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Wexford I-79 interchange to get reconfigured
A major reconfiguration at the I-79 and Route 910 Wexford Interchange is expected to begin construction by next winter with a goal to be ready for use by 2026, PennDOT announced during an online public meeting on Feb. 7. The new interchange will address the current congestion and safety issues....
Astronaut with North Allegheny roots set for space
Building a 21-foot-tall model rocket was certainly a sign that Woody Hoburg was destined for great things. So it’s no surprise that Dr. Warren “Woody” Hoburg, a 2004 North Allegheny graduate, will be one of four astronauts in NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission to spend six months aboard the International Space...
Republican county executive candidate Joe Rockey pitches a ‘middle ground’ platform
Allegheny County Republicans have struggled in elections as of late, and one county executive candidate is hoping to turn the tide with a pitch that is inclusive to a broad swath of voters. Retired PNC chief risk officer Joe Rockey announced his campaign for Allegheny County executive at the Wyndham...
Funeral set for McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski
A funeral Mass for slain McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski will take place at noon Tuesday at St. Albert the Great Church in Baldwin, funeral home officials said. Visitation is noon to 8 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 9 p.m. Monday at John F. Slater Funeral Home, 4201 Brownsville Road...
Morning Roundup: Fire station hit by car in Scott Township
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023: Driver crashes car into fire station in Scott A driver crashed a car into the Bower Fill fire station in Scott Township late Tuesday night, causing significant damage to the building and closing one of...
North Allegheny School Board reviews controversial state audit
The North Allegheny School board during a special meeting Feb. 8 responded to a controversial audit by state Auditor General Timothy DeFoor’s office that said the district used a budgeting loophole to raise taxes in a way that did not need voter approval. Board members stated that North Allegheny’s budgeting...
Man shot in chest in East McKeesport
A man was shot in the chest Tuesday in East McKeesport, police said. Allegheny County Police responded to the 700 block of Broadway Avenue at about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. First responders found the man who had been shot. He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition, police said....
Fallen McKeesport officer remembered for passion, as outside law enforcement steps in
Fallen McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski was remembered Tuesday for his passion and personality as the community mourned what Mayor Michael Cherepko described as “an extremely tragic loss.” “You could see (Sluganski’s) passion, you could see his personality,” Cherepko said during a news conference outside McKeesport City Hall. “He was...
Morning Roundup: Crash causes power outage in Kennedy
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023: Crash in Kennedy closes road, causes power outages A crash early Tuesday morning sheared a utility pole in Kennedy Township, injuring a person, closing the road and causing local power outages. The crash on Pine...
McKeesport area churches host prayer services following officer’s shooting deathVideo
Several McKeesport area churches opened their doors to all who would come and pray for the city Monday night following the fatal shooting of a police officer and wounding of another. Mary, Mother of God Parish has four churches in the area including St. Patrick Church along 32nd Street. The...
Details of McKeesport officer’s fatal shooting emerge; man charged
The man accused of killing a McKeesport police officer and wounding another Monday afternoon was said to be experiencing PTSD and told witnesses just moments before the shooting that the police were trying to kill him and asked them to record his interaction with them, according to court documents. The...
Slain McKeesport officer identified in shooting that left 2nd officer, suspect woundedVideo
A McKeesport police officer was killed, another was wounded and the suspected shooter was shot before being taken into custody early Monday afternoon in the Mon Valley city, officials said. The officer killed was identified by the McKeesport Police Department as Sean Sluganski, 32. He began his policing career in...
Pittsburgh’s air quality not impacted by Ohio train derailment fire, officials say
Air quality monitors have shown little to no effect in the derailment aftermath in Ohio, officials said Monday. A train derailment on Friday led to an explosion and then a fire that raged for an extended period near East Palestine, Ohio, about 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Officials issued evacuation...
Special election preview: 3 House districts in Allegheny County to fill vacancies
A special election scheduled for Tuesday will fill vacancies in three Democratic-leaning House seats in Allegheny County. Voters in the 32nd, 34th and 35th state House districts will choose candidates to fill those seats. Registered voters who live in the districts have been able to vote over the counter since...
Knoxville shooting sends juvenile to hospital
Pittsburgh Police from Zone 3 found a juvenile male who was shot in the hand in the 300 block of Matthews Avenue in Knoxville on Saturday night. Allegheny County dispatchers say police were called to the intersection of Grimes and Matthews avenues for a six-round ShotSpotter alert at around 6:30...
Driver charged in fatal Sewickley Heights crash on Christmas Eve
Allegheny County Police have charged an 18-year-old driver involved in a one-vehicle Christmas Eve crash in Sewickley Heights in which one passenger was injured, and another one died. The driver, Luke Flowers, turned himself in Saturday morning, county police said. He faced a warrant charging him with with homicide by...
Motorists will face I-79 delays starting Tuesday between Neville Island Bridge and I-279
Motorists who regularly use Interstate 79 may want to consider giving themselves extra time to get where they’re going starting Tuesday, Feb. 7. PennDOT has announced beginning on that Tuesday morning there will be daylight and overnight lane restrictions on I-79 in Glenfield, Sewickley Hills, and Franklin Park and Kilbuck,...
3 special elections in Allegheny County will determine state House majority
Three special elections being held Tuesday in Allegheny County will determine which party has the majority in the state House for the next two years. Voters who live in the 32nd, 34th and 35th state House districts will elect new legislators. With those seats now empty, Republicans hold a slim...
2 teens held for trial in Brighton Heights funeral shootingVideo
Clothing, bullets and shell casings, jackets and shoes, gunshot residue and even underwear were all pieces of evidence cited by the prosecution on Friday as they laid out in detail the evidence Pittsburgh police gathered against two teens accused of shooting five people outside a Brighton Heights funeral in October....
Penn Hills School District students to learn remotely Tuesday due to special election voting
Penn Hills School District students will learn remotely Tuesday as the school buildings can host voters of a special state election. Clayton Walker, 59, a Republican from Verona, and Joe McAndrew, 32, a Democrat from Penn Hills, are running to replace state Rep. Tony DeLuca, a Penn Hills Democrat who...
Bus service temporarily altered through Millvale following bridge inspection
Pittsburgh Regional Transit announced Friday that most of Millvale’s bus service has been temporarily discontinued due to a weight limit imposed on one of the borough’s bridges following a recent inspection. PRT said that effective immediately, the public transit agency is unable to serve most of Millvale and had to...
Woman’s blood-alcohol level was more than 5 times the legal limit after Penn Hills crash, police say
A South Side woman who police said had a blood-alcohol level of more than five times the legal limit when she was involved in a December crash that injured five people turned herself in on Friday. The two-car, head-on crash happened just before 7 p.m. Dec. 15 on Frankstown Road...
Westinghouse Arts Academy ready for long-awaited opening of the ‘Castle’
The next chapter in the storied history of the ornate Westinghouse Air Brake General Office in Wilmerding is about to be written. On Thursday morning, members of the public and the media were invited into the stately, 1890 Frederick J. Osterling-designed Romanesque/Revival structure from which George Westinghouse once directed his...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit offering bulk transit passes in pilot program
Pittsburgh Regional Transit is accepting applications from businesses and multifamily, residential buildings for its new Bulk Pass Pilot Program, which would provide transit passes for employees or tenants at significant discounts. The pilot would allow businesses and multifamily residential buildings that are located within a half-mile of PRT service to...
State grant could help create large, uninterrupted recreation space in Monroeville
There’s still a good bit of fundraising to go, but a grant of more than a half-million dollars has the Allegheny Land Trust halfway toward its goal of acquiring 95 acres of property in Monroeville for conservation. “We’re able to use this grant as the first step for this land...
