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Trial on misconduct allegations against Allegheny County Judge Tranquilli set for November
The trial for an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge accused of judicial misconduct will be held in November in Jefferson County. Conference Judge John H. Foradora, who serves as president judge of Jefferson County, will preside over the case against Judge Mark V. Tranquilli beginning on Nov. 19 in Brookville....
Security agents spot gun at Pittsburgh International checkpoint
Transportation Security Administration officials caught another gun at Pittsburgh International Airport this week – the 14th this year despite much lower levels of air travel. A security officer spotted a loaded 9mm handgun in a man’s carry-on bag on the checkpoint X-ray scanner, according to TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein. Allegheny...
Center for domestic violence victims adds new ‘animal advocate’
Penny, a spaniel mix who works as a canine advocate for domestic violence victims through Crisis Center North, is nearing retirement. She was adopted from Action for Animals in Derry Township and attends court dates with victims to provide emotional support. But before she retires, she has one more job....
Western Pa. restaurants recognized for diverse wine selections
Pour a glass of wine and raise a toast. There are 17 Western Pennsylvania restaurants within a 50-mile radius of Pittsburgh that have been recognized — some for the first time — in Wine Spectator’s 2020 restaurant awards. Wine Spectator is a wine magazine that honors the world’s best wine...
Allegheny County nears 12,000 covid cases
Allegheny County closed in on 12,000 coronavirus cases Friday, adding 68 new positive residents to its total, the Allegheny County Health Department reported. With the new cases, the county now has seen 11,995 cases of the virus since the pandemic began in March. The new cases come from 1,035 tests...
Pittsburgh coffee van seeks musicians to create original, heavy metal jingle
The pure joy felt by children as they race toward an ice cream truck has few, if any, adult parallels. Perhaps it would be different if the truck sold coffee instead of ice cream and played heavy metal instead of a played-out nursery rhyme. It’s about to become a reality...
Pittsburgh woman killed in Etna crash
A woman is dead after a crash Thursday night in Etna, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Henrietta Barricella, 83, of Pittsburgh died at Allegheny General Hospital shortly after the crash, which happened around 5:10 p.m. at the corner of Crescent Avenue and Butler Street. Further details about...
Man’s shooting death in Mount Oliver ruled homicide
A 19-year-old Pittsburgh man was killed early Friday in Mount Oliver, according to Allegheny County Police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Tysere Michael Igles and has ruled the death a homicide. Police said the shooting happened around 3:10 a.m. in an apartment building on Arlington...
Millvale police seek person they say vandalized, then burned, house
Millvale police are looking for a person who they say lit a North Avenue house on fire early Wednesday morning. Firefighters and police officers were called to the scene shortly after 4 a.m. Police said witnesses said they had seen someone spray paint the home’s front steps, throw a brick...
Congressman Conor Lamb to debate Trump-backed challenger Sean Parnell on Saturday night
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, faces off against Trump-backed Republican challenger Sean Parnell in an in-person, televised debate airing Saturday night. Lamb, 36, and Parnell, 39, who recently moved from Cranberry to Ohio Township, have several things in common beyond vying to represent the 17th Congressional District, which includes...
Police: Man charged with assault, attempted homicide for McKees Rocks shooting
A Pittsburgh man has been charged with attempted homicide and other crimes in connection with a shooting Sunday in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County Police accuse Daemon Daleek Choat, 19, from the city’s Sheraden neighborhood, with shooting a 38-year-old man multiple times Sunday shortly before 4 p.m. along Chartiers Avenue. Police...
One Brilliant in Aspinwall can style you and your homeVideo
Customers can feel at home shopping at One Brilliant in Aspinwall. The women’s clothing and accessories boutique launched “One Brilliant Home,” a stylish line of products to spruce up an abode as well as leisure wear such as comfy bathrobes, soft pajamas and cozy slippers for those whose office is...
A BJ’s Wholesale Club has been proposed for South Fayette’s Newbury Market
A BJ’s Wholesale Club may be coming to South Fayette. The township planning commissioners unanimously voted Thursday night to accept a land development and subdivision application plan for the business proposed at the Newbury Market site. The commissioners declined to discuss the plan, moving talks and possible site plan approval...
ConnectiveRx to hire 300 in Pittsburgh area
A biopharmaceutical services provider based in Pittsburgh is looking to fill hundreds of new jobs. ConnectiveRx, a company that provides access and adherence solutions for specialty and branded medications, announced Thursday its hiring local people for 300 new full-time and temporary positions. The open positions include patient support and benefit...
Allegheny County lifts covid restrictions in favor of state mitigation orders
Allegheny County health officials lifted the county-ordered covid-19 restrictions Thursday, allowing the state’s looser restrictions on outdoor gatherings to take effect immediately. County orders had limited indoor gatherings to 25 people and outdoor crowds to no more than 100 people. The state has limited indoor gatherings to 25 people and...
Allegheny County sends out 1st batch of mail-in, absentee ballots
Allegheny County officials on Thursday announced that they have begun sending mail-in and absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 election. The first batch of ballots — approximately 20,000 of them — were delivered to the post office on Wednesday, officials said. On Thursday, an additional 50,000 ballots were delivered to...
Allegheny County reports 60 new coronavirus cases
Allegheny County on Thursday reported 60 new coronavirus cases for a total of 11,927 since March. Of the new cases, 54 are confirmed and four are listed as probable. The 7-day average for cases in the county is 60. There were 1,140 new PCR tests reported. Allegheny County coronavirus by...
Woodland Hills pushes back in-person classes another month
The Woodland Hills School District has pushed back the start of in-person classes for another month, district officials said this week. Superintendent James P. Harris wrote in a letter to parents on Tuesday the in-person return hinges on data from Johns Hopkins University. Students can return to school once data...
New Kensington woman sues Pittsburgh police for wrongful arrest after mistaken identity
A New Kensington woman who said she was assaulted after being wrongfully arrested last year as a result of mistaken identity is suing the Pittsburgh police and the officer who filed the charges. Desiree Pinkston, 35, said in her federal complaint that Pittsburgh officer Morgan Logan, who was investigating a...
Man charged with vehicular assault after shooting, fight in Mt. Oliver
A Pittsburgh man is accused of intentionally hitting a man with his car in Mt. Oliver on Wednesday night, shortly after a shooting that left two bullet holes in the car. It’s unclear if the shooting and the alleged vehicular assault are related, said Mt. Oliver Police Chief Matt Juzwick....
County police: Baldwin couple charged with murder of their 1-year-old boy
A Baldwin couple has been charged with homicide and other crimes in connection with the death of their 1-year-old son. Thomas Snelsire and Tracy Humphreys, both 45, were charged Wednesday by Allegheny County Police with homicide, two counts of endangering the welfare of children, four counts of possession of controlled...
Ordered to close, Brentwood’s Crack’d Egg restaurant cracks back with lawsuit
A Brentwood restaurant ordered to close for failing to follow the governor’s orders to stop the spread of covid-19 sued Allegheny County and the health department on Wednesday, alleging civil rights violations. The owners of the Crack’d Egg, which opened in 2015 on Brownsville Road, were the subject of an...
Allegheny County officials concerned about local drop in testing
Allegheny County health officials said Wednesday that they continue to be pleased with local covid-19 case numbers. “We have continued to see relatively low numbers compared to maybe what we expected as we entered September,” said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. The county has confirmed 1,152 cases in September so far,...
Hilda’s Soul Food Kitchen in Homestead serves Southern fare
The plaque below the photo of Hilda Auburn reads: “Do small things with great love.” “My mother inspired me, because everything she did she did with love,” said her daughter Avis Williams, who opened Hilda’s Soul Food Kitchen in July in Homestead to honor her late mother. “I want this...
South Park man in prison for stealing $1.2M from church now charged with tax fraud
A man already serving five to 10 years in prison for stealing more than $1 million from an Upper St. Clair church was indicted by the federal government this week on tax fraud charges. David Reiter, 51, formerly of South Park, faces 16 counts of failing to pay taxes and...
