Regional News category, Page 4
From 70 degrees to snowfall: Pittsburgh region gets weather whiplash with high winds, snow
March madness took on a literal meaning across southwestern Pennsylvania early this week as a sudden burst of winter weather disrupted a string of springlike days. While the snowfall didn’t reach historic proportions, the region saw a wild temperature swing, dropping from a high of 70 degrees Sunday to 24...
Amazon launches 1-hour, 3-hour delivery options
If there’s something on Amazon you need today, you might be in luck. The company announced new one-hour and three-hour delivery options across the United States for over 90,000 products — including everyday household essentials. In a release Tuesday, Amazon said the new delivery options build on the same-day delivery...
Meteor lights up sky in Pittsburgh region as social media eruptsVideo
The western sky — and social media — lit up Tuesday morning when a meteor streaked over Western Pennsylvania skies and into the atmosphere over northeast Ohio. Jared Rackley, an employee with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, caught video of the large fireball as the suspected meteoroid entered the...
Costco adds fertility treatments to its discount services
Costco, the membership warehouse club known for selling bulk items at discount, is now offering lower prices for fertility treatments. Costco members will be able to save up to 80% on certain fertility medications like Follistim through the big-box store’s pharmacy programs, People reported. Some medications can cost thousands of...
Pittsburgh faces longer allergy seasons, study findsVideo
Allergy season in Pittsburgh kicks off in spring, but symptoms like sneezing, itchy eyes and congestion are starting sooner and lingering longer, a study shows, as warmer temperatures extend the pollen season. Climate Central, a nonprofit organization that researches climate science, released a study that showed Pittsburgh’s freeze-free season, which...
What happened to Daphy? Haitian woman’s death prompts Pittsburgh immigration lawyer to question ICE procedures
An immigration attorney is raising questions about a Haitian woman’s death in Pittsburgh this month days after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took her into custody and then released her with an electronic ankle monitor. Daphy Michel, 31, of Charleroi was found unresponsive at a bus shelter on March 2...
Penn State police crack down on e-scooter use
Penn State police will be cracking down on students’ e-scooter use following spring break. In a Facebook post before spring break, Penn State University Police and public safety asked those who currently use an e-scooter on campus to “please take it and leave it at home when you return.” “Police...
Canonsburg’s Coen Markets eyes sale to U.K.-based convenience store giant
Canonsburg-based Coen Markets could soon be part of a convenience store empire. Coen’s 50-plus stores in and around Southwestern Pennsylvania are being acquired by United Kingdom- based EG Group, the companies announced Thursday. EG Group owns more than 1,500 U.S. convenience stores across 10 brands, including Turkey Hill, Minit Mart and...
Coroner asks for public’s help with identifying man found in Youghiogheny River
Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker is seeking help identifying a man’s body that was found Sunday evening in the Youghiogheny River near Dawson. Baker said the white man is bald and has an athletic build at 5-feet, 11-inches tall and 182 pounds. He has a tattoo on his right...
Morning Roundup: Verona man shot several times; Butler firefighter injured in weekend windstorms
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, March 14: Verona man shot several times A man was shot several times late Sunday in Verona, according to borough police. First responders were called around 10:20 p.m. to the 500 block of Vogels Lane, where police Chief...
More damaging wind gusts possible ahead of 1-day cold snap
After being buffeted by winds that knocked out power for thousands this weekend, the Pittsburgh area is expected to get blasted again Monday followed by a one-day cold snap this week. A wind advisory began at midnight and is expected to end at 11 a.m. Monday for Western Pennsylvania. Winds...
St. Patrick’s Day is 1 of several times when sobriety checkpoints, roving DUI patrols are activated
If Castle Shannon police don’t make any arrests during a sobriety checkpoint, Chief Ken Truver won’t be upset. “We don’t want to do the enforcement. We will, but we don’t want to,” he said. “This campaign is all about educating the public and doing the safe and responsible thing.” Greensburg...
Duquesne Light, West Penn Power report progress in restoring electric service
Duquesne Light and West Penn Power crews were continuing to make progress Sunday night on restoring electric service to customers who have lost power because of damaging wind since Friday night. As of about 11 p.m. Sunday, about 23,250 households in the Pittsburgh area had power outages. That was down...
Indiana County man charged with terroristic threats at St. Patrick’s Day Parade
A man from Indiana County was arrested during Indiana Borough’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and charged with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct. Chase Joshua Mansfield, 18, was taken into custody in the 600 block of Philadelphia Street by Indiana Borough Police officers on Saturday after witnesses told police they heard...
With SATs optional for many colleges, are the tests still relevant?
Greater Latrobe senior Autumn Blozowich took the SAT three times before and during her junior year, yet when she applied to Pitt, Kent State and Penn State, she didn’t submit her scores once. “I wasn’t really happy with my scores,” she said of the standardized entrance exam. “If you don’t...
High winds knock out power for more than 260,000 in Pittsburgh region; a slew of roads closed
About 260,000 West Penn Power and Duquesne Light customers in the Pittsburgh region were without power Friday night after high winds blew through the area Friday afternoon. As of 9 p.m., Duquesne Light reported about 151,000 outages in Allegheny County and 16,000 in Beaver County. West Penn Power reported roughly...
Strong winds expected Friday across Western Pa. with gusts reaching 50 mph
It’s going to be a windy Friday across the region with gusts expected this afternoon to reach up to 50 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Moon. Meteorologist Bill Modzelewski said those winds could result in power outages and downed trees and limbs. A wind advisory started at...
Westinghouse-funded study finds $20B annual impact for firm’s proposed U.S. reactor fleet
A planned fleet of Westinghouse nuclear reactors in the U.S. would bring $20 billion in annual economic impact and support more than 22,000 jobs, according to a new report commissioned by the Cranberry-based company. Westinghouse released the figures Wednesday to bolster the case for constructing 10 AP1000 reactors across the...
Beaver County man gets 3-6 years for near-fatal beating at Aliquippa VFW
A Beaver County man was sentenced to state prison Wednesday in connection with a brutal beating last year at a Veterans of Foreign Wars lodge in Aliquippa. Ronald Brown, 45, of Ambridge pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated assault, according to court records. He was ordered to serve three to six...
Colorectal cancer rates skyrocketing in younger people
Intuition is what prompted Colleen McGarrity to get a colonoscopy at age 41. The preventative screening probably saved her life. The Ford City resident experienced spotty symptoms but had no family history of colon cancer. A nurse at ACMH Hospital, she considered herself generally healthy. “My diagnosis came out of...
Head priest of Trinity Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing over $1K in baseball cards from Walmart
The head priest at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh faces a preliminary hearing later this month on charges he stole more than $1,000 worth of baseball cards in February. The Very Rev. Aidan E. Smith, 42, of Ambridge was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property. Smith was arrested...
Yale report warns Independence Health takeover could prove costly for patients
West Virginia University Medicine’s pending takeover of Independence Health System would reduce competition and likely drive up patient costs, according to the Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale. A report released Monday by the lab found the acquisition would make parts of Fayette and Westmoreland counties even more severe “red...
Western Pa. primary races shaping up as candidates file nomination petitions
The May 19 primary could feature more than a dozen contested races across Southwestern Pennsylvania for state House and Senate, the U.S. House and lieutenant governor, according to a state database of candidates who filed nomination paperwork to run for office. The field of candidates isn’t set yet, though. Signatures...
Tornado, flood watches expire for Pittsburgh area
Western Pennsylvania did not have any official reports of a tornado touching down on Wednesday evening as strong storms and wind lashed the region, according to the National Weather Service. “We’ve had some wind damage in some spots, especially Fayette County near Perryopolis and a little bit in Westmoreland County,”...
Cyberattack reported at Community College of Beaver County
Community College of Beaver County officials are working to find out what led to a cyberattack. Leslie Tennant, CCBC vice president of communications, said they experienced a cybersecurity incident Monday that included the encryption of some of its data. “Upon discovery, we immediately took steps to investigate and remediate the...
