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Police: Pedestrian killed in Route 51 crash in Jefferson Hills
Jefferson Hills police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that took place Saturday evening along Route 51. Robbin Fisher, 61, of Pittsburgh was struck and killed by a moving vehicle while crossing the street, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Emergency officials were called to Route...
Coroner: Cleveland woman found in Wilkinsburg backyard was shot to death
A 23-year-old woman originally reported missing from Cleveland was found shot to death in a Wilkinsburg backyard on Thanksgiving, according to the Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner. The body of Adrianna Kiri Taylor was discovered shortly after 9:30 p.m. Nov. 24, in a backyard on the 800 block...
Officials identify body found in Monongahela River in Dravosburg
A body recovered from the Monongahela River on Wednesday has been identified as 66-year-old James Aiello, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Emergency officials were called shortly before 3 p.m. to the 200 block of Washington Avenue along the Monongahela, where Aiello’s body was discovered. Aiello was not...
Autonomous vending robot being tested at Pittsburgh International Airport
Hungry passengers waiting to board flights at Pittsburgh International Airport might no longer have to leave their gates. Soon, they could be able to hail a robot vendor to bring them a snack. An autonomous vending robot run by California-based tech company Ottonomy is being tested at Pittsburgh International as...
Police accuse Duquesne woman of setting fire to her house
A Duquesne woman was charged Thursday after police said she set fire to the home where she lived. Nia Enoch, 35, is facing arson, reckless endangerment and related offenses. City police said they responded to a 911 call just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday made by Enoch from her South Fifth...
Woman killed, child in hospital after crash near Mansfield Bridge in Glassport
Allegheny County authorities said a McKeesport woman was killed and a child was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Glassport early Thursday morning. Police said first responders found the female driver, Ennis Jorden Davis, 31, dead at the scene, with a 7-year-old child injured inside the vehicle. The child was...
Pa. Supreme Court: Pittsburgh not liable for cop’s damages in pumpkin-smasher case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the City of Pittsburgh is not responsible for paying a $75,000 jury award against an off-duty police officer who chased down a teenager and broke his nose after the 16-year-old was caught smashing pumpkins in the man’s neighborhood. Shane McGuire, now 26,...
Man who killed 3 people in 2016 Thanksgiving crash must serve life in prison
Citing the “clear and unambiguous language” of the statute, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a man responsible for killing a family of three in a fiery Thanksgiving Day crash in 2016 must serve a mandatory term of life in prison. Demetrius Coleman, 28, of Homewood, was found...
Police: Munhall funeral director left body unrefrigerated for more than a week
A Munhall funeral home owner has been charged with abuse of a corpse after, police say, he left a body unrefrigerated for more than a week. Michael Aldrich, 74, director at Aldrich Funeral Home in Munhall, was charged by Munhall police. The family of Dexter Owens, who died in late...
McKeesport man faces homicide charge in connection with infant son’s death
A McKeesport man who police said shook his infant son to the point where the boy experienced brain bleeding and died now faces homicide charges. Michael Barber, 29, initially gave witnesses and police several explanations for how the five-month-old baby was injured on Aug. 31, including that his toddler dropped...
Allegheny Valley Hospital to shift adult mental-health services to geriatric patients only
Adults in the Alle-Kiski Valley seeking mental health care no longer will be able to access in-patient services from Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison. Beginning Monday, the facility along Carlisle Street will be shifted to provide expanded psychiatry services for geriatric patients only. “We are not closing the unit but...
Police: Pittsburgh man facing 90 charges after hiding cameras in restrooms
Police have arrested a Pittsburgh man they say planted cameras inside restrooms — including one at The Frick Pittsburgh in Point Breeze — and videotaped “several hundred” men, women and children. Todd Bueschen, 35, faces 90 charges that include invasion of privacy, sexual abuse of children and possession of child...
Mon Valley air quality on Wednesday ‘unsafe’ for sensitive residents
Poor air quality descended on the Mon Valley on Wednesday, as levels of particulate matter and hydrogen sulfide surged and Air Quality Index indicators hit levels that were unsafe for sensitive residents. The rolling 24-hour Air Quality Index, or AQI, at the Liberty monitor continued to increase throughout the day...
Shotgun-wielding man surrenders to Penn Hills police after officer fires weapon, county police say
A man surrendered to Penn Hills police after an officer discharged his firearm early Tuesday while responding to a domestic violence call on Veronica Drive, Allegheny County Police said. County police said Penn Hills officers went to a residence in the 100 block of Veronica Drive after receiving a call...
North Park rink is open for the season
The ice rink at North Park is open for the season through mid-March, weather and conditions permitting, according to the Allegheny County Parks Department. Public skate times are available on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Specific session times and holiday session times are listed on Admission is $5...
Low-cost carriers expanding service at Pittsburgh International Airport
As air travel continues to rebound from the pandemic, Pittsburgh International Airport is receiving boosts from some ultra-low-cost carriers that plan to add or expand service to several markets starting next year. Sun Country Airlines said Monday that it will increase seasonal service between Pittsburgh and Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport...
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden hosts ‘Dazzling Nights’ holiday light show
A million glittering lights will illuminate the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden during “Dazzling Nights,” an immersive pop-up light installation running Nov. 27 to Jan. 1. Features of the night-time, winter wonderland display will include an interactive lighted walkway, a forest of light and fog evoking the aurora borealis and a 65-foot...
West Mifflin Area administrators investigating weekend fight inside locked high school
West Mifflin Area Superintendent Jeffrey Soles said the district is investigating a video of what appears to be two students fighting last weekend inside the high school, which had been closed at the time. It was not clear how the students got inside the locked building. “The district will uphold...
Man wanted in connection with Uniontown shooting arrested in West Mifflin, sheriff’s office says
Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday arrested a Fayette County man wanted in connection with a shooting last week in Uniontown. The sheriff’s office said Ramon Williams III, 24, of Uniontown, had been at large since Nov. 14. Authorities said Williams had been involved in a shooting in which one...
Officials: Verona man fatally shot on porch of Wilkinsburg home
Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting Monday afternoon in Wilkinsburg that killed a Verona man. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as 40-year-old Walter Sloan. First responders who were dispatched shortly after 4:45 p.m. found the man had been shot multiple times on the front porch...
Congressman Conor Lamb to join personal injury law firm after leaving office
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, said Sunday he plans to join a personal injury law firm after leaving office next year — though the move could be temporary. Lamb, 38, has served in Washington for more than four years but opted not to seek reelection. He said on Twitter...
1 killed in Parkway North crash
A 34-year-old Wexford man was killed in a Sunday morning crash on the Parkway North in Franklin Park, according to state police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The one-vehicle crash was reported just before 1 a.m. Troopers said a BMW X3 traveling north left the highway, hit a utility...
Police accuse Pittsburgh man of shooting at a vehicle in East Pittsburgh
Police arrested a Pittsburgh man who they say fired two shots into an occupied vehicle early Sunday morning in East Pittsburgh. Police identified the suspect as Yancy Felder, 24. They say a man was in the vehicle when he allegedly fired. They say Felder then entered the apartment of his...
Murrysville man sold drugs out of Monroeville pretzel shop, police say
A business owner has been arrested for selling prescription pain pills out of his drive-thru pretzel shop window in Monroeville, officials said. Police and federal agents said they observed Brian Schlagel of Murrysville buy and sell pills out of his business and home over the course of several months, according...
Bell Acres CEO of accounting firm pleads guilty to defrauding IRS of over $15M
When Joseph Nocito Sr. reviewed the invoices for the construction of his 34-room mansion in Bell Acres, federal prosecutors said, he’d place hand-written sticky notes on them, directing his bookkeeper to pay the costs from one of his 35 companies. Among the expenses illegally paid, the government said Thursday, were...
