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Netflix founder gives $3 million to Robert Morris University for minority scholarships
Netflix founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings is donating $3 million to underwrite 20 full scholarships at Robert Morris University, adding the Allegheny County school to a growing list of colleges and universities profiting from philanthropy aimed at boosting the future of minorities. The four-year scholarships —including money for room, board...
Shaler Area agrees to sale of former elementary school to real estate company; township believed it was buyer
Shaler commissioners were blindsided this week by the announcement that Shaler Area School District reached an agreement to sell the former Jeffery Primary building. The township believed it had a verbal agreement for the acquisition, Manager Tim Rogers said. “The district never advised us that they had retracted the offer...
Bridgeville man arrested, charged in riot on U.S. Capitol
A Bridgeville man who livestreamed himself in the Crypt underneath the U.S. Capitol rotunda during the Jan. 6 attack there was arrested Tuesday morning. Kenneth Grayson, 51, is charged with five federal counts, including knowingly entering a restricted building; disorderly conduct that impedes government business; disruptive conduct in the Capitol...
New Allegheny County covid case averages compare to November numbers
Allegheny County on Tuesday reported 282 new covid-19 cases and one new death, according to the county Health Department. These new reported figures bring the seven-day case average (371) and seven-day case count (2,597) to the lowest the statistics have been since mid-November. Patients hospitalized for covid-19 in Allegheny County...
North Allegheny’s Marshall Middle School switching to remote learning because of covid cases
Students who attend North Allegheny’s Marshall Middle School will temporarily switch to remote instruction after three additional positive covid cases were reported, district officials announced. The three new cases brings the total number of active cases at the school to seven during a 12-day period. As a result, students will...
Pregnant teen shot in Leetsdale, found in vehicle that crashed along Route 65
Police responding to a 911 call for a shooting in Leetsdale late Monday night found the victim — a 19-year-old pregnant woman — several miles away after the car she was riding in crashed, according to authorities. The shooting was reported at 11:25 p.m. at the intersection of Route 65...
Homestead man gets 12 years for selling fentanyl that led to overdose death
A Homestead man will serve 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to selling heroin and fentanyl that killed one person and almost killed another. Clayton Murphy, 45, was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Mark Hornak as part of a plea agreement. He pleaded guilty in September...
New coronavirus cases continue to decline in Allegheny County
Over the past two days, another 620 cases of coronavirus were added to Allegheny County’s total, according to a report Monday from the county’s Health Department. The report shows there were 22% fewer new covid cases reported this week than the last Sunday-Monday period (796) in the county, and 30%...
Bamboo Garden restaurant in North Versailles cited by health departmentVideo
Bamboo Garden Chinese Buffet in North Versailles has been cited for 17 health code violations by the Allegheny County Health Department. The unannounced Friday retail food inspections found, among other things, mouse droppings in the back corner of a storage area behind and under soda syrups, a bag of potatoes...
CCAC North Campus to install cost-saving solar panels
Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) will install solar panels at the North Campus location, an environmentally friendly measure that has already been employed at other CCAC buildings. The North Campus in McCandless is the most energy-efficient of CCAC’s campuses, Elaine Sadowski, the school’s energy manager, said. But it also...
Police: McKeesport man beaten, strangled in home invasion
A McKeesport man died over the weekend, days after he was beaten and strangled during a suspected home invasion that left a woman in the home with injuries as well, according to police. David Gutierrez-Faust, 66, died Saturday, four days after police say he was beaten and strangled in his...
Suspect arrested in Turtle Creek shooting that critically wounded another man
Allegheny County police detectives have arrested a man suspected in a Saturday night shooting in Turtle Creek that left another man in critical condition. Turtle Creek police were called to the 300 block of Mercer Street around 8:15 p.m. for the shooting. First responders found a man with gunshot wounds,...
99-year-old Brackenridge woman gets covid vaccine
As 99-year-old Martha Platt waited in the New Kensington Rite Aid on Saturday for her turn to get the covid-19 vaccine, her mind flashed back over almost a century’s worth of memories from her busy and, at times, trying life. She remembers being sent away to live with her grandmother...
Officials: More skiers, tubers at Boyce Park in opening month compared to last season
The Boyce Park ski slopes and tubing area have seen about a 14% increase in usage in this season’s opening month compared to last season in spite of the raging pandemic, according to Allegheny County officials. Parks department records show nearly 4,700 skiers took to the slopes in Plum from...
Covid hospitalizations in Allegheny County fall while cases tick upward
The number of newly reported coronavirus cases in Allegheny County ticked upward Saturday, while the number of covid-19 patients hospitalized in the county fell, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county reported 464 additional cases of the coronavirus — up from 343 a day earlier. But the seven-day...
Suspect in Clairton stabbing arrested in Rochester, N.Y.
A suspect in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Clairton man was arrested Friday in Rochester, N.Y. Sabr Cree Ellis, 21, of Clairton is accused of killing Anthony Koontz, 55. The stabbing in the 400 block of Mendelssohn Avenue was reported about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Allegheny County Police said....
Monroeville clinic to start vaccinating people 65 and older; supply ‘extremely limited’
People age 65 and older can sign up to get a covid-19 vaccine at a Monroeville clinic starting next week, Allegheny County health officials announced Friday night. An “extremely limited” number of appointments to receive the first dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine will be available as soon as Monday...
Man killed in crash after vehicle goes over hillside in Hampton
A man was killed in a crash involving a vehicle over a Hampton hillside Friday evening, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. The victim was identified as Douglas Hanson, 57, of Allison Park. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. by a cul-de-sac along the 4000 block of...
Police renew call for tips to help locate Shaler woman missing since January 2020Video
Shaler and Allegheny County Police are asking the public to help with their effort to find out what happened to a 70-year-old township woman who hasn’t been seen in a year. Janet Walsh, of Dolores Drive, was reported missing Jan. 20, 2020 by her daughter, who was supposed to have...
Police asking for help locating missing West Mifflin boy
West Mifflin Police are asking for help searching for a 15-year-old boy last seen two weeks ago. Derek Kendrick was last seen around 1 p.m. Jan. 8, according to a notice from police. He is about 5-feet 9-inches tall and was last seen wearing a red hoodie, blue jeans and...
Judge orders evidentiary hearing in Crack’d Egg fight against Allegheny County
An Allegheny County judge on Friday ordered an evidentiary hearing in the county health department’s request for an immediate injunction against a Brentwood restaurant continuing to operate despite closure orders issued more than five months ago. Attorneys for the Allegheny County Health Department asked Judge John McVay to enforce an...
13 new covid deaths reported in Allegheny County, but cases continue downward trend
The number of new coronavirus cases reported in Allegheny County continues to fall despite 13 additional deaths being reported, according to the latest information provided by the state and county health departments. Allegheny County on Friday announced 343 additional cases of coronavirus and 13 newly reported deaths. The number of...
Sharpsburg’s bustling Linden Gym looking to pull in more teams with $100,000 renovations
Sharpsburg’s bustling Linden Gym is on tap for the final piece of more than $100,000 in renovations. A new gymnasium floor is expected to be installed this spring, capping off work that includes roof repairs, LED lighting, improved ventilation and new backboards, bleachers and a scoreboard. The existing hardwood floor...
Rabid raccoon reported in Pittsburgh
The first rabid animal of 2021 — a raccoon — has been reported in Allegheny County, according to the health department. The raccoon was found in Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Heights neighborhood earlier this month. Health department officials said the animal was being treated for mange by a rescue group when it...
Santa lookalike from Robinson vies for prizes on ‘Let’s Make a Deal’
Check out the Santa Claus lookalike on the Jan. 29 episode of “Let’s Make a Deal.” That’s Michael Murray of Robinson, vying for big prizes on the long-running game show, airing at 10 a.m. on CBS. Murray teaches health and physical education to Pittsburgh Public Schools students from kindergarten through...
