Allegheny County News category, Page 275
Millvale police seek men who stole American flags
Millvale police are seeking two men who tore down “multiple American flags” and destroyed the mounting brackets and parts of the buildings in the borough last week and vowed to make them “famous” with posting of videos of the crime if they don’t turn themselves into authorities. Chief Tim Komoroski...
Lawn concert on tap to feature Latin American music at Monroeville Public Library
Monroeville Public Library will hold a lawn concert celebrating music from Latin America on Sept. 27. “Lawn Concert! Diamete Trìo with Lilly Abreu: Music of Latin America” will begin at 7 p.m. and run through 8:30. Admission will be free to the public with chairs available for seating. Attendees are...
Former Mylan executive from McDonald pleads guilty to insider trading
A former Mylan executive pleaded guilty Friday to insider trading that netted him more than $4 million. Dayakar Mallu, 51, now of Orlando, will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy on Jan. 24. According to the plea agreement, Mallu faces a sentencing guideline range of 57 to...
No injuries reported at Mt. Lebanon fire that collapsed home’s roof
Fire crews responded to a fire at the 700 block of Scott Road in Mt. Lebanon Friday afternoon. The fire was reported around 1 p.m., according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. No one was injured and the cause of the fire is still under investigation, the dispatcher said. A...
Bridgeville Mayor Betty Copeland honored with Mayor of the Year Award during council meeting
The Bridgeville Borough Building was abuzz Tuesday evening as residents and guests gathered in pride and excitement as Mayor Betty Copeland was formally awarded the 2021 Mayor of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania State Mayors’ Association. While Copeland was announced as this year’s winner at the 50th annual Mayors...
VA breaks ground on $92 million outpatient clinic near Monroeville Mall
VA Pittsburgh broke ground Thursday on a $92-million outpatient clinic in Monroeville expected to be completed in spring 2023. Under a 20-year lease, the 64,000-square-foot facility will be located outside the Monroeville Mall on Mall Circle Drive near the mall’s Macy’s department store. With the clinic, the VA aims to...
Haunted Hills Hayride in North Versailles to remain closed this weekend
The Haunted Hills Hayride will be closed this weekend, following a fatal shooting at the North Versailles attraction’s opening night on Saturday. Initially, the operators of the Hayride said they would be open this weekend, but they reversed course following a team meeting on Thursday, they said in a Facebook...
Man who confessed from Allegheny County Jail gets 15 to 30 years for Northview Heights killing
A man who confessed to a 2015 shooting death while he was already incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail will serve 15 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday. Randy Johnson, 26, pleaded to third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy for killing Deron McCray at his home on Chicago Street...
PWSA sentenced to pay $500,000 and serve 3 years probation for violating federal environmental law
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation and ordered to pay $500,000 after being convicted of violating the Clean Water Act, authorities announced. U.S. District Judge William S. Stickman IV imposed the sentence, which also forces PWSA to implement a comprehensive environmental...
Officials: Elizabeth man sentenced for distributing drugs in Pittsburgh’s South Side as part of DS44 gang
An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced Thursday. Dontae Gilbert, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl and one...
More questions arise about Allegheny County Jail contractor, including employment history
The man contracted to provide more than $300,000 in training for officers at Allegheny County Jail has been the subject of multiple lawsuits, a foreclosure and federal tax liens in recent years, according to documents obtained by the Tribune-Review. In addition, all four Virginia sheriff’s offices where Joseph Lee Garcia...
Garden Theater marquee lighting signals start of long-stalled North Side development
Drivers who routinely pass the Garden Theater on North Avenue probably didn’t think they’d ever see anything like what happened on Wednesday night. After years of darkness, the Garden Theater marquee lit up the North Side block the theater has inhabited since 1915. A larger rooftop sign also lit up...
Man pleads guilty in plot to bomb Pittsburgh church in the name of ISISVideo
The Syrian man accused of plotting to bomb a North Side church in 2019 talked about potentially planting a second explosive device, timing its detonation to coincide with when first responders would begin to arrive, federal prosecutors said Thursday. That information came to light Thursday, as Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 23,...
Northbound I-79 at Neville Island Bridge closing again this weekend
Motorists who use Interstate 79 to travel north through Allegheny County can expect another round of traffic delays Friday through early Monday as a third installment of an ongoing $43 million rehabilitation project starts on the Neville Island Bridge. PennDOT District 11 said the northbound lanes of the span will...
Breakthrough covid cases jump in Allegheny County
Breakthrough covid-19 cases in Allegheny County have risen in recent months, according to data from the Allegheny County Health Department. Breakthrough infections accounted for 23% of cases in August, Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said Wednesday as she shared the first county-specific breakthrough data. The instances of breakthrough...
Police investigating lunchtime shooting of woman in Wilkinsburg
A woman was shot in the abdomen at about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Center Street in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County police said. Someone called 911 to report the shooting and the woman, who wasn’t identified, was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition. Allegheny County...
Food Podcast: Food Bank adds senior boxes to drive-up distributionsVideo
On the latest episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talks about the plans to offer senior boxes at drive-up distributions. On Sept. 17, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will recognize Hunger Action Day...
Man wanted in Wilkinsburg killing arrested in New Kensington
A 19-year-old man wanted since July in connection with the May 23 drug-related killing of a teen in Wilkinsburg was arrested Wednesday in New Kensington, police said. Daeshuan Eric Smith of Penn Hills is charged with homicide, conspiracy and firearms violations in connection with the killing of Darin Hobdy, 17,...
Fans barred from Penn Hills-Woodland Hills football game after hayride shooting
Fans won’t be allowed and security will be increased at the Woodland Hills-Penn Hills high school football game Friday amid concerns about “unresolved feelings and emotions” after one 15-year-old was killed and another was critically wounded at a North Versailles haunted hayride on Saturday. “We believe restricting those allowed onsite...
Millvale police asking public’s help locating burglary suspect
Millvale police are asking the public’s help locating a 62-year-old man who was charged this week with committing multiple burglaries. Police are seeking Elwood Bartrug after he was identified on a home surveillance video breaking into one of the homes. Bartrug was captured on the video breaking into the home...
Allegheny County nixes proposed mask-wearing mandate to thwart spread of covid
An Allegheny County proposal to mandate mask-wearing at large outdoor events and most indoor gatherings failed to advance Tuesday night. The bill was pitched as an effort to thwart the ongoing spread of covid-19 while local cases and hospitalizations are on the rise and vaccination rates remain below targets. County...
Pittsburgh police, FBI investigate threats to city churches
Pittsburgh police and the FBI have launched a joint investigation to determine if there are any links between two threats to city churches last Sunday. St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church in Greenfield was evacuated after a man called 911 and threatened to harm himself and others at the church,...
TSA stops man with gun at Pittsburgh Airport
For the second time in five days, Transportation Security Administration officers stopped a passenger with a loaded handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport. On Tuesday, TSA officers observed a loaded 9mm Glock handgun in a backpack belonging to a 44-year-old man at the airport’s main security checkpoint. The man possessed a...
Fatal shooting victim in McKeesport was daughter of former Penn State football star
A woman shot and killed in McKeesport has been identified as the daughter of a former Penn State University and NFL linebacker. Police found Karli Short, 26, dead with a gunshot wound to her head in McKeesport Monday morning. Short’s father, Brandon Short, played football at McKeesport Area High School...
LEGO event helps families build memories at Monroeville Convention CenterVideo
Interactive activities, special guests and displays as big as an elephant helped thousands of families create lasting memories at the Monroeville Convention Center. Brick Fest Live, the nation’s largest fan-created LEGO show took place earlier this month. “I like playing with them,” said Arianna Collins, 8, of Baldwin. The young...
