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Greensburg YMCA to hold meeting on future plans
The Greensburg YMCA, which reopened on June 14 after having been closed since September, plans to provide its members and general public with an update on its operations during two town hall meetings on July 27. The YMCA staff, board members and directors will offer insight into its plans for...
‘Crown,’ ‘Mandalorian’ top Emmy nominations with 24 each
LOS ANGELES — “The Crown” tied with “The Mandalorian” for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday with 24 apiece, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up “WandaVision.” Emmy nominees with local ties include Pittsburgh native Billy Porter (lead actor in a drama) for “Pose,” which also received nominations...
R.K. Mellon gifts Duquesne $2 million for new college of medicine
Duquesne University’s long-planned college of medicine received a financial boost Tuesday with a $2 million gift from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. University officials said the grant will help build the foundation of a new college of medicine designed to graduate primary care doctors to help alleviate the shortage of...
Defense tries to suppress woman’s statements in kidnapping, death of Penn Hills toddlerVideo
Penn Hills police Officer Dennis Wynn knew a toddler had been kidnapped the afternoon of Aug. 31, 2019, and heard the bulletin describing the suspect and the type of car she was driving. So nearly 2½ hours later, when he saw the Toyota Yaris on Rodi Road, he pulled it...
Wilkinsburg group seeking merger with Pittsburgh delays action
A referendum about whether Wilkinsburg should merge with Pittsburgh won’t be pursued until next year’s election cycle, its supporters said Tuesday. “We have concluded that the compressed schedule required to place the referendum on the November 2021 ballot would not allow for the productive dialogue appropriate to address important details...
Couple, 26 cats displaced after house fire in ArnoldVideo
A couple and 26 cats could be looking for a place to stay after a house fire Tuesday morning in Arnold. Arnold Fire Chief Walter Gouza said the residents, Pete Pototsky, 65, and Wendy Zingarelli, 59 were able to get out of the home without injury. He said the fire...
Winning lottery ticket sold in New Kensington
Someone is going home a little richer Tuesday after winning the jackpot prize on a Treasure Hunt ticket sold in New Kensington. Lottery officials said the ticket was sold at the BP gas station at 7th Street and Linden Way. It was one of two winning Treasure Hunt tickets sold...
Power outages from early storms slowly being resolved
Utility outages caused by Tuesday’s powerful storms are slowing being resolved. About3,000 homes are still without power, according to Allegheny Power and Duquesne Light websites, but that’s down from more than 4,500 in the early morning hours. Allegheny Power reported about 100 regional customers without power, down from 1,700. Most...
Dispatch: Coroner called to scene of shooting in Beaver Falls
The Beaver County coroner was called to the scene of a shooting Monday night in which at least three people were injured, according to a Beaver County 911 dispatcher. Crews responded to the 900 block of 10th Avenue in Beaver Falls shortly before 9:30 p.m. for reports of the shooting....
Summer camps hit with covid outbreaks — are schools next?
The United States has seen a string of covid-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri and Kansas, in what some fear could be a preview of the upcoming school year. In some cases the outbreaks have spread from the camp...
Dispatch: Crews rescue person ejected after crash on Turnpike
One person was treated by EMS after they were ejected from a vehicle in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and became stuck in a tree, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Crews responded to the eastbound lanes of the Turnpike near mile marker 82.5 in Mount Pleasant Township around...
Top Pa. judge called charging Bill Cosby ‘reprehensible.’ Now the prosecutor is firing back
PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction has sparked a rare public war of words between the court’s chief justice and Montgomery County prosecutors. In an interview Sunday with Harrisburg’s WHTM-TV, Chief Justice Max Baer justified the ruling that freed Cosby earlier...
Brackenridge man accused of abusing 9-year-old boy avoids jail, gets probation
An Allegheny County judge reluctantly accepted a plea agreement Monday that calls for no jail time for a Brackenridge man accused of sexually touching a 9-year-old boy and having naked photos of the boy and a 17-year-old girl he’d previously assaulted. John Patrick Godfrey, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts...
Westmoreland jail to house former Pagan leader and his accused attacker
The former Pagan’s Motorcycle Club leader who police said was a target of a North Huntingdon man now awaiting trial for two murders and shooting at three local homes will be under the same roof at the end of July. An amended court order signed July 9 by Westmoreland County...
‘It broke all our hearts’: Franklin Regional grad dies in Derry Township crash
Jackie Bearley said the support her family received after the death of her 18-year-old son, Damian, has been overwhelming. Damian Bearley died in a crash early Saturday morning after his car hit a deer in Derry Township, according to the Westmoreland County coroner. The Murrysville teen was driving south on...
U.S. officials flag ‘small’ reaction risk with J&J vaccine
WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine may pose a “small possible risk” of a rare but potentially dangerous neurological reaction, U.S. health officials said Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement it has received reports of 100 people who got the shot developing Guillain-Barré...
Judge compares attack on Saint Vincent student to horror film, imposes 10-year sentence
A Westmoreland County judge on Monday compared the September 2017 attack on a Saint Vincent College student to a horror movie as she imposed a 10-year prison sentence against the former Somerset County man convicted in April of attempted rape. “This type of offense is truly the kind of things...
Former Pittsburgh woman among victims of Miami condo collapse
A former Pittsburgh woman is among a growing list of victims found in the rubble of the Miami condo collapse, officials said Monday,. The body of Nicole Dawn Doran, 43, formerly of Brentwood, was recovered from the rubble on Friday, according to Miami-Dade police. She was one of nine additional...
Pa. House GOP commits to public meetings, vows ‘most transparent’ congressional redistricting process ever
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A key Pennsylvania lawmaker committed Monday to transparency measures aimed at making the decennial redrawing of the state’s congressional...
Gamblers light up in Pennsylvania casinos with lifting of smoking ban
They’re smoking again in Pennsylvania casinos after a temporary ban during the pandemic left them smoke-free for about a year. When the state’s mask mandate lifted June 28, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, which oversees casinos, allowed the gaming sites to once again permit its guests to smoke. The temporary...
West Deer man rescued from Allegheny River near New Kensington
A 36-year-old male was reunited with his family after being rescued from the Allegheny River in New Kensington on Monday afternoon. The rescue happened near Logans Ferry Road. Plum Police Sgt. Jay Kapusta said the West Deer resident walked from New Kensington to Plum before getting into the water to...
Harrison police charge man with stealing 2 vehicles, burglarizing dealership
A Harrison man is in the Allegheny County Jail after township police charged him with stealing two vehicles and burglarizing a used car dealership. Harrison police said they identified Mark A. Bauer, 60, as the person responsible for taking a GMC Sierra from Ekas Auto, at 2115 Freeport Road, and...
Israeli man extradited to Pittsburgh on rape charges, sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison
For the first 15 years after her rape, Andrea Mantia struggled. At first, the teen’s grades fell, school attendance dropped off, she struggled to know who she was. As she got older, her turmoil turned into alcohol abuse, self-harm and suicide attempts. “I was emotionless to the act itself,” she...
Feds: Lego set found in Capitol attack suspect’s Glenshaw home wasn’t ‘fully constructed’
The Lego model of the U.S. Capitol found in the home of a Glenshaw man charged in the Jan. 6 attack in Washington was not “fully constructed” as federal prosecutors initially described it. “Please note that after a review of the photographs from the search, there appears to have been...
Unity man accused of domestic assault, firing at troopers during 7-hour standoff
A Unity man is accused of twice firing a 9 mm handgun during a seven-hour standoff with state troopers after a domestic assault at his home last week, according to court documents. Gregory S. Dorough, 48, was arrested about 5 p.m. Friday inside his residence along Arnold Palmer Drive. He...
