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Police: McKees Rocks man flees hospital after leading officers on 90 mph chase in Penn Hills
Police are searching for a McKees Rocks man who fled from a hospital after leading officers on a chase and crashing his SUV in Penn Hills on Saturday. Mark Clements III, 19, is charged with reckless driving, careless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude police, resisting arrest and five related...
Man found shot in Harrison Township
A 30-year-old man was reported in critical condition Monday night after being found shot in the lower torso in Harrison Township, Allegheny County Police said. Police were notified of the shooting in the 400 block of Park Avenue at 7:15 p.m. The department’s homicide unit was called to assist in...
2 decades after being sentenced to death, Richard Baumhammers remains in prison
Twenty years ago this month, a jury in Western Pennsylvania had an important question to answer: should Richard Baumhammers be put to death for what he did? “Sentencing someone to death, that’s not an easy decision,” said Ron Frew on a recent rainy day in May. Frew, 67, lives in...
Former Mt. Pleasant police officer sentenced to prison for sexual assaults
A Westmoreland County prosecutor argued in court Monday that a former part-time Mt. Pleasant Borough police officer who used an escalating level of violence in sexual attacks against three women should spend up to 50 years in prison. “Law enforcement officials carry badges. If you look at it, it’s a...
Scene75 in Edgewood Towne Center closing permanently
Scene75, a large indoor entertainment center, appears to be the latest victim of the covid-19 pandemic, as its Edgewood Towne Center location is closing permanently. The Ohio-based company opened the Edgewood location at the site of a former Kmart in 2018. Scene75 offered an array of entertainment, ranging from an...
State posts lowest number of new covid cases in 7 months
Not since early October has the daily covid case report for Pennsylvania been so low. New case numbers were down across the state, with Allegheny and Westmoreland counties posting their lowest numbers of the year — marks not seen for seven months. On Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health posted...
Holy Family Catholic in Plum to reopen after faculty exposure to covid-19
Holy Family Catholic School is set to reopen Monday after possible covid-19 exposure affecting multiple faculty members prompted officials to close the Plum campus last week. “Due to a few of our Holy Family Catholic school staff members being exposed to covid-19, we are unable to adequately fill instructional positions...
Churchill residents debate potential Amazon site during planning commission meeting
Details of a potential Amazon distribution site in Churchill were shared at a Borough Planning Commission meeting this week as debate continues to stir about the possible impact on the community. Hillwood Development, a Texas-based group that has acquired land for Amazon in the region before, is the potential buyer...
Kennywood Park opens for the season
Kennywood Park kicked off its 123rd season Saturday — two months earlier than last year’s delayed opening because of the covid-19 pandemic. Some rides and attractions, including Noah’s Ark, Skycoaster and the 4D Theater, still remain closed as the West Mifflin park follows safety protocols recommended by the Center for...
Nearly 120K OK’ed to vote by mail, absentee in Allegheny County; Tuesday marks deadline to apply
Allegheny County elections officials on Friday urged voters who want to vote by mail in the May 18 primary to do so as soon as possible so their applications can be received and processed by Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline. The county has approved 118,195 applications from voters seeking early ballots...
‘Where is she?’: Defense wants police interview in Liberty man’s homicide case tossedVideo
For nearly an hour, Allegheny County homicide detectives pleaded with Douglas Berry to tell them where the body was. It had been 25 days since 67-year-old Elizabeth “Betsy” Wiesenfeld had gone missing, and weeks of investigation had pointed the detectives directly at Berry, a handyman who had worked for her....
South Hills pain doctor charged with writing illegal narcotic prescriptions, insurance fraud
A South Hills doctor spent years prescribing narcotics to patients at his pain clinic who did not need them, sometimes giving patients injections against their wishes to line his own pockets, according to a 242-count indictment returned this week. John Keun-Sang Lee, 78, is charged with violating federal narcotics laws...
Allegheny County’s average of new covid cases hits low not seen since November
Allegheny County’s seven-day covid-19 case average dropped to 210 on Friday, a low that hasn’t been seen since November. The Allegheny County Health Department reported 191 additional coronavirus cases. The last time the county’s current seven-day case average was this low was 207 on Nov. 8. The overall number of...
Traffic disruptions next week for bridge inspections along Pittsburgh-Ross border
Three bridge inspection projects scheduled for next week along the border between the City of Pittsburgh and Ross Township will result in periodic traffic delays for motorists. The work being done by Fisher Associates of Canonsburg by bridge inspections will occur in Ross Township and the City of Pittsburgh from...
8 candidates cross-file for 4 open seats on North Allegheny School Board
Only one of the four North Allegheny school directors whose terms expire this year are seeking reelection. Board members Andy Chomos, Allison Minton and Scott Russell will step down at the end of the year, leaving Rick McClure as the only incumbent to seek reelection to another four-year term. The...
Fitzgerald’s lack of attendance at Allegheny County Jail board meetings stirs debate
Allegheny County’s president judge said Thursday that it is not within her purview to order County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to attend the monthly Jail Oversight Board meetings over which she presides. The Pittsburgh Current reported in March that Fitzgerald is statutorily required to attend the meetings, but has failed to...
Firefighters battle 3-alarm fire at Pleasant Hills bar
No one was injured in a fire early Friday at a Pleasant Hills bar/restaurant, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Crews were called just after 4 a.m. to the Pleasant Bar along Old Clairton Road for a three-alarm fire. Authorities said the fire appears to have started in the kitchen....
Investigation of assault charge involving Springdale High School baseball coach continues
Embattled Springdale High School baseball coach Brett Burger is still not coaching the team and may not be back before the conclusion of this season. Allegheny Valley School District Superintendent Patrick Graczyk confirmed Thursday that the district is still investigating an incident last month in which Burger was charged with...
Allegheny County paid sick leave bill presented to board of health
The Allegheny County Health Department on Wednesday presented a proposal to the board of health for countywide paid sick leave. The bill had started in Allegheny County Council, but was vetoed by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald in March, after he said he believed it should go through the board of...
5 Democrats vying for 4 primary nominations in West View
Five Democrats are vying for party nominations in the spring primary to run in November for four open seats on West View borough council. There are no Republicans running for council in the May 18 primary. Incumbent Mayor John R. Henry is unopposed on the Democratic ticket in the primary....
Couple charged with handcuffing children, locking them in basement of Mt. Oliver home
An Allegheny County couple faces a slew of assault charges for forcing their children to sleep in locked basement rooms, physically abusing them and handcuffing them, according to police. Richard Hayes, 37, of Mt. Oliver Borough, and his girlfriend, 26-year-old Natosha Bell, of Rankin, both face more than a dozen...
Pittsburgh terrorism expert concerned about U.S. troop withdrawal from AfghanistanVideo
Last month, President Biden announced a complete withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, ending the longest war in American history. It’s a decision that’s raised concerns for terrorism experts like Colin P. Clarke, director of Policy and Research for the Soufan Group, a global intelligence and...
Portion of Verona Road to close for a month in Penn Hills
A portion of Verona Road in Penn Hills will close until June 9 as crews work on repairing a landslide, PennDOT announced Thursday. Work on the road will begin 7 a.m. on May 10, depending on weather. The road will be closed between Lincoln and Mt. Carmel roads. Traffic will...
Covid cases in Allegheny, Westmoreland, state remain steady; vaccine efforts inch along
Allegheny County saw a second day of under 200 covid cases reported, while cases in Westmoreland County dropped after a data dump inflated cases for Wednesday. On Thursday, the Allegheny County Health Department reported 177 additional covid-19 cases — 148 confirmed and 22 probable. This is down 17.2% from last...
Deadline nears to vote for North Hills educator up for $20K NHL prize for using hockey-themed STEM program
North Hills Middle School teacher and avid Pittsburgh Penguins fan Anthony Burns has already netted $10,000 in technology donations for his school from the NHL by using an interactive hockey-themed game to teach STEM skills. Now the 6th grade science teacher is hoping his program of using interactive game play...
