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‘We came so close’: McCormick concedes GOP race for U.S. Senate; Oz to face Fetterman
Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick on Friday dropped out of the close Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate against celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz. The concession means Oz will face Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, in the fall. “We came so close,” McCormick, 56, said at the...
Casino brings weekend rodeo, concert stage to Westmoreland Mall parking lots in Hempfield
Looking from Route 30, the hustle and bustle at Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield this week appeared normal. But nestled in a parking lot toward the back of the shopping center sat more than 1,000 tons of dirt surrounded by a dozen 50-foot bleachers standing upright. The chirps of two skid...
Three Rivers Arts Festival returns in new setting
The 2022 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival opened Friday as a full in-person event for the first time since 2019. And the festival has added to its storied history by opening in a new setting — Downtown’s Cultural District, rather than its previous home in Point State Park. With...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey unveils plan to combat city violence
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Friday unveiled a plan that aims to reduce violence across the city. “It is time to address the violence as a public health crisis that is treatable and preventable,” Gainey said during a news conference at a community garden in Beltzhoover. High-profile violent incidents so...
John Fetterman reveals undisclosed heart condition that led to stroke
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee John Fetterman revealed Friday in a campaign statement that he was diagnosed with a heart condition in 2017 and didn’t follow up with a physician for years until he suffered a stroke in May. Fetterman said the condition led to his stroke. His campaign also released...
11 pools set to open in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh will open 11 city pools on June 18. The pools slated to open are Ammon, Bloomfield, Jack Stack, Highland Park, Magee, Moore, Ormsby, Ream, Riverview, Schenley and Westwood, city official said Friday. The city recruited 107 lifeguards to open the 11 pools, city officials said. Typically, it takes 180...
Fox Chapel’s Adam Rosenberg gets life in prison for 2 killings
Christian Moore-Rouse volunteered with the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, at the Jubilee Kitchen and at UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Montefiore. Jeremy Dentel spent his free time working with Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh, teaching coding to students at Carrick High School and serving as an adviser for his University of...
By the slice: ‘PizzaFest’ features 7 Pittsburgh pie artisans
The dough is the canvas. Artisans will create pie masterpieces at GoodTaste! Pittsburgh’s “PizzaFest – A Slice Of Delish!” on June 12 at East End Brewing, Co. in Larimer. “PizzaFest is really popular,” said show producer Dee Weinberg. “They come up with some wonderful combinations for pizza.” There will be...
Police: Man broke into Bloomfield woman’s home, attacked her
A Pittsburgh man is charged with burglary and assault after he broke into a Bloomfield woman’s home and tried to sexually assault her as she slept, according to police. The incident happened in mid-May, according to the criminal complaint against Patrick Yungwirth. He was initially charged with burglary, simple assault...
5 questions with WDVE’s Randy Baumann about his ‘Ramble’ show
After a two-year hiatus caused by covid, “Randy Baumann’s Ramble” is back. Baumann, the popular host of the WDVE Morning Show on 102.5 FM, is an accomplished musician, keyboard player and guitarist. Each year he invites fellow Pittsburgh musicians to join him on stage to perform songs drawn from the...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 3-5
It’s the first weekend in June. Here are some ways to spend it. Pittsburgh Pride Pittsburgh Pride Month kicks off this weekend with several events Friday through Sunday. The Ball on the Bridge features games and music from noon to 4 p.m. Friday on the Andy Warhol Bridge and from...
Irwin disc jockey still spinning ’50s, ’60s tunes in his 80s
When George Reccelle was growing up in McKeesport in the 1950s, he listened to legendary Pittsburgh disc jockey George “Porky” Chedwick on the Homestead radio station WAMO and fell in love with the music he heard. “He played mostly African-American music on WAMO. He was a groundbreaker for playing that...
Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war
When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the neighboring country. But as the invasion reached its 100th day Friday, Russia seemed increasingly unlikely to relinquish the territory it has taken in the war. The ruble is now an...
Working through covid-19 pandemic pays off for Pa. government workers with bonuses
Most state employees who worked through the covid-19 pandemic will reap their reward this month. Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is offering covid-19 retention bonuses to about 45,000 union-represented employees under his jurisdiction who remained on the job and got paid from May 1, 2020, through June 3. The bonus payments...
Latrobe-area leaders upbeat about proposed merger of Excela, Butler health systems
Leaders in the Latrobe area expressed optimism about the future of health care in their community after an announcement that the local system of medical providers, Excela Health, is planning to merge with a similar organization in Butler and Clarion counties. Officials with Westmoreland County-based Excela have said the move...
Former Alabama man sentenced to 15 years on sex trafficking charges
A man accused of bringing a woman from Alabama to Pittsburgh to prostitute her was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Thursday, according to U.S. Department of Justice officials. Anthony Juskowich, 23, who was living in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood at the time of his arrest, brought the victim...
FBI: Emsworth man charged after arranging to meet undercover agent he thought was 14
An Emsworth man is facing federal charges after engaging an FBI agent he believed was a 14-year-old girl with sexual advances, photos and videos. Thomas Kastory, 31, of Emsworth, was charged with knowingly attempting to persuade a minor to engage in sexual activity. There were a series of text and...
Pa. court orders contested ballots counted in Senate primary
HARRISBURG — A state court agreed Thursday night in a ballot-counting lawsuit with the campaign of David McCormick, who is in a neck-and-neck Republican primary contest for the U.S. Senate against celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz. In the decision, Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer ordered counties to count...
Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’Video
WASHINGTON — “Enough, enough,” President Joe Biden exclaimed over and over Thursday night, as he delivered an impassioned address to the nation imploring Congress to take action against gun violence after mass shootings he said had turned schools, supermarkets and other everyday places into “killing fields.” If legislators fail to...
Transgender woman settles lawsuit over sexual assault at Allegheny County Jail
A transgender woman who was repeatedly assaulted at Allegheny County Jail when she was housed in a protective custody cell with a known sexual offender for four days in 2015 has settled a federal lawsuit. Jules Williams will receive $300,000 in the settlement. “Her main goal with this lawsuit was...
Police: Multiple victims in Wisconsin cemetery shootingVideo
RACINE, Wis. — A shooting on Thursday afternoon at a cemetery south of Milwaukee resulted in multiple victims, police said. Racine police said on social media that numerous shots were fired about 2:30 p.m. at Graceland Cemetery in Racine, about 30 miles south of Milwaukee. Ascension All Saints Hospital, which...
Access to clean water coming to dozens of residents in Bell Township
Kim Hardin is tired of having orange-colored water at her residence on Forest Drive in Bell Township. “The sooner I can get city water, the happier I’ll be,” Hardin said. “My commodes and tubs in the bathrooms were so orange when we bought this house eight years ago — it...
Explainer: Can GOP gov. candidate Mastriano make voters reregister?
HARRISBURG — Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican candidate for governor, has made no secret of his endorsement of former President Trump’s assertion that widespread fraud cost him the 2020 election. A state senator and retired Army colonel, Mastriano says he wants to make everyone reregister if they want to vote again....
‘Probable’ case of monkeypox in Philadelphia likely 1st in Pennsylvania
A “probable” case of monkeypox in Philadelphia is likely the first case to be reported in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health said Thursday it has “identified a Philadelphia resident who is a probable monkeypox case based on preliminary testing at the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Bureau of Laboratories.”...
White House: 1st shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday that children under 5 may be able to get their first covid-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group, as expected. White House covid-19 coordinator Ashish Jha outlined the administration’s planning for the last...
