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Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) approved $15.1 million in grant funding in the fifth round of the organization’s Green Revitalization of Our Waterways (GROW) program. This is part of ongoing ALCOSAN efforts to fund projects with partner municipalities. In this round of grant funding, ALCOSAN offered grants to 23 municipalities...

Allegheny County officials identified two of the three people killed in a Saturday night shooting in Pittsburgh. City police continue to investigate the incident, which took place shortly after 9 p.m. along Beltzhoover Avenue near Edgemont Street. Laffayette Gordon, 21, and Joseph Hendricks, 17, both of Pittsburgh, were fatally shot...

The Allegheny County Police Association wants an Allegheny County Council member to resign over a comment on Twitter referring to violence against police that it says “was irresponsible at best, and criminal at worst.” The council member is Bethany Hallam, a Democrat from Ross Township who holds an at-large seat....

A two-day celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of KDKA’s first radio broadcast is being held tonight and Tuesday nights. It was on Nov. 2, 1920, that KDKA made the world’s first commercial radio broadcast when it reported the returns of the Harding/Cox presidential election. Duquesne University and the National Museum...

After months filled with lost revenues and tenants permanently shutting their doors, the company that owns both the Westmoreland and Monroeville malls has filed for bankruptcy protection. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL Properties made the announcement Monday, months after the company announced a restructuring plan to help alleviate debt. The move came...

When the Peters Township marching band took the field Friday night for a pregame performance before a high school playoff football game against Woodland Hills, two drum majors marched at the front wearing a full-body black spandex suit. Some perceived the suits as the modern-day equivalent of blackface. The incident...

Allegheny County added 264 cases of coronavirus over the past two days, the county Health Department reported Monday. Officials said there were 144 new cases on Sunday and 120 new cases on Monday. There were 203 confirmed cases from 2,755 PCR tests, which were conducted from Oct. 23 through Sunday....

A teacher at North Hills High School who already was in quarantine has tested positive for covid-19, district officials announced. The teacher was last in the building on Oct. 29 and began developing symptoms on Oct. 31. A rapid test administered on Nov. 1 confirmed that the teacher contracted the...

Vandals struck the Mt. Lebanon office of U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, according to a Monday morning tweet from the congressman, a day after similar graffiti was sprayed across the home of Lamb’s Republican challenger and the office of Rep. Mike Doyle. “Our office is open today,” Lamb, a Democrat, tweeted...

A message invoking revolution was spray-painted this weekend on the glass office windows of an incumbent Democratic congressman and the garage door of the home of a Republican running for Congress. Red paint was used in both cases to write, “Elections No, Revolution Yes.” The punctuation varied in each case,...

Gov. Tom Wolf recalled that when he won office in 2014 and reelection four years later, media reports unofficially declared him the victor within minutes after polls closed at 8 p.m. “Ain’t happening this time,” Wolf said, acknowledging that Pennsylvania’s vote count is expected to take not minutes or hours...

Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 174 new coronavirus cases. No new deaths were reported. In addition, a death reported last week has been transferred to Greene County’s statistics, reducing Allegheny’s total to 434. Interestingly, the spike in cases throughout the county hasn’t meant a spike in deaths. October’s total of...

As law enforcement in the region plan how to respond to any potential Election Day issues or unrest, along with anything that may arise post-election, a global watchdog on armed conflict warns that Pennsylvania is a state at high risk for militia violence. Local authorities — mainly at the county...

A McCandless police officer is suing the town, former chief and a lieutenant alleging discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation. Melissa Delval filed the lawsuit on Friday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court naming as defendants former chief David DiSanti and Lt. Jeffrey Basl. DiSanti resigned last November after previously being...

The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has granted permission for Christmas Vigil Masses to begin as early as 2 p.m. on Dec. 24. Christmas Eve Masses are usually required to be celebrated in the evening. But due to the global pandemic, Bishop David Zubik has decided an earlier Mass is permissable...

In the current covid-19 pandemic, the first goal is to get control of the virus. This can be achieved with masks, handwashing and limiting contact with others. When these measures are implemented effectively, people can get back to work and school. Once spread is contained, smaller outbreaks can be controlled...

Allegheny County announced 173 new cases of covid-19 on Friday, according to the Health Department. Officials said of those new cases, 110 have been confirmed, based on 1,376 PCR tests conducted from Oct. 16-29. There were 63 probable cases, of which 37 came from positive antigen tests. The new cases...

A former Verona police officer will serve probation after pleading guilty Thursday to having a sexual relationship with a teenager. Anthony Ogline, 35, pleaded guilty to corruption of minors and furnishing alcohol to a minor before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos. She ordered him to serve a...

Voters in 11 different precincts across Allegheny County will receive letters in the next few days updating their polling places after a mistake was made in the statewide database. The affected communities include Bethel Park, Braddock Hills, Brentwood, Green Tree, McCandless, Plum, West Mifflin and West View. County communications Director...

Moon Area High School and middle school will be closed for about a week after someone from the high school tested positive for covid-19, Superintendent Barry J. Balaski announced Thursday. Balaski posted the message on the front page of the district’s website, moonarea.net. Students from both schools will continue learning...

Four people suffered minor injuries in a multi-car accident involving 12 crashes on I-376 near the Squirrel Hill Tunnels on Thursday night. The westbound lanes of the Parkway East were shut down for a half-hour as state police began their investigation of the crash, according to Tpr. Melissa Bondarenka. The...

Allegheny County on Thursday reported 149 new coronavirus cases with two new deaths. The county has seen an average of 131 new daily cases over the past seven days, while adding 920 new cases in that time. The county’s total number of cases stands at 15,449 with 10,695 recoveries. According...