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Young women lean Democratic. Now the election may hinge on Harris’ ability to run up the score
PITTSBURGH — At the University of Pittsburgh, as freshmen students took their first steps on campus and swarms of lanternflies buzzed through the air, the sounds of Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan drifted from a folding table draped with an iridescent pink tablecloth. Fruit snacks and colorful butterfly hairclips were...
Calls mount for district judge’s ouster over bail issues after Montour Trail fatal stabbing
Several local Republican politicians are demanding the removal of a controversial jurist after a criminal defendant freed last year by District Judge Xander Orenstein was arrested Monday in a fatal stabbing. Authorities say Anthony Quesen killed Benjamin Brallier, 44, a civilian employee of the Pennsylvania State Police who was jogging...
Game show studio brings new experience to Millvale
Fans of game shows such as “Family Feud” and “The Price is Right” will get their chance at the buzzer with a new entertainment venue opening in Millvale. Corey Deasy, the mastermind who brought ax throwing and escape rooms to the Pittsburgh region, said the new game show studio is...
‘We set the bar’: Allegheny County expects prompt vote count on Election Day
No county in Pennsylvania counts its votes as efficiently as Allegheny, and officials expect it to stay that way for the general election on Nov. 5. At Tuesday’s Board of Elections meeting, officials said they were on track to count mail-in ballots by 8 p.m. on Election Day, the time...
McKees Rocks woman gets $1M from Elon Musk PAC
A McKees Rocks woman received $1 million from billionaire Elon Musk’s political action committee — all for signing a petition. Musk, the founder of Tesla and Space X who’s gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy, has already committed at least $70 million to help the former president. Now,...
Innamorato defends property tax hike proposal, asks council to suggest cuts
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato on Tuesday defended her proposed property tax increase as necessary to combat the county’s ballooning budget deficit, pay for public safety and infrastructure repairs, and address homelessness. Speaking at a news conference in Downtown Pittsburgh, Innamorato also challenged County Council to work with her on...
Chartiers Valley Primary School’s Kids of Steel included in Western PA sports history museum
A piece of Chartiers Valley Primary School is featured in a new exhibit at the Heinz History Center’s Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. Memorabilia from the Kids of Steel program at the school will be displayed at the Sports Museum’s locker room-style exhibit. Student William Coperich’s running gear is highlighted. The...
Montour Trail stabbing victim was Pa. Liquor Control Enforcement agent
A 44-year-old man found fatally stabbed Monday afternoon along the Montour Trail in Moon was a liquor control enforcement agent with the Pennsylvania State Police. Benjamin Brallier of Coraopolis was pronounced dead at Heritage Valley Sewickley hospital just before 4 p.m. Brallier, who had stab wounds to his back, upper...
Trial opens for man charged with gunning down North Hills honors student
A Pittsburgh man whose homicide trial opened Monday killed a restaurant’s teenage cook just 15 minutes after being thrown out of the Strip District establishment, a prosecutor told jurors. Howard Hawkins, 49, was kicked out of Preeti’s Pitt on Penn Avenue in the Strip District at 8:55 p.m. on Feb....
DA files felony charge against Mon View Heights owner
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. has charged the owners of the Mon View Heights subsidized housing complex in West Mifflin with a felony amid allegations of failing water systems, rodent and insect infestations, mold growth and a child falling through the floor. The felony count of causing...
Ikon, police dog declined by Tarentum, finds new home
Ikon the police dog has found a home. The 18-month-old German shepherd, gifted to — and declined by — Tarentum police from country singer Brian Kelley, will join the Coraopolis police department. “Our officer picked him up on Thursday so they can start their bonding process,” Coraopolis Chief Jason Stewart...
Ross Township Republican seeks to unseat Brighton Height’s Emily Kinkead in 20th state House race
After unseating an incumbent in the 2020 primary, Democratic state Rep. Emily Kinkead is facing a challenge in her reelection in Pennsylvania’s 20th State House District race. Two-term incumbent Kinkead once again faces Republican teacher Matt Kruth after besting him in 2022 by a 61-to-39 margin. Both ran unopposed in...
Second Avenue Commons homeless shelter to reopen after fire
Downtown Pittsburgh’s Second Avenue Commons homeless shelter is scheduled to reopen next week nearly five months after a fire forced it to close. People are expected to begin moving back into the shelter on Oct. 28, with full operations resuming the next day, according to Allegheny County officials. That will...
Allegheny County opens bouldering park, BMX pump track in Boyce ParkVideo
Chris Doyle of Plum has been riding bicycle motocross, or BMX, since he was a child. Now, thanks to Allegheny County, its Regional Asset District and local partners, Doyle’s children have a great place to get started if they want to follow in his footsteps. County officials cut the ribbon...
Shapiro selects 4 Western Pa. women for ‘Distinguished Daughter’ award honoring community service
Four Western Pennsylvania women were honored by Gov. Josh Shapiro recently for their service to local, statewide and national communities. The Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania, organized in 1949, has recognized more than 560 women since its inception — including 11 who were celebrated in Harrisburg on Sept. 25. Recipients are...
Morning Roundup: CMU officer injured during Trump motorcade; Code Orange Air Quality Day issued
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Oct. 22: CMU officer injured in Trump motorcade A Carnegie Mellon University police officer was injured in a crash while en route with Donald Trump’s motorcade to Acrisure Stadium on Sunday. The motorcycle officer hit a curb on...
Elon Musk town hall event fills McKees Rocks theater in support of Trump campaign
Elon Musk told an Allegheny County audience Sunday that democracy is in peril. Musk brought his super PAC sponsored tour through Pennsylvania to the Roxian Theater in McKees Rocks to enlist support for former President Donald Trump and promote voter registration and mail-in balloting ahead of the November election and...
How Namdar Realty profits from Pittsburgh Mills and other ‘dying’ malls
The owner of Pittsburgh Mills mall has built a real estate empire by buying dying malls and letting them deteriorate before selling off property and walking away, leaving helpless communities in its wake, according to officials where Namdar Realty Group owns assets. New York-based Namdar boasts a portfolio of nearly...
Police: Wilkins man was driving nearly 90 mph before fatal North Versailles crash
A Wilkins man charged with homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter turned himself in at Pittsburgh Municipal Court on Friday, according to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office. Aaron J. Butler, 20, of Wilkins was driving in North Versailles on April 7 when police said he struck another vehicle. The other...
Morning Roundup: Police seek man who shot at officers in Penn Hills; man reportedly falls from Pleasant Hills balcony
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Oct. 18: Police seek man who shot at officers in Penn Hills Allegheny County Police are seeking help from the public in finding a Wilkinsburg man who they said shot at Pittsburgh police Thursday morning in Penn Hills....
Pedestrian killed by vehicle in Jefferson Hills
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a vehicle in Jefferson Hills on Wednesday evening, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Jessica Schroeder, 26, of West Elizabeth was on foot on Route 837 in front of the Shop N Go convenience store at 7:30 p.m. when she was...
Morning Roundup: Items reported stolen from Pitt building; pedestrian struck, injured in Penn Hills
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 15: Items reported stolen from Pitt building Electronics and clothing were reported missing from a building at University of Pittsburgh, according to campus police. The burglary happened between 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 p.m. Monday at Bouquet...
Innamorato’s proposed property tax increase probably dead, Catena says
A proposed property tax increase in Allegheny County likely does not have the votes to pass as currently constructed, county council President Pat Catena said. Catena, a Democrat from Carnegie, said he opposed Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato’s proposal to raise county property taxes by 2.2 mills to cover a...
Trump, Walz scheduled to visit Western Pa. this week as candidates criss-cross battleground states
The Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president is set to visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday — his sixth trip to Pennsylvania as politicians court voters in a swing state some pundits say will tip the scales on who wins the 2024 presidential race. Vice presidential hopeful Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will...
Man dead after being struck by vehicle in Monroeville
Allegheny County Police are investigating a crash Saturday night in Monroeville that fatally injured a pedestrian. According to the County Medical Examiner’s Office, the victim, Thomas Tate, 48, died shortly after 9:30 p.m. at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville — about a half hour after the crash. Officials didn’t list a...
