Allegheny category, Page 28

Authorities have identified the Braddock teenager killed Monday night in a double shooting in his hometown as Jeramyah Pollard. Jeramyah, 16, died shortly before 8 p.m. near Lillie Avenue and Margaretta Street, the scene of the shooting, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday. Both roads sit just blocks...

Ed Piskor, a well-known Munhall comic artist who recently became embroiled in controversy over allegations of sexual misconduct, has died, the funeral home handling his arrangements confirmed Monday. Piskor, who was 41, died unexpectedly on Monday, according to an obituary posted online by the Savolskis-Wasik-Glenn Funeral Home of Munhall. No...

Motorists on the Parkway East should brace for months of single-lane restrictions in Allegheny County’s eastern suburbs due to upcoming work by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Starting next week, weather permitting, Interstate 376 will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between the Churchill/Route 130 interchange at Exit...

A woman remained in jail Monday after a weekend argument in a Duquesne apartment ended in a fatal shooting that led to her arrest. Police charged Latiya Hicks, 24, of Braddock with killing Lamont Nichols, 30, of Pittsburgh on Saturday evening inside a public housing apartment building on North Second...

A former Allegheny County detective pleaded guilty Monday to two summary harassment citations connected to an incident at an Export bar last year. Raymond Bonacci, 57, of McKeesport, was ordered to pay $362 in fines and costs, according to court records. The two harassment counts were filed last week when...

A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Sunday night in Wilkinsburg, according to Allegheny County Police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The shooting was reported just before 10:30 p.m. on Hill Avenue. First responders found Kevin Wilson of Pittsburgh there and took him to a hospital where police said he...

Century III Mall is coming down. Demolition has officially begun on the site which was closed in 2019, according to TribLive news partners WTAE. The mall has since been the target of vandals and others sneaking into the property. It was condemned by West Mifflin Council in 2023. In January,...

A Braddock woman was charged with homicide in connection with the shooting death of a man in Duquesne Saturday evening, Allegheny County police said. Police responded to a call for a man shot in the chest in the 25 block of North 2nd Street just before 6:15 p.m. The man...

Pots filled with lilies will bloom inside churches as Christians celebrate Easter on March 31 — or May 5 for those of the Orthodox Christian faith. But how did these beautiful flowers become the symbol of Easter? Everything about the lily speaks of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, Catholic Diocese...

A man was shot in the chest multiple times Friday night in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County police said. Police responded to a call for a shooting on the 1500 block of Montier St. around 9:50 p.m. The man who was shot was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. County...

Maryn Formley’s niece called her in a panic on March 2. She was stuck in Downtown Pittsburgh, trying to get home from work on the bus, but a protest had created a detour that Saturday. A seldom-used light-rail transit station in Pittsburgh saved the day. Formley’s niece called from outside...

The boiler house at the former power plant in Springdale likely won’t be demolished this year. The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Thursday gave property owner Charah Solutions, and demolition contractors Grant Mackay Co. and Controlled Demolition, Inc., a May 7 deadline to file their briefs in an appeal of a...

Allegheny County students have a chance to feel like royalty with the county’s Department of Human Services Project Prom. Started in 2003, Project Prom has called many areas in Allegheny County home, the most recent being Penn Hills. The program is dedicated to giving dresses, shoes and jewelry to prospective...

A former Bridgeville police patrolman was looking at his cellphone in December before striking and injuring a pedestrian with his patrol car, authorities said. It is unclear if Daine Lower, 25, of Washington, Washington County, was on his cellphone at the exact time of the accident, Allegheny County Police said....

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, March 28: No injuries in Duquesne house fire A house along Wool Street in Duquesne caught fire at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. There were no reported injuries. The fire’s cause is under...

With summer just around the corner, Pittsburgh Brewing Co. is inviting customers “Poolside.” The brewery, located in East Deer’s Creighton neighborhood, launched its newest product by Block House Brewing on Wednesday, a shandy beer. Block House is one of Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s brands, said spokeswoman Katie Henningsen. Poolside beer replaces...

An Ingram man was arrested Wednesday after he intentionally struck his friend with an SUV after they argued the night before outside a Castle Shannon bar, police said. Shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Castle Shannon police were dispatched to the Coal Mine, a bar and restaurant at 3160 Library Road,...

A former Allegheny County detective initially charged with simple assault and harassment after being accused of punching two women at an Export bar last year instead was given a lesser summary citation in court this week. Melanie Jones, spokeswoman for Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli, said the initial charges...

Chartiers Valley has a plan in place as it searches for its next superintendent. The school board on March 12 appointed Julie Franczyk as interim superintendent. Franczyk came to Chartiers Valley in 2018 as the Intermediate School Principal. She was named assistant superintendent in 2022. Franczyk replaces Johannah Vanatta, who...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not take up the appeal of a Carnegie man whose murder conviction was tossed by an Allegheny County judge but later reinstated by the Superior Court, clearing the way for him to be sentenced. Charles Becher, 27, was convicted in 2021 of third-degree murder for...

Two women are suing the West Homestead police after an officer chased a suspect at speeds greater than 100 mph on East Carson Street, resulting in the suspect crashing head-on into their car, injuring them and killing himself. Lexis Windsheimer, of McKees Rocks, and Kayona Smart, of Brentwood, filed the...

An agreement for U.S. Steel to pour nearly $25 million into its Mon Valley facilities and support the health of residents living near them has taken another step closer to becoming reality. U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy on Tuesday signed a consent decree the steelmaking giant inked in January...

Children were playing outside on March 4, when Pittsburgh teenager Tavarius “Pookah” Lee walked down Boquet Street shortly after 5 p.m., authorities said Tuesday. Lee, 17, of Sheraden, didn’t stop walking as police said he pulled his tan hoodie over his head. At 5:16 p.m., another teen spotted him. “Who’s...

Ellen Yerkey doesn’t want to think about Tuesday. The day marks one full year since her son, Alex, was fatally shot while he biked to a pick-up baseball game in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. The sting remains fresh. “It’s definitely not another Tuesday. It’s been a year since my son was...

A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Findlay, Allegheny County Police reported. The incident took place around 3 p.m. Tuesday along the 1100 block of Clifford Ball Drive. Police said a 47-year-old man driving an SUV was pulling out of a parking space...