Allegheny County News category, Page 21
North Allegheny School District approves 3 dozen retirements
The largest set of retirements in recent years at the North Allegheny School District was approved by the school board in February, opening up career opportunities for those looking to become a “Tiger.” Altogether, 36 retirements and two resignations were listed on the Feb. 11 school board agenda, all of...
‘Electric personality’: Jesse Jackson left lasting impressions in Pittsburgh
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who died Tuesday, stumped in Pittsburgh during his presidential runs in 1984 and 1988, and returned a generation later to rally the city behind President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. But one retired city police officer remembered Jackson for a far more humble...
Monroeville to file appeal after convention center is denied tax-exempt status
Monroeville officials will file an appeal after Allegheny County denied their application to exempt the Monroeville Convention Center from property taxation. “The original convention center was a profit-making enterprise, and so it paid property taxes,” said Monroeville solicitor Robert Wratcher. “The municipality, which owns it now, doesn’t pay property taxes,...
Carnegie trail extension receives $850k boost
Federal funding will help a project proposed to expand the Panhandle Trail into Carnegie. Allegheny County was awarded $850,000 to support the purchase of part of an unused railroad line in Carnegie to extend the Panhandle Trail. “We’re thrilled (with U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio’s) support for the Panhandle Trail extension...
1st Valentine’s Day Dad-Daughter social a hit in Collier
Troy Riddle and his daughter, Everly, 5, had the same answer when asked their favorite part of attending the daddy-daughter event on Valentine’s Day at the Collier Community Center: spending time with each other. “It’s a good time,” said Troy, who is also Collier’s EMS Chief. The Riddles were one...
Shaler Area bowler extra motivated by near-perfect game
Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School. Every athlete has dreamed of having the perfect game, whether it be a perfect game for baseball pitcher or a perfect 10...
6-year-old Girl Scout from Pittsburgh breaks Western Pa. cookie sales record
Pim Marie Anorak Neill became enamored with selling Girl Scouts cookies at just 3 years old, long before she was old enough to become a Scout. Now a 6-year-old from Mt. Washington, Pim is the top seller in the organization’s 27-county Western Pennsylvania district. Pim has sold 106,800 boxes of...
1 killed in McKeesport crash
One person was killed and three others injured in a two-vehicle crash in McKeesport Saturday night, Allegheny County Police said. The victim, who was not identified, was a passenger in a Honda Accord in the accident that occurred at about 8:50 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of 28th and Rockwood...
I-79 near Carnegie cleared after morning wreck
Traffic restrictions on Interstate 79 between the Carnegie and Heidelberg exits has fully reopened. Highway traffic was reduced to one lane Monday morning because of a tractor-trailer crash, PennDOT said. Restrictions were lifted just before 1 p.m. One person was transported from the scene in which a truck overturned on...
Treats make walk benefiting North Hills Community Outreach worth the steps
It may not be a Golden Ticket, but it’s close enough. The opportunity to eat lots of chocolate treats returns with the third annual McCandless Crossing Chocolate Walk to benefit North Hills Community Outreach. This year’s event will take place from noon to 5 p.m. March 7. Tickets are $30...
Playground options under consideration for Leetsdale’s Henle Park
Alexander “Sasha” Napolitano hopes the next time he plays in Leetsdale’s Henle Park, it will be on some new climbing and spinning playground gear. The 14-year-old was among about a dozen Quaker Valley-area residents who got a look at new play area concepts for the park along Ferry Street on...
Rivertown Changemakers program helps people shape life in Sharpsburg, Etna and Millvale
The Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization is kicking off a new season of its Rivertown Changemakers initiative — for people with big ideas on how to improve their hometown. The program is meant to empower residents to become ambassadors for change in Sharpsburg, Etna and Millvale. “We know that Sharpsburg, Etna and...
Shaler Area softball pitcher hopes to cap high school career by taking team ‘all the way’
Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for the Shaler Area Student Section, a collaboration between TribLive and The Oracle, the student newspaper of Shaler Area High School. Not many programs across the WPIAL have a legacy as rich as Shaler Area softball. One of the most recent parts of...
Morning Roundup: Stabbing in Market Square; fugitive on the run in Verona; fire in Wilkinsburg
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Sunday, Feb. 15: Stabbing in Market Square Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man was found stabbed late Saturday in Market Square in Downtown. Public Safety officials posted to X that the victim was transported in critical condition from...
Baldwin High School co-principals earn MVP recognition from Pittsburgh Penguins
When a pair of new administrators took over Baldwin High School’s leadership during the summer, they decided to make a major modification. “This year is the first year that we’ve changed the master schedule of the building since, it could be forever,” co-principal John Saras said. At least, the daily...
Gateway School Board hears presentations on student activities, proposed scoreboard
During Gateway School Board’s study session Feb. 9, student representative Taylor Roberts shared recent happenings at the high school. Events included Homecoming, Turkey Trot and a Model UN at the University of Pittsburgh. Some students also were able to observe a triple bypass procedure at Allegheny General Hospital while learning...
‘There’s glory in your story’: Monroeville man reflects on life during Black History Month presentation at library
Joe Hines has had a lot of firsts. And he was happy to share them with a full house during a presentation Feb. 10 in the Gallery Space of Monroeville Public Library. He was the first Black student council president at Plainfield High School in New Jersey. The school would...
Police say ex-Rankin manager, Woodland Hills president, unlawfully used borough credit card
Former Rankin manager Terri Lawson racked up nearly $10,000 in unauthorized purchases on a borough credit card, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Court papers accuse her of using the First National Bank card more than 130 times between August and the start of December at restaurants, grocery stores,...
Morning Roundup: Former nursing home employee charged with theft of over $100K; water main break in Dormont
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Feb. 13: Former nursing home worker charged with theft An ex-employee of a nursing home in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood is accused of buying more than $102,000 worth of food that was never served to residents. Vincent Jones,...
VolunTOTs of Southwestern PA marking 5 years with free community party
When Cami Teacoach was 3, her mom took her volunteering. So, when Cami’s own son, Bennett, was the same age, she followed suit. But there weren’t any good opportunities for her toddler to learn the value of helping others. That’s when she took matters into her own hands, founding VolunTOTs...
Sewickley antiques collector shares true meaning of Valentine’s Day
“Remember me.” Those simple words speak volumes when they are written on a valentine or inscribed on silver by someone whose heart belongs to you. For Milana “Mim” Bizic of Sewickley, it’s a message she takes seriously. As the former national vice president of the Love Token Society, Bizic has...
Sewickley approves new 2-year contract with borough manager
Sewickley officials have inked a new two-year deal with borough Manager Donna Kaib. Council voted 7-0 on Feb. 10 to extend Kaib’s employment through 2027. Council members Tom Rostek and Linda Solecki were absent. The agreement is retroactive to the start of this year and calls for a salary of...
Allegheny County Council members concerned about employees working with ICE
Allegheny County Council members during a Thursday meeting raised concerns that some county employees may be cooperating with U.S. Customs and Immigration enforcement. Six council members last month sponsored a bill that would prohibit the county from cooperating with ICE. The bill comes amid an uptick in ICE actions and...
PennDOT awaiting warmer weather before lifting lane restrictions near Route 28 rock slide
A southbound lane of Route 28 in Harmar will remain closed until further notice due to the potential for rock slides, according to PennDOT. Debris tumbled from a hillside onto the highway Tuesday evening between the Hulton Bridge in Oakmont and Powers Run Road in O’Hara. No one was hurt...
After deadly explosion, safety and environmental lapses at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works now rest with NipponVideo
For Don Furko, Aug. 11, 2025, was a normal shift. Until it became the shift he would never forget. At 10:47 a.m., U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh — a sprawling riverside industrial facility and the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere — erupted in an ear-piercing...
