Allegheny County News category, Page 217
Power restored in Hampton hours after downed tree takes out wires
A portion of Mt. Royal Boulevard in Hampton was closed down Wednesday and residents were without power after a tree fell and knocked down power lines. More than 900 properties have had their power restored, after being without the utility for hours. Duquesne Light crews were on the scene before...
3 people escape Munhall fire, 2 pets rescued, 1 dies
Three people were able to escape a fire that broke out early Wednesday at a Munhall home, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Crews responded to the home in the 2800 block of Main Street at about 1:50 a.m. Three adults were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Two...
PennDOT offers 2nd chance to drivers facing license suspension
A new PennDOT program announced Tuesday will provide certain drivers facing a suspension a chance to hang on to their license by completing a driver improvement program. Drivers facing a suspension due to an accumulation of points on their driving record or for a conviction of excessive speeding can keep...
PWSA supervisor gets probation for role in dumping sludge in Allegheny River
A former Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority supervisor will serve three years of probation after pleading guilty in federal court to dumping sludge into the Allegheny River. Glenn Lijewski, of Brookline, worked at the Aspinwall Drinking Water Treatment Plant. He was charged by federal prosecutors with violating the Clean Water...
Scott man who obtained millions in fraudulent covid-19 relief loans pleads guilty, faces prison
A Scott man who fraudulently obtained federal covid-19 relief loans and used the money to buy luxury vehicles and artwork and pay college tuition pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud and money laundering. Randy Frasinelli, 66, will be sentenced on Dec. 20 by U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy. According...
Glassport man charged with homicide by vehicle in fatal March crash
A Glassport man was driving 95 mph and sped through stop signs and red lights just before he crashed into another car in North Versailles, killing the other driver, according to charges filed this week. Shamar Roach, 24, is charged with homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter in connection with...
Phoenix Theatres 18 closing in North Versailles
A North Versailles movie theater that’s served as a town hub for several decades will close in September. The final day for movies at Phoenix Theatres 18, which sits along Lincoln Highway, will be Labor Day. “We know many people have memories of coming to the theatre on dates, family...
Woodland Hills food service workers approve strike authorization
Woodland Hills School District food service workers voted to strike if a new contract isn’t reached soon. Workers have been without a contract since July 1. Members of the Woodland Hills Cafeteria Education Support Personnel (WHCESP) on Monday approved a strike authorization if negotiations fail during an upcoming meeting on...
Woman shot in leg in Homestead
A woman was shot late Monday in Homestead, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers responded at about 10:30 p.m. to the 1200 block of Sarah Street where they found an adult woman with a gunshot wound to the leg. The victim was treated at the scene and was in stable...
Report: 3-year-old treated after accidentally being served alcohol at Monroeville restaurant
A 3-year-old child was treated at a hospital after accidentally being served alcohol at a Monroeville restaurant, according to a report from Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The mother of the child said the incident happened at the Saga Hibachi restaurant in Monroeville when the chef squirted sake into the little...
Overnight closures planned as work starts on Rosslyn Road on-ramp to Parkway West
Motorists frustrated with the lack of progress in fixing the Rosslyn Road on-ramp to the Parkway West got some good news this past weekend. Crews are set to begin work Aug. 26 to repair damage to the on-ramp from a February accident. The repairs were delayed because of supply chain...
McKees Rocks man gets at least 15 years in Stowe shooting death
A McKees Rocks man will spend at least 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to third-degree murder. Tomichael Sherrell, 22, admitted to shooting Bradley Lucier, 23, to death in Stowe Township on April 11, 2019. A criminal complaint filed in the case said Lucier had planned to sell...
Inmate dies at Allegheny County Jail
A man incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail died Sunday, according to authorities. Ronald James Andrus, 78, of McKees Rocks, was identified in a release by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Andrus was pronounced dead at about 3:15 p.m. The county did not provide further details. However, on Monday, Allegheny...
Pittsburgh man ID’d in North Braddock shooting
A man who was killed in a Sunday evening shooting in North Braddock has been identified. Leonard S. Morris-Graham, 29, of Pittsburgh, died at 9:44 p.m., according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Morris-Graham was shot in the chest and abdomen about 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Baldridge...
Man shot, dies in Lincoln-Lemington
A man was shot to death Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood, according to authorities. Police responded to the 7100 block of Everton Street around 6:20 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Officers found a man with gunshot wounds in the stairwell of an apartment building. He was pronounced dead at...
Police: 1 person in critical condition after Wilkinsburg shooting
Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating an early morning shooting in Wilkinsburg that sent one person to the hospital, officials said. County dispatchers were alerted of a shooting in the area of Chalfant Street and Collins Road shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Responding officers found a 21-year-old man who was...
2 suffer hand wounds in Duquesne shooting
Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting early Saturday that wounded two men in Duquesne. According to police, each man suffered a single gunshot wound to his hand. One of the men was taken by ambulance to an area hospital while the other told police he would get himself to...
2 arrests made in arsons that have hit Homestead-Munhall since April
Police have made arrests in nine of the 15 suspicious fires that hit the Homestead-Munhall area between late April and last week. Allegheny County Police announced the arrest of two suspects Friday, accusing a 16-year-old boy of setting one of them and a Homestead man of setting eight others. Police...
Fight between Lyft driver, passenger ends with fatal shooting in Wilkins
Authorities have identified the man who was shot to death during an altercation with a ride-share driver Thursday night in Wilkins. Investigators said a 37-year-old man was driving for Lyft when an argument began with his passenger, according to Allegheny County police Sgt. Todd Dolfi. The driver parked at a...
Reserve man who shot girlfriend in front of her children gets 8 years in prison
A Reserve man who shot a woman three times in front of her young children will spend at least eight years in prison. Joseph Hogg, 37, was sentenced Thursday by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Randal B. Todd after he pleaded guilty in April to attempted homicide, aggravated assault, burglary...
Train conductor, engineer sue Norfolk Southern over 2021 derailment
Two Norfolk Southern Railway employees who were controlling a train that derailed on East Carson Street in Baldwin in December are suing their company. Edward Mansfield, of Cranberry Township, was the conductor and Matthew Marchionda, of Ambridge, was the locomotive engineer during the Dec. 12 crash. A lawsuit filed Wednesday...
Peters man charged in death of infant son left in hot van for hours
A father who told police he forgot his infant son in a hot van for hours in Upper St. Clair in June has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to police. Khang Nguyen, 33, said he’d left 3-month-old Kayden in his 2022 Toyota Sienna shortly before 11 a.m. on June...
Allegheny County to treat mosquitoes for West Nile virus
Thursday evening, the Allegheny County Health Department will take steps to reduce the South Side mosquito population in hopes of minimizing the risk of West Nile virus. Between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., the department will spray mosquito pesticide Zenivex E20 in numerous South Side neighborhoods, where mosquito samples continue...
Deputy sheriff helps nab fugitive at Ross Park Mall who officials say evaded arrest several other times
An off-duty Allegheny County deputy sheriff who was shopping with his family Wednesday at Ross Park Mall helped to nab a fugitive wanted for firearm violations and a penchant for fleeing from police and evading capture, the sheriff’s department said. The deputy sheriff, who was not identified, spotted Dejon Fuller,...
McKees Rocks man sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal prison for drug crimes
A McKees Rocks man, who is serving a state prison sentence of more than 16 years for a third-degree murder conviction, was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for violating federal narcotics laws, authorities announced Wednesday. Omarr Harris, 39, was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute...
