2 teens hurt in Braddock shooting
Two teenagers were shot late Monday night in a shooting in Braddock, according to Allegheny County police. Investigators and medics were called at 11:41 p.m. to the 500 block of Mills Avenue and found the victims, ages 17 and 18, with gunshot wounds. Police said the teens, who were together...
Police: 1 killed, 3 wounded in separate freeway shootings
OAK FOREST, Ill. — Police say a woman was fatally shot along an interstate in suburban Chicago several hours after a separate shooting along the same freeway wounded a man and two boys. Illinois State Police say the 55-year-old woman was alone in a car when she was shot around...
Prosecutor: Former Pa. prison guard forced female inmate to perform sex act
SCRANTON — Prosecutors say a former guard at a Pennsylvania county prison forced a female inmate to perform a sex act on him while he stood outside her cell in 2009. Opening statements got underway Tuesday in the case against 51-year-old George McHale. He’s the first of seven former guards...
High levels of sulfur dioxide detected again in Mon Valley
Higher than permitted levels of sulfur dioxide were detected Monday evening in the Mon Valley, according to an Allegheny County Department of Health announcement Tuesday afternoon. The sulfur dioxide, or SO2, exceedance was detected at 10 p.m. Monday at the North Braddock air quality monitor, according to health department data....
North Huntingdon Catholic parish seeks to build new office building
A North Huntingdon church wants to build a 3,500-square-foot building on its property to replace an office that was on a parcel the church sold in November. The North Huntingdon Planning Commission will not make any decision until March on whether to recommend approval of the site plans for a...
St. Clair Township police officer’s widow to have husband’s belongings returned to her
St. Clair Township police Officer Lloyd Reed’s gun, eyeglasses and other personal belongings will be returned to his widow more than three years after he was gunned down while responding to a domestic violence call in New Florence. Ray Shetler Jr., the man accused of killing Reed, was acquitted of...
Man killed in West End Bridge crash identified
One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the West End Bridge late Tuesday night. Another person is in critical condition after the incident, which happened after 11 p.m. Cory Emmanuel Jones, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Jones lived...
Check your compass: The magnetic north pole is on the move
WASHINGTON — North isn’t quite where it used to be. Earth’s north magnetic pole has been drifting so fast in the last few decades that scientists say that past estimates are no longer accurate enough for precise navigation. On Monday, they released an update of where magnetic north really was,...
No. 1 golden retriever, pups will greet visitors at Ligonier wellness center
Visitors to Ligonier Township’s Graceful Aging Wellness Center will get the chance to meet America’s top-ranked golden retriever and some of his younger kennel mates during a Feb. 13 “Puppy Love” event. Daniel, a golden retriever who took best in breed in November at the National Dog Show in Philadelphia,...
Police say Duquesne University student jumped to his death
Police say a Duquesne University student who died after falling from a 16th floor window in October jumped from the window. Marquis Jaylen Brown, 21, of Washington, D.C. was pronounced dead at UPMC Mercy at 11:12 p.m. on Oct. 4. In a press release Monday, Pittsburgh police said Brown, who...
Hurricane Michael recovery has a big problem: People aren’t donating
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — More than three months after Hurricane Michael bludgeoned the beachside communities in the Panhandle, dozens of people crammed into the Messiah Lutheran Church on a recent Thursday. They were there to address enormous questions that hang over their largely lower-income part of the state. “Affordable Housing,”...
Federal prosecutors subpoena Trump’s inaugural committee
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in New York issued a subpoena Monday seeking documents from Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting scrutiny into how it raised and spent its money. Inaugural committee spokeswoman Kristin Celauro told The Associated Press that the...
Colorado deputies charged with manslaughter in man’s death
DENVER — Two Colorado sheriff’s deputies were charged with manslaughter Monday in the death of a 23-year-old man they handcuffed and placed face-down on the floor of a police van while he was taken to a detox facility in Boulder, prosecutors said. The man spent 16 minutes in that position...
Tree of Life congregant, wounded officer invited to State of the Union
A Holocaust survivor who narrowly avoided the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue will be one of several Western Pennsylvanians on hand Tuesday night when President Trump delivers his State of the Union address to Congress. Judah Samet, a resident of Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood who turns 81 on Tuesday,...
Not included in Capitol Hill’s friendly border negotiations: Trump
WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill negotiators are toiling away on a deal Republicans and Democrats can support to fund border security — without the input of President Trump. While the government could once again shut down if Trump rejects their deal, congressional negotiators are betting they will get Trump’s signature on...
Ligonier woman brought joy through art
Regina Hayes’ paintings adorn the walls of her friends’ and family’s homes. She was an avid self-taught painter and crafter, who spent many years as a member of the Oak Grove Art Club. “She really took a lot of pride in her crafts, and her paintings,” said her daughter, Laurene...
Jurors seated in second trial for Westmoreland man accused of sexual assault
The lawyer for a Greensburg man on trial for a second time for the alleged sexual assaults of a teenage girl told a Westmoreland County jury Monday his client was a victim of false allegations. “There will be discrepancies in her testimony. The evidence doesn’t make sense that things happened...
2 pulled from burning home in Pittsburgh’s Homewood section
Fire crews pulled two people from a house fire in Pittsburgh’s Homewood section Monday afternoon, both of whom were taken to the hospital, authorities said. Crews responded about 3 p.m. to a home on Rosedale Street, said Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri. A man was taken to UPMC Mercy in...
Iraqi leaders reject Trump’s plan to use their country as a base against Iran
Iraq’s constantly squabbling politicians were united in umbrage Monday when President Trump said the United States would maintain a military presence in Iraq to keep an eye on Iran. “Don’t overburden Iraq with your own issues. … Do not pursue your own policy priorities, we live here,” said Iraqi President...
Jeannette pharmaceutical lab reaches agreement with FDA over sterilization concerns
An attorney for a Jeannette pharmaceutical business accused by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of failing to properly sterilize its laboratory has reached a consent agreement in hopes of ending the dispute. The FDA issued a public warning last summer alleging Ranier’s Compounding Laboratory, also known as Ranier’s Pharmacy...
Springdale man accused of dealing heroin headed to court
A Springdale man accused of dealing heroin last month is headed to court. William Kelly, 49, faces felony charges of drug delivery and possession and related misdemeanor drug charges. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the charges before Magisterial District Judge David J. Sosovicka in Harmar on...
Gas well pressure issue leads to testing of water supply for northern Westmoreland County communities
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has asked for an extra water sample from Beaver Run Reservoir after a gas well located near the water source recently lost pressure. CNX Resources suspended fracking operations from its Shaw 1G well, a deep Utica well on the northwestern side of Beaver Run...
Liam Neeson sparks outrage over racially charged interview
In a recent interview, Liam Neeson recounted his brief desire for revenge against a man who allegedly raped someone close to him — an admission that drew swift criticism for the celebrated star Monday because of its violent and discriminatory nature. Without identifying the rape survivor, the actor said that...
Pa. Sen. Daylin Leach withdraws from leadership role on Judiciary Committee
HARRISBURG — State Sen. Daylin Leach announced on Monday that he is stepping aside — at least temporarily — from his role as the Democratic leader on an influential Senate committee as he fights decades-old allegations of sexual abuse. “I have always believed that as elected officials we should always...
Freeport, Leechburg and Fox Chapel high schools notch wins with anti-drug videos
Three Alle-Kiski area high schools continued their winning streaks for their work promoting awareness about opioid abuse. Freeport, Fox Chapel and Leechburg all placed again during the annual 2018-2019 FBI Pittsburgh Division’s HOPE (Heroin Outreach Prevention and Education) PSA contest. The contest, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, aims to...
