Allegheny County News category, Page 230
2 multi-billion-dollar Mellon foundations in legal fight over name
Pittsburgh-based Richard King Mellon Foundation this week filed a federal lawsuit against the New York-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The trademark infringement complaint alleges that the Andrew Mellon foundation’s decision in March to change its name to just “The Mellon Foundation” will cause confusion for the public. The lawsuit seeks...
Pittsburgh police: 13-year-old girl missing for over a day
A 13-year-old girl has been missing for over a day, Pittsburgh police said in a Friday night social media post. Dreemah Matthews was last seen getting on the school bus at 7:45 a.m. Thursday. According to police, Matthews is known to spend time on the North Side. She is 5...
Woman’s screams lead to search of North Park, arrest of man accused of fighting police
Reports of a woman screaming in North Park led to the arrest of a McCandless man who fought with two police officers who responded to the park, according to Allegheny County Police. Police were called to the park just before midnight Thursday when someone at the park’s administration building reported...
Three Rivers Arts Festival returns in new setting
The 2022 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival opened Friday as a full in-person event for the first time since 2019. And the festival has added to its storied history by opening in a new setting — Downtown’s Cultural District, rather than its previous home in Point State Park. With...
89 Republican congressmen urge U.S. inspector general to evaluate Pitt’s fetal tissue research
Nearly 90 Republican congressmen are asking U.S. Health and Human Services Inspector General Christi Grimm to conduct an audit into the University of Pittsburgh’s fetal tissue research that some legislators allege included illegal and unethical activities. In a May 24 letter, the Republicans address why they believe Pitt’s research, published...
Fox Chapel’s Adam Rosenberg gets life in prison for 2 killings
Christian Moore-Rouse volunteered with the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, at the Jubilee Kitchen and at UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Montefiore. Jeremy Dentel spent his free time working with Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh, teaching coding to students at Carrick High School and serving as an adviser for his University of...
Former Alabama man sentenced to 15 years on sex trafficking charges
A man accused of bringing a woman from Alabama to Pittsburgh to prostitute her was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Thursday, according to U.S. Department of Justice officials. Anthony Juskowich, 23, who was living in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood at the time of his arrest, brought the victim...
Carnegie Museums hires vice president for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility
McKeesport native Gina Winstead has been hired by Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh to fill its newly created position of vice president for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA). Winstead will join the organization July 1. She had previously worked for Vibrant Pittsburgh, a regional leader in workplace diversity, as assistant...
Transgender woman settles lawsuit over sexual assault at Allegheny County Jail
A transgender woman who was repeatedly assaulted at Allegheny County Jail when she was housed in a protective custody cell with a known sexual offender for four days in 2015 has settled a federal lawsuit. Jules Williams will receive $300,000 in the settlement. “Her main goal with this lawsuit was...
Covid cases down, deaths rise in Allegheny County
Covid-19 deaths in Allegheny County have predictably ticked upward, trailing behind the increase in cases that started in April, according to the latest data. Sixteen deaths were reported to the Allegheny County Health Department from May 26 to June 1 — up from four the week prior and two in...
Man gets 14 to 40 years in prison for Tequila Cowboy fatal stabbing
Dulane Cameron Sr. approached the front of the courtroom on Thursday holding a small, square cardboard box. “I want Joden to see what he has reduced my son to,” Cameron said. “He should be better than ashes in a box. “I miss my son.” Cameron left the ashes on a...
Allegheny County treating catch basins to slow mosquito breeding
They are one of the annoying things about summer. Those pesky mosquitoes that bite and leave lumps and welts on your skin that itch for days. But mosquitoes can also be deadly because they spread West Nile virus. That’s why the Allegheny County Health Department is combating the breeding of...
Pittsburgh CLO’s Gene Kelly Awards recognize top high school musicals
Aspiring stars of tomorrow were recognized for their talents at the 31st Annual Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater on May 28 in Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center. Named for the legendary song-and-dance man and Pittsburgh native, the awards recognize excellence in high school musical theater...
Self-serve taproom and restaurant Tapville Social coming to Wexford
Wexford is getting a new taproom, and customers won’t even have to wait for a bartender to pour their beer. Tapville Social is set to open its first Pittsburgh-area location in the Village at Pine shopping center in Wexford in late June or early July, according to Tapville spokesperson Stephanie...
Hempfield lawmaker’s bill targets Pitt, Penn State funding
Tuition funding for Pennsylvania students could be turned on its head in the coming years. On Wednesday, State Rep. Eric Nelson, R-Hempfield, introduced a bill that aims to redirect funds from Pitt, Penn State and Temple University to in-state students at all universities, private colleges, community colleges and technical schools...
Allegheny County entities awarded Keystone Historic Preservation Grants
Seven Allegheny County organizations have been awarded a total of $460,000 in grant money from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. The awards, announced Wednesday, include $100,000 for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie; Thornburg Borough; St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church of Pittsburgh; and the...
Trial begins for Swissvale man accused of killing 85-year-old in North Braddock
After Thomas Cole said Courde Day shot him four times in the leg in on Nov. 19, 2018 in Cole’s North Braddock cellular store, he refused to tell police who did it. “I didn’t want to because there’s a code in the streets,” Cole testified Wednesday. “I would have never...
Allegheny County recount begins for Pa.’s Republican U.S. Senate race
Election workers in Allegheny County on Wednesday braved the heat inside the county’s election warehouse on Pittsburgh’s North Side to conduct a recount of votes cast in the May 17 primary. The recount was triggered by a state law because the race between celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz and former hedge...
Gov. Wolf seeks lawmakers’ approval to send $2,000 checks to households making under $80K
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday called on state legislative leaders to pass a plan that he said would send $2,000 directly to Pennsylvanians to combat the rising cost of gas, groceries and more. “Inflation is making everything that was expensive before even more expensive,” Wolf said in an appearance...
The 96th Cinderella Ball at Sewickley’s Allegheny Country Club was magical
At the 96th Cinderella Ball on May 28, event chairs Kelly Waldman and Courtney Elizabeth Benson each touched a magic wand to illuminate a pumpkin – which transformed the Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley into a fairytale scene. On a warm spring evening, debutantes dressed in white gowns who wore...
McKees Rocks man pleads guilty in 2015 slaying of widower
A McKees Rocks man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing an 81-year-old widower in Kennedy seven years ago. Stephen Day, 39, will serve 10 to 60 years in state prison under a plea agreement reached in the case. He pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, burglary, theft and receiving stolen property before...
Allegheny 911: Crews respond to fire in Crescent Township
Crews were on the scene of a fire Tuesday night in Crescent Township, according to an Allegheny 911 shift supervisor. Fire officials responded to the 1300 block of Main Street shortly after 9:20 p.m. The blaze was at Iron City Express, according to Trib news partner WPXI. Crescent Township patrolman...
TSA catches 2 guns at Pittsburgh International over holiday weekend, 1 carried by employee
An employee at Pittsburgh International Airport is charged with carrying a firearm without a license after security officials found him with a loaded handgun, according to Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. Court records identified the man as Damien Wright, of Wellsville, Ohio. Farbstein said he is an airplane cabin...
Allegheny Land Trust secures capital to preserve 75 acres in Sewickley Hills
The goal has been met. Sewickley-based Allegheny Land Trust announced on May 26 that it successfully met a $1 million campaign to purchase and preserve a 75-acre property in Sewickley Hills. The nonprofit is expected to close his month on the Buerkle Woodlands, which sit at the northwest corner of...
Rider recounts being stranded upside down on Kennywood’s Aero 360
Coraopolis resident Alexandra Schneider said it felt like an eternity — the five minutes that a Kennywood spokesperson said the Aero 360 was stuck upside down at the West Mifflin park. She could feel a headache coming on as the pressure from being upside rushed to her head. The 33-year-old...
