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Swissvale man pleads guilty to cocaine, heroin, gun charges
A Swissvale man pleaded guilty to scheming to sell crack cocaine and heroin and illegally having a gun, federal prosecutors said Friday. Kevin Darwin-Sewell, 34, was arrested after getting caught with heroin and cocaine base, or “crack,” in July 2016, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. Officials also found him...
Lane restrictions for Fort Duquesne Bridge inspection begin Tuesday
Inspection of the Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh will cause lane restrictions from Tuesday through Friday, weather permitting, according to PennDOT. On the southbound lower deck, lane restrictions will be in place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day Tuesday through Friday. On the northbound upper deck, lane restrictions...
Pittsburgh sommelier to discuss Australian wine, raise money for wildfire relief
Adam Knoerzer has been to Australia five times, tasting the wine in Victoria and enjoying the breathtaking scenery of the country. When he heard about the devastation from the recent wildfires – including some of the country’s vineyards — he wanted to help. A certified sommelier, he is teaching a...
Feds: Oakmont native kidnapped, killed Bethel Park woman in Nevada desert ‘for her money’
An Oakmont native who confessed to killing a Bethel Park woman in the Nevada desert now faces federal charges of kidnapping resulting in death, court records filed Monday show. John Matthew Chapman, who’s originally from Oakmont and more recently lived in Maryland, was arrested in connection with Jaime Feden’s disappearance...
Pittsburgh police trying to identify suspect in Sunoco robbery in Oakland
Pittsburgh police released photos of a man suspected in a Feb. 7 robbery at a Sunoco on Craft Avenue in Oakland. The robbery happened at about 11:45 p.m. when the man took cash from the register and attempted to leave the store. The cashier remotely locked the door and the...
Western Pennsylvania-filmed ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ debuts on Netflix
From the opening shot of the new Netflix series “I Am Not Okay With This,” the viewer will know that this is not an ordinary dark dramedy about high school kids dealing with teen angst. A young girl is seen walking down the street. She is soaked in blood as...
Penn Hills native hunkering down in Italy as coronavirus spreads
Penn Hills native James Zanella said he’s not overly concerned — yet — about living roughly 40 miles away from the epicenter of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak. What worries him most is that Italian police have locked down 10 towns in the Lombardy region, which borders the Trentino region. Zanella lives...
‘What a ride’: Wexford’s Christina Aguilera won Grammy for best new artist 20 years agoVideo
Wexford native Christina Aguilera’s wish came true 20 years ago after being dubbed Best New Artist at the 42nd Grammy Awards. The award, which came after the release of the single “Genie in a Bottle” and her first self-titled studio album, pitched her against other ’90s and early 2000s icons...
Sen. Casey asks AG Barr to end Pittsburgh’s involvement in Ukraine probe
Pennsylvania’s senior U.S. senator on Monday urged Attorney General William Barr to stop diverting law enforcement resources from the Pittsburgh region to vet information about Ukraine. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, wrote that he questions whether Barr and the Department of Justice’s leadership is more interested in helping the president’s...
East Carson Street construction project planned for April
A construction project along East Carson Street aimed at improving safety is scheduled to start in April. Crews are conducting preparatory work this week to get ready for the project, PennDOT announced Monday. The $16.31 million project targets a 2.5-mile stretch of East Carson Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood....
Pennsylvania launches webpages to school voters on new procedures
State officials are making good on a promise to get out the word about Pennsylvania’s new voting systems — at least online. On Monday, three weeks before the new date when voters may apply for a no-excuse absentee ballot, the Pennsylvania Department of State launched a new website (www.votespa.com/readytovote), complete...
Walmart training employees for in-home delivery at empty townhouse in SewickleyVideo
There is an empty townhome in Sewickley. No one lives there, but the fridge is stocked full of food and drinks. The home is one of a few in the country being rented by Walmart for the sole purpose of training employees for the company’s new in-home delivery service. Walmart...
Owner of 4 Shop ‘n Saves given probation for $300K coupon scheme
The owner of four North Hills grocery stores was sentenced Monday to four years of probation after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors for a long-running coupon scheme that bilked nearly $300,000 from manufacturers. Michael Mihelic, 60, of Franklin Park pleaded guilty to a single count of theft. “It was...
Amid lower natural gas prices, Chevron Appalachia to begin layoffs at Moon headquarters
Chevron Appalachia informed Pennsylvania it will begin layoffs at its regional headquarters in Moon. The layoffs, beginning April 6 and continuing through the end of the year, will affect 288 employees, according to a WARN notice filed with the state Department of Labor & Industry. The layoffs at the 700...
Crash on Route 28 snarls early-morning commute
A crash with multiple vehicles snarled traffic on inbound Route 28 on Monday morning, backing up traffic considerably just before the heart of rush hour. Several vehicles were involved in the crash near the former site of St. Nicholas Church between the 31st Street Bridge and East Ohio Street. The...
Union Aid Society taps Nash as new executive director
Carla Nash lives by the mantra: No matter what she does, she wants to make a difference in someone’s life. Whether working as a management consultant for the federal government in Washington, D.C., or leading the charge at the Union Aid Society in Sewickley, Nash strives to help others succeed....
Work on Nadine Road to start this week
Nadine Road in Penn Hills will be restricted to one lane starting Tuesday and will fully close in March for three months, Allegheny County officials announced Friday. The road will be restricted to one lane of traffic from Allegheny River Boulevard to Lincoln Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m....
Washington Pike closed in Collier because of transformer fire
About a half-mile of Washington Pike in Collier Township has been closed due to a transformer fire , Allegheny County officials tweeted on Sunday. At about 7 p.m., the road was closed between Collier Town Square and the Woltz and Wind Ford Dealership. The fire caused the Woodville Duquesne Light...
Volunteers clean up graffiti on 3 Rivers Heritage trailVideo
A dozen volunteers painted over graffiti to clean up about six panels of a large wall Sunday along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh’s Hays section where bald eagles fly. It’s a popular section of trail, part of the Great Allegheny Passage to Cumberland, Maryland, where a nearby bald...
Cost of a Western Pa. college has increased 35% over the past decade
Career and guidance counselors have shifted the way they prepare students for college as the cost of attending area colleges and universities continues to climb. Instead of encouraging students to choose a school and field of study where they could explore and find themselves, the focus is now on earning...
Retired Steelers player Chris Hoke takes on new role as church leader
Retired Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Chris Hoke’s devotion to the Mormon faith was important enough for him to put his college football career at Brigham Young University on hold for two years so he could serve as a foreign missionary. That lifelong devotion, which began in earnest with a covenant...
6 hurt when Port Authority bus, car crash on Highland Park Bridge
Six people were treated for minor injuries after a Port Authority bus crashed on the Highland Park Bridge on Saturday. Adam Brandolph, a Port Authority spokesman, said the injuries are non-life threatening. The crash involved an inbound Route 75 bus and a vehicle around 2:45 p.m. He did not have...
Liberty Tunnel reopens after 3-car, rollover crash inside
Several people involved in a crash inside the outbound Liberty Tunnel were injured Saturday, but no one was seriously hurt, Pittsburgh police said. Around 1:55 p.m., a vehicle tried to change lanes inside the tunnel and clipped another. That made the driver swerve, hitting a second vehicle and causing it...
’70s turn 50: City of Champions rises, concerts surge and steel sees last gaspVideo
At the start of the decade that gave us Watergate, Jimmy Carter and the Three Mile Island meltdown, Pittsburghers were watching The Doors at the Civic Arena, meeting a brash young quarterback named Terry Bradshaw and watching the last good years before the collapse of its defining industry. While the...
’70s saw beginning of change for women in Pittsburgh police ranks
The 1970s saw women consolidate gains in the workplace that began with the second-wave feminism of a decade earlier. Therese Rocco began the Seventies wondering whether women in the Pittsburgh Police Department would ever get the pay, training and opportunities for advancement that men did. In the mid-1960s, women in...
