Tom Davidson stories, Page 30
Part of South Craig Street closed as PWSA repairs water main in North Oakland
Crews are working to fix a water main break Monday in North Oakland that has left some customers who live on South Craig Street with no water, according to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. PWSA officials said they expect the work on the 8-inch line to be finished about 3...
Pittsburgh Public Schools taxes going up
Pittsburgh Public Schools property taxes will be going up, but the planned increase is half the 2.3% hike initially sought. The new rate of 9.95 mills was approved by a 6-3 vote after two hours of sometimes-heated debate among the nine board members. The board put itself in an unusual...
Hempfield owners bring KQV-AM back on the air in Pittsburgh with instrumental music
It’s not broadcasting in an all-news format, but KQV-AM is back on the air in the Pittsburgh area. The station, which had been off the air after an ownership change in 2018, has a storied history as Pittsburgh’s oldest all-news radio station. At 11:10 a.m. Dec. 19, KQV-AM 1410 returned...
Waterworks carjacking suspect jailed in connection with Downtown Pittsburgh parking garage robbery
A 21-year-old Pittsburgh man in jail on charges he allegedly robbed a woman in a Downtown parking garage robbery is also suspected in Saturday’s carjacking at The Waterworks mall near Aspinwall, a police spokesman said. Michael Lipovsik III, of Perry South, was arrested later Saturday on separate charges stemming from...
Man reported missing on Christmas Day found safe
A man missing since about 5 p.m. Wednesday was found just after 1 p.m. Thursday, Pittsburgh police said. Ian Rodgers, 29, had been missing since 5 p.m., when he was last seen in Downtown Pittsburgh. Police thanked people for sharing the information that led to Rodgers being located....
CMU researchers develop tool to pinpoint source of gunshots using smartphone videosVideo
A tool developed at Carnegie Mellon University to determine the location of gunshots correctly pinpointed where the shots came from in the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, CMU researchers said. Researchers tested the value of the tool by analyzing three videos that recorded gunshots in the first...
Attorney: Family of Wilkinsburg man killed by police wants transparent investigationVideo
The family of a Wilkinsburg man shot and killed by police Dec. 22 after he fired at them during a foot chase wants the investigation into his death to be transparent, Pittsburgh attorney Todd J. Hollis said. Hollis is voluntarily representing Romir Talley’s family. During a press conference Tuesday, he...
Baltimore man accused of biting 2 Pittsburgh cops
A Baltimore man believed to have a gun is accused of biting two Pittsburgh police officers as they tried to arrest him early Tuesday morning at the Downtown Amtrak Station, according to a criminal complaint filed against him. Police were called at 2:43 a.m. to the Liberty Avenue station for...
Police: 2 women charged after large brawl at South Side bar
Two women were arrested after a large fight early Monday morning at a bar on Pittsburgh’s South Side. Police responded at about 12:55 a.m. to the fight at The Flats on Carson, according to criminal complaints filed against the women. A group of six or seven people were involved in...
PennDOT: Expect heavy delays after crash in inbound Squirrel Hill tunnel
No one was hurt in a crash Monday afternoon in the inbound lanes of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel, a state police spokeswoman said. The crash was reported to Allegheny County 911 at 1:45 p.m., and involved multiple vehicles, a 911 shift commander said. The vehicles involved were cleared from the...
Police: Beltzhoover woman tried to rob Mt. Washington gas station
A 26-year-old Beltzhoover woman was arrested by Pittsburgh police early Monday morning and charged with robbing a Mt. Washington gas station, public safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. Lesha Marie Peterson went into the Virginia Avenue gas station about 5:45 a.m., placed items on the counter, said she didn’t want to...
Pittsburgh police nab man wanted for Downtown parking garage robbery
A 21-year-old Pittsburgh man sought for a Dec. 6 robbery at a parking garage in Downtown Pittsburgh was arrested Saturday, Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. Michael Lipovsik III is facing charges of robbery and possessing instruments of crime in the case, according to online court records....
Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies distribute free poinsettias in Downtown PittsburghVideo
Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies were out in force Monday morning on Forbes Avenue between the Allegheny County Courthouse and the City-County Building. They stopped passing motorists, asking them to roll down their windows to accept a free poinsettia. It’s something the office has done that last four or five years...
Dollar Bank network issues resolved, accounts are current, spokesman says
Dollar Bank has resolved its network issues that caused its online and mobile banking services to go down Thursday night and resulted in direct deposits not posting until Friday afternoon, a bank official said. “We apologize to all our customers for this inconvenience and appreciate their patience,” said Joe Smith,...
Members of international malware ring who targeted Western Pa. prosecuted
Three members of an international malware cybercrime syndicate have been sentenced in what U.S. authorities are calling a “borderless response” that has involved police agencies in America and Europe. Krasimir Nikolov, 47, of Varna, Bulgaria, was sentenced Monday in Pittsburgh by U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer to time served...
White secretary at Pittsburgh Public Schools sues district, alleging racial discrimination
A secretary employed by Pittsburgh Public Schools is suing the district in federal court contending she’s been discriminated against for the last 12 years because she’s white. Kristen Frankovich says she’s been discriminated against because of her race in every position she’s held since 2007, when she started with the...
Man paralyzed in fight at Downtown McDonald’s sues restaurant
A man left paralyzed after a Nov. 4 assault outside the McDonald’s restaurant on Wood Street in Downtown Pittsburgh is suing the company and the franchise operator of the location for negligence. The suit was filed Wednesday in Allegheny County court by a Pittsburgh law firm on behalf of Mark...
Pittsburgh LGBTQ group leader accused of impersonating law enforcement officer
The leader of one of Pittsburgh’s LGBTQ advocacy groups turned himself in Wednesday on charges that he billed himself as a law enforcement official and forged documents to back it up, according to a criminal complaint filed by state police. Gary Van Horn, 40, of Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood appeared at...
Duquesne man gets up to 14 years in prison for supplying fentanyl in 2017 overdose death
A Duquesne man convicted in September of supplying drugs that resulted in the 2017 fatal overdose of a Clairton man was sentenced Wednesday to up to 14 years in prison. Tyree Saunders, 27, was sentenced by Allegheny County Judge David Cashman for the March 22, 2017, overdose death of Jeremy...
White teacher sues Woodland Hills alleging racial discrimination
A Woodland Hills School District teacher who holds advanced degrees in administration and educational leadership is suing the district and alleging he wasn’t hired as an assistant principal because of his race. Charles Kost, of McDonald has been a teacher at Woodland Hills for 15 years. He has a master’s...
Woman accused of stabbing Terrelle Pryor to be released from jailVideo
Shalaya Briston, the girlfriend of Terrelle Pryor who is accused of stabbing the professional football player, will be released from jail as she awaits a hearing on charges of attempted homicide and aggravated assault, a judge ordered Tuesday. Judge Jeffrey A. Manning released Briston, 24, to her parents’ home in...
3 experts say cyanide test was faulty as Robert Ferrante seeks new trial
The attorney for the University of Pittsburgh researcher convicted in 2014 of poisoning his wife with cyanide has bolstered his request for a new trial with conclusions from three experts that a cyanide test done in the case was faulty. Former Pitt researcher Robert Ferrante, 71, is serving a life...
Heinz Lofts claims Terrelle Pryor, girlfriend violated terms of lease
The North Side apartment complex where former NFL player Terrelle Pryor and his girlfriend, Shalaya Briston, lived is seeking the remaining rent due on the apartment they shared, claiming the couple violated the lease’s rules and regulations. A hearing on the matter is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday at District...
Attorney charged in suspected drug smuggling scheme at Allegheny County Jail
A longtime defense attorney in the region is facing charges stemming from an investigation by authorities into how drug-infused paperwork has been getting into the Allegheny County Jail in recent years. A grand jury presentment unsealed Thursday identified Paul Gettleman, 74, of Perry Township, Lawrence County, whose legal practice is...
Terrelle Pryor says girlfriend accused of stabbing him should be let out of jailVideo
Former NFL player and Jeannette native Terrelle Pryor said Thursday that his girlfriend accused of stabbing him should be let out of jail. Pryor, who nearly died from stab wounds Nov. 30, was in Pittsburgh Municipal Court for a hearing on charges filed against him in connection to the stabbing....
