Allegheny County News category, Page 2
Gateway School Board moves forward on major roof project, prepares for upcoming events
Gateway School Board unanimously voted, 9-0, on March 23 to approve a letter of intent between the school district and Pennsylvania Roofing Systems for roof repairs and replacement at Dr. Cleveland Steward Jr. Elementary School in the amount of $1,490,000. Initially, half of the funds were set aside in last...
McKeesport behavioral intervention specialist on paid leave following incident with daughter, a student
A McKeesport Area behavioral intervention specialist is on paid leave following an incident between the employee and their daughter, who is a high school student in the district, Superintendent Donald MacFann said Wednesday. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon and school officials were made aware within minutes, MacFann said. The employee,...
Allegheny County reverses course on property tax exemption for Monroeville Convention Center
Monroeville officials appear to have secured a tax exemption for the Monroeville Convention Center. After the municipality purchased the convention center for just over $5 million in 2024, it requested a tax exemption that initially was denied by Allegheny County officials. Monroeville Solicitor Robert Wratcher was skeptical of the county’s...
Head Turners Pittsburgh car show and egg hunt announces change of venue
The Head Turners Pittsburgh car show and Easter egg hunt on March 28 will change venues. It now will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at Sugar Camp Park, 1418 Wall Ave. in Pitcairn. Registration will begin at 11 a.m., and the egg hunt will start at 2. Car...
Pine woman gets probation for giving weight-loss clients cow drugs
Months after she stopped taking the weight-loss injections dispensed by Choice Restorative Medicine in McCandless, Kayleigh Mellas started to experience stroke-like symptoms, seizures and difficulty swallowing. She was hospitalized twice, and doctors were unable to determine the cause. Months later, Mellas learned from authorities that the weight-loss medication she’d been...
Ambulance authority secures $235K to expand lifesaving capabilities
A recent grant of $235,000 given to the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority will help provide more life-saving tools for the community. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development awarded the money for the purchase of six CPR devices and a new heart monitor, according to a March 23 announcement...
2 plead guilty to killing bystander, 16, during Wilkinsburg brawl
Two men accused of killing a teenager when they fired into a group of women fighting on a Wilkinsburg street will each serve up to 14 years in state prison. Eugene Camp, 23, of Whitehall and Omar Campbell, 21, of the North Side, pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter before...
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra holograms serenade travelers at Pittsburgh Airport
Airport travelers don’t typically get an orchestral welcome, but a new art installation at Pittsburgh International Airport has found a way. Ahead of next month’s NFL Draft, Joe Zeff Design, a Pittsburgh-based creative agency, on Tuesday debuted life-size holograms of performing Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians. Three hologram musicians, who appear...
ICE agents visible at Pittsburgh International AirportVideo
Several U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could be seen at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday, following reports of security checkpoint training sessions the day before. Allegheny County Airport Authority spokesman Bob Kerlik said on Monday that airport officials were not briefed on exact plans for how ICE would operate,...
Community packs The Lindsay Theater in Sewickley for ‘Beneath the Sole’ premiere
On a warm Sunday, The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center was a hub of activity as more than 300 people came out to support a new documentary. “Beneath the Sole,” a 20-minute film by director Ryan Rust and producer Krystle Grandy, shines a spotlight on Sewickley staple businessman Mario Ulizzi...
Texas man charged with abandoning chocolate Lab puppy at Pittsburgh airport
Authorities are looking for a foster home for a chocolate Labrador retriever they say a Texas man abandoned Friday afternoon at Pittsburgh International Airport. Omar Orlando Perez, 42, of Robstown, Texas, was charged Tuesday with animal cruelty and dog abandonment after he left the animal — a puppy whose age...
Music scholarship honors life, legacy of North Hills graduate, former school board member
A music scholarship has been established in honor of North Hills High School graduate and former school board member Annette Lois Giovengo. The $500 scholarship is supported by Giovengo’s husband, Kevin Nolish, and son, Andrew Nolish, through the North Hills Foundation. It will be awarded annually to a graduating North...
Allegheny County Council trio pushes for regular property reassessments
A bill introduced Tuesday to Allegheny County Council would mandate regular countywide property reassessments. Under the proposed legislation, the county would reassess property values every three years, with the first reassessment mandated in 2028. The measure would ensure everyone pays a fair amount in property taxes and provide predictability for...
East Allegheny school counseling program recognized nationally
Emilia Mattucci and Joseph Pedulla, school counselors at East Allegheny Jr./Sr. High School, try to avoid what Mattucci calls “random acts of guidance.” Rather than being reactive to students’ needs, the counselors focus on data-driven, planned lessons and conversations with students on topics ranging from social and emotional learning, to...
GOP state House candidate in North Hills ruled ineligible to appear on primary ballot
A McCandless Republican has been ruled ineligible to appear on the May 19 primary ballot as a candidate for state House because he doesn’t meet Pennsylvania’s residency requirement. Ehab Akkary was the lone Republican to file paperwork to seek the GOP nomination in the 30th state House District, which includes...
No injuries reported in multi-vehicle crash on Route 28 near Highland Park Bridge
Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash Tuesday morning on Route 28 just before the Highland Park Bridge. No injuries were reported, despite several of the cars flipping over on the roadway just before Exit 6, near Aspinwall. The crash scene has been cleared and all northbound lanes of Route...
Police seek man they say robbed Middle Hill store at gunpoint
Pittsburgh police are looking for a man who they say robbed a store while wielding a gun late Monday night in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Officers were dispatched around 11:45 p.m. to the 2200 block of Centre Avenue for reports of a man who held...
2025 included 22 CPR saves for McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority
What mattered most to Chief Chris Dell was the 22 successful CPR resuscitations achieved by the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority crew in 2025. Dell provided a year-in-review presentation of the MFPAA on March 16 at its main station on Grubbs Road and highlighted that meaningful statistic. “That’s a big number....
Man in critical condition after shooting in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood
A man is in critical condition Monday night after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood Monday evening. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Wilson Avenue at 8:42 p.m. after an 18-round ShotSpotter alert. Police found a man in the area...
Man shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood
Pittsburgh police are on the hunt for suspects in connection with a shooting in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood Monday evening. Police said a man in his 30s was shot multiple times along the 200 block of Suncrest Street at about 6:15 p.m. The man was taken to a hospital in...
Federal judge to decide if Collier must amend zoning to allow church project
Township officials in Collier say they rejected a proposed shrine for the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church because the project lacked the necessary details to justify amending zoning rules for it. But church officials say the township’s board of commissioners engaged in religious discrimination by rejecting the project. A federal...
Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company receives funding for radio upgrades
A $308,000 grant will help Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company in McCandless replace outdated radios throughout the department, ensuring its volunteers have safe and dependable communication in emergencies. The grant, awarded by the Department of Community of Economic Development, will enable the station along Harmony Drive to purchase new radios so...
West View awards contracts for paving, demolitions for new municipal complex
West View Council in March awarded contracts totaling about half a million dollars for road paving and demolition work. Portions of five roads and a bridge deck are scheduled to be paved, while two buildings will be torn down to make way for the borough’s new municipal center that includes...
Pittsburgh-area colleges get funding for programs to combat sexual assault
Carrie Benson remembers a day, semesters ago, when a student stopped at the Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Office at the University of Pittsburgh to ask about certain signs in the bathrooms. The signs, posted on bathroom stalls, outlined resources available to sexual assault survivors. The student asked who put...
From Aspinwall to Antwerp: Pianist’s piece wins global competition
An Aspinwall pianist will have his original composition played on the world stage. Danny English, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, is the winner of the 2026 World Piano Day International Composition Competition in Antwerp, Belgium. “Sunset in Värmland,” his piece for piano and orchestra, will have...
