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Penn Hills man sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in drug distribution network
A Penn Hills man has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison for his role in a drug distribution network. Angelo Massie, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer in Pittsburgh. Authorities said Massie conspired with others to distribute more than a kilogram of...
Thompson Run Road in Ross reopens early
A portion of Thompson Run Road in Ross that had closed has reopened a week early. The section was between Radcliff Drive and Evergreen Road. Allegheny County Public Works officials said a $60,000 replacement project done by Pugliano Construction of Plum finished earlier than expected. The project included replacing a...
GoFundMe page launched in memory of Ambridge electrical worker
A GoFundMe page was launched in memory of an Ambridge man who may have been electrocuted at an Ambridge pipe plant. The page for David Bupp, 46, surpassed its $30,000 goal by about $1,300 Thursday evening. More than 360 people donated. The funds will be used for funeral expenses and...
Allegheny County fugitive on the lam for more than a year arrested in Clairton
One of the U.S. Marshal’s Pittsburgh office top 20 wanted fugitives was arrested Tuesday in Clairton. Martin Correll, 30, was seen by Allegheny County detectives entering a residence at 315 Ohio St. A county SWAT team, along with McKeesport and Clairton police, responded. Correll eventually came out of the residence...
Man shot 3 times in Perry South section of Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man was shot three times Thursday morning in the Perry South section of Pittsburgh’s North Side, police said. Shortly after 10 a.m., authorities received a ShotSpotter alert followed by 911 calls reporting that a man had been shot in the 500 block of Chester Avenue, Department of Public Safety...
Scottdale man found guilty in Youngwood Mother’s Day crash that injured family
Victoria Schuler and her husband, William, were finally able to smile on Thursday, more than three years after they and their two young children were severely injured in a vehicle crash in Youngwood. “We’re glad for it,” Victoria Schuler said minutes after Matthew Murphy, 27, was found guilty of all...
Family of slain Pittsburgh officer offers thanks as investigation continues
Detectives worked fervently Thursday to gather evidence and chase leads as they investigate the killing of a Pittsburgh police officer who was shot three times in the back while off-duty last weekend. No arrests have been made. Officer Calvin Hall died at UPMC Presbyterian hospital at about noon Wednesday, more...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to reduce print publishing to 3 days a week
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is slashing two more days of publishing in print as owner Block Communications moves on its plan to phase out print operations. Starting in October, the 233-year-old newspaper will be published in print just three days a week, owners informed union employees this week. The decision follows...
Calligan Pharmacy owner remembered for treating everyone warmly
The kind, hardworking approach of a Harrison man will live on through his children and family. Richard “Dick” Calligan, a pharmacist, owned and operated Calligan Pharmacy on Corbet Street in Tarentum until 2007, when it was sold to Blackburn’s Physician Pharmacy. He died Wednesday. He was 88. “What I learned...
Apollo readies for moon landing celebration Saturday
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing will be celebrated Saturday in the borough of Apollo with a flurry of activities from a traditional ice cream eating contest to a virtual jet engine display from the Air Force. Most events will be held at Owens Grove along Apollo’s North...
Franklin Regional will begin equipping all students with Chromebooks for 2019-’20
Franklin Regional officials will begin a one-to-one Chromebook program for students attending Franklin Region Senior High School in grades 9-12 for the 2019-‘20 school year. Each student will receive a free Chromebook computer to be used in the classroom as well as at home for educational purposes. Teachers will use...
Residents of New Kensington’s Parnassus Manor complain of roach infestation
Roaches crawling up and down the walls. Roaches on the ceiling light fixtures. Dead roaches in the hallway. These are just a few of the problems residents of Westmoreland Public Housing Authority’s Parnassus Manor in New Kensington have encountered over the past few months as roaches have infested their apartments....
Aggie Brose, longtime activist for Pittsburgh neighborhoods, dies
Aggie Brose, a relentless advocate for positive change in Pittsburgh’s downtrodden neighborhoods, died Wednesday. Brose, 84, of Stanton Heights, lived in Garfield for decades and was a founding member of the Bloomfield-Garfield Corp., a nonprofit community development group. She remained with the organization for more than 40 years, advocating for...
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix hits bucolic Westmoreland County roadsVideo
Members of the Greater Pittsburgh MG Club and Western Pennsylvania Triumph Association hit the roads in Westmoreland County on Thursday for the annual Countryside Tour as part of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, which will be held this weekend. The Countryside Tour, which started in 2012, left the Ramada Inn...
St. Alexis Church hosting 2-day flea market in Wexford to benefit school
Instead of hitting garage sale after garage sale this weekend, bargain hunters in the North Hills can do some one-stop shopping that will benefit a local school. St. Alexis Catholic Church will hold a two-day flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, and from 9...
Penn Hills woman severely injured when train rolls over leg
A Penn Hills woman was “hanging around” a train yard Wednesday night with her boyfriend when one car began to move, running over her leg, police said. The 18-year-old woman, whom officials declined to identify, is recovering from her injuries at a local hospital. “She was down around the tracks...
O’Hara bridge scheduled to reopen with new name after 5-month reconstruction
The Brownshill Road Bridge in O’Hara is scheduled to reopen next week with a new look and a new name. The span, closed for five months during reconstruction, will be called the Judith B. Spray Bridge in honor of a late township employee. A dedication ceremony will be hosted at...
Irwin hires part-time police officer
Irwin has hired another part-time police officer. Devin Jay McCurdy of North Huntingdon was hired at the probationary rate of $12 per hour. After two weeks, he will be paid at the full part-time officer’s rate of $19 an hour, at the discretion of Chief Roger Pivirotto. The chief said...
Duquesne Light hires its first chief diversity officer
Duquesne Light announced Thursday the creation of a new diversity strategy with the company’s first chief diversity officer: Sara Oliver-Carter. She starts Aug. 19. Oliver-Carter will focus on company culture, community partnerships and diversifying the suppliers with which Duquesne Light partners. “Our commitment to diversity and inclusion and its importance...
Sleep Number to move out of Westmoreland Mall
Another store is slated to move out of Westmoreland Mall. Sleep Number, located on the lower level between Sloppy Soap and Champs Sports, will move to a freestanding building at Eastgate Plaza in Hempfield, said Sleep Number spokesperson Julie Elepano. The news comes weeks after Verizon Wireless, previously located across...
New Stanton bugler heads to Gettysburg for Taps
A New Stanton bugler who has played at military funerals since he was in the eighth grade is set to play Taps Saturday at the Soldiers Monument in the Gettysburg National Cemetery as part of “100 Nights of Taps.” Jay Copenhaver, 63, who plays for the Youngwood Veterans of Foreign...
Trafford man pleads guilty to assaulting pregnant girlfriend
A Trafford man was released from prison late Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection with a physical confrontation earlier this year with his pregnant girlfriend. Nigel Christopher Hogan, 29, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of simple assault and in a related case one charge...
Science group predicts hotter weather for Pennsylvania, elsewhere in decades to come
If you think it is too hot and muggy in Western Pennsylvania these days, just wait until it gets worse in a few decades, according to a science advocacy organization that is warning about the dangers of climate change. The state will experience an average of 40 days a year...
Bill Peduto to seek third term as Pittsburgh mayor
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto confirmed on Twitter on Wednesday night that he plans to seek a third term as mayor. The announcement comes as no surprise as Peduto, 54, who is serving a second four-year term, has repeatedly said he would consider a third campaign before ending his political career....
Feds taking over prosecution of NYC men arrested in fentanyl bust on Pa. turnpikeVideo
Federal authorities are taking over the prosecution of two men accused of having a large amount of pure fentanyl during a traffic stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County last week. A federal indictment was filed and arrest warrants were issued Tuesday for Juan Junior Guzman, 41, and Hector...
