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Security agents catch 10th gun this year at Pittsburgh airport
Security officers at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday stopped the 10th person this year trying to bring a gun through the airport’s checkpoint, officials said. A Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the gun in a man’s carry-on bag as it passed through the X-ray scanner, said TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein....
Miracle League of Moon Township gives athletes with special needs a safe place to play
A rocket ship landed in Moon on Wednesday — or, more specifically, a statue of a rocket ship that will welcome athletes with special needs to the Miracle League of Moon Township. The Miracle League of Moon Township is a nonprofit that helps local athletes with disabilities or special needs...
Additive manufacturing hub near Pittsburgh International lands another tenant
Neighborhood 91, the additive manufacturing hub in Findlay and Moon adjacent to Pittsburgh International Airport, has landed its third tenant, the powdered aluminum producer Rusal America. Rusal will join Wabtec Corp., the North Shore-based successor of the iconic Westinghouse Air Brake Co. that makes railroad parts, and Arencibia, a Lehigh...
Man accused in violent Allegheny home invasion arrested during domestic dispute in Greensburg
A Greensburg man accused in a violent Allegheny County home invasion was arrested over the weekend after trying to get away from city police investigating a domestic dispute in a parked SUV, according to court papers. Police said Justin Bryant, 23, gave them the wrong name and tried to run...
United Airlines adding flights from Pittsburgh to Hilton Head, Pensacola
United Airlines has announced 26 new point-to-point routes, including new service from Pittsburgh to Hilton Head Island Airport and Charleston, S.C., as well as Pensacola, Fla. The new flights begin Memorial Day weekend and will include three flights weekly from Pittsburgh International Airport to each of the southern destinations as...
2021 WPIAL Class 5A softball preseason breakdown
After a year away from the diamond, softball players from across Western Pennsylvania are itching to get back in the field of play. With the 2021 season moving forward as planned, WPIAL teams will get the chance to do just that. Several perennial powers will look to regain their place...
2021 WPIAL Class 5A baseball preseason breakdown
WPIAL baseball players have been waiting nearly two seasons to get back on the field of play after the coronavirus pandemic forced officials to cancel the entire 2020 campaign. With the 2021 season moving forward, district players are eager to showcase their skills and lead their teams to the postseason....
This week’s Giant Eagle Heinz Field vaccination clinics are full
As of Tuesday afternoon, Giant Eagle’s mass vaccination clinics at Heinz Field on Thursday and Friday are full. Giant Eagle spokesperson Dick Roberts said that while additional clinics will take place, he cannot comment on how many more there will be. Appointments are required. Only those eligible under Pennsylvania’s Phase...
Man, boy injured in shooting in Stowe Township
A man and a boy were shot Friday afternoon in Stowe Township, according to police. First responders were called to the 800 block of Eighth Street around 3:15 p.m. and found the man shot in the leg and the juvenile with a minor arm injury, the result of an apparent...
Robert Morris University announces plans for return to normal operations this fall
Citing positive developments in the rollout of the covid-19 vaccine, Robert Morris University President Christopher B. Howard on Tuesday said RMU plans to return to a normal schedule of in-person classes and athletics with fans in the stands this fall. With the announcement, RMU joins a growing list of colleges...
Rosedale Tech to host weekly ‘Women in the Trades’ events throughout March
Greensburg native Melody Carranza found herself frustrated after opting for a career in the medical field. “Once I realized that wasn’t for me, I started looking at other options,” Carranza said. Similarly, Raelee Nicholson of Charleroi was “in the process of following a traditional four-year path with offers to multiple...
Dick’s Sporting Goods and AHN team up to give 5,100 covid vaccinesVideo
Dick’s Sporting Goods teamed up Friday with Allegheny Health Network to host a covid-19 vaccine clinic, administering about 5,100 vaccine doses to high-risk patients. Individuals who fall into Phase 1A of Pennsylvania’s covid-19 vaccine distribution plan were able to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the clinic,...
Moss scores 29, Plum boys hold off West Allegheny to advance in WPIAL playoffs
In what is likely to be their final home game, Plum’s Connor Moss and his fellow seniors came up big in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s WPIAL Class 5A preliminary-round playoff game. Moss scored 11 of his 29 points in the final quarter, and Plum went 9 of 10 from...
TSA catches 2 guns in a day at Pittsburgh International, 7 so far this year
Twelve hours after security officers stopped a Texas woman with a loaded handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport, officers caught another handgun Thursday on a Monroeville woman who said she forgot the gun was in her purse. “This traveler’s forgetfulness was a careless mistake that will hit her wallet because, like...
TSA catches 5th gun this month at Pittsburgh International Airport
TSA agents at Pittsburgh International Airport caught another gun the airport’s security checkpoint on Thursday, the fifth in February alone, officials said. It’s the sixth time since the start of the year a traveler has been caught with a gun at the checkpoint. That’s roughly one gun every nine days....
Levin Furniture reopens stores in McMurray, Robinson; soon Mt. PleasantVideo
Jeff Federoff had just been laid off from his job at Levin Furniture & Mattress. The new ownership had gone bankrupt — and then the pandemic hit. “I open my mail and there is a letter and a check from Robert Levin,” said Federoff, a 20-year employee from Canonsburg, as...
DEP awards $250,000 to Moon Township Sheetz for 4 fast-charging plugs for electric cars
The Sheetz in Moon Township will have four fast-charging plugs for electric vehicles courtesy of a $250,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection. The agency announced $936,000 in grants on Friday for 16 more fast chargers in high-traffic areas to make electric vehicles more readily available to consumers....
Allegiant Air announces flights between Pittsburgh, Key West
Allegiant Air will debut nonstop flights between Pittsburgh International Airport and Key West, Fla., beginning June 3. “From the historic sights at Dry Tortugas National Park to the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, Pittsburgh visitors have a lot to explore in Key West,” Drew Wells, Allegiant’s senior vice president of...
Port Authority to discuss transit improvement ideas at community meetings
Port Authority will host a series of public meetings in the coming weeks to discuss NEXTransit, the service’s plan for improving Allegheny County transit. There will be four meetings in total: at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Feb. 25, and at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on March 2....
4th gun in 12 days caught at Pittsburgh airport
Security agents at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday caught the fourth traveler in 12 days trying to bring a firearm through the security checkpoint, officials said. It’s the fifth gun caught at the security checkpoint so far this year, according to Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. A Wexford man...
Police: McKees Rocks teen shot multiple times in the borough
A boy was shot multiple times Monday afternoon in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County police said they were called for the shooting around 2:30 p.m. along the 300 block of Russellwood Avenue. Police said the victim, a 16 year old from McKees Rocks, sustained multiple non-life threatening injuries as a result...
Westmoreland County man charged with carrying unlicensed firearm at airport
Security agents caught the third gun in nine days – and the second this week – at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday, Transportation Security Administration officials said. Security officers stopped a Westmoreland County man at the security checkpoint after they spotted a .38-caliber handgun in the man’s carry-on bag. Allegheny...
How some Pa. lawmakers score a ‘golden parachute’ to pad their pensions
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. A version of this story originally appeared in our free weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — Members of Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board, whose responsibilities include meeting once or twice...
2nd gun spotted this year at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint
A Beaver County man with a loaded handgun was stopped Thursday at the main security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport, but Allegheny County police determined he’d inadvertently left the weapon in an inner coat pocket. County police said they don’t expect to charge the Aliquippa man, who had a concealed...
Dick’s Sporting Goods sues Baseball Reference over GameChanger trademark infringement
A Dick’s Sporting Goods subsidiary is suing the company that operates the popular Baseball Reference website, alleging trademark infringement. GameChanger, which is owned by Dick’s, is a software application for youth baseball and softball. The app provides statistics tracking, as well as the ability to live stream games. According to...
