Tag: McKeesport

McKeesport students’ experience with gun violence helps shape priorities in Attorney General report

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office published a report on Tuesday offering information about the impact of gun violence on teenagers. The ‘teenTALK’ report comes after Attorney General Michelle Henry visited four school districts in the last year, including McKeesport, for “candid conversations with students about how gun violence impacts their mental health and what changes […]

4 houses damaged in McKeesport fire

A house in McKeesport collapsed in an overnight fire. The fire broke out just before 2 a.m. at Jenny Lind and Federal Street. A total of four houses caught fire. Officials said they were all vacant, and work was being done on two of the homes. No injuries were reported. Download the FREE WPXI News […]

2 men shot in McKeesport

Two men were shot in McKeesport Sunday night. Allegheny County dispatchers say police and medics were called to the 100 block of Marshal Drive at 7:03 p.m. When police arrived they found two men with gunshot wounds. Allegheny County Police say both men were taken to local hospitals and are in stable condition. Anyone with […]

McKeesport man arrested in Westmoreland County undercover drug operation

A McKeesport man was arrested in Westmoreland County on Wednesday in an undercover drug operation. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force and local law enforcement set up a drug transaction with Brandon Stephens, 30. Undercover officers met with Stephens on Wednesday in North Huntingdon Township to purchase 10 […]