Allegheny County News category, Page 263
Parnell decision to leave race expected after custody decision was made
Republican Sean Parnell suspended his U.S. Senate campaign Monday, saying he wanted to focus instead on his three children. The announcement came just hours after his estranged wife was given primary physical custody of the children and sole legal custody following a three-day trial. Parnell’s decision didn’t come as a...
Judge refuses to remove former Pittsburgh restaurateur from house arrest before sex assault retrial
A judge on Monday refused to remove a former Regent Square restaurant owner from house arrest pending retrial on sexual assault charges. After hearing testimony regarding an incident involving Adnan Pehlivan from 2012, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani said that he believed keeping Pehlivan on home electronic...
Teen wanted in fatal McKeesport stabbing arrested in Oakmont
A 15-year-old boy wanted for the fatal stabbing of another teen in McKeesport was arrested in Oakmont on Monday, according to police. Damian Baverso is charged with homicide and making terroristic threats in connection with the Friday killing of 19-year-old Kai Brown. He was taken into custody by Oakmont police,...
I-79 in northern Allegheny County reopens following multi-vehicle crash
A section of Interstate 79 in Franklin Park closed Monday morning after a multiple-vehicle crash, according to PennDOT. The southbound lanes between I-279 (exit 72) and Mt. Nebo Road (exit 68) were closed for about 90 minutes before reopening shortly after 7 a.m. after the highway was cleared. PennDOT said...
First live webcam installed at steel mill eagle nest at U.S. Steel Irvin Plant in West MifflinVideo
Anyone with internet access soon can watch the formerly endangered bald eagles that reside on the grounds of the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant in West Mifflin. In December, a webcam trained on the bald eagles nest will go live. It will be the third such webcam in the state. The...
Police seek 15-year-old in McKeesport stabbing death
Police have issued an arrest warrant for 15-year-old Damian Baverso in connection with the stabbing death Friday of a 19-year-old McKeesport man. Authorities found the victim, Kai Brown suffering from stab wounds when they responded to a call at around 3:20 p.m. Friday at 516 Sinclair St., McKeesport. Brown was...
Police seek information in fatal shooting in Penn Hills
Authorities are seeking information in the Saturday night shooting death of a man in Penn Hills. Allegheny County Police Department Homicide detectives, responding to a 911 call at 10:42 p.m. found the victim, David Moore, 30, of Pittsburgh inside a vehicle in a parking lot on the 1100 block of...
Sharpsburg, Etna, Lawrenceville, Bloomfield among those to benefit from state tax credits
Workforce training, flood prevention programs and community gardening will be among the initiatives supported by newly awarded state tax credits to Sharpsburg, Etna and Millvale. The Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization (SNO) will receive $160,000 in tax credits from the Department of Community and Economic Development. It’s among several groups to split...
Downtown Pittsburgh winter homeless shelter reopens, but covid limits capacity to 68 people per night
Amid bouts of chilly wind, icy rain and temperatures dipping into the 30s, several dozen people showed up at the steps of Downtown Pittsburgh’s Smithfield United Church of Christ this past week in need of a warm place to sleep. An average of 25 to 35 people who are homeless...
Judge: Former Charleroi woman charged in Capitol riot can’t possess gun to protect her livestock
A federal judge on Friday denied the request of a former Charleroi woman charged in the Capitol riot to be allowed to possess a firearm to protect her livestock pending trial. Tara Stottlemyer, 36, is accused of obstructing official proceedings, disorderly conduct in the Capitol building, entering a restricted building...
Food Podcast: Former TV personality joins Food BankVideo
On this week’s episode of the food podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the Trib Live Podcast network, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank introduces you to a new team member. Ronnell Hunt is not only one of the new faces at the Food Bank, he’s a face...
Teen struck, killed by pickup in Duquesne identified
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday identified the man who died Wednesday morning after being hit by a pickup in Duquesne. Deveon Franklin, 18, of Duquesne, died at a hospital at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, following the incident around 6 a.m. in the 100 block of Kennywood Boulevard. The...
It’s back: Kennywood is unretiring the beloved Kangaroo
Sometimes, just sometimes things we wish would come back, do indeed return. The iconic Kangaroo ride at Kennywood will be back for the 2022 season, the park announced Friday. And it will look shinier and newer – it’s been fully refurbished. “Kangaroo is a one-of-a-kind ride that’s perfect for a...
Threat prompts Woodland Hills to take high school classes virtual
Woodland Hills High School students participated in classes virtually Friday because of a threat made against the school, according to a message from its principal. In a Facebook post Friday morning, Principal Shelly Manns said that officials on Thursday night received a screenshot of an individual who had made a...
Police say juvenile took himself to hospital after being shot in Glassport
A male juvenile was in stable condition after being shot Thursday night in Glassport, Allegheny County Police said. Police said they received a report of shots being fired in the 700 block of Oak Way around 9 p.m. First responders found spent casings and other evidence of a shooting in...
Police: Man died after stabbing in McKeesport
A 19-year-old man died after he was stabbed Friday afternoon in McKeesport, officials said. Officials responded to the 500 block of Sinclair Street around 3:20 p.m. where they found the man stabbed in the chest, Allegheny County Police said. The man, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office as...
Several dozen UPMC workers demand right to unionize in 1-day walkout against health giant
Medical scrubs emblazoned with pro-worker slogans blew in the chilly wind Thursday afternoon against the backdrop of Downtown Pittsburgh’s U.S. Steel Tower, home to the corporate offices of nonprofit health giant UPMC. Clipped to makeshift clotheslines tied to trees along Grant Street, the hospital uniform tops displayed hand-written messages such...
Fox Chapel grad, killed in Vermont accident, described as selfless and kind
A Fox Chapel man was killed Tuesday in Vermont after being hit by an Amtrak train as he attempted to cross railroad tracks in the SUV he was driving. Thomas Fennell, who had been attending Vermont Law School, was 23. Police in Royalton, about 150 miles northwest of Boston, said...
North Versailles man gets federal prison term after being found with hundreds of child porn images
A North Versailles man was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months in a federal prison on a possession of child pornography charge after investigators said they found hundreds of illegal images on his cellphone, according to court records and prosecutors. Travis Kuhns, 28, was ordered to spend eight years and eight...
Sewickley Light Up Night returns with fireworks, food, fun for all
Sewickley Borough will celebrate the holiday season with the Dec. 3 return of Light Up Night, following a 2020 hiatus. Activities are scheduled for 5-9 p.m. in the area of Beaver and Broad streets. “We didn’t have Light Up Night last year because of covid, so we’re excited to bring...
Police: Loaded gun, ammunition found in woman’s bag at Pittsburgh airport checkpoint
A loaded .380-caliber gun was found in a woman’s duffle bag at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday morning, Allegheny County Police said. Federal Transportation Security Administration officers found it in an X-ray machine around 5:20 a.m. at the main security checkpoint and alerted county police. The TSA said the black...
Woodland Hills Superintendent James Harris’ contract terminated via 8-1 vote
Woodland Hills School District officials voted Wednesday night to terminate the contract of Superintendent James Harris effective Dec. 17. The vote was 8-1, with board member Andre Patterson casting the lone dissenting vote. Patterson participated via Zoom. Harris was present in the meeting room, sitting next to board president Jamie...
Police: Watson Institute nurse stabbed by woman wielding knife during hostage situation
A New Castle woman is accused of stabbing a nurse, taking a boy hostage and biting police officers during an incident at a school in Leet Wednesday. Leet police said Rochelle Lynn Pinkle, 40, was subdued with a Taser because she would not surrender to officers, a criminal complaint against...
Thomas Jefferson High School hosts children’s covid-19 vaccination clinic
With sleepy eyes and his blue puffer coat, 5-year-old Greyson Coleman held his father, Brandon’s hand as they strode into the gym of Thomas Jefferson High School early the morning of Nov. 13. After months of uncertainty and anticipation, the big day had finally arrived: Greyson was about to receive...
Penn Hills Council still at odds over police chief
Penn Hills Council did not vote on police Chief Howard Burton’s separation agreement, nor did it vote on whether or not Lt. Robert Myers would become his replacement at the Nov. 15 council meeting. The inaction comes after an injunction – filed by Councilwoman-elect JoAnne Fascio, Councilman Frank Pecora and...
