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Charges proceed against Pittsburgh firefighter charged in Greenfield scuffle with boyVideo
A 13-year-old boy testified Friday he was trying to defend himself in a June 25 scuffle with an off-duty Pittsburgh firefighter at a Greenfield playground. The firefighter, Thomas Louis D’Andrea, 46, however, claims he was defending himself from the boy. D’Andrea contends he was trying to detain him until police...
Parkway East reopens after vehicle fire
The Parkway East (Interstate 376) has reopened to traffic westbound in Pittsburgh after a vehicle fire. Inbound traffic was forced for a time to exit at the Second Avenue (Exit 71B) off-ramp Downtown, and then only one lane of traffic was open for a time. Allegheny County dispatchers said the...
McKees Rocks woman convicted in fatal 10th Street Bypass wreck
A McKees Rocks woman was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter and other charges stemming from a crash last year that killed a Crescent man. Desiree Nelson, 41, will be sentenced Oct. 4. On May 12, 2018, Nelson was speeding on the 10th Street Bypass in Downtown Pittsburgh when she lost...
4 more gas wells planned for Midas well pad in Plum
There are plans to drill four additional unconventional natural gas wells on a pad along Coxcomb Hill Road in Plum, and surrounding landowners have been asked to help. A letter was sent in July to all landowners whose property sits within 1,000 feet of a proposed vertical and horizontal well...
TSA: What not to bring on a planeVideo
From hammers to hatchets, miniature baseball bats to tire irons, camping forks to cat-eye knuckles, Transportation Security Administration agents have seen it all. And agents have probably confiscated it as well. Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson for the TSA, said as the number of travelers increases, so does the number of...
Pittsburgh City Council candidates face petition challenges
Four residents running as independent candidates for Pittsburgh City Council are due in court Tuesday to defend nominating papers. The hearing will determine whether their names appear on November election ballots. Several voters are challenging papers filed by Quincy Swatson of East Allegheny, Barbara Daniels of Homewood, B. DeNeice Welch...
Alabama man charged with stabbing woman in Pittsburgh’s Downtown
An Alabama man is charged with stabbing a woman Friday afternoon in Downtown Pittsburgh’s Triangle Park along Market Street, police said. Johnny Lee Martin, 36, is charged with aggravated assault, possessing instruments of crime, resisting arrest, flight to avoid apprehension and paraphernalia use or possession. The stabbing was reported just...
3 drownings in past 3 years in public pools in Allegheny County
Allegheny County has had three drownings in public pools – one for each of the past three years – according to incident data obtained in a Right-to-Know request. The Tribune-Review requested the information as part of its examination of pool inspection reports in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. That report found...
Water main break closes part of Fort Pitt Boulevard in Downtown Pittsburgh
A 10-inch water main break late Friday morning closed the inbound portion of Fort Pitt Boulevard between Market and Stanwix streets in Downtown Pittsburgh, authorities said. Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority crews were working to repair the main. Work was expected to last until 7 p.m. Friday, according to a...
Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel set to reopen
The Port Authority of Allegheny County expects to reopen the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel for regular light rail service Monday. The tunnel has been closed for maintenance since July 26, requiring the authority to detour nearly two dozen routes and causing some delays for light rail commuters. Contractors replaced approximately...
Police: 19 parked vehicles keyed this week on Mt. Washington streets
As many as 19 vehicles parked on two streets in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood were keyed between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. They were parked on Laclede and Kathleen streets, she said, in what appeared to be a random act of vandalism. Anyone with...
Pittsburgh woman dead in Peters Township crash
A Pittsburgh woman died after crashing into a tree in Peters Township, Washington County, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Sara E. Adams, 67, crashed on the 600 block of East McMurray Road just after 5 p.m., according to Washington County 911. She was flown to a Pittsburgh...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 23-25
Sunny skies and cooler temperatures are on the way this weekend. Here are some suggestions for how to spend your time. Art appreciation Head over to Walnut Street for an art extravaganza. The 23rd annual Shadyside … The Art Festival on Walnut is Saturday and Sunday. The event features 150...
Man hit by car after argument in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood
A woman hit a man with her car after he assaulted her in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood early Friday morning, according to the city department of public safety. The man and woman had been arguing inside a local business and moved outside onto West Liberty Avenue around 2 a.m., according to...
Route 51 reopens in West Mifflin after water main break
Route 51 in West Mifflin reopened Friday morning as crews finished repairing damage done by a water main break the previous morning. All lanes reopened shortly before 10:30 a.m., according to a West Mifflin police dispatcher. The break happened just after 4 a.m. Thurdsay, causing the road to buckle. The...
Pittsburgh to begin sidewalk repairs along Mt. Washington’s Grandview Avenue
Pittsburgh will begin repairs in September to sidewalks and railings along Mt. Washington’s scenic Grandview Avenue. Originally estimated at $1 million, the $800,000 project will begin on Sept. 3 and wrap up by late November, according to the Mayor’s Office. “Grandview Avenue is a treasure to our city and our...
Pittsburgh man sentenced to 5 years in prison, fine for marijuana trafficking
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a marijuana trafficking conspiracy. Christopher Schanck, 36, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering. Senior U.S. District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence, as well as four years supervised release and...
Emergency officials: Overturned truck spills ‘unknown material’ into Yough River
An overturned truck in Elizabeth Township has released about 4,800 gallons of unknown material into the Youghiogheny River, emergency dispatchers said Thursday night. Fire and emergency crews were dispatched to the 2300 block of Douglas Run Road in Elizabeth just after 9:30 p.m. for a report of a tri-axle truck...
6 Allegheny County Jail inmates disciplined after fight
No serious injuries were reported after a fight broke out among a half dozen inmates at the Allegheny County Jail on Wednesday afternoon. In a statement released Thursday, Warden Orlando Harper said the fight happened around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday. “Six inmates received misconducts as a result of fighting,” Harper said...
Lyft providing low-cost transportation for grocery shopping
Residents of Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings are getting a lift from Lyft. The ride-share service on Thursday announced it would transport residents of Bedford and those at Prospect Terrace in East Pittsburgh, both public housing communities, to and from local Giant Eagle grocery stores for $5 per round trip. Residents are...
Pittsburgh Piano Day literally drives music to the cityVideo
Peter Stumpf is Pittsburgh’s “piano man.” He and a group of other musicians will take to the road Saturday and Sunday to bring music to the streets for “Piano Day Pittsburgh.” Stumpf, a piano technician, launched the annual event in 2016. They will strap an 800-pound, seven-foot concert semi-grand Steinway...
DA questions location of sting that led to fatal Ross shootout
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. is taking issue with why a July 23 undercover drug sting that led to a shootout was set up in a Ross shopping plaza close to a daycare center and a busy road. The sting led to a shootout between undercover agents...
Penn Hills teacher’s behavior before Shaler police shooting confounds investigators
Authorities remain puzzled about how a beloved Penn Hills teacher became involved in a standoff with police Aug. 6 that ended with his death. “We’re trying to figure out why he was doing what he was doing,” Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Thursday of Donald Babbit....
Police departments in Allegheny County seek laundry room coin-box bandit
Police in four Western Pennsylvania departments are seeking the public’s help identifying suspects wanted for breaking into laundry room coin boxes last month. The thefts occurred on the night of July 23 in Ross, Scott and Wilkins townships and Pittsburgh, according to Ross police. “Laundry rooms were broken into at...
Pittsburgh institute launches largest online Newman archive in the world
A Pittsburgh institute is now the largest curator of digital archives for Cardinal John Henry Newman, who will be canonized by the Catholic Church in October. The Oakland-based National Institute for Newman Studies this week launched the NINS Digital Collections, an interactive, online platform that is home to more than...
