Allegheny category, Page 269

Duquesne police used social media to locate the parents of a young boy found wandering Wednesday morning on Overland Avenue. But Allegheny County Office Child, Youth and Family took custody of the boy after his father and mother’s boyfriend were arrested when they came to the police station, according to...

If you are planning to attend the Pirates’ home opener Monday against St. Louis you’ll want to bring a jacket. And maybe a sweater. The forecast from the National Weather Service in Moon calls for temperatures that are colder than the average for April 1, with a high of 47...

Pittsburgh residents can pick up free mulch from the city’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program beginning Saturday. Residents can pick up the mulch from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the city’s forestry division, 6520 Stanton Ave., on Saturdays through April 20 or while supplies last. Residents are required to bring...

Aspinwall Riverfront Park will receive a $5,000 prize for its work to restore the area’s lackluster waterfront. The park is a winner of the 2019 Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards, presented by Dominion Energy and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. It is among five groups chosen for a commitment to environmental stewardship....

Friendship came naturally for Lawrence Lynch and Gavin Zett. Gavin has Down syndrome and can’t communicate very well with other kids, particularly those outside of his life skills support classroom at Beechwood Elementary in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood. Lawrence is in a general education classroom at the school. Life skills and...

Mt. Lebanon High School is closed Wednesday because of a water main break, the district announced on its website. Cochran Road had been closed near the high school, but has reopened, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. Drivers are being advised to avoid Cochran between Cedar Boulevard and Washington Road/Route...

Bob Hauser still remembers the metallic taste he got in his mouth while playing in the backyard with his two sons the afternoon of March 28, 1979. “Tony (Hauser’s then-8-year-old son) was climbing a tree and he said, ‘My mouth tastes funny.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, what is that?’” said...

Quack, quack — duck boat tours are coming back. Just Ducky Tours, which operates eight World War II-era amphibious craft out of Pittsburgh’s Station Square, announced on its website that it will be resuming its land and water tours in mid- to late April. The company ended its 2018 season...

A woman was hospitalized after being shot in Swissvale Tuesday night. Emergency responders were dispatched for the shooting around 9 p.m. along the 7300 block of Brinton Street. Authorities said the victim was found with a gunshot wound to her side. The woman’s condition was not immediately available. Allegheny County...

Highmark Health took in $515 million more in revenue last year than the previous year, making 2018 its second-best financial performance since the integrated health care system’s inception, CEO David Holmberg said Tuesday. “We’ve continued to grow and expand, remain financially strong and stable, and maintain our relationships in the...

Pennsylvania’s largest hospital association is mistaken in trying to squash state Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s attempt to halt the looming breakup between Highmark and UPMC, Highmark Health CEO David Holmberg said Tuesday. On Monday, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania joined UPMC in asking a federal judge to block...

Several utilities, contractors and property owners in Allegheny County have been fined for alleged violations of the PA One Call system that damaged underground lines in 2018. On Tuesday, the PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee announced 70 disciplinary actions statewide, issuing $75,000 in fines against 33 facility owners, excavators...

Questions about Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s beard are being asked in the strangest places these days. The mayor started growing whiskers in August and has since been fielding questions about his two-toned hair color, black hair, white beard. He returned Monday from a two-week trip abroad that included stops in...

Rolling lane closures on the northbound Parkway North are scheduled for Wednesday. PennDOT said the lane closures will occur as needed between I-579 and the Suffolk Street Bridge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crews will be making preparations for upcoming paving in the area. An average of 35,000 vehicles...

Residents impacted by the impending Highland Park Interchange Reconstruction Project still have time to vote on sound barriers proposed along portions of Route 28. A postal gaffe was discovered after surveys were returned to PennDOT undelivered to residents in Aspinwall and O’Hara, spokesman Steve Cowan said. “There were some issues...

The redevelopment of Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill District at the site of the former Civic Arena was awarded nearly $678,000 that’s part of $2.25 million in state funding coming to Allegheny County for projects. About half of the Lower Hill money will go toward developing a plaza and pedestrian walkway in...

Officials in Pittsburgh on Wednesday called for the passage of state legislation that would require school districts to test their drinking water for lead. Legislation from state Rep. Karen Boback, R-Luzerne, introduced Wednesday would also drastically reduce a statewide threshold for lead levels in water at schools and require districts...

La Roche College is now La Roche University. The Pennsylvania Department of Education approved its application to become La Roche University, effective immediately. La Roche President Sister Candace Introcaso made the official announcement Tuesday during a celebration for students, faculty and staff. Alumni and friends joined the president via Facebook...

Pittsburgh City Council is expected to cast its first vote Wednesday on three controversial bills that would ban the possession and use of certain semiautomatic weapons, ammunition and accessories in the city. Councilman Corey O’Connor, one of the main sponsors of the legislation, said he would call for a vote...

Now’s the time for someone to pursue a career in the building trades, according to the head of the Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania. “There are literally thousands of opportunities. We’ve been bringing in record numbers of apprentices for the last two years,” said Jeff Nobers, executive director of the...

The U.S. Postal Service has suspended retail services at the Pittsburgh Network Distribution Center in Marshall after a chemical spill. Spokesman Tad Kelley said the chemical was identified as mercury. “All employees are safe and accounted for and none were exposed to the contaminant,” Kelley said Tuesday. “Professional environmental contractors...

Pittsburgh police are looking for a gunman after multiple shots were fired into an Upper Lawrenceville home early Tuesday morning. Four to five shots were fired just after midnight into the house on Kendall Street, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. At least one bullet went through a window. Police...

Pittsburgh police allegedly found three children living in filthy conditions in a Homewood rowhouse after one of them was seen standing outside nearly naked in near-freezing conditions. Police charged Stevatezia Terrelle Cha Mickel, 23, with two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children on March 18, according to court...

Rhonda Walden wants Penn Hills School District officials to take action to ensure other students do not suffer the same trauma as her daughter. “There is lack of policy at Linton, lack of consequence,” Walden told district officials at a meeting March 25. “Multiple students have been involved in fights...

A body found near an auto body shop along Washington Boulevard in Pittsburgh’s Larimer section earlier this month has been identified as a Pittsburgh woman missing since September. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office officials on Monday identified the body as Jessica Young, 35, of East Liberty. She was last seen...