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5 facts you might not know about Columbus DayVideo
On this day 527 years ago while Christopher Columbus was trying to reach Asia, he accidentally discovered the Bahamas. This discovery would reshape the world, kicking off the European colonization of the Americas. We’ve been celebrating history’s most famous navigational error ever since. Here are five facts about Columbus’ famous...
Police find missing Fayette County man
A missing Fayette County man has been found and is no longer considered in danger, according to state police at Uniontown. Rick Fowler, 52, of Farmington had been missing since Friday afternoon when he was last seen by his stepdaughter at 2 p.m. on Morrell Avenue in Dunbar Township, police...
Police: 13 items worth over $4K stolen from vehicle in Butler County
State police are seeking information about a vehicle theft in Oakland Township, Butler County where two men made off with more than a dozen items worth more than $4,400. The thefts occurred on Sept. 13, when two unidentified men stole the items from a vehicle that was parked along Saint...
Police: Butler County man said he damaged football stadium lawn by doing ‘donuts’
State police say a Butler County man admitted to causing more than $4,000 worth of damage to the Moniteau High School football stadium and other parts of the school grounds by driving around them in circles in an off-road utility vehicle over the summer. Benjamin Sydney Abbott, 18, of West...
Southwestern Pennsylvania residents renew calls for research on possible health impact of frackingVideo
As calls for better science on the health impact of unconventional natural gas drilling grew last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Health revealed that a new study found a slight increase in the expected number of cases of Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer, among girls in Fayette, Greene, Washington...
‘Night of Living Dead,’ more on tap for George Romero celebration starting Saturday
Events celebrating filmmaker George A. Romero will be held across Pittsburgh starting Saturday. Romero is most famous for 1968’s “Night of the Living Dead” and its related films. The 1968 film has been described as a landmark in modern horror, in independent filmmaking and the first feature film to come...
CNX agrees to plug more than 100 abandoned wells in Western Pa. as part of settlement
The state Department of Environmental Protection has reached an agreement with CNX Gas Co. for the plugging of more than 100 abandoned wells in four counties. The order includes 141 conventional coalbed methane and gas wells and five unconventional gas wells in Allegheny, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Most of...
Ohio man killed in Beaver County crash
A man from Ohio died in a two-vehicle, head-on crash in Beaver County on Thursday, state police said. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on Lincoln Highway north of Langham Drive in Greene Township, according to state police. Melissa J. Brubaker, 36, of Chester, W. Va., had been driving too...
Trump administration officials tour New Castle plantVideo
Hunks of steel weighing 190,000 pounds each are heated until they glow at 2300 degrees, and then slowly pounded into the rough shape of a propulsion shaft for a Navy submarine at a New Castle forge. The smell of the super-hot metal wafts through the massive plant of North American...
Reward increased for info on shooting of bald eagle on West Penn Trail
A reward for information leading to charges being filed against whoever shot a bald eagle on the West Penn Trail in Derry Township last week has been raised from $500 to $750, according to the couple who started a GoFundMe account to pay for bird’s medical expenses and the reward....
ATF: Faulty extension cord caused fatal Erie fire
An electrical failure in an extension cord set off a fire in a west Erie home and day care facility that caused the deaths of five young children on the early morning Aug. 11, authorities who investigated the fire announced on Thursday. The fire at 1248 W. 11th St., which...
Laurel Highlands school cleared after bedbug found in student’s belongings
Laurel Highlands High School students are prohibited from carrying any type of bag into the school building until Tuesday after a bedbug was found there, according to Superintendent Jesse Wallace. The bedbug was found in the belongings of a student at the school on Friday, according to a letter posted...
Police: Woman left 2 kids alone in car after running out of gas
Police charged a Beaver County woman with endangering her two children after they said she left them alone in a car after running out of gas. Rochester police charged Valerie M. Fullum, 29, of New Brighton with two counts of endangering the welfare of children on Oct. 3, according to...
Feds: Western Pennsylvanians duped into buying illegally imported ‘smart drugs’
A Mercer County man pleaded guilty to plotting to sell to Western Pennsylvanians untested drugs from China and Russia that he claimed could make people smarter, federal prosecutors said. Emil “Butch” Koledin, of Hermitage and the corporation he ran, Koledin Enterprises Inc., each entered guilty counts of conspiracy to defraud...
U.S. Supreme Court declines review of convicted killer Jordan Clemons’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from Jordan Clemons to review whether his constitutional rights were violated when he was convicted and sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend in 2012. Clemons was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Karissa Kunco in January 2012....
Murrysville, Scott, Mt. Lebanon to host glass recycling events
Responding to a growing list of haulers who no longer accept glass in curbside recycling containers, the Pennsylvania Resources Council will host a pop-up glass collection event in Murrysville this month. Earlier this year, residents in communities across the region began seeking alternatives after being informed the market for glass...
State suspends gas driller’s license for failure to pay impact fees
Pennsylvania suspended a Texas energy company’s license to operate two Somerset County gas wells because it has failed to pay almost $95,000 in impact fees and related costs for 2014, 2015 and 2016. The state Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday ordered Xtreme Energy Co. of Victoria to cease operations...
State police seize $8.6 million worth of drugs over 3-month period
About $4.2 million worth of cocaine and $950,000 in heroin and fentanyl were taken off Pennsylvania streets by state troopers between July 1 and Sept. 30, according to police. That equals 192 pounds of cocaine, 23 pounds of heroin and 14 pounds of fentanyl, troopers said. Pennsylvania State Police released...
Uniontown police eye charges against student in high school shooting threat
Uniontown City Police report charges are pending against a student at Uniontown Area High School, stemming from a shooting threat posted on social media. Police said they were notified Tuesday about the threatened shooting at the high school, which was reported by multiple students and parents. The juvenile student was...
Sen. Iovino wants to restore arrest rights to sworn school police
A new law that stripped school police officers of the authority to make arrests and issue detention and citation orders may be on its way out the door. The law, intended to enhance school security, passed earlier this year and accidentally stripped school police officers of powers they have had...
Entrepreneur grants target former coal, steel communities in Appalachia
A Pittsburgh-based nonprofit community loan fund received a $1.2 million grant to help support small businesses and entrepreneurs in Western Pennsylvania. The grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission will allow Bridgeway Capital to promote entrepreneurial activity through business development workshops, one-on-one counseling, a regional business incubator and small grants for...
Washington County ‘Ghostbusters’ restaurant nationally recognized
This is one haunt the Ghostbusters should definitely respond to. Angelo’s II, a restaurant in Monongahela, Washington County, has received recognition from Today Food for its festive Halloween decorations — an inflatable Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and inflatable green tentacles. “They love it,” owner Ryan Dzimiera told Today Food, part...
4 Pittsburgh area riders competing in Pa. National Horse Show
The 74th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show is slated to start this week in Harrisburg, and four Pittsburgh area riders are headed to the competition. Alexa Karet, a child rider from Pittsburgh; Dalya Balk, a junior rider from Pittsburgh competing in the U.S. Equestrian medal finals; Barbara Bancroft, an Allison...
Erie homeowner finds naked man singing in kitchen, drinking milk
ERIE — Authorities say a Pennsylvania homeowner who heard someone singing inside his home found a naked man drinking milk in his kitchen. Erie police say the homeowner heard the singing around 3 a.m. Monday. He grabbed his pistol, went to investigate and soon found the man sitting on the...
Dense fog could slow morning commute; advisory issued
An advisory for dense fog is in effect until 10 a.m. Tuesday. The dense fog could result in visibility being reduced to a quarter-mile or less in many areas, according to the National Weather Service in Moon. The fog is widespread across the entire region, including most of southwestern Pennsylvania...
