On Vacation

March 02, 2017 |

By Jason Togyer | Posted in: Announcements

I'm taking a few days off, which is why posting is light. The obituaries site is being updated. We'll resume normal service shortly.  -- Jason

City Man Dead in Mansfield Bridge Crash

February 26, 2017 |

By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News

A McKeesport man died early Sunday morning after an automobile accident on the Glassport side of the Mansfield Bridge.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said John Ross, 60, was pronounced dead at 1:21 a.m. Sunday at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, following the 12:52 a.m. crash.

Glassport police are investigating, the medical examiner's office said. No further details were released.

Body Found is That of Man Missing Since 2012

February 25, 2017 |

By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News

(KDKA-TV photo)

The "skeletal remains" found Thursday night off of Washington Street in the East End are those of a Penn Hills man who has been missing for almost five years.

A spokeswoman for the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office said the remains have been identified as belonging to Dominick Brown-Hill, who was 21 when he disappeared.

Police said the remains were found in a small, wooded area behind the 900 block of Washington Street.

Brown-Hill was last seen March 22, 2012, when police said he took a jitney cab from his home on Althea Drive in Penn Hills to McKeesport. According to published reports, Brown-Hill asked the driver to drop him off at an apartment building.

Police Seek Leads in January Slaying

February 24, 2017 |

By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News

McKeesport and Allegheny County police are asking for the public's help in solving the murder of 21-year-old Jesi Jefferson.

Jefferson's body was discovered on the morning of Jan. 11 in the 1300 block of Hilty Alley by sanitation crews making their rounds, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple gunshot wounds.

Police were called to the area on the night of Jan. 10 for a report of "shots fired," but didn't locate any victims, and speculate Jefferson may have been shot at that time.

Anyone with information concerning is asked to call Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers at (412) 255-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 is offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of individuals wanted for featured crimes. Callers may remain anonymous.

'Skeletal Remains' Found in City's East End

February 24, 2017 |

By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News

Police and the Allegheny County medical examiner are investigating the discovery of what were described as "skeletal remains" on Washington Street in McKeesport's East End.

A county spokeswoman said McKeesport police responded just after 7 p.m. Thursday when a caller to 9-1-1 emergency dispatch reported that "a body" had been found in the 900 block.

No other details were released Thursday night.

Police Log: Feb. 17, 2017

February 17, 2017 |

By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News

• Arrest records published here were provided by the McKeesport Police Department.
• Not all arrest records are published.
• A report of an arrest does not mean the person identified has been convicted of a crime.
• All people arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Dravosburg VFD Plans Lenten Fish Fry

February 17, 2017 |

By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements

Dravosburg Volunteer Fire Department, 598 Ravine St., will hold a lenten fish fry beginning Ash Wednesday (March 1) and continuing every Friday during Lent from 2 to 7 p.m.

The menu includes a fried fish sandwich for $7, baked fish without a bun for $7.50, crab cakes, shrimp, clam strips, and side dishes includiing haluski, french fries, macaroni and cheese, pierogies, chicken planks and cole slaw.

Croatian Club Slates Fish Fry, Dance Lessons

February 17, 2017 |

By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements

Yukon Croatian Club, 109 Union St., Yukon, will hold an Ash Wednesday fish fry from 6 to 9 p.m. March 1, a spokeswoman said.

The platter or dinner choices include two sizes of fried battered cod fish, fried shrimp, fried crab cakes, crab cakes and shrimp or baked cod in choice of three sauces. 

All dinners are served with a choice of two side dishes – pirohi, cole slaw, French fries, broccoli/cheese bites and macaroni/cheese bites. For take-out orders, call the club at (724) 722-4100.

The club also will be the site for lessons in dancing the "kolo" or "oro" on six Wednesdays, beginning March 8.

The classes will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through April 12. Cost is $4 per session and no partner is needed and no registration is required.

Christy Park UMC Plans Pancake Breakfast March 11

February 17, 2017 |

By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements

Christy Park United Methodist Church, 29th Avenue at Beale Street, will hold a pancake breakfast and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 12 noon March 11, a spokeswoman said.

Breakfast will be $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Call  (412) 678-3110.

Winning Cash 5 Ticket Worth $325K Sold in Monroeville

February 17, 2017 |

By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements

One jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $325,000 from the Wednesday (Feb. 15) drawing was sold at Tolerico's, 2525 Monroeville Blvd., Monroeville, a lottery spokesperson said.   

The ticket correctly matched all five balls drawn, 08-15-27-28-30, to win $325,000, less applicable tax withholding. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling this winning ticket.

Prizes must be claimed and tickets validated before winners can be identified. Cash 5 winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

The holder of any jackpot-winning ticket should immediately sign the back of the ticket, call the Lottery at (717) 702-8146 and file a claim at any of Lottery's seven area offices or at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, the spokesperson said.