Allegheny category, Page 129
Bower Hill VFD celebrates 100 years of service in Scott Township
In an era where local volunteer fire departments are struggling, the Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department in Scott Township is going strong as it celebrates its 100th year of service. Township commissioners recognized the department during their January meeting. “As we look into the future, my hope is that we...
Pa. Supreme Court returns Medicaid-funded abortion case to lower court
Abortion rights advocates Monday praised a state Supreme Court opinion that they believe will ultimately uphold a broad constitutional right to abortion in Pennsylvania, even as the justices remanded the narrow merits of the case back to a lower court. The complicated set of five concurring and dissenting opinions spanning...
Morning Roundup: No injuries reported in Ross fire; landslide in Moon
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Jan. 29: No injuries reported in Ross fire No one was reported injured after a fire broke out early Monday morning at a house in Ross Township, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. First responders were alerted a...
Gerald McGinnis, Respironics founder who invented CPAP machine, dies at 89
Thanks to Gerald McGinnis, millions of people across the world can breathe easier. The international businessman and founder of Respironics, which created the first machine to treat sleep apnea, died Thursday. He was 89. McGinnis was born in 1934 in Ottawa, Ill. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering...
Motorcycle-car crash on Lincoln Highway in North Versailles injures 2
A man was hospitalized in critical condition and another in stable condition after their motorcycle crashed into a sedan in North Versailles. Allegheny County Police said the crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Lincoln Highway. The two men were traveling east when they collided...
Prominent aid worker for Palestinian causes drums up support during Monroeville visit
A prominent figure in Palestinian humanitarian aid circles visited the Pittsburgh region Thursday, the first stop on a national tour to drum up support for a new nonprofit formed in the wake of the latest Israel-Hamas war. Steve Sosebee, the co-founder and former president of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund,...
Appellate court says state attorney general, and not local DAs, had authority to settle opioid claims
A Pennsylvania appellate court on Friday said that the state Attorney General’s Office had the authority to settle claims against opioid manufacturers over the harms caused by the abuse of the medication. The Commonwealth Court ruling, against the district attorneys of Allegheny County and Philadelphia, wrote in their opinion that...
Police say car was going the wrong way on the Mansfield Bridge in head-on crash
Police are investigating a head-on crash that happened Friday on the Mansfield Bridge in Glassport when one of the cars was heading the wrong way. Allegheny County Police said their initial investigation shows a man driving a four-door Hyundai “traveled the wrong way onto the bridge” and crashed into a...
U.S. Steel settles lawsuit over 2018 fire, power outages in 2019, 2022
U.S. Steel officials have entered into a consent decree with the Allegheny County Health Department and two environmental groups to address a 2018 fire at its Clairton facility that crippled the plant’s pollution controls and caused power outages at the plant in 2019 and 2022. The agreement will include nearly...
Driver to stand trial in fatal ‘drag-racing’ crash that killed Serra Catholic student
It took just two minutes and 18 seconds. A crowded Pittsburgh courtroom fell silent Friday as dash cam footage — time-stamped two seconds after 7:22 a.m. Sept. 20 — showed school van driver Richard Alan Maleski waiting at a stop sign and preparing to enter the intersection at Third Street...
Manor police officer accused of impersonating UPMC police, stealing credit cards, key from employee
A Manor Borough police officer is accused of breaking into a UPMC building, impersonating a UPMC police officer and taking credit cards and a key from an employee’s office. Justin R. Hall, 39, of Washington Township, Westmoreland County, was observed on security camera footage entering the UPMC Baum/Ross Building, located...
Buttigieg pushes for rail safety, touts infrastructure bill in Pittsburgh visit
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Pittsburgh on Friday to tout funding for improvement projects along the Parkway East corridor, part of the Biden Administration’s signature infrastructure funding effort. He also called for enhanced regulations ahead of the first anniversary on Feb. 3 of the East Palestine train...
Commonwealth Court rules Quaker Valley High School project can move forward
A Pennsylvania appellate court on Jan. 26 said that Quaker Valley School District can move forward with its planned construction of a new, $95 million high school. The 19-page Commonwealth Court ruling affirms a decision by the lower court that said that the Leet Township Zoning Hearing Board did not...
Before and after: Robinson basement gets award-winning renovation
Regis McQuaide remembers ledger paper, adding machines and drawing construction plans by hand. His business has evolved over the past 35 years but one thing remains, he said. “Nothing is mass-produced,” said McQuaide, who owns Master Remodelers, Inc. in Castle Shannon. “Every day is different. Everything we do is customized.”...
Allegheny County judge accused of improper conduct with teens in judicial board complaint
An Allegheny County judge is accused of engaging in improper conduct with teenage boys in a judicial board complaint filed this week. Magistrate Judge Anthony Saveikis, who has served as a judge since January 2002, was notified by the state judicial conduct board that he is facing formal charges before...
Morning Roundup: 3 escape massive house fire in Fayette; teen injured in Clairton shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Jan. 26: 3 escape massive house fire in Fayette County A huge fire broke out Friday morning at a Dunbar Township home in Fayette County. The fire was reported around 3:20 a.m. at the 200 block of Locust...
Additional defendants named in Fern Hollow Bridge civil suits
Attorneys for the people injured when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed two years ago have added three defendants to their potential claims just days before the deadline to file suit. Court documents were filed putting the City of Pittsburgh on notice that it would be subject to a lawsuit just...
Packed house sings along to Three Dog Night hits at Carnegie HomesteadVideo
A band with a serendipitously catchy name spotlighting its three lead vocalists once dominated American radio. Three Dog Night scored 21 consecutive Top 40 hits during half a decade starting in 1969, reaching an apex of sorts when Billboard magazine named “Joy to the World” as the No. 1 pop...
Armed guards to patrol Diocese of Pittsburgh schools
Four security supervisors and six armed guards soon will patrol Catholic schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, a move slated to kickstart plans to modernize security for the 13,000-student community, diocesan officials announced Thursday. The supervisors, who the diocese hired Jan. 3, will be assigned to four zones, three of...
Saving lives: Girl Scout educates others about overdose treatment for Gold Award project
Eliza Davis was lying on the floor. She wasn’t moving. A medical expert, Dr. Janet Astle, came over to check on her. Astle pulled out a nasal spray and was about to place it in Davis’ nose and administer the liquid medication. Then, Astle stopped. Because this was a demonstration...
Penn Hills mayor seeks Democratic nomination for DeLuca’s former house seat
Penn Hills Mayor Pauline Calabrese is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Pennsylvania House seat previously held by the late Tony DeLuca, her campaign announced Wednesday, Jan. 24. The April 23 primary will be Democratic voters’ first chance to weigh in on the nominee to succeed DeLuca, who served for...
Citizen Science Lab receives Champions in Action award from Citizens Bank, Trib Total Media
The Citizen Science Lab in Bethel Park has been busy turning what started as a jar of mud into microbial fuel cell technology — all with the help of teenagers. Andre Samuel, president and CEO of The Citizen Science Lab, said the end goal of the Integrating Computational and Experimental...
Plum’s Dintini vies to flip Brewster’s Pa. Senate seat to GOP
One of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s key state Senate districts that will be up for grabs in November has garnered a Republican challenger. Small-business owner Jen Dintini, of Plum, announced her candidacy in the 45th district, which covers Allegheny County’s Mon Valley, as well as eastern and southern suburbs such as Plum,...
West View police arrest Bradford man accused of sexual assault
A Bradford man is facing seven felony charges after West View Police arrested him on charges of sexually assaulting a minor. According to the criminal complaint, Eric Collins, 50, is accused of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old in 2016. West View Police began a juvenile assault investigation when the now 13-year-old...
Frequent GOP candidate Shaffer launches bid for North Hills House seat
A frequent Republican political candidate in Pittsburgh’s North Hills is taking another shot at elected office, this time for a state House seat being vacated. Jeremy Shaffer, a former Ross commissioner, announced his candidacy Tuesday for Pennsylvania’s 28th state House District, which includes Bradford Woods, Marshall, Pine, Richland, West Deer...
