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California man charged in deadly South Side overdoses, tainted cocaine suspected
Tainted cocaine served by a California man at an after-party led to the overdose deaths of three men at a South Side Flats apartment early Sunday morning, according to city and federal authorities. Peter Rene Sanchez Montalvo, who also goes by Carlos, faces federal charges of distributing a controlled substance...
Peebles stores closing, reopening as Gordmans in 2020
Another store is planning to close in the Countryside Plaza in East Huntingdon. Signs advertising “mega closing event” began appearing in the Peebles department store windows not long ago. Unlike grocery store County Market, which closed in August, and Payless shoe store, which left the plaza two years ago, the...
Salem woman killed in Route 22 crash
An 87-year-old woman was killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash in Salem Township, according to state police. Huldah Holby of Salem was stopped in a Buick on Hannastown Road at its intersection with Route 22 at 8:45 a.m. She pulled out onto the highway and attempted to make a left...
Police: Teen arrested after drugs, knife found inside Indiana County school
A 15-year-old Indiana County boy was charged through juvenile probation after state police said he brought drugs and a knife into an East Mahoning Township school last week. Troopers said the Rochester Mills boy had a black knife and suspected marijuana in a glass container at the building on Thursday....
Police: Woman suffers burns in Carnegie apartment fire
A woman was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital with burns after a fire started in her Carnegie apartment early Monday, officials said. The fire was reported at 12:30 a.m. at the Honus Wagner Apartments on Third Avenue. People were evacuated from the building, and Port Authority buses were brought in...
Tim Benz: Airing of grievances is overflowing after Steelers’ 3rd loss
The longer the Pittsburgh Steelers’ losing streak continues, the easier it is to come up with our weekly “Airing of Grievances.” Boy, it really has become weekly, hasn’t it? We are long overdue for a “Feats of Strength” post. Maybe that will happen next Tuesday after a Monday night game...
Police: 75 items worth over $6K stolen from Hempfield home
State police in Greensburg seek information about a Hempfield break-in where someone made off with 75 items, including a hot water tank, black sword and lawnmower. The burglary was reported Aug. 24 at a home on the corner of Steel Avenue and Osage Street, troopers said. The alleged thief or...
‘Rick and Morty’ fans — Real Ricks — pop up for meet-and-greet with Pickle Rick in PittsburghVideo
The Rickmobile isn’t just a merch truck. For “Rick and Morty” fans, it’s an experience. About 400 Real Ricks circled through in the first 45 minutes of opening the popup event Friday outside East End Brewing Co. in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood. In all, roughly 800 die-hards braved the line for...
2-time Lower Burrell cancer survivor training for 2nd Boston MarathonVideo
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. In 2004, Jill Conroy was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She beat it, and started to run. She’s never stopped. “It was after that that I decided to start running,” said...
Experts: ‘No body’ murder cases — like recent ones in Allegheny, Westmoreland — can be wonVideo
The families of Elizabeth Wiesenfeld and Cassandra Gross want closure. Both women are missing and presumed dead. Wiesenfeld, 67, of Baldwin was reported missing April 30. Gross, 51, of Unity was last seen April 7, 2018. Authorities believe both women were killed, and suspects have been identified in both cases....
Allison Park man dies in crash on I-79 in Butler County
An Allison Park man was killed in an early morning crash Friday on Interstate 79 in Butler County. According to state police, Joshua P. Travis, 22, was traveling northbound on I-79 in Muddy Creek Township when he lost control of his Dodge Ram 1500 at about 6 a.m. After over-correcting,...
Police search North Side gas station after assault as protesters vow to continueVideo
Protesters who camped for a second day outside of the Exxon gas station on Pittsburgh’s North Side where two sisters were beaten over a $17 dispute, expressed concern Sunday that the owners and an employee who allegedly assaulted their customers will only be charged with a misdemeanor. The Friday assault...
Despite forcing 5 turnovers, Steelers lose to 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Despite all of the yardage allowed, the time spent on the field, the two leads surrendered, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense produced a fifth turnover Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, giving the offense a chance to hold on for that elusive first win of the season....
Editorial: Keep politicians off pedestals
It is hard to believe that someone who makes the laws could break them flagrantly. But it happens. It happens more than we would like to admit. Elected officials are arrested. They plead guilty. They are convicted. They can serve prison sentences and sometimes they come back from political death...
Rare, deadly virus detected in 3 Pennsylvania counties
A rare, potentially deadly virus transmitted by mosquitoes has been confirmed in three Pennsylvania counties. The Pennsylvania departments of health and agriculture issued a warning Saturday after confirming eastern equine encephalitis in Erie, Carbon, and Monroe counties. The virus was found in pheasants, horses and a wild turkey. The virus...
Western Pennsylvania experiencing same bird declines being seen nationwide
Recently released researched confirmed what local bird experts already suspected: Bird populations have dropped a staggering 29% — nearly 3 billion birds — since the 1970s, according to the journal Science. Jim Bonner, executive director of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania headquartered in Fox Chapel, said he is, sadly,...
Trump, Modi show unity between world’s largest democracies
HOUSTON — Deafening drums marked the entrance of President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi as they clasped hands and walked across the stage in a packed Texas stadium Sunday, sending a message of unity between the world’s two largest democracies despite trade tensions. Instead of dwelling on...
Democrats blast latest Trump crisis. But what will they do?
WASHINGTON — A whistleblower’s complaint over President Donald Trump’s interactions with a foreign leader is testing the political and practical power Democrats can use against a Republican in the White House who so brazenly ignores protocol and presidential norms. Democrats were unanimous in their condemnation of Trump for going to...
Trump says he discussed corruption with Ukraine’s presidentVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that he raised former Vice President Joe Biden and Biden’s son in a summer phone call with Ukraine’s new leader, as Democrats pressed for investigations into whether Trump improperly used his office to try to dig up damaging information about a political rival....
UAW strike puts Trump, GOP in political bind in key states
LANSING, Mich. — Democrats were quick to back working-class United Auto Workers in their strike against General Motors, delivering doughnuts and holding picket signs outside factories to show solidarity. It’s a union they long have aligned with politically. There were no doughnuts from Republicans. Led by President Donald Trump, GOP...
How the past informs Trump’s vision of America’s future
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s vision of America’s tomorrows looks much like its yesterdays. He loves “beautiful” coal. “Beautiful” warships. And “those four beautiful words: MADE IN THE USA!” He speaks of the country’s might as measured by its steel mills, farms and cars rolling off Detroit assembly lines. He’s...
Thousands of hogs killed in Pennsylvania barn fire
NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. — Thousands of hogs have died in a fire that destroyed two barns on a Pennsylvania farm. Firefighters were called to the farm in Lynn Township, outside Allentown, before 6 a.m. Saturday. Lynnport Community Fire Company Chief Clark Matz says the barns were engulfed when firefighters got...
Overdose victims identified in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats
The medical examiner’s office has identified three men killed in a suspected drug overdose that sent four others to the hospital Sunday in the South Side Flats. The three men were pronounced dead at the scene and identified as: Rubiel Clemente-Martinez, 32, of Columbus, Ohio; Joel Pecina, 32, of Coraopolis,...
Louisiana man drowns while proposing to girlfriend underwater in Tanzania
A Louisiana man drowned during a dream vacation to Tanzania as he proposed to his attorney girlfriend, who never even got the chance to give him her answer. Kenesha Antoine revealed in a heartbreaking Facebook post on Friday that her boyfriend, Steven Weber Jr., died while he popped the big...
Iran’s Guard says ready for ‘any scenario’ amid US standoff
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard is ready for combat and “any scenario,” its chief commander said Saturday, as the country’s nuclear deal with world powers collapses and the U.S. alleged Iran was behind a recent attack on major oil sites in Saudi Arabia that shook global energy markets....
