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Decision 2024: How Pittsburgh became the center of the political universe
Forget spotted lanternflies, controversial restaurant visits or even an assassination attempt. Whatever peculiar problems the Pittsburgh region might pose, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump just can’t stay away. With 19 precious Electoral College votes at stake in Pennsylvania, the world’s two most-watched politicians have crisscrossed our area over the past...
Pine man’s political memorabilia runs the gamut from banal to bizarre
Try and imagine — if you can — turning on your shower, only to have the water come spouting from the overly broad smile of former President Richard Nixon. The “Tricky Dick shower head” is easily among the more bizarre pieces of political memorabilia in the collection of Steve Mihaly,...
Wilkins home fire under investigation
The Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a home in Wilkins Township early Saturday morning. Officials told TribLive news partner WTAE the fire was reported at about 2:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Greensburg Pike, and there was no indication...
Westmoreland, Allegheny community colleges aim to increase graduation rates with national program
Andrew Barnette wants to spend more time reading names while standing on the stage at Westmoreland County Community College’s graduation ceremony. “I am privileged to be asked every year to read names at graduation,” said Barnette, dean of the School of Art, Humanities, Social Sciences and Public Service. “It’s the...
Judge: Mt. Lebanon School District violated parents’ rights in transgender identity lesson for first graders
Mt. Lebanon School District violated the constitutional rights of parents, a federal judge said, when it allowed a first-grade teacher to give a lesson on transgender identity to her students without first providing parents notice and the ability to opt out. Senior U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti ruled in...
Pa. AG charges 7, dismantles Pittsburgh-based retail theft, gun-trafficking ring
Authorities Friday accused a Pittsburgh pawn shop owner of running a retail theft and gun-trafficking ring that bought and resold stolen items including iPhones, electronics and lawnmowers. The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office charged Osman Musa and six other people identified as members of a group dubbed the “Six Figure Boys”...
Point Park University unveils proposal for sports and recreation venue
When he was named Point Park University president last year, Chris Brussalis touted his school’s potential to spark a “Downtown Renaissance 3” with targeted development including a new venue for sports and recreation. On Thursday, Brussalis unveiled a sizable part of that vision for the Golden Triangle. He and the...
Maddie’s March & Balloon Release set for West End park
A march and balloon release for parents who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy or infant will be held Oct. 19 in Pittsburgh to honor those young lives. Maddie’s March & Balloon Release will be held at the West End Overlook Park. Participants should meet at 10:30 a.m. off...
Man, 82, faces trial for exposing himself to kids outside Sewickley ice cream shop
An 82-year-old man facing trial on charges that he exposed himself to children outside a Sewickley ice cream shop was previously sentenced to probation on indecent exposure charges in two separate incidents, court records show. Allegheny County Police last month charged David Whitten of Franklin Park with corruption of minors,...
Man used toddler as ‘human shield’ during SWAT situation, police say
A man used his toddler as a shield from police during a standoff Tuesday, according to authorities. Manuel Antonio Turcios-Perez, 23, faces charges of endangering the welfare of children, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, unlawful restraint and disarming a police officer in connection to the five-hour standoff that occurred in his...
Death penalty dropped against Allegheny Township man in Blawnox workplace slaying
An Allegheny Township man won’t be facing a possible death penalty when he goes to trial on charges of killing his ex-girlfriend at their Blawnox workplace in March. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office rescinded its intention to seek the death penalty against Sean Black, 43, because of opposition from...
Killer of off-duty Oakdale cop fires lawyer, disrupts sentencing
A Pittsburgh man on Wednesday disrupted his sentencing for the 2022 road-rage killing of an off-duty Oakdale police officer by firing his lawyer, arguing with the judge and inconveniencing the victim’s relatives. Kevin McSwiggen, 42, of the city’s Greenfield section, was scheduled to be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas...
Pine survivor’s story promotes early checks for ovarian cancer
In September, she took a trip to Texas. In November, she’ll be in the Big Apple. “Last year, I went to Arizona,” Desolina Postreich said as she approached her 14th birthday. “That was my first time ever flying alone.” While she enjoys her opportunities to travel around the country at...
Upper St. Clair mom wins battle for names of cops who fatally shot her son
For months, Susan Shepherd fought to learn the names of the police officers who fatally shot her mentally ill son in Upper St. Clair so she could sue them. But Baldwin Borough, Bethel Park and Brentwood refused to tell her who pulled the trigger on Jan. 7 when members of...
Innamorato proposes 46.5% Allegheny County property tax hike
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato proposed a 46.5% property tax hike Tuesday evening to help address a growing budget deficit. Innamorato included the 2.2-mill increase in her $3.1 billion budget proposal for 2025. It would be the county’s first property tax hike since 2011 and the largest one in recent...
Pittsburgh councilman pitches selling Municipal Courts Building to Allegheny County for $9M
A Pittsburgh councilman wants to sell the Municipal Courts Building to Allegheny County for $9 million to save the city the costs of upkeep and utilities at the Downtown facility. Councilman Anthony Coghill, D-Beechview, introduced legislation Tuesday that would instruct the city to scrap its existing lease agreement with the...
Roundup: Man arrested outside Kennywood after fight with police; $1M lottery ticket in Findlay
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 8: Man arrested outside Kennywood amid fight with police A 25-year-old man was arrested by Allegheny County Police in connection to a fight over the weekend outside of Kennywood Park. Jabari Ata Wilson Jr., who in court...
‘Unity we all need’: Jews, allies commemorate 1-year mark of Hamas attacks
Michal Alon’s voice shook just once Monday evening as she described how she found herself, a year ago, in a military base with a terrorist. The nurse and mother was tending to a wounded Israeli watchtower guard in Zikim, a base that sits about a half-mile from Israel’s border with...
Allegheny County launches new respiratory virus dashboard
The Allegheny County Health Department on Monday announced a new respiratory virus dashboard where people can find data on covid-19, influenza and RSV. The new tool replaces the county’s prior covid-19 infections dashboard. The interactive platform includes data on reported infections, emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths related to the...
Morning Roundup: Storms leave minimal damage; 1 injured in turnpike crash in Marshall
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Oct. 7: Thunderstorms leave minimal damage in Western Pa. The severe thunderstorms that rolled through Western Pennsylvania on Sunday night led to just a few road closures and damages Monday morning. Just after midnight, Shaler Police reported Babcock...
‘I’ve never prayed as much’: The world changed on Oct. 7, and so did Rona Kaufman
When Hamas militants blitzed Israel one year ago today, Rona Kaufman immediately feared for her daughter, Naomi Kitchen. Kitchen had traded Pittsburgh for Israel in 2021. Now, as a 21-year-old soldier in Israel’s military, she was 6,000 miles from home, helping repel an armed incursion against a base in the...
‘41,000 Ahmeds’: Gaza’s death toll ripples through the Pittsburgh region
One June morning, near 4 a.m. Pittsburgh time, Ahmed Arafat got a text from his sister in Palestine’s Gaza Strip. It was 11 a.m. there. Israeli tanks were approaching Nuseirat, a refugee camp near where her family was sheltered. “I’m going to die,” she texted Arafat. “Please take care of...
Man critically wounded in Baldwin shooting
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after he was shot Friday evening in Baldwin. First responders found the man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 5400 block of Keeport Drive. The shooting was reported to Allegheny County 911 shortly before 6 p.m. County police detectives...
Government moves to dismiss lawsuit over Marc Fogel’s detention in Russia
The U.S. Department of State on Friday filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the mother of an Oakmont teacher detained in Russia. Malphine Fogel of Butler sued the department and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June, alleging that the American government is treating her son...
‘It’s just wrong’: Zappala tours problematic West Mifflin housing complex
Missing windows. Leaking pipes. Open sewage. Collapsed ceilings. No hot water. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. and West Mifflin officials on Friday toured Mon View Apartments to assess conditions at the housing complex days after nuisance-related charges were filed against the company that owns it. The complex,...
