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2 from W.Va. charged with threatening people in Tarentum home with guns during custody exchange
A woman and a man from West Virginia were arrested after the woman pulled a handgun during a child custody exchange in Tarentum on Friday night, according to court records. Tarentum police arrested Alexis Sage Simpkins, 22, of Morgantown, W.Va., and Joseph Erickson, 24, of Fairmont, W.Va., after responding shortly...
Pittsburgh to see winter warm-up reaching 60 degrees in week ahead
After enduring an extended run of bitterly cold weather and a snowfall unlike any seen in years, Pittsburgh-area residents will get to enjoy a winter warmup in the week ahead. The upward trend will peak Friday, when there’s a chance of breaking 60 degrees for the high, National Weather Service...
Lower Burrell residents report unusual behavior from neighbor before police say he fired shot into their house
A Lower Burrell resident told police they were standing near their kitchen window Saturday evening when they heard a “pop,” followed by a loud ringing in their ears and the feeling of glass hitting their face. They figured it had to have been a bullet fired from the house next...
Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago
MADISON, Wis. — Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago. Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, announced Friday that a team...
FBI: DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home that appears to match glove worn by suspect
TUCSON, Ariz. — A glove containing DNA found about two miles from the house of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door in Tucson the night she vanished, the FBI said Sunday. The glove, discovered in a field...
Trump’s border czar says ‘small’ security force will remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdownVideo
WASHINGTON — White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that more than 1,000 immigration agents have left Minnesota’s Twin Cities area and hundreds more will depart in the days ahead as part of the Trump administration’s drawdown of its immigration enforcement surge. A “small” security force will stay for...
DOJ tells lawmakers Epstein file redactions complied with lawVideo
The Justice Department sent a letter to U.S. lawmakers summarizing redactions in the so-called Epstein Files, as political pressure swirls around decisions to withhold some information. The explanation for redactions was required by a law passed last year that has forced the public release of millions of pages of material....
Quiet Lower Burrell neighborhood recovers from SWAT standoff, shooting
Randy Bargerstock Sr. said Saturday night’s police standoff on his typically quiet street in Lower Burrell was like something out of a movie. “It was pretty wild,” Bargerstock said of the incident during which resident Jordan Blaise Lindner, 29, was shot by police. “There were police everywhere, (Lindner) was shooting...
What to know about the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance and the search for clues
TUCSON, Ariz. — Law enforcement agents have been gathering more potential evidence as the search for “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie ‘s mother heads into its third week. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her Arizona home on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. Authorities say...
As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it
AYER, Mass. — Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again. His dad turned the 9-year-old’s repetitive behavior into a chance to connect. “Want me to pick you up?” Matthew Murphy asked, lifting, tickling and spinning...
Tax season is here. Here’s what you need to know for stress-free filing
NEW YORK — Tax season is underway and you have until April 15 to file your return with the IRS. If you want to avoid the stress of the looming deadline, start getting organized as soon as possible. “Don’t wait until the last minute but also don’t rush,” said Tom...
Morning Roundup: Stabbing in Market Square; fugitive on the run in Verona; fire in Wilkinsburg
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Sunday, Feb. 15: Stabbing in Market Square Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man was found stabbed late Saturday in Market Square in Downtown. Public Safety officials posted to X that the victim was transported in critical condition from...
Suspect shot by Lower Burrell police identified
A man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after being shot during an exchange of gunfire with police in Lower Burrell on Saturday night. Police say the incident began around 6:30 p.m. Saturday when residents of Rodgers Drive reported a man firing shots into a nearby home. The suspect is...
Fiber fair dazzles in Delmont
When Dorothy Gallagher was a teacher in Poland, she took up knitting as a side hustle. “Making one sweater bought me a kilo of sausage,” she said. “Now I hand spin silk, cat fur, alpaca — all for the mental clarity and dexterity benefits.” Gallagher was among 20 or so...
Confrontation erupts at anti-ICE protest in SpringdaleVideo
A midday rally in Springdale to protest the arrest of a South American man living in Springdale by ICE agents briefly turned violent Saturday when a confrontation erupted between a passing motorist and rally participants. The “Love Thy Neighbor” rally, in the area of Pittsburgh and School streets, was organized...
Interpretation of immigration law brings ICE arrests to forefront of community concerns, discussions
Recent arrests made in the region by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have captured headlines but are not new. Immigration attorneys, though, say the arrests signal new interpretations of longstanding immigration laws as part of President Donald Trump’s push to step up deportations. “Under recent actions of the Trump administration,...
‘The Pitt’ tries a Pittsburgh accent, and locals have opinionsVideo
The Pittsburgh accent is one of those “if you know, you know” things. Lifelong denizens of the 412 can recognize it in others immediately, but outsiders can struggle to pick it out — or pick it up. “Growing up in Pittsburgh, I didn’t know there was anything particular about it...
‘More people are leaving than coming’: Charleroi’s Haitian community withers under federal pressureVideo
The shelves at Queen’s Market still hold bags of corn millet and leafy Haitian lalo, but the customers who buy them are vanishing from the streets of Charleroi. As the Trump administration ramps up pressure on immigrants with Temporary Protected Status to “take advantage of the department’s resources for departure,”...
White House orders Homeland Security shutdown as funding lapses
WASHINGTON — The White House ordered the Department of Homeland Security to begin shutdown procedures as its funding from Congress expires at midnight — the third time parts of the U.S. government will have shut down in the past six months. The shutdown will affect DHS functions other than immigration...
How Mike McCarthy went from multisport H.S. star to Steelers coach
Mike McCarthy didn’t reserve a table at the city’s finest restaurant after his daylong job interview with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Instead, he went to his parents’ house in Greenfield and ate Aiello’s pizza with his family. To him, that was surely his favorite table in town. As one of five...
What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend
Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire Saturday. Democrats say they won’t help approve more funding until new restrictions are placed on...
Jason Lando sworn in as Pittsburgh police chief
A childhood dream culminated Friday amid fanfare, a few jokes and a City Council chamber packed with a who’s-who of Pittsburgh public safety. Jason Lando, once a Pittsburgh boy who dreamed of becoming a city cop, raised his right hand before a standing-room-only Downtown audience as a judge swore him...
Jury verdict: 2 guilty of first-degree murder in St. Clair woman’s shooting death
A Westmoreland County jury convicted Melissa Fox-Beacom and Matthew Bates of first-degree murder Friday in the 2023 shooting death of her mother. Jurors decided that even though Fox-Beacom and Bates didn’t fire the shots that killed Alice Robson on Dec. 11, 2023, their actions leading up to the shooting made...
Aurora’s driverless trucks soon to be a common sight across the Sun Belt
Aurora Innovation plans to have more than 200 driverless tractor-trailers on the road by the end of the year as part of a rapid expansion across the Sun Belt. The anticipated growth would mark a new era of commercialization for the company, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, after...
Mysterious metal shards still a tire terror in Harrison, Tarentum and beyond
Shana Daly has been a victim of the social media-dubbed “Shardnado” twice. The Tarentum resident got a flat tire weeks ago while driving along Route 28 to Harmar and then again Feb. 6. Both times, a thin metal shard was the culprit. The mysterious fragments have been found on local...
