Tom Davidson stories, Page 33
5 things to know about Chelsa Wagner’s trial in MichiganVideo
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner’s jury trial on charges stemming from a March 6 confrontation with Detroit police and staff at a hotel there starts Tuesday morning with jury selection. Here are five things to know about the case: 1. Wagner, 42, of North Point Breeze, and her husband, Khari...
Minkah Fitzpatrick trade now ‘makes sense’ to many Steelers fansVideo
Steelers fans have had more ups and downs than the Steel Curtain roller coaster that debuted this year at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin. A day after the season seemed lost — quarterback Ben Roethlisberger out for the year — the team traded a 2020 first-round draft pick to the...
Friends, neighbors raising money to help rebuild Wilson’s Bar-B-Q on North SideVideo
Friends and neighbors of Wilson’s Bar-B-Q don’t want a Nov. 5 fire to be the end of the beloved restaurant on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “He’s just a great guy, and I love him in the neighborhood,” said Michele Petruccelli, who lives a few doors from the North Taylor Avenue spot,...
New recycling website unveiled by Allegheny County Controller’s OfficeVideo
Rhea Homa is a recycling advocate. But as she’s lived in three places in Allegheny County — Monroeville, Verona and the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill — she’s encountered three different rules about recycling. “It’s not easy to determine what those rules are,” Homa, now of Verona, said Friday at...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner looking forward to her trial in DetroitVideo
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said Friday she is looking forward to going to trial next week on criminal charges stemming from a March 6 confrontation in Detroit with employees of a hotel and police officers. “Basically we’re looking forward to having everything be fully revealed,” Wagner said. “I certainly...
Man wanted in connection with North Carolina homicide picked up in Sheraden
A man wanted in North Carolina for allegedly helping his brother commit a Sept. 30 homicide was arrested Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood by Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies. Caverce Rahmir Williams, 24, was taken into custody at about 7:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Evanston Street, according to...
North Side barbecue owner uncertain about future plans after fireVideo
The owner of Wilson’s Bar-B-Q on Pittsburgh’s North Side said Wednesday he is sorting out what the future holds after a fire destroyed his popular business. George Wilson Jr. said the North Taylor Avenue building, where he also lived, doesn’t appear to be insured. Before his father, George Wilson Sr.,...
Police: Woman sprayed syringe in face of Butler cop
A Butler City police officer will be monitored after a woman sprayed him with the contents of a syringe Tuesday night. The officer was checking to see if she was OK, the city’s police chief said. Police Chief Bob O’Neill did not identify the officer. The officer was patrolling on...
Pittsburgh schools considering 1st tax hike in 5 years
Pittsburgh Public Schools may be pursuing its first property tax increase in five years. Superintendent Anthony Hamlet is asking the school board to consider a 2.3% increase to the district’s 9.84 mill property tax levy, the district said in a statement. It would be the first tax hike since 2014,...
Pittsburgh man shot during July robbery dies
A man shot during a July 2 robbery in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood died Monday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Julian Carpenter, 24, of Pittsburgh died at 10:27 p.m. at a city hospital. He was shot by Onaje Dickinson, who was killed two weeks later in...
Police: Fight outside Downtown McDonald’s left man paralyzed
A man who was in a fight Monday night at the Wood Street McDonald’s restaurant is paralyzed with a spinal cord injury, according to the criminal complaint filed against a woman charged with assaulting him. He remains in the intensive care unit of Allegheny General Hospital. The fight started shortly...
Police: Man shot multiple times in Wilkinsburg
A 36-year-old man was shot multiple times shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday in the 1300 block of Marlboro Avenue in Wilkinsburg, according to Allegheny County police Inspector Andrew Schurman. The man, who wasn’t identified, was taken to a hospital where he was in critical condition, according to Schurman. Allegheny County...
Police: Masked men robbed Mia Pizza in Bloomfield
Pittsburgh police are investigating an armed robbery that was reported at about 12:40 a.m. Monday at Mia Pizza on Baum Boulevard in Bloomfield. Two men wearing masks and hoods entered the store, pointed guns at two employees and forced them to open a cash register, according to police spokeswoman Cara...
Former Officer Michael Rosfeld likely won’t pay any part of Antwon Rose settlement, experts tell Trib
Former East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael Rosfeld likely won’t pay a penny of a $2 million settlement reached in a federal civil lawsuit filed by Antwon Rose II’s family against Rosfeld and East Pittsburgh, experts familiar with civil cases said. Instead, East Pittsburgh’s insurance company will probably cover the cost...
Texas man caught with loaded handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Texan man told officials he didn’t know he had a .40 caliber handgun loaded with 14 bullets, including one in the chamber, when he was stopped Thursday at a checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration. It was the 31st gun found at the checkpoint...
Man who left car at FBI gate turns himself in, receiving help
A man who left a car painted with “gibberish” at the gate of the FBI’s Pittsburgh offices on the South Side turned himself in Friday, a spokeswoman said. The man won’t be identified, FBI spokeswoman Catherine Policicchio said. He appears to suffer from mental illness, she said, and he is...
Endangerment charges remain against West Mifflin pair accused of taking son from hospital
The parents who took their infant from UPMC Children’s Hospital after being told they were suspected of abuse will face felony charges of child endangerment in Allegheny County court. Felony charges of obstruction against Daemon Klingensmith, 23, of West Mifflin, and his wife, Jeannette Funnen, 32, were withdrawn during a...
Summons for obstruction issued for woman suing Churchill officer for civil rights violations
Churchill police have charged a woman who last week filed a federal lawsuit over an encounter she had with an officer. The charges against Rebecca Suits, 59, stem from the same September incident. A summons was issued Monday against Suits by Churchill police Officer Stephen R. Shaulis. She is charged...
Northview Heights Public Safety Center named in honor of Pittsburgh Officer Calvin Hall
The Northview Heights Public Safety Center has been named in honor of slain Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall. Hall, 36, was shot July 14 in Homewood while he was off-duty. He died July 17. Hall’s mantra: “Time for me to make a difference” appears on plaques at the building which...
Ohio drug charge against Steelers’ Benny Snell withdrawn
A drug charge filed in an Ohio court against Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell was withdrawn, but the rookie could still face consequences under the NFL’s code of conduct. Snell, who the Steelers selected in the fourth round of the NFL draft, admitted to smoking marijuana about 20 minutes...
Trial of Tarentum man charged in near drowning moved to February
A Tarentum man facing felony child endangerment charges won’t be tried until next year. William Richard Nulph, 35, is accused of leaving his toddler outside March 14 while he went into his home to feed his infant. The toddler was found floating in a backyard swimming pool. She required medical...
Westinghouse High staffer hurt while intervening in fight between students
A Westinghouse High School staff member was hurt Monday while intervening in a fight between two students, according to a Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman. The staffer, who wasn’t identified, was conscious and alert while transported to a hospital from the school, in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, spokeswoman Merecedes Williams said. The...
Homewood man found guilty in 2018 murder at Duquesne bar
A Homewood man accused of killing a Duquesne man in 2018 at a Duquesne bar was found guilty of third-degree murder and two firearms violations Monday by an Allegheny County judge. Carl Jones, 28, was accused of shooting Donnell Demery, 54, several times after the pair exchanged words at the...
Additive manufacturing site announced for Pittsburgh Airport Innovation CampusVideo
Officials from the region on Friday said the worldwide epicenter for the burgeoning industry of additive manufacturing will be on 195 acres of land in Findlay and Moon owned by Allegheny County Airport Authority adjacent to Pittsburgh International Airport. Dubbed Neighborhood 91 — a riff on Pittsburgh’s 90 neighborhoods —...
Police: Homicide charges filed in Penn Hills toddler Nalani Johnson case
Authorities don’t know exactly how Nalani Johnson died, but they formally announced Friday that her death has been ruled a homicide. Sharena Nancy, 25, of Penn Hills, is accused of killing Nalani on Aug. 31. The girl would have turned 2 on Sept. 15. The toddler was found dead Sept....
