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McKees Rocks man gets at least 15 years in Stowe shooting death
A McKees Rocks man will spend at least 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to third-degree murder. Tomichael Sherrell, 22, admitted to shooting Bradley Lucier, 23, to death in Stowe Township on April 11, 2019. A criminal complaint filed in the case said Lucier had planned to sell...
Inmate dies at Allegheny County Jail
A man incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail died Sunday, according to authorities. Ronald James Andrus, 78, of McKees Rocks, was identified in a release by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Andrus was pronounced dead at about 3:15 p.m. The county did not provide further details. However, on Monday, Allegheny...
Pittsburgh man ID’d in North Braddock shooting
A man who was killed in a Sunday evening shooting in North Braddock has been identified. Leonard S. Morris-Graham, 29, of Pittsburgh, died at 9:44 p.m., according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Morris-Graham was shot in the chest and abdomen about 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Baldridge...
Man shot, dies in Lincoln-Lemington
A man was shot to death Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood, according to authorities. Police responded to the 7100 block of Everton Street around 6:20 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Officers found a man with gunshot wounds in the stairwell of an apartment building. He was pronounced dead at...
Police: 1 person in critical condition after Wilkinsburg shooting
Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating an early morning shooting in Wilkinsburg that sent one person to the hospital, officials said. County dispatchers were alerted of a shooting in the area of Chalfant Street and Collins Road shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Responding officers found a 21-year-old man who was...
2 suffer hand wounds in Duquesne shooting
Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting early Saturday that wounded two men in Duquesne. According to police, each man suffered a single gunshot wound to his hand. One of the men was taken by ambulance to an area hospital while the other told police he would get himself to...
2 arrests made in arsons that have hit Homestead-Munhall since April
Police have made arrests in nine of the 15 suspicious fires that hit the Homestead-Munhall area between late April and last week. Allegheny County Police announced the arrest of two suspects Friday, accusing a 16-year-old boy of setting one of them and a Homestead man of setting eight others. Police...
Fight between Lyft driver, passenger ends with fatal shooting in Wilkins
Authorities have identified the man who was shot to death during an altercation with a ride-share driver Thursday night in Wilkins. Investigators said a 37-year-old man was driving for Lyft when an argument began with his passenger, according to Allegheny County police Sgt. Todd Dolfi. The driver parked at a...
Reserve man who shot girlfriend in front of her children gets 8 years in prison
A Reserve man who shot a woman three times in front of her young children will spend at least eight years in prison. Joseph Hogg, 37, was sentenced Thursday by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Randal B. Todd after he pleaded guilty in April to attempted homicide, aggravated assault, burglary...
Train conductor, engineer sue Norfolk Southern over 2021 derailment
Two Norfolk Southern Railway employees who were controlling a train that derailed on East Carson Street in Baldwin in December are suing their company. Edward Mansfield, of Cranberry Township, was the conductor and Matthew Marchionda, of Ambridge, was the locomotive engineer during the Dec. 12 crash. A lawsuit filed Wednesday...
Peters man charged in death of infant son left in hot van for hours
A father who told police he forgot his infant son in a hot van for hours in Upper St. Clair in June has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to police. Khang Nguyen, 33, said he’d left 3-month-old Kayden in his 2022 Toyota Sienna shortly before 11 a.m. on June...
Allegheny County to treat mosquitoes for West Nile virus
Thursday evening, the Allegheny County Health Department will take steps to reduce the South Side mosquito population in hopes of minimizing the risk of West Nile virus. Between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., the department will spray mosquito pesticide Zenivex E20 in numerous South Side neighborhoods, where mosquito samples continue...
Deputy sheriff helps nab fugitive at Ross Park Mall who officials say evaded arrest several other times
An off-duty Allegheny County deputy sheriff who was shopping with his family Wednesday at Ross Park Mall helped to nab a fugitive wanted for firearm violations and a penchant for fleeing from police and evading capture, the sheriff’s department said. The deputy sheriff, who was not identified, spotted Dejon Fuller,...
McKees Rocks man sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal prison for drug crimes
A McKees Rocks man, who is serving a state prison sentence of more than 16 years for a third-degree murder conviction, was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for violating federal narcotics laws, authorities announced Wednesday. Omarr Harris, 39, was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute...
Pittsburgh man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison after being convicted of federal drug crimes, authorities announced Wednesday. Lamont Goodwine, Jr., 34, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to deliver at least 100 grams of heroin. U.S. District Judge William...
Police seek ID of Swissvale sex assault suspect
Allegheny County and Swissvale police are seeking assistance with identifying on man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman on a Swissvale sidewalk in broad daylight, county police said. The suspect is accused of assaulting the woman at about 6:10 p.m. Aug. 4, near the intersection of Monongahela and Duquesne avenues,...
Allegheny County election officials debate future of ballot drop boxes, satellite voting centers
Allegheny County took several steps to address high voter turnout anticipated in the 2020 election, launching mail-in ballot information campaigns, satellite voting offices and ballot drop boxes, but those methods haven’t been brought back. At Wednesday’s Allegheny County Election Board meeting in Downtown Pittsburgh, Department of Administrative Services Director Jessica...
Sex abuse case against retired priest dropped by Allegheny County DA’s office
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday withdrew charges against a Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy in 2001. The paperwork dismissing the case against the Rev. Hugh Lang, 92, said it was being done in the best interest of the alleged victim. Lang was a...
Sewickley piercing shop owner accused of offering teen girl money for sex
Editor’s note: Watson was acquitted of all charges following a jury trial in October before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Bruce Beemer. The charges have since been expunged from Watson’s record. The owner of a Sewickley piercing shop faces charges after police say he offered a 17-year-old girl money to...
Medieval manuscripts illuminate Pitt-Greensburg course on the history of books
Some dragons popped up in the latest summer course led by history instructor William Campbell and two colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. The fanciful creatures are among decorative figures that caught the eyes of his six students when they got an up-close look at some illuminated medieval...
McKees Rocks police seize stolen gun, heroin from 13-year-old
A 13-year-old boy was taken into custody after McKees Rocks police said they seized a stolen gun and heroin from him. In a Facebook post posted Tuesday, police said the boy was “loitering suspiciously” near a residence along Russellwood Avenue before his arrest. The seized gun was a loaded, 9mm...
Munhall auctioning off 3-story brick building
If you have somewhere between $165,000 to $200,000 available, there’s a building for sale that may interest you. The Borough of Munhall owns the building and is currently auctioning it off in a 24/7 online auction open to the public at www.municibid.com. Bids close at 2 p.m. on Friday. The...
What the FBI’s search of Trump’s home could mean for Pa. midterm elections
Pennsylvania Republican leaders on Tuesday expressed outrage over the FBI’s search of former President Trump’s Florida home, and said they think the incident will boost GOP voter turnout in the upcoming midterm elections. Democrats downplayed the potential political fallout, arguing that Democratic voters became more highly motivated to head to...
Ross man charged after brief standoff with police
A Ross man faces assault charges after a brief standoff Tuesday with police, authorities said. Robert Gentile, 48, is charged with simple assault. Police said Gentile’s mother called 911 about 1 p.m. and reported he’d become irate, attacked her and then barricaded himself in his room. Sgt. Brian Kohlepp said...
Brighton Rehab, Mt. Lebanon Rehab officials accused of health care fraud in federal indictment
Federal and state law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced health care fraud charges against the owners and management staff at troubled Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Beaver County and Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Both facilities, owned by Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services LLC, have long been the target...
