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NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Friday about what he called “political pandering” to critics of Amazon’s proposed secondary headquarters amid a report that the company is reconsidering its planned New York City headquarters. But opponents said they’d keep fighting a project they consider corporate welfare. The back-and-forth came...

RICHMOND, Va. — A second woman has come forward to accuse Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault. The woman said in a statement Friday that the attack took place when she and Fairfax were students at Duke University. “I deny this latest unsubstantiated allegation. It is demonstrably false....

The state Department of Environmental Protection says it is not approving any more clean water permits for Energy Transfer LP until the Texas-based company corrects problems related to a Beaver County pipeline explosion in September . DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell said Friday that Energy Transfer, operator of the Revolution pipeline...

Pittsburgh officials hope to keep towing companies from competing with each other to reach crash sites by designating one towing for each of the city’s six police zones. The announcement comes less than a week after a dispute between two tow truck drivers escalated to violence, with one driver going...

RICHMOND, Va. — Confronted with a triple threat to the party’s top ranks, Virginia Democrats are trying to thread the needle, demanding anew that Gov. Ralph Northam resign but giving the benefit of the doubt — for the time being — to the lieutenant governor and attorney general. Key Democratic...

The private company that manages Westmoreland Manor has hired a new administrator to oversee day-to-day operations at the county-owned nursing home. Premier Healthcare Resources, the Penn Township-based firm that was paid more than $586,000 last year to run the 408-bed facility in Hempfield, this week replaced John Austin, the nursing...

Hempfield could land a little star power along with a mini casino planned for Westmoreland Mall. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s Taco Joint could be one of the options among entertainment options planned to go into the former Bon-Ton department store space. The Cordish Company, the Baltimore-based group heading the proposed...

A Fayette County man was arrested Thursday by Uniontown Police on five counts of impersonating a public servant for allegedly making 21 illegal radio transmissions over the county emergency dispatch system while posing as a first responder. When police identified Jonathan M. Campbell, 27, as a suspect he told investigators...

A program director for a local senior citizens home on Friday announced she will be a candidate for Westmoreland county commissioner. Heather Cordial, 39, a Republican from Hempfield, said she will campaign on a platform of improving education and job creation in the county. “We have a major challenge in...

One male and three juveniles beat a man in a Jeannette alley on Super Bowl Sunday while an onlooker filmed the whole thing and posted it on Instagram, according to court papers. Jeannette Police charged Larenzo Dayshawn Peddicord, 18, of Jeannette, with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and simple...

The Highlands School District has changed the location for a public hearing and school board meeting on Monday. The hearing and meeting, previously set to be held in the library at Highlands High School in Harrison, will instead be held in the high school auditorium, according to a notice on...

Nine on Nine in Downtown Pittsburgh will breakup after Valentine’s weekend. The restaurant at the corner of Ninth Street and Penn Avenue in the cultural district is offering Valentine’s specials, Thursday through Saturday, serving a three-course dinner for two for $120. Then the doors will close for good. Owner Courtney...

A Mt. Pleasant Township man who was arrested last month after allegedly barricading himself in a camper with a handgun and firing at state troopers was charged Friday for allegedly threatening two area residents during the incident. Timothy B. Minerd, 47, of Mt. Pleasant, shot at the ground in front...

A 65-year-old woman testified Friday she initially couldn’t feel any pain after being beaten outside the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield last year as a recently released inmate carjacked her vehicle with her infant grandson still strapped in the backseat. “He punched me on the right side of my face,...

A Pleasant Unity woman is accused of taking $32,000 from her father’s estate that was to be split with her two siblings, according to county detectives. Kim Ellen Shilobod, 62, was charged Thursday with theft and misapplication of entrusted property. Detectives said Shilobod was named executrix of her father’s estate...

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said Friday that he has “not interfered in any way” in the special counsel’s Russia investigation as he faced a contentious and partisan congressional hearing in his waning days on the job. The hearing before the House Judiciary Committee was the first, and...

A multiple-vehicle crash on Route 28 near the Heinz plant briefly closed a lane of northbound traffic on Friday, according to PennDOT. PennDOT sent an alert about the crash shortly before 2 p.m. The lane was back open shortly before 2:30 p.m. Madasyn Czebiniak is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You...

Tarentum officials are hoping they won’t have to publish the names of property owners delinquent on paying their taxes — but they’re prepared to do it. Council approved a resolution, under which the names of those owing property taxes to the borough will be made publicly available. Property taxes are...

MILAN — Director Spike Lee said Friday he will no longer wear Gucci or Prada until the brands hire some black designers following a pair of blackface fashion fails from the major Italian fashion houses. Lee said on Instagram that “It’s Obvious To Da Peoples That They Don’t Have A...

Scottdale Bank & Trust appointed a new vice president and retail market manager Friday. The Millersburg-based bank hired Tiffany R.M. Guittap, a Uniontown resident, to help the bank reach financial goals and build and maintain strong customer relationships throughout Westmoreland and Fayette counties. With 13 years of banking and financial...

BALTIMORE — Officials say a staffer has been shot at a Baltimore high school. The Baltimore Police Department tweeted Friday afternoon that a man had been shot at Frederick Douglass High School and a suspect was taken into custody at the scene. Baltimore school officials tweeted that the school is...

Pittsburgh police arrested a man in Bloomfield early Friday morning for an alleged kidnapping that happened in Wilkinsburg, authorities said. City police responded to Cypress Street about 2:45 a.m. after a reported abduction, said Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri. He said the kidnapping was reported in Wilkinsburg, and the man...

The 10th Street Bypass was closed Friday as PennDOT anticipated flooding. Authorities closed the bypass between the Parkway North and Fort Duquesne Boulevard after heavy rains hit the area Thursday and overnight, according to PennDOT. In addition, they also closed both ramps from the Parkway North to the 10th Street...

LONDON — London Zoo says one of its female Sumatran tigers has been killed by a potential mate while the two animals were being introduced. The zoo says 10-year-old Melati died Friday during her first encounter with Asim, a 7-year-old male. The two tigers had been kept in adjoining enclosures...