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Uniontown man gets life for 2017 slaying in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A Uniontown man will serve life in prison with no chance for parole after he was sentenced Thursday for killing a man in 2017 in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. An Allegheny County jury found Tevin Patterson, 27, guilty of first-degree murder in the Aug. 8, 2017, shooting death of Calvin Turner,...
Suspect in mail carrier’s fatal shooting in Collier thought victim was poisoning him, feds say
The man suspected of gunning down a mail carrier Thursday in Collier told investigators he believed the carrier had poisoned him, according to charges filed in federal court. Eric Kortz, 53, of Pittsburgh, is charged with murder of an employee of the United States and possession of a firearm, court...
Mon Valley artist, 95, gets career retrospective at Rivers of Steel in Homestead
Kathleen Ferri has seen a lot of history. Now 95, she first picked up a paintbrush at age 58 and began painting “memory scenes” from her life in the Mon Valley. Rivers of Steel in Homestead has gathered those vignettes into a career retrospective that includes a number of Ferri’s...
Prosecutors offer guilty but mentally ill plea deal to Fox Chapel man accused of killing 2 men
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office has offered a Fox Chapel man accused of killing two men in separate incidents a deal that would call for him to serve concurrent life sentences in exchange for a plea of guilty but mentally ill to two counts of first-degree murder. Adam Rosenberg,...
Murrysville man gets probation, house arrest in estranged wife’s 2017 death
Elizabeth Arrington’s memories of Feb. 6, 2017, constantly replay in her mind. Arrington had been trying to get in touch with her daughter but got no answer. Finally, she called her estranged son-in-law to come to her daughter’s Penn Hills home to let her in. Once he got there, he...
Allegheny County had 90 covid-related deaths in September, officials say
Covid-19 killed 90 people in Allegheny County in September, the highest monthly total since April, said Dr. Debra Bogen, the county’s health director. From Sept. 1 through early October, the death toll is 105. Of those, nine residents in the 25 to 49 age range have died from the virus,...
Feds to crack down on passengers with guns at Pittsburgh airport checkpoints
Travelers who bring guns to security checkpoints at Pittsburgh International Airport — accidentally or otherwise — now face losing their concealed carry permit along with getting fined, authorities said Wednesday. Transportation Security Administration agents have caught 27 guns in carry-on baggage at Pittsburgh International so far this year. “In almost...
Food Podcast: Medical facilities work to get patients access to healthy food
On this episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE Podcast Network, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank discusses why medical facilities are working to get patients access to healthy food. In a sense, food can act as medicine for a variety of medical...
Alzheimer’s walk returns to Twin Lakes Park
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is back. After being online in 2020, the Westmoreland County Walk to End Alzheimer’s — part of the world’s largest fundraiser dedicated to raising awareness and funds to fight the devastating neurodegenerative disease — will be held this weekend at Twin Lakes Park in Unity....
2 people taken to hospital after early-morning fire in Wilkinsburg
Two people were taken to the hospital following a fire early Wednesday in Wilkinsburg, officials said. Crews responded to a reported apartment fire in the 1200 block of Wood Street, near North Avenue, around 12:10 a.m. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews said first responders reported seeing heavy smoke coming...
Man pleads guilty to third-degree murder for killing ex’s new boyfriend
A man who police said spent months harassing and stalking his ex-girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday to killing her new boyfriend. Matthew Anthony Lambert, 24, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy, reckless endangerment and stalking. He will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski on Jan. 11....
Trial begins in sexual assault case against Regent Square restaurateur
The former Istanbul Sofra restaurant owner accused of sexual assault was back on trial Tuesday, more than two years after a jury deadlocked on some of the charges against him and acquitted him on others. Trial began in the case against Adnan Pehlivan, 50, who still faces charges of burglary,...
Neville Chemical fined, blamed for chemical smell that wafted through McKees Rocks area last month
The Allegheny County Health Department has fined Neville Chemical, alleging a leaky valve caused the strong chemical odor reported in and around McKees Rocks last month. In the hours after residents from McKees Rocks, Pittsburgh and other nearby areas began reporting the strong smell, the health department blamed a weather...
Fire truck, lava lamp, abandoned cars up for auction at Pittsburgh International Airport
Two years’ worth of items — including jewelry, electronics and a lava lamp — left behind at Pittsburgh International Airport will be up for sale later this month, as the annual auction returns in person after a year off. A fire truck, nine abandoned vehicles, runway brooms and plows and...
Forest Hills artist will lead virtual watercolor demonstration
Marci Mason said her sisters were relentless in their desire to bring her along to the watercolor class they’d been taking. “For the longest time I kept putting them off,” Mason said. “Finally, they got me to take a class.” That was 35 years ago. She’s been painting ever since,...
Trial begins for man charged in fatal Club Erotica shooting in McKees Rocks
The prosecution told a jury Monday morning that Charles Becher had a duty to retreat from a fight outside Club Erotica in McKees Rocks in January. Instead, Becher introduced a weapon into the altercation that led to the death of two men. Therefore, Assistant District Attorney Ryan Kiray said, Becher...
Braddock man charged in case of missing 2-year-old
A 36-year-old Braddock man is facing charges after a 2-year-old boy was reported missing early Sunday morning. Davon Xavier Brown is charged with interference with the custody of a child, concealing the whereabouts of a child and kidnapping, according to a release from Allegheny County police. Brown was also found...
Western Pa. oil companies not happy about steep price increase kicking in
The price of natural gas isn’t the only thing that’s going up. The cost of home heating oil is about 80% higher than it was a year ago, and that isn’t making local oil companies very happy. Representatives of companies such as Glassmere Fuel in West Deer and Export Fuel...
Boy, 2, missing from Braddock found safe, police say
A 2-year-old boy who was reported missing Sunday morning has been found safe, according to state police. Investigators were seeking the child who was last seen with a 36-year-old man. Braddock police said the pair were last seen on Saturday at 11 a.m. and state police issued a missing person...
CDC awards $7.5 million grant to Allegheny County health department
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $7.5 million in grant funding to the Allegheny County Health Department to boost its public health workforce and address covid-19 and related public health disparities in the county. “This funding is essential to address the ongoing challenge posed by covid-19, and it...
Diving dogs fly into competition at Mt. Pleasant indoor pool
Inside the spacious former L.E. Smith Glass Co. warehouse in Mt. Pleasant, the sound of barking dogs filled the air Friday as a variety of breeds jumped into a 45-foot-long pool of water, trying to catch a 6-inch yellow rubber “stick” that their owners tossed to get them to spring forward...
Duquesne man arrested after seizure of suspected fentanyl, ‘ghost gun’ from his home
Allegheny County Police arrested a Duquesne man Friday after seizing 33 bricks of suspected fentanyl from his residence. Rashaad Fitzgerald, 29, is charged with possession of a controlled substanceand possession with intent to deliver. Police also charged him with endangering the welfare of children, tampering with evidence and firearms violations....
Penn Hills teen shooting victim identified, recovering from injuries
The victim in a shooting Monday at a gas station in Penn Hills has been identified as 17-year-old Penn Hills High School senior Marques Coffey. The school district issued a statement Friday on its website at the request of the family, stating that Marques “is in good spirits and continues...
‘They are literally taking our future away from us’: Family seeks leads in North Versailles hayride killing
Shantel Pizaro wonders how her daughter will be able to get through a birthday without her twin brother by her side. After 15 years of birthdays together, 16 will be bittersweet. “How can she have a birthday every year with her twin, and now one of the biggest birthdays they...
4 men jailed without bond after running ‘Grandparent Scam’ in Allegheny, Westmoreland counties, troopers say
Four men are in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond after their arrests on theft and conspiracy charges for running what state police called a “Grandparent Scam” that bilked at least $250,000 from 10 senior citizens in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties since Monday. Terek Bouanane, 45, and Roderick E. Feurtado,...
