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1-year-old boy dies weeks after nearly drowning in Etna
A 1-year-old boy died two weeks after nearly drowning in Etna, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported. Leo Garrison was reported to be unresponsive around 3:40 p.m. July 13 in the 100 block of Etna’s Sycamore Street, Allegheny County Police said. First responders performed life-saving measures on the boy...
GOP Allegheny County Executive candidate Joe Rockey picks up law enforcement endorsements
Allegheny County Executive candidate Joe Rockey said Thursday that, if elected, he would boost the number of county police, reopen a county juvenile detention center, and provide more oversight of the county jail. Rockey, a Republican from Ohio Township, laid out those and other plans to address what he called...
Man who died in Shaler house fire remembered fondly by heartbroken neighbors
By all accounts, Tony Garland was an altruistic, lovable man. That’s the way his neighbors remembered him after learning he died at a hospital at 11 a.m. Wednesday following injuries suffered in a house fire Tuesday night at his home at 1601 Burchfield Road in Shaler. His partner, Michael E....
Boy in stable condition after shooting in Stowe, Allegheny County Police say
A boy was in stable condition after he was shot Wednesday evening in Stowe Township, according to Allegheny County Police. The shooting was reported to county 911 dispatchers shortly after 7 p.m. near Sixth and Ridge streets. First responders found the boy shot in the arm, police said. He was...
Jail inmate who died Sunday was accused of sexually assaulting nurse
A McKeesport man who died in Allegheny County Jail on Sunday was accused of sexually assaulting an Allegheny General Hospital nurse in March. Douglas Bonomo, 59, solicited sex from the nurse, who police did not name, when she entered the room where she attempted to give him IV medication around...
Congressional resolution calls for Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel’s release from Russian prison
Support for the Oakmont teacher who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian prison for possessing a small amount of medical marijuana has been growing steadily in Congress, and a new effort was introduced Wednesday. A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a resolution in both the Senate and House...
2 hospitalized in Shaler fire that draws massive emergency response
Two men were hospitalized in critical condition, and a firefighter was treated for dehydration, Tuesday night as a result of a fire in Shaler. Allegheny County 911 dispatch said the calls for the two-alarm fire at a home along the 1600 block of Burchfield Road came in shortly after 9...
Glassport man pleads guilty to killing man in high-speed crash in North Versailles
A Glassport man who was driving nearly 100 mph last year when he crashed into a car in North Versailles, killing the driver, pleaded guilty Tuesday to homicide by vehicle and other charges, authorities said. Shamar Allyn Roach, 25, was driving a van about 95 mph when the crash happened...
Allegheny County Jail inmate who died over the weekend identified
A man who died in Allegheny County Jail over the weekend was identified Tuesday as Douglas Bonomo, 59, of McKeesport. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet provided a cause or manner of death. Bonomo, an inmate at the jail, was pronounced dead by paramedics around 7:20 a.m....
Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh workers seek to unionize
About 100 workers at the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh are seeking to unionize with the United Steelworkers union. It’s the latest in a series of efforts to organize workplaces in the region and nationally at a time when more workers are going on strike — or have been on...
Fitzgerald, Catena spar over vetoed Allegheny County property assessment bill
Two of Allegheny County’s top elected officials are trading barbs over a bill that sought to address the county’s property tax assessment role. Allegheny County Council passed a bill by a 9-6 vote early this month to establish a new chief assessment officer appointed by council that would render calculations...
DA Zappala’s son charged with assault in connection with alleged domestic dispute
The son of Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. has been arrested in connection with a domestic incident, police said. Stephen John Zappala, 31, of Ben Avon Heights, was charged by Ohio Township police Sunday with simple assault and harassment, court records show. He was arraigned early Monday...
Duquesne man dies in Penn Hills crash
A crash Monday in Penn Hills left a Duquesne man dead, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Robert Booker, 43, died in the crash, which happened around 1 p.m., according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV. One vehicle was involved in the crash in the 4200 block of Verona...
Man nearly drowns in Wilkins motel pool
A man nearly drowned in a Wilkins Township motel pool Monday, officials said. First responders found the man, an adult “in his 30s,” unresponsive in the pool at a Rodi Road motel, police confirmed. Authorities did not release his name. “This was not a suspicious incident, and appears to be...
Police investigating gunshot death in North Versailles
Police are investigating the death of a North Versailles man whose body was found Monday morning in a parking lot off of Route 30. Officers were called to a parking lot on the 1700 block of Lincoln Highway in North Versailles just after 7 a.m. They arrived to find the...
McKees Rocks mom pleads guilty to shooting rifle at people who fought with her daughter
A McKees Rock woman, accused of opening fire with a rifle on three people who got into a fight with her daughter at a Pittsburgh bar, has pleaded guilty in the case to lesser charges. Artiella G. Bennett, 43, pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated assault and two counts of recklessly...
VA receives grant for construction of Fisher House at VA’s Heinz campus in O’Hara Township
Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House has received a $250,000 grant toward construction of a 16-suite Fisher House on the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s H. John Heinz III campus in O’Hara Township. Groundbreaking is set for 2024. The donor is a local foundation that wishes to remain anonymous. “We are...
Inmate dies in Allegheny County Jail
Allegheny County Police are investigating the death of a 59-year-old inmate who died in the Allegheny County Jail on Sunday morning, Warden Orlando Harper said in a statement. The man, whose identity was not released by jail officials, was pronounced dead by paramedics on the housing unit at about 7:20...
‘Not your grandmother’s center’: Seniors centers evolve with Pilates, pickleball and pub burgers
Strong coffee and bingo are enough to draw Betty Delaney to the Highlands Area Senior Center every day. But her “partner in crime,” Christine Drane, said there’s a spicier reason to check out the Tarentum facility. “The meatballs are exceptionally good,” said Drane of Natrona Heights. “The lunches can’t be...
Expanded Picklesburgh continues this weekend in Downtown PittsburghVideo
Pickle lovers and brine chuggers rejoice, for this is your weekend to be in Downtown Pittsburgh. Picklesburgh, the three-time No. 1 best specialty food festival in the nation, has begun. Festivities kicked off around noon Friday along the Boulevard of the Allies, between Stanwix and Smithfield streets. Tens of thousands...
Police: Trafford man arrested during ‘ride-out’ at Pittsburgh airport
A Trafford man who was wanted on a warrant was arrested early Friday after a stolen license plate was discovered in his vehicle at Pittsburgh International Airport, Allegheny County police said. Dashawn Evans, 41, was charged with receiving stolen property and multiple traffic citations after police arrived at the airport...
Trafford man arrested at Pittsburgh airport in car stolen out of Altoona
Dozens of “high-end performance vehicles” trekked to Pittsburgh International Airport to race in the dead of night Thursday — and police said they apprehended a Westmoreland County man driving a stolen car. Allegheny County police said officers saw a number of cars gathering at the airport’s public arrivals curb around...
Sara Innamorato’s state House exit triggers Allegheny County special election
Allegheny County will see another special election this September, the fourth time in 2023 that voters in the county will pick a replacement for state representative. With State Rep. Sara Innamorato, D-Lawrenceville, resigning to focus on her run for Allegheny County Executive, the 21st state House District is vacant and...
Toddler in critical condition after falling from window of Penn Hills home
A toddler was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in critical condition after falling out of a window in Penn Hills Wednesday night. Penn Hills EMS Supervisor Diane Fitzhenry said crews were dispatched for a fall shortly after 11 p.m. along the 300 block of Tall Tree Drive. They...
Design of VOPP Trail continues, 3 out of 4 phases mapped out
A bike lane through parts of Verona and Oakmont, a new traffic light at a busy intersection near the boroughs’ borders and the use of an old railroad bed are all parts of a proposed bike/walking trail connecting Verona, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Plum. Project officials announced three out of...
