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Allegheny Health Network taps longtime UPMC surgeon to help guide $300M investment in cancer care
Highmark’s Allegheny Health Network has tapped a longtime UPMC cancer surgeon to help guide its $300 million-plus investment into cancer care across Western Pennsylvania. Dr. David L. Bartlett, an internationally renowned cancer surgeon affiliated with UPMC since 2001, has accepted the position as chair of the AHN Cancer Institute, AHN...
Mon Valley residents, environmental groups call for stricter pollution controlsVideo
Allegheny County environmental activists and Mon Valley residents are calling on the Allegheny County Health Department to institute stricter hydrogen sulfide pollution and coke oven gas controls, particularly related to emissions from facilities like U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works in Clairton. Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S, is a colorless gas that...
DUI, firearms cases among cases those recently handled by Judge Zucco in Plum – Nov. 6, 2019
District Judge Linda Zucco recently handled the following cases. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Sean Talley, 20, of East Pittsburgh on charges of flight to avoid apprehension, failure to keep right possession of controlled substances, driving under the influence, failure to stop...
Scott keeps incumbent commissioners
Scott Township voters chose to keep two incumbents on their board of commissioners. In Ward 1, incumbent Eileen L. Meyers, Democrat, received 69.68% of the vote, beating Republican Pat Martin, who received 29.68%. In Ward 3, incumbent Stacey A. Altman, Republican, received 54.5% of the vote, beating Democrat Dennis J....
Ex-Station Square club owner who laundered heroin money gets more prison time
A former Station Square nightclub owner convicted of plotting to sell cocaine while already on probation for masterminding a multi-state heroin ring will spend another year and four months behind bars, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Vernon Jackson, 50, a former music producer who has ties to Dormont, Robinson and Pittsburgh’s...
Super Bowl champion Lower Burrell Flyers, Recruits honored by city councilVideo
An overflow crowd gathered Monday in council chambers at Lower Burrell City Hall, but it wasn’t a hot topic or controversial that packed the room. Instead, double Super Bowl wins by the city’s youth football teams — the Lower Burrell Flyers and Recruits — drew the crowd. City council and...
Heinz Endowments approves $500K grant for Pittsburgh parks
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has secured a $500,000 grant toward a goal of raising $10 million annually in private donations to match a tax increase approved Tuesday by city voters for park improvements. The Heinz Endowments approved the grant before the vote, according to spokesman John Ellis. Ellis said the...
Review coming for close Westmoreland commissioner race; recount not automatic
Results of Tuesday’s Westmoreland County Commissioners election are expected to be officially certified by Nov. 27. Three-term Democratic incumbent Ted Kopas lost his seat by just 234 votes to fellow incumbent Democrat Gina Cerilli, who came in third in Tuesday’s four-candidate race. Republicans Sean Kertes and Doug Chew secured to...
Police seek help finding girl, 17, charged in robbery-related death of Pittsburgh man
Police are seeking the public’s help to find a 17-year-old Brighton Heights girl wanted in connection to the robbery-related death of a Pittsburgh man, officials said Wednesday. Shayla Johnson — who also has ties to McKeesport and Duquesne — is a suspect in the homicide case of Julian Carpenter. Carpenter,...
A new face on Allegheny County Council as incumbent Sue Means loses to Democrat Tom Duerr
The South Hills will have a new representative on Allegheny County Council following Republican incumbent Sue Means’ loss to Democrat Tom Duerr on Tuesday. “I have really enjoyed serving the people of the Fifth District, and I really am hopeful that my successor, opponent, Tom Duerr will transition to serve...
2 newcomers, 1 incumbent elected to Vandergrift Council
Two newcomers will join Vandergrift Council, and incumbent Kathy Chvala will return for another term, according to unofficial Westmoreland County election results. Five candidates ran for three open council seats. John Uskuraitis, who cross-filed as both Democrat and Republican, got the most support, collecting 27.4% of the vote. Republican Karen...
Unity obstacle course preps PennDOT plow operators for tight spacesVideo
Maneuvering a snow plow that is more than 15 feet wide is a tight squeeze on a road surface that’s only about 18 feet wide — or less. About 75 area PennDOT drivers this week are being challenged to do just that on a half-mile obstacle course in Unity meant...
Police: 2nd employee charged in fight outside Pittsburgh McDonald’s
A second McDonald’s employee involved in a fight at the Downtown Pittsburgh fast food restaurant that left a man paralyzed was charged with assault Wednesday. Kaniya Martin, 18, of Pittsburgh, faces a single count of misdemeanor simple assault in connection to the Monday night fight, according to court records. She...
Freeport Area School Board adds 2 newcomers, returns 3
Two political newcomers led voting to win seats on the nine-member Freeport Area School Board, according to unofficial election results. Republican Greg Selinger, 40, and cross-filed candidate Adam Toncini, 36, will join cross-filed incumbents Frank Prazenica Jr., 72, and Melanie Bolinger, 48, and Michael Huth, 68, on the board for...
North Side barbecue owner uncertain about future plans after fireVideo
The owner of Wilson’s Bar-B-Q on Pittsburgh’s North Side said Wednesday he is sorting out what the future holds after a fire destroyed his popular business. George Wilson Jr. said the North Taylor Avenue building, where he also lived, doesn’t appear to be insured. Before his father, George Wilson Sr.,...
Bridgeville incumbent loses seat on council
A Bridgeville Borough councilman lost his bid for re-election Tuesday, and a newcomer will take one of three open seats. Democrats were big winners, with newcomer Nicholas A Ciesielski receiving 19.47% of the vote, followed by incumbent Nino Petrocelli Sr. with 18.6% and incumbent Joseph M. Colosimo with 18.27%, according...
5 union-endorsed candidates win election to Mt. Pleasant School Board
When the Mt. Pleasant Area School Board meets on Dec. 5, a new majority may offer a different perspective on long-stalled teacher contract talks. That’s when five new board members, all of whom were endorsed by the Mt. Pleasant Education Association, will be sworn in during a reorganization meeting. Incoming...
Newcomer wins 6-way race for Allegheny Valley School Board
The prospect of revisiting the fate of Colfax Elementary ranked among the top issues for five candidates elected Tuesday to Allegheny Valley School Board. The five winners included two newcomers, a former board member and two incumbents, according to unofficial results. The winners included Paula J. Moretti, a cross-registered newcomer...
3 incumbents, 2 newcomers claim victories in Deer Lakes School Board race
Three incumbents and two political newcomers won seats on Deer Lakes School Board in Tuesday’s election, knocking a fourth incumbent out of office, according to unofficial election results. Cross-filed newcomer Cristy McCloskey, 46, of West Deer, emerged as the top vote-getter with 19.9% of the votes counted, the results showed....
Republican Michael Korns unseats Democrat Joseph Ferguson in Allegheny Township
An Indiana University of Pennsylvania professor will represent Allegheny Township as supervisor after beating out a longtime elected official for an open seat in Tuesday’s election. Republican Mike Korns collected 58.7% of the votes counted compared to Democrat Joe Ferguson’s 41%, according to the county’s unofficial election results. There were...
Pittsburgh ethics board fines Darlene Harris, Leon Ford alleging campaign violations
The Pittsburgh Ethics Hearing Board is seeking court approval to levy fines against Councilwoman Darlene Harris and former council candidate Leon Ford, alleging they violated a campaign finance reporting ordinance during the spring primary. Board members in September fined Harris, 66, of Spring Hill $4,150 and Ford, 26, of Larimer...
Daily Download: Election results, Aaron Donald and Light Up NightVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses the results of the general election, how the Steelers plan to neutralize Los Angeles Rams star and former Pitt and...
County finances top priority list for new Westmoreland commissioners
The first order of business for Westmoreland County’s new board of commissioners will be to look at the county’s balance sheet, but what they will find remains an open question. Republicans Sean Kertes and Doug Chew, along with holdover Democrat Gina Cerilli, will take office in January after winning in...
Trump nominates Scott Hardy to federal bench in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh lawyer W. Scott Hardy was nominated for a seat on the U.S. District Court bench in Pittsburgh, Trump administration officials announced Wednesday. The 48-year-old Allegheny County Republican is a shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, where he focuses on labor and employment matters. Hardy was among 10...
Westmoreland sheriff-elect promises changes when he takes officeVideo
A shake-up is coming to the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office, but no one will lose their job in the process, the new sheriff-elect said a day after defeating the two-term Republican incumbent. Voters selected James Albert, 69, a Democrat from New Alexandria, over Jonathan Held to take over the office...
