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Development company plans $57 million SouthSide Works complex
An Indianapolis-based developer is planning a $57 million apartment complex on one of the last remaining vacant parcels in the SouthSide Works, according to the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority. TWG Development in May closed on the $1 million purchase of a 2.3-acre lot at Sidney and Sarah Streets from the...
Leechburg man pleads guilty to forcing boy to watch sex act
A Leechburg man pleaded guilty Tuesday to one felony offense for forcing a teen-aged boy to watch him and an adult woman have sex two years ago. Mark Leone, 50, formerly of Allegheny Township, was sentenced by Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio to serve up to 23 months...
North Huntingdon woman sues Wendel-Herminie club over charity motorcycle wreck
A North Huntingdon woman who was injured when she was thrown from the back of a motorcycle last summer during a charity event contends a local social club that sponsored the benefit ride was at fault. According to a two-count lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County, Kelly Franz said members of...
21 more people charged in federal prison drug smuggling ring
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted more people and added charges in an investigation into a prison drug smuggling ring that authorities dismantled in January. “This drug trafficking organization, which consists largely of repeat offenders, peddled dangerous drugs in prisons and in our communities. If this type of...
Widespread web outage in Northeast traced to Pittsburgh, report says
Did your Verizon service go out Monday? Well, you’re not the only one. A widespread outage affecting Verizon customers as well as thousands of websites serviced by Cloudfare in the Northeast hit at about 7 a.m. The problem that caused it all can be traced to a small commercial internet...
U.S. Attorney: Butler woman tried to embarrass people with medical records
A 62-year-old woman working with private medical records shared that information in order to embarrass and distress the people, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh. Linda Sue Kalina, of Butler, was sentenced to a year in federal prison followed by three years of supervision for violating health privacy...
El Campesino to open restaurant at the Waterfront in Homestead
Enjoy some Mexican food at a brand new spot Saturday at the Waterfront in Homestead. El Campesino at The Waterfront will celebrate its grand opening. The fiesta includes drink tastings, specials and live music. “We’ve been getting calls from excited patrons since the day we announced El Campesino was joining...
Greensburg Salem pays $140K to ex-high school principal who claimed he was ‘blackballed’
Greensburg Salem School District will pay a $140,000 settlement to an ex-administrator who claimed he was discriminated against because of his involvement in an earlier staffing controversy. Former high school Associate Principal Joey L. Maluchnik sued the district in May 2017, claiming district officials blackballed him by refusing to promote...
Surveillance system helps police nab shoplifters at Pittsburgh Mills complex
A state-of-the-art surveillance system at the Pittsburgh Mills mall complex in Frazer is helping police crack down on an increase in shoplifters caused by the opioid epidemic, police Chief Terry Kuhns said. “People who are addicted to opioids are coming up here and stealing items to support their drug habit,”...
Weather smiles on Springdale’s Fireman’s Jubilee after soggy opening
Inclement weather chased people away from the opening night of the annual Fireman’s Jubilee in Springdale, but organizers got a better forecast and extended the family food special to bring people back in droves Tuesday. The 90-year-old Fireman’s Jubilee is the major fundraiser for the Springdale Volunteer Fire Department. The...
Pittsburgh marks 50th anniversary of Stonewall riots with non-discrimination legislation
Pittsburgh plans to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression. City officials Tuesday observed the 50th anniversary of riots in New York City that touched off the LGBT movement in America by proposing legislation that would update an existing non-discrimination ordinance to include gender identity and expression as...
Report: Westmoreland County one of the ‘transitional’ counties in Appalachia
A new federal government report places Westmoreland County among the 217 economically “transitional” counties in Appalachia, based on levels of unemployment, per capita income and poverty. The Appalachian Regional Commission report, titled “County Economic Status Designations for Fiscal Year 2020,” ranks all 420 counties in Appalachia using national census, labor...
Lawsuit: Lewd photo of nursing home resident shared on Snapchat
Staff members at a Butler County nursing home allegedly took lewd photos of a resident suffering from dementia and shared the photo on multiple social media platforms, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The lawsuit claims staff at Paramount Senior Living at Seven Fields took a photo of an 83-year-old...
Coyotes the subject of Pa. Game Commission presentation in Murrysville
Interest in the local coyote population has continued to rise in recent years as trail cameras have captured photos of the elusive canines prowling around the region at night. Coyotes have been spotted in Murrysville, Penn Hills, Tarentum, New Kensington, Connellsville and Mt. Lebanon in the past few years. But...
Driver accused of fleeing Route 30 crash near Westmoreland Mall
Area firefighters and state police Monday searched a neighborhood along the border of Hempfield and Unity to find a man who fled the scene of a wreck on Route 30, state police said. David L. Jellison, 27, of Hostetter, was arraigned on multiple criminal charges Tuesday in connection with the...
Duquesne teen sentenced to minimum 20 years for two shootings, one fatal
An Allegheny County judge Tuesday sentenced 17-year-old Thomas McKissick to at least 20 years in prison on charges of homicide and attempted homicide that stemmed from two separate 2017 incidents in Duquesne, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The first incident happened Oct. 10, 2017, when a 16-year-old boy met...
Time’s running out for treats at Schorr Family Bakeries in Pittsburgh
The clock on the wall shaped like a slice of bread represents the end of an era. It’s time to stop baking. For 45 years, the Schorr family has been kneading dough for their community bakeries with locations in Pittsburgh’s Observatory Hill and West View locations. Saturday will be the...
Leechburg man accused of shooting woman in face to be released from jail while awaiting trial
A Leechburg man accused of shooting a woman in the face before shooting himself will be released from jail while he awaits trial. Roy Edward Berry Jr., 49, was granted a $10,000 non-monetary bond Tuesday after he waived his preliminary hearing. Berry had been in the Westmoreland County Prison since...
Mt. Lebanon man found guilty of third-degree murder in infant daughter’s death
A 31-year-old Mt. Lebanon man was found guilty of third-degree murder Tuesday in the November 2017 death of his four-month-old daughter. Joseph Gazzam, 31, had entered guilty pleas in April to charges including reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child, along with a general plea to one count...
JCPenney to remain open during Century III Mall demolition
Century III mall’s lone tenant, JCPenney, said it would remain “for many years to come” despite the mall owner’s plans to demolish the mall and redevelop the property. “While we don’t provide specific details about our real estate activities, I can tell you that JCPenney is committed to keeping our...
Jeannette man arrested on arson charge in connection with April fire
Jeannette police Tuesday arrested a city man they charged last month with arson and related counts in connection with an April 2 fire. Jason Anthony John, 40, was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $250,000 bail. Authorities accuse John of setting an abandoned North Third Street home on...
Latest round of Catholic Charities grants supports housing, feeding programs
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Greensburg has awarded $37,500 in grants to eight organizations from its Diocesan Poverty Relief Fund. The fund, founded by former Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt in 2009, is for organizations in the four-county diocese that accept and promote the mission of the Catholic Church in...
Winning Cash 5 ticket worth $400K sold in Pittsburgh
A jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket for Monday’s drawing was sold at a Downtown Pittsburgh business. The winner will receive $400,000. The ticket was sold at Faber Coe & Gregg, 500 Grant St. The business will receive $500 for selling the winning ticket. The ticket matched all five balls drawn, 09-10-13-35-36....
New charge filed against Hempfield man accused of threatening church, pastor
A Hempfield man accused of leaving threatening messages for the pastor of a Penn Township church was arrested Tuesday on a charge of flight to avoid apprehension. Mark Eugene Ray, 59, was found hiding in an East Pittsburgh home June 3, 10 days after he allegedly fled from police trying...
Thousands expected at Greek Food Festival in Oakmont this weekend
Thousands of hungry folks are expected to flock to Oakmont for the annual Greek Food Festival. It is the 45th year for the festival at the Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church. The festival will run from noon to 11 p.m. on June 28-30 at 12 Washington Ave. At...
