sustainability — was presented jointly by Citizens bank and Trib Total Media to The Education Partnership at its Pittsburgh...
Penn Hills School District police supervisor Keith Lazaron resigns
Penn Hills School Board accepted the resignation of school police supervisor Keith Lazaron at the Jan. 26 school board meeting. Lazaron was hired in October of 2022 on a five-year contract to run the safety programs at all of the districts schools. The district utilized a $323,000 grant through the...
North Allegheny among 12 districts in state chided by auditor general for unnecessary tax hikes
North Allegheny is among a dozen school districts in Pennsylvania that hiked property taxes during years when they had enough cash on hand to cover their expenses, according to audits released by state Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor. “These districts represent a cross-section of Pennsylvania – from wealthier to poorer...
Micro food pantries being developed by Sewickley Academy student
A Sewickley Academy junior hopes to help fight food insecurity in Sewickley and surrounding areas. Claudia Kronk, 17, founder of the bakery Desserts by Claudia, wants to install four micro food pantries stocked with nonperishables and other goods. Possible spots include Leetsdale, Coraopolis and Sewickley. She said she became inspired...
Victim in Parkway East crash near turnpike early Thursday has been identified
A passenger in a van was killed Thursday morning in a crash on the Parkway East in Monroeville, according to state police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Fannie Stoltzfus, 84, of Romulus. The van was traveling near the on-ramp for the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Troopers said...
Penn Hills officials welcome 10 new police officers, all full-time
Penn Hills officials welcomed new police officers to the municipality when Mayor Pauline Calabrese swore in 10 full-time patrolmen and women at the Jan. 23 council meeting. “This is such a tremendous evening,” Calabrese said. “I’m so proud of seeing you all stand here, and we are so grateful and...
Some local medical experts split on benefits of yearly covid shot
Federal health officials want to simplify covid-19 vaccinations and make the procedure similar to an annual flu shot. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday floated the idea of allowing most adults and children to get a yearly shot to protect against the mutating virus. Local medical experts had...
Police: Pine man accused of attacking woman with hatchet
Investigators accused a Pine man of attacking a woman with an axe after security video showed him carrying the weapon down the steps following the alleged incident. Lee Micheal Swat, 53, of Village Run Road, was charged by Northern Regional Police with a felony count of aggravated assault along with...
Man wanted in connection with a Dec. 26 homicide in Pittsburgh apprehended
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials announced the arrest of a man wanted for the murder of a Pittsburgh man Dec. 26 in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. Police arrested Ambrose J. Sample Jr., 42, at about 2 p.m. Tuesday along the 200 block of Dinwiddie Street in the Hill District, according to...
Censure vote fails against Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam
Allegheny County Council voted down Tuesday night an attempt to censure Councilwoman Bethany Hallam over foul language she directed at a fellow board member earlier this month. Council members voted 3-10 for the censure, with two council members abstaining. Several council members said it was inconsistent to bring a censure...
Medical examiner releases cause of death for toddler killed in Shaler fire
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday that a 2-year-old girl killed in a Shaler house fire died of smoke and fume inhalation. The death of Danika Deramo was ruled an accident. The fire happened Jan. 13 at 750 Falls Run Road, a wooded side street near the township’s...
Contractors hit with $1.1M fine for illegal asbestos removal at Churchill property
The Allegheny County Health Department has fined a contractor nearly $1.1 million for illegally disposing of asbestos while renovating the former Westinghouse headquarters in Churchill. An environmental group called the contractor’s disregard for the asbestos-containing material “unconscionable” and said the fine “is a victory for public health.” “Their reckless behavior...
Allegheny County releases public health plan for next 5 years
As Allegheny County transitions between health directors and is poised to elect a new county executive this year, its Health Department has released a plan that lays out public health goals for the next five years. The 2023-27 Plan for a Healthier Allegheny released Monday was completed under former Health...
Penn Hills counselor organizes 3rd annual awards ceremony recognizing social workers
As the founder and co-owner of Hand in Hand Counseling Service in Penn Hills, Sharise Nance is familiar with the stress social workers in Western Pennsylvania face at work. Nance said she began to see fellow social workers, mental health therapists and frontline workers struggle with what she called “compassion...
Teen critically injured in McKeesport shooting
A teenage boy was critically injured in a shooting Monday afternoon in McKeesport, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Dinsmore and Meadow streets just before 2:30 p.m. First responders found a teenage boy, who was not identified,...
Allegheny County Manager William McKain leaving for private sector
The manager of Allegheny County’s government for the past 12 years is moving on. The county announced Monday that Manager William McKain will be leaving his post on Feb. 3 to take a job in the private sector. He has served as county manager since his appointment in July 2012....
Monroeville police seek man accused of shooting 16-year-old girl at hotel
Police continue to search for a Monroeville man they believe shot a teenage girl in the leg Saturday night at a Monroeville hotel. Da’Ronte Anthony Brown, 18, is charged with attempted homicide, illegal gun possession and two counts each of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment stemming from an incident that...
Allegheny County’s fastest-growing demographic celebrates Lunar New Year
To help launch the Year of the Rabbit, Rich Fitzgerald provided a reminder of an applicable demographic trend. “For the first time in 60 years,” he said, “Allegheny County grew again in population. And the reason is an 80% increase in our Chinese-American population.” Fitzgerald, the county’s executive, addressed the...
3 injured in Braddock shooting
Three people were injured after being struck by gunfire Sunday morning in Braddock, according to state police. The shooting was reported at about 2:30 a.m. in the 800 block of Braddock Avenue, police said. The three victims were taken to local hospitals for treatment and were reported to be in...
More than 100 permanent layoffs to take place at a Munhall pipe manufacturing plant
Leaders of a Munhall stainless steel pipe and tubing manufacturing plant plan to layoff more than 100 workers by the end of the year. Cuts have already begun as part of a four-phase process at Ascent Tubular Products, according to a notice posted on the state Department of Labor’s website,...
