Allegheny County News category, Page 273
Pittsburgh Opera returns to Benedum Center with Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’
The Pittsburgh Opera is returning to the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh for the first time since the covid-19 pandemic began. And doing so in a big way — withMozart’s most celebrated opera, “The Magic Flute.” Considered to be among the world’s greatest operas, it will open with the first of...
Covid cases, deaths rising among younger Allegheny County residents
As covid-19 cases have continued to rise, particularly among younger people, so too have deaths, said Allegheny Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen. Five people in the 25- to 49-year-old age group have died so far in September, Bogen said. “If you’re young and healthy and you get covid, there’s a...
Loaded hand gun is 5th caught at Pittsburgh International Airport in 6 days
A Farmington man carrying a loaded Ruger 9mm handgun with seven bullets was stopped before he could board a flight Tuesday at Pittsburgh International Airport. Transportation Security Administration officers stopped the man after spotting the gun in the checkpoint X-ray machine. They alerted Allegheny County Police who then confiscated the...
State continues exploring public-private partnership for $2 billion major-bridges projectVideo
After utilizing a public-private partnership to replace more than 550 smaller, aging bridges across Pennsylvania, PennDOT officials have their eyes on a bigger prize. Nine prizes, to be specific, in the form of nine large bridges spread across the state in need of replacement and under consideration for the first...
Fox Chapel resident Anne Lewis joins ranks of Heinz History Center’s History Makers
Fox Chapel resident Anne Lewis is among a group of distinguished Pittsburghers being recognized during the Senator John Heinz History Center’s 28th Annual History Makers Award Dinner, an annual black-tie benefit taking place Oct. 7 at the museum in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. The event honors “exceptional individuals whose remarkable achievements,...
Allegheny County: All executive branch employees must be vaccinated by December
All employees working for Allegheny County’s executive branch must be vaccinated against covid-19 by Dec. 1, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said Wednesday. “As we continue to see cases of covid in our county, and different populations being affected than were previously, it is even more important that our workforce be...
Food Podcast: Steelers rookie Pat Freiermuth helps out at Food BankVideo
On the latest episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank sits down with Steelers rookie tight end Pat Freiermuth. Freiermuth was one of several Steelers rookies who visited and volunteered at the Food Bank this week....
Century III Mall: Video showing mall’s current state of disrepair hits 1 million viewsVideo
A recent look inside Century III Mall in West Mifflin doesn’t paint a pretty picture of the once-bustling shopping center. Water dripping from the ceiling pools in puddles on the ground. Broken ceiling tiles litter the floor. An empty water fountain and dead palm trees in giant pots serve as...
First round of American Rescue Plan funds allocated by Allegheny County Council
The $380 million that Allegheny County will receive from the federal government under the American Rescue Plan Act will improve programs that help people who need it most, Allegheny County Councilman DeWitt Walton said Tuesday. “These dollars really begin to address many of the challenges that we’re confronted with in...
Police charge South Park man accused of crashing car into day care center playground
A South Park man was arrested Monday after police say he led them on a chase that ended when he crashed through a fence surrounding a day care center playground. Jacob Balcer, 22, was charged with a felony count of fleeing from police and other charges including reckless driving, reckless...
Trib wins 16 Golden Quill Awards, including a best-of-showVideo
The Tribune-Review won 16 Golden Quill Awards for journalistic excellence — including a top prize — at The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania’s annual recognition held Tuesday at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The awards recognize written, visual, broadcast and online journalism during 2020. The Trib had a total of 50...
New Harmar outdoor concert venue scheduled to open with local bands in October
While fans will have to wait another nine months to be taken “Back to Chicago,” the Mountain View Amphitheater in Harmar is set to open in October with a show featuring three local bands. The venue was originally scheduled to be christened Sept. 18 with a concert featuring drummer Danny...
Mt. Lebanon High School steps up police presence in light of violence rumors
Mt. Lebanon Police have stepped up the police presence at the high school in light of rumors circulating regarding possible gun violence, school officials said Tuesday. High school principal Joel Thompson wrote in a letter to families that multiple tips have been received through Safe2Say, an online and app-based system...
Gateway School Board member resigns; separate maskless section created for meeting
Gateway school board member the Rev. Scott Gallagher has resigned from his elected post to spend more time on his congregation. Gallagher, 49, has served as the pastor of Garden City United Methodist Church for more than 20 years. He was in the second year of his first four-year term...
Gateway School Board postpones equity director hiring until after November election
A controversial administrative position at Gateway School District will remain unfilled until at least after the upcoming November election. Board members voted 5-3 at their Sept. 27 meeting to adopt a resolution solidifying the hiring postponement. Those in favor of the delay were president Brian Goppman, John Ritter, Mary Beth...
Partnership announces Tree of Life commemoration plans
The three-year mark of the shootings at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill will be commemorated by an outdoor ceremony this year, the 10.27 Healing Partnership said. Plans call for the public ceremony to happen in Schenley Park at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the intersection of Hobart...
17-year-old critical after Penn Hills shooting; police release image of suspect
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a male suspect in the Monday afternoon shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Penn Hills. According to authorities, the boy was shot multiple times near the gas pump of a BP station. Penn Hills Police Chief Howard Burton said the shooting took...
4 guns caught in 4 days ‘an epidemic’ at Pittsburgh International Airport
Security agents caught four guns over four days in carry-on baggage at Pittsburgh International Airport, two of which were loaded, according to Transportation Security Administration officials. Firearms cannot be brought to the checkpoint or transported in carry-on baggage. They must be packed, unloaded, in a hard-sided case and declared at...
Cousins plead guilty in beating death of 63-year-old Pittsburgh man
Two cousins pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on Monday stemming from a man’s beating death in Pittsburgh last year. Marlon Johnson, 33, and Madera Johnson, 48, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski on Dec. 13. Roger Brown, 63, was found with severe head trauma...
Dr. Freddie Fu remembered as ‘a pioneer and visionary in our field’
Sympathy, condolences and tributes echoed from all corners of the sports and medicine world following Friday’s news of the death of Dr. Freddie H. Fu, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon who created the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s sports medicine program. Fu was 70. He also was Pitt’s sports teams physician...
Steller’s sea eagle, Kodiak, escapes from National Aviary habitat in Pittsburgh
Officials from the National Aviary are searching for a Steller’s sea eagle that escaped its habitat on Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. “It looks a bit like a bald eagle, but it’s larger,” said National Aviary Communication Director Carly Morgan. “A team of experts are working to safely...
Robert Morris University receives $1 million donation
A donation of $1 million from Alba Tull and the First Light Capital Group will help Robert Morris University launch the RMU Century Initiatives and Innovation Fund as part of the university’s 100th-year anniversary celebration. The RMU Century Initiatives and Innovation Fund provides resources to launch and reboot programs critical...
La Roche University introduces Center for Lifelong Learning to encourage continued education for students of all ages
Students of any age can continue learning through La Roche University’s Center for Lifelong Learning, with courses ranging from art and history, to fitness and philosophy. The McCandless school established the Center for Lifelong Learning this year, touting the initiative as a way to allow adults of all ages and...
Carnegie Mellon University robotics team earns 4th place in search-and-rescue competition
Carnegie Mellon University’s team of students, faculty, staff and robots placed fourth in a major competition testing how well their robots could navigate an underground course simulating a search-and-rescue mission. Called Team Explorer, the university’s team traveled this week to the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) challenge in Louisville,...
Election code violation filed against treasurer of Pittsburgh political action committee
Allegheny County police on Thursday charged the treasurer of African Americans for Good Government, a political action committee active in Pittsburgh, with a single count for failing to properly file a campaign finance report. The misdemeanor Election Code violation was filed against Leeretta Payne, 64, of Crawford-Roberts, via summons. Under...
