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Sheriff deputy IDs, detains suspect in Reserve burglary on morning commute
An Allegheny County sheriff’s deputy started work earlier than planned Tuesday when he recognized a man walking in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood as the suspect in a Reserve burglary. Deputy Robert Stipetich called out to Joseph Ferderbar, who was walking on Harpen Road. Stipetich told Ferderbar he had warrants for...
Judge dismisses most claims in Robert Ferrante’s quest for new trial
An Allegheny County judge dismissed all but one of the claims made by former University of Pittsburgh researcher Robert Ferrante, who’s seeking a new trial after his 2014 conviction for murdering his wife with cyanide. Defense attorney Chris Rand Eyster, who represents Ferrante, said he’ll make the most of Judge...
Man gets 10-20 years in prison for $1.2 million theft from Upper St. Clair church
A South Park man who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1.2 million from a church in Upper St. Clair was sentenced Tuesday to 10 to 20 years in prison and ordered to make restitution to the church. David Reiter, 50, was the administrator at Westminster Presbyterian Church from 2001...
Pittsburgh councilman proposes bill that would outlaw ‘hateful activities’
Pittsburgh employees and elected officials would face penalties including censure, suspension, termination and fines if found guilty of “hateful activities” under an amendment to the city’s code of conduct introduced in City Council on Tuesday. Councilman Ricky Burgess of North Point Breeze sponsored the bill, calling it his next step...
Penn Hills council votes to remove Tomasino from head of economic development committee
Penn Hills council’s first official item of business for 2020 involved the removal of an economic development committee chairman for something he allegedly did nearly three months ago. Tyler Tomasino, 28, will no longer serve on the all-volunteer committee aimed at making recommendations to council on how to retain and...
Forest Hills seeks volunteers to fill vacancies
With the terms of several members about to expire, Forest Hills Borough Council is seeking volunteers to serve on several boards and committees beginning in March 2020. Current volunteers whose terms are expiring must contact the Borough Office to indicate their interest in reapplying for the position. Vacancies include: Civil...
Sheriff: Pittsburgh man who slipped constable’s custody arrested after 6-hour manhunt
A Pittsburgh man is in Allegheny County Jail after he escaped Monday from a constable who was taking him to jail on parole violations, according to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office. Robert Logsdon, 22, was taken into custody early Tuesday morning at his girlfriend’s home in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood, according...
Budget airline Allegiant adds routes from Pittsburgh to Tennessee, Virginia
Budget airline Allegiant plans to add three nonstop destinations out of Pittsburgh International, the airport announced. The Las Vegas-based carrier will add seasonal routes from Pittsburgh to Nashville, Memphis and the Norfolk area beginning in May, according to Bob Kerlik, vice president of media relations for the Allegheny County Airport...
Pittsburgh’s new $1.7 million payroll system stumbles in debut
Pittsburgh’s new $1.7 million employee payroll system was touted as cutting edge for its electronic timekeeping capabilities, but city workers were wishing for the old manual system after the new one went awry during its debut at the beginning of the year. Union leaders said members complained of being shorted,...
Penn Hills’ Big Diehl Peppers brings the heat
Eating with Terry Diehl is like watching a science experiment go awry. “My face turns bright red, and I start sweating,” he says. “My tongue feels like it’s made of lava, and it’s being stung by a thousand needles. The lining of my mouth starts to feel warm, then my...
Elizabeth man pleads guilty to sabotaging railroad signals in Braddock, McKeesport
An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty to sabotaging railroad signals at multiple locations in Allegheny County, federal prosecutors said Monday. William Curry Brown, 26, admitted to removing and vandalizing equipment along CSX Transportation railroads in November 2017, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. Brown’s guilty plea acknowledged the acts resulted in...
Bill Cowher’s Hall of Fame nod a winner in his hometown of CraftonVideo
The 1.14 square miles of space that is Crafton felt much bigger Monday. Residents of former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher’s hometown beamed with pride as they discussed Cowher’s ascension into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. From the borough’s public library to Bob’s Barber Shop, they lauded the hometown...
2nd bankruptcy hearing canceled after no-show by Pittsburgh regatta promoter
The owner of a Ross company blamed for last year’s Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta cancellation and his attorney failed to show for a bankruptcy hearing Monday in federal court, prompting the hearing to be canceled. Rosemary C. Crawford, court-appointed bankruptcy trustee for LionHeart Event Group LLC, said she would file...
2 guns confiscated at Pittsburgh airport security
Two guns were confiscated at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint in a span of three days, the Transportation Security Administration reported Monday. A woman from Cartagena, Colombia, was caught Saturday with a .38 caliber handgun. Then an Ohio woman was caught Monday with a .22 caliber handgun loaded with...
Police: Burglary call turned into potential hostage situation in the Hill District
A burglary call prompted a response by SWAT for a possible hostage situation Monday afternoon in the Pittsburgh’s Hill District, according to public safety spokesman Chris Togneri. The burglary was reported at about 12:25 p.m. in the 300 block of Miller Street in the Crawford-Roberts section of the Hill District....
Gary Van Horn officially out at Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh
The volunteer leader of one of the Pittsburgh region’s LGBTQ advocacy groups has resigned as he awaits a hearing on charges he billed himself as a first responder and forged documents to back it up. Gary Van Horn, 40, of Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood, resigned Monday afternoon as president of the...
Men plead guilty in thefts of rare books from Carnegie Library
The two men accused of stealing and reselling more than $500,000 worth of rare books, maps and other artifacts from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh reached a plea deal Monday with prosecutors who agreed to drop most of the charges they faced. Still, the men could be sentenced to more...
10 jurors selected in Wilkinsburg mass shooting case
Attorneys on Monday selected two more jurors — Nos. 9 and 10 — to hear the case against two men charged in the 2016 mass shooting at a backyard cookout in Wilkinsburg. A younger white woman who works in social media marketing and a white man who is a teacher...
Police: Homeowner shoots, kills man during attempted robbery in Baldwin
A homeowner shot and killed an intruder Sunday while his fiance and 10-month-old child were inside the Baldwin Borough apartment, according to police. Joshua Brandon Long, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene after he allegedly tried to rob the apartment using a handgun shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday evening....
Kennywood’s Steelers Country ranks among top 10 best new attractionsVideo
Steelers fans have yet another reason to cheer: Kennywood’s Steelers Country recently received a national recognition. Steelers Country, which opened at the West Mifflin park over the summer, was named ninth on USA Today’s 10 Best New Amusement Park Attractions of 2019. “Kennywood Park and the Pittsburgh Steelers teamed up...
One person hospitalized after Penn Hills crash
Police are investigating a crash in Penn Hills that sent one person to the hospital Monday night. Emergency dispatchers received a report of the vehicle crash on Leechburg Road about 6:30 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. Medics took one injured person to a nearby hospital, the shift...
Pittsburgh rap artist Frzy sets world record for longest freestyle rapVideo
Pittsburgh Emmy-winning music artist Frzy said he saw two sunsets while rapping for 31 straight hours over the weekend at a North Hills mall. Frzy, 34, whose real name is Harvey Daniels, seemed none the worse for the experience after apparently shattering a Guinness World Record for freestyle rap at...
No one hurt when roof catches fire in Oakland
No one was hurt when a roof caught on fire early Sunday morning in Oakland, a Pittsburgh public safety spokesman said. The residential fire was reported around 4 a.m. on the 200 block of Robinson Street. When firefighters arrived, they found the roof on fire and downed power lines on...
Police: Man steals cash register in Pittsburgh robbery
A man took a cash register from a market during a robbery Saturday night, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers were called to the Brighton Road store around 8:15 p.m. in the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood. Police said the suspect went inside the store, grabbed the cash register and fled on...
Abuse case seeking church records moves forward in Pittsburgh
Nearly 18 months after a Pennsylvania grand jury report unmasked decades of allegations of clergy sexual abuse in Catholic parishes across the state and church leaders paid $84 million to abuse survivors, fallout from the report continues to mount in the courts. State lawmakers began the process of amending the...
