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Three sentenced in $87 million Medicaid fraud scheme
Three people who were part of a sophisticated, $87 million health care fraud scheme were sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Pittsburgh. The three were among a total of 16 people charged for billing Pennsylvania Medicaid for in-home health care for services that were never performed. Fifteen of those people...
$1.4B terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport takes shape
A $1.4 billion project to build a new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport is on pace to be completed on schedule by early 2025, officials said Wednesday during a tour of the bustling construction site. Eleven large cranes rose above the site Wednesday, and the first structures are going up....
State auditor general finds minor issues in audit of Bradford Woods Volunteer Fire Company Relief Association
An audit of the Bradford Woods Volunteer Fire Company Relief Association found three minor issues. Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor Sept. 27 announced the findings of volunteer firefighters’ relief associations in 18 counties throughout the commonwealth. “Relief associations provide vital support to Pennsylvania’s dedicated first responders,” DeFoor said in a...
Holocaust survivor, Tree of Life witness Judah Samet dies at 84
Judah Samet referred to himself as “a professional survivor.” He survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after the Nazis forced him and his family from their home in Hungary when he was 7 years old. Four years ago at age 80, Samet also survived the October 2018 mass shooting at the...
Kennywood to add chaperone policy, security protocols after shooting
Kennywood Park officials said Wednesday they will add new security protocols and a chaperone policy before reopening this weekend after a triple shooting inside the park. The chaperone policy requires anyone under 17 to be accompanied by an adult 21 or older at all times. Masks are banned after 6...
Man shot in Turtle Creek
A man was hospitalized after being shot in the leg Tuesday night in Turtle Creek, Allegheny County Police said. The victim, who was not identified, was reported shot around 9:05 p.m. in the 300 block of Clugston Avenue, police said. The man was transported to an area hospital and is...
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County leaders vow to close digital divide in 5 years
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said Tuesday they want to close the region’s digital divide within five years, increasing access to the internet and other technology for those who don’t have it now. “While Pittsburgh in general has a very high digital quotient, there are...
Allegheny County to launch pilot program for low-income public transit users
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced Tuesday that the county will soon be embark on a 12-month pilot program to provide some low-income transit users with discounted transit passes, with the goal of potentially launching a permanent program in late 2023. The program is being facilitated through the county’s Department...
Steelers RB Najee Harris talks to Obama Academy students about child hungerVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris knows what it’s like not having enough to eat — he grew up in a food insecure household in California and he’s putting his off-field energy into helping kids in the Pittsburgh area avoid going through what he endured growing up. Harris visited Pittsburgh...
Forbes Road students bring cyber-security presentation to Monroeville library
Aiden Gerhart of Monroeville said exploring the internet without a basic working knowledge of scams is like getting onto a boat without a compass or an atlas. But the second-year student at Forbes Road Career & Technology Center doesn’t want people new to the online experience feeling belittled. “A lot...
Kennywood shooting puts spotlight on park security, metal detectors
The triple shooting inside Kennywood Park has raised questions from park-goers and national security experts about the facility’s security measures and screening technology that is supposed to detect prohibited firearms. An altercation between two groups of juveniles led to a 39-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy being shot in the...
Garage floor collapses after car pulls into it in Penn Hills
A Penn Hills man pulling into his garage fell a few feet Sunday after a slab collapsed. Penn Hills Fire Marshal Chuck Miller said it happened at 10:30 a.m. along the 300 block of Bon Air Road. Firefighters said the driver had exited the vehicle by the time responders arrived,...
Common Pleas judge rules Pittsburgh ‘facility fee’ for professional athletes unconstitutional
An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge last week struck down a City of Pittsburgh fee levied against professional athletes who play here, calling the fee an unconstitutional tax. Judge Christine Ward granted a motion for summary judgment filed by three athletes, as well as the players associations representing Major League...
Gun found near Kennywood shootings stolen from Ohio vehicle, police say
The gun found near a triple shooting in Kennywood Park was stolen from a vehicle in Columbus, Ohio about a year ago, Allegheny County police said Monday. Police have not yet identified a suspect in Saturday night shootings, but they said a trace of the firearm recovered near the scene...
‘It happened so quick,’ Kennywood shooting victim says in TV interview
One of the three people shot Saturday night at Kennywood Park said he “felt a shockwave” through his body after he was hit, he told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV during an interview Monday. Brandon Ward, whom police identified as being 39, said he was standing with his wife at the...
Donor families honored for gift of life at the CORE ceremony
Antwon Rice Sr. of Homewood was shot twice in the head during a crime in April 2020. When he died, his mother, Yolanda White made the difficult decision to donate his kidney and liver through the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), headquartered in O’Hara. “I didn’t even know...
Mellon Foundation bolsters effort to address chronic absenteeism in region’s schools
Schools are back in session for in-person learning, but in some cases, students are simply not showing up. And these are not just kids ditching a class or two. Millions of students are now being classified by the U.S. Department of Education as chronically absent after missing 10% or more...
Fight between juveniles led to shootings inside Kennywood Park, police say
Two teenagers and a man were injured in a shooting inside Kennywood Park late Saturday night during an altercation between two groups of juveniles, Allegheny County Police said early Sunday morning. A 39-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were shot in the leg, and another 15-year-old boy suffered a grazing...
Ukrainians in Pittsburgh react to recent war developments
It’s been a summer of significant developments for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian invaders. Recently, Ukrainian fighters recaptured parts of the country’s northeast territory in what’s being called the most successful counterattack of the war. Mass graves and torture chambers were found in those reclaimed areas. And as...
Gently used items can find new life at North Park’s Reuse Fest
Pennsylvania Resources Council is hosting ReuseFest — a one-of-a-kind drop-off event for gently used materials destined for reuse by numerous local nonprofit organizations — from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 15 in North Park. The event will accept a variety of materials including: art/office supplies, bedding/bath, bikes, clothing, furniture, kitchen items,...
Monroeville man being held at Allegheny County Jail dies
A Monroeville man who had been held at Allegheny County Jail since Sept. 10 died Wednesday. Anthony G. Talotta, 57, was pronounced dead at 10:46 p.m. at UPMC Mercy, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. His death is being investigated by the office. No cause was provided. The...
Allegheny County jury rules against former West Mifflin football player in concussion caseVideo
All parties in a lawsuit filed in Allegheny County agreed that Shane Skillpa sustained a concussion at a West Mifflin Area School District football practice as a sophomore in 2009. They also agreed that in recent years he has shown symptoms of anxiety, forgetfulness, depression and headaches. The split among...
First Amendment likely prevents Pine-Richland from disciplining student after racist Homecoming sign incident
Pine-Richland School District likely does not have the legal authority to discipline a high school student whose homecoming proposal sign went viral on social media and left members of the community dismayed, according to an attorney with the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. The First Amendment likely prevents the district from...
5 injured in West View fire
Five people were injured in a house fire in West View Wednesday night, according to public safety officials. Crews responded to a two-alarm fire at the 400 block of Highland Avenue around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday. Five people were injured, according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher, who declined to provide...
Woman injured in overnight shooting in Wilkinsburg
A woman was shot multiple times in Wilkinsburg early Thursday morning. The incident occurred at the intersection of Ardmore Boulevard and Marlboro Avenue around 2 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. First responders found a woman who had been shot in the shoulder and leg, according to Tribune-Review news...
