August 04, 2025 |
By Yousuf Lachhab Ibrahim | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
Miracle Kelley, Jurnee Murphy and Safiyah Allen-Crane are recipients of this year’s scholarships from McKeesport HBCU Vision. The non-profit supports local students who attend historically Black colleges and universities. (Yousuf Lachhab Ibrahim photo for Tube City Almanac)
Three local students with plans to attend historically Black colleges and universities got a little boost on Saturday with help of a McKeesport-based non-profit.
During a ceremony in Wilkins Twp., McKeesport HBCU Vision presented $700 scholarships to McKeesport Area High School graduates Safiyah Allen-Crane, Miracle Kelley and Jurnee Murphy.
McKeesport HBCU founder and chief executive officer Denise Sinkler, an alumni of Clark Atlanta University, awarded a $700 scholarship to Allen-Crane, who will be a sophomore at the same school in the fall.
Kelley is a senior at Coppin State University in Baltimore and Jurnee Murphy will be a freshman at Xavier University in New Orleans.
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August 04, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A suspect in a domestic dispute was hospitalized after being shot early Monday morning.
Police said the suspect, whose name was not released, was trying to escape from officers by forcing his way into another home when the occupant of that apartment shot him.
Allegheny County police said McKeesport officers were called to a home in the 2300 block of Highland Avenue at 1:31 a.m. after a woman said she had been assaulted by her boyfriend.
Police found the victim about one block away with visible physical injuries from the assault, according to a report.
Officers responded to the home and attempted to take the boyfriend into custody, Allegheny County police said, but the man refused to leave the home. As officers entered the residence, the suspect fled through a back window and attempted to escape by forcing his way into a neighboring apartment, according to police.
The occupant of that apartment then shot him, Allegheny County police said. The suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
Allegheny County homicide detectives were called to the scene and are leading the investigation, according to a prepared release. No further information was released Monday morning.
July 31, 2025 |
By Tom Leturgey | Posted in: Duquesne News
Local veterans, first responders, community groups and student-athletes are among the marchers set to participate Saturday during Duquesne’s second-annual community day parade. (Submitted photo courtesy Kirsten A. Pastrick)
It’s time for the City of Duquesne’s 32nd annual community day and the second-annual community day parade.
Organizers said they hope this year’s parade will build on the success of last year’s, when enthusiastic crowds — including former residents who returned to see the parade — lined the streets.
Community Day begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at Polish Hill Memorial Field. The parade kicks off at 11 a.m. along Grant Avenue between South Fourth Street and Clark Street. It will travel to Polish Hill and an Honor Guard will conduct a service to honor the veterans.
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July 31, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
A woman was hospitalized Thursday morning after being shot inside a home on Grandview Avenue, Allegheny County police said.
The suspected gunman then took his own life, police said.
The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said Carlos Watts, 50, was pronounced dead just after 12 midnight inside the home in the 2300 block of Grandview.
In a press release, police said first-responders were called to the home at 12:30 a.m. and found the unidentified victim along with Watts, both suffering from gunshot wounds.
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July 31, 2025 |
By Stacy Alderman | Posted in: McKeesport and Region News
New displays at the museum in Renziehausen Park place historic McKeesport items in their original settings, such as this area representing a typical 1930s home. (Submitted photo courtesy McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center)
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“History is Here” Grand Reopening
Where: McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center, 1832 Arboretum Drive, Renziehausen Park, https://mckeesportheritage.org/
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 2)
“Boom, Bust and Beyond” Program
When: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 3)
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Tim Kunes has only been the executive director of the McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center since March, but his first few months have been a whirlwind of activity.
A McKeesport native, Kunes retired from teaching in 2023 but soon grew restless. The urge to go back to work led him to the History & Heritage Center where his goal is to get the organization back in the forefront of the community’s mind.
Since taking his new role, Kunes has worked alongside board members and volunteers to prepare the museum in Renziehausen Park for its grand re-opening — including a new 3,500-square-foot exhibit space putting many of its treasures on public display for the first time.
“This reopening is a big step forward for us,” Kunes said. “So we want to put together presentations of all kinds.”
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July 26, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News, East McKeesport News
One driver is dead and another was hospitalized following a two-car crash in East McKeesport on Friday night.
Allegheny County police said two vehicles collided just before 7 p.m. on Fifth Avenue between East McKeesport and Wilmerding.
The crash occurred on a curving stretch of road near the Penn Avenue cut-off to South Wilmerding.
At least one driver was entrapped and had to be freed from the wreckage by firefighters and paramedics, emergency personnel said.
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July 26, 2025 |
By Staff Reports | Posted in: Crime and Police News
Friends of a Westmoreland County woman who died after being struck by a tree branch in Renziehausen Park have begun a fundraiser to offset medical and funeral expenses.
Gendie N. Miller, 49, of Ligonier died at AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Thursday night, about an hour after the accident, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Witnesses said Miller was a spectator at a softball game when she was struck by a falling tree branch and knocked to the ground.
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July 22, 2025 |
By Danielle M. Smith - Public News Service | Posted in: State & Region
About 40 municipalities in Pennsylvania have banned retailers from providing customers with single-use plastic bags, which are difficult to recycle. (Tube City Almanac photo)
A new report says Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom of all 50 states in its efforts to reduce pollution from plastic waste, including plastic bags.
July is Plastic-Free Month and the Ocean Conservancy’s “United States of Plastics” report gave the state a score of just 1.5 of a possible 5.
Anja Brandon, director of plastics policy for the advocacy group Ocean Conservancy and co-author of the report, said Pennsylvania has laws to support recycling of harmful chemicals. She said the state should consider doing the same with plastic waste.
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July 18, 2025 |
By Danielle M. Smith - Public News Service | Posted in: State & Region
A gas-drilling site in Penn Twp., Westmoreland County, shown in October 2022. (Ted Auch photo for FracTracker Alliance, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic)
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is asking the public to weigh in on a federal Environmental Protection Agency proposal to curb methane emissions from oil and gas sites.
Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and is thought to be a driver of climate change.
Barbara Jarmoska, former director of the Responsible Decarbonization Alliance who lives in Lycoming County, said the EPA plan is built on Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act efforts. Its federal funding has been cut but people can still review the plan and share their feedback during the public comment period. She noted the EPA proposal would decrease pollution, improve air quality and create jobs.
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July 18, 2025 |
By T.J. Martin | Posted in: Wilmerding News
(T.J. Martin photo for Tube City Almanac)
Drivers who use Patton Street to travel from Wilmerding to Monroeville Boulevard and vice versa are having to find another way to get where they’re going until at least September.
The street is closed between Monroeville Boulevard and Mt. Pleasant Drive to allow for construction of a retaining wall, paving, drainage improvements, pavement marking and guide rail replacement, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works.
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