Allegheny category, Page 210
AHN, county create ‘ecotherapy trail’ in North Park
Sometimes doing things to stay fit helps with bit of encouragement. So, Allegheny County is teaming up with Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to help give visitors to North Park a little mindful motivation by creating an “Ecotherapy Trail.” The project, announced at an unveiling earlier...
Indiana Township police chief remembered as ‘excellent leader’
Indiana Township residents are mourning the loss of the township’s police chief. Timothy Michael died Monday afternoon, May 16, 2022 in a hospital, according to a statement on the township’s website. Michael was 57. He served in the police department for 28 years. He was promoted from patrolman to sergeant...
Police investigating shooting of man in Coraopolis
A man was in stable condition after being shot in Coraopolis on Monday night, according to Allegheny County police. Police said the shooting in the 800 block of Fourth Street was reported to 911 shortly before 10 p.m. First responders found the man suffering from a gunshot wound to the...
Ingram woman gets jail for violating probation in child abuse case
An Ingram woman who violated the terms of her probation just two days after she was sentenced for allowing her former husband to abuse their children will serve 11-1/2 to 23 months in jail. Trista Price, 38, will be eligible for alternative housing and possible work release. Allegheny County Common...
‘Lightning over Braddock’ screening at Carnegie Museum of Art
The first feature film made by legendary documentary filmmaker Tony Buba, “Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy,” will be shown for free Saturday at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. The 1:30 p.m. screening will be introduced by Edith Abeyta, artist and founder of Arts Excursions Unlimited. A discussion...
Team formed to combat intimate partner violence in Allegheny County
A team of Allegheny County leaders from all levels of the justice system, law enforcement and social services met for the first time Monday as a group dedicated to detangling the messy and often fragmented system set up to help victims of intimate partner violence. County officials said that in...
22-year-old man dies in McKeesport hit-and-run
A McKeesport man died Saturday night after a 19-year-old woman hit him with her car, according to Allegheny County Police. At about 11 p.m., John May, 22, was walking at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Lincoln Street when he was hit, police said. The driver then fled. First responders...
Shaler couple in dispute with school district over tax exemption for disabled veterans
Robert Reichle spent three years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war, including 11 months in-country as a combat correspondent for the Stars and Stripes newspaper. Although he was never wounded during his service — and jokes that the only thing he ever killed was a tree — Reichle...
What would a college voucher program mean for students in Pennsylvania?
“Heated budget battles” were raging in Harrisburg last year when state Rep. Eric Nelson stopped by the Hempfield Home Depot. Unexpectedly, he ran into a young man whom he coached in youth football. As Nelson and the former player chatted, the man explained he worked at the home improvement store...
Coraopolis man killed in Moon Township crash
A Coraopolis man was killed Friday in a crash in Moon Township, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. The victim, George McMahon, 59, was injured in the incident along the 500 block of Flaugherty Run Road at about 12:45 p.m., the medical examiner said. He was taken to Heritage...
Pittsburgh Fire Chief injured in crash while responding to fire
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Chief Darryl Jones was injured late Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision while responding to a fire in Edgebrook, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman. The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. at the intersection of Brookline Boulevard and Whited Street. The fire was nearby...
Melissa Hart drops out of Pa. GOP gubernatorial field — 7 remain
Melissa Hart, the only woman in Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial primary race, announced Friday she has decided to bow out of the contest and throw her support to Lou Barletta. Her decision comes on the heels of Jake Corman’s exit from the race Thursday. He too is endorsing Barletta to be...
Police: Contractor who swindled pastor also ripped off church employee from Richland
A home improvement contractor who is awaiting trial on charges that he never showed up to do the work after cashing a $15,000 check from a church in West Deer has been accused of doing the same thing to a Richland homeowner who works at the same church. Northern Regional...
Manor Theatre celebrates a century in Squirrel Hill
You know a movie theater has been around for a long time when the first film it ever showed was a silent hit at the time. That’s a boast that the Manor Theatre in Squirrel Hill can make. When it opened on Murray Avenue exactly 100 years ago on May...
State Rep. Emily Kinkead faces challenge from Nick Mastros in Dem primary
After unseating an incumbent in the 2020 primary, Democratic state Rep. Emily Kinkead is now facing a primary challenge in her reelection bid in Pennsylvania’s 20th State House District. The district includes Avalon, Bellevue, Ross, West View and the neighborhoods of Brighton Heights and Observatory Hill in Pittsburgh’s North Side....
Allegheny County covid cases rise, Pittsburgh schools reinstate mask mandate
Covid-19 cases are on the rise again in Allegheny County, sending the county into “medium” community level as defined by federal guidelines and triggering mandatory masking across Pittsburgh Public Schools. The levels laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — low, medium, and high — take into...
Wilkinsburg man gets life in prison for killing father of former Pitt, NBA player
A Wilkinsburg man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Friday for first-degree murder. A jury in February found Dilon Bartifay, 34, guilty of killing Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., the father of former University of Pittsburgh basketball star DeJuan Blair. He was sentenced by Allegheny...
EQT Children’s Theater Festival returns live to Pittsburgh
The EQT Children’s Theater Festival returns live and in-person Saturday and Sunday to Pittsburgh’s Cultural District for the first time since 2019, following online iterations of the event during the pandemic. Now in its 36th year, the festival fosters children’s imaginations through professional theater performances from around the world. This...
2-year-old boy dies after being found unresponsive in Munhall home
A 2-year-old boy died Thursday after being found unresponsive at a Munhall home, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified Robert Kraft of Homestead as the boy, who later died at UPMC Children’s Hospital. A cause of death was not provided. Police were notified of...
FBI, Pittsburgh police seek help identifying Brookline bank robber
The FBI and Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man authorities said robbed a Community Bank earlier this week in Brookline. Police responded to the bank at 714 Brookline Blvd. around 2:20 p.m. on Monday. A robber handed a bank teller a note asking for...
Lawsuit alleges Pittsburgh’s inclusionary zoning ordinance is unconstitutional
Just 10 days after Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey signed an inclusionary zoning bill into law, the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh filed a federal lawsuit against the city alleging it improperly shifts the burden to fund low- and moderate-incoming housing to residential real estate developers. The lawsuit alleges the ordinance...
McKeesport teen gets 2 to 4 years for involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting
A McKeesport teen accused of accidentally shooting and killing a friend last year will serve two to four years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter. Phillip Payne, 17, admitted to shooting Dontae McKenith, 18, at McKenith’s mom’s house on Soles Street in McKeesport on July 24, 2021....
State Rep. Jessica Benham faces primary challenge from Stephanie Fox in South Hills
Pennsylvania’s 36th State House District has seen its share of political drama since former longtime state Rep. Harry Readshaw, D-Carrick, announced his retirement in 2020. Readshaw’s retirement triggered a controversial race that included a Democratic candidate who had praised former President Donald Trump, yet was still supported by the Allegheny...
Ukrainian refugee finds new home in Pittsburgh
When 2022 began for Daria Zhuravska, she was feeling good about her life in Ukraine. The 27-year-old Kyiv resident had landed a job as an office manager for an information technology company. She was living with her boyfriend, not far from her family and friends, and enjoyed taking dance and...
Murrysville girl excited to be part of coming-of-age story
The Pittsburgh Youth Chorus and Hill Dance Academy will collaborate to present a coming-of-age story told through choral ballet this month. “‘Crossings’ is a coming-of-age story — told through dance, vocal music, and spoken word — of a young African-American woman growing up ‘Uptown’ and confronting racism in her community,”...
