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Trump ordered aid frozen; more Democrats want impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump personally ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine a few days before a phone call in which he pressured the Eastern European nation’s leader to investigate the family of political rival Joe Biden, a revelation that comes as more Democrats...
Man to serve up to 14 years for DUI crash that killed Tarentum woman, teen
A Saltsburg man who killed two people, including a Tarentum junior firefighter, in a 2017 drugged driving crash in Plum was ordered Tuesday to serve up to 14 years in state prison. Allegheny County Judge David R. Cashman ordered Edward Leonard Cass III, 27, to serve a minimum of 7...
It’s a vegan world after all, at least at Disney parks
ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s a vegan world after all, at least at Disney’s U.S. theme parks. Disney said Tuesday that plant-based meals would be available at all of its restaurants and quick-meal hubs at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California. The company says on its blog...
Boy, 11, drives 3 hours for Snapchat meeting, gets lost
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Police in South Carolina say an 11-year-old boy took his brother’s car and drove alone for three hours to meet someone he met on Snapchat. Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis says the boy pulled up to an officer around 12:30 a.m. Monday and said he was lost....
Trump attacks globalism, while putting pressure on Iran
UNITED NATIONS — Facing growing calls for his impeachment, President Donald Trump addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and delivered a roaring defense of nationalism and American sovereignty even as he tried to rally a multinational response to Iran’s escalating aggression. The president implored the world’s leaders to prioritize...
‘Way too extreme’: Some Democrats warn against moving left
BEAVER — The Democrats of Beaver County crowded onto the steps of a local courthouse, dozens of union men protesting a looming power plant closure that would put their livelihoods at risk. The crowd was overwhelmingly white and male, and few had college degrees. Left unsaid, at least from the...
Police: Monessen woman was drunk when she hit parked cars, person in North Belle Vernon
A Monessen woman allegedly was intoxicated Monday when she hit several parked cars, lost a wheel on her SUV and hit a woman who tried to get her to stop driving through North Belle Vernon, according to police. Sarah Elizabeth Kolenc, 27, is charged with aggravated assault, driving under the...
Loyal Steelers fan from Beaver County appears in commercial with Terry Bradshaw
There was a knock at the front door. “I opened it, and there stood Terry Bradshaw … THE Terry Bradshaw … and I just lost it,” said Rick Holman of Brighton Township in Beaver County. “As a child he was my favorite player.” Steelers Hall of Fame quarterback and television...
Pair arrested in North Huntingdon vehicle theft, break-ins
Two Allegheny County residents were being held in the Westmoreland County Prison after police said they were involved in a vehicle theft and break-ins at a North Huntingdon neighborhood during the weekend. Dylan Keith Walklin, 26, of Whitaker, and Celeste Anabelle Hartle, 18, of West View, are jailed on $50,000...
4 Yough students treated for possible contagious skin infection
Four students in the Yough School District have been treated for possible impetigo since the beginning of the school year, Superintendent Janet Sardon said Tuesday. “The Yough School District takes the health and safety of our students as a top priority,” Sardon said in a statement. Impetigo is a common...
Kenny Chesney returning to Pittsburgh for Heinz Field megashow
Kenny Chesney will be chillin’ once again in Pittsburgh. The eight-time Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year will bring his “Chillaxification 2020 Tour” to Heinz Field May 30. It will be his 11th performance in the Steel City. The stop also features Florida Georgia...
Missing woman, 81, found dead in overturned vehicle in Jefferson Hills
A woman reported missing to North Versailles police on Monday was found dead Tuesday morning in her overturned car in a creek in Jefferson Hills, police said. Georgeanne Faison, 81, was found at 11:21 a.m. by family members who were searching for her, police said. The car was overturned and...
Man, 27, shot and killed while walking home in Munhall
A 27-year-old man was shot and killed while walking home Monday night in Munhall, according to police. Munhall police and paramedics were called to the area of Maple Street and Ridge Way shortly before midnight. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot multiple times. He was...
State study: Arnold Palmer Regional Airport boosts economy by $226M
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport boosts the local economy by $226 million annually, according to a state study. The 2019 state Bureau of Aviation update of its similar 2011 report shows the Unity airport’s impact has more than doubled since 2010 — when it pumped $97.5 million into the area, a...
Senate Republicans to look into whistleblower complaint about Trump pressuring UkraineVideo
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday the Senate Intelligence Committee will look into a whistleblower’s complaint that reportedly alleges President Donald Trump pressured the Ukrainian leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a possible Trump opponent in the 2020 presidential race. But only a handful of...
Penn Hills school officials say misunderstanding led to ‘no confidence’ letter
Miscommunication and misunderstandings led Penn Hills School District officials to try and oust their state-appointed recovery officer Daniel Matsook, according to both parties involved. “Had I been here when they wrote the letter, we probably would have worked it all out and there wouldn’t have been a letter,” Matsook said....
Orlando officer fired after arresting elementary school students
ORLANDO, Fla. — A police officer who arrested two 6-year-old students at a Florida elementary school last week has been fired. Orlando police Chief Orlando Rolon announced Officer Dennis Turner’s termination Monday afternoon. He says he reminded other officers of department policy that prohibits arrests of children under 12 without...
Steelers: Ben Roethlisberger undergoes surgery
Seven days after the Pittsburgh Steelers announced Ben Roethlisberger would miss the remainder of the season, the team confirmed he underwent elbow surgery Monday. A statement released via the team’s website and attributed to Steelers director of communications Burt Lauten read: “Ben Roethlisberger had successful surgery on his right elbow...
Editorial: Where have all the birds gone?
Pennsylvania may be dotted by cities and towns, but at its heart, the state is a forest. It’s right there in the name. Pennsylvania. Penn’s Woods. The state has always embraced that nature. The Department of Environmental Protection was established in 1995 but traces its roots all the way back...
Murrysville voters at Newlonsburg and Sardis could get new precincts under new planVideo
Westmoreland County elections officials on Monday approved a revised redistricting plan for Murrysville that will split its two largest precincts. The amended plan, to be presented for approval next week to Common Pleas Court Judge Chris Scherer, will separate the Sardis voting district nearly in half. That precinct was originally...
Pennsylvania pushes back against federal efforts to curb food assistance program
Pennsylvania’s human services secretary on Monday called the Trump administration’s proposal to cut food stamp eligibility “cruel and unacceptable.” The proposal would force states to scale back the number of people whom they deem eligible for monthly benefits from the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Pennsylvania and...
Carrick residents worry that insurance won’t cover damages from water main breakVideo
Rose Gitzen and several of her neighbors anxiously awaited word Monday on whether insurance would cover extensive damages to their homes and a nearby business caused by last week’s water main break on East Agnew Avenue in Carrick. The Pennsylvania American Water Co., which owns the water main, has promised...
3 men charged in connection with North Side gas station assaultVideo
Three men face charges in connection with an assault Friday at a gas station in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood that was caught on cellphone video, prosecutors announced Monday. The assault spurred three consecutive days of protests at the Exxon station at Brighton Road and Marshall Avenue on the North Side. “Under...
Beto O’Rourke set to campaign in Pittsburgh
Beto O’Rourke will bring his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination to Western Pennsylvania this week, with stops scheduled for Pittsburgh and Erie. O’Rourke, a former U.S. congressman from Texas, will hold a town hall event Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 11:30 a.m. at Schenley Plaza in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood before...
Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez moved to Westmoreland prison on child sex charges
Suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez was booked into the Westmoreland County Prison on Monday. Sheriff’s deputies transported Vazquez from the Allegheny County Jail, where he has been held for nearly a week after his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a former Scottdale teenage girl. The 28-year-old relief pitcher is...
