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Mail-in ballot applications sent to voters as questions remain ahead of May primary
About 350,000 applications for mail-in ballots were sent to voters in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties over the past two weeks as local election officials prepare for a May primary election in the midst of uncertainty over the legality of the state’s voting laws and jurisdictions of congressional and state legislative...
AHN positive patient experience team earns national certification
Allegheny Health Network officials know that it takes more than a top-notch medical team to ensure patients have a positive experience when they visit one of their hospitals or clinics. To make sure that each visit to the hospital is the best it can be, the regional healthcare network has...
Birtwell officially named Sewickley Academy head of school
A familiar face will be permanently serving as Sewickley Academy’s head of school. The Board of Trustees unanimously voted Feb. 15 to appoint Ashley Birtwell to lead the private school. Birtwell is the first woman to be in the top leadership role in the school’s history. She has been interim...
Millvale police seek identity of man accused in ‘heirloom’ bicycle theft
Millvale police are asking the public’s help in identifying a man who stole a “priceless family heirloom” bicycle. Police released a photo of a man who is accused of stealing an antique bicycle passed down to a woman by her mother. In their post the police wrote, “This young lady...
‘Ireland’ hits giant screen in 3D documentary at Carnegie Science CenterVideo
St. Patrick’s Day is still a month away, but a slice of Ireland is coming to Pittsburgh in the form of a 3D documentary about the Emerald Isle narrated by Liam Neeson. “Ireland” makes its U.S. premiere in the Rangos Giant Cinema at the Carnegie Science Center on Friday. The...
Police: Turtle Creek mother found in woods dead was shot
An Uber driver with four children who was found dead Saturday in a wooded area in Monroeville had been shot, Allegheny County Police said Monday. Christi Spicuzza, 38, of Turtle Creek, was reported missing by her family Friday night after she did not return home from driving several Uber fares,...
Growers will share ‘joy of orchids’ at annual show in Upper St. Clair
Beautiful, exotic blooms aren’t the only draw at the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania’s annual orchid show. This year’s two-day event also will include a silent auction, an hourly raffle of orchid plants and orchid-related items, a sales area, a repotting table and educational opportunities. Show hours will be noon-8...
Man found guilty of first-degree murder in shooting of father of former Pitt, NBA player
A Wilkinsburg man was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in a 2019 shooting death in the borough. Dilon Bartifay, 34, faces a mandatory prison term of life without parole in the Nov. 16, 2019, killing of Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., the father of former University of Pittsburgh basketball star...
Car crashes into creek in Penn Hills; no injuries reported
No injuries were reported when a car veered off Hulton Road in Penn Hills early Monday and came to rest in a creek, according to an Allegheny County dispatcher. The single-car crash on the 800 block of Hulton Road was reported at 5:50 a.m., the dispatcher said. The car reportedly...
Vehicle crashes into newly opened Brewery at Luciano’s in Monroeville
David Stumpf of Monroeville had just placed his drink order Saturday night at the Brewery at Luciano’s when “the wall behind us just exploded.” After nearly two years of waiting out covid-19 restrictions, the new restaurant hadn’t even been open a week when a vehicle struck the building Saturday night....
Donetta Ambrose, legal trailblazer, retires from U.S. District Court after 28 years
For a time in the mid-1970s, Donetta Ambrose was the only woman practicing law in Westmoreland County. Then in 1981, she became the first woman to be elected as a Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas judge. Later, after former President Bill Clinton appointed Ambrose to be a federal judge...
Police identify body discovered on Monroeville hillside
Allegheny County Police homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Turtle Creek woman whose body was found on a hillside in Monroeville on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after noon, emergency officials were called to the 500 block of Rosecrest Drive in Monroeville, where they discovered the body of Christina Spicuzza,...
Police investigate Plum stabbing
A man is in stable condition after being stabbed in the early hours of Saturday morning in Plum, according to Allegheny County Police. First responders were called to the 600 block of Glengarry Court in The Highlands subdivision off of Old Leechburg Road, where they found a man with stab...
No injuries reported in Monroeville house fire
No one was injured following a fire Saturday morning near Monroeville’s Monroe Heights neighborhood. Multiple fire companies responded to the 2500 block of Haymaker Road, near the end of Kayser Drive, for a report of a working house fire shortly after 8 a.m. Firefighters at the scene said no one...
Police arrest suspect in early morning stabbing in Duquesne
Police have arrested a suspect in the stabbing of a woman in Duquesne early Saturday. Police accuse Ashante Spears, 29, of Duquesne of stabbing a woman in the 2300 block of Duquesne Place. The unidentified victim was transported to an area hospital in serious but stable condition. Investigators said Duquesne...
For 10th year, Pittsburgh Hays’ bald eagles lay 1st egg while nests more than double in county
The Pittsburgh Hays bald eagles laid their first egg of the season on Friday around 6:30 p.m., which marks their 10th breeding season on a heavily wooded hillside above the Monongahela River. The pair are the first bald eagles to successfully breed within Pittsburgh’s city limits in more than 150...
2nd suspect in Wilkinsburg mass shooting sues Allegheny County for malicious prosecution
The second of two men who was accused of killing six people and an unborn child in a 2016 mass shooting in Wilkinsburg is also suing Allegheny County for malicious prosecution. Cheron Shelton filed the complaint in federal court on Friday. Shelton’s co-defendant, Robert Thomas, filed suit last week alleging...
BOB-FM’s HD-2 version switching to sports betting format
With the sports betting craze rising to new heights in popularity, highly rated 96.9 BOB-FM (WRRK) is switching the HD-2 version of its programming from music to a 24/7 sports betting format. The HD-1 format will remain the same. The “full-flip,” as the station’s owners are calling it, takes place...
McKeesport’s Versailles Avenue Bridge shut down because of safety concerns
McKeesport officials shut down the Versailles Avenue Bridge on Friday, citing safety concerns over the already deteriorating condition of the bridge combined with the wild temperature swings of late. “One day, our temperatures are in the teens, and the next, they’re in the 50s,” Mayor Michael Cherepko said. “There’s a...
Bethel Park woman meets the Beaver County man to whom she donated a kidney
Erin Prindle is a trail runner. The Bethel Park mom laces up her Saucony shoes and ventures out. She often takes new paths. “I love running in the woods and being in nature; it’s cathartic,” she said. “Navigating a new trail is like life in the way that sometimes you...
Neighbors identify shooter in 2019 Wilkinsburg homicide
Nancy Cureton was sitting on a couch in the living room of her Wilkinsburg apartment the night of Nov. 16, 2019, when she heard loud arguing outside. She went to a window, looked across Ross Avenue and saw two men in a heated disagreement, with a third man looking on...
Police investigating body found in Penn Hills
Police in Penn Hills are conducting an investigation Thursday afternoon into a body found in the 5700 block of Verona Road, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Allegheny County 911 said that the body was reported to police at about 3:50 p.m. Additional details were not available....
Port Authority says bridge shift caused by water penetration, freezing temperatures
Port Authority of Allegheny County said Thursday that one of its bridges likely shifted last week because water penetrated a portion of its concrete support structure and then expanded when temperatures plummeted below freezing. The Port Authority closed the Saw Mill Run Boulevard Bridge that carries light-rail cars and buses...
Kennywood’s Laser Loop returns to U.S. — at New York amusement parkVideo
One of Kennywood Park’s most famous — and incredibly popular — coasters, the Laser Loop, will be back and operating on U.S. soil for the first time in decades. Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World has purchased the looping ride — since renamed Cascabel — from La Feria Chapultepec Magico,...
Police say dispatcher put camera in urinal to record North Versailles officers
A dispatcher with the North Versailles Police Department took photos and video of officers using a small hidden camera affixed to the urinal in the department restroom, according to charges against him. John Logan, 49, is charged with invasion of privacy and tampering with evidence. “Everyone is always innocent until...
