Allegheny category, Page 144
Daily Download: Chelsa Wagner, Designer Days and WPIAL football playoffsVideo
Reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses the Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner heading to trial in Detroit next week, the 49th annual Designer Days this weekend in Lawrenceville and the second week of the WPIAL football playoffs....
PNC Park stair climb to honor fallen firefighters
First responders and members of the public will climb 2,200 steps at PNC Park on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Saturday to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty. The Fallen Firefighter Memorial Stair Climb was organized by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The event...
Former Pittsburgh regatta promoter charged with DUI
A Ross man blamed for the cancellation of this year’s Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta is facing charges of public lewdness and drunken driving, according to a criminal complaint. Ross police charged Derek Weber, 44, after receiving a report of a man urinating outside of a vehicle at a parking lot...
Unidentified man robs Bloomfield drug store
An unidentified man robbed a Bloomfield drug store Thursday evening, Pittsburgh police said. Police said the suspect walked into the store in the 4400 block of Howley Street around 8:30 p.m., made a motion to indicate he had a gun and snatched cash from a register. The suspect never displayed...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner looking forward to her trial in DetroitVideo
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said Friday she is looking forward to going to trial next week on criminal charges stemming from a March 6 confrontation in Detroit with employees of a hotel and police officers. “Basically we’re looking forward to having everything be fully revealed,” Wagner said. “I certainly...
Charges dismissed against fired Ross cop accused of illegally using computers
All charges have been dismissed against a Ross Township police officer accused of illegally using department computers to search internal files. District Judge Daniel Butler on Thursday dismissed the two felony counts of unlawful use of a computer filed July 22 against Mark Sullivan by agents from the State Attorney...
Toomey-led federal animal cruelty law awaits Trump’s signature
A bill making “heinous” forms of animal cruelty a federal felony was awaiting the president’s signature after it passed the House and Senate in recent weeks. The PACT — Prevent Animal Cruelty and Torture — Act makes crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating and impaling of animals punishable by up to seven...
New Monroeville spot, Big Rig’s BBQ, serves up ribs, brisket, pulled pork
An Anthony Bourdain quote painted on the wall at Big Rig’s BBQ in Monroeville reads, “Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.” Owners Josh and Susan Toney, along with Chef Eric Delliquadri, hope diners will reach similar culinary enlightenment at their new restaurant. They’re...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 8-10
This Veterans Day weekend includes the 100th anniversary of the city’s parade as well as other happenings. Veterans Day Parade The 100th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade is Saturday in Downtown. The event kicks off at Liberty Avenue and 10th Streets. Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jack...
Get in the spirit with ‘Very Merry Pittsburgh’ at the Heinz History Center
There’s no place like Western Pennsylvania for the holidays. The region’s rich heritage and family traditions during the winter months will be celebrated in a new exhibition, “A Very Merry Pittsburgh,” opening Nov. 16 at the Senator John Heinz History Center in the city’s Strip District. Anne Madarasz, chief historian...
McKnight Road reopens after water main break
The northbound lanes of McKnight Road in Ross Township have reopened after a major water main break, according to Ross Township police. The break happened around 5:30 a.m. on the corner of McKnight and Nelson Run Road. With temperatures below freezing, officials were concerned the flooded road could turn icy....
Car lands on top of 2 others in Pittsburgh crash
One car landed on top of two others after a crash in Pittsburgh’s Crawford-Roberts neighborhood, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. Friday on Dinwiddie Street. Nobody was hurt, officials told WPXI. Other details about the crash were not immediately available. The vehicles were...
Pittsburgh man faces 13 charges after arrest for alleged string of attacks
A Pittsburgh man is facing 13 charges after performing a string of attacks on family members and intimate partners in Pittsburgh and Mt. Oliver Borough, according to police. Devin Montgomery, 23, was arrested just before 5:15 a.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Birmingham Avenue in Carrick. His charges include...
Pittsburgh police: Woman critical after being hit by vehicle in Lawrenceville
A 71-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in Lawrenceville. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said police responded to a pedestrian accident around 1:50 p.m. Thursday at 51st and Butler streets. The woman was found unconscious on the street and taken to UPMC...
Former Allegheny County cop strikes plea deal in connection to overdose death of his 15-year-old niece
Former Allegheny County Police Officer Daniel Bondi struck a plea deal Thursday for endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the overdose death of his 15-year-old niece, court records show. Bondi, 43, was sentenced to one to two years in prison. Bondi was accused of bringing fentanyl and...
North Park and South Park ice rinks open Friday for the season
It’s time to sharpen up your blades. The Allegheny County Parks Department said the North Park and South Park ice rinks are scheduled to open Friday. The 2019-2020 ice skating season will run through mid-March, weather permitting. Both rinks will have Family Skate Fridays from 4:30 to 7 p.m. During...
McKees Rocks Bridge inspection continues Saturday
Inspection activities on the McKees Rocks Bridge will restrict traffic from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday. To allow the inspection to occur, single-lane restrictions and lane shifts are scheduled. One lane will remain open in each direction during the inspections. Crews from the Larson Design Group will perform the work...
Pro athletes, players’ unions seek to halt Pittsburgh ‘jock tax’
Two professional hockey players, a former baseball player and players unions are challenging Pittsburgh’s so-named “jock tax” and seeking a court injunction that would prevent the city from collecting it. The plaintiffs are former Penguin Scott Wilson, now in the Buffalo Sabres’ minor league system, Kyle Palmieri, a right winger...
Western Pa. salt trucks ready for ice, slick roads as temps dropVideo
There’s isn’t much snow predicted for the Pittsburgh region over the next week, but the chance that temperatures will dip into the upper teens next week has kicked preparations for dealing with any accumulation or ice into high gear. The weather forecast for tonight through Friday afternoon calls for a...
Highmark gives $35 million to Carnegie Mellon University wellness center
Carnegie Mellon University announced Thursday that it will build a new student health, wellness and athletics center on its Oakland campus, thanks to a $35 million grant from Highmark Inc. The 160,000-square-foot building will, for the first time, unite student well-being services under one roof, according to a Highmark press...
Allegheny County tops statewide liquor sales
Drinkers in Allegheny County bought the most booze from state stores last year, purchasing more than $309 million worth of wine and liquor from Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores in Allegheny County, according to the latest state report. In addition, Pittsburgh hosts the general retail location with the highest...
Daily Download: Feels like winter, Wilson’s Bar-B-Q and Pitt men’s basketballVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses the frigid temperatures that will result in snow in some places, the future of Wilson’s Bar-B-Q in the North Side...
Plans moving forward on development of Pittsburgh’s Garden Theater Block
After more than 20 years of starts and stops, an effort to redevelop an eyesore on Pittsburgh’s North Side known as the Garden Theater Block is moving forward with a $17 million plan for an apartment building and repurposed movie theater. Downtown-based Trek Development hopes to secure Pittsburgh zoning and...
Market Square restaurant hit with health violation
The Allegheny County Health Department hit a Market Square restaurant with a violation after an inspector found insects and unsafe temperatures, according to the report. An inspector on Wednesday found “juvenile American roaches” near a storage area for plates and utensils at Las Velas in Downtown Pittsburgh. Invoices showed the...
Man wanted in connection with North Carolina homicide picked up in Sheraden
A man wanted in North Carolina for allegedly helping his brother commit a Sept. 30 homicide was arrested Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood by Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies. Caverce Rahmir Williams, 24, was taken into custody at about 7:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Evanston Street, according to...
