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Cats, coffee ‘purrfect’ combination for planned Greensburg cafe
The owners of a new cafe in Greensburg hope that the lure of coffee, along with the cuteness factor of cats, will help more rescue animals find permanent homes. Katelynn and Rob Jones are looking to open Cattfeinated Cat Cafe around October in the former Shalimar Bazaar at 159 E....
Some of the grandest arrivals to training camp by Steelers
One of the first players to arrive at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp earlier this decade privately confided with gleeful excitement about a teammate’s grand entrance. “Wait til you see it,” the player said eagerly, “it’ll be the best one yet.” A couple of years later, another player, when told of...
Pitt-Greensburg’s summer housing has students living without A/C in extreme heat
Alyson Bender, who is going into her junior year at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, relied heavily on fans placed around her student housing to keep her cool during a recent heat wave that hit the area. Still, the temperature in her on campus apartment crept toward 91 degrees...
Pittsburgh Sports Authority official accused of embezzling $320K from former employer
An official with the Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County who previously worked as an accounting supervisor for a Forest Hills insurance company has been charged with stealing more than $300,000 from the firm, according to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Sharon J. Mink, 43, of...
With No. 1 ranking, 2019 Picklesburgh will be biggest yet
Picklesburgh is even more of a “big dill” this year. The No. 1 specialty food festival in America as voted by a USA Today readers’ poll will have more of just about everything, said Russell Howard, vice president of special events for Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, which produces the event. It...
‘Suspicious’ fire destroys historic Belvedere Hotel in Oklahoma Borough
Amid the rubble, the grandeur of the Swiss-chalet inspired Belvedere Hotel was still evident Wednesday morning after a fire ravaged most of the historic, five-story building late Tuesday night into early Wednesday. No one was injured. The cause of the blaze in the nearly 115-year-old abandoned building was under investigation...
Led Zeppelin’s ’73 Pittsburgh concert brought music and a melee
One of the more memorable rock concerts in Pittsburgh history happened on July 24, 1973, when Led Zeppelin drew 40,000 fans to Three Rivers Stadium. At the time, it was largest crowd ever to attend a musical event in the Steel City, and, for a while, things got out of...
2 teens injured during drive-by shooting in East Pittsburgh
State police are searching for a suspect who shot two teen boys during a drive-by shooting Tuesday night in East Pittsburgh. The two teens, ages 14 and 16, told police they saw a vehicle several times while they were standing in the 500 block of Franklin Street at about 8:45...
Gateway School Board appoints new member to fill vacancy created by resignation
The Gateway School Board accepted the resignation of a member then appointed a person to fill the vacancy during a special meeting held Tuesday. Jesse Kalkstein, 32, said in a letter he would resign, effective immediately, “to be able to spend more time with my family and focus on my...
Police say Beaver County man confessed to killing boy who smoked pot with his daughter
Family and friends plan to pay their respects Wednesday to a 17-year-old Ellwood City boy shot to death last week outside a New Castle pizza shop by his girlfriend’s father — a Beaver County man who police say confessed to killing the teen because he believed the boy had gotten...
Mueller takes the TV stage; Democrats hope America tunes inVideo
WASHINGTON — Democrats are pretty sure America didn’t read the Mueller report. On Wednesday, they’re hoping the nation will be glued to the TV version. Former Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller’s appearance before two House committees promises to be the TV event of the year in the U.S. House, where...
ICE releases Francisco Erwin Galicia, 18, wrongfully detained near borderVideo
HOUSTON — A U.S.-born 18-year-old was released from immigration custody Tuesday after wrongfully being detained for more than three weeks. Francisco Erwin Galicia left a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Pearsall, Texas, on Tuesday. His lawyer, Claudia Galan, confirmed he had been released, less than a day...
Senate passes 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund on 97-2 voteVideo
Congress can never do anything about the growing numbers of people still dying from 9/11, but the Senate voted Tuesday to ensure the words “Never Forget” will never be just a slogan for the cops, firefighters and everyone else to ran toward the twin towers after the worst terrorist attack...
Penn Hills, Plum, O’Hara face costly repairs after floods
Penn Hills and Plum, two of the worst-hit communities from flooding Sunday and Monday, face steep costs to get things all back up to normal, according to officials. Penn Hills declared a state of emergency Monday afternoon in order to fast-track certain repair projects, said Scott Andrejchak, the municipality’s manager....
Pittsburgh man killed, state drug agent wounded in Ross shootout
An undercover officer with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office was wounded early Tuesday afternoon in a shooting at a Ross shopping plaza that left the suspect in a drug investigation dead, police said. The narcotics agent was conducting a drug sting in the parking lot in front of the Big...
Sheetz seeks liquor license for New Kensington store
Sheetz is planning to remodel its store on New Kensington’s Freeport Street in a project that will qualify it for a restaurant liquor license. The company wants to transfer a liquor license into the city from New Stanton and use it to sell beer, according to a letter to city...
CVS installs time-delay safes in stores across Pennsylvania
CVS Pharmacy officials are hoping to prevent pharmacy robberies and increase safety in stores across the state thanks to new time-delay safes. The safes, which were placed in all CVS locations in Pennsylvania — including pharmacies located in Target stores — electronically delay the time it takes for pharmacy employees...
Cops: Man facing child porn charges tossed cat out car window, ran it over
A former Westmoreland County man facing child pornography allegations filed by the state attorney general’s office was arrested during the weekend after police in Indiana County said he threw a cat out of a car window and then ran it over. Raymond Patrick Younger, 39, previously of Penn Township, posted...
Audience spots limited for Pittsburgh broadcast of ‘Good Morning America’
“Good Morning America” fans who were hoping to be part of the live audience when the show films in Pittsburgh on Thursday could be out of luck. An ABC spokeswoman said Tuesday morning that “due to an overwhelming” response they are advising all interested audience members space will be very...
Forbes ranks Steelers 30th most-valued sports franchise in the world
When it comes to sports team ownership, it pays to be tapped into the NFL. For the fourth consecutive year, the Dallas Cowboys are estimated as the world’s most valuable sports franchise, worth $5 billion, and 26 of the NFL’s 32 teams are among the Top 50 valued franchises, according...
Slain Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall remembered as a peacemakerVideo
Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall lived to make a difference. In death, he was remembered as someone who did so daily through his work and the way he lived. Even though he wasn’t wearing a uniform when he was shot, an important part of the uniform was something he never...
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Pennsylvania
At least a couple mosquitoes in Allentown have West Nile virus, a state monitoring program determined in its latest round of tests. There have been no confirmed human cases of West Nile virus in Lehigh or Northampton Counties so far in 2019, but the Lehigh/Northampton County Mosquito Borne Disease Control...
Man dies after crash on Route 380 in Washington Township
A man’s car hydroplaned on a stream of water crossing Route 380 moments before it hit a utility pole early Tuesday, Washington Township police said. Richard P. Harrie Jr., 30, of Monroeville died at AHN Forbes Hospital, police Chief Scott Slagle said. Officials said it took more than an hour...
Amber Alert issued for 4-year-old West Virginia girl
West Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert for a 4-year-old girl last seen in Fairmont who authorities say may be in extreme danger. Gracelynn June Scritchfield is believed to have been abducted by her biological father, who was driving a gold 2001 Subaru Forester with West Virginia license plate...
Lower Burrell veteran overwhelmed by Taco Bell teen worker’s generous offer
Army veteran Chris Archer will never forget the experience he had Saturday at the Taco Bell in Harrison. As he was ordering his lunch — four tacos and a water — he asked the employee serving him if the restaurant offered a military discount. The crew member, Liam Samples, said...
