Allegheny County News category, Page 203
North Park rink is open for the season
The ice rink at North Park is open for the season through mid-March, weather and conditions permitting, according to the Allegheny County Parks Department. Public skate times are available on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Specific session times and holiday session times are listed on Admission is $5...
Low-cost carriers expanding service at Pittsburgh International Airport
As air travel continues to rebound from the pandemic, Pittsburgh International Airport is receiving boosts from some ultra-low-cost carriers that plan to add or expand service to several markets starting next year. Sun Country Airlines said Monday that it will increase seasonal service between Pittsburgh and Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport...
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden hosts ‘Dazzling Nights’ holiday light show
A million glittering lights will illuminate the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden during “Dazzling Nights,” an immersive pop-up light installation running Nov. 27 to Jan. 1. Features of the night-time, winter wonderland display will include an interactive lighted walkway, a forest of light and fog evoking the aurora borealis and a 65-foot...
West Mifflin Area administrators investigating weekend fight inside locked high school
West Mifflin Area Superintendent Jeffrey Soles said the district is investigating a video of what appears to be two students fighting last weekend inside the high school, which had been closed at the time. It was not clear how the students got inside the locked building. “The district will uphold...
Man wanted in connection with Uniontown shooting arrested in West Mifflin, sheriff’s office says
Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday arrested a Fayette County man wanted in connection with a shooting last week in Uniontown. The sheriff’s office said Ramon Williams III, 24, of Uniontown, had been at large since Nov. 14. Authorities said Williams had been involved in a shooting in which one...
Officials: Verona man fatally shot on porch of Wilkinsburg home
Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting Monday afternoon in Wilkinsburg that killed a Verona man. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as 40-year-old Walter Sloan. First responders who were dispatched shortly after 4:45 p.m. found the man had been shot multiple times on the front porch...
Congressman Conor Lamb to join personal injury law firm after leaving office
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, said Sunday he plans to join a personal injury law firm after leaving office next year — though the move could be temporary. Lamb, 38, has served in Washington for more than four years but opted not to seek reelection. He said on Twitter...
1 killed in Parkway North crash
A 34-year-old Wexford man was killed in a Sunday morning crash on the Parkway North in Franklin Park, according to state police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The one-vehicle crash was reported just before 1 a.m. Troopers said a BMW X3 traveling north left the highway, hit a utility...
Police accuse Pittsburgh man of shooting at a vehicle in East Pittsburgh
Police arrested a Pittsburgh man who they say fired two shots into an occupied vehicle early Sunday morning in East Pittsburgh. Police identified the suspect as Yancy Felder, 24. They say a man was in the vehicle when he allegedly fired. They say Felder then entered the apartment of his...
Murrysville man sold drugs out of Monroeville pretzel shop, police say
A business owner has been arrested for selling prescription pain pills out of his drive-thru pretzel shop window in Monroeville, officials said. Police and federal agents said they observed Brian Schlagel of Murrysville buy and sell pills out of his business and home over the course of several months, according...
Bell Acres CEO of accounting firm pleads guilty to defrauding IRS of over $15M
When Joseph Nocito Sr. reviewed the invoices for the construction of his 34-room mansion in Bell Acres, federal prosecutors said, he’d place hand-written sticky notes on them, directing his bookkeeper to pay the costs from one of his 35 companies. Among the expenses illegally paid, the government said Thursday, were...
Man arrested after woman shot in Swissvale
A Swissvale man is in custody in connection with the shooting of a woman who suffered an arm wound, according to police. Allegheny County Police said that 34-year-old Lawrence Brock, of Swissvale, shot a woman in the arm at the 2000 block of Noble Street in Swissvale on Tuesday. The...
Sheriffs pick up Homestead man charged in fatal West Mifflin stabbing
A Homestead man accused of fatally stabbing a 65-year-old man on Tuesday in West Mifflin was picked up Thursday. Robert Anger, 19, is responsible for the stabbing, according to Allegheny County Police. County police have charged Anger with criminal homicide, tampering with evidence and burglary. West Mifflin Police responded to...
Summer Lee plans to keep breaking down barriers in Congress
Summer Lee made history last week, but it wasn’t easy. The Braddock native’s rise to become the first Black woman from Pennsylvania to sit in Congress has been met with regular pushback from forces trying to counter her progressive policies and bombastic attitude. At one point that pushback came from...
North Park drive-in holiday laser show back for 3rd year with tickets on sale Nov. 17
Allegheny County’s holiday drive-in laser show is back for a third year, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced Wednesday, Nov. 16, with the first 45-minute light show being held on Dec. 9. Tickets go on sale Thursday, Nov. 17, at noon. The synchronized light show allows families to enjoy the lights...
Woman shot in the arm in Swissvale
A woman was shot in the arm Tuesday night in the 2000 block of Noble Street in Swissvale. A call came in to Allegheny County 911 at 9:53 p.m. First responders on the scene found the woman with a gunshot wound to her arm, according to Allegheny County Police. The...
Man dies after stabbing in West Mifflin
A man was stabbed to death Tuesday afternoon in West Mifflin. At around 4:30 p.m., first responders found the man with stab wounds in the area of Midway Drive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information on the stabbing can anonymously...
Tree of Life names Zawatsky inaugural CEO of new re-imagined building
The new national institution dedicated to ending antisemitism housed at the site of the worst antisemitic attack on U.S. soil has named Carole Zawatsky its first chief executive officer. Zawatsky is tasked with leading a re-imagined facility designed to be part memorial, part museum and part worship space, according to...
Man who recorded child in Monroeville school bathroom gets probation
A man who lied his way into a Monroeville elementary school and positioned his phone to record a 10-year-old girl in the restroom earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple charges. Brian Mintmier, 26, was admitted into the intensive, Allegheny County Common Pleas Mental Health Court program and will...
New Spinvasion ride coming to Kennywood next spring
Kennywood is getting a new ride next year, and it promises to be out of this world. The amusement park announced Tuesday an intergalactic multi-action spin ride called Spinvasion will become the centerpiece of the park’s new alien-inspired Area 412 section. According to a press release, Spinvasion will provide an...
Nonstop flights from Pittsburgh to New Orleans return
After more than a year without direct service, Pittsburgh International Airport is receiving new, nonstop flights to New Orleans thanks to Utah-based Breeze Airways. On Tuesday, Breeze announced it will be starting service between PIT and Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans in 2023, according to the Allegheny County...
Cold-weather shelters open in Allegheny, Westmoreland
With frigid temperatures creeping in this week, cold-weather shelters in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties are open. The United Way is working with the Welcome Home Shelter in Greensburg and Union Mission, just outside of Latrobe, to provide emergency housing and transportation. Both will be open when nighttime temperatures drop below...
Overturned tractor-trailer crash closes lane on I-279
A tractor-trailer crashed early Tuesday morning on southbound Interstate 279, closing down one lane of traffic and causing backups as crews work to clear the scene. According to Tribune-News news partner WPXI, the trailer turned over on its side on the Mt. Nebo Road overpass and the cab separated from...
Highmark CEO’s pay tops $8.64 million
Highmark President and CEO David Holmberg made $8.64 million in compensation in 2021, up 11% from $7.82 million the year before, according to financial papers from the health care giant. At Highmark Health, the organization’s parent company, Karen Hanlon, the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, made $3.95...
Plum priest acquitted in 1998 sex abuse charges
A Plum priest accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy in 1998 was found not guilty of all the charges against him on Monday. A jury deliberated for less than four hours before reaching its verdict in the case against the Rev. Robert Cedolia, 71. Cedolia was found not guilty...
