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Westmoreland County free of West Nile virus as 2021 season nears end; Allegheny spraying set
No cases of West Nile virus have been found so far this year in Westmoreland County, which means officials haven’t had to apply spray to combat the mosquitoes that can transmit the disease. The Westmoreland Conservation District, which traps mosquitoes to be tested for signs of the disease, reports that...
Police: McKeesport man dies after being shot in Pitcairn; 1 arrested, 3 others sought
A White Oak man was awaiting arraignment Saturday in connection with a fatal shooting in Pitcairn, according to Allegheny County Police. Johnathon Nathan Dawson, 18, is charged with homicide and conspiracy. Police said they are attempting to identify three additional suspects in the shooting death of Kaliq Dade, 20, of...
Anthony J. Battaglia Clinical Simulation Center at La Roche University dedicated
A La Roche University nursing graduate who founded a company that supplies products for nursing and medical students to practice their skills before working on real patients made sure students at his alma mater had the tools they needed for success. In early 2020, Anthony J. Battaglia contributed the largest...
Man shot multiple times in Clairton
Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting Thursday evening in Clairton that sent a man to a local hospital with multiple wounds. The shooting was reported to county 911 dispatchers at about 6:45 p.m. in the 400 block of Halcomb Avenue. First responders found a man had been shot multiple...
East Carson Street reopens to traffic following collapsed building demolition
Following the demolition of a partially collapsed building at 1604 E. Carson St. on Pittsburgh’s South Side, the street reopened Thursday afternoon to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The block of East Carson between South 16th and South 17th streets had been closed ever since the partial collapse Aug. 12. Barricades...
Former Pine-Richland football coach Eric Kasperowicz suing district, officials for defamation in federal court
Former Pine-Richland head football coach Eric Kasperowicz has filed a federal defamation lawsuit against the school district and several top officials claiming they damaged his reputation by publicly accusing him of knowing about hazing and bullying in the football program and failing to report it to authorities. Kasperowicz was informed...
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey pitches infrastructure, services for the elderly and children
The bipartisan infrastructure bill pending in the U.S. House likely will become law by mid-October, predicts U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. The Scranton Democrat, on the road in Pennsylvania during the August congressional break, on Thursday told Tribune-Review editors and reporters the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that already passed the...
North Allegheny reverses mask policy for 2nd time, back to giving parents the choice
The North Allegheny School District has done an about-face for a second time by voting to give parents the choice on whether kids should wear masks when they return to school from summer break on Monday. Last week, the district revised its health and safety plan for the return to...
No one injured after tree crashes into Castle Shannon apartment
No injuries were reported after a tree fell into the roof of an apartment building late Wednesday in Castle Shannon, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The incident happened at about 10:45 p.m. at a two-story building along Sleepy Hollow Road. The tree broke through the roof of at least...
Police investigating double shooting in West Mifflin
Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting in which two men were wounded Wednesday in West Mifflin. Officers responded to the incident just after 2 p.m. in the 100 block of A Drive, where two men were found with gunshot wounds, according to county police. Both were taken to local...
Afghan refugee in Pittsburgh worries about relatives, friends trying to flee
The scenes from Kabul’s international airport are disconcerting enough without actually knowing any one of the thousands desperately trying to get out of Afghanistan. But Pittsburgh resident Noorulhaq Fazly has left behind friends and relatives there and he’s been worried about them, especially after the Taliban regained control of the...
Multi-vehicle crash snarls traffic on Route 28 near Etna
A crash involving multiple vehicles on Wednesday evening snarled rush-hour traffic on Route 28 in Etna, officials said. Officials temporarily shut down the highway’s northbound lanes to respond to the incident and clear the wreckage near Exit 5A. By 6 p.m., at least one northbound lane had reopened, though traffic...
Allegheny County leaders not considering blanket mask, vaccination mandates
Allegheny County leaders said Wednesday that they are not considering mask or vaccination requirements for indoor restaurants and other businesses like the mandates in New York City and Philadelphia. Earlier this month, New York City became the first city in the country to require proof of at least one dose...
Food Podcast: AEW pro wrestlers share stories of food insecurity
On this episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank several professional wrestlers tell their own stories about food insecurity. Mark Henry, Cpt. Shawn Dean and other All Elite Wrestling talent and staff visited the Food Bank while in Pittsburgh for AEW...
North Hills requiring masks for staff, students until county’s covid transmission rate dips
The North Hills School District responded to the recent increase in covid-19 transmission rates in Allegheny County by approving a measure requiring all staff and students to wear masks when they return to classes from summer break on Aug. 25. The revised policy approved by the board also contains provisions...
Grad says West Jefferson Hills district officials ignored racial harassment
A 2020 Thomas Jefferson High School graduate who is biracial has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was the target of repeated racial slurs and other harassment that the West Jefferson Hills School District failed to address. Destinie Bedard and her parents Frank and Jodi Stosic filed the lawsuit Aug....
Initiative to boost Black professional class in Pittsburgh continues growth
Building on its work to develop the professional class of Black leaders in Pittsburgh, The Advanced Leadership Initiative has become a freestanding nonprofit organization with the same initials — TALI — but with a slightly new name: The Advanced Leadership Institute. Established in 2016, TALI has been proponent in achieving...
U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit over Western Pa. gun club restrictions
HARRISBURG — A federal judge should not have thrown out a legal challenge to township zoning rules that restricted operations at a gun range in Western Pennsylvania and limited “sportsman’s clubs” to nonprofit entities, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the case and...
Police seek help identifying man in relation to Homestead stabbing
Allegheny County Police are asking for help identifying a man who was at the scene of a stabbing last month in Homestead. Investigators did not call the man a suspect. Police want to speak to him in connection with a July 24 stabbing inside the EON Bar and Grill on...
Piece of Kennywood’s Phantom’s Revenge up for auction
For a few thousand dollars, you can own a piece of Kennywood’s Phantom’s Revenge steel roller coaster. A retired lead car from the Phantom’s Revenge is up for auction to benefit Florida-based Give Kids the World nonprofit. “Yesterday, we asked you to tell us your favorite Kennywood coaster,” read a...
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to require masks in school
Masks will be required for the start of the school year at all schools within the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. The mask mandate applies to all students, faculty and staff, regardless of vaccination status — unless a medical or developmental condition prevents an individual from wearing a mask, the diocese...
Pine-Richland requiring masks for all staff, students to start school year
Citing Allegheny County’s rapid rise in rate of covid-19 transmissions and the need for students to get back to full in-person learning, the Pine-Richland school board on Monday voted to require all staff and students to wear masks while indoors when classes begin on Aug. 31. The board voted 7-2...
Food truck brings authentic Puerto Rican dishes to PittsburghVideo
Growing up, Felipe Crespo was always around areas with lots of Latin culture and diversity. When the now 29-year-old Crespo moved to Pittsburgh from Chicago, he was surprised to find a lack of Puerto Rican cultural representation. After recognizing that he wasn’t the only one who felt detached, Crespo got...
CDC: Allegheny, Westmoreland counties now considered to have high spread of covid-19
Allegheny, Westmoreland and several surrounding counties now have a high level of covid-19 transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC defines a “high” covid-19 transmission level as more than 100 cases per 100,000 people or a 10% positivity rate in a particular county over seven...
Sounds of the season: North Allegheny marching band camp a chance to fine-tune field performanceVideo
Student musicians and performers with the North Allegheny Marching Band dealt with extreme heat, sweltering humidity and heavy downpours that sent them indoors for rehearsal during a week-long band camp Aug. 9-13. The musicians, color guard and cheer squad fine-tuned musical selections and ran drills for their intricate field performance...
