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Fire chief: Verona resident displaced by afternoon fire
A Verona resident has been displaced due a fire at a two-story home near St. Joseph Catholic Church. No injuries were reported in connection with the Monday afternoon fire at 628 Center Ave. It was reported about 4:40 p.m. and firefighters from Verona, Oakmont and Penn Hills responded. Verona fire...
Churchill man to serve 2 to 5 five years in prison for Arnold shooting
Devon Askew told a Westmoreland County judge he regretted that his actions two years ago in Arnold that left a man shot to death but maintained he never planned to hurt a home intruder he believed was there to injure a woman or her child. “I am truly sorry and...
Pittsburgh to receive $30M for public transit in 1st infrastructure bill allocation
The Pittsburgh region is receiving more than $30 million in transit funding from the infrastructure law passed in November, but it remains unknown how the region’s largest transit agency will use the money. The money is coming from the $234 million allocated for Pennsylvania and is earmarked for the first...
Trucks, plows destroyed in fire at McKeesport public works garage
McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon in the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the city’s public works garage. Officials said the fire was first reported shortly after 6 a.m. at the facility where public works vehicles and other equipment is stored. Four large dump...
Martell Covington wins District 24 nominating session, favored to finish out state House term
Martell Covington, a legislative aide to Democratic state Sen. Jay Costa, won the Democratic nomination to appear on an upcoming special election ballot for state House District 24. Covington’s win at the Allegheny County Democratic Committee nominating session held at the Kingsley Center in Larimer on Saturday will likely secure...
Man shot in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County Police investigating
A man was shot Saturday morning in McKees Rocks, according to Allegheny County Police. Police were notified of a shooting at about 10:20 a.m. in the 400 block of Broadway Avenue. Police said they found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds, and he was taken to the hospital. County police...
Former Wilkinsburg doctor gets 6 months of home detention in federal drug, fraud case
A doctor who spent his career caring for the underserved in Wilkinsburg will serve six months of home detention and three years of probation. Yee Chung Ho, 72, of Murrysville, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. Ho pleaded guilty on Nov. 9 to three counts of...
Juneteenth celebration will expand to Market Square, feature voting-rights forum
War is coming to Pittsburgh this summer. But it’s not the kind with tanks and guns — it’s the kind with guitars and drums. Legendary funk-soul band War will headline the 2022 Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration, announced this week for June 17-19. And while last year’s Juneteenth celebration at...
Wilkins baby born with perfect timing — ‘2’ perfect — at Forbes Hospital
A Wilkins couple had their first child at the perfect time. Amanda and Ryan Liscio welcomed their daughter, Freya, at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 at 2:22 p.m. After battling some complications that morning, Freya was born naturally at 6 lbs. 9 oz. and was 21...
Allegheny County courts and magistrates, Pittsburgh courts closed Friday due to bad weather
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, all magisterial courts in the county and Pittsburgh Municipal Court, will be closed Friday due to inclement weather. President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark signed the order Thursday. Arraignment Court will remain open. National Weather Service in Pittsburgh is predicting a mix of freezing rain...
Police: Brackenridge woman accused of bludgeoning dog to death with hammer in front of children
Brackenridge police arrested a woman after her boyfriend told them she beat the family’s dog to death with a hammer in front of their children. Bianca Simone Lee, 32, of Nelson Avenue, was arrested on charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals in...
Allegheny County has plans to repair all of its poorly rated bridges
Allegheny County said Thursday that it plans to repair, replace or remove all 27 of its poorly rated bridges within the next few years. In the wake of last week’s collapse of the poorly rated Fern Hollow Bridge, which was owned and maintained by the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County...
Glassport man gets federal prison for child porn found in missing Kentucky teen investigation
A Glassport man was sentenced Wednesday to 87 months in a federal prison on a charge of possession of child pornography, according to court filings. Rory Shelton, 59, was ordered to spend five years on supervised release after the prison term. Shelton pleaded guilty in federal court in July after...
Pedestrian hit and killed by vehicle in West Mifflin
A Pittsburgh man died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in West Mifflin. Andrew Byrne, 61, was struck by a vehicle in the 1100 block of Lebanon Road shortly before 6:45 p.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead at 7:45 p.m. after being transported from the scene to...
Arden Courts resident in Monroeville celebrates 100th birthday
Clara Hendy has her good days and bad days. Like other residents at Arden Courts assisted living facility in Monroeville, her memory is not what it used to be. Her son Neel had to remind her that Thursday is her birthday. Not just that, though — it is her 100th...
Man accused in Wilkinsburg massacre sues Allegheny County over ‘malicious prosecution’
One of two men accused of killing six people and an unborn child in a 2016 massacre in Wilkinsburg on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against the police officers who investigated the case, alleging misconduct and malicious prosecution. The suit, filed by Robert J. Thomas, 33, names as defendants Allegheny...
Allegheny health director: ‘Measured cause for optimism’ despite pandemic’s deadly January toll
Allegheny County saw 236 covid-19-related deaths in January, the third deadliest month since the pandemic began and the deadliest since vaccines became widely available, county health officials said. Ninety were among those ages 80 and older, 18 were in their 50s and 13 were under the age of 50, the...
Parkway West bridge reopens in Rosslyn Farms after being struck
The bridge carrying traffic from Rosslyn Road to the inbound side of the Parkway West has reopened after a vehicle struck it on Wednesday afternoon. PennDOT officials announced via their Twitter feed that the structure carrying traffic from Rosslyn Road to eastbound I-376 was closed shortly after 6 p.m. while...
Sex charges thrown out against former McKeesport man accused of impregnating teen foster daughter
An Allegheny County judge on Friday threw out sexual assault charges against a man who was accused of years of abuse that led to his 14-year-old foster daughter becoming pregnant in 1993. Carl Alvin Gilbert, 57, was charged in connection with the case on May 14 — nearly 25 years...
Former priest facing sex charges dies 8 days after being found unresponsive in Allegheny County Jail
A 77-year-old man being held in Allegheny County Jail died Sunday at a local hospital — eight days after being found unresponsive in his cell. Paul Spisak, who was jailed Jan. 4 after police said he used a cellphone to record a 13-year-old boy in a Target bathroom stall in...
State Rep. Carrie DelRosso announces run for lieutenant governor
Another Pittsburgh-area politician is entering the crowded race for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor as state Rep. Carrie DelRosso, R-Oakmont, announced Wednesday that she is seeking the Republican nomination. A Scranton native who settled in the Pittsburgh region after attending the University of Pittsburgh, DelRosso won an upset victory in 2020 when...
Food podcast: Overcoming transportation hurdles can increase food access, securityVideo
On this week’s episode of the Food Podcast, presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank looks into transportation and how it impacts food access and food security for families in the Three Rivers Region. “The problem comes when low-income individuals...
As Pittsburgh considers studying mergers, neighboring communities say they’re not interested
Officials from several of Pittsburgh’s neighboring municipalities say they aren’t interested in merging with the city, which last week introduced legislation to explore such possibilities. As Pittsburgh City Council seems poised to vote down a proposal to annex Wilkinsburg, they are considering a measure to launch broader investigations into merging...
Allegheny County preps for winter storm, offers online info for reporting problem roads
Allegheny County plans to have 32 trucks on the road to deal with snow, ice and freezing rain that is expected to hit the region by early Thursday, the county’s Department of Public Works said Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Moon issued an advisory calling for at least 3...
Etna rallies against swastika flag with messages of love
Legal but not acceptable — that’s how many Etna residents are describing a swastika flag hanging from a porch along Greeley Avenue. “We have been working to positively respond with love and inclusion,” said Robert Tunon, chairman of the Etna Community Organization (ECO). It was late 2021 when neighbors first...
