Allegheny County News category, Page 323
Documentary on WQED looks at how pandemic exposed senior care crisis
A crisis in long-term care facilities that came to a breaking point during the pandemic is the topic of a new documentary produced jointly by the Pittsburgh-based Jewish Healthcare Foundation and WQED. “What Covid-19 Exposed in Long-Term Care” will be screened for the first time online Wednesday, Feb. 24 at...
Pittsburgh Film Office asking public to submit videos for virtual event
Ever wanted to star in your favorite movie? Now’s your chance. In place of an annual Oscar-inspired event, the Pittsburgh Film Office is hosting a virtual “Lights! Glamour! Action!” event that consists of members of the public sending in videos of themselves reenacting their favorite movie lines. Submitted videos have...
Pagan Motorcycle Club members hit with more indictments
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has handed down more charges against two dozen suspected members and associates of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Pagans Motorcycle Club who are accused of dealing cocaine and heroin, the U.S. Attorney General in Pittsburgh said Friday. The superceding indictments added the names of...
Thousands await 2nd covid vaccine doses as Allegheny County Health Department confronts shortage
Thousands of people expecting to get their second covid-19 vaccine doses as soon as next week learned Friday the Allegheny County Health Department does not have enough supply for most of them. The health department expects to be able to give the second dose of the Moderna vaccine to only...
3 people charged in helping suspect after McKeesport officer shooting face trial
Three people charged with helping a man who was wanted in connection with the shooting of a McKeesport police officer in December will face trial. Daniel M. Neal, 19, Gesiah N. Grigsby, 21, and Jasmyn Henderson-Bracey, 25, all of McKeesport, appeared for a preliminary hearing on Friday. Magisterial District Judge...
Upper St. Clair church sues insurance carrier over theft coverage
An Upper St. Clair church whose administrator stole more than $1 million from it is suing its insurance carrier for breach of contract. The suit contends that Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company paid $250,000 for the Westminster Presbyterian Church’s loss, but refuses to pay another $250,000 under the policy for the...
Ross man charged with making phone threats to members of Congress
A Ross man has been charged with threatening two members of Congress, according to a federal indictment. Harry E. Miller, 62, is charged with sending threatening communications in interstate commerce. The indictment was returned on Tuesday and unsealed Friday. On Aug. 19, 2019, Miller called the office of Democratic U.S....
Why covid hospitalizations are plunging in Allegheny County
Allegheny County’s recent drop in covid-19 hospitalizations is likely the result of multiple factors, including public support for mitigation measures, officials said. Allegheny County on Friday reported the largest drop this month in hospitalizations resulting from the virus. Data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health showed there were 190 covid-19...
Woodland Hills students scheduled to begin hybrid instruction
Woodland Hills School District plans to return students to the classroom in March. Students are scheduled to return to in-person instruction in a hybrid format with start dates staggered by grade. Pre-kindergarten through fifth graders will begin the virtual model on March 15, followed by students in grades six through...
Police: Beer cans linked suspect to double homicide in Stowe
A bag of beer helped link a McKees Rocks man to a double homicide in Stowe, in which he is charged in connection with the killings of his brother and his brother’s girlfriend, police said. Police charged Timothy Gumm, 60, with two counts of homicide in the deaths of Christopher...
Allegheny County sees largest drop in covid hospitalizations this month
Allegheny County on Friday had the largest drop this month in covid hospitalizations. According to data from the state Department of Health, there were 190 covid-19 patients hospitalized in the county on Friday, down from 220 on Thursday. That is the lowest amount of hospitalizations in the county since early...
North Hills offering 4 day in-person option starting next month
Beginning March 1, students in the North Hills School District will have the option of attending classes in-person four days a week or take all their classes online. To prepare for the return to in-person instruction, all families are required to fill out an online form by Monday, Feb. 22...
Covid report card: A look at first semester cases in Allegheny, Westmoreland school districts
Since the start of the school year, districts in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties have been impacted by the covid-19 pandemic, forcing schools to close and students to partake in remote learning to help curb the spread of the virus. The chart below reflects the number of covid cases reported by...
Fire tears through home in Reserve Township
There were no reported injuries from an intense fire that tore through a Reserve Township home early Friday morning, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The fire on Klementina Drive was reported around 12:30 a.m., WPXI reported. Firefighters told WPXI the blaze likely started on the first floor, quickly spreading...
PennDOT hopes to fix major bridges across the state, including on I-79, but make them toll bridges
PennDOT has unveiled a plan to widen an I-79 bridge over Route 50 and reconfigure the Bridgeville interchange there. But PennDOT first has to come up with a way to pay for the work, and officials are considering making that bridge and others toll bridges. The I-79 widening and interchange...
Bethel Park mother featured in national nonprofit’s colorectal cancer awareness campaign
There are more than a million colorectal cancer survivors in the U.S., and telling their stories is one of the most effective ways that Missouri-based nonprofit Fight Colorectal Cancer has found to make others aware of the importance of cancer screenings. That is why Lynne Ireland-Knight of Bethel Park will...
3 Allegheny County clubs shut down for covid violations, no health permit
The Allegheny County Health Department shut down three illegal nightclubs over the week, none of which had valid health permits and all of which were flouting covid-19 mitigation measures, according to health department data. The Alley in Carrick, 9 Café in Wilkinsburg and the 703 Social Club in Marshall-Shadeland were...
Police say Stowe Township man killed brother, brother’s girlfriend in their home
Allegheny County Police have arrested a Stowe Township man accused of killing his brother and his brother’s girlfriend. Timothy Gumm, 60, was arrested Thursday night and charged with two counts of homicide and a gun charge. His alleged victims, his brother Christopher Gumm, 55, of Stowe; and the victim’s girlfriend,...
Chelsa Wagner joins crowded field in race for Allegheny County judge
The race for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge looks like it will be a crowded one. Tuesday was the first day candidates for May’s primary election were permitted to begin circulating their nominating petitions. With nine seats open on the bench, it is expected that nearly three dozen people...
CCAC nursing program extends application deadline
The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) extended the application deadline for its nursing program for the fall 2021 semester. The new deadline is April 1, though applications received by the original deadline of March 1 will receive priority admission consideration. Prospective students can attend virtual workshops for assistance with...
Food Podcast: Swissvale Community Food Pantry serves hundreds in surrounding community
Note: The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is featuring several of its Black partners and volunteers during Black History Month. The Swissvale Community Food Pantry serves hundreds of individuals and families from Swissvale and several surrounding communities. Nelson Kirksey, the pantry’s coordinator, said he is proud to provide food to...
Shaler Area School Board greenlights 4-day, in-person schedule
Shaler Area students can return to the classroom four days a week, beginning in March, through a phased transition approved Feb. 17 by the school board. Under the plan, the district’s youngest learners would have the option to return first. As proposed, students in kindergarten through third grade can be...
Allegheny County covid numbers continue to decline
Despite surpassing 74,000 cases of coronavirus Thursday, Allegheny County’s overall covid averages continue to decline. The county health department’s latest report added 247 new cases of the virus. Of those, 114 cases were confirmed through 940 new PCR tests, processed from Feb. 8 to Wednesday. Officials said four of the...
SUV crashes through basement wall of Penn Hills home
A driver was taken to the hospital after crashing an SUV into a Penn Hills Home, according to Penn Hills No. 7 Volunteer Fire Company The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday. The car went off the road and smashed a hole in the basement wall of a Hamil...
SUV stuck on North Park Lake after driver attempts to cross frozen surface
An SUV was trapped in ice on North Park Lake in McCandless after a 23-year-old man attempted to drive across the frozen lake late Wednesday night, according to Allegheny County Police. The driver told investigators that he he mistook the lake for a parking lot. The incident occurred near the...
