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What went wrong with Conor Lamb’s U.S. Senate campaign?
On paper and in person, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb looked like the perfect candidate to take the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat in the fall. He checked all the boxes: smart, accomplished, former prosecutor, Marine Corps veteran, young, attractive, previously tested in a tough race. “His profile...
McCandless Town Manager Robert Grimm leaving his post
McCandless Town Manager Bob Grimm will be leaving his post June 3. “I have enjoyed my time in McCandless and am proud to have guided the organization through the uncertain times of the pandemic and I’ve hopefully helped establish a course of continued financial stability and professional delivery of services...
Family of man who died after falling through South Park skylight files lawsuit
The wife of a man who died while doing restoration work on Agricultural Hall in South Park last year filed a lawsuit against the county and contractor Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Kelly A. Scabilloni filed the complaint as the administrator of Frank Scabilloni’s estate. It includes claims...
Allegheny County Jail returns to modified lockdown as covid cases rise
Rising covid-19 cases at Allegheny County Jail prompted officials to return to a modified lockdown Friday, with nearly half of the facility’s housing pods in isolation status. There were 91 positive cases among incarcerated people as of Wednesday, officials said. Twelve of 28 housing pods are in isolation, and 29...
Port Authority: Service cuts coming next month will lead to more reliable service
Port Authority of Allegheny County will reduce its weekly service hours by 4% next month to account for a driver shortage and ridership that has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, officials said this week. Seventy-five employees, including 43 bus operators, have been fired for violating the authority’s covid-19 vaccine...
‘I told you not to drive them home’: 1 dead after McKeesport man allegedly opened fire on ex’s car
A McKeesport man, angry that an ex-girlfriend was driving co-workers home from work, followed them, rammed the car and ultimately shot and killed the man in her passenger seat, according to police. Tyrique Simmons, 21, is charged with homicide in connection with the death of 20-year-old Ibrahim Diallo. A criminal...
Turtle Creek man found guilty in federal court of ID theft, other charges for using stolen credit cards
A Turtle Creek man accused of using stolen credit cards to buy items at various retail stablishments was found guilty of identity theft and other charges in federal court. Iklas Davis, 41, was tried before U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan in Pittsburgh. A jury deliberated for about an hour...
Pittsburgh-area native works with real-life members of Navy’s Top Gun program
Shortly before Memorial Day, veteran actor Tom Cruise will take to the skies once again as Navy pilot Pete Mitchell in the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 action blockbuster “Top Gun.” But at Naval Air Station in Fallon, Nev., Pittsburgh native Amanda Taylor will be working with the real-life members...
Homewood man arrested after stabbing 3 people, police say
A Homewood man is in jail after he allegedly stabbed three people Thursday morning, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. At around 3:30 a.m., police found a woman who had been stabbed in an apartment on the 7700 block of Frankstown Avenue in Homewood. Medics took the woman to the hospital...
Huey Lewis visits Pittsburgh to promote bird conservation filmVideo
In 1985, Huey Lewis was asked to write a song for the blockbuster movie “Back to the Future.” The tune turned out to be “The Power of Love,” and it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. What Lewis could not have known was that, 37 years...
Abandoned Braddock row house collapses during fire
It took firefighters nearly four hours to get a blaze at an abandoned row house under control early Thursday in Braddock. The fire in the 200 block of Oliver Street was reported around 1:30 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. Firefighters got it under control by 5:15 a.m. Firefighters...
Shady Side Academy rallies support to build Bulldog statue on Fox Chapel campus
A new STEM-focused, 3-D fundraising project is under way at Shady Side Academy Senior School in Fox Chapel. The Build the Bulldog project is a crowd-sourced, collaborative, global effort where community members and makers work together to design and make a 3-D printed statue of the Shady Side Academy Bulldog....
Commonwealth Court halts PennDOT bridge tolling project, including I-79 near Bridgeville
A Commonwealth Court judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction to halt a statewide bridge-tolling project, saying that the plan likely violates state statutes and impacts local communities that PennDOT failed to consult. The ruling came in response to a suit filed by several municipalities that objected to tolling on...
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust president and CEO Kevin McMahon retiring at end of 2022
When J. Kevin McMahon arrived in Pittsburgh 21 years ago to work for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, remnants of the seedy red-light part of Downtown that became the Cultural District were still in place. “The city was starting to emerge from its past, but I looked right out on Liberty...
State Rep. Emily Kinkead holds off Democratic challenger in the 20th State House District
State Rep. Emily Kinkead, D-Brighton Heights, won Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 20th State House District, according to unofficial results. As of Wednesday afternoon, with 97% of precincts reporting results, Kinkead had collected 65.6% of the votes counted compared with challenger Nick Mastros’ 34.4%, unofficial tallies showed. Mastros, of Ross,...
State Rep. Jessica Benham wins Democratic nomination in 36th State House District
State Rep. Jessica Benham, D-South Side, trounced her opponent in Tuesday’s Democratic primary race in the 36th State House District, according to unofficial tallies. Benham was first elected in 2020 to a strong Democratic district that includes Brentwood, Mt. Oliver and several Pittsburgh neighborhoods, including all or parts of Arlington,...
State Rep. Rob Mercuri of Pine secures GOP nomination in uncontested primary race
First-term state Rep. Rob Mercuri, R-Pine, ran unopposed Tuesday to unofficially secure the Republican nomination in the 28th State House District. No Democrats appeared on the ballot. Mercuri collected more than 7,500 votes on Tuesday, according to unofficial election returns. He won the seat in 2020, replacing Speaker of the...
New lawsuit contends retaliation against Sewickley Academy in race debate
A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Sewickley Academy alleges that faculty members were told to teach “both sides” of issues such as slavery in the school’s Black history classes, after last year’s controversy over allegations about a social justice program. Michael-Ann Cerniglia, D. Barrett Gough, Jill Korber Small and Gail Wolfe...
Scott Township auctioning off 1972 Triumph Spitfire to help community
Call it a classic way to raise money. Scott Township is currently auctioning off a classic two-passenger British sports car, a 1972 Triumph Spitfire IV. All of the proceeds from the auction will go to Scott Township and can be used for the likes of road maintenance, community programs and...
Cindy Kirk secures GOP nomination in 30th State House District
Former Allegheny County Councilwoman Cindy Kirk won her Republican primary race in the 30th State House District by more than a 4-to-1 margin, according to unofficial tallies. As of Wednesday morning, with nearly 98% of precincts reporting results, Kirk had collected more than 81% of the votes counted compared with...
Outstanding votes in Allegheny County could sway races, but will take time to count
Allegheny County elections officials have tallied the vast majority of votes cast in Tuesday’s primary, but some races remain too close to call and could be decided by remaining votes that need to be tabulated. Officials said some of the outstanding votes will be counted on Friday, but it’s unlikely...
Motorcycle driver dies in crash with truck in Penn Hills
A man died Wednesday morning in a crash involving a box truck and a motorcycle in Penn Hills, Allegheny County Police said. Police said the crash in the 1100 block of Milltown Road was reported to 911 shortly after 7:30 a.m. The man operating the motorcycle was pronounced dead at...
Bethel Park police release video of 2 officers being hit by vehiclesVideo
Bethel Park police released a video Tuesday showing two police officers being hit by vehicles in separate incidents this month. The incidents happened May 3 on South Park Road near Pennsylvania Avenue and May 13 at Broughton Road and Route 88. The police department combined the two incidents into one...
Baldwin High School senior Julia Murray overcomes vision, hearing impairments
Graduating in the top 10% of your class is hard enough under any circumstances, let alone with the added challenges of being deaf/blind. That hasn’t stopped Julia Murray of Whitehall, who is ranked 21 of 388 students in the graduating class at Baldwin High School. The 18-year-old is a member...
Castle Shannon man accused of harassing, intimidating poll workers
Castle Shannon police said a man caused a disruption Tuesday at a polling location in the borough’s library. Police said David Huff, 57, of Castle Shannon refused to leave and resisted arrest, injuring an officer and damaging a police vehicle. According to a criminal complaint against Huff, police responded around...
