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Sun Country Airlines to add nonstop service between Pittsburgh International, Minneapolis
Pittsburgh International Airport will add another budget airline to its stable of carriers beginning next year when Sun Country Airlines adds a nonstop flight to Minneapolis-St. Paul, airport officials announced this week. “We’re thrilled to have Sun Country’s low-cost service for Pittsburgh travelers heading to the Twin Cities,” said Bryan...
Jury to begin deliberating fatal shooting at Club Erotica in McKees Rocks
Seth McDermit wouldn’t be dead if Charles Becher and his relatives had let McDermit and his friends leave a McKees Rocks strip club early Jan. 29, a prosecutor told an Allegheny County jury Tuesday. Instead, Becher, 24, and the two women he was with escalated the situation, Assistant District Attorney...
Section of I-79 in Kennedy reopens after morning crash
Authorities on Tuesday afternoon reopened a section of Interstate 79 in Kennedy that closed after a multiple-vehicle crash in the morning. The crash involving a tractor-trailer, dump truck and van happened around 9 a.m. at the Crafton/Route 60 exit. The tractor-trailer overturned and the dump truck ended up through a...
State Rep. Summer Lee launches campaign for Congress
Second-term state Rep. Summer Lee launched her campaign for Congress on Tuesday, a day after longtime U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle said he wouldn’t seek reelection in the district representing Pittsburgh and suburbs in eastern and southern Allegheny County. “For too long, communities like mine have suffered and been left behind...
A Flock of Seagulls bringing its space age sound back to PittsburghVideo
Once upon a time there was a rock and roll band from Liverpool, England, that had really cool hair and a fresh, electrifying signature sound. And that band was known as — A Flock of Seagulls. Led by a talented young singer/songwriter named Mike Score, A Flock of Seagulls dropkicked...
McKeesport man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on drug, weapons violations
A McKeesport man was sentenced Monday to 14 years in a federal prison in connection with drug and weapons offenses. Derrick Walker, 31, was arrested after prosecutors said he sold stamp bags of fentanyl marked “Pray for Death” to a man on June 15, 2019. That man was found dead...
Parkway East reopens after tractor-trailer overturns
The Parkway East’s inbound lanes reopened Tuesday morning after an overturned tractor-trailer prompted a four-hour shutdown that snarled rush-hour traffic. The crash happened before 5 a.m. between the Edgewood/Swissvale and Wilkinsburg exits, according to PennDOT. The tractor-trailer was on its side, blocking much of the three-lane highway. All lanes were...
Allegheny County police union files suit over vaccine mandate
The union that represents the Allegheny County Police Department is suing the county over a mandate that all executive branch employees be vaccinated against covid-19, alleging that it is a mandatory subject of collective bargaining. The complaint, filed last week in Common Pleas Court, seeks an injunction to halt the...
Allegheny County jury begins deliberations in South Side sexual assault case
Adnan Pehlivan’s defense attorney conceded Monday that his client may have acted strangely at Kopy’s bar on Pittsburgh’s South Side the night of May 15, 2018. In closing arguments during Pehlivan’s trial on sex charges, defense attorney Lee Rothman said it was true that his client bought himself and three...
U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle won’t seek another term in officeVideo
U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle said Monday he will serve out the rest of his 14th term in office but not seek reelection next year. “I believe the time has come to pass the torch to the next generation,” said Doyle, 68, a Democrat from Forest Hills. Doyle is the most...
Human skeletal remains found in Penn Hills
The Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit responded to a request for assistance Sunday after county 911 was notified of the finding of human skeletal remains in Penn Hills. The notification came at about 3:40 p.m. after the remains were found in a wooded area in the 1600 block of...
Pittsburgh teen charged in double shooting outside Kennedy bowling alley
A Pittsburgh teen was charged Sunday with shooting two people, one fatally, on Saturday night outside a bowling alley in Kennedy Township. Allegheny County Police arrested Malik Smith, 19, of Pittsburgh during an investigation into the double shooting, which happened just before 10:30 p.m. at the Kennedy Lanes bowling alley...
Short-term food bank numbers are down, but long-term food insecurity remains an issue nationwide
Hunger and food insecurity across the United States have dropped measurably over the past six months, but the need remains far above pre-pandemic levels. And while that demand has lessened somewhat in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region, local food bank officials are also seeing an uptick in applications for the...
Trib journalists promoted to key roles
Several longtime Trib journalists assumed key leadership roles last week. Jason Cato, Matt Provenzo and Ben Schmitt have been promoted to deputy managing editor positions, said Trib Executive Editor Luis Fabregas. Dirk Kaufman is director of newsroom operations. “Their experience and talent will play a crucial role in this ever-changing...
Nursing homes fall short of vaccine mandates for staff
Nursing homes are struggling to meet vaccination mandates for workers despite the likelihood of federal sanctions. In Pennsylvania, about 28% of the state’s 688 skilled care nursing facilities had met an 80% threshold for staff vaccination rates as of Oct. 3, according to the state Department of Health. Even fewer...
DEP denies PennEnergy Resources’ request to draw millions of gallons of water per day from Big Sewickley Creek
A decision by state environmental regulators to deny an energy company’s request to draw up to 3 million gallons of water a day from Big Sewickley Creek and one of its tributaries for fracking is being lauded as an important step toward protecting the waterway’s ecosystem. PennEnergy Resources’ application in...
Defendant testifies he feared for his life when he fired fatal shots outside Club Erotica in McKees RocksVideo
Charles Becher said he thought he was going to die outside a McKees Rocks strip club in January. Becher, testifying Friday in his own defense in an Allegheny County homicide trial, told a jury that he had been inside Club Erotica when he heard his sister and cousin were involved...
Duquesne Light seeks 4.2% rate hike in January
Duquesne Light Co.’s proposal to raise the electric bills of its 600,000 residential and commercial customers this winter should be approved by state regulators, an administrative law judge recommended this week. Under terms of the proposed settlement, Duquesne Light would raise rates by $4.23 a month, or 4.23%, on the...
Pittsburgh airport’s $1.4B construction project cleared for takeoff; completion delayed to 2025Video
Pittsburgh International Airport is still considered a gem by many airline industry experts nearly three decades after it opened as a hub for the former US Airways. “Pittsburgh, as it is today, is still one of the most innovative airports out there,” said Mike Boyd, president of the Colorado-based aviation...
Judge denies Parnell motion to seal custody case, but grants protections for children’s medical records
The judge presiding over the divorce and child custody case involving Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell on Thursday denied a motion by his attorney to seal the entirety of the case and upcoming trial, as well as a motion for a gag order on the parties. Senior Common Pleas...
Kennywood, Idlewild pumpkin spice up fall-themed menu items
Now you can get your pumpkin spice fix at Kennywood. Fall festivities at both Kennywood and Idlewild parks are enhanced this year with the addition of special seasonal food items. For visitors to Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest, that includes a pumpkin spice-flavored funnel cake and cheesecake, along with turkey legs,...
St. Clair Health now using Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator for breast cancer
Having additional knowledge can never be a bad thing, especially when it comes to detecting breast cancer. St. Clair Health announced it is providing the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator, a tool utilized to gather information on a patient from personal history to breast density and mammogram images. The information is...
4 newcomers vie for 2 open seats on Pine Township Board of Supervisors
Voters in the Pine Township will be asked to select from among four political newcomers to fill two vacancies on the five-member board of supervisors after incumbents Michael Dennehy and Ed Holdcroft decided not to seek reelection. Dennehy serves as the board chairman and Holdcoft is the vice chairman. Those...
Gateway school board has 4 open seats
Monroeville and Pitcairn residents will have a pool of six people to choose from in the upcoming general election to fill four available seats on the Gateway School Board of Directors, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Two candidates, Scott Williams and Robin Mungo, are...
Couple that died in West Mifflin house fire identified
An elderly West Mifflin couple who died in a fire early Thursday has been identified. The victims are Carl and Victoria Bajus, both 78, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Fire tore through their West Mifflin home forcing fire crews to retreat for their own safety as the...
