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Penn Hills School Board member resigns to focus on social justice
Denise Graham-Shealey has stepped down from the Penn Hills School Board. “My roots are in advocacy, and I look forward to returning all of my time and attention to it,” Graham-Shealey wrote in her resignation letter submitted to district officials March 25. The board voted to accept her resignation that...
4 injured in 2-vehicle crash in North Versailles
Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday night in North Versailles, initial reports indicate. The crash happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. near East Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard and Ault Drive, an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. Medics took four people to the hospital, the dispatcher said. The extent of their...
Greenway Boy Killas member pleads to conspiracy to distribute crack
An alleged Pittsburgh street gang member pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Pittsburgh to one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Brett Rodgers, 32, of Pittsburgh, entered the plea before Senior U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab. Prosecutors told the court that, in 2017, FBI and Drug Enforcement...
Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer Home Show returns for a 13th season
The Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer Home Show returns for a 13th season from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 6 at Teamsters Hall Local 249, in Lawrenceville. This event combines vintage fashion along with vinyl and furnishings. Want early access to vintage shopping? Come for our Early Bird for the die-hard...
Second eaglet hatches at Pittsburgh’s Hays bald eagle nest
A second baby eagle has emerged at the Hays bald eagles nest, Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania officials announced Monday afternoon. “It’s a really fun time of year for us,” Audubon Communications Director Rachel Handel said. “I think it’s one of the most engaging ways we come in contact with...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to murder in 2018 botched drug deal
A man pleaded guilty Monday to killing another man in a botched drug deal last year in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland neighborhood, authorities said. Shayne Craighead, 23, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Anthony Mariani sentenced him to at least 17 years in prison for...
‘Wiesenthal: Nazi Hunter’ spotlights tolerance, benefits Tree of Life fund
He is nicknamed the “Jewish James Bond.” Simon Wiesenthal survived 12 Nazi concentration camps and made a name for himself by doggedly hunting down and bringing to justice Nazi criminals, including Adolf Eichmann. Now he is the subject of a one-man, one-act play called “Wiesenthal: Nazi Hunter” opening Tuesday at...
WAMO radio station asks for help finding suspect who stole $10K in equipmentVideo
A man broke into the offices of WAMO-FM hip-hop radio station in Forest Hills early Monday and stole about $10,000 worth of equipment, officials said. Jamal Woodson, the station’s general manager, woke to a call shortly after 4 a.m. from operations manager Louis Wingfield, who showed up to work and...
Federal bump stock ban goes into effect Tuesday; none turned over to ATF in Pennsylvania
With the bump stock ban looming, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it is not aware of anyone turning a single one in at the field office in Pittsburgh or the dozen other offices across the state, a spokeswoman said. The final rule promulgated by the...
Pittsburgh would pay teen $77,500 to settle police brutality lawsuit
Pittsburgh and a West End company that provides security at Heinz Field would pay a South Park man $97,500 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging a former city police officer assaulted him and violated his civil rights during high school football championships at the stadium in 2015. Gabriel Despres, 23,...
Roberto Clemente’s World Series bat, Josh Gibson photo sell at auction
Covered in ball marks, ball stitch impressions, cleat marks and with a crack in the handle, one thing sticks out about the bat — Roberto Clemente’s childhood name “Momen.” Clemente purchased the “Momen Clemente” bat on Oct. 3, 1960, two days before the World Series against the New York Yankees...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner arraigned on felonies in Detroit
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner and her husband were arraigned Monday afternoon in Detroit on charges related to an altercation with police at a hotel earlier this month. After the brief hearing, Wayne County Judge Ronald Giles set a $5,000 personal bond with no travel restrictions for each defendant, Wayne...
As students walk out for Antwon Rose, his mother urges Woodland Hills students to stay putVideo
As hundreds of students marched in Downtown Pittsburgh to honor Antwon Rose II, kids at Woodland Hills High School, where Rose was a student, stayed put. They stayed at the request of Rose’s mom. “There is nothing to accomplish by walking out,” Michelle Kenney said to the group of Woodland...
Veterans Leadership Program earns state nonprofit association’s ‘Seal of Excellence’
Pittsburgh-based Veterans Leadership Program is the first veteran service organization in the state to receive the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organization’s Seal of Excellence. “Participating in this program and subjecting our organization to the independent review demonstrates the organization’s commitment to excellence not only to the Veterans we serve, but...
Jury foreman in Rosfeld trial says ex-cop ‘has a right to do what he did’
Jesse Rawls Sr. believes Antwon Rose II would be alive today had he not run from police. “When someone jumps out of a car that you know was just involved in a drive-by shooting, would you assume that they’re not armed?” said Rawls, the foreman of the jury from Dauphin...
Dick’s Sporting Goods closing Century III Mall store
A sign at the declining Century III Mall in West Mifflin says the Dick’s Sporting Goods store there is closing on Saturday. The notice follows a decision by a bankruptcy judge earlier this month to reject the Dick’s lease at the mall, where the sporting goods retailer has had an...
Police investigating South Side stabbing
A man was stabbed multiple times during a fight early Monday morning in Pittsburgh’s South Side, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. Police and paramedics were called shortly after 1 a.m. to the 1100 block of East Carson Street, where the man was found in a parked car. Investigators learned...
White Oak police seek suspect in Wendy’s armed robbery
White Oak police arrested three of four people wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a Jacks Run Road Wendy’s restaurant Friday night. The department said officers responded to the robbery in the 2800 block of Jacks Run Road around 9:15 p.m. Friday. Two men “armed with pistols and...
Activists pause marches for quiet day of vigils honoring Antwon Rose II
Antwon Rose’s mother stood Sunday afternoon on the Rankin basketball court where her son spent much of his childhood and said she still could picture him shooting hoops. “This was definitely his spot right here,” Michelle Kenney said. “If you was looking for Antwon, you’d find him on the basketball...
Antwon Rose’s mother reflects on Michael Rosfeld’s trial, losing her son
Darkness had already fallen Saturday night when Michelle Kenney drove to East Pittsburgh. It was the first time. She finally wanted to see where her son, Antwon, died. Twenty-four hours earlier, late Friday night, Michael Rosfeld, a former East Pittsburgh police officer, was acquitted of murder for shooting Antwon Rose...
Pittsburgh Public Schools lays ground rules for students who want to participate in walkout
The superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools has released a statement on how the district will accommodate students who want to participate in the Antwon Rose II protests this week and address questions and concerns. A Facebook event page has more than 600 people interested in participating in a walk-out and...
Live: Vigil in memory of Antwon Rose
Supporters of Antwon Rose gathered for a vigil on Sunday, two days after former police Officer Michael Rosfeld was acquitted of homicide in Rose’s 2018 death. The vigil began just after 2 p.m. at Hawkins Village in Rankin, where Rose’s mother lives. Several dozen people formed a circle and sang....
CCAC to hold open houses at all locations on April 3
The Community College of Allegheny County will host open houses at all eight of its locations on Wednesday, April 3. The free events will be from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and are open to all prospective students and their families. Attendees can take placement tests, meet with an advisor...
Man cut while escaping Plum apartment fire Saturday
A man suffered cuts while escaping from a Saturday evening fire that damaged his Plum apartment. The man broke out a front window of his first-floor apartment and cut his hands on the glass while climbing through to safety, according to Holiday Park Fire Chief James Sims. The man was...
‘A profound wound to the community’: Pittsburgh’s black leaders react to the Rosfeld verdict
Pittsburgh’s African-American community Saturday expressed a mixture of grief, disbelief and anger over the acquittal of Michael Rosfeld, the former East Pittsburgh police officer charged for shooting and killing an unarmed black teenager. Leaders from the community spoke about race, the toxic perceptions of black men and a justice system...
