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Police: Man entered Gateway elementary school, recorded child in girls’ bathroom
A man lied his way into Ramsey Elementary School in Monroeville on Tuesday and recorded a child on his cellphone as she used the girls’ restroom, according to charges filed by Monroeville police. Brian Mintmier, 26, is charged with possessing an instrument of crime, possessing an instrument of crime on...
Food Podcast: Empty Bowls fundraising event features Pittsburgh restaurants and artisan bowlsVideo
On this week’s episode of the Food Podcast presented by Clearview Federal Credit Union on the TribLIVE podcast network, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank gets an inside look at how artisans are making one-of-a-kind bowls for this year’s Empty Bowls Fundraiser. The event, which supports Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank...
AG: No evidence of crime in Ross sergeant’s alleged sharing of video evidence
No criminal charges will be filed against a Ross police officer accused by fellow officers of mishandling explicit video evidence in a case, the state Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday. The controversy — which led to a union vote of no confidence in Chief Joseph Ley — stemmed from allegations...
Kennywood to open Easter weekend with new touches
The new coats of paint are drying on several roller coasters at Kennywood. Pillars at the entrance are adorned in neon yellow. Food stands are getting new lighting. It’s getting close to opening day — a week earlier than in recent years. Kennywood will open Saturday, April 16, for season...
With driver shortages because of vaccine mandate, Port Authority offers free rides
Port Authority of Allegheny County’s covid-19 vaccine mandate went into effect Wednesday, affecting hundreds of employees and dozens of routes as authority officials offered free rides to soothe the pain of service disruptions for riders. Spokesman Adam Brandolph said in a statement early Tuesday evening that about 480 Port Authority...
Monroeville police investigating shooting in Olive Garden parking lot
Monroeville police are investigating a shooting that sent an Olive Garden employee to a hospital. Police Chief Doug Cole said the worker, a 19-year-old man, was treated and released from Forbes Hospital after being shot in the leg Saturday around 9:30 p.m. in the restaurant’s parking lot along Mall Plaza...
Robber shoots store employee at Edgewood market
A man was shot during an armed robbery Tuesday afternoon at an Edgewood market, according to Allegheny County police. The robbery was reported just before 1:30 p.m. at the Edgewood Avenue Express in the 200 block of Edgewood Avenue. Police said a suspect entered the store, brandished a handgun and...
North Side woman shot boyfriend, dumped his body in McKees Rocks alley, police say
A woman from Pittsburgh’s North Side is accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend and then dumping his body in a McKees Rocks alley. Brook Lynn Lank, 24, is charged with homicide and abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of 22-year-old Anthony Lofton, who was found dead...
Sewickley Public Library receives $750,000 grant for facility upgrades
Sewickley Public Library received a $750,000 Keystone Grant for Public Library Facilities, as part of nearly $5.3 million in funding awarded to 21 libraries in 17 counties for the construction and rehabilitation of public library facilities. The Keystone grants are offered to help public library facilities improve operations, install equipment...
Dozens of Port Authority routes out of service Monday following weekend of call-offs
Dozens of Port Authority bus routes across Allegheny County were out of service early Monday, a continuation of the weekend service disruptions spurred by employee call-offs, an apparent protest against the authority’s looming vaccine mandate. Port Authority sent out the first alert at about 6:10 a.m., warning on its service...
Medical examiner identifies man found dead in McKees Rocks
Officials late Sunday identified a man found dead hours earlier in McKees Rocks. The medical examiner’s office identified the man as 22-year-old Anthony Lofton. Authorities learned through a 911 call at about 6:30 a.m. about a body discovered in the 300 block of Derby Alley. According to police, first responders...
Port Authority reacts to high number of call-offs
A significant number of Port Authority employees called off from work Saturday, in what Port Authority officials called an apparent protest of the authority’s vaccine mandate. Port Authority spokesman Adam Brandolph declined to give an exact number of how many employees didn’t show up for work Saturday, adding a number...
Cold and snow don’t dissuade hearty Pittsburghers from St. Patrick’s Day parade
Despite ominous snowfall predictions for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, thousands of green-clad revelers and participants still gathered Saturday morning in Downtown Pittsburgh for the two-hour event. The route started at the Greyhound bus station near Liberty Avenue, moved down Grant Street before turning onto Boulevard of the Allies...
Woodland Hills hosts Western Pa. school districts for summit to address social issues
When Cassidy Laffey took a sophomore robotics class at Shaler High School, she was the only female. “Everyone, even the teacher, was male,” said Laffey, a senior. “I felt out of place because I didn’t see people like me in that class. I want females to know they can study...
Boy shot twice in Homestead on Friday evening
A boy is in the hospital after he was shot in Homestead on Friday evening. At about 5 p.m., police responded to the shooting at the intersection of East 20th Avenue and McClure Street, according to a news release from Allegheny County Police. The injured boy suffered two gunshot wounds,...
Elizabeth-Forward special education teacher sent explicit photos, messages to student, police say
An Elizabeth-Forward special education teacher is accused of sexually abusing a teenage student and then demanding that he delete her number and all of their messages after she was placed on leave, according to a criminal complaint. Nicole Corson, 41, of Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Place neighborhood, is charged with institutional sexual...
Port Authority leaders warn of ‘significant delays’ with 500 unvaccinated employees facing discipline
Port Authority of Allegheny County officials on Friday warned of “significant delays and a large number of missed trips” as 500 employees face being placed on leave now that a judge has cleared the way for the authority’s vaccine mandate to continue. Port Authority CEO Katharine Kelleman said moving forward...
Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, celebration ranked among best in country
Let’s face it: A good many major cities east of Chicago claim to have a great St. Patrick’s Day Parade — among the best in the U.S., they say, including New York and Philadelphia (the origins of which date back to before the Declaration of Independence, according to organizers). Even...
O’Hara couple opens their mirrored home for an ‘Airbnb Experience’
Music, movies and mirrors are part of an “Airbnb Experience” at an easily recognizable O’Hara home. Mirrors placed on the outside of the house reflect the light and faces of any visitors who walk on the grounds. There’s a place for reflection inside, too. Filled with state-of-the-art sound systems, the...
Mother of man killed in Fox Chapel wants psychiatric report of alleged killer
The mother of a man shot to death in 2019 in Fox Chapel filed a motion this week seeking the psychiatric report completed on the alleged killer. Adam Rosenberg, 23, is charged with two separate counts of criminal homicide in the death of Christian Moore-Rouse, 22, who was killed on...
Police: ATV rider shot at sheriff’s deputies in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill
Two Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies came under fire Thursday night during a confrontation with two ATV riders in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill South, police said. Sheriff Kevin Kraus said the two uniformed deputies were in an unmarked car about 10 p.m. when two men on two all-terrain vehicles sped by. He...
Pittsburgh man sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for dealing heroin
A Pittsburgh man who had been orchestrating a major heroin ring was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison, the U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh said. Donald Lyles Jr., 28, pleaded guilty in September in federal court in Pittsburgh to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute the...
Judge rules against Port Authority union’s vaccine mandate challenge
An Allegheny County judge on Thursday ruled against the union representing Port Authority bus drivers in their challenge of a covid-19 vaccine requirement taking effect next week. In a two-page order, Common Pleas Judge John McVay denied Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have...
Police accuse man of using counterfeit checks bearing Pine builder’s name to steal cash
A man from Altoona is accused of using fake bank checks bearing the name of a Pine building contractor to get more than $5,200 in cash. David Clark Modrey, 36, of 6th Ave., was charged by the Northern Regional Police Department with one count of felony theft by deception and...
Knichel Logistics in Richland celebrated International Women’s Day
William Knichel believed in his daughter. “He pushed me to be my best and to work hard and that is what made me a strong woman today,” said Kristy Knichel, 45, who is president and CEO of her late father’s company, Knichel Logistics, a freight brokerage company in Richland. “I...
