Allegheny category, Page 29
Allegheny County celebrates 300 lead-safe homes
Raychal Collins-Struck has lived in her Monroeville home since 2018, but now — six years later — it is a safe and lead-free environment for her son and daughter to play in. On Monday, county officials and community partners gathered at the residence to announce the completion of Allegheny County’s...
Principal’s faith-filled journey leads to Blessed Trinity Academy
A principal is following a calling to lead Blessed Trinity Academy in Indiana Township, not long after her former Catholic school closed its doors after 99 years. Margaret “Peggy” Ruefle was a principal at Providence Heights Alpha School in McCandless for 13 years until the school held its final day...
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses vote to unionize
A majority of about 700 nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital have voted to unionize with SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, the union announced Sunday. Ballots were counted late Saturday following voting that day and Tuesday. Nurses voted 402 to 305, or 57% to 43%, in favor of unionizing. Nurses, elected officials, patients...
Motorcyclist killed in Clairton crash
A motorcyclist was killed late Friday night when his vehicle hit a telephone pole in Clairton, Allegheny County Police said. The man, who was not identified, struck the pole in the 500 block of State Street. The accident was reported at 9:50 p.m. He was dead at the scene, county...
Allegheny jail guard to serve probation for drunken driving crash in North Huntingdon
An Allegheny County Jail guard pleaded guilty this week to being drunk when he caused a violent crash three years ago in North Huntingdon, injuring another motorist. Dwight D. Edwards, 52, of Penn Township was charged following the Nov. 14, 2022, crash on Morris Avenue. Police said Edwards’ pickup truck...
Police probe vehicle thefts in multiple Allegheny County communities
Police on Friday arrested three Pittsburgh teens in connection with the theft of a pickup truck in Franklin Park, the latest episode in what appears to be a recent rash of auto thefts and car break-ins throughout Allegheny County. Shaler police said they arrested Jameea Matthews, 18, of South Side...
Here’s the scoop: Flora Park Creamery serves Penn State ice cream
Randy Stetor drives a 16-foot refrigerated truck to Penn State’s main campus in State College every two weeks and returns with 6,000 pounds of ice cream. And not just any ice cream — he brings back three-gallon tubs of flavors from the famous Penn State Berkey Creamery. “The cows are...
Authorities ID pedestrian fatally struck by tractor-trailer in Coraopolis
A 70-year-old man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer Thursday afternoon in Coraopolis, marking the second pedestrian death in the borough this month. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday identified the victim as John Joseph Volante of Moon. Authorities said that shortly after 3 p.m. the tractor-trailer...
Star party in McCandless offers peek at Perseid meteor shower
“Oh! I just saw one!” Stargazers sporadically interrupted their quiet chatter with excited cheering and clapping as they spotted the occasional meteor, also known as a shooting star, flashing briefly across the night sky during a recent star party. Local families and members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh...
Police seek armed, masked carjackers who stole Jaguar in Scott
Authorities are looking for four men who they say carjacked a Jaguar at gunpoint Thursday afternoon outside a Scott shopping center. The men, all of whom were wearing masks, drove at least one vehicle, a white and black Dodge Durango, to a traffic light near the Greentree Shopping Center on...
South Fayette man gets 15 years in prison for filming sex with teen
A South Fayette man will serve 15 years in federal prison for filming himself having sex with a 14-year-old girl. Matthew Trax, 25, was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy. In addition to the prison term — which was part of his plea agreement — Trax...
Allegheny County to pay $425K to man charged but never tried in 2016 Wilkinsburg massacre
Allegheny County will pay $425,000 to one of the men accused of killing six people and an unborn child nearly a decade ago in Wilkinsburg to settle a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution. The figure is included in a copy of the July 23 settlement agreement with Robert J. Thomas obtained...
Hopes pinned on ‘unique’ redesign of Wexford I-79 interchange alleviating congestion, reducing crashes
Local officials, business owners and PennDOT are hopeful an investment of nearly $50 million will alleviate congestion and improve safety at the Wexford interchange connecting Interstate 79 with Route 910 in northern Allegheny County. Work is beginning on a $46.5 million, two-year project that will reconfigure the interchange on the...
‘They made it too easy’: Franklin Park residents told to lock vehicles, don’t keep keys inside after early-morning thefts
A large number of thefts from vehicles as well as two vehicle thefts occurred early Thursday, Aug. 21, in Franklin Park. Franklin Park police Chief Aron Leach said the thefts took place around 4 and 4:30 a.m. All of the vehicles were unlocked and keys were left inside, he said....
Group accuses Trump of delaying tighter pollution monitoring at steel plants like Clairton Coke Works
An environmental group on Thursday called for stricter pollution monitoring at steelmaking facilities like U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, a longtime polluter and site of an explosion last week that killed two workers. A report from the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project documented potentially dangerous levels of pollutants at steel...
McCandless man wins Top Gun, other honors at national laser tag championship in Ross
The 29th annual Laser Storm National Laser Tag Championship was held July 25-27 at Laser Storm Pittsburgh in Ross. In addition to Pennsylvania, 43 players from Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio and Utah participated. Laser Storm, which opened in 1996, has hosted the championship six times, previously in 1999, 2006,...
Farina family gears up for annual car cruise, instrument drive on McCandless Community Day
The Frank J. Farina Jr. Memorial Car Cruise, a favorite stop for those attending the McCandless Community Day on Sept. 13, will be parked at the Ashton Commons Senior Living off Blazier Drive from 3 to 6 p.m. The site is just down the road from Town Hall on Grubbs...
‘Evil’: Ohio man goes to prison for sex trafficking girl at Monroeville hotel
A federal judge has sentenced an Ohio man to 12½ years in prison for renting Monroeville hotel rooms and prostituting a girl and two women he brought across state lines. Donte L. Cole, 40, of Euclid, Ohio transported the girl from Cleveland to the Rodeway Inn & Suites hotel in...
Green Party’s Gilliland exits Allegheny County Council race
The 2025 Allegheny County special election has one less candidate running for the County Council at-large seat, after Green Party member Theron Gilliland Jr. withdrew his candidacy following accusations of submitting papers with insufficient nomination signatures. Gilliland submitted 163 double-sided papers containing a total of 5,302 signatures supporting his running...
Monroeville officials, residents await more details on mall redevelopment plans
Monroeville residents who want more information on the future of the Monroeville Mall property will have to wait a bit longer, municipal officials said this month. “Nothing has been submitted to the municipality whatsoever, no plans, no drafts,” said Mayor Nick Gresock of Walmart’s proposal to redevelop the 186-acre mall...
Penn Hills students return for 2025-26 school year
Penn Hills students donned their backpacks and pencil cases as they returned to the locker-lined halls on Aug. 19. Elementary, middle and high school students were greeted with open arms following a series of back-to-school welcome events leading up to the first day, including a PHamily Fun Fest on Aug....
Movie producer pleads guilty to stabbing, stalking wife in South Fayette
An actor and movie producer pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to stabbing his wife nearly three years ago at her South Fayette home. John Mowod, 61, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Thomas E. Flaherty on Nov. 19 on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment....
Penn Hills officials appoint acting police chief
On the heels of Ronald Como’s retirement from the Penn Hills police chief position, municipal officials have appointed an acting police chief. Officer Jason Bonace was called upon for the position. “Penn Hills has the largest municipal police force outside of the city of Pittsburgh. We have the largest municipality...
Rosedale Beach Club prepares for 9th annual Rosedale Fall Festival
Dani Scott was raised at the Rosedale Beach Club in Penn Hills. “My parents moved to Rosedale 54 years ago. … I swear my mom picked the house because of the pool,” said Scott, 51. After being on the board for 15 years, she now serves as the Rosedale board...
South Fayette Township School District starts police force
The South Fayette Township School District has created its own police department and hired Michael Ziemianski as its first officer. Ziemianski, 41, of Canonsburg, is a major in the Army National Guard and has served for the past year as a resource officer with the Fort Cherry School District. He...
