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1 victim taken by ambulance from Bell Township crash
One person was transported by ambulance from the scene of a one-car crash Friday night in Bell Township. Shortly before 11 p.m., emergency crews responded to Route 981 near its intersection with Substation Road for a report of a rollover crash. As midnight approached, Route 981 remained closed between Route...
Suspect driving with small boy crashes in Tarentum after high-speed chase on Route 28
An Arnold man with a young boy riding in the back seat led police on a high-speed chase Friday night that started on the Route 28 expressway and ended when he crashed near the foot of the Tarentum Bridge. The chase ended shortly before 9 p.m. when the suspect crashed...
Man shot dead in Clairton was former high school football great Armani Ford
A 23-year-old man who was a former Clairton High School football star was shot and killed in Clairton on Friday evening, according to Allegheny County officials. Police responded to the backyard of home on the 800 block of Vankirk Street in Clairton just after 6 p.m., where they found a...
Murrysville teen tops classic physique category at bodybuilding competition
The youngest competitor ever to enter the OCB Pittsburgh Pro Qualifier bodybuilding tournament, held last month in Murrysville, won the Classic Physique category in the teen age group. James Swift, 14, of Murrysville, was one of many vying for titles during the competition’s 30th year. “I started going to Dean’s...
Yough Senior High School Prom 2019
Yough Senior High School Prom had its prom Friday night. Here is a photo gallery of the highlights from the grand march....
‘Friendly fire’ painting joins Fort Ligonier’s Washington galleryVideo
Renowned artist and Ligonier native Chas Fagan has painted portraits of all the U.S. presidents, including George Washington. Friday evening, he unveiled a more active impression of Washington — as a 26-year-old Virginia colonel faced with “friendly fire” in a French and Indian War engagement near Fort Ligonier. Fagan presented...
Special Olympics of Pennsylvania to host ‘UNcathlon’ to raise funds, awareness
The Special Olympics of Pennsylvania will host its third annual Pittsburgh UNcathlon in Schenley Park on Sunday. The event will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Schenley Park, where teams of six will compete in 10 physical trials that test speed, strength and endurance. There is also...
Volunteers plant future forest at Flight 93 National MemorialVideo
The sun was elusive, but energy and muscle were in abundance Friday as hundreds of volunteers climbed hills above the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County. About 400 people were expected to plant 13,600 seedlings and native shrubs over 20 acres Friday, which was Arbor Day, and Saturday as...
Photos: Franklin Regional students head to prom
Franklin Regional Senior High School students donned their best duds and lined up on Friday evening to march down the aisle before this year’s prom. The theme for this year’s prom is “The Golden ’20s,” and the high-school auditorium was outfitted with appropriate Art Deco-style trappings as students snapped photos...
Ohiopyle rafting guides earn Carnegie Medals for heroics in saving women’s lives
Two Ohiopyle whitewater rafting guides received Carnegie Medals on Friday for rescuing two women from the Youghiogheny River in 2017. Eric Martin and Patrick Nolan McCarty, both of Ohiopyle, were awarded medals by the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission at a ceremony at the Ohiopyle State Park office. According to...
Youngwood man charged with drug possession
A Youngwood man was charged Friday with drug possession and other offenses after he was arrested by Westmoreland County deputy sheriffs in the area to capture another wanted suspect. Darrell Scott Strong, 50, is charged with two counts of possession of controlled substances and one charge of drug paraphernalia possession....
Don a hat for Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy ‘Spring Hat Luncheon’
Put a topper on it. The 21st annual PNC Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Spring Hat Luncheon is from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4. It’s the first time the stylish event will be held at Allegheny Commons Park on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The soiree attracts 700 guests, according to a...
Greensburg man gets jail for spitting at guards, assaulting Hempfield man
A Greensburg man will serve up to 23 months in jail for spitting at three corrections officers who guarded him while receiving medical treatment last year at Excela Westmoreland Hospital. Jamel C. Miles, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to multiple counts of aggravated assault by a prisoner in connection with the...
Latrobe man pleads guilty to simple assault
A Latrobe man pleaded guilty to assaulting his live-in girlfriend. Jeremiah Camorote, 42, was sentenced to serve one year on probation and ordered by Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger to complete an anger management course. Camorote pleaded guilty to simple assault. Prosecutors dismissed a more serious allegation of strangulation....
Storm topples trees, rips off roof in Derry Township
A storm that swept through the area Friday afternoon felled trees and power lines near Keystone State Park in Derry Township and ripped part of the roof off a home on Keystone Park Road. Residents were present when the sub-roof and shingles were torn off a ranch house near the...
Pittsburgh police promote 11 to leadership ranks
Pittsburgh police and city officials promoted 11 officers to leadership positions Friday in a short ceremony in City Council Chambers. Two sergeants were promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and nine officers were promoted to sergeant. Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich thanked the officers for their service and willingness to...
Pitt graduate student workers’ union vote ruled inconclusive
Union organizers at the University of Pittsburgh on Friday were dealt their second setback in a little more than week when graduate student workers failed to prevail in a union vote, a preliminary count showed. Organizers tallied 675 yes votes for the union to 712 no votes, but they still...
State lawmaker Brooks gives his state paycheck to volunteer fire companiesVideo
Sixteen fire departments are sharing $16,000 earned by state Rep. Bob Brooks, with the promise of much more to come. Brooks, R-Murrysville, has pledged to donate most or all of his state salary to organizations within the 54th state House District. State House members are paid a base annual salary...
PWSA board approves paid leave policy for employees
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority employees who are victims of domestic violence will have access to paid sick leave under a policy unanimously approved Friday by the board of directors. Directors also approved up to six weeks of paid parental leave for employees with new babies. The policy also applies...
A year after DelTondo killing, Beaver DA remains mum on details
Nearly a year after Rachael DelTondo was gunned down in the driveway of her mother’s Aliquippa home, Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier broke his months of silence to say he was “pleased with the progress of the investigation.” Lozier did not indicate what progress has been made, nor did...
Penn Hills pet advocates raising money, starting website
A group of dog lovers in Penn Hills has banded together to raise money for a temporary holding space for lost pets and launched a website aimed at keeping track of them. Brittney Norris of PAWsitive Voice animal advocacy group hopes a $2,500 goal will be met in order to...
Three new faces, one incumbent, in Monroeville council race
Only one incumbent will seek re-election for Monroeville council while three new faces will vie for two available seats. All of the candidates are running as Democrats. Eric Poach is running for re-election after being appointed to fill a vacancy when former Ward 2 Councilman Nick Gresock became mayor. Steven...
Four incumbents, 3 challengers vie for Gateway School Board
Four Gateway School Board incumbents will run for re-election while three new faces have thrown their hats in the ring. The new candidates include Janette Beighel, Susan Delaney and the Rev. Scott Gallagher. The incumbents are Mary Beth Cirucci, George Lapcevich, John Ritter and Valerie Warning. Each candidate has cross...
Ross man accused of soliciting sex from a minor
A Ross man is accused of soliciting sex from an undercover agent posing as a teenager. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said Thomas Perry Stultz, 36, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on a charge of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal...
Police: Peters youth swim coach believed teen had the soul of his dead girlfriend
A Peters swim instructor told police he sent months worth of explicit text messages to a teen because he believed she was “inhabited by the soul” of a dead, former girlfriend, according to charges filed against the man. Township police began investigating Robert Neal Keller, 44, earlier this month after...
