Allegheny County News category, Page 326
Pa. Supreme Court won’t take former Allegheny County councilman’s appeal on theft conviction
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take an appeal by former Allegheny County Councilman Charles McCullough — clearing the way for him to begin serving a 2½-to 5-year prison term he received in 2015 for stealing thousands from a widow’s estate. In a one-page order, the appellate court...
Pa. community groups key in helping underserved populations get covid vaccine
Community groups, particularly those that work with older and underserved Pennsylvanians, are the next hope for helping those most vulnerable to covid-19 make appointments and get to appointments, as the state’s vaccine rollout continues to move slower than anticipated. Those community groups can be the missing link for people who...
Implosion of Dooker’s Hollow Bridge delayed till Saturday
The implosion of the Dooker’s Hollow Bridge in North Braddock and East Pittsburgh was delayed from Friday until Saturday, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. It was originally scheduled for Thursday, then delayed till Friday. The implosion is now slated for 2 p.m. Saturday, though the date...
Pink hat lady from Mercer County to be released pending trial on Capitol riot charges
Federal prosecutors on Thursday showed a new video at a hearing of Rachel Powell attempting to push through a police line during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. It was an attempt to convince the chief judge of the Washington, D.C., federal district court to hold her in custody pending trial....
Family of South Park woman killed in Parkway West crash sues driver
The parents of a South Park college student killed two years ago in a crash are suing the driver of the car in which she was a passenger. Victoria Elizabeth Brandt, 19, who was a student at Community College of Allegheny County South Campus, majoring in general studies, was killed...
Passengers recount experience of plane sliding off taxiway at Pittsburgh airportVideo
A Lower Burrell native was among the 77 people on board a Boeing 717 that slid off a taxiway before takeoff Wednesday evening at Pittsburgh International Airport. Kristen Singleton, 46, had a window seat on Delta Air Lines Flight 2231. Sitting in the midsection of the plane, she was looking...
Allegheny County reports no new deaths, reassigns 1 to another county
Allegheny County on Thursday reported 270 additional coronavirus cases and no new coronavirus deaths. Though the county did not add any deaths in the new report, one death previously reported was reassigned to a different county, which was not identified, resulting in a reduction in the total number of deaths...
Food Podcast: Pitt student group Good Trouble works to make connections in the city’s communities of color
As a student ambassador for the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, Destiny Harrison-Griffin wanted to ensure her organizational culture reflected diversity, equity and inclusion. When racial injustice and inequality became a major focus in the United States during summer 2020, Harrison-Griffin helped to create...
Remembering the implosion of Three Rivers Stadium 20 years agoVideo
On this day 20 years ago, Three Rivers Stadium, the site of a great deal of Pittsburgh’s sports and pop culture history, met its premature demise — blown to bits after PNC Park and Heinz Field were built for the Pirates and Steelers. Three Rivers Stadium stood for only 30...
Route 28 wrong-way driver hits multiple vehicles before crashing
At least one person was taken to the hospital after a wrong-way crash on Route 28 late Wednesday night, according to Allegheny County 911. The crash on northbound Route 28 at the Highland Park Bridge happened shortly before 11 p.m. According to state police, a pickup was traveling south in...
Penn Hills man accused of driving through protesters last summer pleads guilty
A Penn Hills man accused of plowing through a group of protesters with his car last summer pleaded guilty Wednesday in Allegheny County Court to assault and related offenses. As part of a plea deal, David Fiori Jr., 63, admitted to three counts of simple assault, two counts of recklessly...
Pittsburgh food bank’s Green Grocer now offers produce delivery service
Green Grocer, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s mobile farmers market, has launched a delivery service. Normally, the mobile farmers market makes 17 stops in 17 neighborhoods throughout the month. During the winter, however, these markets are often canceled because of cold and snowy weather. So, from now through March,...
Plane drives off taxiway at Pittsburgh International Airport, everyone off plane safely
A Boeing 717 with 77 people on board went off a taxiway before takeoff at Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday evening, according to a statement from airport officials. No injuries were reported. The Delta Air Lines flight 2231 was about to depart for Atlanta when the incident happened near runway...
U.K. covid variant detected in Allegheny County, officials sayVideo
Allegheny County officials announced Wednesday the covid-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom has been detected in the county. Dr. Debra Bogen, the county’s health director, said the case is the first and only U.K. variant reported in the county thus far. The health department has completed a case...
McCandless updates zoning law to limit location of fracking wells, reduce drilling nuisances
There aren’t any applications in the pipeline from drillers who want to extract natural gas from deep underground in McCandless. But if such an application is filed in the future, drillers will be limited to a few select spots in the town and must adhere to strict rules to prevent...
Allegheny County hits lowest covid hospitalization number since November, adds 35 deaths
Covid-19 patient hospitalizations in Allegheny County decreased by 27 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 249, the lowest since Nov. 11. According to the state’s covid-19 dashboard, there are currently 249 coronavirus patients hospitalized in the county. For perspective, there were 542 patients hospitalized a month ago (Jan. 10) and...
Pittsburgh woman sentenced for role in smuggling synthetic marijuana into prisons
A Pittsburgh woman was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in a federal prison for her role in smuggling synthetic marijuana, or K2, into correctional facilities, according to court records. Sandra Wilson, 29, was ordered to spend an additional three years on supervised release. Federal prosecutors said Wilson worked with a...
Whitehall native Susan Orsega selected as acting U.S. surgeon general
Rear Admiral Susan Orsega was in her Maryland home in late January when she received quite possibly the most important phone call of her life. President Joe Biden selected the Baldwin High School graduate to serve as acting U.S. surgeon general as Dr. Vivek Murthy goes through the nomination/confirmation process...
Highmark Health invests $1.5 million in diversity, taps Evan Frazier for new post
In a year when the Black Lives Matter movement has inspired racial awareness initiatives in much of corporate America, Highmark Health has announced a commitment to increase diversity leadership in Pittsburgh. Highmark said it is investing $1.5 million in The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI), a new nonprofit organization focused on...
Implosion of Dooker’s Hollow Bridge between North Braddock, East Pittsburgh set for Friday
The implosion of the Dooker’s Hollow Bridge between North Braddock and East Pittsburgh has been delayed from Thursday to Friday, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The 80-year-old bridge carries Bell Avenue in North Braddock and Center Street in East Pittsburgh over O’Connell Boulevard. Crews are removing...
Man who killed 3 in 2016 Thanksgiving day crash must be resentenced
The Pennsylvania Superior Court said Tuesday that an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge erred when he did not sentence the man convicted of killing a family of three in a fiery Thanksgiving Day crash in 2016 to a mandatory term of life in prison. Demetrius Coleman, 26, who is being...
Giant Eagle pharmacies hope for more covid vaccine supply to meet ‘unprecedented’ demandVideo
Barbara Miller had but two questions for the pharmacist who administered her first dose of the covid-19 vaccine Tuesday at the Giant Eagle off of Camp Horne Road. Could she take Tylenol if her arm became sore, and could she still have a glass of wine? The answer to both...
Judge grants bond to ‘Pink hat lady’ from Mercer County charged in Capitol riot
The video showed Rachel Powell leaning through the window of the Capitol building, shouting at those who had just breached it. “Hey, guys, I’ve been in the other room,” she yelled through a bullhorn. “People should probably coordinate if we’re going to take this building.” FBI Special Agent Carlos Fontanez...
Allegheny Health Network adjusts visiting policy, other hospitals still have limits
With covid rates and hospitalizations dropping, Allegheny Health Network is changing visitation policies at its hospitals. The hospital system announced Tuesday that effective immediately its hospitals are allowing multiple people to visit a patient one at a time. Patients can have only one visitor in a facility at a time...
Pittsburgh bars snag rare bottles of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon
Cameron Lehman, bar manager for Muddy Waters Oyster Bar in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, knows how far whiskey-lovers will travel for a sip of a rare spirit. He often sees visitors from out of state, who come to sample one of about 75 whiskeys Muddy Waters has on offer. “When...
