Megan Guza stories, Page 8
Repairs to Port Authority bridge in Pittsburgh to be done by end of May, officials say
Repairs to Port Authority of Allegheny County’s bridge over Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Pittsburgh should be finished by the end of May, officials said Tuesday. The bridge has been closed since early February when crews discovered that water coupled with the freeze and thaw cycle had caused part of...
Greenfield man charged after police say he tried to force way into Pittsburgh Public Schools offices
A man from Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood is accused of forcing his way into Pittsburgh Public Schools’ administrative building in Oakland on Monday. Kevin McSwiggen, 40, faces two counts of aggravated assault after police said he injured two school police officers during a scuffle in which the officers were trying to...
As air travel picks up in Pittsburgh, TSA reminds travelers: ‘Know what’s in your bag’
As air travel picks up again, Transportation Security Administration officials at Pittsburgh International Airport are reminding travelers to double check their carry-on bags for some of the more innocuous items that can cause headaches at security checkpoints. Across the country, TSA officers are screening between 2 and 2.3 million passengers...
Allegheny County judge scolds double homicide suspect for firing 6 attorneys in 7 years
An Allegheny County judge scolded a man who has gone through a half-dozen defense attorneys in the five years he’s been awaiting trial on double homicide charges, saying he could find himself in the position of having to represent himself in a death penalty case. “Words get around quickly,” Common...
2 teens charged in fatal shooting of another teen in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville
Two teenagers feuding with another group opened fire on a Knoxville street in February, killing an 18-year-old, according to police. Michael Morgan and Tymair Cox, both 18, are charged with homicide. The charges stem from the Feb. 23 killing of Teron Williams, 18. He was shot as he stood with...
Turtle Creek man headed to trial in deadly 2021 shootings on Parkway East, Route 28
A Turtle Creek man accused of gunning down two people on different highways last year will head to trial, a district judge ruled. District Judge Kevin Cooper Jr. dismissed six charges against Howard Milligan, but the most serious will proceed to trial, including two counts of homicide. Over one deadly...
‘I have a family’: Prosecutors show dash cam footage leading up to Uber driver, Turtle Creek mother’s homicide
For nearly 20 minutes, Christi Spicuzza’s last Uber fare seemed relatively normal. She picked up the man about 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 10, and he slid into the backseat of her Nissan Sentra through the rear passenger-side door. He spoke only a few words, but traffic seemed relatively light as...
Pittsburgh Promise removes attendance requirement for Class of 2022, citing pandemic
The attendance requirement for Pittsburgh students to receive scholarship funds from the Pittsburgh Promise will be lifted specifically for the class of 2022, with program officials citing the “significant challenges” the class has experienced throughout the covid-19 pandemic. “We have concluded that class of 2022 students will have attendance issues...
Foo Fighters cancel tour in light of drummer Taylor Hawkins’ death
Foo Fighters on Tuesday announced the cancellation of all remaining tour dates, including a scheduled stop in Western Pennsylvania later this spring. The announcement comes days after drummer Taylor Hawkins died while the band was on tour in Colombia. In a statement to fans, the band called the loss of...
University Prep on modified lockdown after guns found in nearby Hill District home
A school in Pittsburgh Hill District was on modified lockdown Tuesday after police found guns in an abandoned home nearby, officials said. Ebony Pugh, a spokeswoman for Pittsburgh Public Schools, said the guns were found at a home on Vancroft Street, not far from University Prep, a grade 6-12 school...
Pittsburgh woman accused of striking fiance with car in city’s Knoxville neighborhood
A Pittsburgh woman faces charges after police said she ran down her fiancé with a car Friday after a night of drinking, critically injuring the man. Tina McAfee, 44, of the city’s Knoxville neighborhood, is charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. Police said they responded to Knox Avenue around...
‘It’s been too long’: Family of slain Wilkinsburg mother pleads for answersVideo
Latoya Gathers said her 7-year-old granddaughter sometimes cries and calls out for her mother during the night. The girl was at home in Wilkinsburg last year when two men came in, demanded money and then shot her mother, Zaviawna Gathers. Gathers, 26, was pronounced dead in a second-floor bedroom at...
Man wanted in New Year’s Eve triple homicide arrested in McKeesport
A man wanted in the New Year’s Eve slaying of three people — including his ex-girlfriend and her 12-year-old son — was arrested Thursday in McKeesport, about 10 miles from the scene of the Homewood homicides. Ronald Steave, 29, has been on the run since the Dec. 31 when police...
2 guns caught in 2 days at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoints
Security officers stopped two guns in two days this week at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoints, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman said Thursday. The first incident happened Wednesday when officers spotted a loaded .357-caliber handgun in a Munhall man’s carry-on baggage, said spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. Then, around 1:30 p.m. Thursday,...
U.S. Steel hit with $4.5M fine for alleged emissions violations
Allegheny County Health Department leveled a $4.5 million fine against U.S. Steel, alleging more than 800 emissions violations at the Clairton Coke Plant over more than two years. The health department said the fines are related to what it called uncontrolled push violations. In the coke production process, pushing is...
Police: Mississippi duo scammed more than $10,000 from Rivers Casino roulette tables
A scheme of distraction and secret signals helped a Mississippi couple scam Rivers Casino out of more than $10,000 at the roulette tables over two nights last month, according to the charges against them. Shaun Benward, 33, and Denielle Derohan, 42, are both charged with theft by deception, conspiracy, and...
Pittsburgh police: Missing child found safe
A 10-year-old boy previously reported missing by Pittsburgh police was found safe Tuesday afternoon. The child had been reported missing around 9 a.m. He’d last been seen in the Lincoln-Lemington area. Investigators said around 2:20 p.m. that he had been found and was safe....
1 dead in Hill District shooting
A man was found shot to death in an apartment in Pittsburgh’s Hill District on Tuesday morning, Pittsburgh police said. Police and paramedics responded around 8:20 a.m. to an apartment on Bedford Avenue in the city’s Middle Hill neighborhood, said police spokesman Maurice Matthews. Police found a man who had...
Police: Shooting outside Monroeville Olive Garden sparked by robbery
Monroeville police on Monday charged a Turtle Creek man as a suspect in a robbery-turned-shooting outside an Olive Garden restaurant. Accorie Wilder-Mack, 22, is charged with assault, robbery, conspiracy, carrying a firearm without a license and several misdemeanors in connection with the March 12 shooting. A criminal complaint filed in...
Police: Pittsburgh man set fire to woman’s home after she left to get PFA
Authorities filed charges against a Pittsburgh man who they said set fire to a woman’s home last week, killing two cats, when she left with a friend to get a protection from abuse order against him. A woman called police to her Moore Street home in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood shortly...
Cranberry man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
A Cranberry man with a military background faces federal charges in connection with the U.S. Capitol insurrection last year in Washington, D.C., federal officials said. Jordan Bonenberger, 26, is charged with disorderly conduct in a restricted building; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; entering and remaining in a restricted building;...
Police: Raid of Pittsburgh bar turned up drugs, stolen guns
A raid at a Pittsburgh bar this week turned up drugs and stolen guns, according to police. Members of the state police nuisance bar task force raided Ace’s & Deuce’s Lounge on Wednesday in the city’s Hill District. The compliance check at the Fifth Avenue bar showed several violations, including...
1 dead in shooting in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville
A shooting overnight Friday left one person dead in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood, authorities said. Zone 3 police officers on patrol near Brownsville Road and Bausman Street heard gunshots around 2:45 a.m., said police spokeswoman Amanda Mueller. Officers found one man who’d been shot in the head, Mueller said. He was...
Police: Suspect nabbed in fatal Wilmerding shooting
A North Versailles man is accused of fatally shooting a man in Wilmerding on Thursday morning, Allegheny County Police said. The suspect, Jason E. Grubb, 47, was arrested at a family member’s residence in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood around 1:30 p.m. and was taken to Allegheny County Jail, police said. Pitcairn...
Allegheny County Jail to resume in-person visits but only for the fully vaccinated
The Allegheny County Jail will allow in-person social visits for the first time since the start of the covid pandemic starting next week, though visits for right now will be limited to fully vaccinated incarcerated individuals and fully vaccinated family members, officials said. Exceptions will be made for children under...
