Allegheny County News category, Page 6
Penn Hills High School musical ‘Once on This Island’ explores themes of storytelling and social class
Penn Hills High School is going to the Caribbean this weekend. The high school’s musical will present “Once on this Island” starting at 7 p.m. April 9. Co-directed by Briana York and Ashley Bodnar, the story follows a young Ti Moune, a peasant girl who falls in love with Daniel...
Western Pa. educators rope historic Artemis II mission into classrooms
Penn-Trafford High School science teacher Ryan Tucek has spent years studying the lunar exploration of the 1970s. But, just like his students, NASA’s Artemis II is the first space mission Tucek has witnessed himself. Artemis II launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., last week, beginning a...
Judge throws out homicide case against 2 men in Pittsburgh slaying
A judge on Tuesday threw out homicide charges against two men accused of a homicide in Pittsburgh five years ago. Jamil Malik Lee, 25, of Upper St. Clair and Jahli Woods, 24, of McKees Rocks, were charged with criminal homicide and conspiracy stemming from the April 9, 2021, shooting death...
Natural gas pipeline upgrade will impact parts of Fall Run Park in Shaler
A Peoples Gas pipeline upgrade will touch parts of Shaler’s Fall Run Park and may lead to certain areas of the park being restricted, according to the utility company and township. Work on the project was expected to start April 6, Peoples Gas spokesman Nick Paradise said. A completion date...
Judge denies church’s request for injunction against Collier over shrine project
A federal judge has rejected a church’s effort to force Collier Township to let it move forward with an extensive redevelopment that would erect a new chapel and shrine on church property. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church filed a federal lawsuit against the township in January asserting religious discrimination after...
Baierl Family YMCA in Franklin Park hosting free Healthy Kids Day fair
There will be something for everyone during Healthy Kids Day from noon to 3 p.m. April 18 at Baierl Family YMCA in Franklin Park. The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh is hosting free educational and activity-filled health fairs at several YMCA locations in and around Pittsburgh, including at the Baierl center,...
Charges dropped against Sewickley man detained by ICE
Charges against a Sewickley man detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been withdrawn. Bruno Guedes da Silva, 38, has been in federal custody since Feb. 22. He was charged with the sale or transfer of firearms and unsworn falsification to authorities. Charges stem from an incident in early...
Sweetwater Center for the Arts set to acquire ownership of their building
After occupying the building for nearly four decades, and after almost ayear and a half of negotiations and bureaucracy, Sweetwater Center for the Arts will soon officially own its longtime home, the Old Sewickley Post Office. Established in 1975, Sweetwater Center for the Arts moved into the Old Sewickley Post...
As prices continue to rise, Western Pa. food banks see climbing demandVideo
Financial pressure on families from inflation, government shutdowns and the Iran war is apparent at area food banks, where some say demand is outstripping even what they saw during the covid-19 pandemic. From July 2024 to July 2025, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank distributed 5 million more meals than...
Sewickley community joins together in prayer for young girl battling cancer, dad detained by ICE
Squeezing a plush toy that matched her white and blue dress, Maria Paula de Araujo Guedes sat on the steps leading to the pulpit of the Sewickley United Methodist Church. Accompanied by her older brother, Breno de Araujo Guedes, and their mother, Ana Paula de Araujo Pinto, the family was...
Penn Hills business transitions to 100% employee-owned operations
Paula Teacher has always been employee-oriented. She took the sentiment to the next level in December when she sold her company, Paula Teacher and Associates Inc., to her employees, successfully creating an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. “Moving into an ESOP made 100% sense to me,” Teacher said. Teacher founded her...
Retired dancer continues artistic expression through paintings
Friends of the Monroeville Public Library welcome the community to Renee Simeone’s art exhibit “Resplendence” from May 1-27 at the Gallery Space during regular library hours. An open reception is set for 6 to 8 p.m. May 2. Some of Simeone’s pieces will be available for purchase, along with tote...
ICE has left Pittsburgh International Airport
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are no longer stationed at the Pittsburgh International Airport. Allegheny County Airport Authority spokesman Bob Kerlik said in a statement that airport operations are “unaffected,” but deferred to the Department of Homeland Security for specifics on why ICE was pulled from the airport Tuesday and...
West View district judge dismisses 3 of 6 charges against Ross man accused of gun traffickingVideo
Half of the charges against a Ross man accused of gun trafficking were thrown out at his preliminary hearing Wednesday, April 8. However, Benjamin Ford, 43, was held for trial on the remaining three charges and will stay in the Allegheny County Jail without bond after West View District Judge...
Get in the spotlight: Studio 77 Media in Marshall offers variety of multimedia recording services
The red carpet was rolled out for the grand opening of Studio 77 Media. Guests were given tours of the state-of-the-art space, which encompasses a green screen room, a podcast room and a broadcasting room. The studio offers a range of multimedia recording services in Marshall. “Our mission is to...
South Korean firm restarts steel pipe plant in The Waterfront
A South Korean company restarted the former Ascent Industries steel pipe and tube manufacturing plant in The Waterfront development last week after nearly three years offline. Nexteel has brought the massive, bright blue warehouse in Munhall back to life, according to a LinkedIn post from its American division that offered...
Wilkinsburg man who vaped on Breeze flight pleads guilty to stealing passenger’s wallet
A Wilkinsburg man who disrupted a flight from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh by rummaging through other passengers’ luggage and stealing a wallet will serve one year of supervised release. Jaymer Ferrell, 23, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to one count of theft on an aircraft. As part of his...
Kennywood debuts new food options, park enhancements for 2026 season
Guests entering Kennywood through its famous tunnel might get a whiff of cotton candy this season. Kennywood will open for its 128th season on April 18, and a scent machine is among a suite of park additions that include new food options, ride tributes, beautification projects, weekend events and celebrations...
Former video gambling kingpin ‘Duffy’ Conley to pay $5M, shutter companies in plea dealVideo
Western Pennsylvania’s onetime video poker kingpin has agreed to forfeit $5 million and dissolve two skill games companies as part of a plea agreement with the state Attorney General’s Office. It is the largest asset forfeiture in a gaming enforcement case in Pennsylvania history, said Chief Deputy Attorney General Patrick...
Wild Wednesday weather: From freeze warning to warm spell
Pittsburgh’s fickle weather is striking again as temperatures are expected to swing from freezing to warm on Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Moon said morning temperatures will dip below freezing — 27 degrees in Allegheny County and 23 degrees in Westmoreland County — before a warmer pattern settles in...
Morning Roundup: Stabbing in Troy Hill; multi-vehicle crash on Route 51; Pittsburgh Marathon sells out
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, April 8: Man stabbed in leg in Troy Hill A man was stabbed in the leg Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood, police said. Officers were dispatched at about 3:40 p.m. to the 2100 block of Lowrie Street,...
Leet couple accused of inappropriate encounter with minor now face slew of theft-related charges
A pair of former Sewickley Water Authority employees under investigation for alleged inappropriate conduct with a minor now faces new theft-related charges. Nathan Turner, 40, and his wife, Stephanie Turner, 35, both of Leet’s Fair Oaks neighborhood, are charged with receiving stolen property, access device fraud, criminal conspiracy and theft...
Shaler officials, residents, groups rallying to save Mt. Royal bus lines from elimination
Shaler officials are joining residents and community organizations calling on Pittsburgh Regional Transit to not eliminate two bus routes serving the township’s Mt. Royal Boulevard corridor. As part of PRT’s proposed Bus Line Refresh, the Route 2 Mt. Royal north of Etna and the P13 Mt. Royal Flyer would be...
Monroeville retiree gears up for another bike trek to help find cure for multiple sclerosis
Alan Iszauk hadn’t prepared for his first long bike ride. His friend, Bruce Ungar — they’ve known each other since they were 4 — lost his regular riding partner when his daughter went off to college. So Iszauk agreed to bike the 150-mile Escape to the Lake, a cycling event...
North Hills senior gets full ride to Robert Morris University
As a high school senior with an interest in accounting, Carter Schram has been well aware of the cost of a college education, and how long it could take to pay off that debt. So Schram worked to earn an associate degree while still a student at North Hills High...
