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Maryland AG releases report on Catholic Church sex abuse
BALTIMORE — More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused more than 600 children over the past 80 years, according to a state report released Wednesday that accused church officials of decades of cover-ups. The report, issued by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office,...
Diocese says hot dogs benched for Catholics on Pirates’ home opener
Baseball and hot dogs go together like peanuts and Cracker Jack — except when it comes to Good Friday. Catholics attending the Pirates’ home opener on Friday — one of the holiest days of the year for Catholics — still must abstain from eating meat, according to the Pittsburgh Diocese....
Pittsburgh police’s tentative deal includes pay increases, new system for discipline
Pittsburgh City Council has reached a tentative contract agreement with city police that includes pay increases and a new system for disciplining officers. The union representing Pittsburgh’s police officers ratified the proposed contract last month, with 572 votes in favor of the deal and only 13 against it. The contract...
Allegheny County combats opioid abuse through ‘harm reduction’ campaign
Stacie Brown remembers the date her life came crashing down — and when she started to take it back. “June 1, 2012, is the day I overdosed and stopped using,” said Brown, 51, of Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill, an overdose outreach coordinator for Allegheny County Health Department. “I remember I was...
DOJ tentatively settles over Texas church shooting for $144M
AUSTIN, Texas — The Justice Department announced Wednesday a tentative $144 million settlement with families and victims of a 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that was carried out by a former U.S. airman who was able to purchase firearms despite a criminal history. More than two dozen people...
PPG’s Glidden to be Walmart’s primary paint brand
PPG struck a deal for the Pittsburgh-based company’s Glidden brand to become the primary paint brand at the world’s largest retailer. The 3-year agreement expands PPG’s relationship with Walmart. Glidden products will include a new line of Grab-n-Go ready-to-use paint as well as tint-able paints and Olympic wood stain products...
Sheetz again makes Fortune’s list of 100 best companies to work for
You might think of Sheetz as a good place to fill up the tank and tummy. But it’s also a good place to work, according to Fortune magazine. As it has for nine out of the past 10 years, Fortune has ranked Sheetz among its list of the 100 best...
Police: Man shot in Beechview said he was lured to home; 2 arrested
Pittsburgh police said a man told them he was lured to a Beechview home and shot early Wednesday. Officers in Zone 6 responded about 1 a.m. to the 1500 block of Belasco Avenue after multiple calls came in for shots fired. At the scene, police said they found a man...
Morning Roundup: Armstrong County couple dead in what police say was murder-suicide
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, April 5, 2023: Police say Armstrong couple dead in murder-suicide State police say a man shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself in a murder-suicide Tuesday in Armstrong County. Troopers said Trenton Johns...
Brandon Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives
CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, a major victory for the party’s progressive wing as the nation’s third-largest city grapples with high crime and financial challenges. Johnson, a Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close...
Dangerous severe storms again hitting Midwest, SouthVideo
DES MOINES, Iowa — People still sorting through the wreckage of their homes after deadly weather hit over the weekend braced for another wave of strong storms, including tornadoes, that began rolling into parts of the Midwest and South beginning Tuesday evening. Officials warned residents to have shelter ready before...
Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin court seat ahead of abortion ruling
MADISON — A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban on the line. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, 60,...
1 injured as car goes over hillside at Linton Middle School in Penn Hills
One person was injured Tuesday when their car rolled down a hill onto the sidelines of the athletic field at Linton Middle School in Penn Hills, according to firefighters. Penn Hills No. 7 was among three fire companies that responded along with police and EMS to the single-car crash, which...
Legal experts say jury selection in Trump trial could be sticking point
The coverage around former President Donald Trump’s arraignment has created a media circus, and Pittsburgh legal experts expect that trend to accelerate, as it could have an effect on jury selection for the trial. An indictment unsealed Tuesday claimed Trump conspired to illegally influence the 2016 election through a series...
Family forgives Braddock man who killed well-known street minister
The Rev. Sheldon Stoudemire would have wanted to help the man who shot him. And he would have forgiven him, too. That’s why on Monday, during an emotional hearing in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, that’s what Stoudemire’s family did on his behalf. Gerald Adams, 22, of Braddock pleaded guilty...
Pittsburgh reaches $275K settlement with 2020 protesters
The City of Pittsburgh has reached a $275,000 settlement with a group of protesters who said they were gassed, arrested and traumatized by police during a 2020 racial justice demonstration, the Tribune-Review has learned. The settlement was revealed in a motion filed Monday in federal court, which states that the...
Ex-Fayette drug kingpin back home after parole from state, federal prisons
A former Fayette County drug kingpin is living in Masontown after serving more than 30 years in state and federal prison. Ronald Whethers, who was among those convicted of ordering the killing of a Monessen man whose heart and liver were transplanted into then-Gov. Robert Casey as part of a...
Pitt gets approval to build $240M arena, sports performance center in Oakland
The University of Pittsburgh’s $240 million plan to build an arena and sports performance center on the Oakland campus earned approval Tuesday from the city’s Planning Commission. Victory Heights will be located near Petersen Events Center on Terrace Street — on the site of the former Pitt Stadium, which was...
Trafford police accuse couple of running prostitution service from their home
A married couple was arrested Tuesday after Trafford police said they were running a prostitution service and two “Johns” claimed to pay for sex there. The “Johns” told investigators that they paid $150 per session at the Fairmont Avenue home after booking a woman through online escort services, according to...
Supporters hope Pa.’s new legislature will embrace open primaries, but at least one big hurdle remains
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Lawmakers and advocates who support opening Pennsylvania’s primary elections to over a million independent voters hope the legislature will...
District judge orders former Arnold fire chief to repay death benefit, court costs
A hearing to resolve a civil claim against the former chief of the Arnold No. 1 fire department didn’t even make it to a courtroom Tuesday morning. Brian Gouza was still in the lobby of District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr.’s courtroom when he simply responded “yes” when the judge...
Former Elizabeth police chief gets federal probation for stealing heroin out of evidence
The former Elizabeth Borough police chief who stole thousands of bags of heroin from his department’s evidence room to feed his addiction was ordered Tuesday to serve four years of federal probation, with 90 days of home detention. Timothy L. Butler, 46, of Finleyville, had already been sentenced in state...
Low-pressure system bringing intense storms to Western Pa.
Heavy storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes are roaring through the midwest and some measure of it is headed to the Pittsburgh area. The good news is that we are not expected to see anything as severe as what happened in places like Illinois and Iowa on Tuesday. But some serious...
Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war
HELSINKI — Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a historic realignment of Europe’s post-Cold War security landscape triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Nordic country’s membership doubles Russia’s border with the world’s biggest security alliance. Finland had adopted...
Trump is heading to court. Here’s what to expect
Former President Donald Trump came to a New York City courtroom Tuesday for his arraignment on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. The Republican former president, who has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly assailed...
