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Support for the Oakmont teacher who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian prison for possessing a small amount of medical marijuana has been growing steadily in Congress, and a new effort was introduced Wednesday. A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a resolution in both the Senate and House...

A Monessen man is facing drug charges after, police said, he sold five bricks of a drug mixture containing fentanyl to a confidential informant on as many occasions in January, according to court papers. Justin P. Smith, 38, was arraigned Wednesday. Members of the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force said...

The first-ever Monroeville Summer Night Market went off without a hitch on July 22, with several local vendors attending the event in the parking lot of the convention center. The gathering featured a small beer garden and a DJ for live entertainment, maintaining a steady flow of customers that one...

A Plum man who ran for Allegheny County Council in 2021 was held for trial Wednesday on charges stemming from allegedly threatening three men with a gun outside a Plum Borough Republican Committee meeting in April. The preliminary hearing for Eric Casteel, 62, had been continued four times from May...

Three new police officers were approved by the Plum Borough Council members at their July meeting: Timothy Troy, Cara Sterling and Jeffrey Bonicky. Troy and Sterling were at the meeting to meet with the council, and Bonicky was on a military assignment. “New faces, new blood, new energy,” said police...

People passionate about pickleball soon will have new courts to play on in Freeport. The sport that’s sweeping the nation will be available for free at Freeport Community Park, thanks in part to the Harrison-based Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation. Construction of six pickleball courts is underway, with two of the spaces...

Pittsburgh police arrested a man who they say viciously attacked another man this week in a Downtown hotel elevator. Police charged Heiko Lamar Joseph Calhoun, 26, who is homeless, with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and recklessly endangering another person, court records show. Calhoun was arraigned Tuesday and remains in...

When Pittsburgh Steelers players are hanging out at the end of a day at training camp, even a game of Uno can get amped up quickly. “Everything you can get competitive about, it’s going to happen,” said offensive tackle Kevin Dotson. “Everybody’s trying to win. That’s part of what’s great...

The University of Pittsburgh is increasing its base tuition for in-state undergraduate students on its main campus by 2% this fall, but will freeze tuition on its branch campuses in Hempfield, Johnstown, Bradford and Titusville. Out-of-state undergraduates will see increases of 7% on the main campus, while graduate students from...

Two Pittsburgh-area high schools have been recognized by Gov. Josh Shapiro for excellence in civics education. Presented by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Governor’s Civic Engagement Award celebrates the efforts of high school students to engage, educate and inform their fellow students about involvement in the voting process. Leechburg...

Plans for a new apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Uptown received unanimous approval Tuesday from the city’s Planning Commission. The Standard on Fifth will be located on what is now a vacant site at Fifth Avenue and Moultrie Street. The four-story apartment building will house 51 apartments and include a fitness...

The federal judge presiding over the trial of the man convicted of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue denied a motion by the defense to have their client’s father’s body exhumed. Defense attorneys for Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, filed a motion Tuesday seeking to have Bowers’ father’s...

Anthony and Grace Mastro of North Huntingdon were doing Friday morning what they have been doing for the past 25 years — delivering meals from the Norwin Area Meals on Wheels to those who need them. “I feel like you’re doing a good thing,” by volunteering to deliver the meals...

Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking should be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks prior to the event. Each announcement is printed once; there is no fee. Fundraisers • A rummage sale will be July 27, 28...

A Squirrel Hill woman wants her wedding dress back. Nicole Vera Delgado, a Louisiana native who moved to Pittsburgh five years ago, ignored the horror stories she’d heard about dry cleaners losing or mangling wedding dresses. Last August, she gave her strapless, A-line wedding dress, complete with beading and lace...

Western Pennsylvania is in for a sweltering week amid a national heat wave, with temperatures expected to climb into the 90s, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. Meteorologist Jason Frazier of the weather service said temperatures are expected to increase from Wednesday through Friday into the upper 80s...

A drug development company is sinking its roots further into the region, moving its corporate headquarters to Lawrenceville after expanding its laboratory in the neighborhood. Predictive Oncology Inc., a publicly traded company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate oncology drug discovery, recently expanded its footprint to nearly...

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Holy Martyrs Church in Tarentum could once again draw crowds of people, albeit not for prayer. The 51-year-old building at 344 W. Ninth Ave. is up for sale, with the potential owner hoping to replace pews and altars with treadmills and a basketball court. The site is being sought by...

(Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things — 10 things in 25 communities — that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. This series will appear each week through December. If you have a...

The formal arraignment for a Harrison nurse accused of killing two patients by insulin overdose was continued Tuesday. Heather Pressdee, 40, was scheduled for a hearing at the Butler County Courthouse, but her case will be heard at a later unscheduled date, according to the Clerk of Courts Office. Pressdee...

A man and two boys were hospitalized after being shot in Mt. Oliver Borough on Tuesday night, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers responded to the shooting shortly after 9 p.m. near the intersection of Nicholas and Jacob streets. Police said first responders found three victims with gunshot wounds. The...

Two men were hospitalized in critical condition, and a firefighter was treated for dehydration, Tuesday night as a result of a fire in Shaler. Allegheny County 911 dispatch said the calls for the two-alarm fire at a home along the 1600 block of Burchfield Road came in shortly after 9...

A Glassport man who was driving nearly 100 mph last year when he crashed into a car in North Versailles, killing the driver, pleaded guilty Tuesday to homicide by vehicle and other charges, authorities said. Shamar Allyn Roach, 25, was driving a van about 95 mph when the crash happened...

Two residents of Greensburg were killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday night on Route 819, according to information released by the Westmoreland County coroner. Timothy P. Kuhns, 50, was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on Route 819 in Mt. Pleasant Township just before 8 p.m. when he lost control around...