Tom Davidson stories, Page 27
Planned G7 meeting in Downtown Pittsburgh canceled because of coronavirus
A meeting of international leaders that had been scheduled for this month in Downtown Pittsburgh instead will take place by teleconference in light of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a State Department spokeswoman. “Out of an abundance of caution, the United States has decided to host the upcoming #G7 ministerial...
Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade to go on despite coronavirus fearsVideo
Organizers of Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade said Tuesday the parade will go on as usual Saturday, despite the worldwide coronavirus outbreak that’s prompted similar events in other cities to be canceled. “We’re a hardy group,” said Jeffrey “Mac” McCafferty, the chairman of the Pittsburgh parade. “We want people to...
Pittsburgh police detective shot in gunfight that left Mt. Oliver parolee dead is ‘doing fine’
The Pittsburgh police detective who was shot last week in a gunfight that left a Mt. Oliver man dead is recovering at home, Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said. “He is doing well,” Hissrich said. Allegheny County police are investigating what happened Thursday night when the detective, who was shot...
Pittsburgh regatta promoter testifies his business was a ‘sinking ship’
The man who’s blamed for cancellation of last year’s Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta told a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee that his business was failing from the time he formed it three years ago. “I was on a sinking ship from the beginning,” Derek Weber, 44, of Ross, told Rosemary C. Crawford...
Attorneys differ over firing of PWSA worker who used medical pot
An attorney for Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority says PWSA was following its policies and abiding by federal law last year when it fired an employee who failed a drug test but has a state-issued card to use medical marijuana. The worker’s attorney says PWSA violated the state Medical Marijuana...
Police ask for help to locate McKeesport man charged in alley shooting
A 19-year-old man accused of firing 14 shots from a rifle into a 2007 Ford Taurus driven by another 19-year-old and wounding him has been charged with attempted homicide and other charges, according to Allegheny County police. County police Wednesday filed charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangering and...
Driver in fatal 2019 crash on Tri-Boro Expressway charged
The driver of a pickup involved in an October 2019 rollover crash on the Tri-Boro Expressway between Turtle Creek and Wilmerding that killed a passenger has been charged in connection with the man’s death. Allegheny County police said Edward Wharton, 57, of North Versailles, was driving drunk and speeding on...
Bloomberg’s Pittsburgh stop off as campaign endsVideo
Mike Bloomberg’s campaign field office in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty still smelled of fresh paint Wednesday. Two large stacks of political yard signs leaned against a wall in the office, which opened Sunday. Bloomberg was expected to stop there Thursday. Now, after a not-so-super showing in the Super Tuesday primaries, Bloomberg...
4 locals caught in national elder fraud sweep; hotline set up to help potential victims
A National Elder Fraud Hotline is being launched by the Justice Department. The hotline was announced as U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady joined other federal officials in touting a national elder fraud sweep that included four people from the region who are being prosecuted for crimes against seniors, according to...
Dave Crawley accuses KDKA, CBS of age discrimination, retaliation after Regatta plunge
Longtime Pittsburgh television news reporter David Crawley claims in a federal lawsuit he was discriminated against because of his age and retaliated against by his employer, KDKA-TV and its parent company CBS Corp., after he was hurt in a 2017 stunt he was assigned to do during the Three Rivers...
Inbound Fort Pitt Tunnel lanes reopen after crash
Inbound lanes of the Fort Pitt Tunnel reopened at about 4:30 p.m. after they were closed for about 90 minutes after a truck crash, according to PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan. Motorists using I-376 east should expect residual delays because of the crash, Cowan said....
Police: Man shot in Beltzhoover dies at hospital
A man was shot and killed Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim Thursday morning as Robert Fulton, 33, of Pittsburgh. He died in the emergency room at UPMC Mercy Hospital, according to the medical examiner. Public Safety spokeswoman...
North Side man found guilty of first-degree murder in 2017 killing
An East Allegheny man convicted of murder Tuesday maintains he didn’t commit the crime. Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning convicted Justin Parrotte of first-degree murder in the 2017 killing of John Miller on city steps in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood. “I didn’t kill that man. I had no reason...
Pittsburgh police trying to identify suspect in Sunoco robbery in Oakland
Pittsburgh police released photos of a man suspected in a Feb. 7 robbery at a Sunoco on Craft Avenue in Oakland. The robbery happened at about 11:45 p.m. when the man took cash from the register and attempted to leave the store. The cashier remotely locked the door and the...
Sen. Casey asks AG Barr to end Pittsburgh’s involvement in Ukraine probe
Pennsylvania’s senior U.S. senator on Monday urged Attorney General William Barr to stop diverting law enforcement resources from the Pittsburgh region to vet information about Ukraine. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, wrote that he questions whether Barr and the Department of Justice’s leadership is more interested in helping the president’s...
Owner of 4 Shop ‘n Saves given probation for $300K coupon scheme
The owner of four North Hills grocery stores was sentenced Monday to four years of probation after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors for a long-running coupon scheme that bilked nearly $300,000 from manufacturers. Michael Mihelic, 60, of Franklin Park pleaded guilty to a single count of theft. “It was...
Homewood man convicted in 2017 shooting, robbery of Braddock woman
A Homewood man was convicted Friday of shooting and robbing an 18-year-old Braddock woman in 2017 after she got off a Port Authority bus in Homewood. The woman got off a bus at the North Homewood stop on the East Busway, walked down steps to the street and was followed...
Penn State student from Pittsburgh area sues university over handling of rape case, claims of racial discrimination
A Penn State student from the Pittsburgh area studying in State College is suing the university because of the way it handled an investigation into her alleged rape. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Williamsport, also accuses two professors of mistreating her because she’s black. The woman alleged...
Attempted homicide charge dismissed against Shalaya Briston in Terrelle Pryor stabbingVideo
The most serious charge against the woman accused of stabbing Terrelle Pryor was dismissed during a preliminary hearing Thursday. District Judge Anthony Ceoffe dismissed a charge of attempted homicide that Pittsburgh police filed against Shalaya Briston, 24. Briston was dating Pryor, 30, an NFL football star who is a Jeannette...
Tracing U.S. Attorney Scott Brady’s rise from a church in Greenville to the Ukraine investigation
People in the small town where he grew up aren’t surprised that U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady is making national news as a high-profile federal prosecutor. The Greenville native won’t comment on U.S. Attorney General William Barr tapping his office to take in information about Ukraine, including what was collected...
Western Pa. nursing home chain reaches $15.4M settlement for inappropriate therapy
A company that owns more than 50 nursing homes in Pennsylvania will pay more than $15.4 million to the government to settle federal whistleblower claims that it provided medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy to residents to help meet revenue goals, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. The civil settlement, announced by...
Witness: Pittsburgh man played on park swings after North Side killing
An East Allegheny man accused of fatally shooting another man in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood played on swings at a North Side park after the 2017 killing, a witness told police. Justin Parrotte, 31, is facing homicide and gun charges for the death of John Miller in a nonjury...
Police: Indiana County man killed by own tow truck during repossession in McKeesport
A tow truck driver from Indiana County making a repossession was killed early Tuesday in McKeesport when the tow truck he was operating rolled back over him, Allegheny County police said. Andrew Sester, 42, of Lucerne Mines in Center Township, was pronounced dead at 4:54 a.m., according to the Allegheny...
Police: Pedestrian killed in crash with tractor-trailer at Crafton Ingram Shopping Center
An 81-year-old woman was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer Thursday morning at the Crafton Ingram Shopping Center, police said. The woman, Florence Hall, of Pittsburgh, was identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Police have not...
Defense attorney disputes forgery charges as case proceeds against Gary Van HornVideo
The case involving the former leader of a Pittsburgh LGBTQ advocacy group accused of billing himself as an emergency responder and providing forged documents to authorities will proceed to Allegheny County Common Pleas court, a district judge ruled Wednesday. Gary Van Horn’s attorney said his client didn’t commit a crime...
