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Manager says concerns addressed after roaches found at South Side’s Mallorca
Popular South Side restaurant Mallorca was tagged Monday with a consumer alert by the Allegheny County Health Department for unsafe food temperatures and soiled surfaces, among other issues, but the manager said early Tuesday that violations were already addressed. “I had a refrigerator that broke in the middle of the...
Pitt professor’s inventions recognized by Smithsonian, patent office
Babe Ruth. Honus Wagner. Thomas Edison? When it comes to collectible trading cards, inventors are not usually the first thing that comes to mind. But Rory Cooper, director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) at the University of Pittsburgh, was recognized Saturday by the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of American...
Port Vue man pleads guilty to federal drug charges
A Port Vue man charged with possession and conspiring to distribute heroin pleaded guilty to the federal drug charges. Jarran Bell, 38, pleaded guilty to three counts before U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Bissoon. Authorities said Bell and his girlfriend, Krystle Barretto, were living together during the investigation, which took...
Penn Hills School District’s recovery plan includes cuts, furloughs and tax hike
Two program cuts, 57 furloughs and a real estate tax hike of more than 6 percent are all part of Penn Hills School District’s proposed 2019-20 budget and financial recovery plan. School board members at a meeting Monday night stressed both plans are preliminary, and that anyone furloughed could be...
Wolf recognizes local employess for work on April 2018 landslide
PennDOT employees from Allegheny County were honored Monday for their work in quickly reopening Route 30 after a portion of the road in East Pittsburgh plummeted about 40 feet down a steep hill in April 2018. The 10 employees were awarded the Governor’s Awards for Excellence for “exemplary service to...
Pittsburgh attorney who concealed friend’s overdose death gets house arrest, probation
A Pittsburgh defense attorney who tried to conceal the death of a friend by failing to notify police, then abandoning the body in a Squirrel Hill alley, will spend two years on house arrest followed by three more years on probation, a judge ruled Monday. Kevin Abramovitz, 38, completed in...
Pittsburgh police ID man who they say fell from roof during chase
Pittsburgh police have identified a man they say fell from a second-story rooftop while trying to get away from officers Sunday afternoon along McClure Street. Eric Vaughn, 27, of Pittsburgh, was in serious condition at a local hospital after the fall. Police spokesman Chris Togneri said Zone 1 officers on...
Allegheny County leads Western Pa. in hepatitis A cases amid statewide outbreak
Allegheny County is confronting among the biggest outbreaks of hepatitis A in Pennsylvania, and illegal opioid use could be part of the reason why the vaccine-preventable liver infection continues to spread statewide, state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said Monday. Since January 2018, the state confirmed at least 171 hepatitis...
Steelers appeal denial of advertising within Heinz Field seats
The Steelers will go before the Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment on Thursday to argue for their plans to spell out Heinz Field or another name in the lower bowl of the stadium. It’s not unheard for professional football teams or even college teams to paint words and logos on...
Writers to collaborate with musicians at Hampton’s Steamworks Creative
Six writers and musicians will take the stage Friday at Steamworks Creative in Hampton to perform works based on each other’s work. “Words and Music – An evening of writers collaborating with musicians,” will be held from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Steamworks, 4967 Route 8, Suite 6. Tickets are...
McKees Rocks parish awaiting shipment of Russian Orthodox bells
Five Russian Orthodox bells are on their way from Voronezh, Russia, to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks. The bronze bells, ranging in size from 9 pounds to 42 pounds, were shipped last week and are expected to arrive in about two months. The bells are part of a...
Fight spurred stabbing at Fox Chapel Yacht Club, cops say
An argument early Sunday near the Fox Chapel Yacht Club left one man in jail and another with multiple stab wounds, according to police. Christopher Schmeider, of Etna, faces two counts of aggravated assault in the incident. Police and paramedics responded about 3:15 a.m. to the yacht club, which is...
‘Giant of a man:’ Allegheny County councilman, former wrestler Charles Martoni dies
Charles Martoni never wanted to hurt anyone, whether in the ring as a professional wrestler or in his life as a longtime politician and college administrator. The Allegheny County councilman, former Swissvale mayor, president of Community College of Allegheny County’s Boyce campus and hall of fame wrestler had a big...
Pittsburgh agrees to postpone gun ban enforcementVideo
Pittsburgh won’t enforce a package of controversial gun bills approved last month by City Council until it resolves several lawsuits filed in opposition to the ordinances. Two gun rights groups — Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League and Firearm Owners Against Crime — and three individuals have filed three lawsuits contending the...
Uber driver charged with kidnapping in Pittsburgh accused of same crime on same night
An Uber driver accused of kidnapping two female passengers earlier this month in Pittsburgh was charged Monday with trying the same thing on the same night on a different woman, court records show. Richard Lomotey, 36, of Monaca, now faces a second set of charges that include kidnapping and unlawful...
Summer lane restrictions scheduled on 16th Street Bridge
One of Pittsburgh’s more popular bridges will be restricted to one lane in each direction all summer. Motorists who travel the 16th Street Bridge should expect delays, beginning June 3, while crews from Saxonburg’s Advantage Steel and Construction perform repairs. The span, also known as the David McCullough Bridge, connects...
Bloomfield SWAT situation ends peacefully
A SWAT situation in Bloomfield ended peacefully Sunday, Pittsburgh police said. Officers closed a portion of Liberty Avenue after a man threatened to hurt himself and others, saying he had a cache of weapons, said Chris Togneri, a police spokesman. The incident happened just before 8 p.m. in the 4500...
Suspect jumps from roof to roof to roof to an alley while trying to elude Pittsburgh police
A man jumped from a second-story roof into an alley while trying to flee Pittsburgh police, police said. The man was in serious condition in a hospital, public safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. Zone 1 officers on patrol at the 3100 block of McClure Avenue spotted a man wanted for...
Allegheny County Police name suspect for Jefferson Hills shooting
Allegheny County Police are accusing a former Clairton man of shooting a 21-year-old woman in the shoulder in Jefferson Hills just after midnight Sunday. Police allege that Andrew Roberts, 27, whose last known address was Clairton, shot the woman in a mobile home community on Stilley Street. The woman was...
Arrest made in Fox Chapel Yacht Club stabbing
Allegheny County Police have made an arrest in the stabbing of 30-year-old man at the Fox Chapel Yacht Club early Sunday. Police accuse Christopher Schmeider, 28, of committing the stabbing during an argument just after 3 a.m. Sunday. The victim’s wounds were not life-threatening. Schmeider was taken to the Allegheny...
Bicycle rider stuck by car on Mount Washington
A man riding a bicycle in Pittsburgh was sent to an area hospital after being hit by a vehicle on Sunday morning. The crash happened just before 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the area of Grandview Avenue and Hallock Street on Mount Washington. The man is stable condition and the cause...
Leslie Odom Jr. draws laughs, inspires during CMU graduation address
It was 16 years ago when Leslie Odom Jr. graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with his whole life ahead of him. Now, coming off of his success as a member of the original “Hamilton” cast, the Tony and Grammy award winning actor and singer returned to CMU on Sunday as...
Protesters say Paulson Spray Park opening a ‘political stunt’Video
The squeals of delighted children mixed with the shouts of protesters at Saturday’s opening of a new city spray park in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. The Paulson Spray Park and Playground opened at noon Saturday at the site of the former Paulson Swimming Pool, which had been closed for more than a decade....
Homestead Grays Bridge lane restrictions to continue through end of May
Work on the Homestead Grays Bridge will resume Sunday night and is expected to continue through the end of the month. Although milling and paving work is done, the bridge will once again be reduced to one lane in each direction starting at 10 p.m. Sunday. Those restrictions will be...
Authorities identify man found dead in Swissvale early Sunday morning
A 22-year-old man was found dead on a Swissvale sidewalk early Sunday morning of multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Aris Payto Barclay Vann, of Wilkinsburg. Vann was pronounced dead at the scene in the 2200 block of Woodstock Avenue at...
