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Allegheny County Council passes park fracking ban, Fitzgerald vows to veto
Allegheny County Council passed a bill that would ban fracking at nine Allegheny County parks, but the bill still has to clear the desk of Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, who has vowed to veto it. The fracking-ban proposal would prohibit new leases on county-owned park land for industrial use....
Battle of Homestead Foundation observes 130th anniversary of historic steel strike
They came to the last building left standing from the Homestead Steel Works on that fateful day, July 6, 1892. Close to 100 people packed into the Pump House on Waterfront Drive in Homestead Wednesday morning to remember the day that striking steel workers at the factory, locked in a...
Robert Morris University appoints 1st female president
Robert Morris University on Wednesday announced that Michelle L. Patrick will serve as the school’s ninth president. Patrick of Sewickley will be the first woman to hold the position at Robert Morris and will assume the role immediately. “After a thorough and complete search process that included broad representation from...
Man in critical condition after stabbing in Penn Hills
A man is in critical condition at a local hospital after being stabbed early Wednesday in Penn Hills, Allegheny County Police said. Detectives from the county’s homicide department are investigating the incident that they said occurred at 6:07 a.m. Wednesday morning in the 11500 block of Frankstown Road. According to...
3 people hospitalized after crash in Carrick
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash along Brownsville Road in Carrick on Tuesday night, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 9:19 p.m., according to Allegheny County 911. The three people involved in the crash were transported to an area...
Former Allegheny East NAACP leader charged in theft of $194K
An anonymous letter sent to police two years ago culminated Tuesday in theft charges against Kenneth Huston, president of the Pennsylvania and Allegheny East chapters of the NAACP. Huston, 54, of Monroeville, used nearly $194,000 of money from the Allegheny East chapter, including $165,000 that was either funneled from the...
Blawnox man — off-duty officer — slain in apparent road rage incident remembered for desire to serve
The only thing Charles “Chuckie” Stipetich ever dreamed about while growing up was becoming a Marine and a police officer. So it was no surprise to his parents when the Fox Chapel Area High School student joined the military after graduating in 2017. “It’s all he talked about while growing...
Group files 60-plus misconduct complaints against Allegheny County Judge Mariani
An advocacy group that has spent the last two years observing criminal proceedings in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court and has been highly critical of the overuse of probation in the county, last month filed more than five dozen misconduct complaints against Judge Anthony M. Mariani with the state Judicial...
Allegheny County court error causes postponement of jury trials
An administrative error in the criminal division of Allegheny County Common Pleas Court means that no potential jurors received summonses this week, leading to the postponement of multiple jury trials and frustration among prosecutors and the defense bar. The error didn’t come to light until Friday — leading into a...
Pittsburgh native Gene Stovall returns from overseas for hometown performancesVideo
From performing onstage at age 12 in a Pittsburgh Public Theater production of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” to winning talent showcases as a teenager, to moving across the Atlantic Ocean to pursue music full time, Gene Stovall has a passion for performance. “I’ve been wanting this for my whole...
Allegheny County Council to consider measures to protect abortion
Allegheny County Council will consider legislation that aims to protect abortion access in the county, even if it would be restricted at a state level. County Councilman Tom Duerr will introduce legislation this week, in response to the recent Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Duerr is sponsoring...
Allegheny County will monitor air quality closely after power outage at US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works
Officials at U.S. Steel are working to restore the Clairton Coke Works back to normal operations after an early morning power outage. The outage, which was reported at 5:30 a.m. Monday, required the flaring of coke oven gasses from the stacks and batteries, according to a news release from Allegheny...
Off-duty police officer killed in Blawnox after Route 28 road rage incident
An apparent road rage incident led to the shooting death of an off-duty Oakdale police officer Sunday night in Blawnox, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said Charles G. “Chuckie” Stipetich died after he was shot by Kevin McSwiggen in the 400 block of Fountain Street. Stipetich was 23, according...
Missing East Hills teen found safe
Pittsburgh police said a missing 14-year-old girl has been located. Public Safety officials had asked the public to help find Shaylynn Smith, who was last seen at noon on Sunday leaving her home in the East Hills. Police said Smith would safely located....
Monroeville gas station offering deep gas discount on July 4
A Monroeville gas station will be the hottest spot in town on Monday, at least from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m, when it lowers gas prices to $2.38 per gallon for regular unleaded. The Sunoco station along Haymaker Road will offer the deep discount through a program with the Americans...
Police say Clairton man jailed as suspect in 3 area robberies
A Clairton man is being held in the Allegheny County Jail on charges of robbing two area convenience stores and an attempted robbery of a third store late Friday. David Vankavelaar, 29, is charged by county police with robbery, terroristic threats, theft by unlawful taking, simple assault, and recklessly endangering...
West Mifflin police: 1 person in custody for gas station robbery
West Mifflin police confirmed that one person is in custody for the armed robbery of a BP station Friday night. An investigation is continuing into whether the same person may have been involved in the robbery of a Pleasant Hills gas station earlier in the evening, according to police. The...
Testimony begins in question of lease termination for Pittsburgh airport concessions operatorVideo
An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge on Friday heard the first part of testimony over whether the company contracted to oversee concessions at Pittsburgh International Airport can continue with its work. Fraport Pittsburgh, which is contracted through 2029 with the Allegheny County Airport Authority to oversee its retail, and food...
3rd annual July 420 countdown of alt-rock songs to debut on 105.9 The X
There is classic rock and then there is alternative rock. Classic rock has always gotten a lot of holiday love from radio stations like 102.5 WDVE, which has hosted a Memorial Day countdown of the top 500 classic rock songs on and off for decades. In 2020, ‘DVE’s “brother” station,...
2nd case of monkeypox reported in Allegheny County
A second case of the monkeypox virus has been reported in Allegheny County, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI said Thursday. A physician with the Central Outreach Wellness Center in Pittsburgh told WPXI they are treating a second case of monkeypox. Test results on the patient proved to be positive Thursday for...
Baldwin man gets life for 2018 killing, dumping body in North Versailles
A Baldwin man who worked as a jitney driver will serve the rest of his life in prison after he was sentenced Thursday for killing a Pitcairn man he drove for. Darrel Hardy, 33, was found guilty of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, a firearms count and reckless burning following...
Munhall couple charged with homicide in toddler’s overdose death
A couple is charged in connection with the overdose death of their toddler last month in their Munhall apartment where police said they found thousands of empty stamp bags of suspected heroin and fentanyl, according to the charges against them. Robert Kraft, 39, and Paige Hufnagel, 28, are both charged...
Hartwood Acres Sculpture Garden set to open July 10
A years-long Allegheny County project to refurbish and centralize sculptures that dot the landscape at Hartwood Acres is set to be unveiled in July. A formal ribbon-cutting is set for July 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. with county officials and those from Allegheny County Parks Foundation, the project partner....
Pittsburgh woman charged in Route 28 wrong-way crash that injured 8 kids
A woman from Pittsburgh’s Crafton Heights faces child endangerment charges in connection with a wrong-way crash on Route 28 last week. The crash injured eight children and three adults, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. Fato Muya, 31, is also charged with reckless endangerment, causing an accident...
Hampton family proves Pine Creek Community Band is for everyone
The Pine Creek Community Band welcomes members of all ages and ability levels — no experience is needed. “It enables a lot of people who enjoy playing music to get together and share that interest,” said conductor Randy Heide of Richland. The Gardner family from Hampton embodies the band’s philosophy....
