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PITTSBURGH —
A former Allegheny County Jail employee won a lawsuit over his firing, claiming he was retaliated against for reporting racist comments made about his family and coworkers.
This verdict comes roughly eight years after Captain Jeffery Kengerski was fired from his 13-year career as a corrections officer at the county jail.
Calls came in Saturday afternoon for a scene near Acrisure Stadium
Source: Body found inside vehicle in Allegheny River near Pittsburgh’s North Shore
PITTSBURGH —
A man died after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair neighborhood.
The shooting happened around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday on the 500 block of Kohne Street.
State police said they found the man in the road with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene.The victim has not been publicly identified.
No arrests have been announced.
Source: Man dies after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — The Allegheny County Courthouse was evacuated “out of an abundance of caution” after a bomb threat Monday, Allegheny County Communications Director Amie Downs told Channel 11.
Downs said an anonymous call came in Monday morning that there was a bomb inside the courthouse. About 250 people were forced to evacuate.
Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus said about half a dozen bomb-sniffing K9s were brought in to inspect the building.
Source: Allegheny County Courthouse evacuated after bomb threat – WPXI
PITTSBURGH — A man is in stable condition after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Morningside neighborhood Sunday night.
Officers responded to the 5500 block of Jackson Street just before 9:45 p.m. for reports of a man shot in the thigh and ankle.
The victim told police that a car pulled up on the street, and another man got out and shot him, according to public safety officials.
Police said the victim was otherwise uncooperative and didn’t provide his name or address.He was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Pittsburgh police continue to investigate.
Source: Man in stable condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Morningside – WPXI
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PITTSBURGH —
Pittsburgh police are investigating a deadly shooting on the city’s North Shore.
Officers responded to the area near Anderson Street and E. General Robinson Street for reports of a shooting around 1:30 a.m. Monday. There, they found a man who had been shot twice.
He was taken to the hospital where he died. The man’s name has not been released.The investigation is ongoing.
Source: Man killed in North Shore shooting
PITTSBURGH — A female was taken to the hospital after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood.
Allegheny County 911 said the incident happened at the intersection of Frankstown Avenue and Brushton Avenue.
Police said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 2:40 a.m. and found a female with a gunshot wound to the back.
The female was taken to the hospital after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood.
Source: Female shot in the back in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood overnight – WPXI
ALLEGHENY COUNTY — Police say an arrest has been made in connection with four separate armed robberies throughout Allegheny County, including two where someone was shot.
32-year-old Eric Jones of Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood, was identified as the person responsible for all four robberies as a result of collaborative effort.
According to a criminal complaint, Jones’ robbing spree began on March 6 at Fox’s Pizza Den in Oakmont. Police said Jones made off with cash after shooting the owner, 34-year-old Greg Scampone.
Source: Police arrest suspect in four Pittsburgh-area armed robberies
MONROEVILLE, PA — A $130,000 winning Treasure Hunt Pennyslvania Lottery ticket sold on the Feb. 10 drawing, matching all five balls drawn: 8-13-22-23-28.
The ticket was sold at the Sheetz on William Penn Highway, which will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
More than 41,200 other Treasure Hunt tickets won prizes in the drawing. Players should check every ticket, every time.
Source: PA Lottery Ticket Worth $130,000 Sold In Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, PA Patch
By Michael DiVittorio
Allegheny County Police said an 81-year-old pedestrian was killed by a vehicle on Tuesday evening in White Oak.
The tragedy happened in the 3200 block of Jacks Run Road around 7:20 p.m.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man as Craig Peden of White Oak. Peden died at the scene.
Police said the car that hit the man, a Ford sedan, was stopped by White Oak police in the 1100 block of Jacks Run Road.
The car was driven by a 65-year-old man, police said. No further information regarding the driver was immediately released.
Detectives and Allegheny County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating.
No further information was available.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline 833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
Michael DiVittorio is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Michael at 412-871-2367, mdivittorio@triblive.com or via Twitter .
Source: Police: Pedestrian, 81, struck and killed by a car in White Oak | TribLIVE.com
The crash happened a little before 8:15 a.m. Thursday at Mosside Boulevard and Hillside Avenue.
Allegheny County police said one of the drivers was taken to the hospital, where he died.
The medical examiner’s office identified the victim as James Adams, 77, of West Mifflin.
The other driver was not hurt, police said.
County homicide detectives are investigating the cause of the crash. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 833-ALL-TIPS.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The omicron variant has now been identified in Allegheny County.
As of Thursday, there are two known cases in the county. Both cases were detected in adult men, with one sample collected on Dec. 7 and the other sample collected on Dec. 13.
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Those samples were confirmed to be from the variant on Dec. 22 and Dec. 23.
Local doctors expect cases to rise significantly in the area.
“Knowing that it was already in the community in the middle of December and how fast it spreads and how contagious it is, we can pretty much assure that, knowing that it’s dominant already in the rest of America, it’s probably the dominant case that we’re seeing here,” said Brian Lamb, an internal medicine doctor at Allegheny Health Network.
On Wednesday, Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said it was “only a matter of days” before the variant would be detected, especially since the health department found evidence of the variant in the county’s wastewater.
The confirmed cases come as the omicron variant has become the most dominant in the US, and cases from the variant have overtaken the Delta variant.
Source: Allegheny County Reports First Omicron Variant Cases
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – What started as a call to ensure a firing went without incident turned into an arrest for murder.
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On Wednesday night, Pittsburgh Police got a call from the Family Dollar in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood about a shoplifting employee. The store manager told police that 22-year-old Joseph Tedder had been stealing from the store and was to be fired.
Once police arrived, they learned Tedder had fled the store.
It was then when police learned that Tedder had been wanted in Austin, Texas for a murder during a suspected drug deal. The criminal complaint says that Tedder and two other men entered an apartment in Austin with plans to sell drugs and shortly after, gunfire rang out and a man was dead.
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office was then called to assist Pittsburgh Police.
After 10:00 p.m., deputies located a vehicle that Tedder was believed to be in on the 3300 block of Brighton Road.
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Tedder was then found inside a home and taken into custody without incident.
Source: Suspected Wanted For Homicide In Texas Arrested In Allegheny County – CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH —
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a train derailment in Allegheny County on Sunday morning.
It was around 4:30 a.m. that the incident happened in the area of East Carson Street and Becks Run Road in Baldwin Borough, not far from Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood.
Source: Train derails in Allegheny County
Crash happened on Monday night.
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. —
Fifteen vehicles were involved in a pile-up in West Mifflin on Monday night.
The crash was reported a little after 11 p.m. on Lebanon Church Road after a water main break turned the road into a sheet of ice.
Source: 15 vehicles involved in crash in West Mifflin
PITTSBURGH — Just after 6:30 p.m., on Saturday officers responded to the 100 block of E. Commons in Allegheny Commons East for a ShotSpotter alert.
When they got there, responders found a man shot multiple times and began first aid and CPR.
He was taken to a local hospital where he died from his wounds.
Homicide and Crime Scene Unit detectives processed evidence at the scene.
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There is no one in custody at this time and detectives will continue to investigate.
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Source: 1 man is dead after shooting incident in Pittsburgh
Allegheny County homicide detectives were called to a fatal crash in North Versailles on Monday morning.
Source: One person dies in two-car crash in North Versailles
One of the shootings killed a 23-year-old man.
SWISSVALE, Pa. —
Allegheny County Police are investigating a pair of overnight shootings in Swissvale, one of which killed a 23-year-old man.
Police responded to Smokey Wood Drive around 1 a.m., and found a man shot in the lower torso. He went to the hospital and later died.
Source: Police investigate whether two overnight shootings in Swissvale are related
MCKEESPORT, Pa. —
Allegheny County police are investigating after a man was found dead in McKeesport late Friday afternoon.
The county medical examiner has identified the victim as 41-year-old Stephen Rucinski of McKeesport. County Police said Rucinski was found dead in a house along the 2900 block of Grover Avenue at around 4:40 Friday afternoon.
Police said detectives were called to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
No other details about the man’s death have been released.
This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates.
Source: Police investigating after man found dead in McKeesport
PITTSBURGH — Police activity was reported outside of Oliver Citywide Academy on Brighton Road over a disturbance.
Channel 11 had crew at the school to gather more information.
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After arriving at the scene, Channel 11 learned that there was an altercation that was quickly resolved.
Source: Multiple police units respond to Pittsburgh area academy
KDKA-TV has a full result breakdown of local, county and statewide election races people in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania need to know about.
A number of important state and locally elected officials were on the ballot and determined by voters.
We have a full breakdown of local and statewide race you need to know about.
Last updated: 3:45 a.m., Wednesday
CITY AND COUNTY ELECTIONS
PITTSBURGH MAYORAL RACE
Edward C. Gainey (Democrat) — 48,430
Tony Moreno (Republican) — 19,552ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF
Kevin Kraus — 218,862
Write-In — 7,764ALLEGHENY COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Jack Betkowski (Democrat) — 12,092
Joe Wise (Republican) — 11,490ALLEGHENY COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Anita Prizio (Democrat) — 14,917
Meredith Dolan (Republican) — 12,604ALLEGHENY COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Patrick Catena Jr. (Democrat) — 15,651
Jennie Brown (Republican) — Did not make the ballotALLEGHENY COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis (Democrat) — 12,132
Eric Casteel (Republican) — 7,795ALLEGHENY COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 9
Bob Macey (Democrat) — 11,929
Write-In — 405ALLEGHENY COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 12
Robert Palmosina (Democrat) — 15,555
Write-In — 394PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
Theresa Kail Smith (Democrat) — 6,003
Write-In — 243PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Anthony Coghill (Democrat) — 5,228
Connor Mulvaney (Green Party) — 2,362
Write-In — 81PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Robert Daniel Lavelle (Democrat) — 4,206
Write-In — 92PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Erika Strassburger (Democrat) — 6,663
Write-In — 164PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD: DISTRICT 1
Sylvia C. Wilson (incumbent) — 4,213
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD: DISTRICT 3
Sala Udin (incumbent) — 5,728
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD: DISTRICT 5
Terry Kennedy (incumbent) — 2,075
Tracey Reed (challenger) — 5,142PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD: DISTRICT 7
Jamie Piotrowski — 4,537
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD: DISTRICT 9
Veronica M. Edwards (incumbent) — 2,487
Gene Walker (challenger) — 5,218ALLEGHENY COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS:
Democratic Candidates
Elliot Howsie — 147,911
Thomas P. Caulfield — 144,435
Jessel Costa — 137,933
Nicola Henry-Taylor — 150,113
Tiffany Sizemore — 148,044
Chelsa Wagner — 145,314
Wrenna Watson — 146,824Republican Candidates
Joesph Patrick Murphy — 101,341
Bruce Beemer — 139,459
William Caye II — 97,598
Anthony DeLuca — 108,650
Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. — 95,794
Chuck Porter — 93,776
Sabrina Korbel — 144,605
Mark Patrick Flaherty — 100,827
Rick Hosking — 83,768
Lisa Middleman — 144,610Green Party Candidates
Richard Weiss — 41,028WESTMORELAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
John Peck (I) (Democrat) — 36,581
Nicole Ziccarelli (C) (Republican) — 49,776PA SUPREME COURT
Maria McLaughlin (Democrat) — 1,218,406
Kevin Brobson (Republican) — 1,353,039PA SUPERIOR COURT
Timika Lane (Democrat) — 1,130,612
Megan Sullivan (Republican) — 1,429,265PA COMMONWEALTH COURT
David Lee Spurgeon (Democrat) — 1,038,515
Lori A. Dumas (Democrat) — 1,147,885
Drew Crompton (Republican) — 1,232,994
Stacy Marie Wallace (Republican) — 1,309,940
Source: 2021 Municipal Election Results – CBS Pittsburgh
The crash happened at the Collier Town Square shopping plaza.
Source: Car crashes into salon in Collier Township
Date: October 31, 2021
Incident Type: Shooting
Location: Zone 3
Summary:
Pittsburgh Police responded to the 1500 block of Brownsville Road around 2:20 a.m. for a reported shooting.
When Zone 3 officers arrived, they located an unconscious male with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers rendered aid until EMS arrived.
Medics transported the victim to a local hospital in critical condition.
There were no suspect descriptions or direction of flight.
The Mobile Crime Unit arrived to process the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.
City of Pittsburgh Public Safety Media Blotter.
Source: Public Safety Blotter
PITTSBURGH —Public safety officials said a crash involving two cars in Overbrook killed one person and sent four others to the hospital early Saturday morning.Source: One dead, four sent to hospital after Overbrook crash
PITTSBURGH — Two residents of Allegheny County have been sentenced to prison after conspiring to set fire to a police vehicle during the downtown riot on May 30, 2020, and on a related charge of interference with a law enforcement officer during civil disorder on that same day, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced on Friday.
Da’Jon Lengyel, 24, of McKees Rocks will spend a little over two years in prison whereas Christopher West, 26, of Pittsburgh will spend four years, according to court documents.
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Source: 2 men sentenced to prison for destroying a Pittsburgh Police car during 2020 protest – WPXI
At least one home was destroyed by fire and at least two others were damaged in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood.
The fire broke out a little before 4:30 a.m. Thursday at a house on the 300 block of Kennedy Avenue.
“We were sleeping and next thing you know we heard a big explosion,” said homeowner Jasmine Archibald.
Archibald said the fire was downstairs and she, her son and her boyfriend had to jump off the roof from the home down to the yard to get out.
“Everything was burning. There was no going back,” said Archibald.
There were no initial reports of injuries.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
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WALL, Pa. —
Flames engulfed a house in Wall, Allegheny County, on Wednesday morning.
The fire happened in the 600 block of Dawson Street. Fire officials said a man was able to get out of the house. No information on the person’s condition was immediately available.
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Fire Chief John Rogowski, of United Volunteer Fire & Rescue, said the flames spread to a neighboring home. Firefighters said everyone got out of the house safely.
Rogowski said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Source: House fire breaks out in Wall, Allegheny County
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
SWISSVALE (KDKA) — A man is in critical condition after an overnight shooting in Swissvale, according to police.
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Allegheny County Police say that this happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday on the 7500 block of Washington Avenue.
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The man was shot in the stomach and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Allegheny County Police have launched an investigation.
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Anyone who knows anything about the shooting is asked to reach out to police at the County Police Tip Line 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
Source: Man Shot In The Stomach In Swissvale
By: KDKA-TV’s Erika Stanish, Jessica Guay and Royce Jones
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The day started off mild and seasonable, but that all changed this afternoon after severe weather hit western Pennsylvania.
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The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for parts of Butler, Mercer, Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Beaver counties on Thursday, but all warnings have now expired.
Allegheny County says the Hampton Township Fire Department believes a microburst hit the area, causing extensive damage. There were no reported injuries.
Hampton: The Fire Dept is reporting that they believe a microburst passed through the township causing widespread damage. No injuries have been reported.
— Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) October 22, 2021
In Hampton Township, the strong winds ripped the roof off a home on Kirk Avenue. Crews put a tarp over the roof to protect it from the elements. Another nearby home had its roof partially ripped off during the wild storms.
Fire officials in the township said they responded to about 30 calls on Thursday night.
STORM DAMAGE: You can see severe damage to a home in Hampton Twp. after strong winds blew the roof right off. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/MFdfeLqcm4
— Erika Stanish (@Erika_Stanish) October 22, 2021
On Middle Road, a homeowner described the scene after storms hit the area.
“It was terrible. Just trees down on one side of the road. Had to use the other side of the road. It was just scary driving with all the debris on the road,” Jen Koervel said.
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Many neighborhoods in the area were left without power after tree branches fell on power lines.
The American Red Cross has set up a staging area at the Hampton Volunteer Fire Department to help impacted residents.
In Washington County, the Peters Township fire chief said several homes were impacted. The chief said one home has substantial damage. The family was home at the time, but no one was hurt.
The NWS will be out in the area on Friday morning to survey the damage.
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Source: Pittsburgh Weather: Cleanup Efforts Underway After Thursday’s Severe Storms
Some Port Authority riders say they’re being left behind, and it’s a problem that’s been going on for more than a year.
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