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Woman found shot to death in East Liberty
A woman was found shot to death Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to 911 calls for a shooting just after 11 a.m., said Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. Police found a woman shot in the head inside a home on Rippey Street....
CDC issues warnings, guidelines about ThanksgivingVideo
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its Thanksgiving coronavirus guidelines on Monday and Tuesday, warning against travel and recommending much smaller gatherings during the annual American tradition. Thanksgiving travel is typically the nation’s busiest transportation day of the year. “Staying home is the best way to...
Charges filed in Brentwood, South Park district court Nov. 5-9
District court judges in Brentwood and South Park handled these criminal cases from Nov. 5-10. Defendants will have court dates set in the appropriate district courts. Judge Michael Thatcher, South Park • Danny C. Thomson III, 22, of Burgettstown with two counts of prohibited acts. Charges were filed by Pleasant...
Sen. Pam Iovino: Protecting health care a state legislative priority
The constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is once again on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court. Based on the comments from justices during arguments heard on Tuesday, it appears that the court will not strike down the law in its entirety. Yet there still remains significant uncertainty...
Senior Pentagon official resigns as Trump remakes leadership
WASHINGTON — A senior Defense Department official resigned on Tuesday, opening the way for a longtime ally of President Donald Trump to take on a key leadership role a day after Pentagon chief Mark Esper was fired. James Anderson, the acting deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, had been in...
Experts: Trump lawsuit targeting Allegheny County election not legally sound
The Trump campaign’s most recent attempt to discredit Pennsylvania’s election results is more of the same, experts said — unfounded allegations with no proof to back them up. “There’s no proof of widespread fraud (or even a little bit of fraud),” wrote Rick Hasen, an expert in election law who...
Police investigating shooting in Plum
Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting early Tuesday in Plum in which multiple shots were fired into a home along Renton Road. Plum Assistant Police Chief Mark Focareta said officers responded to a call at about 1 a.m. after dispatchers were notified of shots fired in the area of...
Carnegie, Scott real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 10
Bridgeville Dixon Voss LLC sold property at 647 Cherry Way to Craig Lessler for $90,000. UCG Thirty Three LLC sold property at 237 Missouri Ave. to Evan Gray for $125,000. Carnegie Divina Development LLC sold property at 603 Gormley Ave. to Cory Beam and Hannah Bailie for $169,900. Margaret Ann...
South HIlls real estate transactions for Nov. 10
Baldwin Borough Logan Bowser sold property at 1140-1142 Boni Drive to Mostar Properties LLC for $35,000. Kimberly Jean Buchheit sold property at 1252 Camarta Drive to John and Stephanie Langol for $394,813. Brian Bronder sold property at 444 Holdsworth Drive to Raj and Pasang Tamang for $219,900. Matthew Smith sold...
Allegheny College will require all employees to take a 2-week furlough
MEADVILLE — Allegheny College employees will be furloughed for two weeks to help ease the financial strains of the covid-19 pandemic. The college, like colleges and universities nationwide, has had revenues drop and expenses rise during the pandemic. Schools have compressed academic semesters, reduced housing costs for students living on...
Pittsburgh police investigate 2nd port-a-potty explosion in a week
Someone blew up a port-a-potty on Pittsburgh’s North Side sometime overnight into Tuesday morning, according to city police. A construction crew on Itin Street in the city’s East Allegheny neighborhood reported the blown-up portable toilet to authorities around 7 a.m., according to Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. The bomb squad...
Trump’s name spotted in Johnson’s Biden congratulations
LONDON — Keen-eyed political observers on Tuesday noticed an unusual feature in a tweet from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulating U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory: the ghost of an alternative message congratulating Donald Trump. The words “Trump” and “second term” could be seen faintly in the...
GOP unveils $1.4T spending bill amid post-election turmoil
WASHINGTON — Republicans controlling the Senate unveiled a government-wide, $1.4 trillion spending bill Tuesday, a mostly bipartisan measure that faces uncertain odds during this period of post-election tumult in Washington. The GOP-drafted measure contains funding for President Donald Trump’s border wall and other provisions opposed by Democrats, but top leaders...
Assault, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police. Held for court • Onarae Houser, 28, of New Kensington on charges of possession of controlled substances. Charges were...
Burglary, ID theft cases among those recently handled in Judge Zucco’s Plum court
Plum District Court Judge Linda Zucco handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Plum police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Jeffrey Anderson, 24, of Plum on charges of simple assault and harassment. Charges...
Pa. woman charged in hit-and-run crash with Amish buggy
TITUSVILLE — A Spartansburg woman has been charged for a Sparta Township hit-and-run crash with a horse-drawn Amish buggy that seriously injured a young couple and their two children. Lindsay Nicole Raines, 35, was arraigned Monday morning before Magisterial District Judge Amy Nicols in Titusville on multiple counts including four...
Sheetz offers free meal, car wash on Veterans Day
In honor of those who have served and are currently serving our country, Sheetz wants to pay its respect. On Wednesday — Veterans Day — all Sheetz locations will offer a free meal and car wash to veterans and active duty military personnel. “Sheetz, a family owned and operated restaurant...
Letter to the editor: Pope’s redefinition of family is an outrage
Every born-again, blood-bought Christian must be in an outrage over Pope Francis’ recent decree concerning the sacred institution of marriage and his attempt to redefine “family” for a segment of society, in his own eyes. Perhaps the pope should read and apply the Book of Genesis to learn the truth,...
Letter to the editor: Parents must tell Latrobe schools to educate kids
When the Greater Latrobe School District surveyed parents earlier this year regarding a return to school after the “online learning” that ended the 2019-20 school year, a large majority said they favored a return to the the traditional brick-and-mortar model for a variety of individual reasons. I believe the number...
Living with Children: Grandparents fed up
Question: We sent our daughter a recent article of yours hoping it might cause her to rethink her approach to raising our grandson. It was not well-received and she is no longer speaking to us. The child, age 4, is quite ill-behaved. Our daughter makes one excuse after another for...
Police log: Monroeville police charges filed Oct. 21 to 30
Monroeville police filed the following charges Oct. 21 to 30 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Adrian Bernard Petty, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y, with five counts of promoting prostitution. Charges were filed Oct. 21 in connection with an incident on...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Waived preliminary hearings • Arthur Jones-Beasley, 26, of Pittsburgh on charges of receiving stolen property, theft...
DUI, harassment cases among those handled in Judge Robert Dzvonick’s Sharpsburg court
Sharpsburg District Court Judge Robert Dzvonick handled these cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. • Charges of terroristic threats and harassment against Sharona Cartlidge, 29, of Pittsburgh were continued. Charges were filed on Oct. 13 by Sharpsburg police. • Justina...
Editorial: Tearing down houses can build communities
One bad property can be the first domino in an unfortunate chain reaction for a community. Maybe it happened because of a fire. Maybe it stood empty after a foreclosure. Maybe it fell into disrepair when an absent owner couldn’t keep up with the maintenance. Whatever the reason, it becomes...
Letter to the editor: Praying for right election decision
I can’t stand sore losers. I also hate cheaters. I have no problem with letting this election be investigated carefully to see which is which. If one side won fair and square, the other side is a sore loser. If one side cheated, the other side may actually not be...
