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McKeesport teen suspected in 2021 shooting arrested in Pittsburgh’s West End, sheriff says
A McKeesport teen wanted in connection with the 2021 shooting of a girl in Clairton has been arrested, Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus said Friday. Anthony Gibson, 18, was charged in May 2021 after police said he fired multiple shots near the Soft Serve and Dee-Lights ice cream shop...
Morning Roundup: Grand jury to hear testimony on Pittsburgh Airbnb shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, May 26: Grand jury to hear testimony over Pittsburgh Airbnb shooting More than a year has passed since two people were killed and eight injured in a mass shooting at an Airbnb in Pittsburgh’s North Side, but now...
The Stroller, May 26, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Tarentum senior center to host open house Highland Senior Center in...
Authorities identify man shot and killed in Oakland bar
A 55-year-old man who was shot and killed early Friday in an Oakland bar has been identified. The deceased is Calvin Baldridge of Pittsburgh’s North Oakland, according to an Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s report. The shooting occurred after an argument between two men inside Chief’s Cafe on North Craig Street,...
Johnny Cash tribute kicks off Hempfield Park summer concert series
Fans of the legendary Man in Black are in for a treat, as The Cash Out Show takes the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday in Hempfield Park. The tribute to Johnny Cash will kick off the “Amp Up Your Summer” concert series hosted by Hempfield Township Parks & Recreation. The...
Springdale’s iconic smokestacks set for implosion
The skyline in the Lower Valley will look different after June 2. According to authorities, that’s the day the Cheswick Generating Station’s smokestacks will be imploded at around 8 a.m. Local police will be coordinating with the Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group, the plant’s owner; Grant Mackay Co., the general...
Student news from the North Allegheny area
Five Providence Heights Alpha students participated in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Sciences state competition May 15 in State College. Aine Corrigan and Dylan DeVore earned first place awards. Lily O’Neill, Eva Palladino, and Isabela Oviedo received second place awards. The students were led by middle school science teacher Linda...
North Allegheny students create bus driver job search campaign
A tiger in the tank? How about a tiger behind the wheel? Students at North Allegheny Senior High School participated in a recent marketing and social media campaign called the Drivers 4 Tigers Bus project to help the district find school bus drivers for next school year. The project, or...
Pittsburgh woman arrested, accused of spraying Munhall court staffers with pepper spray
A Pittsburgh woman was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly using pepper spray on court employees in Munhall, Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced. Santhiya Mahilkanthan, 32, went into the courthouse of District Judge Patrick Campbell around 3 p.m. Thursday and began arguing with court staff members about a...
UPMC income ticks up during 1st quarter
UPMC reported higher income and revenue during the first three months of the year, citing gains including increased patient volumes and higher enrollment in its insurance products. Still, diminishing pandemic-related government funding and increased labor costs dragged down results, the Pittsburgh-based health care giant said Wednesday. UPMC reported operating income...
Inmate dies days after being booked at Allegheny County Jail
An Allegheny County Jail inmate died Thursday just days after being booked, according jail officials. A 60-year-old man, who’s name has not been released, was brought in by a local police department on a bench warrant for retail theft from another county and booked on Monday, the jail report read....
Authorities: Pressdee patients timeline shows ‘unusual, odd’ patterns
Heather Pressdee is charged with two counts of homicide, among other crimes, for intentionally overdosing at least three patients with insulin. Her actions, police say, led to two deaths and injuries for the third person, all in the second half of last year while she worked at Quality Life Services...
Neighbors stunned by Harrison nurse’s arrest
Some colleagues who worked with Harrison nurse Heather Pressdee referred to her as the “Angel of Death,” according to one former co-worker. “Things continued to happen with her patients — rapid response calls and ‘code blue’ calls — more often than what anyone would consider normal,” said Adam Kissell, 29,...
Harrison nurse charged with homicide of 2 patients worked at 11 medical facilities in the past 5 years
The Harrison woman charged by state authorities with allegedly killing two patients and injuring a third while she cared for them as a nurse had worked in 11 Western Pennsylvania medical facilities since 2018. Heather Pressdee, 40, faces the following charges, according to court records: two counts of homicide, one...
Pittsburgh school board member critical of superintendent’s response to Oliver violence
A Pittsburgh school board member whose district includes Oliver Citywide Academy accused the superintendent of being “more concerned with the aesthetics of looking good in public than taking any real action” a day after a deadly shooting at the Marshall-Shadeland school. Oliver student Jaymier Perry, 15, of Hays, faces homicide...
Highlands students dunk teachers to benefit the Foster Love Project
Spring Sanity was unleashed Thursday at Highlands High School, and students got to take their best shot at teachers — by dunking them in a 5-foot water tank. The teens took a break from Keystone testing and final exams for a two-day, fun-filled outdoor event in the courtyard. Spring Sanity...
Jury set for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
The people who will determine if Robert Bowers lives or dies include a Catholic and a Protestant, an ICU nurse, a real estate manager, a paralegal, a postal worker, a parole board employee, an event manager and a brand-new father. They are among the 11 women and seven men who...
Acrisure donates $7.5M to to UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation for heart treatments
Financial technology company Acrisure on Thursday donated $7.5 million to the UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation to help advance clinical care, research and the patient experience for children and families at the facility’s Heart Institute. The donation is said to be the largest corporate gift received by the foundation. “This is...
Ex-Greensburg police chief accused of taking backpack of drugs from evidence room
Former Greensburg Police Chief Shawn Denning, who resigned in January after his arrest by federal authorities, is facing more trouble as Westmoreland County detectives on Thursday charged him with taking items from the department’s evidence room. Denning, 42, of Delmont, is charged with theft, conspiracy and three counts of tampering...
Hampton Council drops tax referendum idea, for now
Hampton Township Council won’t pursue a referendum on November’s ballot that would give members the ability to increase the earned income tax rate. Council members disagreed on the timing of the referendum. Some wanted to pursue it now, given that municipal manager Christopher Lochner is retiring next year. Others wanted...
Rotary Club honors 10 Fox Chapel Area seniors for academics, good citizenship
Ten Fox Chapel Area seniors have been honored by the Rotary for outstanding achievement and embodiment of good citizenship and service to others. Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area gave the students a monetary award and a certificate from youth committee Chair Bill McConnel during a mid-May luncheon at the...
Harrison doctor ordered to stand trial on accusation he touched woman inappropriately during exam
A physician with a practice in Harrison has been ordered to stand trial on charges he improperly touched a 29-year-old woman while examining her. Mohan Patel, 69, of the 400 block of Jamesborough Drive in Fox Chapel was charged May 11 by Allegheny County Police with misdemeanor counts of indecent...
Sharpsburg’s Atithi Studios to show work by neurodivergent artists
A Sharpsburg gallery will host a mixed media exhibition that explores sensation and perception through work by 18 neurodivergent artists. “Sensational: Observations on Sensory Processing Through a Neurodivergent Lens,” will run through June 4 at Atithi Studios along North Canal Street. The event is a collaboration between Evolve Coaching and...
North Allegheny school board candidates differ on superintendent search process
The search is underway for a new superintendent for the North Allegheny School District, however differences have emerged among school board candidates whether a new superintendent should be hired prior to the school year beginning in August or after a new school board is elected in November. Terms for the...
Bethel Park police lieutenant charged in illegal immigrant transport case
A Bethel Park police lieutenant was taken into federal custody Thursday afternoon after authorities said he transported an illegal immigrant. FBI spokesperson Catherine Coennen confirmed that Lt. Blake Thomas Babin, 59, of Bethel Park, is in custody. He is facing a felony charge of transporting an illegal immigrant, according to...
