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Tina Ford drew inspiration from tragedy. On April 26, 2019, her 23-year-old son, Armani, was gunned down in their Clairton hometown. He had been a star quarterback who led Clairton High School’s football team through a 63-game winning streak and four straight state championships. In the five years that followed,...

Westmoreland County detectives have found no evidence of criminal activity at two Irwin-area Catholic parishes after looking into the Greensburg Diocese’s concerns about a possible cover-up of a former employee’s criminal record. But the diocese, which went public with its concerns at the end of May, is continuing its own...

Air Force Capt. Melanie “Mach” Kluesner will be hurtling through the sky over Westmoreland County at more than 600 mph this weekend. She’ll have a touch screen at her fingertips to help her maneuver an F-35A Lightning II jet and even more technology in the visor of her helmet. But,...

O’Hara and Blawnox residents likely will be protected by one police department beginning in the new year. Councils from both municipalities have reached a tentative agreement to consolidate departments, saying they are “looking forward to the combination.” An announcement was posted Thursday to the O’Hara website. Township Manager Julie Jakubec...

At least one person was taken by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital Friday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash in New Kensington. The crash happened around noon. A Westmoreland County 911 supervisor said emergency crews responded to the area of Industrial Boulevard and Eighth Street. A road closure was in effect...

For the seventh time over the past five-plus seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills meet for a game. The first four (one each from 2019-22) were regular-season contests — but Saturday’s matchup is the third between the teams over the past calendar year. And while the middle of those...

Women will have an alternative Pap smear option starting this fall, the New York Times reported. The new option is a swab to screen for cervical cancer, rather than the speculum, which has been the norm during Pap smear examinations. The Times said a Pap smear requires a patient’s legs...

All that’s missing is the moat. Chateau de Lions is a castle-themed estate nestled among 58 acres in rural Indiana County, listed last week for $1.2 million with Elaine Shetler-Libent of Keller Williams Realty. “This listing is priced lower than the appraisal,” Shetler-Libent said. The English-inspired stone residence is from...

A Hempfield man is awaiting sentencing Aug. 29 after pleading guilty this month in connection with a stabbing at an apartment complex near Slippery Rock University. Brennan James Steeley, 24, pleaded guilty to a single count of felony aggravated assault, according to court records. Charges of simple assault, reckless endangerment...

A sentencing date for a former Greensburg police officer accused in a drug case has been pushed back to February. The attorney for Regina McAtee, 51, of New Kensington requested more time to prepare for the hearing in documents filed in federal court this week. McAtee had been scheduled for...

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 10 months after the death of Matthew Perry, the long-simmering investigation into the ketamine that killed him came dramatically into public view with the announcement that five people had been charged with having roles in the overdose of the beloved “Friends” star. Here are key things...

LOS ANGELES — Thinking of buying a home with the help of a real estate agent? You can no longer take it for granted that a seller will cover the cost of your agent’s commission. Home sellers have traditionally offered a blanket commission to a buyer’s agent when they listed...

While speaking with reporters at Acrisure Stadium on Thursday, Mitch Trubisky revealed that he has a consistent three-person group chat with fellow former Steelers quarterbacks Kenny Pickett and Mason Rudolph. “I talk to them every week,” Trubisky said after his Buffalo Bills concluded a joint practice with the Steelers. “They...

It might’ve seemed strange to the uninitiated to hear what sounded like booing from the crowd at Thursday night’s Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert at PPG Paints Arena. Of course, the audience wasn’t voicing their displeasure — they were just chanting “Bruce!” After a long wait —...

It has been 70 years since Lawrence Grazel walked the halls of the former Harrold Junior High School. But for Grazel, 86, of Hempfield, it’s never too late to get his classmates back together. Class reunions are not uncommon for the 1954 Harrold Junior High graduates, said Grazel — a...

Sewickley seems improbable as the setting of an international investigation. But in June, reporters from the newspaper Fædrelandsvennen (FVN) in Kristiansand, Norway, descended on the borough. Their objective? Learn about the group of American investors from the suburbs of Pittsburgh who were acquiring the city’s professional soccer club, IK Start....

In the early 1980s, Lisa Epps-Cuda was working at Horne’s Department Store in Downtown Pittsburgh. She saw an advertisement about becoming a City of Pittsburgh firefighter. “I mentioned it to my colleague and she said, ‘Here you are selling designer dresses and you think you can become a firefighter,’ ”...

A McKeesport man who was wearing body armor is charged with fleeing from law enforcement, attempted carjacking and causing a traffic crash after he led an Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputy on a chase Wednesday night. Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus said the chase went from Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood to Banksville...

Allegheny County Police have arrested two suspects in the fatal shooting of a man Wednesday in Wilmerding. Jackiel Young, 19, of Pittsburgh and Lynell Wilson-Smith, 18, of Wilmerding are each charged with criminal homicide, robbery and conspiracy in the death that investigators say occurred during a marijuana purchase. Police in...

Greater Latrobe teachers are slated to return to school Monday for in-service duty, but they’ll be working under the terms of an expired contract until a new one is settled. Teachers and their supporters packed this week’s school board meeting following the July 31 expiration of the Greater Latrobe Education...

A Pittsburgh ex-con charged in connection with a 2023 shootout with undercover officers was taken into custody on Wednesday after two months on the lam. Police said they found “multiple items” that connected Jarrell Saunders, 39, of the Hill District, and two other men with a Feb. 27, 2023 shootout...

The recent controversy over a proposed referendum that would prohibit the City of Pittsburgh from doing business with any entity that has ties to Israel while the war in Gaza is ongoing has now pitted advocates for the Jewish community against some city employees and the elected officials for whom...

Real estate broker Herky Pollock got a text from a member of his team earlier this week. “We’ve been fired,” Pollock said the message read. “I was out of the office with my partner, whose wife was having a baby. I had no clue,” he added. “This caught me totally...