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Roger Stone appeals denial of prison delay over coronavirus fears
Republican operative Roger Stone asked a federal appeals court to delay the start of his prison term until Sept. 3 from July 14 because of the coronavirus pandemic, after the trial judge denied his earlier request. Stone, sentenced to 40 months behind bars for lying to Congress during the Russia...
Editorial: Our great outdoors are an asset to cherish
It’s hot out there. Southwestern Pennsylvania is in the middle of a heat wave that will see 90-degree highs all week. Seems like the perfect time to get outside and do something fun, right? But ugh, there it is again. The coronavirus pandemic. Just sitting there, ruining everything. We have...
Allegheny Township fire departments out of service because of coronavirus exposure
Both of Allegheny Township’s fire departments are out of service because as many as 45 people may have been exposed to coronavirus at a July 4th gathering, WPXI-TV reported. Township Manager Greg Primm told WPXI that a fire department member tested positive for coronavirus and potentially exposed those at the...
The Perfect 10 Portfolio rides again
In 2015, one year before he became president, Donald Trump remarked that supermodel Heidi Klum was “sadly, no longer a 10.” Klum good-naturedly responded by wearing a T-shirt marked 9.99. What is always a 10? My Perfect 10 Portfolio. It contains 10 stocks, each of which is priced at 10...
Authorities identify Conneaut Lake drowning victim
CONNEAUT LAKE — An Erie woman fell into Conneaut Lake from the rear of boat Sunday afternoon and drowned, according to the Crawford County Coroner’s Office. The body of Kourtney Deese, 30, was recovered at 12:05 a.m. today by scuba divers off Oakland Beach/Morning Shores at Conneaut Lake. Deese’s death...
Despite a dry start to summer, water authorities confident in Western Pa. supply levels
Despite less than three inches of rain having fallen in June and there being none so far for July, local water authorities are not concerned about continuing to supply the region with clean drinking water, and this week’s forecast is giving them plenty of reasons to be happy. While hot...
Carnegie Carnegie: In calm and in crisis, the library is here to help
For weeks now, hundreds of thousands of Americans have taken to the streets to denounce the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the centuries of racism that still haunt our country. Others are struggling to understand what’s going on. For white people who are feeling confused by this movement,...
Sewickley’s War Memorial Park temporarily closed
Sewickley Borough has announced that War Memorial Park is temporarily closed. The decision comes in the wake of Allegheny County’s new guidelines limiting gatherings to 25 people or less. The borough will update the municipality’s website with any changes....
Positive coronavirus case reported at Westmoreland County courthouse
A worker at the Westmoreland County courthouse has tested positive for the new coronavirus, said Amanda Bernard, director of human resources. The finding comes as Allegheny County officials confirmed Monday that six employees tested positive for the virus. Westmoreland officials were notified of the positive test there on Sunday. The...
Pine-area real estate transactions, July 6
Pine Showcase Properties Inc. sold property at 159 Alder Drive to Ramesh Raju Venk for $510,419. Alison Faust sold property at 911 Black Oak Ct to Scott Ross for $660,000. Kenneth Krieger sold property at 251 Fox Meadow Drive to Kenneth Krieger and Lori Lane for $166,054. Donald Jenkins sold...
North Hills real estate transactions, July 6
Bellevue Dennis Baker sold property at 469 Lincoln Ave. to W G Holdings LLC for $85,000. Marvin Friedman sold property at 4449 Ohio River Blvd. to 4449 ORB LLC for $185,000. Bradford Woods Lance Markel sold property at 4952 Wexford Run Road to Sunghoon Jung and Jiwon Hyun for $408,000....
Monroeville real estate transactions, July 6
Monroeville Jose Rivera sold property at 425 Alpine Village Drive to Katie Rawlings for $134,000. Steven Law sold property at 625 Garden City Drive to Terrance Shallenberger for $152,000. West View Development Group LLC sold property at 2404 Haymaker Road to Karlton Ellies and Annastasia Green for $192,500. Daniel Whigham...
Oakmont, Plum real estate transactions, July 6
Oakmont Brooks & Blair Waterfront Properties L.P. sold property at 15 Allegheny Ave. to Ana Maria Gomez for $684,900. Plum Marvin Zalevsky sold property at 7712 Aspen Drive to Azizbek Khatamov for $222,000. Joshua Hansen sold property at 725 Blue Ridge Road to Adam Cosley and Daniella Dibernardo for $198,000....
Signal Item area real estate transactions, July 6
Carnegie Esther Chapman sold property at 527 Middle Pl to Craig and Caitlin Miller for $95,000. Bryan Stoy sold property at 145 Mountain Drive to Lance Faidley for $168,500. Heather Hastings sold property at 604 Sarah St. to Christian Girard Johnson and Madison Grudi for $165,000. Collier Maronda Homes Inc....
Sewickley-area real estate, July 6
Bell Acres Virginia Decanini sold property at 760 Camp Meeting Road to Rex Park for $459,000. Sewickley Gwendolyn Raso sold property at 842 Thorn St. Unit 57 to Dennis Davis Campbell Jr. for $100,000. Sewickley Heights David Morehouse sold property at 97 Pink House Ln to Earl and Katie Miller...
McCandless Giant Eagle employee tests positive for covid-19
An employee of the McCandless Giant Eagle has tested positive for covid-19. A Giant Eagle spokesman confirmed Monday that a worker at the McIntyre Center location tested positive. The store remains open. No other details were available. Allegheny County officials reported 218 new coronavirus cases Monday....
Shaler real estate transactions for the week of July 5
Thomas McConnell sold property at 1363-1365 Anderson Road to Justin Gottschalk and Angela Kay Cruz for $240,100. Carroll Quinn Jr. sold property at 212 Chapel Ridge Road to William Martin and Marianne Iwanonkiw for $224,100. Tyler Rupert sold property at 3125 Countryside Drive to Matthew James Lambert and Katie Lynn...
Penn Hills, Verona real estate transactions for the week of July 5
Penn Hills Dwight Brice sold property at 101 Canaveral Drive to Andrew Papazian for $167,500. Henry Gionta sold property at 10911 Frankstown Road to Rena Wagner for $100,000. Kevin McDermott sold property at 12130 Garland Drive to Corey Hazelback and Amye Dixon for $85,500. Tucci Bella LLC sold property at...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss players not playing, NHL playoff format, Cam Newton joining PatriotsVideo
While it seems like there’s not much new about sports starting up again in the U.S., the number of pro sports players who have come out to say that they are not going to play this year has crept up. Tim Benz wonders if this will get to the point...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of July 5
Aspinwall Suong Phan sold property at 106 W Eighth St. to 4 EZ Properties LLC for $80,000. Harmar Estate of Albert Klopsic sold property at 202 Herron Ave. to Michael Anthony and Heather Mahon Ferderbar for $135,500. Indiana Raymond Milewski sold property at 125 Republic Ave. to Louis Merz for...
Hampton Township real estate transactions for the week of July 5
Donald Simms sold property at 4809 Au Sable Drive to Berchman Grinage Jr. and Maria Twichell for $625,000. Keith Bordonaro sold property at 4077 Branding Pl to Jorge S Padron Rivero and Adelbis Padron for $270,000. Hartwood Realty Partn. L.P. sold property at 3181 Harts Run Road to Heirloom Nursery...
Report: Penn State basketball coach Patrick Chambers made noose comment to player
In January 2019, amid a 0-10 Big Ten start that very nearly got Patrick Chambers fired, the Penn State men’s basketball coach had a talk with his freshman guard Rasir Bolton. He had played Bolton only six minutes in a 71-56 home loss to Michigan State after having given the...
Dr. James Thrasher: The call to do and act justly
As I approached the county courthouse for jury duty, my unfocused mind was in many different places, including being sincerely burdened by the state of our nation. I had filled out the eligibility questionnaire and made arrangements with my employer, and was committed to fulfilling my civic duty. I was...
Letter to the editor: American people need health care
The new attempt by President Trump to destroy the Affordable Care Act illustrates yet again that Republicans are desperate to take away the access of everyday people to health care. The fresh horror now is that they are doing this during a time of record unemployment due to an unprecedented...
Letter to the editor: Taking money, power from police is pitiful
So all the people who rioted in the streets, destroyed their neighbors’ property, started fires and committed crimes against the police suddenly think they’re entitled to do whatever they please. If a crime was not committed in the first place, there would be no reason for the police to be...
