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How American cash for Canada protests could sway U.S. politics
WASHINGTON — The Canadians who have disrupted travel and trade with the U.S. and occupied downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks have been cheered and funded by American right-wing activists and conservative politicians who also oppose vaccine mandates and the country’s liberal leader. Yet whatever impact the protests have on...
Biden: Russian threat to invade Ukraine is still ‘very high’
Fears of a new war in Europe resurged Thursday as U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, and violence spiked in a long-running standoff in eastern Ukraine that some worried could provide the spark for wider conflict. World dignitaries raced for solutions, but suspicions between...
Police: Pine man charged with felony after going to hospital with self-inflicted gunshot wound
Northern Regional Police filed felony gun charges against a Pine man after they say he showed up at a hospital suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. James Brady Thompson, 48, of the 100 block of Fieldview Drive, was charged with two counts of illegal possession of a firearm in connection...
Students ‘no longer members’ of Winchester Thurston after video mocking George Floyd
Multiple students no longer attend Winchester Thurston School in Pittsburgh after the social media posting of a viral video mocking the death of George Floyd, according to a letter from the head of the school. A video, filmed inside Winchester Thurston’s upper school campus in Shadyside, was posted two weeks...
Pittsburgh activists, officials hope legislation will end ‘systemic racism’ in traffic stops
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday heard input from local activists and the Philadelphia councilman whose legislation spurred Pittsburgh to ban traffic stops for minor, secondary violations. Pittsburgh in December passed legislation sponsored by Councilman Ricky Burgess to stop police from pulling over drivers for having a burned-out brake light or...
Allegheny County’s covid-19 stats ‘headed in a favorable direction,’ health director says
All of the covid-19 metrics in Allegheny County right now are “headed in a favorable direction” as average daily case counts, testing positivity rates and hospitalizations tick downward after a particularly deadly January, county Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said Wednesday. “As we come out of the omicron surge,” she...
High crude oil price, rising demand boosting Pittsburgh region gas prices
Gasoline prices are increasing in Western Pennsylvania as crude oil stays above $90 per barrel, according to AAA East Central’s gas price report. The average price in Western Pennsylvania this week was about $3.63 per gallon, which is a 3-cent increase from last week. That’s also 82 cents higher than...
Pennsylvanians bet $68 million on Super Bowl, a 26% increase over 2021 wagers
Pennsylvania’s sports betting industry is off to a strong start after Super Bowl LVI set a record for wagers in the Keystone State, according to preliminary figures from state regulators. Pennsylvanians wagered more than $68 million on Sunday’s game, which saw the Los Angeles Rams overtake the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20....
Repairs to Port Authority bridge likely to take up to 3 months, cost $2M
Repairs to Port Authority of Allegheny County’s bridge over Saw Mill Run Boulevard in Pittsburgh could take up to three months and cost more than $2 million, transit officials said Wednesday. An engineer discovered part of the bridge structure had shifted earlier this month, causing an “abnormally large gap” at...
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey scraps shuttle portion of Mon-Oakland Connector project
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said Wednesday that the proposed Mon-Oakland Connector project will no longer include a shuttle program, which was widely considered the most controversial part of the infrastructure project that seeks to connect research hubs in Oakland and Hazelwood. The Mon-Oakland Connector initially included a proposed roadway that...
More incidents of ‘Grandparent Scam’ being reported in region despite Westmoreland arrests
Arrests last year of four men accused of running what state police described as a “Grandparent Scam” in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties apparently has not stopped others from trying the scheme in the region. Trooper Cliff Greenfield said Wednesday that at least 12 reports have been received over the past...
Buckle up for weather roller coaster in Western Pa.
It’s going to feel like the weather is at the end of a yo-yo string over the next seven days or so in the Pittsburgh area. The National Weather Service is calling for high temperatures near 60 for Wednesday and Thursday, followed by a brief cold snap for the beginning...
Upgrades underway at Negley busway station in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside
Construction work has begun at Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Negley Station on the East Busway, where improvements to the popular transit stop in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside are expected to be completed over the next several months. Port Authority’s plans include a new ramp and stairs from South Negley Avenue, new...
Low-income Philadelphians to receive no-strings-attached cash in anti-poverty experiments
PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia will be introducing two programs that will distribute money to low-income residents with no strings attached. The goal of the programs is to understand the impact of cash infusions on household stability and economic well-being. City officials are releasing few details about the initiatives,...
Latest Trump-Russia filing generates buzz
WASHINGTON — The latest filing from special counsel John Durham in his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has been seized on by the conservative media and Donald Trump himself as vindication of the former president’s oft-repeated claims that he was “spied” on. One headline said Durham had...
Stan Savran on lung cancer diagnosis: ‘I plan to do what I do’
If you tuned in to Stan Savran’s midday sports talk show on ESPN Pittsburgh radio Tuesday, you would have heard a discussion of Sidney Crosby’s greatest goals as he closed in on 500. Or you would have heard Savran discuss why he thinks NHL players should not be playing in...
Braddock Hills man pleads guilty to possessing guns stolen from retired Pittsburgh cop
A Braddock Hills man pleaded guilty this week in federal court to having two pistols that were stolen from the car of a retired Pittsburgh police sergeant, according to prosecutors. Frankie Leon Morrison, 55, was indicted in May 2019 and pleaded guilty Monday to charges of unlawful possession of a...
What’s the post-pandemic future of Downtown Pittsburgh development?
With the rise in remote work during the pandemic, headlines across the country spelled doom for downtown business districts. Business districts, including Downtown Pittsburgh, were hit hard by the pandemic, with office spaces emptying out because of covid concerns and small businesses that normally serve Downtown workers closing. Yet, Jeremey...
Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege. The committee has sought a trove of data from the National Archives, including...
Man in critical condition after apartment fire in Pittsburgh’s Carrick
A man was critically injured early Wednesday in an accidental fire in his apartment in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials. Firefighters were called to an apartment building in the 2600 block of Churchview Avenue just after 1 a.m. for reports of smoke throughout the building. Once...
Troopers identify 30-year-old pedestrian struck and killed along turnpike in Beaver County
A 30-year-old Pittsburgh man was struck and killed by a tractor trailer while walking along the westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Beaver County early Wednesday, state police in Gibsonia said. Devin A. Glace was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by the Beaver County Coroner’s office,...
$1.17 million conservation grant to help Buffalo Creek watershed landowners and farmers
A $1.17 million USDA grant with matching funds will pay for farmers and residents in the Buffalo Creek watershed area, roughly from Freeport to Chicora, to plant buffers along streams and cover crops and more. The Buffalo Creek watershed covers 170 square miles in Butler, Armstrong and Allegheny counties. It...
Shooting in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood sends 1 to hospital
Pittsburgh police are investigating a Tuesday evening shooting in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood that sent a male victim to the hospital. The shooting was reported just after 5 p.m. in the 2400 block of McCook Street. The victim, who suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, was in stable condition after...
Westmoreland jury finds father not guilty for napping while small children roamed
A former Greensburg man was found not guilty Tuesday of three felony offenses in which he was accused of being asleep as his young children walked alone on city streets. Jurors deliberated more than four hours before it acquitted Antonio Partlow, 33, now of New Kensington, of three counts of...
Sen. Doug Mastriano, seeking GOP governor nomination, issued Jan. 6 subpoenaVideo
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator who was in regular communication with Donald Trump as the then-president sought to reverse his 2020 election loss, and was outside the U.S. Capitol the afternoon of the Jan. 6 rioting, was subpoenaed Tuesday by the congressional committee looking into the insurrection. Sen. Doug...
