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Wind advisory in effect for Westmoreland, other parts of region for Halloween night
Wind and rain might be scarier than ghosts and ghouls for Halloween tricks-or-treaters. Westmoreland, along with Fayette and Indiana counties, are under a wind advisory until midnight Thursday. Wind gusts up to 55 mph are possible, according to the National Weather Service. The agency downgraded those areas from a tornado...
No one hurt in Harmar crash that left car sandwiched between pole, another car
No one was injured in a two-car crash Thursday morning in Harmar that left a car’s rear end propped on the side of another car and its front end smashed against a utility pole. The crash happened at Hite and Russellton roads around 8 a.m., Harmar police Chief Jason Domaratz...
Pittsburgh plans to equip police with $10M in new body cams, Tasers
Pittsburgh is poised to equip police officers with $10 million worth of high-tech Tasers and body cameras that will begin recording immediately after an officer pulls his or her gun or Taser. City Council is set for a final vote Tuesday on the purchase of 950 cameras and 950 Tasers...
Pitt staffer gives big scares in Halloween videoVideo
The great thing about Halloween is everyone can get involved. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi tweeted a video Thursday showing assistant director of player personnel Karlo Zovko getting into the haunted holiday spirit. In the video from Pitt Football, Zovko donned a Pitt uniform and helmet and stood on a platform,...
Collinwood Mansion in Pine hits the market for $3.5M
It turns out you don’t have to leave Pine Township in order to live in Collinwood Mansion, a Gilded Age summer home or a French chateau. With the 12-bedroom, 23,247-square-foot estate at 724 Bristlecone Drive that just hit the market, you get all that and more in one property. You...
Cops: New York City man arrested in Hempfield after returning to crime scene
Returning to the scene of a crime was not a good idea for a New York City man charged with trying to use a man’s stolen identity to buy computers. Vaughn L. Lawhorn, 46, of Brooklyn, was arrested at Best Buy in Hempfield Wednesday as he attempted to purchase two...
Democrats push impeachment rules package through House
WASHINGTON — Democrats rammed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump through a sharply divided House Thursday, the chamber’s first formal vote in a fight that could stretch into the 2020 election year. The vote was 232-196, with all Republicans against the resolution and...
Kennywood’s Jack Rabbit goes into winter hibernationVideo
The Jack Rabbit won’t be hopping again ’til spring. Kennywood maintenance workers disconnected the roller coaster’s cars, removed them from the wooden track with a crane and took off the wheels so the bearings can be replaced. The cars were then taken to a workshop, where carpenters will replace any...
Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting bill clears last big hurdle
There was a moment of doubt, for sure. But it looks as if expanded Sunday hunting is coming to Pennsylvania in 2020. On Wednesday, members of the House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 147 by a vote of 144-54. That was one day later than expected. Supporters expected things to...
HGTV star Leanne Ford’s Sewickley Heights home for sale for $1.3M
Leanne Ford, a Pittsburgh native and star of HGTV’s “Restored by the Fords” and “Rock the Block,” has put the Sewickley Heights home that she shares with her husband on the market for $1.3 million. The property, located at 227 Merriman Road, sits on more than five acres of land...
Police investigate robberies of 2 Pittsburgh pharmacies
Pittsburgh police are investigating robberies Wednesday at two pharmacies — one in Morningside and the other in the North Side. Officers from the Zone 5 station responded to the Rite Aide pharmacy in the 1800 block of Morningside Avenue at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 30, according to a city police spokeswoman....
Stable costs but more uninsured as ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups open
WASHINGTON — More Americans are going without health insurance, and stable premiums plus greater choice next year under the Obama health law aren’t likely to reverse that. As sign-up season starts on Friday, the Affordable Care Act has shown remarkable resiliency, but it has also fallen short of expectations. Even...
Trump to welcome military working dog Conan to White HouseVideo
WASHINGTON — Every dog has his day, just not at the White House. President Donald Trump tweets that the military working dog injured in the raid last weekend that killed the Islamic State leader will leave the Middle East for the White House sometime next week. And the president appears...
Police respond to suspicious car parked outside FBI’s South Side office
Authorities say a suspicious car found parked outside the FBI headquarters in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood early Thursday did not pose a threat to the public. FBI spokeswoman Catherine Policicchio said that car had non-threatening “gibberish-type language” written in spray paint on driver’s side door. A tweet from Tribune-Review news...
Occupants flee burning home in Peters Township
The occupants of a Washington County home were able to escape unharmed after a fire broke out early Thursday morning, according to authorities. Multiple fire departments responded to the blaze along Windermere Court in Peters Township shortly before 4 a.m., according to a 911 dispatcher. The home that caught fire...
Polling finds Pennsylvania voters break along party lines on Trump impeachment
Pittsburgh retiree Francine Hunter said she worries that President Trump often oversteps the bounds of his office. “I don’t think he sticks to what a president is supposed to do,” said Hunter, 69, a Democrat from Pittsburgh’s West End. That’s one of the major reasons the retired hospital dietary worker...
North Park bald eagles are back; grove dedicated as Eagle Nest
The North Park bald eagles are back visiting their nest along Kummer Road for an apparent second try at breeding much to the pleasure of park visitors, who now have a newly renamed Eagle’s Nest shelter to view all the action. Howard Kepple of West Deer, who frequently sets up...
Elderly pedestrian struck by car in Shaler
A man in his 70s was taken to the hospital after he was struck by a car in Shaler Township, according to township police. The traffic accident happened shortly after 8 p.m. in the 100 block of Parker Street, according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. The car remained at...
Wayne Township woman killed in Armstrong County crash ID’d
A Wayne Township woman killed Wednesday morning in an Armstrong County crash has been identified. Lynn Kennedy, 50, died of blunt force trauma sustained in a crash along Route 1018 in Boggs Township, Armstrong County Coroner Brian Myers reported. The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday. Officials said she...
Hite Road bridge over Route 28 to close Friday night
The bridge on Hite Road over Route 28 in Springdale Township and Harmar will be closed this weekend, PennDOT announced Wednesday. The bridge is scheduled to be closed to traffic from 8 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday. The bridge is being rehabilitated. Crews this weekend will be removing traffic...
Pittsburgh officials plan to appeal court’s gun ordinance rulingVideo
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said Wednesday that he considered the city’s first court challenge on a package of controversial gun ordinances akin to a “preseason in sports.” He and other city officials said they figured the city would lose. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Joseph James a day earlier struck...
Former Army Ranger Sean Parnell will challenge Conor Lamb for congressional seat
Murrysville native and former Army Ranger Sean Parnell announced Wednesday that he will challenge U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, in 2020 for the 17th Congressional District seat. “I think that Pennsylvanians, and specifically the people of Western Pennsylvania, deserve leadership that truly represents them,” Parnell said Wednesday on “Fox...
New, multi-use development coming to North Shore
An agreement for developing the last remaining parcels between PNC Park and Heinz Field was reached Wednesday, the city of Pittsburgh announced. The mixed-use development includes the first residential units to be constructed between the stadiums along the North Shore. Continental Real Estate Companies of Columbus, Ohio, continues as the...
Former Hempfield student sues teacher over battery, emotional distress
Parents of a former Hempfield Area High School student filed a lawsuit this week, claiming their son was assaulted, intimidated and harassed by a teacher and, ultimately, forced to move to another school. According to the Westmoreland County court filing, the family contends John Testa Jr., a technology education teacher,...
Groundbreaking set for Westmoreland Mall casino
More than a year since a new mini casino at Westmoreland Mall was proposed, construction crews will start work in Hempfield next month. Work on the the 100,000-square-foot casino dubbed “Live! Casino Pittsburgh” will begin Nov. 13, making room for 750 slot machines and 30 table games, a sportsbook area,...
