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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
February 14, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Crime and Police News
Two people are hospitalized --- one in critical condition --- after a shooting early Tuesday morning in an apartment on Bowman Avenue in the city's Highland Grove neighborhood.
Allegheny County police said in a statement that McKeesport police were dispatched to the 2600 block a6 12:02 a.m. after 9-1-1 callers reported a shooting in the apartment above D & T Country Corral.
Police found two men --- one 34, the other 37 --- suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were taken to area hospitals, but police did not release their names.
Anyone with information is asked to call McKeesport police at (412) 675-5015 or the Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit at (412) 473-1300. Callers can remain anonymous.
February 13, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Announcements
(Photos courtesy Mon Valley Initiative. Please see editor's notes at the end of this story.)
Local, county and state officials are excited about $3.3 million in combined investment in Clairton to remove blighted buildings, prepare residents for jobs, develop new resources for young people and senior citizens, attract food stores and other commercial activities, and generally improve quality of life.
The investment includes contributions from two large Pittsburgh corporations, tax credits and direct grants from Allegheny County and private foundations.
At a press conference on Friday, Clairton Mayor Rich Lattanzi said the city and its residents "have worked very hard for over 30 years to rebuild our community."
The city's first step was emerging in 2015 from state oversight under the Act 47 program for distressed communities, he said. "Today's announcement is a second step and a giant advance in building a healthy, safe and vibrant Clairton," Lattanzi said.
According to a press release from Brentwood-based Economic Development South, a non-profit agency, $3.3 million will be invested in Clairton over the next six years through corporate donations, Pennsylvania tax credits, the Allegheny County Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund, or CITF, and direct real estate investment.
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February 10, 2017 |
By Submitted Report | Posted in: Letters to the Editor
Regarding yesterday's story about a monument to the "McKeesport 23," Joe Hoffman writes:
We have reached our goal of $6,430. The monument is now paid in full. We had 63 contributors. We are not requesting any additional funds.
We would like to extent an invitation to the community and the "McKeesport Nation" to attend the dedication at 12 noon Saturday, May 13, at McKeesport Senior High School auditorium. Ten families of the "23" will speak about their brothers. The auditorium has room for 1,200.
For more information, contact Joe Hoffman at wojudo@hotmail.com.
