Allegheny County News category, Page 329
I-79 South reopens after truck crash
Southbound lanes of Interstate 79 reopened Sunday night after a crash closed part of the road in the North Hills for several hours, according to PennDOT. Crews closed the highway around 8:30 p.m. at Mt. Nebo Road, exit 68, because of a truck crash, PennDOT spokeswoman Yasmeen Manyisha said. The...
Keystone Oaks cancels classes as teachers give strike notice
Teachers in the Keystone Oaks School District will go on strike starting Monday, prompting the district to cancel classes for all students, the district announced. The district said the school board and the Keystone Oaks Education Association were unable to agree on a new contract in talks over the past...
Police: Security cameras captured double homicide outside strip clubVideo
Security cameras outside of a McKees Rocks strip club captured the shooting early Friday morning that left two men dead and three other people injured, according to court records. The shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Club Erotica on Island Avenue, and Allegheny County Police...
Motorist in SUV injured in collision with Penn Hills police vehicle
A man was taken to a hospital after a head-on crash with a Penn Hills police SUV Sunday morning, authorities said. The crash happened just after 10 a.m. on Saltsburg Road near Rosedale Street, an Allegheny County 911 supervisor said. Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton said the officer was...
Penn Hills man sentenced for Allegheny Township child’s zombie-like appearance
A Penn Hills man will serve up to 23 months in jail for his role in injuries sustained by a 2-year-old girl who police said still “looked like a zombie” days after a December 2017 incident in an Allegheny Township home. James Michael Bucci, 35, pleaded guilty Thursday to a...
St. Clair Hospital brings covid-19 vaccine to ‘thrilled’ seniors at low-income apartments
Most of the nearly 100 residents at St. Thomas More Manor, an eight-story apartment tower for low-income seniors in Bethel Park, have been eager to get vaccinated for covid-19. But like many people across Western Pennsylvania — and particularly, elderly people without access to cars and computers — they weren’t...
Allegheny County reports 326 new covid cases, 2 deaths
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 326 new coronavirus cases, as recent daily numbers continue to stay below the 500-case mark. Reports haven’t reached 500 cases in nearly two weeks. The county now seems far beyond the time when it routinely reported case counts near the 1,000 mark. It had reported...
Judge to rule on Crack’d Egg restaurant closure order next week
An Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge said he will rule next week whether the Crack’d Egg restaurant in Brentwood ought to be shut down for failing to follow the state-mandated covid-19 mitigation orders requiring masks and social distancing. Judge John McVay heard three days worth of testimony, followed by...
Allegheny County adds 364 new coronavirus cases, 39 new deaths
Allegheny County on Friday reported 364 additional cases of coronavirus, slightly above the seven-day average of 352, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Of the newly reported cases, 287 are confirmed from 1,314 new PCR tests and 77 are recorded as probable, according to the Allegheny County...
Judge orders detention for South Fayette man accused in Capitol riot
A federal judge has ordered an South Fayette man accused of using a baseball bat to break windows in the Capitol building during this month’s insurrection to remain in custody pending trial. Jorden Mink, 27, is charged with six counts, including destruction of government property, which qualifies under the law...
Food Podcast: Food Bank’s Lisa Scales reflects on being named ‘Pittsburgher of the Year’
It’s been three months since Lisa Scales, president and CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, was notified that she had been selected as “Pittsburgher of the Year.” “To be honest, I’m still trying to take it all in,” Scales said of the Pittsburgh Magazine award that was announced...
Why Sewickley Heights had a shockingly high case rate of covid-19
On paper, Sewickley Heights has had one of the highest case rates of covid-19 in Allegheny County. In early January, the borough of roughly 800 residents had about 307 positive cases — a case rate of 3,700 per 10,000 residents, or 37%. Nationally, the rate was 7.5% on Jan. 25....
2 charged in McKees Rocks double homicide
A fight between two groups of people sparked the shooting early Friday in McKees Rocks that left two people dead and three others injured, according to police. The shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Club Erotica on Island Avenue, said Allegheny County Police Lt. Venerando...
Allegheny County Police: Mt Oliver shooting victim in critical condition
One person is in critical condition after a shooting in Mt. Oliver, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers responded to the 300 block of Brownsville Road around 8:45 p.m. Thursday for reports of a shooting. Police said they found a man with gunshot wounds to the torso. The man, who...
Crack’d Egg restaurant owner tells judge she will never require masks
Kimberly Waigand told a judge Thursday that she would “never” require masks in her Brentwood restaurant. Waigand, who owns the Crack’d Egg on Brownsville Road, reiterated that answer twice to Common Pleas Judge John McVay during a hearing over the county’s shutdown of her restaurant for failing to follow covid-19...
Allegheny County inks 35-year deal to use hydropower generated in Emsworth for government buildings
The power used by the Allegheny County Courthouse, jail and other government buildings will be generated by hydroelectric energy harnessed from the Emsworth Lock and Dam, county Executive Rich Fitzgerald said Thursday. Fitzgerald was joined by Paul Jacob, CEO of Boston-based Rye Development, which has an office in Downtown Pittsburgh,...
Feds: Bridgeville man accused in Capitol riot said he would do it again
A Bridgeville man who is charged with participating in the U.S. Capitol riot said in messages recovered on his cell phone that he felt the need to kill people, including President Joe Biden, an FBI agent said Thursday. FBI Special Agent Mark Brundage also testified during a detention hearing that...
Pitt, Carnegie Mellon join global network to expedite research
Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh are joining 19 other leading research institutions around the world in an effort to accelerate research in the next five to 10 years on global health issues such as cancer and infectious disease. Spokesmen for Wellcome Leap, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization armed with...
2019 Monroeville Mall shooter apologizes, sentenced to up to 5 years
A man who pleaded guilty last year to firing more than a dozen shots into a Monroeville Mall entrance during a fight told an Allegheny County judge on Thursday he regretted his actions and he would do whatever he could to turn his life around. Brandon Noel, now 23, was...
Allegheny County reports 135 new covid deaths, points to state backlog for large increase
Allegheny County on Thursday reported 135 new coronavirus deaths, the highest number of deaths reported on a single day since the pandemic began last spring. The previous highest number was 74 deaths reported on Jan. 13. The county said in a release that a backlog at the state resulted in...
State Rep. Frankel builds support for hate speech bill in wake of Capitol riots
When an angry mob of anti-government extremists carrying symbols of hate stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, it may have been a wake-up call for some — but not for state Rep. Dan Frankel, a Democrat from Squirrel Hill. Frankel is Jewish and represents a district that includes the...
Hearing on Crack’d Egg restaurant closure orders focuses on mask efficacy
Allegheny County’s chief epidemiologist testified Wednesday that restaurants operating at full capacity and without mask requirements during the covid-19 pandemic “absolutely” pose a risk to the community. LuAnn Brink, who also serves as deputy director of the county health department, was the first witness called in a hearing involving the...
Pittsburgh police implementing ‘Homelessness Academy’ training for recruits
Armed with statistics showing 28% of the city’s police recruits acknowledge never having had a conversation with a homeless person, Pittsburgh police recruits are receiving new training to understand the experiences of people who are homeless. The new “Homelessness Academy” program at the police training academy is part of Mayor...
Western Pa. schools receive grants to improve cafeterias
Eight local school districts are among those awarded more than $875,000 in grant money to help upgrade food service equipment in their cafeterias. In all, 59 elementary, middle and high schools will benefit from the funds, awarded to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, a federally assisted meal...
Allegheny County officials expecting improvements to vaccine rolloutVideo
Allegheny County officials said Wednesday they are making plans to take vaccine doses into senior high rises and similar communities, setting up a phone registration and looking for ways to streamline the registration process. The steps take time, officials said, and take a larger and more reliable supply of vaccine....
