Haley Daugherty stories, Page 11

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash Sunday morning in Downtown Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh police said they were dispatched to Grant Street and Boulevard of the Allies at 8:45 a.m. after receiving reports of a collision between a vehicle and motorcycle. After arriving on the scene, police said the man operating...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, July 15: Man shot in eye along Parkway West A suspected road rage incident on the Parkway West on Sunday evening resulted in a man being shot in the eye, Pittsburgh police said. Just before 7 p.m., police...

A project expected to cost Verona at least $10,000 ended up being free thanks to community donations and the efforts of two volunteer painters. Verona Council Vice President Trish Hredzak attributed the borough’s good fortune to “the magic of living in a small town.” Verona’s doughboy memorial has been at...

A Penn Hills boy took home second place at the Rotary’s regional spelling bee June 29. Vincent Olisa, a rising fourth grader in the Penn Hills School District, was selected to compete after winning the Rotary’s annual third grade spelling bee in May at Linton Middle School, where he competed...

Police say bloody footprints link a New Kensington man to the stabbing death of his former roommate. Nico Harris, 40, is charged with killing David Risher, 58, in the house they once shared at 615 Freeport Road. Police said they arrested Harris after finding bloody footprints near Risher’s body that...

A New Kensington man is accused of stabbing three people after a basketball game Saturday night at a park in Harrison. A criminal complaint filed against Terrell Ellis, 33, said he got into an argument with an 18-year-old from Tarentum, a juvenile from Baltimore and a 21-year-old from Euclid, Ohio,...

The time of year has come again to celebrate patriotism, eat hot dogs and watch colorful balls of fire explode in the sky. Pittsburgh knows how to do the Fourth of July. The City of Pittsburgh Independence Day Celebration is set to begin at 4 p.m. Thursday (July 4). There...

Leechburg Area School District members passed a final budget for the 2024-25 school year that includes a tax increase for some residents and a slight decrease for others. While the district will collect about the same amount of real estate taxes as the school year that just ended, there will...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, June 28: Pennsylvania Turnpike Independence Day advisory Officials with the Pennsylvania Turnpike have released an advisory in anticipation for a surge in traveler numbers over the Independence Day holiday. Turnpike officials predict more than 5 million vehicles will...

The Department of Pittsburgh Public Safety has announced intent to form a focused plan to decrease mental health-related crimes after a brazen daytime assault in Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday that left a 73-year-old man with a broken bone in his face. Officers said that Jameel Huff, 24, chased Jan Levinson,...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, June 27: McKeesport man threatens detectives during arrest for probation violation A McKeesport man told detectives they were lucky he didn’t shoot them when he was taken into custody on a probation violation Wednesday. He is facing multiple...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, June 26: Police investigate overnight shooting in Clairton Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting that left a man in critical condition Tuesday night. County police said they were notified of the shooting just after 10 p.m. First...

Penn Hills school board members will be voting on the district’s final 2024-25 school year budget tonight. The $99.8 million proposed budget includes a 1-mill tax increase, which would produce a tax rate of 31.5965 mills. This would result in a homeowner with a median assessed value of $69,800 paying...

A Westmoreland animal shelter is asking for information after a bin of puppies was found abandoned Monday morning in a store’s parking lot. Action for Animals Humane Society posted a photo on social media, explaining how the puppies were found. The post said they were left in the Unity Walmart...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, June 25: Police investigate shooting in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man was shot in the leg late Monday night in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood. Police were dispatched to the intersection of Lemington Avenue and Oberlin...

A Marshall couple in their early 80s were found dead late Sunday in what Allegheny County Police are calling a murder-suicide in Marshall. Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified them as Carole, 80, and Roger Smith, 81. Police said emergency responders were notified a little after 9 p.m. Sunday of...

An 18-year-old woman was killed in a crash Sunday morning in Washington County. The crash happened just after 3 a.m. along Interstate 70 near the West Virginia state line. The Washington County coroner said Kaylee Ogea of Shawboro, N.C., lost control of her vehicle, which then rolled over. She was...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, June 24: No injuries reported in Brackenridge boat fire Emergency services were called to a boat fire in Brackenridge on Sunday night. Allegheny County 911 said services were dispatched at 8:46 p.m. to Brackenridge Park. There were no...

Pittsburgh’s horror fans received a jumpscare earlier this week after finding out ScareHouse will not be returning to its Pittsburgh Mills location and will not open for the 2024 season. Pittsburgh Magazine reported on Monday that ScareHouse co-owner Scott Simmons announced the news last week in a private Facebook group...

Verona Council members have been seeing returns on their efforts to enhance recruitment and retention of police officers. Borough officials have had struggles staffing the police department after its chief, Ron McLemore, was assaulted during a domestic violence call in November, leaving him unable to work. Sgt. Jerry Frankos was...

Police continue to investigate after one person was killed after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning along Ekastown Road in Buffalo Township. Butler County 911 said the crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian was reported shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday. The Butler County Coroner’s Office pronounced the victim dead...

Oakmont officials are considering vacating land along Cedar Way to make room for Oakmont Bakery to build a new parking lot. According to bakery owner Marc Serrao, the idea for the lot came as a solution for the consistent traffic on Third Street. “We are trying to keep people from...

Andy Gavrilos has seen it all during his time as co-chair of the Oakmont Greek Food Festival. From tornadoes, thunderstorms and fires, to a power outage that caused volunteers and parishioners of the Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church to cook by candlelight. “At the end of the day,...

The 320 miles in wind, rain, blistering sun and whatever else Mother Nature doles out takes an incredible amount of resolve. Yet the Alle-Kiski Valley veterans participating in the 16th annual PA Hero Walk remain undaunted. The group, ranging in age from 30 to 73, is on the seventh day...

Residents in the Penn Hills School District won’t be seeing a change in their real estate taxes this school year. The school directors approved a proposed 2024-25 budget with no tax hike and no cuts to programs or staffing. John Zahorchak, the district’s business manager said the budget is balanced...