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Stowe man accused of firing shots at Pittsburgh sanitation workers
A Stowe man who police said opened fire on two Pittsburgh environmental services workers last week was taken into custody Tuesday, according to police. Henry Rainey, 37, faces two counts of aggravated assault. Police said he fired on two men collecting trash in the city’s Fairywood neighborhood on May 23....
2 Republicans look to unseat state Rep. Dan Deasy
Two Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination in a primary race to challenge incumbent state Rep. Dan Deasy, D-Westwood, in the November election. Deasy represents the 27th State House District, which includes neighborhoods in the city’s West End and South Hills, along with the suburban communities of Crafton, Green Tree,...
Police searching for man accused of sexually assaulting teen during Crafton Heights break-in
Pittsburgh police issued a warrant over the weekend for a man accused of breaking into a Crafton Heights home last month and assaulting a teenage girl as she slept on a couch. Robert Huggins, 21, faces more than a dozen charges ranging from involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of...
Former trolley trail to be revitalized as walking, biking path in Pittsburgh’s West End
A former trolley trail connecting Crafton with Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood is going to be transformed into a walking and biking path. Pittsburgh City Council President Theresa Kail-Smith said she’s been working to revamp the trail since before she took office in 2009. The West End Trolley Trail will begin...
Ohio man charged in Duquesne Heights shooting that left man in critical condition
Pittsburgh police have arrested an Ohio man in a shooting in the city’s Duquesne Heights neighborhood that left another man in critical condition. Police were called just after 3 a.m. Wednesday to the scene in the 1400 block of Grandview Avenue. Neil Toalston, 27, of Alliance, was charged later Wednesday...
Pittsburgh police: Woman dead after being struck by a vehicle, man shot
Police investigating a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood Sunday morning found a female victim who was pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle. At a Sunoco station in nearby Esplen, a male victim with a gunshot wound to the head told officers he’d been shot in Sheraden. He was...
Pittsburgh police respond to 2 incidents on same West End street, 1 fatal
Pittsburgh police are investigating whether a pair of incidents that happened several hours apart in the West End on Tuesday are related. Officers from the Zone 6 station along with emergency medical services personnel responded to the 2700 block of Stafford Street at 10:40 a.m. after receiving a 911 call...
Missing Mt. Washington man safely located
Pittsburgh police have found a Mt. Washington man they believed to be in immediate danger. Anthony Horner, 29, was reported missing on Monday. Police announced just after midnight Tuesday that Horner was safely located. They thanked the public for its assistance....
Woman injured jumping from burning Pittsburgh home
A woman was injured Tuesday when she jumped from a burning home in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood, authorities said. Neighbors reported the one-alarm fire around 11 a.m. at a home near Werder and Herrod streets. A woman jumped from the roof of the two-story home, authorities said. She was taken to...
Sheraden man charged with September shooting that injured toddler
A Pittsburgh man has been arrested in connection with September shooting that injured a toddler in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood. Derrick Brandon faces charges of reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child after police say he was involved in a Sept. 26, 2021, shooting on Glasgow Street that...
Family purchases Old Stone Tavern in Pittsburgh’s West End, promises to restore historic landmark
A family has purchased the Old Stone Tavern in Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood, promising to preserve and restore the historic site, according to city officials. City Council President Theresa Kail-Smith, whose district includes the West End, identified the buyers as Barbara and Steve Porter and their son Robert Porter. They...
Armed robbery at Crafton Heights business probed
Pittsburgh police launched an investigation in an apparent armed robbery of a Family Dollar store on Chartiers Avenue in the city’s Crafton Heights neighborhood. Police said employees told investigators that just before 10 p.m. on Saturday a mask-wearing man came up to the counter and brandished a firearm before he...
Pittsburgh police lose 2nd officer to covid-19
A second Pittsburgh police officer has died from covid-19, police officials said Thursday night. Sgt. Richard ‘Rick’ Howe, of Cecil, died Thursday afternoon at St. Clair Hospital, officials said. He was 51. “We lost a good officer, a good supervisor and an even better person today,” said Cmdr. Edd Trapp,...
Pair arrested in fatal shooting April 9 in Sheraden
Authorities have charged two men in the April 9 shooting death of an 18-year-old man in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood. Detectives with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force arrested Jamil Malik Lee, 21, of Upper St. Clair, and Jahli Woods, 20, of McKees...
Pittsburgh police: Man, 85, found safe after reported missing in Sheraden
Pittsburgh police said a man reported missing on Tuesday has been found and is safe. The police department’s Special Victims Unit had been searching for Peter Jackson, 85, after he was last seen in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood....
Police: Woman dead in Sheraden shooting
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting early Sunday morning as a homicide, authorities said. Officers responded just after 3 a.m. to a call reporting gunshots near Glen Mawr Street in the city’s Sheraden neighborhood, police said. First responders found a woman dead from a gunshot wound. Authorities said police are...
Saturday service set for Pittsburgh police officer who was killed by covid
Officials on Wednesday confirmed that covid-19 was the cause of death for a Pittsburgh police officer who died earlier this week. Brian Rowland, 47, died Sunday at St. Clair Hospital. Officials did not immediately release Rowland’s cause of death in their Monday announcement, saying only that it came after “a...
Pittsburgh police announce death of officer following illness
A Pittsburgh police officer died Sunday night after what officials called “a brief illness.” Brian Rowland, 47, served 21 years with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. He was assigned to Zone 6 in the West End section of the city. Chief Scott Schubert called Rowland a dedicated officer and loyal...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 20-22
The weekend has arrived. Here are five ways to spend it in Pittsburgh. All things pickle Picklesburgh is back after being canceled last year because of the pandemic. The three-day outdoor event will be Downtown Friday through Sunday on the Andy Warhol Bridge and Allegheny Overlook along Fort Duquesne Boulevard....
Police seek suspects in West End Overlook brush fire
Pittsburgh police said three male suspects are wanted for questioning in connection with a brush fire set Sunday early morning near the West End Overlook building. Witnesses said three males, estimated to be between 17 to 19 years old, attempted to break the glass doors at the front of the...
2 shot, 1 fatally in fight outside Sheraden bar
Two men were shot, one fatally, outside a bar in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood early Wednesday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police said a fight outside Craig’s Bar at 3122 Chartiers Ave. was reported to 911 before 1:50 a.m. As officers were heading there, they were told that shots had been...
McKees Rocks woman gets time served, 5 years’ probation for role in cocaine ring linked to GBK gang
A McKees Rocks woman who sold cocaine for members of a street gang in Pittsburgh’s West End has been sentenced to time served and five years of probation, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Mardeja Chapple, 26, was convicted of conspiring to distribute more than 280 grams of crack cocaine — or...
Missing Pittsburgh twins found safe, police say
Missing 12-year-old twin boys were found safely, Pittsburgh police said. Dreemare and Dreemah Matthews had last been seen Friday in the city’s West End. At 5 p.m. Tuesday, police said they had been safely located. No other details were provided. Police thanked the public for its help....
Incumbent Pittsburgh council members edge challengers in Democratic primary
Two of the four Pittsburgh City Council races were contested in Tuesday’s primary election. Unlike the mayoral race, where Bill Peduto failed in a re-election bid, the council races saw the incumbents move on with two-to-one support. Council President Theresa Kail-Smith defeated challenger Jacob Williamson in the District 2 race...
Pittsburgh police: Male victim stable after shooting in Westwood
Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting that wounded a male victim Friday night in the city’s Westwood neighborhood. The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition with gunshot wounds to his leg, according to a Public Safety spokesman. The sound of shots in the 1600 block of...
