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Highland Detention at Shuman Center reopening today after being closed for nearly three years
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- After nearly three years of being closed, the former Shuman Detention Center is now ready to reopen. As the facility now known as Highland Detention at Shuman Center enters a new era, the hope is that it will curb bad behavior among young people.That hopes comes as judges have had no place to send juvenile offenders accused of the most serious crimes for around three years.Adelphoi will operate the detention center as part of a $72 million contract and Highland Detention at Shuman Center will include a single 12-bed pod. The closure of Shuman delayed intervention for young offenders...
Neighbors look for closure after body discovered in river near Springdale
Closure is about the best neighbors of Bunnie Lee can hope for now that it appears his body has been found, 11 years after he disappeared. “Now, we have closure, but it brings a lot of questions,” said longtime East Liberty neighbor Dorret Payton. “He was missed. He still is.”
Security guard arrested in shooting at Pittsburgh-area bar that killed 2, injured 7
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 42-year-old security guard has been charged in connection with a shooting that killed two and injured seven at Ballers Hookah Lounge and Cigar Bar in Penn Hills last month.In a news release on Monday, the Allegheny County Police Department said Chaz Jackson, of Pittsburgh, was charged with homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person. Police said killed 28-year-old Stephanie Stuart and caused "injuries to at least one of the surviving victims."Stuart and 44-year-old Nathaniel Smiley Jr. were killed in the shooting, which happened on June 2 at 3 a.m. Police said the seven people injured in...
New Florence mosquito tests positive for virus similar to West Nile
A mosquito sample taken in New Florence has tested positive for a rare disease that first cropped up in Colorado in 1961 and has been known to cause severe conditions including infection of the brain and spinal cord. There haven’t been any reported cases of the Jamestown Canyon virus being...
Former Shuman Juvenile Detention Center to reopen Tuesday
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The former Shuman Juvenile Detention Center is reopening on Tuesday.Adelphoi will operate the detention center, which has been closed for nearly three years. Highland Detention at Shuman Center will include a single 12-bed pod that Adelphoi says will "provide a safe respite for youth, along with an opportunity for stabilization and assessment." Juveniles will also get meals, education and physical, mental and behavioral health services. Since Shuman closed, there has been no place to detain juvenile offenders accused of the most serious crimes involving guns and violence. Judges have had no choice but to release them, sparking cries to...
Two bodies found in Moon Township's Montour Run Creek Friday
MOON TWP. ― Police report bodies of two men were found floating in the Montour Run Creek on Friday afternoon. According to first responders, the call of a body located in a Moon Township portion of the creek was first received shortly after 4 p.m. June 28. As divers worked to recover the body from around 6 feet of water, they soon found a second body nearby in a portion of the creek that was around 10 feet deep.
Car Recovered from Allegheny River in Springdale Contains Human Remains
Following suspicions that an automobile taken from the Allegheny River in Springdale Borough on Sunday contained human remains, police launched an investigation. Allegheny County police and Darrick Gerano, the director of the Murrysville Medic One dive team, said that seven divers were in the area of the 100 block of Butler Street in Springdale for training.
Security guard charged in connection to Penn Hills bar shooting that killed 2, injured 7
A security guard at a Penn Hills bar has been charged with homicide in connection to a June 2 shooting at that bar that left two dead and seven injured. Allegheny County police said detectives learned 42-year-old Chaz Jackson, of Pittsburgh, was one of the individuals responsible for the overnight shooting at Ballers Hookah Lounge and Cigar Bar.
Human remains found in vehicle discovered in Allegheny River near Springdale
Human remains were discovered in a vehicle recovered Sunday from the Allegheny River near Butler Street in Springdale. Allegheny County Police said the Murrysville Medic One dive team was training in the river in the area of Butler Street when the vehicle was found. The divers notified emergency dispatch that...
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