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Man arrested after woman shot in Swissvale
A Swissvale man is in custody in connection with the shooting of a woman who suffered an arm wound, according to police. Allegheny County Police said that 34-year-old Lawrence Brock, of Swissvale, shot a woman in the arm at the 2000 block of Noble Street in Swissvale on Tuesday. The...
Sheriffs pick up Homestead man charged in fatal West Mifflin stabbing
A Homestead man accused of fatally stabbing a 65-year-old man on Tuesday in West Mifflin was picked up Thursday. Robert Anger, 19, is responsible for the stabbing, according to Allegheny County Police. County police have charged Anger with criminal homicide, tampering with evidence and burglary. West Mifflin Police responded to...
Summer Lee plans to keep breaking down barriers in Congress
Summer Lee made history last week, but it wasn’t easy. The Braddock native’s rise to become the first Black woman from Pennsylvania to sit in Congress has been met with regular pushback from forces trying to counter her progressive policies and bombastic attitude. At one point that pushback came from...
North Park drive-in holiday laser show back for 3rd year with tickets on sale Nov. 17
Allegheny County’s holiday drive-in laser show is back for a third year, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced Wednesday, Nov. 16, with the first 45-minute light show being held on Dec. 9. Tickets go on sale Thursday, Nov. 17, at noon. The synchronized light show allows families to enjoy the lights...
Woman shot in the arm in Swissvale
A woman was shot in the arm Tuesday night in the 2000 block of Noble Street in Swissvale. A call came in to Allegheny County 911 at 9:53 p.m. First responders on the scene found the woman with a gunshot wound to her arm, according to Allegheny County Police. The...
Man dies after stabbing in West Mifflin
A man was stabbed to death Tuesday afternoon in West Mifflin. At around 4:30 p.m., first responders found the man with stab wounds in the area of Midway Drive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information on the stabbing can anonymously...
Tree of Life names Zawatsky inaugural CEO of new re-imagined building
The new national institution dedicated to ending antisemitism housed at the site of the worst antisemitic attack on U.S. soil has named Carole Zawatsky its first chief executive officer. Zawatsky is tasked with leading a re-imagined facility designed to be part memorial, part museum and part worship space, according to...
Man who recorded child in Monroeville school bathroom gets probation
A man who lied his way into a Monroeville elementary school and positioned his phone to record a 10-year-old girl in the restroom earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple charges. Brian Mintmier, 26, was admitted into the intensive, Allegheny County Common Pleas Mental Health Court program and will...
New Spinvasion ride coming to Kennywood next spring
Kennywood is getting a new ride next year, and it promises to be out of this world. The amusement park announced Tuesday an intergalactic multi-action spin ride called Spinvasion will become the centerpiece of the park’s new alien-inspired Area 412 section. According to a press release, Spinvasion will provide an...
Nonstop flights from Pittsburgh to New Orleans return
After more than a year without direct service, Pittsburgh International Airport is receiving new, nonstop flights to New Orleans thanks to Utah-based Breeze Airways. On Tuesday, Breeze announced it will be starting service between PIT and Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans in 2023, according to the Allegheny County...
Cold-weather shelters open in Allegheny, Westmoreland
With frigid temperatures creeping in this week, cold-weather shelters in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties are open. The United Way is working with the Welcome Home Shelter in Greensburg and Union Mission, just outside of Latrobe, to provide emergency housing and transportation. Both will be open when nighttime temperatures drop below...
Overturned tractor-trailer crash closes lane on I-279
A tractor-trailer crashed early Tuesday morning on southbound Interstate 279, closing down one lane of traffic and causing backups as crews work to clear the scene. According to Tribune-News news partner WPXI, the trailer turned over on its side on the Mt. Nebo Road overpass and the cab separated from...
Highmark CEO’s pay tops $8.64 million
Highmark President and CEO David Holmberg made $8.64 million in compensation in 2021, up 11% from $7.82 million the year before, according to financial papers from the health care giant. At Highmark Health, the organization’s parent company, Karen Hanlon, the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, made $3.95...
Plum priest acquitted in 1998 sex abuse charges
A Plum priest accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy in 1998 was found not guilty of all the charges against him on Monday. A jury deliberated for less than four hours before reaching its verdict in the case against the Rev. Robert Cedolia, 71. Cedolia was found not guilty...
Scott Township asks courts to cut print newspapers out of public notices
A Western Pennsylvania municipality is using a newspaper strike to illustrate why the state’s highest court should allow it to advertise public notices online, the latest in an ongoing battle over who can advertise — and in what format — for governmental bodies. Scott Township filed paperwork with the state...
County police seek public’s help after man found shot in Clairton
Allegheny County Police are seeking the public’s help in their investigation of a shooting that occurred Sunday evening in Clairton. The shooting was reported at 7:17 p.m. in the 500 block of Farnsworth Avenue, according to police. First responders found a man suffering from a gunshot wound and transported him...
Firefighters battle blaze at McKees Rocks home, no injuries reported
Firefighters responding to a fire at house in McKees Rocks early Sunday evening took about 40 minutes to extinguish the flames but remained on scene to put out hot spots that erupted, according to authorities. The fire was reported in the 700 block of Fruit Way at 5:50 p.m., an...
Man killed by Forest Hills police in shootout identified
A man was fatally shot by Forest Hills police officers who responded to a call along Ardmore Boulevard on Sunday morning after he fired a gun at them, according to authorities. Two Forest Hills police officers were dispatched to the the 2300 block of Ardmore Boulevard at 10:19 a.m. for...
Rainfall record set in region; flooding affects roads in 3 counties
Heavy rain fueled by remnants of Hurricane Nicole poured a record level of rain on Southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday. The National Weather Service reported 2.36 inches of rain had fallen in Pittsburgh as of 10:30 p.m. — easily breaking the previous record daily rainfall for Nov. 11. That was just...
Former chief of staff says she was fired for reporting mold in state House district office
The former chief of staff for a Westmoreland County state legislator is suing him and members of the House Republican Caucus alleging that she was fired for reporting mold in the district office. Marcel Nicole Ingram of West Newton is suing in federal court for retaliation under Pennsylvania’s Whistleblower law...
British Airways to add flights between Pittsburgh and London Heathrow
Three years after launching service between Pittsburgh International Airport and London’s Heathrow Airport, British Airways is upping its investment in Pittsburgh by adding two more weekly flights between the cities starting in the spring. The Allegheny County Airport Authority said in a news release that the added service is a...
Upper St. Clair man charged in connection with $8M insider trading scheme
The chief information officer for the pharmaceutical company formerly known as Mylan was charged Thursday in connection with an $8 million insider trading scheme. Ramkumar Rayapureddy, 54, of Upper St. Clair, faces parallel actions filed by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. A Viatris...
Police say 2 women stole nearly $23K of perfume from Ross Park Mall Nordstrom
Two women face charges after Ross police say they stole nearly $23,000 of perfume from the Nordstrom in Ross Park Mall. Police allege Stephanie Hopkins of Pittsburgh and De Siree Riley of McKees Rocks took 76 bottles of perfume from the department store on Monday and Thursday. A store manager...
Thomas Jefferson High School hosts Veterans Day recognition ceremony
Thomas Jefferson High School senior Rachael Parsons is concerned that young people her age aren’t showing enough appreciation for the sacrifices American veterans have made over the years. So, the 17-year-old is doing what she can to change that. On Nov. 10, she took part in a stirring “Salute to...
McCandless man gets 2 to 4 years in deadly DUI crash
The grandmother of a woman killed by a drunk driver and the man convicted of killing her were both seeking the same thing in an Allegheny County courtroom Thursday. Dorothy Guy, whose 19-year-old granddaughter, Egypt White, was killed two years ago, wanted mercy for the man responsible, Evan Hilliard, now...
