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Photo gallery: Communities mourn slain McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski
The funeral for fallen McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski, 32, of McKeesport will be held at noon today at St. Albert the Great, Blessed Trinity Parish. Sluganski was shot and killed on Feb. 6 while responding to a domestic dispute between a man and his mother on Wilson Street. McKeesport...
Show goes on for Elizabeth Forward High School band, musical after blaze
School districts from across the region and beyond are chipping in to help raise money to ensure Elizabeth Forward High School’s musical production goes on after a massive fire destroyed the auditorium, band and choir rooms. James Benedek Jr., the school’s musical director, on Monday said the school’s production of...
Procession for slain McKeesport officer to close roads in South Hills, Mon Valley
A procession for slain McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski will close several roads as it winds from the South Hills and the Mon Valley on Tuesday. The procession will start at the funeral in Baldwin borough, travel through McKeesport, and finish at a cemetery in Pleasant Hills, Allegheny County spokesperson...
Allegheny County Jail drops vaccine rules for social visits
Visitation has reopened at the Allegheny County Jail regardless of the visitor’s or incarcerated person’s covid-19 vaccination status. Allegheny County Jail Warden Orlando Harper announced Monday the jail would be fully reopened for visitations. In a release, he said the decision was made after consulting with the county health department...
Morning Roundup: Polish Hill building catches fire, investigation continues
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023: Polish Hill building catches fire, investigation continues Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire and emergency service teams responded Sunday to a fire in the city’s Polish Hill District. Crews reached the 3000 block of Brereton Street at...
Man shot, killed in Wilkinsburg on Sunday
Allegheny County Police are seeking information after a man was shot to death Sunday afternoon in Wilkinsburg. According to Allegheny County 911, the county’s homicide unit responded to a request for assistance around 2:49 p.m. in the 100 block of Bryn Mawr Court. When first responders arrived, they discovered a...
‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: Mourners honor slain McKeesport police Officer Sean SluganskiVideo
Brittany Weaver of Monessen broke down in tears Sunday afternoon en route to pay her respects to slain McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski. Sluganski, 32, of McKeesport was killed in the line of duty Feb. 6 while responding to a domestic/ mental health incident in the city. Weaver, 33, worked with Sluganski...
Fire damages Elizabeth Forward High School; classes canceled Monday
A fire that broke out early Sunday morning at Elizabeth Forward High School caused extensive damage and forced the district to close the high school until further notice, Superintendent Keith Konyk said. The fire was contained to the auditorium side of the high school, Konyk said in a letter to...
Lane restrictions on Highland Park Bridge to begin Monday
Long-term lane restrictions will begin Monday on the Highland Park Bridge in Sharpsburg, PennDOT officials said this weekend. Officials plan to restrict northbound traffic, weather permitting, beginning at 7 a.m. Monday morning. The left-hand lane from the Highland Park Bridge/Freeport Road interchange to Route 28 will close Monday to traffic...
Pittsburgh police seeking info on missing 13-year-old girl
Pittsburgh police detectives are asking for the public’s help to find a missing teenager. Mae’Leigh Spriggs, 13, last was seen leaving home on Thursday, Feb. 9, police said. She was wearing a purple t-shirt, black bubble coat, shorts, and Crocs. She has some orange braids. In the past, Spriggs has...
Funeral, procession details set for McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski
Details of the funeral and procession Tuesday for fallen McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski have been announced. Sluganski, 32, of McKeesport was killed in the line of duty Monday, Feb. 6 while responding to a mental health/domestic incident in the city. He and his partner, Chuck Thomas Jr., 35, were...
Renamed Sewickley theater continues familiar programming, expands opportunities
Programming and renovations continue at the the recently renamed Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center in Sewickley. Its facade is expected to be completed sometime in April. The facility was founded as The Tull Family Theater in 2015 and opened its doors after construction in 2017. Its naming rights were part...
Vehicle crashes into Carl’s Tavern in Wilkins
A woman was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after her vehicle crashed through the front of a Wilkins tavern, police said. The woman lost control of her vehicle, and crashed into the front wall of Carl’s Tavern, a popular eatery on William Penn Highway, an employee told the Tribune-Review. The woman, who...
Suspect in fatal McKeesport police officer shooting released from hospital
Detectives wheeled the man accused of killing a McKeesport police officer out of UPMC Presbyterian hospital Thursday morning. Johnathan J. Morris was dressed in a hospital gown, with his right leg in a walking boot and a white blanket draped across his lap. Under that blanket, securing the suspect’s hands,...
Remains found near Jefferson Hills trail identified as 19-year-old missing since November
Skeletal remains found a recreational trail in Jefferson Hills in early January have been identified as a man who had been missing since mid-November. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office late Wednesday identified the man as Dorian Serrano, 19. No hometown was given. On Jan. 2, police said they found...
Vigil held for slain McKeesport Officer Sean Sluganski, injured officer recovering
McKeesport community members and residents from surrounding towns joined in solace and a surprise celebration during a vigil for a fallen city police officer. More than 200 people packed the blue pavilion at Renziehausen Park on Wednesday night in remembrance of Officer Sean Sluganski. “This devastating tragedy to our city...
Suspect in McKeesport police shooting threatened to go on ‘killing spree’ weeks earlier, officials say
The warning was dire: a McKeesport man named Johnathan Morris was threatening to go on a “killing spree.” It was Jan. 13 — three weeks before investigators say Morris, an ex-Marine and son of a former McKeesport police officer, abruptly opened fire on two of his mother’s former colleagues, killing...
Wexford I-79 interchange to get reconfigured
A major reconfiguration at the I-79 and Route 910 Wexford Interchange is expected to begin construction by next winter with a goal to be ready for use by 2026, PennDOT announced during an online public meeting on Feb. 7. The new interchange will address the current congestion and safety issues....
Astronaut with North Allegheny roots set for space
Building a 21-foot-tall model rocket was certainly a sign that Woody Hoburg was destined for great things. So it’s no surprise that Dr. Warren “Woody” Hoburg, a 2004 North Allegheny graduate, will be one of four astronauts in NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission to spend six months aboard the International Space...
Republican county executive candidate Joe Rockey pitches a ‘middle ground’ platform
Allegheny County Republicans have struggled in elections as of late, and one county executive candidate is hoping to turn the tide with a pitch that is inclusive to a broad swath of voters. Retired PNC chief risk officer Joe Rockey announced his campaign for Allegheny County executive at the Wyndham...
Funeral set for McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski
A funeral Mass for slain McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski will take place at noon Tuesday at St. Albert the Great Church in Baldwin, funeral home officials said. Visitation is noon to 8 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 9 p.m. Monday at John F. Slater Funeral Home, 4201 Brownsville Road...
Morning Roundup: Fire station hit by car in Scott Township
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023: Driver crashes car into fire station in Scott A driver crashed a car into the Bower Fill fire station in Scott Township late Tuesday night, causing significant damage to the building and closing one of...
North Allegheny School Board reviews controversial state audit
The North Allegheny School board during a special meeting Feb. 8 responded to a controversial audit by state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor’s office that said the district used a budgeting loophole to raise taxes in a way that did not need voter approval. Board members stated that North Allegheny’s budgeting...
Man shot in chest in East McKeesport
A man was shot in the chest Tuesday in East McKeesport, police said. Allegheny County Police responded to the 700 block of Broadway Avenue at about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. First responders found the man who had been shot. He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition, police said....
Fallen McKeesport officer remembered for passion, as outside law enforcement steps in
Fallen McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski was remembered Tuesday for his passion and personality as the community mourned what Mayor Michael Cherepko described as “an extremely tragic loss.” “You could see (Sluganski’s) passion, you could see his personality,” Cherepko said during a news conference outside McKeesport City Hall. “He was...
