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2 killed in 1-vehicle crash in Forward Township; driver identified
Two people were killed in a one-vehicle crash Friday evening in Forward Township. The driver, Christopher Suss, 37, of Elizabeth, was found dead at the scene by first responders, according to Allegheny County Police. The cause of his death was blunt force injuries to the head, trunk and extremities, the...
GNC sold to Chinese pharmaceutical group
GNC Holdings Inc., the Pittsburgh-based international health and wellness chain, has been for sold for $770 million to a Chinese pharmaceutical firm in a deal approved Thursday in bankruptcy court in Delaware. Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co., an affiliate of GNC’s largest shareholder that owns 40% of the company, also...
Last four members of Iannelli gambling operation sentenced
The final four people charged last year for their alleged roles in the Iannelli gambling ring that operated throughout western Pennsylvania were sentenced Friday to serve one year probation terms as part of a deal with prosecutors in which their criminal records could ultimately be expunged. Each of the four,...
Big Burrito Restaurant Group has plan to gradually reopen, expand indoor dining
Big Burrito Restaurant Group president Bill Fuller has decided to open more of his eating establishments now that Gov. Tom Wolf announced indoor dining capacity in Pennsylvania restaurants can increase to 50% starting Monday. The openings will be gradual, Fuller said Friday. The plan begins with Kaya opening its Strip...
Coronavirus impacts High Holy Days in Jewish community
In a typical year, members of the Jewish community would’ve dressed up and assembled Friday night at the local temple for two days of services with friends, family and fellow congregants to mark the start of the High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in 2020 are different. Congregations...
Allegheny County Health Department announces walk-in flu shot clinic in Pittsburgh
The Allegheny County Health Department announced that they will be offering flu vaccines beginning next week at the Immunization Clinic in Downtown Pittsburgh. The department will administer walk-in flu shots from 9 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, starting Sept. 21. There will be additional evening hours on Thursdays...
New owner ‘stoked’ for opportunities at former Racquet Club in Monroeville
The vacant Racquet Club in Monroeville will transform into a new-and-improved indoor sports complex under new ownership. Real estate developer Craig Cozza confirmed he bought the former Racquet Club building at 1 Racquet Lane in early September. Cozza is the owner of Cozza Enterprises, which owns several commercial properties in...
Brentwood restaurant defies order to close for covid-19 violations, faces court action
A Brentwood restaurant that continues to violate the state’s covid-19 mitigation orders — and whose owner spoke at a Harrisburg rally bragging about it — is facing action in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court as the health department attempts to prohibit it from operating. The Crack’d Egg, at 4131 Brownsville...
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy hits 3 Pittsburgh-area pizzerias, tries Turner’s tea
Famed Boston-based pizza reviewer Dave Portnoy descended upon Pittsburgh recently to review three pizza places, Beto’s Pizza and Fiori’s Pizzaria in Pittsburgh and Juliano’s in Robinson. He came away impressed by all three. Portnoy is well known as the celebrity founder of the sports and pop culture website Barstool Sports...
‘Today’ show heads to McKeesport where students get laptops from ComcastVideo
The band was playing, cheerleaders were chanting and football players were huddled on the football field when they heard the news. On national television via NBC’s “Today” show, students, teachers and staff members in the McKeesport Area School District found out they would receive free laptops. The McKeesport Tigers truly...
Allegheny County reports 68 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths
There are 68 new coronavirus cases in Allegheny County, the health department reported Friday. Of the new cases, 49 are confirmed and 19 are probable, with 833 new PCR tests reported. The total cases reported is now 11,578, with 11,133 of those confirmed and 445 probable. The new cases —...
Ladles restaurant in Springdale closes, possibly for good
The future is uncertain for the popular Springdale eatery Ladles. The storefront on busy Pittsburgh Street still looks inviting, but the restaurant is closed. And while a sign on the front door reads, “We plan on reopening very soon,” Ladles’ future actually remains very much in doubt. “The future is...
15 people displaced following McKees Rocks fire
More than a dozen people were displaced from their McKees Rocks home following a fire Thursday afternoon, according to the American Red Cross Greater Pennsylvania. Eight families, totaling 15 people, and a dog were forced to evacuate an apartment building in the 100 block of George Street. When crews arrived...
Braddock-based SCO drug-dealing gang member gets 9 years in federal prison
A former Braddock man who was part of a drug-dealing operation was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Pittsburgh to nine years in prison, the U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh said. Jaymare Jackson, 30, was identified as being part of the self-titled Braddock street gang, “SCO,”which dealt drugs in the Braddock...
Court denies petition to reinstate pay for suspended Allegheny County judge
The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline on Thursday denied a request from an Allegheny County judge charged with misconduct to be paid during the pendency of his suspension. In a one-sentence order, the petition by Judge Mark V. Tranquilli was denied. Tranquilli was suspended without pay on Aug. 26, two...
Driver loses control, crashes car into Tarentum house
A woman lost control of her vehicle on Thursday night and crashed into the corner of a house in Tarentum. The unidentified woman was driving toward Brackenridge on E. 10th Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. when she suddenly lost control of the car. The car, a two-door compact, bounced off...
Allegheny County to open new elections offices for ballot drop-offs, voting help
Allegheny County voters now have more options to vote early and submit ballots without relying on the mail or visiting a polling place on Election Day, officials announced Thursday. Concerns raised about voting during the covid-19 pandemic prompted the county’s Board of Elections to unanimously approve a proposal to open...
Trump heads to Pittsburgh on Tuesday for airport rally
Like he did at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe earlier this month, President Donald Trump is holding another airport hangar rally. This one is Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon Township, the campaign announced Thursday. The president’s rally at Atlantic Aviation, 300 Horizon Drive,...
Western Pa. nonprofit turns to public for diaper donations during pandemicVideo
Anna Joyner is hoping to collect 5,000 diapers by next week, and she got at least halfway to her goal on Thursday. The Greensburg resident is the outreach coordinator in Westmoreland and Fayette counties for the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank, an organization started eight years ago to help get diapers...
2 cases of covid-19 reported at Mt. Lebanon elementary school in as many days, building closed for 5 days
Teachers, staff and the handful of students attending in-person classes at Mt. Lebanon’s Howe Elementary School won’t be allowed back in the building for at least five days after a second person tested positive for covid-19 in as many days, according to a district spokeswoman. Principal Michelle Murray notified families...
Allegheny County reports 79 new covid-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Allegheny County has 79 new coronavirus cases Thursday, according to the county Health Department. Three new covid-19 deaths and three new hospitalizations were also reported. Total cases are now 11,510, with total deaths now 366 and total hospitalizations at 1,099. “Optimistically, while we’ve seen the numbers stabilize or are maybe...
Pair accused of trafficking 400 ‘bricks’ of fentanyl
A Philadelphia woman and Dominican Republican man arrested by the state police in a traffic stop along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township have been charged by the federal government with possessing about 400 “bricks” of fentanyl, a powerful painkiller that is mixed with heroin to make a deadly...
4 injured in South Fayette crash
A three-vehicle crash injured multiple people Wednesday evening. The crash was reported in the 1900 block of Mayview Road in South Fayette around shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to a tweet from Allegheny County. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported that four people were taken to the hospital. The extent of...
Pittsburgh firefighter injured while battling fire in Wilkinsburg
A Pittsburgh firefighter was injured while battling a one-alarm fire in Wilkinsburg Wednesday afternoon. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews, firefighters with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire responded to an abandoned structure at the 500 block of Singer Place around 2 p.m. On scene, one firefighter suffered a...
Beaver County woman arrested for allegedly luring Illinois boy, 15, from his home to hers
A Rochester woman accused of taking a teenage boy from his home to Beaver County last month was arrested Wednesday night in McKeesport by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department, police said. The suspect, Lilandra Redman, 20, was found at a home in the 2900 block of Versailles Street, McKeesport, at...
