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Barstool’s Dave Portnoy hits 3 Pittsburgh-area pizzerias, tries Turner’s tea
Famed Boston-based pizza reviewer Dave Portnoy descended upon Pittsburgh recently to review three pizza places, Beto’s Pizza and Fiori’s Pizzaria in Pittsburgh and Juliano’s in Robinson. He came away impressed by all three. Portnoy is well known as the celebrity founder of the sports and pop culture website Barstool Sports...
‘Today’ show heads to McKeesport where students get laptops from ComcastVideo
The band was playing, cheerleaders were chanting and football players were huddled on the football field when they heard the news. On national television via NBC’s “Today” show, students, teachers and staff members in the McKeesport Area School District found out they would receive free laptops. The McKeesport Tigers truly...
Allegheny County reports 68 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths
There are 68 new coronavirus cases in Allegheny County, the health department reported Friday. Of the new cases, 49 are confirmed and 19 are probable, with 833 new PCR tests reported. The total cases reported is now 11,578, with 11,133 of those confirmed and 445 probable. The new cases —...
Ladles restaurant in Springdale closes, possibly for good
The future is uncertain for the popular Springdale eatery Ladles. The storefront on busy Pittsburgh Street still looks inviting, but the restaurant is closed. And while a sign on the front door reads, “We plan on reopening very soon,” Ladles’ future actually remains very much in doubt. “The future is...
15 people displaced following McKees Rocks fire
More than a dozen people were displaced from their McKees Rocks home following a fire Thursday afternoon, according to the American Red Cross Greater Pennsylvania. Eight families, totaling 15 people, and a dog were forced to evacuate an apartment building in the 100 block of George Street. When crews arrived...
Braddock-based SCO drug-dealing gang member gets 9 years in federal prison
A former Braddock man who was part of a drug-dealing operation was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Pittsburgh to nine years in prison, the U.S. Attorney in Pittsburgh said. Jaymare Jackson, 30, was identified as being part of the self-titled Braddock street gang, “SCO,”which dealt drugs in the Braddock...
Court denies petition to reinstate pay for suspended Allegheny County judge
The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline on Thursday denied a request from an Allegheny County judge charged with misconduct to be paid during the pendency of his suspension. In a one-sentence order, the petition by Judge Mark V. Tranquilli was denied. Tranquilli was suspended without pay on Aug. 26, two...
Driver loses control, crashes car into Tarentum house
A woman lost control of her vehicle on Thursday night and crashed into the corner of a house in Tarentum. The unidentified woman was driving toward Brackenridge on E. 10th Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. when she suddenly lost control of the car. The car, a two-door compact, bounced off...
Allegheny County to open new elections offices for ballot drop-offs, voting help
Allegheny County voters now have more options to vote early and submit ballots without relying on the mail or visiting a polling place on Election Day, officials announced Thursday. Concerns raised about voting during the covid-19 pandemic prompted the county’s Board of Elections to unanimously approve a proposal to open...
Trump heads to Pittsburgh on Tuesday for airport rally
Like he did at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe earlier this month, President Donald Trump is holding another airport hangar rally. This one is Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon Township, the campaign announced Thursday. The president’s rally at Atlantic Aviation, 300 Horizon Drive,...
Western Pa. nonprofit turns to public for diaper donations during pandemicVideo
Anna Joyner is hoping to collect 5,000 diapers by next week, and she got at least halfway to her goal on Thursday. The Greensburg resident is the outreach coordinator in Westmoreland and Fayette counties for the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank, an organization started eight years ago to help get diapers...
2 cases of covid-19 reported at Mt. Lebanon elementary school in as many days, building closed for 5 days
Teachers, staff and the handful of students attending in-person classes at Mt. Lebanon’s Howe Elementary School won’t be allowed back in the building for at least five days after a second person tested positive for covid-19 in as many days, according to a district spokeswoman. Principal Michelle Murray notified families...
Allegheny County reports 79 new covid-19 cases, 3 new deaths
Allegheny County has 79 new coronavirus cases Thursday, according to the county Health Department. Three new covid-19 deaths and three new hospitalizations were also reported. Total cases are now 11,510, with total deaths now 366 and total hospitalizations at 1,099. “Optimistically, while we’ve seen the numbers stabilize or are maybe...
Pair accused of trafficking 400 ‘bricks’ of fentanyl
A Philadelphia woman and Dominican Republican man arrested by the state police in a traffic stop along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township have been charged by the federal government with possessing about 400 “bricks” of fentanyl, a powerful painkiller that is mixed with heroin to make a deadly...
4 injured in South Fayette crash
A three-vehicle crash injured multiple people Wednesday evening. The crash was reported in the 1900 block of Mayview Road in South Fayette around shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to a tweet from Allegheny County. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported that four people were taken to the hospital. The extent of...
Pittsburgh firefighter injured while battling fire in Wilkinsburg
A Pittsburgh firefighter was injured while battling a one-alarm fire in Wilkinsburg Wednesday afternoon. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews, firefighters with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire responded to an abandoned structure at the 500 block of Singer Place around 2 p.m. On scene, one firefighter suffered a...
Beaver County woman arrested for allegedly luring Illinois boy, 15, from his home to hers
A Rochester woman accused of taking a teenage boy from his home to Beaver County last month was arrested Wednesday night in McKeesport by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department, police said. The suspect, Lilandra Redman, 20, was found at a home in the 2900 block of Versailles Street, McKeesport, at...
John Ellis died 4 years after mass shooting in Wilkinsburg
After he was shot and paralyzed in a mass shooting in Wilkinsburg four years ago, John Ellis made it a priority on most days to send “good morning” messages to all of his friends who were active on Facebook. In recent weeks, his mother, Aleta Livsey, said he was unable...
Ross police: Officer hurt when fleeing shoplifter crashes car into tree, backs up and crashes into house
A Ross police officer suffered an ankle injury Wednesday afternoon after he tried to stop a woman accused of stealing multiple eyeglass frames from a store from fleeing in her car. Shortly after receiving a report of a retail theft from the America’s Best eyeglasses store in The Block Northway...
Allegheny County officials pleased with covid numbers
Allegheny County officials said Wednesday they are pleased with the covid-19 case levels at the moment. “Optimistically, while we’ve seen the numbers stabilize or are maybe a little bit up,” said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, “with all the activities that are occurring, I think we’re very pleased at where the...
3 more Port Authority workers test positive for covid; total now 51
Three West Mifflin bus garage workers tested positive for covid-19 in the past week, bringing Port Authority of Allegheny County’s employee coronavirus case count to 51, officials said. The majority of workers who tested positive since March — 44 employees, or 86% — recovered from the disease after quarantining and...
Head of Pittsburgh area gambling ring, son, plead guilty to running numbers
The 90-year-old patriarch of a Pittsburgh family connected to gambling operations in Western Pennsylvania for more than a half century agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve charges the family operated a sports betting and numbers running business dating back to 1994. Robert “Bobby I” Iannelli, of Pittsburgh, along with his...
USW lights up iconic Pittsburgh landmarks with Biden-Harris message without permission
Corey Barsky was more than a little miffed Tuesday night when he saw a giant Biden-Harris logo projected on the façade of the towering Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus. Barsky, who is vice chair of the Pitt College Republicans, said the projection that included the...
Archery hunters targeting deer in Ross Township woods in controlled hunt
A team of about a dozen archery hunters will take to the woods in Ross Township early Saturday morning for the first day an organized effort to trim the deer population. But one of the owners of the company coordinating the hunt says it is unlikely residents will even know...
Gateway School District pushes back in legal battle with Monroeville over stormwater sewage fee
Gateway’s school board president issued a strong statement Tuesday in response to comments made by Monroeville Council last week about its lawsuit over a rain fee. “The attack on the tax payers and the religious institutions in this community are coming from the council and the council alone and they...
