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Former Congressman Mike Doyle to take job with Pittsburgh law firm
After serving nearly three decades in Congress, former U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle will be taking a lobbying job at a multinational law firm based in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP announced last week that Doyle will be joining the firm as a government affairs...
Photo gallery: Paying tribute to slain Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire
A contingent of police, fire and ambulance vehicles from around the region converged in Tarentum on Tuesday for a procession in honor of slain Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire, who was shot to death on Monday during a confrontation with a suspect wanted on an arrest warrant. Related • Brackenridge...
Gunman in Brackenridge police chief slaying had extensive criminal history
The Duquesne man who police said killed Brackenridge’s police chief Monday had been charged with homicide nearly a decade ago. Aaron Swan, 28, was shot and killed Monday night after a shootout with police in Pittsburgh’s Homewood-Brushton neighborhood. Police said Swan had shot Brackenridge Chief Justin McIntire earlier in the...
Kevin McCarthy fails in marathon votes for speaker, House adjournsVideo
WASHINGTON — Unable to elect Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker Tuesday, the Republicans adjourned for the day in disarray as the party tries to regroup from his a historic defeat after a long, messy start for the new Congress. The surprise move end to Day One...
Father hailed as hero after scuffle with man who killed Brackenridge chiefVideo
What unfolded before 16-year-old John Pierce’s eyes Monday afternoon in Brackenridge was nothing short of terrifying. His father, Todd Pierce, 50, was in the family’s driveway on Morgan Street cleaning out his work van when a gunman suddenly appeared, demanding the elder Pierce give up the keys to the van....
Damar Hamlin’s family releases statement thanking everyone for support
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin continues to receive treatment at University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Tuesday, and his family members expressed their thanks for support from around the NFL and beyond. “On behalf of our family, we want to express our sincere gratitude for the love and support shown...
Allegheny County police investigate fatal shooting of Pitcairn man
Allegheny County police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man on Jan. 2 in Pitcairn. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim as Nekye Smith, 20, of Pitcairn. The shooting was reported to county 911 dispatchers just after 4 p.m. in the 400 block of Robinson...
Merger of Excela, Butler health systems finalized
Ken DeFurio, who served as president and CEO of Butler Health System, will lead the new organization formed by the merger of Butler and Excela Health, officials announced Tuesday. The merger was final as of Sunday, Jan. 1. John Sphon, who was CEO of Excela Health, plans to retire in...
Russia, shaken by Ukrainian strike, could step up drone use
KYIV, Ukraine — Emergency crews on Tuesday sifted through the rubble of a building struck by Ukrainian rockets, killing at least 63 Russian soldiers barracked there, in the latest blow to the Kremlin’s war strategy as Ukraine says Moscow’s tactics could be shifting. An Associated Press video of the scene...
As legal pot grows, more kids sickened by edibles at home
The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more places in the U.S., according to a study published Tuesday. More than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than 6 eating marijuana edibles were reported to the...
$785M Mega Millions prize is 6th largest in U.S. history
DES MOINES, Iowa — An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot set for Tuesday night will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang. The big prize is the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history and has grown so large because no one has matched...
Fired Narcisi Winery employee accused of bilking $40K by discounting bills, pocketing difference
West Deer police accused a former employee of Narcisi Winery of stealing nearly $40,000 by applying a discount to patrons’ bills or voiding them altogether and pocketing the difference. Kevin William Weis, 52, of the 2800 block of Middle Road in Hampton was charged by summons with felony counts of...
Brackenridge police chief’s wife: ‘I’m literally broken’
The wife of slain Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire expressed heartbreak Tuesday as she and her family grieve the loss of the longtime officer. “I am literally broken. I just want someone to tell me this nightmare is over,” Ashley McIntire posted to her public Facebook page. Justin McIntire, 46,...
Ford City joins Southern Armstrong Regional Police Department
The Ford City Police Department is no more. Borough leaders voted last month to abolish their police department this year and join the Southern Armstrong Regional Police Department, which includes Gilpin, Freeport and, as of Sunday, Ford City. The force held an official pinning ceremony and first shift ceremony Oct....
Pope Benedict XVI recalled as leading Catholic theologian
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was remembered Monday by Greensburg Bishop Larry Kulick as a man who in many ways helped to shape the Roman Catholic Church as it is known today. As a preeminent theologian in the Catholic Church, Benedict was a significant voice behind St. John Paul II, Kulick...
Idaho slayings suspect’s family voices sympathy for victims
STROUDSBURG — Relatives of a man arrested in Pennsylvania in the slayings of four University of Idaho students expressed sympathy for the victims’ families but also vowed to support him and promote “his presumption of innocence.” Bryan Kohberger, 28, is eager to be exonerated and plans to tell a judge...
Pittsburgh native Damar Hamlin in critical condition after collapse on field
CINCINNATI — Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin was in critical condition early Tuesday after the Bills say his heart stopped following a tackle during the “Monday Night Football” game, which was indefinitely postponed. Hamlin collapsed on the field during the first quarter of the nationally televised game against the Cincinnati...
Brackenridge police chief fatally shot, Tarentum officer injured after pursuit
Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire was fatally shot Monday afternoon, leaving the community shaken after a two-day manhunt through several neighborhoods that culminated with the shooting death of the suspect. Tarentum police Officer Jordan Schrecengost suffered a gunshot wound to the leg during the confrontation but was in stable condition,...
Casey DeSmith takes loss in relief as Bruins surge past slumping Penguins in Winter Classic
BOSTON — The Pittsburgh Penguins left New England with a 2-1 loss against the Boston Bruins in the NHL’s Winter Classic at Fenway Park on Monday. They also left without their top goaltender. With the game still scoreless, Tristan Jarry, a two-time All-Star, suffered an undisclosed injury and left the...
Human remains found during missing person search in Jefferson Hills
Allegheny County Police on Monday said they discovered unidentified human remains near the Montour Trail in Jefferson Hills during a missing person search in November. According to police, the search was in relation to the missing person investigation of Dorian Serrano on Nov. 17. The human remains were transported to...
Residents of condemned Roosevelt Building struggle to find housing after fire
Three weeks after a fire struck the Roosevelt Building in Downtown Pittsburgh, some residents of the now condemned building are still looking for replacement housing to varying degrees of success. Louis Tolomeo, 80, has lived in the Roosevelt Building on the corner of Penn Avenue and Sixth Street for seven...
Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry leaves Winter Classic in 1st period
BOSTON — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry left during the first period of Monday’s game against the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park in the NHL’s Winter Classic. With the game scoreless, Jarry, a two-time All-Star, appeared to suffer an undisclosed injury and exited the rink at 15 minutes, 30 seconds...
Photo gallery: Penguins, Bruins take the ice for Winter Classic at Fenway Park
A hockey game broke out on a baseball field on Monday afternoon. The Pittsburgh Penguins faced off at 2 p.m. against the Boston Bruins in the Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston. This was the sixth outdoor game the Penguins have participated in. They have been part of two...
Cold weather, refinery issues push national gas prices higher; Pa. largely unchanged
Average gasoline prices in the Pittsburgh area and across Pennsylvania are unchanged or slightly down in the last week, while the national average has seen an increase, according to AAA and price-tracking service GasBuddy. “For the first time in two months, the nation’s average price of gasoline rose sharply last...
Mark Madden: There are still warts, but the Steelers have proven something
Rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett has assembled two straight dramatic winning drives. The running game has improved. The offensive line is much better. The Pittsburgh Steelers have rallied from 2-6 to 8-8 and are still in the playoff hunt as Week 18 beckons. Everything adds up to the much-maligned Matt Canada...
