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Morning Roundup: Carrick blaze injures resident, 3 firefighters; vendor thefts reported at Picklesburgh
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, July 22: Carrick fire sends resident, 3 firefighters to hospital A resident and three firefighters were injured in a blaze that broke out Sunday at a commercial and residential building in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. Pittsburgh firefighters responded to...
Bethel Park, Butler Township communities grapple with aftermath of Trump rally shooting
Butler Township and Bethel Park didn’t share much in common before last weekend. Now, the Western Pennsylvania communities separated by about 50 miles are inextricably linked by the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Butler Township, where a gunman wounded Trump, killed a spectator and critically injured two others...
Jury convicts road-rage driver of 3rd-degree murder in death of off-duty Oakdale cop
A jury on Friday convicted a Pittsburgh man of third-degree murder in the 2022 road-rage killing of an off-duty Oakdale police officer. Kevin McSwiggen, 42, of Greenfield will be sentenced Oct. 9 in the death of Charles “Chuckie” Stipetich, who was 23. Jurors deliberated for a few hours Thursday before...
Police remain mum about man killed by Churchill cop in Forest Hills
A Churchill police officer shot and killed an armed man Thursday night outside a Forest Hills home, but details about the incident remained sparse Friday as officials refused to divulge more information. The 48-year-old man, who police did not name, died overnight, according to Allegheny County Police. Officials and police...
Road rage or self-defense? Jury weighs claims in killing of off-duty Oakdale cop
Kevin McSwiggen told a jury Thursday that he never intended to shoot the man he claimed cut him off in traffic two years ago. Instead, he testified, he followed Charles “Chuckie” Stipetich to his Blawnox home to talk to him about his driving to help keep others on the road...
Woman sues Kennywood, alleges injuries after Thunderbolt ride
A Homestead woman is suing Kennywood Amusement Park for negligence, claiming a ride on the Thunderbolt roller coaster left her injured. On July 23, 2022, Sabrina Williams and her son visited Kennywood and rode the roller coaster. According to the lawsuit, Williams said she had rode the Thunderbolt several times...
Rivers Casino workers, fearful of gambling on health, rally behind effort to ban smoking
Alicia Monahan blames secondhand smoke for two fainting episodes she experienced while working at Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The table games dealer said she’s otherwise healthy but sometimes feels the effects of the smoke getting to her. Since she started working at the casino in 2019, she collapsed...
Melanie Marie Malloy Boyer champions Hispanic business growth
Melanie Marie Malloy Boyer is a business whisperer, curator of connections and proud Colombian. How does this skillset wrap all into one person? For the executive director of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and a multi-hyphenate — someone who has multiple skillsets and professions — it comes...
‘Just can’t see him doing that’: Classmates discuss Trump shooter
Thomas Crooks didn’t stand out as a popular student but didn’t fit the loser characterization either, some former classmates said. They remember the man who shot up a Trump campaign rally in Butler as intelligent – enrolled in high-level Advanced Placement classes throughout high school – but quiet and reserved....
Penn Hills weighing hookah bar regulations after deadly shooting
Penn Hills may crack down on hookah bars after a June shooting at Ballers Hookah Lounge & Cigar Bar, a spot known to police for trouble, left two dead and seven wounded. A zoning code amendment slated for consideration by the Planning Commission on July 25 would for the first...
Whitehall Public Library honors Freedom House Ambulance with summer reading program
Whitehall Public Library is dedicating its summer reading program to the remarkable and largely untold story of the Freedom House Ambulance Service, a pioneering Pittsburgh initiative that revolutionized emergency medical care. John Moon, a former Freedom House emergency medical technician and retired assistant chief of Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Service, wasn’t...
Trial continues for man accused of killing off-duty Oakdale officer
Deena Stipetich doesn’t remember hearing the gunshots. But she does remember seeing her husband stand over her 23-year-old son lying in the street, begging him to live. “‘Stay with me, Chuckie. Stay with me,’” he told him. She doesn’t remember hearing her son respond. But she does remember seeing bubbles...
Teen in critical condition after Penn Hills stabbing; suspect apprehended
Allegheny County Police are investigating a stabbing in Penn Hills that left a teenager in critical condition Tuesday afternoon. Police were called about 4:40 p.m. to the 1100 block of Hamil Road, where they located a teenage male who had been stabbed multiple times. He was taken to an area...
Carnegie resident amplifies philanthropic efforts as Mrs. US Galaxy 2024
You may think of a haircut as not such a big a deal. Carnegie resident Sandahl Taylor begs to differ. “It can really change somebody’s life,” she said. “You can see somebody be able to get a job. It can provide them with hope. And it can simply tell them...
Cyberattack targets Allegheny County DA’s office
A cyberattack that targeted the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office last week continues to disrupt prosecutors’ phones and computers and has left administrators scrambling to restore services while they jury-rig solutions. Those efforts continued Tuesday, even as the office said it caught the intrusion early enough to avert disaster. Officials...
Kiski Township man who snorted heroin before causing fatal head-on crash sent to prison
A Kiski Township man who was high on heroin when he crashed the car he was driving and killed his friend in 2022 will serve at least two years in state prison. Matthew Carlson, 36, was sentenced Tuesday in Allegheny County to 27 to 54 months after pleading guilty in...
New chaperone policy goes into effect at 4 Allegheny County pools
A new chaperone policy at the four pools operated by Allegheny County that goes into effect Tuesday is an effort to increase safety and create a more enjoyable experience everyone, officials said in a Facebook post. The policy comes on the heels of a similar one enacted at the Highland...
Pittsburgh hearing on property taxes puts focus on ‘broken’ system
Regular state-mandated property reassessments would provide school districts with more predictable revenue streams from property taxes and ensure all property owners pay no more than their fair share, experts and local officials said Monday. During a Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing in the Allegheny County Courthouse, officials urged lawmakers...
Innamorato asks judge to toss Pittsburgh Public Schools lawsuit on reassessment
Allegheny County and its top official, Sara Innamorato, on Monday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Pittsburgh Public Schools that is trying to trigger a countywide property reassessment. The school district sued in April to force a countywide reassessment, something that hasn’t been done since 2012. Pittsburgh Public...
Multistate forgery ring suspects head to trial in Allegheny County bank thefts
Early this year, police broke up what they said was a multistate crime ring of document forgers and identity thieves who swindled thousands of dollars from personal bank accounts in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Kentucky. Four thieves hailing from New York, Indiana and Delaware drove a rented car from bank...
Snapchat video leads to child sex abuse charges against Jefferson Hills teen
An 18-year-old Jefferson Hills woman is facing trial on charges that she hacked into a former friend’s social media account and disseminated a sexually explicit video and photos after their friendship soured. Rachel Kazimer is scheduled to be arraigned later this month in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court on four...
Loaded gun found at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint
Transportation Security Administration officers confiscated a loaded 9 mm firearm Friday morning at Pittsburgh International Airport. According to a release from the TSA, officers detected the weapon in a Pittsburgh woman’s carry-on bag after it was seen in an X-ray at the airport’s main security checkpoint. The gun was loaded...
For Western Pa. delegates all in for Trump, a Republican National Convention unlike any in recent memory
Republican National Conventions of years past have simmered with intrigue, speculation and pivotal moments, but this year could shape up to have one singular focus: Trump. Former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear Saturday during a Butler County rally. Shots killed Corey Comperatore of Buffalo Township, who was...
Who was Thomas Crooks, the alleged gunman in the Trump shooting?Video
The suspected gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was a registered Republican from Bethel Park who donated money to a politically liberal group before he was old enough to vote. The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, as the shooter early Sunday. He was killed by...
Standing tall: Stilt walkers tower from above as they entertainVideo
O’Ryan McGowan-Arrowroot is wearing colorful pants that are way too long with vertical stripes and a shirt with bold horizontal stripes. His polka dot socks are mismatched. He puts on a hat made from a kitchen colander, a red-and-white polka dot jacket and a red clown nose. McGowan-Arrowroot reaches for...
