Megan Guza stories, Page 27
Demolition begins on South Side building after fire guts businesses, apartmentsVideo
Demolition began Tuesday evening on a historic East Carson Street building, a day after fire gutted the structure and left businesses and residents without a home. The fire that tore through the four-story brick-façade building started about 3 p.m. Monday. Justin Lutheran, owner of J’s Master Barbershop on the first...
Giant Eagle pharmacies hope for more covid vaccine supply to meet ‘unprecedented’ demandVideo
Barbara Miller had but two questions for the pharmacist who administered her first dose of the covid-19 vaccine Tuesday at the Giant Eagle off of Camp Horne Road. Could she take Tylenol if her arm became sore, and could she still have a glass of wine? The answer to both...
1 man dead, 2 firefighters injured in house fire in Pittsburgh’s AllentownVideo
One man died in a midday house fire Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood, fire officials said. The fire was reported just before 1:45 p.m., and crews were at the Knox Avenue home by 1:50 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Chief Darryl Jones. Crews were trying to get to...
Pennsylvania tool lets you know when it’s your turn to get covid vaccine
The Pennsylvania Department of Health launched another new online tool to help with covid-19 vaccine information, and residents now can sign up for alerts as to when they’re eligible. The website, called Your Turn, first will determine whether a person is eligible for the vaccine and, if they aren’t, give...
Some college students temporarily eligible for SNAP benefits
Some college students will be eligible for SNAP food benefits based on their family’s income, a change that is temporary but will open up the program for a swath of students who otherwise did not qualify for the support, Pennsylvania officials announced Monday. Under normal circumstances, federal rules dictate that...
Building in Pittsburgh’s South Side partially collapses in fireVideo
Part of an East Carson Street building on Pittsburgh’s South Side collapsed Monday afternoon as flames shot through the roof, and authorities say the building will likely have to be demolished. A portion of the four-story brick building collapsed around 4 p.m., about an hour after the fire was reported....
Pittsburgh’s Jimmy Sapienza, front-man of Five Guys Named Moe, dies at 71
Pittsburgh singer Jimmy Sapienza – front-man of Jimmy Sapienza and Five Guys Named Moe – died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. He was 71. “It is with the deepest regret to share with all of you that my husband Jimmy Sapienza unexpectedly passed away this afternoon with immediate family,” his wife,...
Chicago fugitive arrested in Pittsburgh drug bust
A man once called one of Chicago’s “most wanted” alleged criminals was arrested Saturday in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood with, among other things, a trash bag of alleged heroin. Randall Langston, 26, of Bellwood, Ill., was arrested as part of a drug bust at an apartment complex, according to Tribune-Review...
Pittsburgh Police comb Southside Riverfront Park for missing Beechview manVideo
Pittsburgh Police continued the search this week for a Beechview man missing since last month. Thomas Hughes, 25, was last seen around 11 p.m. on Jan. 23. His vehicle, a 2012 silver Volkswagen Routan, was found the next day near the South Side Riverfront Trail, authorities said. The vehicle was...
Cars line up hours early for Leechburg food giveaway
A free food event set for noon in Leechburg on Saturday was over before it was supposed to begin, a stark reminder of how great the pandemic’s burden has been on so many people. The drive-thru event at the Leechburg Volunteer Fire Department — the first of four scheduled for...
Folk singer-songwriter and political activist Anne Feeney dies at 69
A fierce activist who lent her voice and music to a range of grassroots causes — a self-described “hellraiser” and “troublemaker” — Anne Feeney spent decades turning the push for social justice into lyrics. “Anne, like a laser, would identify these issues and help people understand these in a very...
Fish fry sponsors reminded of covid guidelines, need for health permit
Health officials in Allegheny County reminded Lenten fish fry sponsors they must have a health permit and follow the state’s covid-19 mitigation guidelines. Health permits are required for all facilities serving food, including temporary fish fries. Allegheny County Health Department spokesman Aaron Aupperlee said sponsors should submit their temporary permit...
Allegheny County Police Superintendent McDonough to retire
The head of the Allegheny County Police Department will retire at the end of March, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said Thursday. Coleman McDonough, who has led the 225-person department as superintendent since 2016, is set to retire. Assistant Superintendent Chris Kearns will take over, Fitzgerald announced. McDonough, 65, called...
Fish fry sponsors reminded of covid guidelines, need for health permit
Health officials in Allegheny County reminded Lenten fish fry sponsors they must have a health permit and follow the state’s covid-19 mitigation guidelines. Health permits are required for all facilities serving food, including temporary fish fries. Allegheny County Health Department spokesman Aaron Aupperlee said sponsors should submit their temporary permit...
Pittsburgh salt truck slides over South Side hillVideo
The driver of a Pittsburgh salt truck somehow escaped injury when the truck went over a hillside Monday morning in the South Side Slopes neighborhood, a city official said. The Department of Public Works truck was plowing and salting streets and went over the hillside on Mt. Oliver Street shortly...
Police: Security cameras captured double homicide outside strip clubVideo
Security cameras outside of a McKees Rocks strip club captured the shooting early Friday morning that left two men dead and three other people injured, according to court records. The shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Club Erotica on Island Avenue, and Allegheny County Police...
Pitt sues former wrestling coach, claims he manufactured discrimination lawsuit
A former University of Pittsburgh wrestling coach who lost his racial discrimination lawsuit against the school is now being sued by the university, which is seeking to recoup attorneys’ fees and other damages allegedly caused by the “frivolous” claims. Jason Peters served as the university’s head wrestling coach from 2013-17....
2019 Monroeville Mall shooter apologizes, sentenced to up to 5 years
A man who pleaded guilty last year to firing more than a dozen shots into a Monroeville Mall entrance during a fight told an Allegheny County judge on Thursday he regretted his actions and he would do whatever he could to turn his life around. Brandon Noel, now 23, was...
Former Allderdice coach, police academy cadet accused of selling cocaine from house
A former Pittsburgh Allderdice High School football coach who was going through a police academy is accused of selling cocaine out of his Squirrel Hill home, according to charges filed Wednesday by state Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Branndon Pezzelle, 36, allegedly had 1,252 grams – nearly 3 pounds – of...
Board won’t probe alleged election night imbibing by Pittsburgh officers
The Citizens Police Review Board will not dig any further into allegations several Pittsburgh Police officers imbibed while on duty on election night last year, the board has decided. The Nov. 3 incident involved a group of 17 officers who were working an extended shift the night of the election,...
Gov. Wolf defends moving smokers to top covid vaccine priority group
Smokers are among people included in Pennsylvania’s first priority group for the covid-19 vaccine, a move state officials tried to justify this week. Health officials announced Jan. 19 that the state would follow updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that recommended anyone aged 65 or older...
Wolf frustrated with covid vaccine supply in Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday called on President Biden to speed up the covid vaccine distribution process, which has frustrated residents statewide. Wolf blamed the Trump administration for asking states to add people 65 and older to their top covid-19 vaccine priority group when there weren’t enough available doses. “The...
Pa. overdose deaths likely to increase because of pandemic disruption
Overdose deaths in Pennsylvania will likely tick upward for the first time in several years when 2020 reports are finalized, according to state officials, showing the effects of a year marked by isolation and a cutoff of group and in-person services. Overdose drug deaths were higher month over month for...
Son of Tree of Life victims sues NRA, alleging gun lobby spread ‘white supremacist’ conspiraciesVideo
A man whose parents were killed in the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue massacre has sued the National Rifle Association, claiming the gun lobby radicalized accused shooter Robert Bowers with “white supremacist conspiracy theories.” Marc Simon, the son of Bernice and Sylvan Simon, filed the lawsuit Thursday. It names as...
Judge orders evidentiary hearing in Crack’d Egg fight against Allegheny County
An Allegheny County judge on Friday ordered an evidentiary hearing in the county health department’s request for an immediate injunction against a Brentwood restaurant continuing to operate despite closure orders issued more than five months ago. Attorneys for the Allegheny County Health Department asked Judge John McVay to enforce an...
