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Roundup: 2 injured at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works; victim ID’d in Glassport shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Feb. 6: Loud boom heard at Clairton Coke Works An issue with a battery early Wednesday triggered a fire — and an “audible boom” — that injured at least two people at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works plant...
Man dies in West Mifflin house fire
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office Wednesday named the man killed in a house fire earlier that day in a house fire. Bentley Beckinger, 61, was pronounced dead at 11:27 a.m. following a residential fire in the 200 block of Millport Road, the medical examiner said. The fire was first...
Monroeville library programs: Drum circle, eagle talk, more
The Monroeville Public Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Boulevard, will host the following programs in February. All events are held at the library unless otherwise noted. Registration is required for most programs at MonroevilleLibrary.org, where a full calendar of upcoming events is posted. • Feb 4, 7 p.m. — Frederick Douglass’...
Jewish Community Center sets out on multimillion-dollar Monroeville expansion
David May-Stein has been coming to the Jewish Community Center’s Monroeville campus since he was 7 years old. “I came here every day in the summers,” said May-Stein, who grew up in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. “My friends and I swam and hiked in the woods. On weekends, we came...
Monroeville school embraces canines during Catholic Schools Week
Monroeville’s Divine Mercy Academy kicks of Catholic Schools Week each year with a Mass at St. Bernadette Church on Sunday, followed by an open house for current and potential families. The remainder of the week is filled with activities for the students, such as dress up days, treats, games and...
Breeze Airways adds summer South Carolina flights from Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh air travelers have a new direct destination available to them. Breeze Airways will start offering flights to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the summer, according to a Pittsburgh International Airport release. This is the 13th destination Breeze Airways offers at the Pittsburgh airport...
‘Height of the season’: Flu cases surge in Western Pa.
Flu cases are spiking in Western Pennsylvania as the region’s doctors treat high numbers of patients stricken with the seasonal respiratory illness. Dr. Amy Crawford-Faucher, a family physician and chair of the Allegheny Health Network Primary Care Institute, said Wednesday she’s seen a “significant increase” in the number of people...
Police cast doubt on accused killer’s alibi in Uber driver slaying trial
Allegheny County and Port Authority police detectives scrutinized bus surveillance videos, municipal cameras and businesses as they checked out Calvin Crew’s alibi for the night Christina Spicuzza was killed while driving for Uber. Crew told investigators during an initial interview that he’d gotten an Uber from his home in Pitcairn...
Westbound Route 22 in Monroeville reopens after truck rollover
The westbound lanes of Route 22 were closed for nearly three hours Wednesday in Monroeville after a tri-axle truck tipped and dumped its contents on the highway. Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company No. 5 officials said no one was injured when the truck rolled over Wednesday shortly after noon near the...
SUV strikes elderly woman near UPMC St. Margaret hospital
An elderly woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after an SUV struck her Wednesday morning in Aspinwall. Allegheny County Police said the woman was crossing Delafield Road near UPMC St. Margaret hospital about 7 a.m. when a motorist making a left turn from Freeport Road hit her....
Morning Roundup: Police say robber hit employee with fire extinguisher
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 5: Police say robber hit employee with fire extinguisher Pittsburgh police said they are investigating a Brookline robbery, in which one of two suspects struck an employee of the business with a fire extinguisher. The employee, who...
Police make arrest in fatal Glassport shooting
A Glassport man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting last weekend in the borough. Allegheny County Police said they were dispatched to the 800 block of Monongahela Ave. about 7:15 p.m. Jan. 31. A man had been shot once in the neck while trying to access the...
Another construction project on Route 50 in Collier to take shape in 2027
PennDOT plans to widen Route 50, also known as Washington Pike, in Collier. The proposal, presented during a public meeting at Chartiers Valley Middle School, widens Washington Pike between Mayer Street to Thoms Run Road. Construction is anticipated to begin sometime in 2027. “We’re in the very early stages of...
Shaler Area students collecting plastic lids for recycled bench at new park in Millvale
Shaler Area students have collected more than 200 pounds of plastic caps that will eventually be recycled into two benches for the upcoming Rainbow Raccoon Park in Millvale. But those 200 pounds are only a little more than half of their goal, according to Shaler Area High School teacher Abby...
Police say owners of Mon View Heights stole $580,000, created public nuisance
Three men who own the Mon View Heights housing complex in West Mifflin were charged by police Tuesday with stealing $580,000 that could have been used to make improvements at the properties. Instead, authorities said, the trio diverted the cash into various bank accounts connected to the apartment complex, according...
Taco Bell manager found guilty of first-degree murder in Harrison man’s death
A former Taco Bell manager was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder for killing an employee after a dispute at the fast-food restaurant in Scott where they worked. Zairyre Simmons faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole in the 2022 shooting death of Dorian Carver of Harrison....
Girlfriend of man on trial in Uber driver’s slaying testifies
The woman whose request for an Uber preceded the events that left a rideshare driver dead testified Tuesday she had no reason to think anything was amiss when her boyfriend asked her to get him a lift. Tanaya Mullen, 25, told jurors that she and Calvin Crew, 24, of Pitcairn,...
Walmart is new owner of Monroeville Mall; interested in presence at redeveloped site
Walmart’s purchase and intent to redevelop Monroeville Mall echoes similar projects completed in Westmoreland County in the early 2000s and in Wisconsin just a few years ago. No specific plans for the 186-acre Monroeville site have been released, said Mark Rickel, director of corporate communications for Walmart. “Walmart did purchase...
Morning Roundup: No injuries reported in shooting near Rankin apartment building
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025: Shooting at Rankin apartment building Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting reported early Tuesday at a Rankin apartment building. Police said they were dispatched for a report of gunshots about 1:35 a.m. to Palisades...
U.S. Steel, Nippon argue in court for new federal merger review
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel laid out their case Monday that then-President Joe Biden hamstrung a national security review to justify blocking the companies’ merger. An opening brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia claimed the companies had their due process rights violated when...
Moe’s celebrates 20 years in Western Pennsylvania with throwback prices
Mike Geiger and John Iaquinta took a chance 20 years ago when they opened their first Moe’s Southwest Grill franchise in Cranberry. The move paid off — the business has since expanded to include 10 locations in Western Pennsylvania and two in Erie. To celebrate two decades of serving Mexican...
Trial opens in slaying of Uber driver, mom of 4, in Monroeville
Brandon Marto thought he and the woman he considered to be his wife had taken every safety measure. When Christi Spicuzza went out to drive for Uber, she would call or text him at least once an hour, he told a jury Monday. He installed a dashboard camera — with...
Texas real estate firm takes lead in ‘major redevelopment’ of Monroeville Mall
A Texas-based real estate firm says the 186-acre Monroeville Mall property is well suited for a major redevelopment, and all options are on the table. “I think we’re all aware that the current use isn’t the highest and best use for the property,” said Chris Maguire, CEO of Dallas-based Cypress...
Academic achievement priority for new Chartiers Valley Superintendent Daniel Castagna
Chartiers Valley’s new superintendent has his sights set on bolstering the district’s academic repertoire. In fact, he thinks the district could be one of Allegheny County’s top academically performing districts in three years. “We have the foundation necessary to grow a much stronger academic program than we’ve ever built before,”...
SUV that crashed into Penn Hills business suspected to be stolen
A driver crashed a suspected-stolen SUV into a Penn Hills business Sunday morning before fleeing and leaving behind a vehicle that caught fire. Fire crews were called to Pittsburgh Specialty Cabinet near the intersection of Verona and Mt. Carmel roads shortly after 2 a.m., where they found a white Hyundai...
