Megan Tomasic stories, Page 4

A person was flown by medical helicopter Wednesday evening after being hit by a train in Washington County. According to Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV, the person was hit by a Norfolk Southern train around 6:45 p.m. near Lincoln Street in Elco Borough. The person, who was not identified, was taken...

One person died in a rollover crash late Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, police said. Officers responded to Lawson Street and Midtown Square around 11:45 p.m. and found a man dead at the scene, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller. The man was not identified. The incident is...

Pittsburgh Regional Transit reopened a section of the T’s Red Line on Wednesday morning after completing emergency repairs. The transit agency closed inbound tracks from Palm Garden to Castle Shannon around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to allow crews to repair about 46 feet of rail and and expansion joints where two...

Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting that happened early Wednesday in the city’s Arlington Heights neighborhood. Officers responded to a Shotspotter alert at Cordell Place shortly before 12:10 a.m. and found shell casings and blood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Amanda Mueller. A victim was not found in the...

PNC Bank customers are being warned of a scam that aims to obtain personal or account-related information. “Some cybercriminals have shifted their approach and are targeting consumers directly through known and trusted channels of communication,” a PNC spokesperson said. “One such scam involves fraudulent outreach via text, email or phone...

Fans of the beloved Choco Taco — a taco-shaped ice cream treat produced by Klondike — will need a new way to satisfy their sweet tooth. Klondike has made it official: The Choco Taco has been discontinued. Klondike confirmed the news on its website. One- and four-count pack sizes will...

Pittsburgh Regional Transit shut down a section of the T’s Red Line on Tuesday morning for emergency repairs. The transit agency closed inbound tracks from Palm Garden to Castle Shannon around 10:30 a.m. to allow crews to repair about 46 feet of rail and an expansion joint where two breaks...

Investigators in Pittsburgh say they are trying to track down people who were scammed by a man who targeted health care workers and bilked them “out of tens of thousands of dollars.” Richard Wayne Long, 48, was arrested in Georgia and charged with felony counts of theft by deception, theft...

Two people were killed Sunday in a multi-vehicle crash in Fayette County, Pennsylvania State Police said. Officers responded to Mill Run Road about a quarter mile south of Killarney Road in Springfield Township shortly before 1 p.m. for reports of the crash involving one vehicle towing a camper and three...

Storms rolled through Southwestern Pennsylvania early Monday morning, bringing with them spurts of heavy rainfall but since clearing the region. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Allegheny County and parts of Beaver County as thunderstorms producing heavy rain swept across the region, bringing 1 to 3...

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed by police in Washington County. According to a state police report, officers with the Monongahela City Police Department responded to 1029 Lincoln St. in Monongahela around 9:20 p.m. Sunday for reports of shots fired and an attempted homicide....

A woman was critically injured in a shooting Sunday night in Stowe, Allegheny County Police said. Officers responded to the 1100 block of Race Street shortly before 9:30 p.m. and found the unidentified woman inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. The woman was taken...

Pennsylvania casinos saw substantial growth during the last fiscal year, with the industry posting a record $5 billion in revenue, state regulators said. In all, the state’s 16 casinos generated $5.04 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2021-22, which runs from July 1 through June 30, according to the Pennsylvania...

Officials with Live! Casino Pittsburgh are gearing up to host their second annual craft beer, wine and music festival this week. Summerfest Live! is scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday in a parking lot adjacent to the Hempfield facility at Westmoreland Mall. “Hosting Summerfest Live! is a great way...

Customers who frequent the Chick-fil-A restaurant at Greengate Centre will have to find a new location to get their chicken sandwich and waffle fry fix when the Hempfield location undergoes renovations later this month. The restaurant will close July 28 as a second drive-thru lane with permanent canopies for ordering...

Crystal Grabowski gave herself only a few minutes to grieve on the morning of June 24 — phones were ringing off the hook at Planned Parenthood’s Pittsburgh clinic soon after news broke that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion. “It felt like...

A crowd of people lined the streets of Latrobe Monday morning, not only in honor of the Fourth of July but also to celebrate the return of the city’s holiday festivities that were put on hold for two years because of the covid-19 pandemic. The “Celebrate Latrobe” Fourth of July...

Officials at U.S. Steel are working to restore the Clairton Coke Works back to normal operations after an early morning power outage. The outage, which was reported at 5:30 a.m. Monday, required the flaring of coke oven gasses from the stacks and batteries, according to a news release from Allegheny...

Two people were shot early Monday morning in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to the 3200 block of East Carson Street around 3:40 a.m. where they found evidence of a shooting, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. Additionally, police found one victim’s vehicle in...

A man is in critical but stable condition after an overnight shooting in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to the 1700 block of Eckert Street around 3:40 a.m. Monday where they found a vehicle with shattered windows and a man slumped in the driver’s seat, according to Pittsburgh...

An apparent road rage incident led to the shooting death of an off-duty Oakdale police officer Sunday night in Blawnox, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said Charles G. “Chuckie” Stipetich died after he was shot by Kevin McSwiggen in the 400 block of Fountain Street. Stipetich was 23, according...

In 1854, millers ground their first batch of flour at the Saint Vincent Gristmill, creating a facility that not only benefited the lay brothers but also surrounding farmers. Located along Beatty County Road in Unity, the mill has been used for centuries to store wheat and other grains grown on...

Revenue at Pennsylvania casinos continued a gradual decline in May, a trend seen across the state since the record-breaking month of March. In all, more than $447.7 million in revenue was generated in May, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. That’s a $13.8 million decrease from April, when revenue...

A Hempfield home that appears to have separated from its foundation will be demolished, township officials said. Supervisors this week voted to condemn the home at 75 Roundtop Road and have the structure razed. “It presents a clear and present danger of eminent collapse at some point,” Craig McVicker, building...

Betty Ann Horvath wasn’t going to let the threat of bad weather this weekend get in the way of her returning to the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival for the first time since the covid-19 pandemic started. Within the first hour of the festival’s opening day Thursday, Horvath arrived at...