Bike Crash Plea, Dormont Gets Accolades: 2020 Year In Review

DORMONT AND BROOKLINE, PA — The news surrounding Dormont and Brookline in 2020 didn't exclusively involve the coronavirus.

Here's what else occurred:

Man pleads guilty in Brookline bike crash fatality

Thomas Morton, 23, pleaded guilty to charges in connection to the death last year of Austin Fike, 22, who was struck and killed at the intersection of Brookline Boulevard and Pioneer Avenue.

Dormont among best places to live in Pennsylvania

An analysis looks at the 50 best places to live in Pennsylvania. Find out where Dormont was ranked.

Brookline's Las Palmas hit with consumer alert

The popular Mexican grocery and taco stop had the alert lifted after three days.

Dormont Fire Department holds Easter 'parade'

Firefighters were not going to let the pandemic stop neighborhood kids from a getting a chance to see the Easter Bunny.

Here are some of 2020’s other top stories from around the Pittsburgh area:

Trump, Biden focus on Pittsburgh area, Pennsylvania during the presidential campaign

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden made western Pennsylvania appearances during the campaign and for good reason: Biden’s victory in the state won him the presidency.

Trump rips Pittsburgh Black Lives Matter protesters

Trump took to Twitter to label protesters who interrupted outdoor diners in Pittsburgh as anarchists.

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor’s Wife Called Racial Slur

Pennsylvania second lady Gisele Fetterman recorded the insult, uttered in the parking lot of a Pittsburgh-area grocery store, on her phone.

Pennsylvania Turnpike crash near Pittsburgh leaves five dead, 60 injured

The fatal wreck 30 miles east of the city involved a tour bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles

Steeler quarterback’s barber fires back at Gov. Tom Wolf’s criticism

Wolf criticized Ben Roethlisberger after a video surfaced of him getting a haircut when salons were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Big Ben’s hair stylist promptly came to his defense and cut down the governor’s remarks.

KDKA-AM takes Wendy Bell off the air

The controversial talk show host was removed from the air, and ultimately departed the station, after she suggested that park rangers should shoot people who vandalize monuments honoring historical figures.

WPXI-TV reporter reveals cancer diagnosis.

Cara Sapida disclosed she is battling breast cancer.

Kennywood retires legendary rides, announces chaperone policy

The West Mifflin amusement park disclosed that four rides that have been mainstays for decades will not return in 2021. Kennywood also announced that minors will require chaperones beginning next year.

Say it isn’t so, O
Without any advance warning, the legendary Original Hot Dog Shop in Oakland closed in April. Then came word that Mt. Lebanon native and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was interested in buying and reopening it. When that didn’t happen, the O’s new owners revealed the future fate of the property.

Legendary Pittsburgh pizza maker retires

After 40 years of tossing dough at one of Pittsburgh’s most revered pizzerias, this man took his final pie out of the oven.