Renatta Signorini stories, Page 35
Teenage boys charged in connection with Hempfield armed robbery
Two teenage boys were charged as adults over the weekend in connection with an armed robbery in Hempfield. Daniel Govora, 17, of Crabtree, and Cayden Essway, 16, of Greensburg, are each charged with robbery, a felony, and theft and possession of a firearm by a minor, both misdemeanors. Essway faces...
Latrobe man receives federal prison sentence for drug offenses
A Latrobe man was ordered to spend one year and one day in a federal prison in connection with drug offenses. Richard Bakey, 30, will spend three years on supervised release after the prison term, according to court records filed after the Thursday hearing. Bakey was arrested in September. Drug...
Proposed consent decree includes Philips Respironics site, product inspections for 5 years
Philips Respironics must hire independent experts to inspect facilities and products and hand over part of its revenue to the U.S. Treasury under a proposed consent decree filed in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. Under the proposed decree, Philips Respironics would not admit to any wrongdoing. “The consent decree provides...
Woman escapes unharmed from burning vehicle in Interstate 70 crash, police say
A 20-year-old Greensburg woman escaped unharmed from a burning vehicle Thursday after a crash on Interstate 70, according to state police. The woman was traveling east on the highway in Hempfield at 2:45 p.m. in a Nissan Murano when troopers said she looked at her cell phone to reply to...
Man found dead on South Side railroad tracks
A Clairton man’s body was found on railroad tracks Saturday in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, according to city police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. First responders were sent just before 6:30 p.m. to the railroad tracks underneath a bridge where South 12th and Brosville streets meet for a report...
Former Arnold resident receives prison sentence for drug dealing
A man was sentenced to state prison in connection with an Arnold-based drug trafficking ring authorities said operated in the Pittsburgh region. Michael Terrance Scott, 48, of Parma, Ohio, entered a general plea March 26 to charges of corrupt organizations and possession with intent to deliver. Several other counts were...
Morning Roundup: Police investigate Oakland burglary; flooding shelter opened in Brownsville
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, April 4: Pitt and city police investigate burglary in Oakland University of Pittsburgh police reported Wednesday that they are working with city officers to investigate a burglary in the 200 block of McKee Place in the city’s Oakland...
6 with Pittsburgh ties make Forbes’ 2024 billionaires list
Several people with Pittsburgh ties have been named on Forbes’ World’s Billionaires List, which was released Tuesday. David Tepper, 66, tops the local connections tied at No. 94 with an estimated $24.6 billion in net worth, according to Forbes. In 2003, he donated $55 million to Carnegie Mellon University, from...
Police investigate Beltzhoover shooting
Pittsburgh police were reviewing surveillance footage after a man was injured during a shooting Tuesday in Beltzhoover. First responders were called to Michigan Street at 5:45 p.m. and found the man with a wound to his buttocks. He was transported to a hospital in stable condition, police said. Authorities were...
Man struck, killed by car on Parkway North
A pedestrian was killed early Wednesday when state police said he was hit by an SUV while walking in the center lane of the Parkway North inbound during a heavy rainstorm. The crash was reported at 2:45 a.m. near mile marker 3 in Pittsburgh, between the exits for East and...
FirstEnergy seeks rate hike to fund improvements
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania, which includes West Penn Power, is seeking an increase of its base electric rates from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. If the plan is approved by the commission, the new rates would take effect June 1, according to information released by FirstEnergy. Typical West Penn residential customers who...
Jeannette schools move to flex day Friday because of memorial service for house fire victims
Jeannette City School District will have flexible instruction Friday to allow students, staff and the community to gather to mourn five lives lost in a house fire last month. Superintendent Matt Jones said the move will allow those who want to attend a public memorial service at Word of Life...
Couples eager to elope under the eclipse in ArkansasVideo
Wedding fireworks are no match for getting married under a solar eclipse. Nearly 300 couples are anticipating tying the knot Monday in an Arkansas ceremony, moments before the moon lines up perfectly between the Earth and sun, casting parts of North America in darkness. Elope at the Eclipse in Russellville,...
Bicyclist dies from wounds after being hit by semi-truck in Pittsburgh
A bicyclist who was hit by a semi-truck last week in Downtown Pittsburgh died over the weekend, Pittsburgh police reported Monday afternoon. The man succumbed to his injuries in a hospital at 1:25 a.m. Saturday. No charges are expected to be filed, police said. His identity has not been released...
Morning Roundup: House fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 2: House fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township Traffic is back to normal on Route 356 after a house fire early Tuesday in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County. No injuries were reported in the 3:17 a.m. blaze,...
Authorities ID teen killed in Braddock double shooting
Authorities have identified the Braddock teenager killed Monday night in a double shooting in his hometown as Jeramyah Pollard. Jeramyah, 16, died shortly before 8 p.m. near Lillie Avenue and Margaretta Street, the scene of the shooting, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday. Both roads sit just blocks...
Ex-Allegheny County detective pleads guilty to harassment in Export bar incident
A former Allegheny County detective pleaded guilty Monday to two summary harassment citations connected to an incident at an Export bar last year. Raymond Bonacci, 57, of McKeesport, was ordered to pay $362 in fines and costs, according to court records. The two harassment counts were filed last week when...
Pa. Attorney General warns of eclipse glasses scam
Authorities are warning Pennsylvanians to beware of scammers selling bogus protective glasses in advance of next Monday’s solar eclipse. “Do your research to make sure the glasses you buy will thoroughly protect your eyes and allow you to safely view the solar eclipse,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said in...
Morning Roundup: Jeannette man sought in Swissvale crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, April 1: Jeannette man sought in Swissvale crash An arrest warrant was issued over the weekend for a Jeannette man accused of being impaired when he crashed into a backhoe in a construction zone in Swissvale. The backhoe...
Former Steeler Cam Sutton turns himself in amid allegations of domestic battery
Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton surrendered to authorities in Florida on Sunday night on domestic violence accusations, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Sutton turned himself in at 8:30 p.m. on a charge of domestic battery by strangulation, a third-degree felony, at the Orient Road Jail in Tampa,...
Teen boy killed in Wilkinsburg shooting
A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Sunday night in Wilkinsburg, according to Allegheny County Police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The shooting was reported just before 10:30 p.m. on Hill Avenue. First responders found Kevin Wilson of Pittsburgh there and took him to a hospital where police said he...
2 accused of cashing checks and money orders taken from Giant Eagle pharmacy deposit bags
Two Allegheny County men, including one charged with homicide, are accused of intercepting $4,800 in checks and money orders paid by Giant Eagle pharmacy customers, according to court papers. Preliminary hearings are set for next month on charges of conspiracy and receiving stolen property against Adelin M. Itongwa, 23, of...
Man who abandoned 73 cats in North Huntingdon home receives 7 years of probation
A North Huntingdon man is forbidden from owning or keeping any animals while he is under court supervision in a case in which 73 cats were rescued from his home. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio on Thursday sentenced Matthew Jacobs, 48, to one year less a day to two years less a...
Clairton man denied bail in connection with November shooting
A Westmoreland County judge on Thursday refused to set bail for a man accused of shooting a Monroeville police officer during a chase that ended with a crash in Allegheny Township. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio said she was persuaded by a long list of past violent cases involving Bruce A. Alvarado,...
Former Arnold resident receives prison sentence for drug dealing
A man was sentenced to state prison this week in connection with an Arnold-based drug trafficking ring authorities said operated in the Pittsburgh region. Michael Terrance Scott, 48, of Parma, Ohio, entered a general plea Tuesday to charges of corrupt organizations and possession with intent to deliver. Several other counts...
