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Pitcairn man, 21, dies following Parkway off-ramp crash in Wilkins
A Pitcairn man was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning when he crashed after driving off the side of a Parkway East off-ramp in Wilkins Township, county officials said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said Willie Rozier, 21, of Pitcairn, died of injuries sustained when his car...
Emergency officials: Icy roads causing accidents across Pittsburgh region
Valentine’s Day is off to a slippery start, with freezing rain overnight creating dangerous road conditions and causing crashes and stranded vehicles across southwestern Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh emergency officials are urging residents to avoid driving in the city of Pittsburgh on Sunday morning due to icy conditions and a large number...
ATV/snowmobile fever: Westmoreland, Allegheny lead Pennsylvania in registrations
As the U.S. Forest Service has opened up ATV and off-road vehicle permits for the Allegheny National Forest, the state reports that its licenses for these sports vehicles continue to trend upwards. The U.S. Forest Service offers permits for off-road vehicles to use federal forests, including the region’s closest federal...
With covid cases dropping, more Westmoreland school districts opt to reopen classrooms
As new covid cases continue to drop in Westmoreland County and it appears a post-holiday coronavirus spike has been dodged, several area school districts have brought students back to classrooms — with more planning such a return. Students at Greater Latrobe, Jeannette and Yough have returned to school after using...
Groups ramping up for covid-style fish fry fundraisersVideo
As the pandemic closed in last year, fish fry organizers at St. Agnes Church in North Huntingdon scrambled to establish a drive-thru plan for an expected large crowd of hungry patrons. Volunteers set up traffic cones to direct drivers and gave the drive-thru a shot in addition to the regular...
‘Couplehood’: North Huntingdon couple celebrates 70 years of marriage
Family had planned to gather in December to celebrate Henry and Patricia Heer, a North Huntingdon couple who have been married 70 years. The event never happened, another casualty of the covid-19 pandemic. “Not being able to celebrate this memorable anniversary due to covid was not what they would have...
‘Silence of the Lambs’ turns 30 — celebrate by spending the night in ‘Buffalo Bill’s house’Video
Buffalo Bill never told Clarice he had a nice big pool out back. To be fair, the fictional serial killer and main villain in the 1991 thriller-horror film “The Silence of the Lambs” was busy doing other, more terrible things. But for fans of the frightening classic, released 30 years...
Sen. Pat Toomey breaks with Republicans to vote for Trump’s conviction
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., voted Saturday to convict former President Donald J. Trump in his second impeachment trial. Toomey is one of seven Republican senators who voted “guilty” on the charge of inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. All 50 Democratic senators voted to convict. But...
Clairton man killed in Dravosburg crash
A Clairton man was killed in a vehicle crash late Friday in Dravosburg, authorities said. The victim was identified as Alex Keith Anthony Brown Jr., 41, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The crash happened along Washington Avenue just before midnight. Brown was transported to a hospital where...
Bethel Park teen located safely
Bethel Park police said a teen they were searching for has been found safe. Police issued an alert on its Facebook page Saturday that sought help looking for Maria Musciano, 16. According to an alert on the police Facebook page, Musciano was located early Sunday....
Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to...
With more snow on way, Pa. Turnpike, PennDOT put truck restrictions in place
UPDATE: These restrictions were lifted as of 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning, per PennDOT and the Turnpike Commission. Stay updated on the latest traffic advisories at 511PA.com. With more winter snow making its way toward Pittsburgh en route to the East Coast, PennDOT and and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission have implemented...
Westmoreland County adds 98 covid-19 cases
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 98 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County, as hospitalizations and case counts decline in the area. The county’s total cases are at 25,766, which is an increase of about 560 cases from the preceding week’s 25,202. The week before had...
Leechburg food distribution organizers say need is clear as 600 boxes go in about 30 minutesVideo
Volunteers at a food distribution event Saturday in Leechburg swiftly doled out more than 600 boxes of fresh meat, yogurt and produce to people struggling with basic needs nearly a year into the lingering covid-19 pandemic. “The lines are crazy,” said volunteer Reilly Sullivan, 15. “We take for granted how...
Pennsylvania logs 4,000 more covid cases, 113 deaths
Pennsylvania health officials on Saturday reported 4,088 new coronavirus cases, a slight increase, as hospitalizations continue to decrease in the Keystone State. The new data bring the total cases to 892,344. That’s a jump of almost 27,000 additional cases from this time last week. Two weeks ago, the increase was...
Waynesburg man found dead after house fire
A Waynesburg man was found dead in his home after a Feb. 12 fire, authorities said. Daniel Ray Lemley, 54, was pronounced dead at about 7:30 a.m. after a fire in his home along South West Street, according to Greene County Coroner Gene Rush. The cause of death is pending,...
Allegheny County adds 306 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 306 new coronavirus cases, a relative bump up as cases had been on the decline in recent weeks. Reports haven’t reached 500 cases in nearly four weeks and the county hasn’t reported any 1,000-case days in the past six weeks, according to data from the...
Appointments for covid vaccine at new Allegheny County site filled within minutes
Those who were looking to book an appointment to receive part of the state’s limited supply of the covid-19 vaccination at Allegheny County’s second dispensary will have to wait. Online registration for the new site began at 9 a.m. Saturday, and appointments were filled within 10 minutes, according to county...
AP: GOP leader Mitch McConnell will vote to acquit Trump
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell will vote to acquit Donald Trump in the former president’s impeachment trial. That’s according to a source familiar with McConnell’s thinking who was not authorized to publicly discuss the decision and spoke on condition of anonymity. Word of McConnell’s decision came Saturday before...
61-year-old woman, dog found dead following Brighton Heights fire
After putting out an early-morning fire in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood on Saturday, firefighters found both a woman and dog who had died inside. Diane M. Willard, 61, was pronounced dead by the coroner after Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire crews responded a home on the 4000 block of Cambronne Street...
Wife shows true love for husband through kidney donationVideo
At 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, Dan Sturm texted his wife, Tanya. “You awake?” he asked. “Yes,” she answered. “I am coming over,” he replied. Dan, 61, made his way to his wife’s room across the hall on the 11 North hospital floor inside UPMC Montefiore in Oakland. Connected to...
House fire claims woman’s life in Washington, Pa.
A 75-year-old Washington County woman died Friday night in a fire at her home in the City of Washington, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office. Karen E. Campbell, 75, died in her Central Avenue home, where the fire was reported at about 9:30 p.m., a county 911 dispatch supervisor...
Trump lawyers argue impeachment based on ‘hatred,’ not facts
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers accused Democrats of waging a campaign of “hatred” against the former president as they sped through their defense of his actions and fiery words before the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, hurtling the Senate toward a final vote in his historic trial....
Police safely locate Pittsburgh man missing since Feb. 6
Pittsburgh police have located a missing man last seen in Homewood on Feb. 6. George Booker, 51, of Pittsburgh, is considered at-risk, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson. Police annnounced that Booker had been safely located shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Sunday morning....
Pittsburgh bald eagles lay 1st egg of 2021; marks 9th year nesting on Hays hillsideVideo
The Pittsburgh Hays female bald eagle laid her first egg of the season Friday evening. A live nest cam captured the egg for the first time shortly before 6 p.m. The female eagle returned to the nest just before 5 p.m., then ate “a food gift brought by the Hays...
