Allegheny County News category, Page 13
Morning Roundup: Stabbing in Market Square; fugitive on the run in Verona; fire in Wilkinsburg
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Sunday, Feb. 15: Stabbing in Market Square Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man was found stabbed late Saturday in Market Square in Downtown. Public Safety officials posted to X that the victim was transported in critical condition from...
Baldwin High School co-principals earn MVP recognition from Pittsburgh Penguins
When a pair of new administrators took over Baldwin High School’s leadership during the summer, they decided to make a major modification. “This year is the first year that we’ve changed the master schedule of the building since, it could be forever,” co-principal John Saras said. At least, the daily...
Gateway School Board hears presentations on student activities, proposed scoreboard
During Gateway School Board’s study session Feb. 9, student representative Taylor Roberts shared recent happenings at the high school. Events included Homecoming, Turkey Trot and a Model UN at the University of Pittsburgh. Some students also were able to observe a triple bypass procedure at Allegheny General Hospital while learning...
‘There’s glory in your story’: Monroeville man reflects on life during Black History Month presentation at library
Joe Hines has had a lot of firsts. And he was happy to share them with a full house during a presentation Feb. 10 in the Gallery Space of Monroeville Public Library. He was the first Black student council president at Plainfield High School in New Jersey. The school would...
Police say ex-Rankin manager, Woodland Hills president, unlawfully used borough credit card
Former Rankin manager Terri Lawson racked up nearly $10,000 in unauthorized purchases on a borough credit card, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Court papers accuse her of using the First National Bank card more than 130 times between August and the start of December at restaurants, grocery stores,...
Morning Roundup: Former nursing home employee charged with theft of over $100K; water main break in Dormont
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Feb. 13: Former nursing home worker charged with theft An ex-employee of a nursing home in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood is accused of buying more than $102,000 worth of food that was never served to residents. Vincent Jones,...
VolunTOTs of Southwestern PA marking 5 years with free community party
When Cami Teacoach was 3, her mom took her volunteering. So, when Cami’s own son, Bennett, was the same age, she followed suit. But there weren’t any good opportunities for her toddler to learn the value of helping others. That’s when she took matters into her own hands, founding VolunTOTs...
Sewickley antiques collector shares true meaning of Valentine’s Day
“Remember me.” Those simple words speak volumes when they are written on a valentine or inscribed on silver by someone whose heart belongs to you. For Milana “Mim” Bizic of Sewickley, it’s a message she takes seriously. As the former national vice president of the Love Token Society, Bizic has...
Sewickley approves new 2-year contract with borough manager
Sewickley officials have inked a new two-year deal with borough Manager Donna Kaib. Council voted 7-0 on Feb. 10 to extend Kaib’s employment through 2027. Council members Tom Rostek and Linda Solecki were absent. The agreement is retroactive to the start of this year and calls for a salary of...
Allegheny County Council members concerned about employees working with ICE
Allegheny County Council members during a Thursday meeting raised concerns that some county employees may be cooperating with U.S. Customs and Immigration enforcement. Six council members last month sponsored a bill that would prohibit the county from cooperating with ICE. The bill comes amid an uptick in ICE actions and...
PennDOT awaiting warmer weather before lifting lane restrictions near Route 28 rock slide
A southbound lane of Route 28 in Harmar will remain closed until further notice due to the potential for rock slides, according to PennDOT. Debris tumbled from a hillside onto the highway Tuesday evening between the Hulton Bridge in Oakmont and Powers Run Road in O’Hara. No one was hurt...
After deadly explosion, safety and environmental lapses at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works now rest with NipponVideo
For Don Furko, Aug. 11, 2025, was a normal shift. Until it became the shift he would never forget. At 10:47 a.m., U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh — a sprawling riverside industrial facility and the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere — erupted in an ear-piercing...
Rep. Lindsay Powell hosts 2nd ‘Ought to Be a Law’ competition at Shaler Area High School
Shaler Area High School honors civics students received a visit from state Rep. Lindsay Powell, D-Lawrenceville, on Feb. 5 as part of the “Ought to Be a Law” competition. The competition aimed to encourage civic participation and critical thinking about current events by having high school students submit proposals for...
Amid financial challenges, Millvale hires consultant to find new borough manager
Millvale hopes to have a new borough manager hired by summer, council President James Machajewski said. At its Feb. 10 meeting, council voted 6-0 to engage Public Partners, a program of the Allegheny League of Municipalities, to conduct a search for a manager. Councilman Al Atkinson was absent. The borough...
From Sewickley to Slovakia: Esmark sponsors new international ice hockey team
All eyes may be on Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics, but an interesting ice hockey alliance has formed in recent weeks between Sewickley and Slovakia. These worlds collided when Jim Bouchard, founder and chairman of Esmark Inc., took a call last year from his family’s former nanny, Miriam Marhevska....
Imperial man pleads guilty to federal weapons charges
An Imperial man pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to weapons charges related to a pistol that was converted into a fully automatic handgun. Prosecutors said Ja’Shon Spencer, 22, was in possession of a machine-gun conversion device attached to a Glock semi-automatic pistol on June 16, 2025, otherwise known...
Longest cold case in Allegheny County solved using DNA
Allegheny County’s longest cold case for an unidentified victim has been solved using DNA technology. On Wednesday, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced the body of an unknown homicide victim discovered over 30 years ago — described as a 5-foot-10 white male, weighing 175 pounds — was identified as...
McCandless named 96th designated Bird Town in Pennsylvania
McCandless is for the birds, literally. Recognized as the 96th Bird Town in Pennsylvania, McCandless was presented with a certificate and two Bird Town street signs by Nick Stahlman, community conservation adviser for the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, during council’s Feb. 9 meeting. “This community is working to promote...
Look back: 25th anniversary of the Three Rivers Stadium implosion
It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since Pittsburghers watched the implosion of Three Rivers Stadium. It was on Feb. 11, 2001 — a quarter-century ago — that the home of the Steelers and Pirates was brought down in a thick cloud of dust on the city’s North Shore....
Paintings unveiled in Bethel Park to celebrate 250th anniversary of U.S.
Besides their status as Pittsburgh icons, industrialist Andrew Carnegie, playwright August Wilson and everyone’s favorite neighbor, Fred Rogers, have something else in common. They’re among the people who appear in Brentwood artist Linda Barnicott’s “Our Lady of Liberty,” one of four paintings unveiled Feb. 7 in Bethel Park to help...
Lane remains closed on Route 28 in Harmar as engineers study area
A southbound lane of Route 28 remained closed Wednesday night between the Hulton Bridge in Oakmont and Powers Run Road in O’Hara following a rock slide Tuesday evening. The closure went into effect around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. It remained in place Wednesday night, according to the 511PA website. The closure...
The Marc Fogel Story: Finding a new normal, and working through guilt; ‘We will be thankful for generations’
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial-style home in Oakmont to drive to New York City. There, they boarded a plane to Moscow to begin their final year teaching at the Anglo-American School, an elite institution built for the children of western diplomats....
McCandless residents, council debate resolution on local law enforcement aiding immigration
Heated discussion and commentary from residents of McCandless lasted for more than three hours during a Feb. 9 council meeting over whether the town should adopt a resolution establishing an official policy for enforcement of noncriminal federal immigration laws. Resolution 2026-3 was presented only for discussion and to give council...
Morning Roundup: Braddock fire victim identified; Code Orange extended for Mon Valley
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 10: Man killed in Braddock fire identified The man killed Friday in a Braddock house fire has been identified as 63-year-old Antwon Abram. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office named Abram in a report Monday. Authorities say...
North Hills Middle School student helps raise awareness of radon dangers
A North Hills Middle School student won first place in an annual national poster contest aimed at increasing awareness of the health risks of radon gas and the importance of home testing. Eighth grader Regan Schall won a $1,000 scholarship for her 2026 first-place entry, “Boo to Radon.” Regan, 14,...
