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Pittsburgh homicides tick upward after lowest level in 20 years
Homicides in Pittsburgh increased in 2020 a year after dropping to the lowest level in two decades, data from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office shows. Across the city, 51 people – nine women and 41 men – were killed by others over the course of the year. Four victims...
Friends, family hold out hope for answers in disappearance of Pittsburgh artist
A Pittsburgh artist has been missing for one year, and family and friends say they are still holding out hope for answers. Tonee Turner was last seen Dec. 30, 2019. On that day, she went to Dobra Tea on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill and later got on a bus...
Allegheny County ends year with over 53,000 covid-19 cases, 955 deaths
Allegheny County ended the year with a total of 53,809 coronavirus cases and 955 deaths. The county on Thursday reported 811 additional coronavirus cases and added 10 deaths to the total. The case numbers have been trending down this week after higher totals were reported in the beginning of the...
9 simple ways to troubleshoot your furnace before calling a repair technician
Brrrrr. There is nothing worse than waking up in a freezing house in the middle of a cold winter’s night — except maybe, knowing you’ll have a big, expensive furnace bill to pay later that day! But don’t fret. With a few do-it-yourself tips, you might be able to avoid...
Allegheny County ‘getting faster’ at distributing covid-19 vaccines, health director says
Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen pledged that the region’s vaccine distribution is on track to ramp up as 2021 begins. “We’ve now got a rhythm and we’re getting faster,” Bogen said during a virtual news conference Wednesday afternoon. Bogen shrugged off criticism over the local pace of administering...
Police: Suspect in McKeesport police shooting hid out in West VirginiaVideo
The man suspected of shooting and wounding a McKeesport police officer earlier this month likely spent the majority of his nine days on the run in West Virginia, authorities said Wednesday, a day after his arrest in the neighboring state. Koby Francis, 22, will face an extradition hearing after the...
Foster cat in Richland tests positive for rabies, family seeking treatment
A cat being fostered by a family in Richland Township has tested positive for the rabies virus, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. The cat, which was living with a family along Beechnut Drive, was brought into the lab for testing after it began scratching and biting, county health...
As Allegheny County’s covid cases slow, deaths hit record mark
Another 525 cases of covid-19 were reported Wednesday by the Allegheny County Health Department. While certainly still high, the new cases are nearly 50% less than Tuesday’s four-digit report. The new count puts the county back on its recent trend of fewer cases. The seven-day average of new cases drops...
Police arrest 3 people for alleged involvement in Green Tree shooting
Allegheny County Police have arrested three people in connection with a Monday night shooting in Green Tree. Scottie Harris, 21, Jamere Blackwell, 20, and Sequawon Harris, 22, have all been charged with criminal attempt homicide and related charges for allegedly attempting to rob a man around 8:15 p.m. along the...
Man accused of shooting McKeesport police officer arrested in West Virginia
The man accused of shooting a McKeesport police officer was nabbed Tuesday evening by U.S. Marshals, bringing a nine-day manhunt to an end at a West Virginia apartment complex. Koby Lee Francis, 22, of McKeesport was found at a Clarksburg apartment and arrested shortly after 6 p.m. in connection to...
Bradford Woods residents could face fines if caught feeding deer
The dense trees that grace Bradford Woods are part of the charm that attracts residents to the tiny borough. But the lush forested areas also are home to a growing deer population with human allies who set out tasty snacks for them. Borough officials say the deer would be better...
Marshall Township budget for 2021 keeps tax rate, level of service intact
Despite projections that revenue from some taxes are likely to dip next year, Marshall Township’s 2021 budget avoids a tax increase and focuses spending on projects that would cost more in the long run if delayed. The more than $8.6 million general fund budget unanimously approved this month is about...
Allegheny County’s Kane Centers to start vaccinating residents, staff next week
Residents and staff in Allegheny County’s Kane Community Living Centers will begin receiving vaccinations next week, officials said Tuesday. The Kane Centers at Ross and Glen Hazel are the first county facilities scheduled to receive doses of vaccine through a federal partnership with CVS Health. Their two-day clinics are tentatively...
Allegheny County reports 41 new covid deaths, 1,020 cases
Allegheny County on Tuesday reported 41 new deaths attributed to covid-19 and 1,020 additional cases of the virus. Total deaths and cases are now at 898 and 52,473, respectively, in the county. There have been 389 deaths and 24,069 cases reported in December thus far. Of the new deaths, one...
North Versailles tobacco shop sells winning $100,000 lottery ticket
A customer at a North Versailles tobacco store is $100,000 richer this holiday season after their New Year’s Millionaire Raffle ticket was selected for a weekly drawing prize. The winner, who was not identified, purchased the ticket at Puff Discount Tobacco, located on Greensburg Avenue. Seven raffle winners were announced...
Man hospitalized after being shot in Green Tree
A man was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries Monday after being shot in Green Tree. Allegheny County police said the shooting occurred around 8:15 p.m. along the 1100 block of Greentree Road. First responders found the man and transported him to an area hospital. No further information about the victim...
Settlement approved in Scaife trust case
An Allegheny County judge has approved a settlement in the long-running battle over a 1935 trust left to conservative philanthropist Richard Mellon Scaife. Common Pleas Judge Joseph K. Williams III docketed the order on Dec. 23, which approves a $200 million settlement proposed by some of the parties nearly one...
Allegheny County attributes low number of new covid cases to limited testing
Allegheny County saw its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since November, according to new data from the county’s health department. On Monday the health department reported 193 new cases, the lowest number since 189 were added on Nov. 5. The county also added 401 cases on Sunday. (State and...
Pittsburgh police: SWAT situation ends after domestic in Larimer
A SWAT situation in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood ended without incident after a search of a home for a possibly armed and barricaded man, authorities said. The incident was reported shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Enright Court, according to an Allegheny County 911 emergency dispatcher. UPDATE:...
4 charged with assisting McKeesport fugitive accused of shooting patrolman
Four people were charged this week with helping Koby Lee Francis, the 22-year-old McKeesport man wanted in connection with the Dec. 20 shooting of a city police officer. Daniel M. Neal, 19, Gesiah N. Grigsby, 21, Justine D. Kenyatta, 20, and Jasmyn Henderson-Bracey, 25, are charged with hindering apprehension after...
Small fire reported inside store at Monroeville Mall
An Allegheny County fire marshal is attempting to determine the cause of a minor fire inside a store at Monroeville Mall Sunday. Firefighters and police responded to a fire alarm about 6:30 a.m. at the SoKool store in the mall, according to the fire department. Firefighters reported finding smoke and...
Fire chief: 3 adults displaced in Avalon house fire, no injuries reported
No injuries were reported in a Sunday morning fire that damaged a single-family home in Avalon, according to the borough’s volunteer fire chief. The two-alarm blaze was reported about 5:15 a.m. at a home on Marie Avenue, according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. Three adult occupants were displaced and...
Penn Hills woman recalls pain of losing her sister to covidVideo
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series highlighting five people whose lives were reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. Kim Fife and her sister, Tami Fife Dixon, talked every day. They shared thoughts and dreams and reminisced about growing up together. As kids, they dressed alike and slept in...
Allegheny County surpasses 50,000 coronavirus cases, 850 deaths
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded a 48-hour total of 1,209 new coronavirus cases. Officials reported 657 cases on Christmas Day and 552 cases the day after. The report shows two days of dramatic dips from Thursday’s total of 912. On Wednesday, 830 cases were reported. The county has reported eight...
Allegheny County seeing nearly 20% fewer new covid cases than a week ago
Despite a steady day-to-day increase in new covid-19 cases this week, Allegheny County is still seeing 19% fewer new cases than at this time last week. On the day before Christmas, the Health Department reported 912 new cases — 630 confirmed through 1,958 PCR tests, conducted from Nov. 30 through...
