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Shaler man accused of destroying Pittsburgh police SUV pleads not guilty to federal charges
A Shaler man accused of sparking violence at a peaceful protest last month in Downtown Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty to federal charges Tuesday morning. Brian Bartels, 20, faces federal charges of obstruction of justice during civil disorder as well as criminal charges filed by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office...
Allegheny County reports 27 new covid-19 cases, 1 new death
Allegheny County health officials reported 27 new covid-19 cases, one new death and no new hospitalizations on Tuesday. That brings the county’s total number of coronavirus cases to 2,113, including 1,979 confirmed cases and 134 probable cases, county health officials said. The total number of deaths increased by one to...
Woman taken to hospital after crashing car down Shaler hillside
A woman in her 80s suffered a minor arm injury after losing control of her car, which then went down a hillside, Shaler police Chief Sean Frank said. The accident happened around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Seavey Road. Frank said the woman, whose name he did...
PennDOT: Sewickley Bridge to be closed around-the-clock for 24 days
The Sewickley Bridge will be closed for 24 days for repairs starting next month, PennDOT announced Tuesday. The around-the-clock closure of the bridge spanning the Ohio River between Route 51 in Moon and Route 65 in Sewickley is scheduled to run from July 17 through Aug. 10. About 20,000 vehicles...
McKeesport man injured after crashing into Pleasant Hills home
A McKeesport man was seriously injured Sunday when the pickup he was driving crashed into a house in Pleasant Hills, according to state police. Troopers said the 44-year-old man appeared to be intoxicated after fleeing on foot from the 2 a.m. crash. He was traveling on West Bruceton Road when...
Police: 3 assailants target, kill West Mifflin man in McKeesport
A West Mifflin man was shot and killed by three assailants in McKeesport late Monday, according to Allegheny County Police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as George Brosey, 54. The shooting at the 47 building of Crawford Village was reported to 911 just before 11:30 p.m....
Rosedale Tech reopens Kennedy Township campus to students
Before Gov. Tom Wolf even made the official announcement about Allegheny County “going green” during the coronavirus pandemic, officials at Rosedale Tech in Kennedy Township were working to ensure they’d be ready to open the doors and resume on-campus classes. The first day back in class for Rosedale students was...
T-Mobile users may not be able to reach 911, Allegheny County says
911 calls from T-Mobile cell phone customers may not be able to get through to Allegheny County’s emergency dispatching center due to an outage, the county said Monday afternoon. The outage affecting T-Mobile customers was reported shortly before 5:30 p.m., the county said in an alert. The carrier does not...
Neighborhood Allies providing 1,000 Pittsburgh school students with free internet service
Neighborhood Allies has arranged free high-speed internet access for 1,000 Pittsburgh Public Schools families as part of a program to provide hardware, online access and digital education to people in need. The nonprofit community development organization since early April has raised $400,000 for its PGH Beyond the Laptops Program. The...
Community activists outline demands for police reform in Pittsburgh, Allegheny CountyVideo
African American activists on Monday outlined a dozen police reforms they want to see enacted immediately by Allegheny County and Pittsburgh officials. The group, which calls itself the Allegheny County Black Activist/Organizer Collective, is made up of several black-led organizations and has the support of Allegheny County Councilwoman Olivia Bennett...
Police seek man suspected of striking police horse during Pittsburgh protest
Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of striking a police horse during a protest in Pittsburgh. The Damage Assessment and Accountability Taskforce said they believe the man struck and pushed a horse from the Pittsburgh Police Mounted Unit during a demonstration that took place Downtown...
Pittsburgh jazz festival marks 10th anniversary with livestream event
The first-ever Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Live Online will feature noted jazz musicians from around the world, including Sean Jones, Dianne Reeves, The Bad Plus, Laurin Talese, Jeff Watts, Brett Williams, Lakecia Benjamin and others. The one-time-only virtual event, curated by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in collaboration...
Peduto names Pittsburgh’s new director of Permits, Licenses and Inspection Department
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Monday promoted Sarah Kinter to director of the Permits, Licenses and Inspections Department. Kinter, 32, of Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood, had served as acting director since November following the resignation of Maura Kennedy, who left to take a job with Amazon in Washington, D.C. The...
FBI trying to identify man accused of defacing Pittsburgh buildings during protest
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who agents said spray-painted several buildings in Pittsburgh during a May 31 protest. Investigators in Pittsburgh released images of the man Monday. He is suspected of spray-painting “Free Us” and “BLM” on the federal courthouse...
Allegheny County reports 7 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County health officials reported seven new covid-19 cases, no new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Monday. The county’s coronavirus total now stands at 2,086, which includes 1,953 confirmed cases and 133 probable cases. Health care workers account for 14% of the county’s total cases. The total number of...
Allegheny County Parks host science, yoga and cycling programs
Allegheny County Parks will host a series of science exploration programs for kids 10 and older in North Park. The organization also is offering summer yoga classes and ongoing, individualized bike-riding instruction. The Outside the Box Labs include: • Rockets and Gravity, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. Participants will design, build...
Police: Man cut on neck during East Liberty robbery
A man was cut on his neck during a robbery in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood early Monday, according to Pittsburgh police. Police responded to the robbery in the 500 block of North Highland Avenue around 5:50 a.m. A man told officers he had been assaulted and robbed by an unknown...
Homewood mural’s creator was inspired by his own past to create ‘Liberation Wall’
Artist Kyle Holbrook knows firsthand about police brutality and violence. Twenty-two years ago, he said, he was kicked and beaten with batons by police officers in Cleveland. One of the officers tried to gouge out his eyes, Holbrook said. He was wearing handcuffs at the time, but he fought back....
Allegheny County reports 3 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County health officials reported three new covid-19 cases, no new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Sunday. The county’s coronavirus total now stands at 2,079, according to county health officials. Of that total, 1,946 are confirmed cases and 133 are probable cases. The total number of hospitalizations remain at...
Pittsburgh police investigating after man shot in leg in Manchester
A man was shot in the leg Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood, according to police. Pittsburgh police responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 1300 block of N. Franklin Street around 10:35 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle that had been struck by gunfire, but no victim...
1 killed, another injured in Brighton Heights shooting
Pittsburgh police say one man was killed and another critically injured after a shooting early Sunday in the Brighton Heights neighborhood. Police said they responded to multiple Shotspotter alerts for the 1200 block of Woods Run Avenue around 1:45 a.m. Responding Zone 1 officers and paramedics were directed to a...
6-year-old boy dies after retaining wall collapse in Larimer
Pittsburgh police say a 6-year-old boy died from injuries received after a brick retaining wall collapsed on him Saturday in the Larimer neighborhood. Police, paramedics and fire units responded to the 30 block of Carver Street after reports that a brick retaining wall had fallen on Kaimar Buchanan-Fuller, just before...
3 injured in shooting during backyard party in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood
A shooting about 7 p.m. Saturday during a backyard party in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood injured three people, according to a report from WPXI. About 20 gunshots were fired in the area of Sedgwick and Liverpool streets, WPXI reports, and three people, including a woman and a juvenile female who were...
Jefferson Hills officer injured in June 3 crash has died
A Jefferson Hills officer injured in a violent crash earlier this month has died. Police Chief Gene Roach said Officer Dale Provins succumbed to his injuries Saturday. Provins was severely injured during an on-duty collision June 3 along the 200 block of Old Clairton Road. Police responded to the area...
Man and woman dead, child critical in crash in Pittsburgh’s Chateau neighborhood
A man and a woman died and a child was in critical condition following a crash Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Chateau neighborhood. Two police officers were also injured while trying to pull the victims from the burning car, officials said. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said first responders went to the...
