Rich Pierce
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Allegheny County Council takes step in potentially reopening Shuman Juvenile Detention Center
The Shuman Juvenile Detention Center closed in September of 2021 but calls to reopen it have been growing louder. → Read More
Allegheny County leaders working to protect seniors from fraud scams during tax season
Tax season is also fraud season. → Read More
New hire in Elizabeth Forward School District overseeing high school demolition, cleanup after fire
District officials are calling the new position the “clerk of the works.” → Read More
Federal, state, local officials give update on East Palestine cleanup
Federal, state and local officials gave updates on the cleanup progress in East Palestine, Saturday. → Read More
Former President Donald Trump visits East Palestine following train derailment
Former President and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump made the trip to East Palestine, Ohio on Wednesday. → Read More
Concerned East Palestine residents attend series of town hall meetings seeking answers from leaders
Hundreds of East Palestine residents took part in a series of town hall meetings on Wednesday. → Read More
Family members demand justice at memorial for 16-year-old girl killed in a hit-and-run crash
It was an emotional scene outside Geibel High School in Fayette County Saturday. → Read More
Employee of Mount Lebanon nursing home charged with sexually assaulting resident
Documents show the victim in the case has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old and is confined to a wheelchair. → Read More
M:7 Sports to open new indoor facility in Beaver County
A massive indoor sports complex is sprouting in Beaver County. → Read More
Woman facing murder charges after October crash in Beaver County
A woman is facing murder charges in an October crash in Beaver County. → Read More
Fayette County residents see damage from high winds in winter storm
Neighbors along Connellsville Road in Lemont Furnace dealt with wind damage Wednesday. → Read More
Beaver County mother begs drivers to slow down on Route 51
A local mom is begging people to slow down on a busy Beaver County road. → Read More
Norfolk Southern holds final public open house of proposed $28M double-stack train project
Currently, many of the bridges in the Pittsburgh area can’t handle double-stack trains. → Read More
Dispute between citizens, police in Aliquippa escalates to arrests, use of force
An Aliquippa man woke up to find his car gone and spent the next eight days behind bars. → Read More
Number of Allegheny County homicides increased in 2022
Some not-so-good news to start the year. We’re learning homicides rose in Allegheny County in 2022. → Read More
Police identify man arrested after 2 employees, manager of local Eat‘n Park held hostage
A man is in custody after two employees and a manager at an Eat’n Park were held hostage, Pittsburgh police said. → Read More
Woman fatally stabbed in South Side Slopes, Pittsburgh police investigating
Pittsburgh police told Channel 11 that a woman was found stabbed to death in her home on Arlington Avenue. → Read More
Woman left homeless after fire in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood shares her story
A woman left homeless after a fire in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood is sharing her story with Channel 11. → Read More
Egg prices have doubled since 2021, no decrease in sight
The price of eggs has doubled in the last year with no end in sight. → Read More
Hopewell Area elementary students doing virtual learning after over 100 kids got sick
Students at a local elementary school are learning virtually this week after more than a hundred students fell ill. → Read More