Allegheny category, Page 268
Scott man, out on bond after being accused of submitting fake PPP loans, charged with applying for another
A month after he was arrested on federal charges accusing him of submitting fake applications to obtain $3.8 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans during the covid-19 pandemic, a Scott Township man submitted a new loan application seeking a half-million dollars, investigators said. Randy Frasinelli, 65, now faces additional charges...
Food podcast: Pittsburgh food bank reports LGBTQ+ community sees higher food insecurity rates
This week’s podcast is a Food Justice is Social Justice episode featuring the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation. The goal of this initiative is to create awareness about social inequality while educating food bank supporters in Southwestern Pennsylvania of numerous organizations in the region that are focused on ending racism and...
Harris touts administration’s plans to help families, organized labor
Vice President Kamala Harris made it clear Monday to a receptive audience on her first visit to Western Pennsylvania: there’s a new sheriff in town as she touted the expanded child tax credit and took her case for the Biden administration’s battle for an expansive infrastructure program and stronger labor...
Vice President Kamala Harris visits Pittsburgh, talks child tax credit, infrastructure planVideo
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Pittsburgh for her daylong stay in the region as part of what is being dubbed “Child Tax Credit Awareness Day” by the Biden administration. Air Force Two landed at Pittsburgh International Airport with the vice president just after 11 a.m. Monday. Local dignitaries greet...
Sharpsburg businesses prepare for extra traffic during Highland Park Bridge ramp closure on Route 28
On Monday, PennDOT crews closed the ramp from northbound Route 28 to the Highland Park Bridge in Sharpsburg to begin a construction project expected to last about three months. As construction workers posted signs warning of closures and detours, Bonnie Demotte scouted spots to put up signs of her own....
In brief: Garden club volunteers needed, Pine-Richland class of 2021 and more in Pine, Richland
Pine-Richland Class of 2021 The Pine-Richland School District hosted a commencement for the 381 members of the Class of 2021 on June 11. Jinwon Elly Jang was the valedictorian and Rebecca Peng and Benjamin Carnovale were named the salutatorian and tertiary, respectively. Finishing in the top 10% of the class...
Part of East Carson Street to be closed for Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Pittsburgh
Two blocks of East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side will be closed Monday afternoon for a visit from Vice President Kamala Harris. City police said the street between Sarah and South 28th streets, including the intersection of Hot Metal Street, will be closed between noon and 4:30 p.m. Other...
Missing Hampton woman found safe in Ohio
Hampton police located a missing woman who was found safe in Ohio just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Merilyn Penn, 82, who is in the early stages of dementia, was last seen driving a dark blue 2009 Dodge Caravan on Main Street in Butler city at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, police...
Woman killed, husband injured by falling tree branch in Upper St. Clair park
A South Fayette woman died early Friday from injuries suffered when a tree branch fell on her in an Upper St. Clair park, officials said. Kara A. Leo, 40, was hiking with her husband Thursday evening in Boyce Mayview Park, according to officials and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The...
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to ordain 1 priest, 2 deacons in June
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will ordain Joseph S. Uzar Jr. as a priest on June 26, and two other men are joining the diocese as deacons this month. Uzar’s ceremony at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland will be the only ordination of a priest in the diocese this year....
Leaning Cask Brewing Co. in Springdale opens outdoor beer garden
How about a beer garden party to celebrate the first day of summer? Springdale’s Leaning Cask Brewing Company is holding a grand opening of its new outdoor beer garden, “The Courtyard,” on Sunday. The entrance to the beer garden is directly through the pub on Pittsburgh Street and has seating...
Verona resident raises more than $10K for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Walk for Children’s
When Verona resident Nathaniel Pugliese is passionate about a cause, he will make it his mission to raise money for it. That mission was achieved when he recently raised more than $10,000 for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s “Walk for Children’s.” Pugliese was already involved in many volunteering opportunities for the...
Registration still open for free Mega Sports Camp in Ross Township
Registration is open for kids to join next week’s free Mega Sports Camp at Northgate Church in Ross Township. Children in first through sixth grade will be able to participate in either soccer, basketball, baseball, cheerleading, art, dodgeball or gymnastics. The camp will be in session from 6 to 8:30...
Man found dead after standoff with police in Moon
A 37-year-old Moon Township man was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a standoff with police Thursday night, according to township police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as John Geisler. Police said the incident began around 6:15 p.m. when a woman reported a domestic...
Rivers Casino resumes construction of ‘Landing Hotel Pittsburgh’
It sat for a year, idled by the pandemic. But now, with an end to the covid-19 crisis seemingly in sight, construction on Rivers Casino Pittsburgh’s $60 million, “The Landing Hotel Pittsburgh” resumed this week. Cranes from local general contractor Massaro Corp. have returned to the site. Steel beam framing...
Lawsuit filed by protester who said they were struck by car on Veterans Bridge
A Hazelwood resident who was struck by a car on the Veterans Bridge in Pittsburgh last year during a peaceful march protesting the police killing of George Floyd is suing the driver that struck them. Victoria “Vic” Costikyan, 29, filed the complaint against Dylan Dietrich, listed as being from Jefferson...
Ohio man dies in fall from roof of Neville Island pallet plant
An Ohio man died in a fall Thursday morning while making repairs to the roof of a Neville Island plant, according to police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Chris M. Byler, 19, of Andover. He was pronounced dead at the scene just before 9:30 a.m....
Advocacy groups gather in Pittsburgh to call for divestment in policing, reinvestment in community needs
Advocacy groups met in Downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday to call on lawmakers and leaders to divest in police resources and invest in community concerns they say are the root cause of violent crime. “The safest communities are not the communities with the most police,” said Jasiri X, co-founder of the...
CMU language technology professor a finalist for $250,000 prize
English-speaking people sometimes take certain things for granted. For example, when they ask a question or give a command to Alexa and Siri, they can expect to get a desired response because those cloud-based voice services work great in English. But what happens when someone who speaks one of the...
Woman diagnosed with mental illness sentenced to 18 months for Pittsburgh bank robbery
On June 26, 2020, Gloria Anderson, who had a long history of mental illness, made her way to Point State Park and told a police officer on bike patrol she was going to rob a bank. She also said she was going to kill herself. Officers took the 36-year-old homeless...
Wexford Garden and Pond Tour back in bloom with 11 inspiring sites
After a two-year hiatus, the Wexford Garden and Pond Tour is blooming again. Discover the rich landscapes created at 11 outstanding properties during self-guided tours on July 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A bonus night tour of three select properties will be held from 8 to 10 p.m....
Hunger campaign by Allegheny County lawyers raises enough for 113K meals
This year’s Attorneys Against Hunger Campaign, sponsored by the Allegheny County Bar Foundation, raised more money than ever before — enough to provide as many as 113,000 meals. From November through the end of the May, the program collected more than $146,000 — the most in its 28-year history —...
Business owner claims Pittsburgh police wrongfully detained her in parking spot dispute with magistrate’s officeVideo
Marsha Simonds just wanted the illegally parked car to be moved from the Greenfield lot that she owns. But when the business woman demanded its removal, she said, she wound up slammed on the hood of her car, handcuffed and thrown in the back of a Pittsburgh police car. Then...
Crash closes Brownsville Road, knocks out power in South Park
A crash has closed part of Brownsville Road in South Park Township and knocked out electric service to hundreds early Thursday morning. The single-vehicle crash was reported around 2:45 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. The vehicle hit a utility pole and lines were down. No injuries were reported....
In Allegheny County, 420 ‘breakthrough’ covid cases out of more than 600K fully vaccinated residents
There have been 420 so-called “breakthrough” cases of covid-19 in Allegheny County, officials reported Wednesday, out of more than 600,000 fully vaccinated residents — which is less than one-tenth of 1%. Cases are considered to be a breakthrough case if they occur in someone who is fully vaccinated. Only 11...
