Allegheny County News category, Page 254
Allegheny RiverTrail Park expands 2 acres with help from state grant
A two-acre addition to Allegheny RiverTrail Park (ARP) in Aspinwall is a coveted gift to the community, park founder Susan Crookston said. “For now and for generations to come,” she said. The site, just off Freeport Road, was awarded a $367,000 state grant last week to help with the purchase....
Judge orders North Allegheny School District to reinstate universal masking
A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order sought by pro-mask parents in North Allegheny School District, meaning all students, staffers and visitors in district buildings must wear masks when classes resume Tuesday. The restraining order was requested last week by parents seeking to overturn the district’s mask-optional...
1 hospitalized after shooting in Clairton
A woman was hospitalized early Saturday after being shot in Clairton, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting was reported just before 2:30 a.m. on Reed Street. The woman is expected to survive, police said. Evidence of the shooting was recovered at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to...
Police: Baldwin man charged in connection with Stowe bar fight shooting
Allegheny County Police said a Baldwin man was responsible for a Thursday night shooting in Stowe that left another man hospitalized. Sedrick Riddick, 22, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and taken to the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh on Friday. Charges stem from a shooting around 7:30...
Allegheny County corrections officer suspended amid allegations of assault on inmate
An Allegheny County Jail corrections officer was escorted out of the building and suspended pending potential termination Friday following allegations that they assaulted an inmate. Warden Orlando Harper provided little other detail on the incident during a news conference Friday afternoon. Harper said a jail employee received a phone call...
Loaded gun found in knapsack at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Ligonier woman was found carrying a loaded gun in her knapsack Friday at the Pittsburgh International Airport, officials said. According to the Transportation Security Administration, the loaded .380 caliber handgun was located after the bag went through a checkpoint X-ray machine. The woman told officers that she forgot she...
Police: Man shot in gunfight in Stowe
One man was shot in a gunfight Thursday night as a result of a bar fight in Stowe, Allegheny County Police said. A 28-year-old man was reported hospitalized in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the chest and legs, police said. The shooting was reported at about 7:30 p.m. in...
Pittsburgh activist found not guilty of obstruction in 2019 incident
A well-known Pittsburgh activist was found not guilty Thursday of obstruction in connection with a 2019 incident in Wilkinsburg. Nicky Jo Dawson, 28, had been charged with obstruction, disorderly conduct and jaywalking. A criminal complaint filed against her said Wilkinsburg police were conducting a traffic stop on Peebles Street just...
Big Sewickley Creek Watershed Association wants stream restoration, not credits
An environmental group is asking the state to require a natural gas drilling company to do stream restoration in the Big Sewickley Creek Watershed instead of purchasing so-called “restoration credits” that would allow them to do the work in a different location. In a letter to the state Department of...
Baldwin-Whitehall schools end week with remote learning due to rise in covid cases, staffing issues
The Baldwin-Whitehall School District will shift to a remote learning plan for Thursday and Friday as a result of rising covid cases, district officials announced Wednesday. There already was no school on Monday due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Superintendent Randal Lutz said the district expects to resume...
4 Western Pa. Catholic schools shift to remote learning
With omicron variant cases on the rise in Western Pennsylvania, four Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh will begin or extend remote learning into next week. The schools include Sacred Heart Elementary in Shadyside; St. Therese School in Munhall; Mary of Nazareth School in White Oak and Butler...
Food Podcast: Heat or eat? The impossible choice families are making in the Three Rivers regionVideo
In this episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE Podcast Network, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank addresses the impact cold weather is having on food insecurity. While the Food Bank hasn’t seen a large uptick in people needing food assistance, the Food Bank’s...
Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank hires new CFO
An organization that’s played an integral part in making sure Western Pennsylvania residents have food during the pandemic has added to its management staff. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has hired Gary Doyle to be its new Chief Financial Officer. Doyle replaces Bart Huchel who is retiring at the...
North Park expected to expand through 2-acre Hampton parcel
It’s been years in the making, but a long-sought-after property in Hampton is finally expected to be purchased by Allegheny Land Trust to expand North Park. The two-acre site is situated adjacent to the park and would provide a connection to Pine Creek. ALT, a non-profit that works to protect...
Police, EMS respond to head-on collision near Plum High School
Police and medics responded to a head-on collision between two vehicles near Plum High School on Wednesday morning. The crash was reported shortly after 7 a.m. near the intersection of Leechburg and Elicker roads, according to an Allegheny County 911 supervisor. Medics evaluated the occupants of the vehicles for injuries...
Snow tubing area in Boyce Park set to open for season on Friday
The snow tubing area in Allegheny County’s Boyce Park is scheduled to open for the season on Friday, county parks officials announced. The snow tubing area will be open Fridays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.,...
Pittsburgh area road, bridge projects will impact commuters
Several road and bridge rehabilitation projects in the Pittsburgh area will have an impact on commuters over the next several months. Following are some of the projects underway in the area: McKees Rocks Bridge inspection A single-lane restriction will be in place on the McKees Rocks Bridge on Wednesday for...
Allegheny County Jail now says 87 inmates segregated last month, not 294
Allegheny County officials said that they are refining the way the jail tracks people in segregated housing after they were criticized last week for not following last year’s referendum banning solitary confinement. On Jan. 5, Warden Orlando Harper submitted a report in which he listed 294 people in segregation. On...
Baldwin man gets 22 to 54 years in prison for stalking ex, arranging killing of her boyfriend
Matthew Lambert spent months stalking the mother of his child, using a GPS tracker to follow her movements and sending vile text messages that instilled her with fear. Then he paid three people $5,000 and 25 bricks of heroin to kill the man she was dating as they left Rumerz...
University of Pittsburgh ‘disenrolls’ unvaccinated students
No vaccine, no classes. That’s the policy the University of Pittsburgh is now enforcing, saying it has “disenrolled” students who have not complied with the school’s covid-19 vaccine mandate. Pitt announced Dec. 6 it was putting a requirement in place for all students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated...
North Allegheny parents file federal lawsuit to block district’s new mask-optional policy
The parents of four North Allegheny students with physical challenges have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the district of endangering their children by making it optional for staff and students to wear face masks in school. The class-action lawsuit does not identify the four students, but notes that there are...
Duquesne moves closer to accreditation for its medical school
Duquesne University’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine is not expected to open until 2024, but the school has achieved “candidate status” from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), according to a university statement. Among other things, the change in status means Duquesne will begin additional funding for the college....
Woman struck by bus in Downtown Pittsburgh
A woman was struck by a Port Authority bus early Tuesday morning in Downtown Pittsburgh, according to the transportation agency. She was struck at about 6:15 a.m. along Liberty Avenue near the intersection of Sixth Street. Police cordoned off the scene, blocking a section of Liberty Avenue between Sixth and...
St. Therese, Serra Catholic going virtual for 2 days because of pandemic staffing shortages
Two schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are switching to remote learning for two days because of staffing shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic. St. Therese Elementary School in Munhall canceled in-person instruction Tuesday and Wednesday, along with all athletic events and extracurricular activities. In-person instruction is scheduled to resume...
Pittsburgh nonprofit to expand free internet in New Kensington, Wilkinsburg via foundation grants
A Pittsburgh nonprofit has received more than $1.4 million from foundations as it plans to expand its free internet access to communities in need across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Meta Mesh Wireless Communities announced it received $1.13 million from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation for its wireless internet service, Every1online. Meta Mesh...
