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Pittsburgh officials hoping to move homeless people from encampments to new shelter
As a new shelter is scheduled to open in Downtown Pittsburgh in the coming weeks, officials said they are hoping to move homeless people from encampments to the new site. Dubbed Second Avenue Commons, the 45,000-square foot, five-story facility will have 43 single-room apartments and operate year-round. It will be...
Police: Couple caught having sex in truck tractor idling along Route 28 on-ramp; gun, drugs found inside
State police accused a man of selling drugs and illegally carrying a gun after a pair of troopers pulled up on a truck tractor parked on a Route 28 on-ramp in Harrison while the man was in the cab having sex with a woman. William Bruce Greiner, 49, of the...
Pro-Israel group floods airwaves with ads attacking congressional candidate Summer Lee
A pro-Israel political action committee is spending nearly $1 million to air ads attacking Democratic congressional candidate Summer Lee in the final stretch of the race. Some local and national Jewish groups are calling out the ads from United Democracy Project, a PAC tied to the American Israel Public Affairs...
Reschenthaler urges feds to declare Oakmont teacher jailed in Russia as ‘wrongfully detained’
An Oakmont teacher who has been held in a Moscow detention center for more than a year should be designated as “wrongfully detained,” U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Peters, said in a resolution introduced Thursday in Congress. Marc Fogel, 61, was detained at Sheremetyevo International Airport on Aug. 14, 2021, after...
Comprehensive Healthcare backed out of multimillion dollar settlement in civil case
The embattled company whose executives are facing criminal charges of health care fraud agreed to settle a U.S. Department of Labor civil claim against it for $15 million before reneging on the deal in September, the federal agency said in a court filing. Before walking away from the deal, Comprehensive...
Powerball jackpot up to $1.6 billion, new lottery record
DES MOINES, Iowa — Strong sales boosted a Powerball jackpot to an estimated $1.6 billion on Friday, making it the largest lottery prize in history. A drawing will be held Saturday night for the Powerball prize, which hasn’t been won in more than three months. That string of 39 consecutive...
On 1st anniversary, Las Hachas patron set to vie in world axe throwing championships
A New Kensington ax-throwing venue is marking its first year in business at the same time one of its patrons is preparing for a world championship competition. Las Hachas held its grand opening at 1043 Fifth Ave. on Nov. 6, 2021. Its owners — brothers Brian and Zach Heidenreich and...
Suspect in Penn Hills homicide arrested in Georgia
Police in Georgia arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a September homicide in Penn Hills. U.S. Marshals and sheriff’s deputies apprehended Michael D. Wade, 36, in DeKalb County after an arrest warrant was issued on a charge of criminal homicide, Allegheny County Police said. Wade is accused of shooting...
Salem woman killed in Route 22 crash
A Salem woman was killed Friday morning in crash on Route 22 in Salem when her vehicle was hit by a flatbed tractor trailer carrying a concrete beam, the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office said. The victim, Sandy L. Jones, 79, of Old William Penn Highway, died of blunt force injuries...
With winter approaching, PennDOT seeks snowplow drivers
On a dry, sunny day this week at PennDOT’s maintenance yard off Route 981 in Unity, several snowplow truck drivers were navigating an obstacle course through the 11-acre property. They were honing their skills for the day or night in the not too-distant future when they will be required to...
‘They complete the love,’ Jeannette mom says at adoption hearing to add 3 more to family
Trudy and Jennifer Parke of Jeannette had taken a break from fostering children after adopting four biological siblings in 2018. But, when they found out three more biological siblings — children whom they knew — were in need of a home, they stepped up. On Thursday, the couple adopted Nevaeh,...
Oprah endorses Fetterman over Oz
HARRISBURG — TV icon Oprah Winfrey on Thursday endorsed Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested Senate race and rejected Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, whom she had helped launch to stardom nearly two decades ago when she brought him on her popular daytime talk show as a regular guest. Until...
5 things to watch in Week 10 of high school football
In WPIAL Class 5A, is eight enough? Consider, Gateway and Upper St. Clair each lost only once in conference play, yet they’re matched head-to-head in the first round of a brutal WPIAL Class 5A bracket that was reduced this season to eight teams. “It’s hard to complain wherever you ended...
Suspect flees Mt. Oliver traffic stop, hits officer; drugs recovered from vehicle
A Pittsburgh police officer was injured early Friday in Mt. Oliver after authorities said a suspected impaired driver hit the policeman while fleeing a traffic stop. The driver was pulled over at 3 a.m. at McKinley Street and Grogan Avenue. Police said the driver provided a name and date of...
Liquidation sales begin at bankrupt home goods retailer Altmeyer’s
Bankrupt home goods retailer Altmeyer’s started a liquidation sale at four of its locations Thursday. Stores in New Kensington, Greensburg, Uniontown and West Mifflin are open for the sale, which offers discounts of 20% to 50%. Stores in Butler and Johnstown are not open. The sale is authorized by an...
South Greensburg woman’s sister rouses her as fire burns in attic
A South Greensburg house was damaged by a fire late Thursday that poured smoke from the attic. Patty Lewis, who owns the house at 1419 Elm St., said she was sleeping Thursday night when she was awakened by her sister, Linda Lewis, yelling for her to get out. The fire...
Boy shot in Sheraden
A juvenile boy was hospitalized in stable condition Thursday afternoon after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, city police said. Police said they found the victim in the 2700 block of Glen Mawr Street after being alerted to the sounds of gunshots in the 2700 block of Narcissus...
Police arrest 3rd suspect in fatal Cedar Avenue shootings
A third man was arrested Thursday night in connection with the Oct. 15 shootings that left three people dead on Pittsburgh’s North Side, city police said Thursday. Samuel Pegues, 30, of Pittsburgh, was arrested at 9:40 p.m. by the Pittsburgh police fugitive apprehension unit and the U.S. Marshals Service, city...
Allegheny County officials preview Election Day tabulating process
In a show of transparency, Allegheny County election officials opened up its warehouse on Pittsburgh’s North Side to the media Thursday to detail the process in which in-person and mail-in votes will be counted on Election Day on Tuesday. Election Division manager David Voye showed media members the bags containing...
Gov. Wolf signs law to yank toll scofflaws’ vehicle registrations
HARRISBURG — A measure to help the Pennsylvania Turnpike recover more unpaid tolls was signed into law Thursday, legislation that could trigger the suspension of thousands of vehicle registrations early next year. Gov. Tom Wolf gave final approval to legislation aimed at getting owners or operators of some 25,000 vehicles...
Police fatally shoot suspect on Route 22 in Derry Township after 45-mile, high-speed chase
State police shot and killed a Johnstown man Thursday afternoon along Route 22, about 2 miles east of New Alexandria, ending a high-speed chase of about 44 miles that started in a Johnstown suburb. The suspect, Krysten H. Pretlor, 35, was shot shortly after 3 p.m. after police spun his...
Voters to decide whether Allegheny County Council members can keep seats while running for other office
In addition to high-profile races for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress and the state Legislature, Allegheny County voters will have at least one ballot question to consider when they go to the polls Tuesday. County residents will decide whether sitting Allegheny County Council members should be able to run for other...
Acting Chief: Police failed to patrol Brighton Heights funeral despite request
Pittsburgh police on Thursday said their protection had been requested at a Brighton Heights funeral where six people were injured in a shooting last week, but officers were not there when the violence erupted. A shooting outside Destiny of Faith Church on Oct. 28 cut short a funeral for North...
Obama plans set for Schenley Plaza Fetterman rally
Former President Barack Obama will headline a rally for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman in Schenley Plaza in Oakland on Saturday. This is the first time Obama has visited Pittsburgh for a political rally in several years. The program will begin at noon, but attendees can arrive as early...
Ellwood City man whose wife pleaded guilty to involvement in Capitol riot now faces charges
An Ellwood City man whose wife pleaded guilty to being involved in last year’s U.S. Capitol riot has been charged with related counts. Brian Douglas Sizer, 47, surrendered to the FBI on Thursday morning. He was released on $10,000 unsecured bond after an initial court appearance Friday on charges of...
