Allegheny County News category, Page 284
Allegheny County police seeking information on Wilkinsburg shootings
Allegheny County Police are asking the public’s help to investigate the shootings of two men late Saturday in Wilkinsburg. Police said they were notified at 10:16 p.m. of a shooting in the 1900 block of McNary Boulevard. When first responders arrived, police reported they found two adult males who has...
Hurling, Gaelic football championships taking place in Indiana Township this weekend
The Midwest Gaelic Athletic Association is hosting its regional finals this weekend at Founders Field in Indiana Township. Teams from Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and Ohio are competing for titles in hurling and both men’s and women’s Gaelic football. Championship games will take place Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. Admission...
World War II Army pilot memorialized 76 years after being killed in actionVideo
Seventy-six years after 1st Lt. Robert M. Leety was killed in action during World War II, his family dedicated a stone in his honor at Mt. Royal Cemetery in Shaler on Saturday. Four generations of his relatives gathered for a memorial service at the cemetery, where an honor guard offered...
Body found during search for missing woman in Stowe
A woman’s body was found in Stowe late Friday by crews searching for a missing adult female, according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities said the discovery was made at about 10:30 p.m. The woman had been reported missing earlier in the week. Police did not identify her. County police were...
Change in plans: Ramp from Freeport Road to Highland Park Bridge to reopen Monday
Construction plagued motorists received some good news Friday. The ramp from northbound Freeport Road to the Highland Park Bridge in Sharpsburg will reopen at 9 a.m. Monday and stay open until the project is completed in mid-November, PennDOT said. A week ago, PennDOT announced it was permanently closing the ramp....
Experts: Here is what to expect as delta variant surges
A surge in coronavirus infections fueled by the delta variant has predictably caused global concern. But that appears to be about the only predictable aspect of the delta variant, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reportedly indicating it’s as contagious as chickenpox. Information is very fluid at this...
Officials identify Mt. Lebanon mother and son killed in suspected double murder-suicide
Officials have released the names for two of three people killed early Thursday near Mt. Lebanon in a suspected murder-suicide. Ana Tratras, 59, was shot to death inside the Gilkeson Road home she shared with her husband about 2:40 a.m., according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police have...
Sewickley Academy interim head of school says low enrollment influenced leadership changes
Interim head of school at Sewickley Academy Ashley Birtwell is pushing back on the idea the Sewickley Parents Organization is influencing the school’s decisions. Five administrators and a fifth-grade teacher were let go on July 21. One of the administrators who was terminated, former director of admissions and financial aid...
Allegheny County DA Zappala suing state AG Shapiro over opioid settlement
District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. is suing the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office to stop the recently announced opioid settlement agreement reached between it and three pharmaceutical companies. In the 24-page complaint filed Thursday in Commonwealth Court, the District Attorney’s Office contends Attorney General Josh Shapiro is improperly seeking to...
Pittsburgh man guilty of helping 3 brothers flee botched gun shop burglaries
A Pittsburgh man has pleaded guilty to aiding three brothers in back-to-back botched attempts to steal firearms from gun shops in Pittsburgh’s western and southern suburbs, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Kaufman said Thursday. Haliston Este, 28, was convicted of one count of conspiracy before U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer...
Appellate court allows federal discrimination suit at Allegheny County Jail to continue
A lawsuit by a former Allegheny County Jail captain who alleged he was fired for reporting a superior officer who called his biracial relative “a monkey” can move forward. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled in favor of former Capt. Jeffrey Kengerski, who was fired in...
Allegheny County Police arrest suspect in fatal North Braddock shooting
A North Braddock man is accused of the fatal shooting of a Swissvale man in North Braddock early Thursday morning, Allegheny County Police said. The suspect, Robert Lawson-Johnson, is charged with homicide and firearms violations in the shooting death of Benjamin Dixon, 33, in the 1200 block of Rebecca Avenue...
‘So unbelievable’: Police say Mt. Lebanon man killed parents, fatally shot himself
Neighbors heard at least a dozen gunshots early Thursday before police and SWAT officers swarmed a quiet stretch of Gilkeson Road in Mt. Lebanon, where police say a man killed his parents and then opened fire on police. “We were trying to go to sleep when we were awakened by,...
Pittsburgh man caught with child sex videos gets 1 year, 9 months in prison
A federal judge sentenced a Pittsburgh man caught with videos depicting children younger than 12 years old engaged in sexual acts to serve a year and nine months behind bars. Philip Wagner, 44, will must also spend at least eight years on probation following his release from federal prison, Acting...
Body of missing Stowe woman found
The death of a 64-year-old Stowe Township woman, reported missing July 28 after family members had not seen or heard from her in three days, is under investigation by the county coroner. Allegheny County Police were seeking information last week on the whereabouts of Patricia Moran, 64. She was last...
Pa., local authorities seize $40K in meth from McKeesport home
Authorities seized nine guns and more than $40,000 worth of meth from a McKeesport man’s home, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro, all of which he says stems from a new partnership between state and local authorities in the Mon Valley. Franklin Gribschaw, 42, faces multiple charges of drug possession...
Allegheny County officials won’t rule out local mask mandate
Covid-19 cases in Allegheny County remain below the threshold that would trigger the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated mask guidance, but county leaders did not rule out the need for a countywide mask mandate. “We’re not there yet but, again, stay tuned,” said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, noting...
Lawsuit against Sewickley Academy alleges race discrimination
The former director of admissions and financial aid at Sewickley Academy is suing the private school in federal court alleging race discrimination in a recent purge of administrators there. Douglas Leek, who holds a doctoral degree in education and is Black, said that, despite a strong performance evaluation earlier this...
Nurses at West Penn Hospital authorize strike notice
More than 650 unionized nurses at West Penn Hospital voted this week to authorize a strike notice to hospital management. “West Penn management has failed to listen to, respect and invest in nurses during more than six months of negotiations,” the nurses said in statement Wednesday. The release stated that...
How UPMC’s new CEO Leslie Davis plans to lead the health giant
Forward motion is the ultimate goal for Leslie Davis as she takes over as chief executive of health care giant UPMC, whether it be in patient services, insurance or academics. Davis, 62, becomes the first woman to head the multibillion-dollar operation. She takes over officially on Sunday, though outgoing CEO...
Basketball clinic to raise awareness about gun violence, memorialize slain Woodland Hills student
The family of a Woodland Hills High School student who was found shot to death in November is hosting a basketball clinic this weekend to honor his memory and raise awareness about gun violence. Micah Graham was 16 when he was killed Nov. 4 in Les Getz Memorial Park. He...
Group of Sewickley Academy parents to meet with administrators to discuss concerns about leadership changes
A group of Sewickley Academy parents plans to meet with the school’s administration Friday to discuss their concerns about the academy’s recent changes. Kaitlin Busch, the academy’s communications and publications specialist, said the meeting is not open to the public, but the academy is committed to having ongoing conversations with...
Food Podcast: Expansion project will allow for more produce storage, distribution
On this episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is giving an inside look at a major renovation/expansion project. The warehouse and facility is expanding from 96,000 square feet to 130,000 square feet in a targeted effort to bring the...
Carnegie Museum of Art’s ‘Wild Life’ shows work of 2 innovative women artists
Opening Sept. 3 at the Carnegie Museum of Art, “Wild Life: Elizabeth Murray & Jessi Reaves” will offer visitors a window into the worlds of two celebrated artists whose works complement each other, while defying conventional categorization. “While Murray and Reaves were born 46 years apart, there are fascinating connections...
Glassport man pleads guilty in federal court to having ‘extensive collection’ of child porn
A Glassport man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to having what authorities described as an “extensive collection” of child pornography. Rory Shelton, 58, is scheduled for sentencing Dec. 1 on a single count of child pornography possession, according to federal authorities. Investigators were led to Shelton after a 16-year-old...
