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Casey: State Dept., Biden silence on Marc Fogel’s Russian imprisonment is intolerable
WASHINGTON — The State Department isn’t doing enough to bring Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel home, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, told TribLive. “I believe the administration’s outreach to and communication with the family has been unacceptable. They simply haven’t done enough of it,” Casey said. Fogel, 62, was sentenced to...
1 man dead, 2 hurt in Versailles Borough incident in which suspect fought with, injured police officer
One man is dead and a second man and a woman were hospitalized Thursday night after an altercation in Versailles Borough that started at one residence and spilled over to the adjacent home. Police said a suspect was arrested only after he fled the scene. He was apprehended in McKeesport...
Feds sue National General over alleged insurance scheme
The federal government on Thursday sued National General Holdings Corp. alleging that the insurance company — with a large call center in Moon — ran an eight-year scheme defrauding hundreds of thousands of people across the country. The 70-page suit, filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District...
‘I always need the first day of Steelers training camp off’: Fans flock to Saint Vincent as practices begin
It doesn’t take a trained eye to see that Jaime Lucchetti is a diehard Steelers football fan. Her arms, legs and collarbone are decorated with 30 tattoos of Pittsburgh players’ faces, team logos and iconic phrases such as former quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s 2018 huddle call, “dilly dilly.” It took her...
Penn-Plum VFW out $12,000 following burglary
Penn Hills police are investigating a break-in at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post that caused an estimated $12,000 in losses and damages. Detective Teresa Gongaware said police learned July 15 that multiple poker machines were smashed and two safes were taken from Penn-Plum VFW Post 6836. The post is...
Christian women’s voter organization to stop in Western Pa.
The largest Christian public policy women’s organization, Concerned Women for America, is making its way to the Temple of Faith in North Versailles this evening for the “She Prays She Votes Rally.” Founded in 1979, Concerned Women for America’s goal is to encourage women across the country to bring Biblical...
Photo of Kennywood’s Racer depicted nonstructural support, inspectors say as coaster cleared to reopen
The photo of part of the Kennywood Racer roller coaster framework resting on what appears to be a piece of wood set off-center atop two cement blocks that spurred closure of the ride Wednesday depicted a non-structural support, state officials said. The ride will reopen Thursday, Palace Entertainment spokesperson Lynsey...
2 men arrested in connection with card-skimming devices in Lower Burrell, other communities
Lower Burrell police were called to the Community Supermarket on Leechburg Road on June 28 after reports of an attempted card skimming incident. George Sears, Community Market general manager, said an employee noticed the skimmer just 15 minutes after the device was planted, before anyone’s information could be compromised. Sears...
Kennywood temporarily closes Racer after coaster photo flap
Kennywood has shut down its iconic Racer after a picture circulating on social media this week showed a part of the nearly century-old wooden roller coaster’s wooden frame propped up on cement blocks. The rust-colored wooden post appears to be resting on a piece of wood set off center atop...
Feds: Drug raid yields more than 100 kilos of cocaine plus heroin, fentanyl from McKeesport, Monroeville, Penn Hills
A federal drug investigation has led to charges for four men who police said were in possession of 116 kilograms of cocaine. That amount is equivalent to more than 250 pounds. Federal officials investigating drug activity in Western Pennsylvania executed sealed search warrants for homes and vehicles in McKeesport, Monroeville,...
Monroeville drug warrant uncovers marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms
Two Monroeville men were arrested Monday after agents from the Allegheny County District Attorney Narcotics Enforcement Team, Pennsylvania Attorney General and Monroeville police executed a search warrant at their apartment. Mehki Manor, 20, and Steven Robbins, 18, were taken into custody after a traffic stop and a subsequent vehicle search...
‘Robbie is dead’: Trial begins for Munhall man charged in 2-year-old’s death
A 6-year-old boy took the witness stand on Wednesday and told the jury how his little brother Robbie died two years ago. “He drunk something and then he died,” the boy said, recalling the night of May 12, 2022. When police officers arrived at his Margaret Street apartment in Munhall...
Grace Life Church says it plans to purchase former DoubleTree in Monroeville
A former hotel may be transformed into a house of worship in Monroeville. The shuttered DoubleTree hotel near the mall in Monroeville abruptly closed on Feb. 28 on the heels of the news of the closure of the Monroeville Convention Center. The hotel has remained closed, and a video was...
Pittsburgh International Airport has busiest month in nearly 2 decades
June was Pittsburgh International Airport’s busiest month in nearly 20 years, officials said. Last month, more than 970,000 passengers made their way through the airport. It marked the most travelers since July 2005, when Pittsburgh slowly began losing its title as a U.S. Airways hub, according to the Allegheny County...
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ generates high interest at Westmoreland, Allegheny libraries
Since former President Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, Vance’s memoir has generated attention at local libraries. The 2016 book, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” tells the story of Vance’s family roots in Kentucky, his upbringing in Middletown, Ohio,...
Judge orders Comprehensive Healthcare to pay nearly $36M for labor violations
A federal judge on Monday ordered an embattled nursing home corporation to pay nearly $36 million in back wages and penalties after finding that Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services violated U.S. labor laws. U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV ordered the company, which operated 15 nursing homes in Western Pennsylvania, to...
A Harris-Shapiro ticket? Pa. governor plays it close to the vest during Neville Island stopVideo
A day after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro deflected questions about whether he would want to be Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate were she to become the Democrats’ presidential nominee. In an appearance Monday on Neville Island, Shapiro wouldn’t say whether he is...
Lawsuits allege sexual abuse at 3 Western Pa. juvenile detention centers
Lawsuits filed Monday against three youth detention facilities in Western Pennsylvania allege years of physical and sexual abuse against nearly 100 children. The three complaints — filed by 92 people who previously were held at the centers — name as defendants Abraxas Youth & Family Services with headquarters in Pittsburgh;...
Authorities ID man killed by Churchill police in front of his Forest Hills home
Details emerged Tuesday about the man that a Churchill police officer fatally shot last week outside his Forest Hills home. Police said Gregory Carlson, 48 was armed when they encountered him around 9:20 p.m. Thursday night outside his house in the 200 block of Glasgow Road. Officers from Forest Hills,...
Remains found in Allegheny River identified by family as missing Shaler woman
A vehicle containing the remains of Janet Walsh was pulled from the Allegheny River in Oakmont on Sunday, ending a 4½-year search for the missing Shaler woman that had rattled the community and intrigued cold case specialists. While the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has yet to make an identification,...
Morning Roundup: Carrick blaze injures resident, 3 firefighters; vendor thefts reported at Picklesburgh
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, July 22: Carrick fire sends resident, 3 firefighters to hospital A resident and three firefighters were injured in a blaze that broke out Sunday at a commercial and residential building in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. Pittsburgh firefighters responded to...
Bethel Park, Butler Township communities grapple with aftermath of Trump rally shooting
Butler Township and Bethel Park didn’t share much in common before last weekend. Now, the Western Pennsylvania communities separated by about 50 miles are inextricably linked by the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Butler Township, where a gunman wounded Trump, killed a spectator and critically injured two others...
Jury convicts road-rage driver of 3rd-degree murder in death of off-duty Oakdale cop
A jury on Friday convicted a Pittsburgh man of third-degree murder in the 2022 road-rage killing of an off-duty Oakdale police officer. Kevin McSwiggen, 42, of Greenfield will be sentenced Oct. 9 in the death of Charles “Chuckie” Stipetich, who was 23. Jurors deliberated for a few hours Thursday before...
Police remain mum about man killed by Churchill cop in Forest Hills
A Churchill police officer shot and killed an armed man Thursday night outside a Forest Hills home, but details about the incident remained sparse Friday as officials refused to divulge more information. The 48-year-old man, who police did not name, died overnight, according to Allegheny County Police. Officials and police...
Road rage or self-defense? Jury weighs claims in killing of off-duty Oakdale cop
Kevin McSwiggen told a jury Thursday that he never intended to shoot the man he claimed cut him off in traffic two years ago. Instead, he testified, he followed Charles “Chuckie” Stipetich to his Blawnox home to talk to him about his driving to help keep others on the road...
