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Free mobile covid testing draws scores of people to North Park swimming pool lotVideo
Scores of people took advantage of Thursday’s sunny, milder weather to get a free covid-19 screening at North Park. The mobile testing site providing free coronavirus screenings was set up in the swimming pool parking lot from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 21. The screenings were done by Curative,...
Food Podcast: Pittsburgh food bank’s Denny McManus discusses food assistant programs
As the Government Affairs Director for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Denny McManus has interacted with dozens of elected officials throughout the years. “Oftentimes, government is fairly complicated,” he said. “We can help to simplify those things.” McManus oversees the impact of governmental food assistance programs including The Emergency Food...
Woman in critical condition after Stowe shooting
A woman was shot in the head Thursday morning in Stowe, according to police. A 911 call around 8:16 a.m. led police to an alley behind Broadway Avenue, where they found a woman who’d been shot in the head, according to Allegheny County police. The woman, who authorities did not...
Allegheny County reports 425 additional covid cases, 4 deaths
Allegheny County on Thursday reported four new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number for the county to 1,249. The county also reported 425 new coronavirus cases. The health department said that the dates of death ranged from Jan. 12 to Tuesday. The ages of the deceased were listed as one...
Warm Up This Winter with Fun, Socially-Distanced Events at the National Aviary
The holidays are behind us, grey skies are above us, and spring isn’t coming anytime soon. Isn’t it time you treat yourself to a tropical getaway? But, if a tropical getaway isn’t in the cards this year, you can go on a Tropical Retreat right here in Pittsburgh. Tucked away...
Ted Cruz brings back Paris vs. Pittsburgh in criticism of Biden; Peduto scoffs
“Are you kidding me? Here we go again…” That was Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s reply to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, after the senator evoked a familiar refrain Wednesday during criticism of President Joe Biden’s signing of an executive order to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. Are you kidding me? Here...
McKeesport man sentenced to 5 years on drug, weapons charges
A former McKeesport man who was arrested in connection with a 2019 fight and shooting at Monroeville Mall was sentenced to just over 5 years in federal prison following a conviction on narcotics and weapons charges. Jared Ogrosky, 23, formerly of Bowman Avenue, McKeesport, was convicted of narcotics trafficking and...
Police seek suspect in Sharpsburg armed robbery
The Allegheny County Police are seeking information on a man who robbed the Family Dollar in Sharpsburg on Wednesday. County police responded to a request for assistance by Sharpsburg police after the Family Dollar on the 900 block of Main Street was robbed at gunpoint. Investigators described the suspect as...
Allegheny Co. health director says ‘long way to go’ to meet covid vaccine demands
Echoing the concerns of health professionals across the region, the Allegheny County Health Department director said it is not prepared to accommodate Pennsylvania’s expansion of covid-19 vaccine distribution. “I would love to tell you that we can vaccinate all of you who now meet these expanded criteria today,” Dr. Debra...
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald attends ‘very emotional’ Biden inaugurationVideo
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said he was moved beyond words to witness Wednesday’s presidential inaugural events in person. “Standing in the shadows of the Capitol, you could feel the weight of our history on the shoulders of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” Fitzgerald said. At 78, Biden is the...
Panel of experts to outline McCandless’ deer management plans
Whether it’s an auto accident claim or a beautifully tended garden that’s been gnawed away, most McCandless residents already know that there’s a problem with too many deer roaming the community. “Everyone loves to see the deer until one ends up on the hood of your car. It’s nice watching...
Allegheny County covid hospitalizations drop by half in past month
Hospitalizations related to covid-19 have dropped by more than half in the past month in Allegheny County. There are 386 coronavirus patients hospitalized, down from 793 on Dec. 20, according to data released Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county reached its peak on Dec. 16 when 881...
McKeesport woman hurt in collision with state trooper
A McKeesport woman was hospitalized after she apparently pulled out in front of a state police cruiser Tuesday morning in Elizabeth Township, according to troopers. Ashlee L. Honaker, 38, was trying to cross Route 51 at 8:15 a.m. in a Toyota 4-Runner when authorities said she pulled out in front...
Police incident in Elizabeth Township resolved
A police incident early Wednesday in Elizabeth Township had residents of Narragansett Drive on lockdown but officers have given the all clear. Police posted on social media that the area is safe following an earlier alert that urged residents who live in the area to stay inside. The original post...
Judge: Port Authority cannot ban Black Lives Matter masks
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the Port Authority of Allegheny County cannot ban its employees from wearing Black Lives Matters masks, finding that a policy banning political speech was “arbitrary and over broad.” U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan said in his 45-page opinion that Port Authority’s argument...
Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit opens virtually on Friday
Not long after Jonny Gammage died at the hands of police in October 1995, Tim Stevens told Gammage’s parents “never believe that your son’s death was in vain.” Stevens, chairman and CEO of Pittsburgh’s Black Political Empowerment Project, has helped make sure of that. For the last 23 years he...
Harris vice presidency marks several ‘firsts’
When Alyson Holt pursued a degree in electrical engineering, she was keenly aware of how few fellow students looked like her. “Women were 6% of the students,” said Holt, 48, of Murrysville. Holt came from a family full of technology careers — both grandfathers were engineers, and her grandmother and...
Feds: Oakdale man stormed Capitol with baseball bat, stole chair
An Oakdale man climbed through a broken window of the U.S. Capitol building during a Washington, D.C., riot earlier this month, taking a chair from inside and attempting to smash a window with a baseball bat, according to federal charges filed Tuesday. Jorden Mink, 27, faces a half-dozen charges including...
Judge reinforces ruling that legal proceedings can continue against Crack’d Egg
The Crack’d Egg restaurant on Tuesday lost another round of a legal battle in federal bankruptcy court. A decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeffery A. Deller allows the Allegheny County Health Department to continue proceedings against the Brentwood restaurant. It has repeatedly defied state-mandated mitigation orders requiring the wearing of...
Allegheny County sees lowest covid case average since mid-November
Allegheny County has 434 more covid-19 cases Tuesday, per the county Health Department. There were no additional covid-related deaths reported Tuesday. Total cases in the county increased to 65,114, while the death total remained at 1,225. Cases reported Tuesday in the county range in age from 1 year to 99,...
Sen. Devlin Robinson appointed to committee leadership post, 5 other seats
Freshman state lawmaker Devlin Robinson has been appointed to a leadership position on a Senate committee and seats on five others. Robinson, who won election as the 37th District representative in November, will serve as the vice-chairman of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, which oversees the Liquor Control Board,...
Crews battle house fire in Carnegie
No one was hurt in a house fire early Tuesday in Carnegie, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Crews were called to the 100 block of Railroad Avenue about 1:45 a.m. for flames shooting from a two-story wood frame home, according to dispatchers. Flames were coming from the roof and...
Police: Man shot in arm in Pitcairn
A man was hospitalized after being shot in Pitcairn Monday night. Allegheny County police said the shooting took place shortly after 11 p.m. along the 400 block of Broadway Avenue. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to his arm. No further information about the victim or possible suspects was released....
Pittsburgh police say missing teen found safe
Pittsburgh police have safely located a teen missing since Monday night. The 15-year-old was last seen at the New Outlook Academy around 8:30 p.m. Monday before leaving the site, Public Safety spokesperson Maurice Matthews reported. Police posted to social media just before 1 a.m. that the teen was found. Hailey...
Man sues Allegheny County jail officials over alleged assault by inmate
A man is suing Allegheny County Jail officials after he said he was viciously beaten by another inmate who, just days earlier, had assaulted another man because of the way he looked at him. Derrick Jubeck, 35, was to be released on May 30, 2019, after being held at the...
