Former Nike Missile Command Center in Collier transforming into Grist HouseVideo
This is going to take some time to transform. The owners will definitely need a beer after they are done. Fortunately, for them, lots of fresh suds will be ice cold and within reach. Grist House Craft Brewery is in the process of turning a former Nike Missile Command Center...
Kentucky bishop says Covington students were not instigators
COVINGTON, Ky. — Investigators hired by a Kentucky diocese have found that Catholic school boys didn’t instigate a confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial that went viral on social media. Covington Bishop Roger Foys initially condemned the students’ behavior after a video showed a teenage boy face-to-face with a Native American...
NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Opportunity, the Mars rover that was built to operate for just three months but kept going and going, rolling across the rocky red soil, was pronounced dead Wednesday, 15 years after it landed on the planet. The six-wheeled vehicle that helped gather critical evidence that...
Rep. Ilhan Omar rejects calls for resignation, fires back at Trump
WASHINGTON — Rep. Ilhan Omar rejected President Donald Trump’s call for her resignation by accusing him of having “trafficked in hate your whole life” while she privately has tried to make amends with her Jewish colleagues for her anti-Semitic comments. The Minnesota Democrat, who fired back at Trump in a...
Frank Rossi, founder of the Pittsburgh Banjo Club, dies at 83
As is tradition, the Pittsburgh Banjo Club will practice Wednesday night at the Allegheny Elks Lodge on the city’s North Side. The group will attract a crowd of people of all ages and walks of life who come for the camaraderie, cheap drinks and, of course, the banjos. But absent...
Supermoon to light up sky for 2nd month in a row
Almost a month after January’s supermoon lunar eclipse, another supermoon is set to appear. On the morning of Feb. 19, the moon will be at perigee, meaning its closest orbit to Earth, according to NASA. The moon will be at perigee at 4:04 a.m., and will become a full moon...
Police dog tracks fleeing warrant suspect in Claridge
Police chased a man Wednesday afternoon from Jeannette to Penn Township where he crashed his vehicle and hid underneath a mobile home in Claridge, according to Penn Township Police Chief John Otto. There was a heavy police presence and streets closed near Claridge Elliott Road until Greensburg K9 Falco located...
Package thief who stole from Pittsburgh apartments gets 15 months in prison
A Duquesne man will spend 15 months behind bars for stealing packages from more than 40 residents of Pittsburgh apartment buildings, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Ron Matthew Sharp, 42, pleaded guilty in October to mail theft after stealing dozens of packages and mail addressed to residents of apartment buildings in...
Police say Harrison man admitted to sexually assaulting child
Police say a Harrison man admitted he sexually assaulted a girl and showed her child pornography when she was as young as 7. Corey Matthew McClain, 20, allegedly told police the assaults occurred when the girl was between the ages of 7 and 9, according to a criminal complaint. The...
Latrobe Police seeking information on stolen sport utility vehicle
Latrobe Police are asking the public’s help locating a sport utility vehicle that was reported stolen early Wednesday. Police Chief John Sleasman reported a resident on the 600 block of Fairmont Street reported her white and silver Kia Sorento was stolen just after 6 a.m. “She reported she went out...
Volunteers needed at Leechburg recycling center
Leechburg needs help at its recycling center. The center on Logan Avenue Extension separates plastic, glass, cardboard and paper and sends it to compactors, said Mayor Wayne Dobos. “We hope to pick up some volunteers. We have four regulars. Some of the volunteers were older and had to stop,” he...
Lower Burrell creates new position to oversee public works and parks
Lower Burrell is seeking applications for the newly created position of director of public works and parks. Mayor Richard Callender said a consultant recommended the new position after evaluating the city’s public works department. “The recommendation was that the foreman was overloaded with too much responsibility and separate positions should...
Arnold hires former Tarentum police officer
Retirement didn’t last long for Ryan Hanford. Arnold hired Hanford as a police officer less than a week after he retired from Tarentum’s police department. Hanford, 44, has been a police officer for 25 years, 22 of them serving on Tarentum’s force. His retirement was approved by Tarentum Council on...
Environmental advocacy groups to sue U.S. Steel over pollution
Environmental advocacy groups are planning to sue U.S. Steel over pollution from facilities in the Mon Valley. PennEnvironment and the Clean Air Council, which both have offices in Pittsburgh, made the announcement Wednesday alongside Clairton residents at the Allegheny County Courthouse. “We cannot expect families to sustain this kind of...
New charges filed against suspended Ambridge police chief
Police on Wednesday filed additional charges against a Beaver County police chief already facing charges of theft, fraud and threatening his own officers, court records show. The new charges against James Mann, 61, include felony counts of theft, witness intimidation and threatening harm to influence the judicial process, along with...
People magazine names the most stylish stars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — They are the A-listers who wow on the red carpet. Ahead of the Academy Awards, People magazine on Wednesday released its list of Hollywood’s most stylish stars. The magazine calls Lupita Nyong’o a trailblazing beauty and Emma Stone the modern romantic. Nicole Kidman is the elegant...
Office manager for Greensburg doctor, 4 others charged in drug-acquisition scheme
A former office manager for Dr. Nabil Jabbour, a Greensburg physician facing federal charges for illegal distribution of Suboxone and money laundering, was among five people state police arrested Wednesday on charges of being conspirators in an alleged drug acquisition operation. Jabbour’s office manager, Sabrina D. Thomas, 27, of Fairbank,...
State bill would add adult sex traffickers, customers to Megan’s Law lists
Sex trafficking is on the rise in Pennsylvania, and state Sen. Kim Ward wants authorities to better keep track of those convicted of the offense. Ward, R-Hempfield, is proposing a change to state law that would require those convicted of the sex trafficking of adults to be added to the...
Roads slick after dry, powdery snow hits Pittsburgh region, more snow expected
The Pittsburgh region will continue to see snow showers through Wednesday evening after early morning snow caused slippery roads and traffic issues. John Darnley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon, said the snow was always in the forecast, but because it’s a dry snow, it is slicker...
Slaughter Hollow Road closed in Sewickley Township
Slaughter Hollow Road in Sewickley Township is closed due to a minor dirt slide and severely leaning tree, roadmaster Joe Kerber said. “It is really not that bad,” Kerber said, but added the road will remain closed between Falls Road and Lowber Road until crews can cut the tree down...
Indictment: Ex-‘American Idol’ contestant Antonella Barba was drug courier
NORFOLK, Va. — A recently unsealed court document says a former contestant on both “American Idol” and “Fear Factor” worked as a courier for a drug ring and was trying to deliver nearly 2 pounds of fentanyl when she was arrested last year. The Virginian-Pilot reports 32-year-old Antonella Barba was...
Police: Hempfield Area student threatened to ‘shoot up’ high school
A Grapeville man is accused of threatening to “shoot up” Hempfield Area High School last month, according to court papers. Evan Daniel Kinzey, 18, is charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, possession of a weapon on school property, disorderly conduct and related offenses. Troopers were called to the school...
Landslide closes Verona Road, knocks out power in Penn Hills
A section of Verona Road in Penn Hills reopened to traffic and power was restored around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday after a landslide swept a hillside into a nearby creek. The slide happened around 8 a.m. It pushed trees onto power lines, knocking out power in the region, according to Penn...
Petland Norwin celebrates after adopting out dogs
For the first time in two years, Petland Norwin has adopted out all their dogs, leaving the cages empty — at least, temporarily. “It’s pretty amazing,” said Kennel Manager Jamie Laitinen. “We’ve never come this close to emptying our kennels.” The Norwin Town Square pet store opened in 2016 and...
Baldwin road closed for landslide
A Baldwin road was closed Tuesday after a landslide made it impassable, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. Prospect Road is closed between Beryl Drive and Streets Run Road. Crews were clearing debris from the road and anticipate to reopen one lane later in the week after...
