Allegheny County News category, Page 281
Police: Man injured during shooting in Stowe
One person was injured during a shooting in Stowe Saturday night, police said. Allegheny County dispatchers were notified of a shooting in the 800 block of Woodward Avenue around 8:20 p.m. On scene, first responders found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg, according to a release from...
Allegheny Valley School District superintendent proposes keeping mask requirement
Allegheny Valley School District Superintendent Pat Graczyk said masks should remain on the faces of students, teachers and any visitors to Allegheny Valley school buildings for at least the start of the coming school year, and likely throughout it. He also said the same level of social distancing, contact tracing...
Police: Man injured after shooting in Braddock
One person was injured after a shooting in Braddock on Friday night, police said. Allegheny County dispatchers were notified of a shots fired call in the 500 block of Talbot Avenue around 11:40 p.m. First responders found evidence of a shooting on scene. According to a news release, a 21-year-old...
Interest in covid rent aid up in Allegheny, Westmoreland counties as eviction ban limps onVideo
The Monday after a nationwide eviction moratorium expired, there were 1,200 voicemails to sift through at Action Housing , the nonprofit administering $80 million in emergency rent relief for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Workers fielded another 1,000 phone calls that day, Aug. 2, said Action’s general counsel, Kyle Webster. They...
Covid cases rising at Allegheny County Jail
In the past week, 83 people in the Allegheny County Jail have tested positive for covid-19 — with a number of them believed to be attributable to spread by a staff member, officials said Friday. From Aug. 5-12, the county said it conducted 973 rapid tests to new arrestees and...
Practicing for perfection: Pine-Richland marching band battles high heat, humidity during annual band campVideo
Members of the Pine-Richland High School marching band battled extreme high temperatures, sweltering humidity and severe storms that sent them scurrying indoors for rehearsal during portions of their annual band camp during the weeks of Aug. 9 and 16. The student musicians and performers, under the leadership of band director...
Man faces possible charges after false claim about Duquesne Light worker
A man who made false claims to the City of Duquesne police department about a utility worker in the area could face criminal charges. On Thursday, officers there got a report that a person claiming to be a Duquesne Light employee had been to at least three houses demanding immediate...
Online event commemorates 100th anniversary of 1921 Blair Mountain labor fight
It’s been called the biggest battle on U.S. soil since the Civil War and it’s hard to believe it happened in 20th Century America. In the summer of 1921, a series of escalating skirmishes between coal miners and mine operators led to the “Battle of Blair Mountain.” It pitted some...
Out-of-state covid hot spots ‘desperate’ to transfer patients to Western Pa. hospitals
Overburdened health care systems from Texas to Florida are pleading with Western Pennsylvania hospitals to take on transfer patients at record-high rates as beds and ventilators reach capacity in covid-19 hot spots across the country. “They’re running out of space, and they’re looking for help in trying to deal with...
Maroon 5 requiring proof of vaccination or negative test for Star Lake show later this month
Maroon 5 has become the latest big name music act to require that fans be vaccinated to attend their concerts. The requirement will be in effect for the group’s appearance at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown on Aug. 25. The band announced that in order to enter the...
Final water restrictions lifted in McKeesport
All do-not-drink restrictions in McKeesport’s Lower 10th Ward were lifted Thursday, nearly a month after a portion of the city’s water system was contaminated by firefighting foam used to extinguish a blaze in mid July. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County officials said the last five customers impacted by the contamination...
AG Shapiro announces 200 tons of drugs collected during 4 years of take-back program
Pennsylvania marked a milestone this year with its Drug Take Back Program, having officially collected more than 200 tons of old or unused prescription and other drugs, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Thursday. “That’s 200 tons that are no longer sitting in the bottom of medicine cabinets or being pushed...
New pump station in Hampton strategically disguised to look like a home
A new pump station in Hampton might go unnoticed by passersby as it was made to fit in to its residential neighborhood. The Glannon pump station, a $1.75 million project, was constructed to look like a house so as not to be an eyesore in the neighborhood. “Great attention was...
Court rules UPMC can proceed with controversial South Hills hospital
A new UPMC hospital planned about a mile from an Allegheny Health Network hospital in Jefferson Hills can be built, a state appeals court has ruled. The 63-bed hospital, called UPMC South, has been in the works since 2018, and is planned off Route 51 along Elliott Road. But more...
Food Podcast: Why 1st day of school is critical in getting families food assistance
On this episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank talks about the upcoming school year. Many teachers in the Armstrong School District are breathing a sigh of relief as school starts up, and it’s not just about seeing their students....
North Park’s Demonstration Garden a proving ground for flowers of the future
The trial, or Demonstration Garden, near the veterans memorial in North Park is planted each spring with flowers and plants sent by growers to determine if they are suitable for sale to the public in the future. Penn State Master Gardeners cultivate the 1,800 -square-foot plot throughout the spring and...
Man ID’d in pedestrian-car crash in Monroeville
A Pitcairn man was identified as the victim of a pedestrian-vehicle accident Wednesday night in Monroeville. Thomas Risko, 32, was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at an area hospital, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner said. Risko was struck just before 6 p.m. at the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and...
Allegheny County officials implore adults to get vaccinated as cases among children rise
As covid-19 cases among young children climb, Allegheny County officials again implored the public to get vaccinated — if not for themselves, then for the children who don’t have a choice in the matter. “We know the delta variant, combined with the still significant number of unvaccinated people, is driving...
Monroeville Council comes to settlement agreement with ALCOSAN after violating contract for 27 years
A contract that never should have been entered into almost ended up costing Monroeville a huge sum of money. The issue goes back to an agreement that the municipality signed in 1994 that broke an exclusive contract signed with ALCOSAN nearly 40 years earlier. “The important thing to remember is...
Pair of La Roche alumnae elected to top leadership posts on university’s board of trustees
A pair of alumnae of La Roche University in McCandless have been elected to serve in leadership positions on the board of trustees. Class of 2003 graduate Ernestine Harris will serve as board chair and Dione Graswick, who graduated in 1993, is the new vice chair, university officials announced. “I...
Strong Women Strong Girls Inc. and Sarah Heinz House receive Enterprise grants
Two Pittsburgh non-profit organizations have been awarded $70,000 in local “ROAD Forward” grants from Enterprise Holdings through the Enterprise Holdings Foundation. Strong Women Strong Girls Inc. and Sarah Heinz House Association will each receive $35,000. The grants are made available to “advance social and racial equity,” according to a statement...
Man charged in arson damage to D’s Six Pax & Dogz in Swissvale
Wheeling Police arrested a Pittsburgh man on Wednesday wanted on charges he started a fire that damaged a Swissvale bar over the weekend, according to police and West Virginia news reports. Joseph Pepp, 28, is charged with three counts of aggravated arson. Pepp is accused of setting fire to a...
New cardio monitors a ‘lifesaver’ for Allegheny, Westmoreland EMS outfitsVideo
For an 18-year-old man who suffered a heart attack, the use of a new remote cardiac monitor/defibrillator by Plum first responders proved to be a lifesaver. EMS personnel were providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but the patient’s heart had stopped, said Brian Maloney, director of operations for Plum EMS. The patient was...
Downed power line sparks fire at Ross day care center, 35 kids evacuated safely
Thirty-five children were evacuated from a childcare center in Ross Township on Tuesday after a tree knocked down power lines that sparked a fire, according to authorities. Firefighters from several departments responded to the Hiland Childcare Center in the 800 block of Perry Highway shortly after 1:30 p.m. The childcare...
Highmark, AHN step up covid vaccination requirements for employees
Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network officials said Tuesday they are taking strict measures to ensure their more than 43,000 employees get vaccinated against covid-19. The health systems said they expect to reach a 100% vaccination rate for all eligible employees by the end of September unless they have a...
