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Woman arrested in stabbing in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police arrested a woman early Sunday in connection with the stabbing of a man inside a home in Hazelwood. Police from Zone 4 responded at 12:15 a.m. for a report of an individual stabbed in the 200 block of Hazelwood Avenue, according to department of public safety. Responding officers...
Hot housing market a boon for sellers in Westmoreland, Pittsburgh region
Record-low inventories of homes for sale in Western Pennsylvania have resulted in historically high sale prices as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the local housing market. Real estate experts said the seller’s market for existing homes in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties is likely to continue into next year, a...
Advocates push for citizen input and transparency in new congressional and legislative maps
Jim Brewster, the McKeesport Democrat, has vivid memories of going to bed in December 2011 in his Allegheny County home and waking up to find his 45th Senate District had been moved across Pennsylvania to the Poconos. Strange things can happen when politics collides with the need to resketch district...
World War II Army veteran from Pittsburgh’s Overbrook neighborhood recorded court history
Knowing shorthand most likely helped Cyril Emmerich return from World War II alive. The 96-year-old Army veteran from Overbrook left the U.S. on D-Day — 77 years ago today, on June 6, 1944. Shortly after he arrived in Normandy, France, on June 17, there was an announcement looking for any...
Pittsburgh Pride Revolution March parades through Downtown
A rainbow-colored sea of humanity flooded parts of Downtown Pittsburgh as hundreds upon hundreds of people from nearby states joined in the Pittsburgh Pride Revolution March on Saturday afternoon. Participants made their way from the City-County Building along Grant Street, down Sixth and Seventh avenues and across the Andy Warhol...
PA Hero Walk in 13th year helping veterans holds event in Mt. PleasantVideo
Bad legs kept 70-year-old Vietnam War veteran Martin Majercak Jr. from taking part in the PA Hero Walk on Saturday through downtown Mt. Pleasant to Veterans Memorial Park, but he “made darn sure” he came out to VFW Post 3368 to support the organization. While most benefactors of the 13-year-old...
NBC News: WPXI in Pittsburgh 1 of 2 stations hit by apparent cyberattack
WPXI-TV was one of two Cox Media Group stations forced offline this week in an apparent cyberattack against the parent company, according to a report from NBC News. Managers on Thursday told employees at WPXI and WFTV in Orlando, Fla. to shut down company computers and phones, according to report....
Developers try to address Churchill residents’ questions, continued opposition of potential Amazon site
Representatives of a development company interested in purchasing a plot of land in Churchill for use as an Amazon distribution center addressed an array of concerns from residents, many of whom oppose the potential development. During a Churchill Borough Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, Hillwood Development’s representatives and experts gave...
Scottdale man sentenced to prison for role in robbery, shooting of Derry drug dealer
A Scottdale man was sentenced Friday to serve up to five years in prison for his role in the shooting and robbery of a Derry drug dealer last year. Brandon Eugene “Lil-Drizzy” Thomas, pleaded guilty to felony charges of robbery and conspiracy. Westmoreland County prosecutors agreed to dismiss attempted homicide,...
In letter, state representatives demand Zappala rescind policy prohibiting plea offers to Black attorney
Eleven members of Allegheny County’s state House delegation sent a letter to District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. on Friday condemning his policy of refusing to make plea offers to a Black attorney who criticized his office as being “systematically racist.” The two-page document demands that the policy be rescinded....
Pitt drops outdoor mask requirement for those fully vaccinated
Fully vaccinated individuals on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus will no longer be required to wear face coverings while outdoors, according to university officials. An announcement posted to the university’s Twitter account Friday afternoon said the new recommendations will go into effect Monday, June 7. Everyone, regardless of vaccination status,...
Famed trial attorney F. Lee Bailey remembered for Greensburg trial
He came to town with a flourish. It was the late 1980s and word spread quickly through the Westmoreland County Courthouse that famed defense attorney F. Lee Bailey was in the building. He was due to appear before Judge Charles Loughran to defend his legal acumen. The dapper lawyer —...
Forensic anthropologist says Vandergrift woman’s remains burned for up to 10 hours
A forensic anthropologist testified Friday the body of a Vandergrift woman discovered in remote Derry Township in 2017 was likely burned in a fire for up to 10 hours. Dennis Dirkmaat, a professor at Mercyhurst University in Erie, told a Westmoreland County jury hundreds of small bone fragments along with...
Recovery trumps jail for former Greensburg man in fatal overdose caseVideo
An Indiana County man’s recovery from drug addiction won praise from a Westmoreland judge who sentenced him Friday to serve seven years on probation for his role in his girlfriend’s overdose death in her Greensburg apartment two years ago. In rejecting a recommended sentence of up to 13 years in...
Overdose deaths spike in Allegheny County amid pandemic’s isolation
Overdose deaths in Allegheny County rose 22% in 2020, an increase likely spurred by the stress and isolation wrought by the covid-19 pandemic, officials said. Across the county, 689 people were victims of fatal overdoses, a majority of which had some amount of fentanyl in their systems: 77%. Overdose deaths...
Facebook suspends Trump accounts for 2 years
Facebook said it is suspending former President Donald Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. “At the end of this period, we will look to experts to assess whether the risk to public safety has receded. We will...
Bargain hunters pounce as Trump condo prices hit decade lows
NEW YORK — The building has stunning Manhattan skyline views, its spa offers deep-tissue massages, and the fancy restaurant off the lobby serves up prime steaks. Best of all, many apartments at the Trump World Tower are selling at a deep discount — assuming the buyer doesn’t mind the name...
Food Podcast: A look at the food bank’s mobile farmers market
June is fruits and veggies month, so this week’s podcast focuses on the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s innovative way to get fresh produce from local farms to areas where healthy food is difficult to find. It’s called the Green Grocer, and while it looks like a food truck, you...
Allegheny County hospitalizations drop to 10th of December’s peak
Covid-19 hospitalizations in Allegheny County dropped to 88 on Friday, just a tenth of the county’s peak total in December. On Dec. 16, 881 patients were hospitalized in the county. Just a month later, the county’s total had fallen by 50%, hitting 425 on Jan. 17. The total stood at...
Frazer seeks over $7.7M in taxes by Pittsburgh Mills real estate owners
Frazer officials are going after six Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills real estate owners for at least $7.7 million in delinquent special tax assessments. On Tuesday, Supervisors William Creevey and Lori Ziencik voted to authorize filing a municipal claim and collection proceedings against the property owners. Supervisors Chairman Matthew Beacom was...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 4-6
Grab your sunscreen. It’s going to be a summer-like weekend with temperatures in the 80s. Here are some ways to spend it. Take pride Pittsburgh Pride Group will be hosting virtual and in-person events this weekend. The “Pittsburgh Pride Revolution March” begins at noon on Saturday in front of the...
TV Talk: George A. Romero transports viewers to ‘The Amusement Park’Video
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. There are no zombies in the usual George A. Romero sense in his recently restored film “The Amusement Park,” streaming Tuesday on Shudder and AMC+. Instead, the emphasis is on discrimination against the elderly. “The...
Lori Falce: Pirates owe taxpayers better baseball
When it comes to sports, I am a product of my environment. My soul has fed on the Steelers’ Super Bowl wins and the Penguins’ names etched on the Stanley Cup. Even when they missed the playoffs or if it was charitably described as a “rebuilding year,” the faith is...
New Pine-Richland football coach predicts ‘smooth transition’ after meeting players
There were some sleepless nights this week for Steve Campos as Pine-Richland was about to make him the school’s new football coach. But after meeting with the players for the first time Thursday afternoon, Campos predicted he’d sleep soundly later that night. “I told my wife when I came home,...
Pickup crashes into Tarentum house, driver suffers minor injuries
A man was taken to a hospital late Thursday after crashing his truck into a house in Tarentum. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said the wreck occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 300 block of East Eighth Avenue. Tarentum police at the scene of the crash said a man...
