Allegheny category, Page 20

A man was admitted in stable condition to a local hospital following a shooting Monday night in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. City police said they found a crime scene but no victim when they responded to a ShotSpotter alert of multiple shots fired at about 8:10 p.m. in the 2100 block...

One of three people hurt Monday afternoon when the vehicle they were riding in crashed after fleeing a traffic stop in Avalon has died. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the deceased as Tyrone Jackson, 19, of Bellevue. Of the other two taken to hospitals, one was in critical condition...

Monroeville police are seeking public assistance to locate a 14-year-old boy. Police said Sean Douglas Stitt was last seen around 6 p.m. Sunday playing basketball at Overlook Park in the Mellon Plan. Anyone with information as to Stitt’s whereabouts is asked to call Monroeville police at 412-856-1111....

The battle to overturn a new federal rule to deport international college students forced to take all classes online grew Monday as 18 state attorneys general, including the one in Pennsylvania, 26 cities, including Pittsburgh, and a coalition of student government groups from 18 universities filed legal briefs in federal...

The patriarch of a White Oak family and his three children were sentenced Monday for charges they oversaw more than 100 illegal video poker machines in North Huntingdon and the surrounding area. Robert Biros, 85, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of operating a corrupt organization while his two...

An Ohio man won’t face criminal charges after federal authorities found a loaded handgun in a bag at Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday, Allegheny County Police said. Transportation Security Administration officers found the .32-caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets, TSA said in a news release. The bag belonged to an...

A jury was correct in exonerating the maker of the safety net behind PNC Park’s home plate in the case of a former UPMC executive who was struck by a foul ball in 2015, a Superior Court judge has ruled. Wendy Camlin, who at the time she was injured was...

The Market Square Farmers Market returns Thursday to its namesake home in downtown Pittsburgh. Now in its 16th season, the market was operating temporarily at a location near the David L. Lawrence Convention Center to facilitate increased social distancing and pedestrian access. The Market Square venue will be open 10...

Allegheny County on Monday saw a decrease in newly reported covid-19 cases, but health officials said they aren’t “reading anything into a single low number.” The county reported 71 new cases, six new hospitalizations and no new deaths, which come from 741 test results. The low number comes a little...

When you think of the Strip District, visions of markets and music and cafes enter your mind. Artist, illustrator and muralist Brian Holderman, of Holderman Art Graphics, set out to capture those images in a larger-than-life scene. He created a digital illustration showcasing the personality of the Pittsburgh neighborhood where...

People should not believe they are more protected, or at greater risk, for contracting covid-19 or suffering worse effects from the coronavirus because of their blood type, a doctor with Allegheny Health Network says. “We already know with covid patients there are a multitude of other factors that will predispose...

An employee of Blessed Trinity Parish in the South Hills tested positive for covid-19, the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Sunday. The church building involved is St. Albert the Great in Baldwin. As a precaution, churches and other buildings in the parish will be closed for extra cleaning and sanitizing, the...

Allegheny County Health Department officials reported 200 new covid-19 cases Sunday. There were no new deaths reported. The death total stands at 198. The county reported eight new hospitalizations out of 1,990 test results. Allegheny County now has seen 4,962 cases of covid-19 since the first ones were reported March...

Allegheny County Police have arrested two suspects linked to a Friday afternoon shooting in Stowe Township that left two men hospitalized. The suspects are 24-year-old Jeremy Carson of Pittsburgh and 28-year-old Paloma Fields of McKeesport. They were arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated assault, robbery, and weapons charges. Detectives found...

Allegheny County Health officials reported 215 new covid-19 cases Saturday and one new death. The death total now stands at 198. The latest numbers reflect 1,953 tests spanning from July 1 to July 10 — an 11% infection rate of those who were tested. Allegheny County now has seen 4,762...

A man was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound on Pittsburgh’s North Side early Saturday morning, Pittsburgh police said. The victim, who was not identified, was found around 6:40 a.m. lying under some bushes on the 1700 block of Manhattan Street. Medics arrived shortly after and pronounced the victim...

Two men were hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in Stowe Township on Friday. Allegheny County Police said they were dispatched around 4:10 p.m. for a shooting along the 1200 block of Stowe Avenue. First responders found two men suffering from gunshot wounds to their lower extremities. The victims...

Three people were hospitalized Friday with nonlife-threatening injuries suffered in a head-on crash in Penn Hills. Officers responded to the two-car crash shortly after 6 p.m. Friday along the 4400 block of Verona Road near the American Legion. Police Chief Howard Burton said emergency responders were able to extract the...

Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say threw objects at police and helped incite a riot during Pittsburgh protests May 30. City police released photos of the man Friday. He’s seen wearing black-and-white shoes, gloves, a black shirt with blue lettering. He was...

UPMC CEO Jeffrey Romoff made $8.97 million in the health giant’s last fiscal year — a $430,000 year-over-year pay hike, records filed Friday show. Romoff’s total compensation from July 1, 2018, through the end of June 2019 amounted to a 5% increase from 2017-18, and a 47% increase from 2016-17...

A Duquesne man is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in North Versailles. Allegheny County Police on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Calvonte Moore, 20, for his alleged role in the murder of Jamey Green, 29, of West Mifflin. Green was killed Wednesday in an apartment complex along...

Duquesne University will release the investigative file related to the 2018 death of student Marquis Jaylen Brown, whose mother has spent nearly a week on hunger strike in a push for an independent investigation. Brown fell 16 stories from Brottier Hall on Oct. 4, 2018, after other students called 911...

Overdose deaths in Allegheny County rose slightly in 2019, and combinations of fentanyl/cocaine and fentanyl/heroin remained the deadliest combinations — a grim reminder that the opioid epidemic continues to rage on. Across the county, drug overdoses killed 564 people last year, up from 492 in 2018. Fentanyl was found in...

Two JCPenney stores in Western Pennsylvania will survive the retail giant’s restructuring that includes shuttering more than 100 stores nationwide. The stores, which originally were on the list of stores to close but will now remain open, are located in the Monroeville Mall and the Beaver Valley Mall in Center...