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Crews battle house fire in Carnegie
No one was hurt in a house fire early Tuesday in Carnegie, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Crews were called to the 100 block of Railroad Avenue about 1:45 a.m. for flames shooting from a two-story wood frame home, according to dispatchers. Flames were coming from the roof and...
Police: Man shot in arm in Pitcairn
A man was hospitalized after being shot in Pitcairn Monday night. Allegheny County police said the shooting took place shortly after 11 p.m. along the 400 block of Broadway Avenue. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to his arm. No further information about the victim or possible suspects was released....
Pittsburgh police say missing teen found safe
Pittsburgh police have safely located a teen missing since Monday night. The 15-year-old was last seen at the New Outlook Academy around 8:30 p.m. Monday before leaving the site, Public Safety spokesperson Maurice Matthews reported. Police posted to social media just before 1 a.m. that the teen was found. Hailey...
Man sues Allegheny County jail officials over alleged assault by inmate
A man is suing Allegheny County Jail officials after he said he was viciously beaten by another inmate who, just days earlier, had assaulted another man because of the way he looked at him. Derrick Jubeck, 35, was to be released on May 30, 2019, after being held at the...
Allegheny County covid cases, hospitalizations continue to decline
New cases of coronavirus are continuing to decline in Allegheny County. The Allegheny County Health Department on Monday reported that over the past two days, it saw 796 new cases — a 10% drop from a week ago and a 44% drop from this time in December. In a release,...
Own a piece of memorabilia from Parkway West Max & Erma’s restaurant
Get something to-go at Max & Erma’s. The restaurant chain is auctioning items from its closed North Fayette location along Parkway West. The locations in Cranberry and Monroeville remain open. People can bid on everything from signs to equipment to a wooden bench at the entrance. A large wooden pirate...
Steel City Shakespeare Center finds new home through partnership with West View HubVideo
Whether it’s a rousing performance of “Richard III” from atop the city’s Fineview Overlook or a production of “Twelfth Night” for a tiny audience at the Pine-Richland Youth Center, members of the Steel City Shakespeare Center love to bring classical theater right to the people. But sometimes you just need...
No one hurt in Sewickley house fire
No one was injured in a fire early Monday in Sewickley, according to Allegheny County emergency dispatchers. Crews responded to a call just after 5 a.m. in the 800 block of Centennial Avenue. Flames and smoke were billowing from the second floor when crews arrived. Multiple departments responded to put...
Power outages reported in Turtle Creek and Monroeville
Hundreds of Duquesne Light customers in eastern suburbs are without power early Monday, according to the utility company. There are 420 customers in Monroeville and 378 in Turtle Creek that are affected. Communications Associate Manager Ashley Macik said the outage was caused by a vehicle striking a utility pole earlier...
Report: Flames shoot through roof of Collier home; no injuries reported
No one was injured in a house fire Sunday in Collier Township’s Presto area, according to an Allegheny County emergency dispatcher. The fire broke out shortly after 3 pm. in the 5000 block of Carnoustie Court, a residential neighborhood, according to the dispatcher. Collier’s Presto Volunteer Fire Department was the...
Monroeville man killed in Penn Hills shooting
A Monroeville man died early Sunday morning after being shot numerous times in Penn Hills, according to Allegheny County police. The man, Jamal D. Pamplin, 32, was pronounced dead at about 12:25 a.m. at Allegheny Health Network Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner said. Police said they...
1 man dead, 1 in critical condition in 2 Pittsburgh shootings; victim identified
A 22-year-old Pittsburgh man was fatally shot late Friday night in the Crafton Heights section of Pittsburgh, police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Martell Good of Crafton Heights. Medics transported him to a local hospital, where he died. Police said they received a report...
Allegheny County reports 526 coronavirus cases; 38 new deaths
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 526 new coronavirus cases, as recent numbers continue to drop below the 1,000 case mark. Reports haven’t reached 700 cases in more than a week. The county has reported nine days of at least 1,000 new cases, but hasn’t posted one in the last two...
Man police say is connected to child sex case arrested in Bellevue
A man who police say is connected to a child sex case was arrested Friday. Joshua A. Pollard, 29, was arrested at a house in the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue in Bellevue around 8:30 pm. by members of the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, fugitive squad and the Bellevue Police...
Holocaust survivor Sam Weinreb dies at 94
Sam Weinreb, a Holocaust survivor who raised his family in McKeesport, passed away peacefully Friday at Hebrew Senior Life Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale, Mass. He was 94. While he was only in his mid-teens, Weinreb somehow managed to live through some of the worst mental and physical abuse the Nazis...
Allegheny County sees downward trend in coronavirus cases
Allegheny County on Friday reported 420 additional cases of covid-19, dropping its seven-day average to 574 cases. That is the lowest since the county averaged 558 cases in late November. Of the new cases, 321 were confirmed via 1,714 new PCR tests while 99 were listed as probable, the county...
Free mobile covid testing site coming to North Park Swimming Pool
A mobile testing site to provide free coronavirus screenings will be set up in the parking lot of the North Park Swimming Pool from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 21. The screenings are being done by Curative, a California-based company that has set up testing sites at more than...
Family of former Steelers lineman files wrongful death suit against McKeesport nursing home
The family of a former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman is suing a McKeesport nursing home, alleging negligence and wrongful death. Samuel R. Davis was 75 when he died on Sept. 10, 2019. His body was found at the bottom of a set of private stairs at New Life Personal Care...
1st gun of 2021 caught at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpointVideo
Another year, another traveler forgetting to remove a gun from a carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport. Transportation Security Administration officers at the airport stopped a Beaver County woman Thursday morning with a small, foldout .22-caliber handgun in her bag, according to Allegheny County Police and TSA officials. Security officials...
Rankin shooting sends father, son to hospitals
Allegheny County Police are investigating a double shooting in Rankin on Thursday night that sent a father and son to area hospitals. The 55-year-old father was in stable condition, but the 17-year-old son was in critical condition, according to police. The shooting in Hawkins Village was reported to 911 at...
Brookline woman’s death ruled accidental in February 2020 fire
The death of a Bookline woman found dead inside a home last Feburary has been ruled an accident, according to an Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office report released Thursday. Officials said Melanie Hesser, 57, died of thermal and inhalation injuries sustained as a result of a fire along the 200...
VA Pittsburgh to offer walk-up covid vaccinations to eligible veterans
Up to 2,000 eligible veterans across the region could be inoculated starting this weekend as the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section prepares for its first walk-in clinic to distribute the covid-19 vaccine. Two events are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 16, and Monday, Jan. 18 from 8 a.m....
Pittsburgh expert: Covid variants are serious, same prevention methods workVideo
As the number of people dying from covid-19 continues to rise, the more infectious coronavirus variants could make things worse, exacerbating the death toll as well as the number of cases. On Wednesday, Ohio researchers discovered two new variants of the coronavirus, including one which has become the dominant strain...
Joanne Rogers, widow of Mister Rogers, dies at 92
Joanne Rogers, a concert duo pianist and wife of the late Fred Rogers, died at her Squirrel Hill home Thursday at age 92 surrounded by family and friends. Known for a boisterous laugh, Joanne Rogers became the face of her husband’s legacy after his death in 2003, appearing on news...
KDKA newscaster Rose Ryan Douglas announces her retirement
When Rose Rymarz was about to go on the air for the first time in her professional radio career, the program director at WKPA-AM/WYDD-FM in New Kensington had a suggestion. He decided she should use only her first name because he thought her last name, Rymarz, was too ethnic-sounding for...
