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A Parks Township man who was riding in a pickup pulled over for a suspended registration in Kiski Township on Tuesday was charged after police say he admitted to having a smorgasbord of drugs in the truck. Kiski Township police said Thomas William Brydon III, 37, was in possession of...

The family of slain New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw attended the introduction of the Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department’s new police dog. Carr was introduced to the public Tuesday night outside of the Springdale Township office. The Officer Brian Shaw Foundation provided $15,000 for the dog and its police...

Confronting financial woes exacerbated by the pandemic, the Jewish Association on Aging announced Thursday that it plans to close Charles Morris Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The nonprofit nursing home — among the highest-rated such facilities in Western Pennsylvania — is set to shut down permanently...

The Greensburg YMCA’s child care center was cited recently by the state Department of Human Services after a complaint investigation. Department spokeswoman Erin James said the South Maple Avenue center was cited for violating child care regulations related to physical discipline, harsh language and ridicule or threat of harm. Three...

Allegheny County officials and medical experts from across the county delivered a dire and pleading message Thursday as the number of covid-19 cases continued to rise, with this week’s new case count likely to top 2,000. “These data concern me and they must be a wake-up call to everyone in...

Len Young remembers the inspiration he felt a decade ago during a Tea Party rally in Washington, D.C. The Monroeville resident said he hopes to replicate that experience Saturday in the same place, this time in support of President Trump, other state and federal races and “real discovery of fraudulent...

The residents of Monticello Drive in Delmont have a tradition going back more than three decades of joining in December for a neighborhood get-together. Neighbors would pick a local charity and bring donations. With covid-19 cases surging across the county, state and country, that didn’t seem like a great option...

Coronavirus cases continue to mount at Westmoreland Manor, but the number of new infections has slowed in recent weeks. County officials said Thursday that, over the last two weeks, five residents and four employees have tested positive for the virus at the nursing home in Hempfield. With those most recent...

Affordable housing projects in Pittsburgh’s East Hills and Observatory Hill neighborhoods were given a funding boost Thursday by the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority. The board approved more than $850,000 in funding for the projects. Some of the money will help pay for renovations at five homes on Bonvue Street that...

A North Huntingdon man taken into custody Monday after a standoff with state parole agents showed Monroeville police a fake “state police deputy badge,” when questioned for allegedly breaking into a truck last month, according to court papers. Randolph Eugene Dillinger, 54, was charged last week by Monroeville police on...

Fawn supervisors voted Tuesday to fire suspended police officer Keith Lazaron II for alleged willful misconduct. Lazaron, 35, of Allegheny Township, has denied any wrongdoing and leveled his own allegations against township officials in a pending federal lawsuit. Lazaron was suspended June 1, with the township alleging Lazaron changed a...

State health officials urged Pennsylvania residents to avoid gatherings both large and small, as the state continues to report more covid-19 cases than it has all through the pandemic. The state again broke its record for its highest daily case total on Thursday, adding 5,488 cases for a total of...

State Sen. Kim Ward made history Thursday as fellow Senate Republicans appointed her as the state legislature’s first woman to serve as majority leader. Ward, of Hempfield, replaces Sen. Jake Corman, who has been appointed Senate president pro tempore. “I’m very, very honored today to have been chosen as the...

A Latrobe man accused of raping a woman hours after his release from the Westmoreland County Prison last week was awaiting arraignment Thursday on new charges of exposing himself to a nurse at the Hempfield lockup and assaulting a prison guard. Zackery D. Kimmick, 30, was returned to the prison...

The untimely death of a mountain biker from Pittsburgh hit close to home for Dave Brown. Brown, 47, of Plum started coaching on the Pittsburgh East Composite Mountain Bike Team earlier this year when his 12-year-old son joined the team. The biking team comprises around 40 athletes from school districts...

Members of the Pittsburgh Community Task Force on Policing Reform had a singular message for City Council members Thursday: They want the recommendations in their 47-page report implemented. The 15-member task force met regularly since it was formed in June by Mayor Bill Peduto. They disagreed on many things during...

The City of Pittsburgh added Glasgow, Scotland, to its long list of Sister City relationships with a virtual signing ceremony on Thursday. Given the Steel City’s Scotch-Irish heritage, the partnership appears to be a natural fit, especially considering that Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie made his fortune here founding what became...

St. Juan Diego Parish in Sharpsburg has released a full slate of winter programs for people fighting addiction. The Rev. Michael Decewicz, founder of the Addiction Recovery Ministry (ARM), said it’s important to keep a steady stream of services during the holidays, when people might find their challenges particularly hard....

A steady rise in coronavirus cases in Allegheny County continued Thursday with the addition of 412 new cases, the highest daily total since the pandemic began in March. The county saw 366 new cases on Wednesday, 317 on Tuesday and 270 cases on Monday. There has been an average of...

Westmoreland County on Thursday saw 207 new coronavirus cases, a record number. Two new deaths were also reported, which follows six that were added on Wednesday. The total number of deaths in the county because of the virus stands at 131. Pennsylvania, as well as some neighboring counties, have seen...

As golfers teed off Thursday to begin the days-long Masters tournament in Georgia, a senior living facility in Penn Hills held their own version. The 30 residents at Allegheny Place participated in the facility’s inaugural “The Masters at Allegheny Place” to compete for donated prizes and enjoy a change of...