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North Huntingdon native new Allegheny County Bar president, seeks to restore community faith in the legal system
To her roles as wife, mother to two young daughters, attorney for a major Pittsburgh law firm and an avid runner, a North Huntingdon native took on another position as of last week — president of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Erica L. Laughlin, 42, of Pine, a shareholder at...
Penn Hills store sells jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket
A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket was sold in Penn Hills, the lottery announced Monday. The winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket for Sunday’s drawing was sold at Stop N Shop on Frankstown Road. It matched all five balls drawn — 5, 8, 27, 35 and 42 —...
Firefighters respond to Jefferson Hills house fire
Flames overtook a Jefferson Hills house Sunday afternoon. A fire at a Roberts Drive home began around 12:30 p.m. All residents safely exited the home, according to a Facebook post from the Jefferson Hills Police Department. Emergency crews blocked the entrances to and from the residential plan in order to...
A hero’s funeral: More than 100 honor Oakdale police officer slain in Blawnox
More the 100 people, including police officers from across the state and Marines, paid respects to fallen Oakdale Police Officer Charles G. Stipetich on Saturday. Stipetich, 23, was fatally shot on July 3 while off duty in what police described as a road rage incident. He lived in Blawnox, and...
Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home for sale in Rosslyn Farms for $799,500Video
At first glance, it’s pretty clear who architect Joel Kranich was thinking of when he drew the original blueprints. The house he designed tucked back along Winthrop Road in Rosslyn Farms has nontraditional shapes, several balconies, plenty of natural light, open floor plans and one room with furniture built into...
Passenger dies in wrong-way Parkway East crash
Updated: The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Thomas Linwood Ligon, 47, of Monroeville. A person died in car crash on I-376 Saturday morning after another driver was traveling on the wrong side of the road. At around 2:30 a.m., a driver was traveling westbound in an eastbound...
Photos: The Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival
The annual Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival in Forward Township returned Friday. The event, which runs through July 17, features a few vendors, food trucks and access to the vast sunflower fields where visitors are invited to take a stroll through the bountiful blooms. Admission is free. Parking is $2 per...
Police say man shot in leg in Wilkinsburg
A man is in the hospital after sustaining injuries in a Wilkinsburg shooting Saturday morning. According to Allegheny County police, the man was shot in the leg around 4:30 a.m. in the 1400 block of Cresson Street. He is expected to survive. A vehicle also suffered “ballistic damage” in the...
2 people shot in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village
Four people are in stable condition after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village neighborhood early Saturday morning. Just after 12:30 a.m., police responded to the shooting at the 220 block of Oak Hill Drive. Two people had been shot and two others were injured, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Emergency...
McCandless Crossing hotel wins award from Marriott
The Fairfield by Marriott Pittsburgh North/McCandless Crossing hotel was named a Diamond Circle Award Winner in June. The Diamond Circle Award is the highest award a Marriott hotel can win. Earning the designation means the hotel is in the top 3% of the brand of 1,108 properties. The award is...
It’s official: Corey O’Connor named Allegheny County controller
Former Pittsburgh City Councilman Corey O’Connor has been appointed Allegheny County controller. O’Connor took to Twitter on Friday to thank the state legislators who supported him. “My family and I are humbled by the opportunity to serve as Allegheny County Controller and the support that we’ve received,” the post read...
Dashboard cameras, key evidence in Blawnox shooting, gain popularity with motorists
Dashboard cameras, once a mainstay mostly of law enforcement vehicles, have grown in popularity with motorists in recent years. While most often meant to add a layer of security for drivers during traffic stops and insurance claims, they can sometimes offer a detailed look at larger events, as they have...
Crews battle early morning fire in Penn Hills
A fire caused significant damage to a house early Friday in Penn Hills. Crews responded to the fire call in the 100 block of Saint Croix Drive around 5:45 a.m., according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The heat from the fire also caused damage to a neighboring house. There were...
Emergency closure ordered for Washington Avenue Bridge in Swissvale
The emergency closure of a bridge in Swissvale on Thursday night has forced the rerouting of bus lines, Pittsburgh Regional Transit said. The Washington Avenue Bridge that was closed is owned by PennDOT and Norfolk Southern Corp., said Amie Downs, an Allegheny County spokeswoman. Washington Avenue connects Monongahela Avenue with...
Penn Hills Community Carnival and Cookout draws a crowd
Cody Mack scanned the game table, checked for wind resistance, pulled his arm back and gave an underhanded toss of a ping-pong ball with the confidence of a championship softball player. It landed, after a bounce or two, into a small bowl. Cody, 10, of Penn Hills had just won...
Police: Mt. Lebanon school board member charged in Florida assault of teen
A Mt. Lebanon School Board member sexually abused a teenager while on vacation in Florida this week, telling arresting officers “this is not good” and “mistakes were made,” according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Andrew Freeman, 34, is charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor, Florida authorities said....
Allegheny County suing pharmacies, alleging large role in opioid epidemic
Allegheny County officials contend that several large chain drug stores had a hand in creating the deadly opioid epidemic that has killed thousands across the county, contending that the pharmacies pushed the potent painkilling opioids into communities and failed to monitor and restrict sales when red flags arose. In a...
Baked True North opens gluten-free bakery and storefront in Ross
After years of operating as a wholesale, gluten-free bakery, Baked True North has opened a brick-and-mortar location on Perry Highway in Ross. Owner Lauren Marts said Baked True North has been supplying gluten-free pastries and baked goods to cafes and restaurants since 2016, operating out of a commercial kitchen near...
Suspect arrested after SWAT call in East Hills, police say
Pittsburgh Police said they have taken a suspect into custody following an early morning SWAT call to the city’s East Hills neighborhood. One person was removed from the scene around 7:20 a.m. UPDATE: At around 7:20 a.m., SWAT took the actor into custody. Avoid the 1700 block of Maplewood as...
Pa. House approves Pitt funding after months of debate over fetal tissue research
The University of Pittsburgh is set to narrowly escape with its state funding after months of heated back-and-forth between Pitt and House Republicans over the university’s fetal tissue research. The state House voted Wednesday night to pass Pitt’s appropriation. Lawmakers reworded an agricultural funding bill to provide Pitt’s funding and...
Allegheny County Council passes park fracking ban, Fitzgerald vows to veto
Allegheny County Council passed a bill that would ban fracking at nine Allegheny County parks, but the bill still has to clear the desk of Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, who has vowed to veto it. The fracking-ban proposal would prohibit new leases on county-owned park land for industrial use....
Battle of Homestead Foundation observes 130th anniversary of historic steel strike
They came to the last building left standing from the Homestead Steel Works on that fateful day, July 6, 1892. Close to 100 people packed into the Pump House on Waterfront Drive in Homestead Wednesday morning to remember the day that striking steel workers at the factory, locked in a...
Robert Morris University appoints 1st female president
Robert Morris University on Wednesday announced that Michelle L. Patrick will serve as the school’s ninth president. Patrick of Sewickley will be the first woman to hold the position at Robert Morris and will assume the role immediately. “After a thorough and complete search process that included broad representation from...
Man in critical condition after stabbing in Penn Hills
A man is in critical condition at a local hospital after being stabbed early Wednesday in Penn Hills, Allegheny County Police said. Detectives from the county’s homicide department are investigating the incident that they said occurred at 6:07 a.m. Wednesday morning in the 11500 block of Frankstown Road. According to...
3 people hospitalized after crash in Carrick
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash along Brownsville Road in Carrick on Tuesday night, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 9:19 p.m., according to Allegheny County 911. The three people involved in the crash were transported to an area...
