Allegheny category, Page 89
‘It’s just wrong’: Zappala tours problematic West Mifflin housing complex
Missing windows. Leaking pipes. Open sewage. Collapsed ceilings. No hot water. Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. and West Mifflin officials on Friday toured Mon View Apartments to assess conditions at the housing complex days after nuisance-related charges were filed against the company that owns it. The complex,...
1 suspect involved in missing money from McKeesport evidence room, DA says
One unnamed suspect has been targeted in the investigation of missing money from the McKeesport Police Department evidence room, according to Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. “It doesn’t matter what policies or protocols or procedues you have,” he said. “A lot of this is based on trust....
Take a peek inside historic Bellevue homes on upcoming house tour
A wooden examination table from the early 1900s sits on the back patio of a historic Bellevue home that was once filled with medical supplies. The space where patients sat during appointments is now being used to store gardening tools. The piece of memorabilia is one of several that Mary...
Former President Obama to campaign for Harris in Pittsburgh
Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to campaign in the Pittsburgh area on Oct. 10 for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. Obama’s appearance is part of a nationwide swing through the battleground states leading up to the Nov. 5 election, according to a Harris campaign official. The Harris...
Did gifts from Trump, Vance at Sprankle’s, Primanti Bros. break election law?
Former President Trump and his running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance were both feeling gracious on their last trips through the Pittsburgh area. Trump gave $100 to a woman purchasing groceries at Sprankle’s Supermarket in Kittanning on Sept. 23. Sprankle’s also has locations in Saxonburg and Leechburg. “It just went...
Niche rankings place North Allegheny School District 2nd in state
North Allegheny once again secures its spot as the second-best school district in Pennsylvania out of 496 districts, following Radnor Township in Delaware County, according to the Niche ratings published Sept. 30. The ratings moved North Allegheny up three spots, to 24, from last year’s rank of No. 27 among...
Allegheny County Executive backs Jewish students at Pitt in wake of recent antisemitic incidents
Allegheny County’s top elected official on Wednesday told Jewish students rattled by a recent spate of antisemitic acts at and near University of Pittsburgh’s campus that she will work to ensure they feel safe in Oakland. County Executive Sara Innamorato met for 45 minutes with Jewish community leaders and interacted...
DA’s office probes missing money from McKeesport police evidence room
Detectives from the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office are investigating allegations of missing money from the McKeesport Police Department evidence room. Mayor Michael Cherepko and District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.’s office Wednesday confirmed the probe. “The circumstances in question pertain to an ongoing investigation and potential personnel matters, which...
Allegheny County seeks resident input on what to do with opioid settlement funds
Allegheny County is conducting a series of listening sessions and online activities to gather public input into where to invest millions of dollars from national opioid settlement funds and other funding sources. According to a release from the county, under the terms of the opioid settlements reached in 2021 and...
Ex-Mylan executive gets prison time in $8M insider trading scheme
A former Mylan executive who pleaded guilty to insider trading in the pharmaceutical company’s stock will serve two years in federal prison. Dayakar Mallu, 54, of Orlando, Fla., is expected to report to a federal correctional facility to begin his sentence by Nov. 19 for his role in what the...
Allegheny County finances spell $60M deficit, controller says
Allegheny County is on track to face a $60 million deficit by the end of the year if revenue doesn’t pick up, according to a report released Tuesday by the county controller’s office. County revenues for the first six months of the year are running $20 million below projections, Controller...
Leet commissioners seek hillside stability, pedestrian access assurances for $100M Quaker Valley High School
After appeals, multiple revisions and public hearings, additional conditions are being imposed on the proposed Quaker Valley High School project. Leet commissioners want Quaker Valley School District to monitor the stability of the hillside along Camp Meeting Road where the district wants to build a new high school that could...
Sewickley man pleads guilty in fatal Christmas Eve crash
A Sewickley man who was driving 88 mph on a snow-covered back road when he crashed his car, killing his girlfriend’s sister, pleaded guilty on Monday to homicide by vehicle. Luke Flowers, 20, will be sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kelly Bigley on Jan. 9. As part of...
DA’s office charges Mon View Apartments owner with creating public nuisance
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Monday accused the owner of a West Mifflin subsidized apartment complex of creating a public nuisance after the property failed repeated inspections and spawned complaints of sewage in the streets. A criminal complaint against Mon View Apartments charges Mon View Apts. LLC with...
Sewickley Township woman sues AHN over methadone ‘poisoning’ error
When the surgeon arrived in the waiting room at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Jan. 13, Audrey Lindsey’s family immediately felt relief. The doctor explained that her routine back surgery had gone great. He sent Lindsey’s long-time partner and daughter upstairs to wait for her to come out from anesthesia....
County moves polling place out of Chartiers Valley Intermediate School after district’s plea
Chartiers Valley Intermediate School won’t be used as a polling place, after all. The school board had requested that the Allegheny County Elections Division relocate the polling place out of the Intermediate School in a letter dated Sept. 12. About 1,050 voters in two precincts in Scott Township used the...
Bob Casey rallies with Amy Klobuchar and carpenters union in Collier
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey rallied with over 100 union carpenters and apprentices Monday morning, touting their work in Western Pennsylvania and around the country. “We are the greatest country in the world, and one of the biggest reasons is the workers and the skill you bring,” Casey said during...
‘Microschools’ growing as option as more families seek school choice
In the fast-changing landscape of education, where school choice is increasingly valued by families across the political spectrum, a new model is growing in popularity: the microschool. Typically, microschools serve a small group of students, ranging from five to around 20 per school. These schools emphasize personalized learning experiences and...
Man arrested, stolen gun retrieved from Pitcairn shooting
One man was arrested following a shooting in Pitcairn that struck two vehicles Saturday afternoon, Allegheny County police said. Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Brinton Avenue for reports of two groups shooting at each other just before 2:50 p.m. No injuries were reported. Police found a stolen...
Thai Place Restaurant to close after 35 years in business
Surin Thamwiwat teared up as she talked about saying goodbye to customers, many who she’s known for more than three decades. “When I talk to customers and tell them we are closing, they cry and then I cry,” said Surin, sitting next to her beloved husband, Santi Thamwiwat, inside Thai...
JD Vance initially turned away from Primanti Bros. in North Versailles
Sen. JD Vance, the Republican pick for vice president, may have missed out on a Pittsburgh staple Saturday after he was initially turned away from the Primanti Bros. in North Versailles, but it seems there’s no hard feelings. Photos and videos posted to social media, including by a reporter from...
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance speaks at Christian, revival-style event in Monroeville
Bookended in the schedule by pastors, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance played the hits at a tightly regulated town hall Saturday afternoon in Monroeville, addressing inflation, the opioid epidemic and what he called socialism in public schools. Hundreds of rally goers, some clad in gear with variations of the...
Allegheny County calls for dismissal of Pittsburgh Public Schools’ reassessment lawsuit
Facing declining property tax revenue and increasing payouts of tax refunds, Pittsburgh Public Schools this year sued Allegheny County and its chief executive to try to force an overhaul of the property assessment system, which, it alleges, is unconstitutional. But attorneys for the county and Executive Sara Innamorato argued Friday...
Deacon who subdued North Braddock church gunman to receive Carnegie Hero Fund medal
A deacon who subdued a gunman in a North Braddock church May 5 will receive a Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest honor for civilian heroism. Clarence McCallister, 63, is included in a list of 18 new medal recipients released by the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. McCallister, who is a...
Former Wilkinsburg elementary school to become performance arts, community hub
The former Johnston Elementary School in Wilkinsburg is getting new life as a performance arts and community hub. The Community Forge venue is set to break ground in early 2025, with the opening planned for 2026. “People expressed interest in more evening events, nights out and food options, so we’ll...
