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Slippery Rock University announces in-person fall semester; Pitt still mulling plans
Add Slippery Rock University to the growing list of colleges projecting a reopening at near normal levels this fall. The announcement Monday that the state university located in Butler County is anticipating near normal operations this fall follows announcements last week from four other State System universities in Western Pennsylvania...
Sexual assault trial of former Pirates’ pitcher set for May
The sexual assault and child pornography cases against suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez will be conducted May. Westmoreland County Judge Scott Mears, following a hearing Monday afternoon, ordered jury selection in the case to begin May 14 and for testimony in the trial to start on May 17. “Given...
2 hospitalized after SUV crashes into Derry Township creekVideo
Two people were “lucky” to avoid more serious injury Monday when the SUV they were in veered off Route 30 and into the rain swollen waters of Loyalhanna Creek in Derry Township, according to firefighters. The pair were transported by Mutual Aid Ambulance to AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville after...
Ed Gainey campaign chief, Pittsburgh political activist nearly come to blows at political event
Pittsburgh mayoral candidate Ed Gainey’s campaign manager and a Democratic activist who is critical of Gainey nearly came to blows during a dispute Saturday at a Duquesne Heights union hall parking lot. The activist, Kierran Young, 28, of Stanton Heights, said he is considering whether to pursue criminal charges after...
Leechburg man charged with assaulting juvenile
Police have charged an 18-year-old Leechburg man with sexually assaulting a juvenile runaway under the age of 13. Pennsylvania State Police in Kittanning filed charges against Ethan James Cogley last Thursday in connection with the alleged incidents. Cogley was arraigned Thursday and faces five felony charges including indecent assault of...
Police searching for man who fled after being pulled over along Route 28 in Harmar
Pennsylvania state police still were searching Monday for a man who fled from state troopers after they pulled him over on Route 28 in Harmar on Friday. Police identified the driver as Anthony Dwayne Smith Jr., 28, from the Pittsburgh area. At about 5:30 p.m., police say, they spotted Smith’s...
Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show postponed again, Duquesne Light not a sponsor
The 2021 Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show has been rescheduled a second time, to October. And for the first time in 20 years, title sponsor Duquesne Light will not be a part of the show. “We are taking a pause,” said Hollie Geitner, a Duquesne Light spokeswoman. “It just doesn’t...
As St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton faces closure, group appeals decision
St. Philip Catholic School in Crafton is scheduled to close as part of a merger, but a group of parents is determined to reverse Bishop David Zubik’s decision. The Diocese of Pittsburgh announced in February the school would merge with St. Margaret of Scotland School in Green Tree and that...
United Steelworkers to seek strike authorization at ATI
The United Steelworkers union is preparing for a strike authorization at Allegheny Technologies Inc., the union’s international vice president confirmed Monday. Although the contract that expired Sunday was extended and employees were told to continue to report to work, “the locals have returned home with instructions to begin setting up...
Covid cases continue to climb at Allegheny County Jail
The number of inmates at Allegheny County Jail who are positive for covid-19 has doubled in the last week. As of Sunday, 76 inmates were positive for the novel coronavirus, with another 27 tests pending, according to the county’s website. Also on Monday, six pods at the jail were in...
Phone appointments filled for Heinz Field covid vaccine clinic
Both phone and online appointments for Giant Eagle’s covid vaccination clinic at Heinz Field have been completely filled, a spokesman for the chain said Monday. The multi-day clinic will take place this week, from Tuesday to Friday. Online appointments became available last Friday, Feb. 26, through Giant Eagle’s scheduling tool....
Troopers charge Unity man after confrontation over wearing mask in Giant Eagle
A Unity man accused of refusing to wear a mask while shopping at a grocery store and threatening to fight the manager before fleeing was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment, state police said. William A. Muir, 41, also received four traffic citations from troopers as he fled the Giant...
Murrysville police charge former Export man with assault, strangulation
Murrysville police said a 26-year-old man was arrested early Sunday on charges of harassment, simple assault and strangulation following an alleged incident inside a woman’s apartment. Zachary Musto of Rochester, Beaver County, was arrested following the reported attack around 12:10 a.m. that occurred in the 1100 block of Ohio Street....
Brackenridge woman tells police she feared for her life in assault
Brackenridge police said officers found a woman bleeding from her mouth and nose upon responding to a domestic dispute on Cherry Street Sunday. Police charged Nicholas Cory Skufca, 37, with a felony count of strangulation along with simple assault and harassment. In a criminal complaint against Skufca, police said the...
Westmoreland Courthouse phones off line Monday
Phone systems at the Westmoreland County Courthouse were off line Monday, from morning into the early afternoon. Office staffers were able call out but, at times, but were unable to receive incoming calls, according to Commissioner Sean Kertes. Emergency calls to the county’s 911 system were not affected. Officials believe...
Pa. teachers could move to vaccine’s phase 1A distribution, task force says
Discussions are in progress in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly to possibly move teachers to phase 1A of the state’s vaccine rollout. State Rep. Tim O’Neal, R-Washington, sent an email Sunday alerting House GOP members of the possibility, according to WPXI. He explained that the National Guard would be involved in the...
Pittsburgh Field Club welcomes new PGA golf pro Christian Sheehan
A Rhode Island native is the new PGA Head Golf Professional at the historic Pittsburgh Field Club off Squaw Run Road in Fox Chapel. Christian Sheehan will manage golf operations, including tournaments and outings, membership programming and golf shop merchandising. “My most memorable golf experiences are simply watching the club...
Pittsburgh officials advance plan for new steam heating system
For more than a century, many of Pittsburgh’s office buildings in the Golden Triangle have been kept warm using steam heat generated at a North Shore factory that is conveyed Downtown. But the Pittsburgh Allegheny County Thermal (PACT) system is old, failing and beyond repair, Mayor Bill Peduto said last...
Westmoreland County’s covid number dropped dramatically in February
When compared with recent prior months, February was much better with regard to the coronavirus in Westmoreland County. New cases of covid-19 dropped by 61.5% from January (5,370) to February (2,064). Even within the month, new cases dropped from the first half to the second. In the first 14 days...
Allegheny County’s covid numbers saw dramatic decline in February
Allegheny County saw its covid numbers drop dramatically in the month of February, recording 53% fewer new cases than in January. February’s total new cases in the county added up to 7,301. In January, that number was 15,559. It was the second largest month-to-month decline during the entire pandemic. The...
Pittsburgh zoo reopens with enhanced safety measures
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium reopened Monday with modified hours and safety precautions meant to limit the risk of covid-19. Through April, the zoo will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with entry gates closing at 3 p.m. Beginning Memorial Day weekend, gates will close at 4...
WWII code-breaker, Julia Parsons of Forest Hills, to be honored for 100th birthday and top-secret serviceVideo
Julia Parsons knows how to keep a secret. She was tight-lipped about one for more than 50 years. Parsons, 99, of Forest Hills, was a code-breaker in World War II. She served in the U.S. Navy’s WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), after graduating from Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie...
Norwin Air Force Junior ROTC to hold food drive
The Norwin Air Force Junior ROTC Cadets plan a food collection event from 9 a.m. to noon March 20 and 3 to 6 p.m. March 21 at the front entrance of Norwin High School, 251 McMahon Drive, North Huntingdon. The food collected by the Junior ROTC Cadets will be given...
Blackburn Center’s ‘Walk a Mile’ event gets new name, goes virtual
The Blackburn Center’s annual walk against gender-based violence is returning after a hiatus with a new name and format. Formerly called Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, the event has been rebranded as Walk a Mile in Their His Her Our Shoes to reflect the universality of intimate partner violence....
Police: 2 gas stations in Pittsburgh’s East End robbed at gunpoint overnight
Pittsburgh police are investigating a pair of armed robberies that occurred early Monday morning in the city’s East End. The first incident occurred at the 1:25 a.m. at the Marathon gas station in the 4000 block of Penn Avenue, which is in the city’s Lower Lawrenceville section, according to police....
