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Suspect arrested in McKees Rocks double shooting in May
A Penn Hills man accused of shooting two people in McKees Rocks on May 29 was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Plum, Allegheny County Police said. The suspect, Taelaun Claybourne, 21, as taken into custody in the 500 block of Unity-Trestle Road in Plum around 3 p.m. Police are accusing Claybourne...
Glassport church, food bank volunteer pleads guilty to corruption of minors
The young woman stood before the court and described abuse she had endured from the age of 6 at the hands of a youth pastor and food bank volunteer. Identified as Jane Doe in court, the 20-year-old told the judge that Dominic Muscante used his position as a volunteer at...
CentiMark founder Edward Dunlap Jr. remembered as mentor, philanthropist
When you worked for Edward Dunlap Jr., you were more than just an employee. “You were part of his family. You were loved, respected and held accountable for your actions,” said John Godwin, executive vice president of CentiMark Corp., of which Dunlap was founder and chairman. “You were part of...
West Deer man gets federal prison for robbing bank, Family Dollar store
A West Deer man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for robbing a Family Dollar store and a Butler County bank last summer. Matthew Milliron, 40, pleaded guilty to two related counts in March. He was sentenced Monday by Senior U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab. Prosecutors...
Part of Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s Red Line to close for emergency repairs
Pittsburgh Regional Transit shut down a section of the T’s Red Line on Tuesday morning for emergency repairs. The transit agency closed inbound tracks from Palm Garden to Castle Shannon around 10:30 a.m. to allow crews to repair about 46 feet of rail and an expansion joint where two breaks...
Bomb squad responds to Sewickley after suspicious duffle bag spotted
The Allegheny County Bomb Squad was dispatched to a municipal parking lot in Sewickley on Sunday night after a passerby noticed a suspicious-looking bag and called 911, according to authorities. An x-ray of the bag’s contents by a bomb squad technician determined that it contained a portable vehicle jump-starting kit...
Allegheny County’s emergency rental assistance program ending this month
Allegheny County’s emergency rental assistance program is coming to an end at the end of the month, officials said. The program aimed to prevent evictions during the covid-19 pandemic by helping people who were economically affected by it. As of July 18, the program had provided $117.9 million in rent...
Police: Woman in critical condition after Stowe shooting
A woman was critically injured in a shooting Sunday night in Stowe, Allegheny County Police said. Officers responded to the 1100 block of Race Street shortly before 9:30 p.m. and found the unidentified woman inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. The woman was taken...
Child falls out of 2nd-story window in McKees Rocks
A child was taken to an area hospital hospital Sunday afternoon shortly after 2:30 p.m. after falling out of a second-story window in McKees Rocks, according to Allegheny County emergency dispatchers. The condition of the child was not available. McKees Rock police and EMS responded to the incident at a...
1 dead following Braddock shooting
Allegheny County Police detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man early Sunday morning in Braddock. Emergency crews were called to the 800 block of Braddock Avenue just before 1:50 a.m. for a report of a shooting. They arrived to find 38-year-old Alon Carrington of Braddock, who’d been shot....
1 dead after police pursuit, rollover crash at Allegheny County Airport
Allegheny County Police are investigating a pursuit that ended in a fatal crash early Saturday morning at the Allegheny County Airport. At about 3:20 a.m. Saturday, county police said the driver of a black Cadillac Escalade nearly struck a Duquesne Police Department vehicle on Route 837 near Center Street and...
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh permits cup during Holy Communion, but parish reactions split
Churches within the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh now are permitted to make their own call when it comes to offering sacramental wine at Holy Communion. Bishop David Zubik announced June 24 the diocese will allow each parish’s pastor to assess whether the Communion chalice should be reimplemented during Mass. The...
State AG accuses used car dealer of selling unsafe cars with useless warranties; owner denies wrongdoing
The state Attorney General’s Office has taken legal action against a Sharpsburg used car dealership accused of knowingly selling numerous vehicles that weren’t roadworthy and came with worthless warranties. Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Friday announced his office has filed a lawsuit against JK Motor Cars at 1214 Main St....
McKeesport men charged in robbery, assault of 90-year-old Elizabeth Township woman
Two McKeesport men are accused of robbing a 90-year-old woman in a home invasion early Thursday in Elizabeth Township, and one of the suspects is charged with assaulting her. The woman told township police she was sitting in her living room watching television when her cable service went out and...
Man convicted in 2018 Penn Hills home invasion
A Penn Hills man charged in a violent home invasion in which he beat a man to death was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder. Charles Pershing, 40, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kelly Bigley on Oct. 18. He faces a mandatory prison term of life...
Pennsylvania-owned universities hope to increase financial aid, graduation rates
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is starting the final stage of its plan to rethink how it manages state-owned schools. PASSHE’s board of governors approved the third phase during a meeting this week. Among numerous goals, it aims to increase financial aid and graduation rates for students at...
Security agents catch 13th gun this year at Pittsburgh International Airport
Security agents stopped a Swissvale woman with a loaded gun and package of ammunition at a checkpoint Thursday at Pittsburgh International Airport, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman said. The 9mm handgun was loaded with two rounds and packed alongside a container of 35 other bullets, said TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein....
Judge won’t move Capitol riot trials for ex-Shaler teacher, others
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday denied a motion to change venue for the former Shaler substitute teacher charged in the Jan. 6 riot, saying that he believed it was possible to select a fair jury in the nation’s capitol. Defense attorneys for Robert Morss and several of...
Allegheny County Controller O’Connor to use $50K grant to clear some juvenile records
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor said that his office will use a $50,000 grant to clear the records of former juvenile offenders who have satisfied all other conditions of the judgments against them. Juvenile records typically are cleared at age 21 if all judgments are satisfied. If fines and fees...
Mt. Washington man convicted of killing witness against him gets life plus 80 years in prison
A Mt. Washington man convicted of killing a woman when he learned she was going to cooperate with federal investigators was sentenced Thursday to serve the rest of his life plus 80 years in prison. Price Montgomery, 42, proclaimed his innocence throughout the three-hour hearing before U.S. District Judge Mark...
Georgia man accused of taking $30K from women in expert witness scam targeting doctors, nurses
A Georgia man is accused of taking more than $30,000 from two women in a scam targeting doctors and nurses in the Pittsburgh area. Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus on Thursday announced the apprehension of Richard Wayne Long, 48, of Ellenwood, Ga. According to a criminal complaint, detectives found Long...
Allegheny County Health Dept., USDA begin aggressive raccoon rabies program
When it comes to rabies, raccoons amount to what could be called super spreaders. Now the Allegheny County Health Department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services are set to begin an aggressive raccoon rabies baiting program later this month. Starting on July 25, a six-week project will begin...
Ex-Pitt emergency management director gets probation for stealing/reselling PPE
Christopher Casamento earned $95,000 as the director of emergency management at the University of Pittsburgh. It was a job he went to school for and loved. But he lost it and more when he stole more than 13,000 pieces of personal protective equipment from the stockpile that he oversaw to...
Longtime Allegheny County solicitor resigns, sworn-in as Common Pleas Judge
Longtime Allegheny County solicitor Andy Szefi resigned his post on Wednesday to be sworn in to the Court of Common Pleas judgeship to which he was appointed earlier this year. Szefi, the county’s top attorney for a decade, was appointed to the position by Gov. Tom Wolf, and he was...
McKees Rocks police ask residents to be aware of surroundings after armed robbery
McKees Rocks police are asking residents to be aware of their surroundings after a male suspect held a citizen at gunpoint and stole several items from their home. Officers posted on the department’s Facebook page about the Wednesday evening incident and encouraged residents to keep an eye out for things...
