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Jeffrey Manning retires from Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning, who served on the bench for more than 30 years, has retired. Appointed in 1988, Manning, who previously worked as a prosecutor in the district attorney’s office and the U.S. Attorney’s office in Pittsburgh, was elected to his first 10-year term in...
Federal court hears arguments in lawsuit over Port Authority’s Black Lives Matter mask ban
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in the federal lawsuit over a Port Authority of Allegheny County uniform policy banning Black Lives Matter facemasks and other political speech. In July 2020, an employee complained about Black Lives Matter facemasks being worn by some bus drivers, prompting...
Plum home has Pittsburgh sinkhole bus decoration in yard
A neighbor alerted Joey Pierce to a growing hole in his front yard. Pierce, in turn, alerted Plum Borough officials. The ground was sinking, which created a huge crater because of a problem with a storm drain. Workers came to his yard and surrounded the hole with bright orange fencing....
Person taken to hospital after car collides with train in Duquesne
Police are investigating a crash involving a train and a vehicle on Tuesday morning in the city of Duquesne. Police, fire and emergency medical services were dispatched to the intersection of Grant Avenue and Duquesne Boulevard shortly before 4:30 a.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. The supervisor said...
Constable from Plum among 11 public employees in state fined for failing to file financial statements
A constable from Plum is one of 11 public employees fined by the state ethics commission for failing to file financial interest statements, according to the state Ethics Commission. Constable Albert F. Cafazzo was fined $250, which is the maximum penalty, for failing to file a Statement of Financial Interest...
Churchill to vote this month on controversial Amazon distribution center
Churchill officials have set a date to vote on a controversial plan to turn the former George Westinghouse Research and Technology Park into an Amazon distribution center. The seven-member borough council will meet at 6 p.m. on Dec. 21 to consider a proposal from Hillwood Development to build a 2.6-million-square-foot...
Victim of fatal shooting in Rankin identified, police seeking tips about case from public
A man who was shot to death in Rankin on Monday night has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Tyler Lewis Wade-Jackson, 20, of Penn Hills. The medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of his death. Officers responded...
Brothers on trial in 2017 Penn Hills shooting death caught on camera
Two brothers accused of killing a Penn Hills man and then stealing more than a quarter-million dollars in cash from his home four years ago are on trial this week. The entire crime was caught on the victim’s own high-def video surveillance system. Donald King, 36, of Stowe, and Devante...
East Deer man admits to killing father in Harmar, gets 10 to 20 years in prison
An East Deer man will serve at least 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to killing his father last year. Shane Howard, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter in the Feb. 26, 2020, shooting of David Howard, 47, of Harmar. A criminal complaint filed...
No injuries in Fox Chapel fire
There were no injuries when fire tore through a Fox Chapel home Monday afternoon. Fox Chapel police Chief Michael Stevens confirmed everyone escaped the home safely. Fire crews from several surrounding communities responded to the fire shortly after 1 p.m. along Hunt Road, with more than a dozen emergency vehicles...
2 weekly Millionaire Raffle prizes of $50K go to tickets sold in Allegheny, Westmoreland counties
Winning tickets for two $50,000 weekly prizes from the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle were sold in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania Lottery officials said. The raffle features two prizes of $50,000 each week for two months leading up to the Jan. 8 drawing. The third week’s winning numbers — 00095198...
Multi-vehicle crash along Parkway East snarls morning commute
A multiple-vehicle crash along the outbound lanes of Interstate 376 caused a traffic backup Monday morning from Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill tunnels to the Greensburg Pike exit. The accident was reported shortly before 7:30 a.m. between the Beechwood Boulevard Exit 74 and Exit 77 for Edgewood/Swissvale, according to PennDOT. The wrecked...
Man found shot in head in Wilkinsburg
Police are seeking the public’s help in connection with an early-morning shooting in Wilkinsburg. Authorities say first responders who were dispatched to an apartment in the 700 block of Wood Street shortly after 3:30 a.m. Monday found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken...
Police: Patron stabbed clerk at 7-Eleven in Castle Shannon
Castle Shannon police are searching for a suspect in a stabbing Friday night at the 7-Eleven/Sunoco convenience store in the 200 block of Mt. Lebanon Boulevard. According to police, a patron pulled a knife and stabbed a store clerk in the arm, inflicting a wound that is not life-threatening. Three...
Fired Harrison man highlights tension over vaccine exemption requests
The battle over covid-19 vaccine mandates has pulled religion into the spotlight as experts say more people than ever claim vaccines conflict with their religious beliefs, an assertion employers must try to evaluate amid a deep vaccination divide. Shane Chesher, 34, of Harrison’s Natrona neighborhood, was among a number of...
Tree of Life receives $6.6 million to restore site
Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life/Or L’Simcha Congregation has been awarded a $6.6 million grant to help rebuild the site of the worst antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Gov. Tom Wolf’s office made the announcement Friday and the money is part of a $54.5 million package to support some 16 community, economic...
Male victim in McCandless double shooting identified
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified the male victim in Wednesday’s double shooting in McCandless. A husband and wife died after the shooting in a parking lot of an apartment complex, according to Allegheny County Police. Liam Donavon Mascarenas, 23, of Lakewood died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities...
Police: Missing Wilkinsburg man texted mom he was kidnapped
Wilkinsburg police are seeking help to find a man last seen Thursday leaving his home, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Marvase Spell, 25, left home at about 10:45 a.m. and sent a text to his mother shortly after that said he had been kidnapped. The text indicated that Spell...
Al’s Bike Drive in Hampton donates 200 bikes, $30,000 to Marines’ Toys for Tots
Santa visited Hampton a little early this year — in the form of a resident named Al Todd. Todd has organized Al’s Bike Drive for several years. On Thursday, Todd conducted a caravan of 200 bikes down Route 8 from Wal Mart to the Wildwood Country Club. The bikes will...
Police: Girl admitted ‘making up’ threats against McKeesport Area, West Mifflin schools
McKeesport police say a girl is facing charges after allegedly admitting she made “violent threats” against a local middle school. Police said they were notified on Tuesday about an initial threat made via Snapchat against McKeesport Area School District’s Founders’ Hall Middle School. McKeesport detectives determined the threat wasn’t credible....
Snapchat threat triggers remote learning for Clairton City students
Students in the Clairton City School District will learn remotely Friday as a result of a threat through social media against the Clairton Education Center. District officials learned of the threat, made via Snapchat, shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Superintendent Ginny Hunt said in a message posted on the district...
Heinz Endowments awards $5.4 million in grants to local cultural organizations
The Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Hill Dance Academy Theatre and Afro American Music Institute were the big winners among 16 cultural organizations chosen Thursday to receive grant money from the Heinz Endowments. The 16 groups are the first grant recipients through the Pittsburgh’s Cultural Treasures program the Endowments launched last summer....
Raising Cane’s chicken tenders coming to Pittsburgh region
Pittsburgh, like most cities, has its share of fried chicken chain restaurants — KFC, Chick-Fil-A and Popeyes, to name a few. But now another very specialized fried chicken entity is ready to flock to the Steel City. Raising Cane’s chicken tenders is planning to open its first restaurants in Pennsylvania...
1 injured in crash in Pittsburgh’s Carrick
A person was injured early Thursday in a one-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh’s Carrick section, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Emergency crews responded at about 3:30 a.m. to the intersection of Route 51 and Maytide Street. The car crashed into a pole and left the car with significant damage to...
90% of Allegheny County employees comply with vaccine mandate; 2 sheriff’s employees suspended without pay
More than 90% of Allegheny County’s 5,000 executive-branch employees showed proof of getting vaccinated against covid-19 by Wednesday — the deadline to do so or risk being fired, county officials report. Just two of more than 200 employees with the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office — an independent entity — still...
