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1 person dead, another in critical condition after Wilkinsburg shooting, police said
One person was killed and another is in critical condition after a shooting Sunday evening in Wilkinsburg, police said. Officers with the Allegheny County Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Rebecca Avenue around 7:50 p.m. in response to a shooting. On scene, police found a 35-year-old man dead...
Allegheny County reports record-high 15 new coronavirus deaths; 594 cases
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded a record-high 15 new covid-19 related deaths. That amount brings the county’s coronavirus death toll to 482. Officials noted that they have transferred a death from a previous day to another county. There were 11 total deaths reported last week. There have been 52 deaths...
Allegheny County courts postpone most in-person hearings as covid cases rise
Most in-person hearings in Allegheny County courts will be postponed until after Friday, Dec. 4 due to the rising number of coronavirus cases, according an order issued Friday from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Western District. “Due to the rising number of positive covid tests in Allegheny County, further efforts...
Court decisions loom in tied state Senate race between Brewster-Ziccarelli
Lawyers for the campaigns of Democratic incumbent state Sen. Jim Brewster and Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli continued to argue in two different courts Friday over the legality more than 400 ballots cast in two counties that will swing the outcome of the tied race for the 45th District, which straddles...
3 charged with homicide in Wilkinsburg shooting that killed 1, injured 2
Three people have been charged with homicide in connection to a Wilkinsburg shooting last year that killed a 22-year-old man and injured two women, police said Friday. Herbert Lee Walker III, 24, and Kenya Harper, 25, are charged with homicide and conspiracy, court records show. Both were arrested and booked...
Region’s international student enrollment declined with global pandemic
A flood of international students who fueled growth at the region’s colleges and universities for the last decade is waning in the face of the global pandemic. Fall enrollment numbers show international enrollment at nine local universities and Penn State declined by about 2,500, or approximately 12%, this fall as...
Fox Chapel’s Adam Rosenberg pleads not guilty to killing Christian Moore-Rouse in preliminary hearing
A Fox Chapel man accused of killing a Verona man will stand trial after pleading not guilty in a preliminary hearing Friday at Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Adam Rosenberg, 22, was charged in May with criminal homicide, robbery, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in connection to the killing...
Allegheny County breaks 7-day covid case record
Allegheny County added 484 more cases of coronavirus Friday, according to the county Health Department. The latest batch of cases brings the county’s seven-day total to a record 3,398 cases, with a record average in that span of 485 cases per day. Since the pandemic began in March, the county...
North Hills closing all school buildings until at least Nov. 30 to counter covid-19 spread
The North Hills School District is closing all of its buildings for the remainder of the month in response to the stay-at-home advisory issued this week by Allegheny County health officials. All district buildings will be shut down today at 4 p.m. and will remain closed until at least Nov....
New UPMC campus to open near Century III Mall
A new UPMC campus in West Mifflin will open Dec. 1, specializing in outpatient surgery and specialty care, officials said Friday. The 46,000-square-foot clinic will offer more than 20 outpatient services. Specialists from UPMC Magee, the Hillman Cancer Center and the Heart and Vascular Institute, as well as orthopedic and...
Plum’s Pivik Elementary closed through November after positive covid-19 cases
Plum Borough School District officials have closed Pivik Elementary School and have directed students there to participate in online learning through Nov. 30. In a letter sent to parents Thursday, the district said the decision was made after one teacher and one student at the school tested positive for covid-19....
Pine-Richland School District shifts to full-remote instruction until January
Students in the Pine-Richland School District will return to online learning until after the New Year’s Day holiday to help slow the spread of coronavirus cases, which are increasing countywide, district officials announced. “We have prepared for this transition,” school officials said in a notice posted Thursday on the district...
Carlynton moving to full-remote learning to address county’s hike in covid cases
The Carlynton School District is temporarily moving to full-remote learning in response to the increase in covid cases and new restriction issued by the state. The change to online-only instruction begins Nov. 23. Students are scheduled to return to a blend of in-person and remote learning Dec. 7. Under the...
Firefighters battle blaze at convenience store in Elizabeth Township
A section of Industry Road in Elizabeth Township was closed to traffic Friday morning because of a fire in a commercial building. The fire was reported shortly before 5:15 a.m. in the 200 block of Industry at the intersection of Boyds Hollow Road in Buena Vista, according to emergency dispatchers....
5 things to do this weekend in and around Pittsburgh
If you’re looking for some fun for the weekend, here are a few suggestions: PPG Ice Skating Rink The popular ice skating rink at PPG Place, Downtown is back for the holiday season. The ice skating rink will be open Friday through Jan. 3 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m....
Family of Woodland Hills shooting victim seeks public help
The family of a Woodland Hills High School student found shot to death in a Swissvale park earlier this month is asking for the public’s help in finding his killer. Micah Graham’s body was discovered in Les Getz Memorial Park on Nov. 5. He was 16 and played on the...
Police: Man shot in leg in Glassport
A man was hospitalized Thursday night after being shot in Glassport. Allegheny County Police said they were called for the shooting around 9:20 p.m. along the 900 block of Delaware Avenue. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper leg. He was taken to a local...
Police charge Munhall man with vandalizing a district court office in Baldwin
A Munhall man is facing a preliminary hearing in January after police said he vandalized a district court office in Baldwin last week. Kevin John Kiley, 25, is charged with institutional vandalism, criminal mischief and obstruction. Baldwin police and Allegheny County chief deputy court administrator Angharad Stock said two other...
Allison Park cancer survivor, 5, lights up Christmas tree at PPG Place in PittsburghVideo
Nora Misencik has the smile and energy to light up a room. On Thursday, the 5-year-old cancer survivor from Allison Park lit up a city as she and her older sister, Heidi, 8, turned on the power and charm of the Christmas tree at the Rink at PPG Place in...
Police: Man critically wounded, teenage boy grazed in struggle over handgun in Avalon
Investigators believe a struggle over a handgun led to a shooting in Avalon on Thursday afternoon that wounded a man and a teenage boy. The 23-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was in critical condition at an area hospital, according to Allegheny County Police, who assisted...
State appeals court orders challenged ballots in Brewster-Ziccarelli Senate race to not be counted; race tied
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Thursday evening ordered that 2,349 undated mail-in ballots in Allegheny County not be counted as part of an appeal by the Republican challenger for the 45th Senatorial District seat. But the order — and the one the court issued to stay the vote count Wednesday...
Allegheny County Judge Tranquilli denied back-pay; barred from seeking judicial office
Former Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark V. Tranquilli will not receive any of his withheld salary during his three-month suspension. That sanction was part of an order handed down Thursday by the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline. In addition, Tranquilli, who resigned the day before his misconduct trial was...
Lawsuit: Clairton illegally charged per minute fee for virtual city council meeting
Infighting over the potential sale of a community’s sewer system led to a lawsuit this week over the Sunshine Act, alleging that callers participating in a council meeting via conference call were required to pay a per-minute fee. The lawsuit was filed by the Clairton Municipal Authority, along with two...
Covid cases in Allegheny County continue to spike
Allegheny County for the second day in a row recorded more than 600 new cases of coronavirus, the county’s Health Department reported Thursday. The county announced 609 additional covid-19 cases, bringing the total case count to 22,043 since the pandemic reached the county in March. The county recorded a record...
County covid surge prompts Shaler to switch to remote learning for 3 weeks
The Shaler Area School District is switching to all-virtual instruction for three weeks because of the increase in the community transmission rate of covid-19. The change takes effect on Nov. 23. Students are scheduled to return to a blend of online and in-person instruction on Dec. 14. Schools are closed...
