Allegheny category, Page 85

A Pittsburgh man will serve 15 to 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty in the shooting of a North Versailles police officer and K-9 last year. Ian Lamont Fields, 47, received the sentence as part of a plea deal this week in Allegheny County Court, according to online court...

Federal officials have begun the process to deport a Mexican national charged with a fatal hit-and-run crash Sept. 21 in Dormont. Allegheny County Police charged Saul Rivera-Ramirez on Sunday with homicide by vehicle, accident involving death by an unlicensed driver and driving without a license, after they say he crashed...

Six months ago, the state Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from a Verona woman attempting to sue the parents of her son’s killer after she claimed they concealed the murder weapon. The case, based on an unusual interpretation of Pennsylvania’s “Interference with Dead Bodies” tort, was scheduled for...

Passengers on the Capitol Limited heading to Miami that stops in Pittsburgh and Connellsville will be able to remain on their train for the trip south starting Nov. 10, Amtrak said. The Capitol Limited train is being temporarily combined with the Silver Star train that goes from New York City...

A Pine Township man who was wanted on outstanding warrants was arrested Wednesday following a domestic disturbance. James Lee-Livingston, 28, was wanted by Pittsburgh police on drug- and firearms-related charges stemming from a July 10 incident in the city. He had been a fugitive since a bench warrant was issued...

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is scheduled to appear Saturday in Monroeville. Campaign officials announced he will take part in a town hall meeting set for 1 p.m. at the Monroeville Convention Center. Doors will open at 9 a.m. for the event hosted by evangelical preacher and political blogger...

A 73 year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle in West View. Allegheny County Police said they were notified of a pedestrian being near Perry Highway and Wellington Drive shortly before 8 p.m. First responders found the man suffering from severe injuries. He was transported...

A Crafton man beat his parents so severely that he caused brain bleeds and broke one of their skulls before waiting with bloody hands and clothing to be arrested in the backyard of the home they all shared, police said. Two victims were rushed in critical condition to UPMC Mercy...

A Crafton couple were taken to a hospital in critical condition Tuesday and their son was charged with attempted homicide, accused of of beating them, Allegheny County police said. Authorities found a man and woman hurt inside the home and police said witnesses reported seeing a man, later identified as...

Municipal natural gas service was not to blame for an explosion that killed two people and leveled a home in Crescent Township in March. The finding was announced Tuesday by the state Public Utility Commission, which concluded the home on Riverview Road did not have municipal natural gas service from...

Allegheny County elections officials might move a polling place from Chartiers Valley Intermediate School to another location in Scott Township, a county spokeswoman said Tuesday. Chartiers Valley School Board on Sept. 12 sent a letter to the county requesting that the Intermediate School, located off Swallow Hill Road in Scott,...

A Penn Hills man has been charged with indecent assault and other crimes in connection with an incident in Frick Park. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said Isaiah Rivers, 19, allegedly made inappropriate contact with a woman who was running along the park’s Tranquil Trail around 5:15 p.m. Sunday....

As we approach the pivotal 2024 presidential election, Pennsylvania appears to be key to victory. With Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris seemingly visiting the state almost weekly, voters are grappling with critical issues that will shape the future of our country. Today, we’re diving deep into the perspectives...

Police have arrested the driver of a car that crashed into a motorcycle late Saturday in Dormont, killing the man who was riding it. Allegheny County police identified the driver of the Ford Taurus as Saul Rivera-Ramirez, 25, of Etna. He is charged with homicide by vehicle and lack of...

A Dormont man was killed late Saturday when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided, according to Allegheny County Police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The crash was reported around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Pioneer and West Liberty avenues in Dormont. Christian Sluka, 23, was critically injured and...

A Pittsburgh man was awaiting arraignment Saturday morning on homicide charges in connection with a fatal shooting last week in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County Police said they charged Richard Horne, 28, with the Sept. 14 shooting death of William Hopkins, 34, of Castle Shannon. Hopkins was found on Ella Street...

A man was fatally shot in North Braddock overnight, according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities were called to a home on Ridge Avenue around 1:15 a.m. Saturday and found Marquis Jarrell, 29, suffering from gunshot wounds, according to police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Jarrell, who lived in...

Bomb and school shooting threats made Friday against Pine-Richland School District were not credible and originated in Australia, law enforcement officials said. Northern Regional Police Chief Bryan S. DeWick said his department and the FBI classified the threats as “swatting calls. As a precaution, district officials said, after-school and evening...

A large snake located by McCandless police has been returned to its rightful owner. Lt. Jeffrey Basl confirmed Friday morning someone has been reunited with their rather unconventional — and somewhat dangerous — pet. The township police department posted to Facebook on Thursday evening a photo of what appears to...

The U.S. national security panel reviewing a $14.9 billion sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese firm has extended its decision deadline, likely ensuring the proposal will live past the Nov. 5 election. Several outlets have reported the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, comprising numerous federal department...

There’s a new place to party in Braddock. Braddock Public House is a casual brewpub and distillery located at 1211 Braddock Ave., across the street from the historic Edgar Thomson Steel Mill, in operation since 1875. The official ribbon-cutting grand opening celebration is Saturday, with a lineup of beer, beverages,...

Monroeville police Chief Kenneth D. “Doug” Cole was at a high school football game two years ago listening on the radio as his officers chased a man wanted for fleeing and assault. Jack Sherwood had already eluded police a few days earlier. Cole thought about calling off the chase, according...

Gateway School District students are back in the classroom and getting used to new teachers, new subjects and — at least for students at the remodeled and consolidated Gateway Middle School — a lot of new features in the building. At the same time, Superintendent Guy Rossi is settling into...

Authorities on Wednesday identified the woman who died last weekend in the Allegheny County Jail as a Munhall resident, but details remain sparse about the circumstances surrounding her death. Tracey Hickey, 53, died in the jail’s intake section in Downtown Pittsburgh at 7:56 a.m. Saturday, according to the Allegheny County...