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‘NBC Nightly News’ continues focus on Clairton Coke Works fires, air quality impacts
“NBC Nightly News” on Sunday took the story of yet another fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant and continuing community concerns about air quality and potential health risks to a national audience. “It shouldn’t be something that children have to deal with because of the air,” a tearful mother said...
Tips help Greensburg cops identify suspect in passing counterfeit bill
Tips from the public helped Greensburg Police identify a 29-year-old man who allegedly passed a counterfeit $100 bill June 20 at a downtown pharmacy. Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Jonathan D. Sherback, whose last known address was Pittsburgh, on charges of retail theft, theft by false impression and...
Trial starts for man accused of killing McKeesport woman
A bench trial began Monday for a man accused in a double shooting that left one woman dead and another man injured on the steps of a McKeesport bar in 2017. Daniel Bizzelle, 27, is charged with homicide in the July 16, 2017, death of 23-year-old Samantha Klavora. He is...
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh members launch unionization effort
Employees from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh are meeting Monday to kick off unionization efforts. “I think it’s important because, as we exist now, we don’t have a contract,” said Rachel Masilamani, a part-time librarian at the Downtown branch. “So sometimes it could be difficult to bring up things that...
2 McCandless primary losers get enough write-in votes to run in the fall
Two Republican candidates for McCandless council who failed to win party nomination in the spring primary received enough write-in votes from Democrats to make it on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election. First-term incumbent council President Kim Zachary lost the GOP nomination to run for a second term...
Franklin Park Democrats used write-in votes to nominate candidates in 2 wards
Democrats in two Franklin Park wards cast enough write-in votes in the May 21 primary to nominate candidates to challenge incumbent members of council in the fall, according to Allegheny County election records. Incumbent Republican Laura Coombs, the council’s second vice president, ran uncontested for the Ward 1 primary nomination....
Hite Road Bridge demolition underway
PennDOT District 11 is announcing bridge demolition work is underway on Hite Road (Route 1014) in Springdale and Harmar townships. Allegheny County. Bridge demolition work is underway on the Hite Road Bridge over Route 28. Crews from Swank Construction Company, LLC will conduct demolition work around-the-clock through Friday night, June...
Police confirm bear spotted in Clairton
There’s a different kind of bear walking the streets of Clairton. No, not the high school’s Clairton Bears that produced NFL wide receiver Tyler Boyd: We’re talking a real-life black bear. Clairton police said in a Facebook post that a black bear was seen in the area of State Route...
Police: Argument led to stabbing at Hempfield home; victim hospitalized
A Hempfield man is behind bars after state police said he stabbed a man Friday inside a township home. Vincente Alejo Andres, 34, is accused of stabbing the man in the face while the pair were fighting at a Tiffany Circle home. The injured man was taken to AHN Forbes...
Composting class coming to Fox Chapel library
Anyone interested in producing homemade compost from kitchen or yard scraps can learn more at a class offered at Cooper-Siegel Community Library. “Backyard Composting” will be 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 13. Cost is $70 and includes a take-home Garden EARTH bin with an 82-gallon capacity. The library is...
Cops: North Side man beat woman because she ordered him the wrong beer
A Pittsburgh man became so angry at a woman who ordered him the wrong beer that he followed her outside a Murrysville restaurant and chased her across Route 22, where he is accused of kicking and punching her, according to court documents. Kadeem O. Warren, 28, of the North Side,...
Fayette man killed in off-road vehicle crash in Middlecreek Township
A Fayette County man died of injuries sustained when he crashed his off-road vehicle Saturday night in Middlecreek Township. State police said Joseph A. Cole, 33, of Mill Run, was driving north on Scullton Road near Whipkey Dam Road shortly after 10:15 p.m., when his vehicle left the roadway, ran...
Police: DUI suspected in Murrysville motorcycle crash
Murrysville police believe a motorcyclist was driving under the influence Sunday night in a one-vehicle crash on Route 366. The driver lost control of the motorcycle at 8:18 p.m. and crashed near Hankey Church Road, according to police Chief Thomas Seefeld. The driver had a major head injury and broken...
UPMC, Highmark reach 10-year deal for patient coverage
UPMC and Highmark struck a truce Monday that will allow Western Pennsylvanians to maintain access to hospitals and doctors across both rival health systems for at least the next 10 years. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro hailed the unexpected contract — inked six days before UPMC and Highmark were scheduled...
McKees Rocks fire forces 6 families from apartment building
Six families were forced out of their apartment building after a fire late Sunday in McKees Rocks, WPXI reported. Firefighters responded to the blaze along Wayne Avenue around 10:30 p.m. No injuries were reported. Crews were able to rescue a dog and other pets. Flames appear to have broken out...
Rain returns briefly before string of mild days
After three days of sunny — and dry — weather, thunderstorms are expected to return Monday with potentially damaging winds and hail, according to the National Weather Service. Rain is expected late in the afternoon, just in time for rush hour, with stronger storms coming through after midnight. Temperatures will...
‘Huddle Up:’ Ex-NFL great Chris Long retires to parents’ home – for now
It’s not often that an 11-year NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl winner retires and lives in his parents’ house, but that’s just what has happened to Chris Long. “They’re working on my house, so we’re a family of four living with my folks,” he said with laugh during this...
Police investigating gas station robbery in Marshall
Northern Regional Police are investigating an overnight gas station robbery in Marshall Township, WPXI reported. Officers responded at about 1 a.m. to the BP near T-Bones Plaza, just off I-79. A K9 unit assisted in the search along VIP Drive, which then extended to a nearby parking lot at Econo...
Float your cares away with a trip down the Kiski RiverVideo
River recreation is easy to find in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The River’s Edge Canoe & Kayak, located in Gilpin along the Kiski River, offers canoe and kayak sales and a variety of rental water pursuits for all skill levels. Married couple Neill and Evelyn Andritz of Avonmore opened River’s Edge...
New stores, relocations a sign of a hot summer
Super Beer World, 2121 Noblestown Road, Green Tree, is under new ownership. Its growing selection of products include wine coolers and non-alcoholic beverages, craft, domestic and imported beers, chips, candy and party supplies, and cigarettes, snuff and “roll your own” tobacco. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to...
Shaler plans full day of Fourth of July festivities
Shaler is inviting the community to Kiwanis Park to celebrate Independence Day. Community Day will kick off at 8:30 a.m. July 4 with the 15th annual Jane Neely 5K Run/Walk benefiting the Shaler Area Backpack Initiative, which provides families with child-friendly snacks and easy weekend meals. The 5K race will...
Church group: Drag queen bingo encourages fondling, groping
Mt. Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department won’t host another drag queen bingo, but it’s not because of the drag, Chief Jerry Lucia said. “We didn’t have the large crowd we thought, and then we had bingo players come here thinking they’d be playing bingo all night,” Lucia said. “They only played...
Music keeps Hempfield bass player swinging
At 84, Dale Yates can still swing with the best of them. The Hempfield retiree never takes to the dance floor. Instead, he’s on stage with the band, providing a deep resonant tone on the upright bass he has been playing since 1953. “It keeps getting heavier every year, but...
Leechburg man dedicated to spreading his mother’s ‘timeless idea’
Loving kindness is an old — but still good — idea, Hank Commodore and like-minded people believe. So good, in fact, that in 2018 the Leechburg Area School District wove it into the fabric of the district’s curriculum. They made it a mission for students when dealing with peers and...
Westmoreland judicial candidates spent $750K through spring primary election
The six candidates who ran for two open judicial seats on the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas spent more than $750,000 combined through early June. Campaign finance reports filed last week in Harrisburg detailed candidate spending and revealed the growing cost to run for judge in Westmoreland County. Attorney...
