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St. Margaret Mary Festival proceeds to help ministries, Lower Burrell fire companiesVideo
The first night of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church’s festival Friday was more like a vibrant community party in the heart of Lower Burrell. Sunny weather aided the parish’s biggest fundraiser to attract a huge crowd that was hungry for family fun for young to old, music and games, congenial...
Woman thought she had kidney stones, gave birth to tripletsVideo
A South Dakota woman who recently gave birth to triplets says she didn’t find out about her pregnancy until she went to the hospital with what she thought were kidney stones. KOTA-TV reports Dannette Giltz, of Sturgis, gave birth to the healthy triplets on Aug. 10. Giltz says that despite...
Hundreds turn out for Back 2 School bash in GreensburgVideo
Hundreds of children got most everything they need for a new school year Saturday at the Salvation Army of Greensburg’s seventh annual Back 2 School Bash. The Salvation Army and other local organizations teamed up for the event, which offered activities like a bounce house and face-painting while also helping...
Police seek Salina man missing since Aug. 5, last seen in Delmont and IselinVideo
State police are looking for a man who has been missing almost two weeks. Jordan Olah, 31, of Salina was last seen Aug. 5 in both Delmont and Iselin. Anyone with information please contact PSP 724-697-4780 pic.twitter.com/hrRY3hYLbD— Troop A Public Information Officers (@PSPTroopAPIO) August 11, 2019 Olah may be driving...
2 firefighters injured in 5-alarm West Oakland apartment fire
Two Pittsburgh firefighters were injured while fighting a five-alarm blaze Saturday afternoon in an apartment complex in the city’s West Oakland neighborhood, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The fire on De Ruad Street started just after 2 p.m. as a two-alarm blaze, but it went to a...
Duquesne water conservation order lifted
A mandatory water conservation order in effect after more than 2 ½ hours in the city of Duquesne was lifted at 4 p.m., city police tweeted. The order was put into effect at about 11 a.m. when an electrical problem was discovered at the McKeeport Water Treatment Plant that processes...
Mars, Butler County man gets 48 months in federal prison for distributing child porn
A federal court judge in Pittsburgh has sentenced a 64-year-old Mars man to four years in prison for having and distributing a half-million photos and videos showing the sexual exploitation of a girls. U.S. Senior District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on David McAnally. Prosecutors said that in...
Philadelphia standoff suspect charged with attempted murder
PHILADELPHIA — A man suspected of shooting six police officers during an hourslong standoff that ended when tear gas caused the man to surrender was charged with attempted murder. Authorities have said that the criminal background of suspect Maurice Hill should have prevented him from legally owning the firepower used...
Pittsburgh policeman charged with June hit-and-run on North Shore
A Pittsburgh police officer has been arrested and charged in a June hit-and-run crash on the city’s North Shore that left a cyclist with a concussion. Brian M. Martin, 35, of Pittsburgh’s Westwood neighborhood, was charged Friday with accidents involving death or personal injury, reckless driving and drunken driving. Police...
Hundreds arrive to honor El Paso victim after public invited
EL PASO, Texas — When Jordan Ballard read that one of the victims of the El Paso massacre had few relatives and the public was invited to her funeral, the Los Angeles resident bought a plane ticket and flew to Texas to honor a woman she had never met. She...
Police investigate shooting that burst pipe inside Hill District apartment building
Police are investigating a shooting that caused a water leak inside a Hill District apartment building early Friday. No injuries were reported, Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Shortly before 2 a.m., Pittsburgh police and firefighters responded to an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Centre Avenue for a...
3 injured in two-vehicle crash in Mt. Pleasant Township
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash early Friday night in Mt. Pleasant Township, county emergency officials said. At least one person was taken by ambulance from the scene of a crash at the intersection of Route 981 and Hecla Road, according to Westmoreland emergency dispatchers. The crash was...
‘Easy Rider’ star and writer Peter Fonda dies at age 79
LOS ANGELES — Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic “Easy Rider,” has died. His family said in a statement that Fonda died Friday morning at his home in Los...
Kennywood Log Jammer flume up for charity auction sells for $11,100
One of Kennywood’s original flumes from its defunct Log Jammer ride sold Friday morning for $11,100 via eBay. The winning bid was placed at 10:32 a.m., according to the listing. The auction opened on Aug. 6 and 53 bids were placed by more than 20 bidders. The West Mifflin amusement...
Dor Hadash, New Light leaders urge AG to accept life in prison for accused Tree of Life gunman
Members of two Pittsburgh Jewish congregations have asked federal prosecutors to seek a plea deal with accused Tree of Life synagogue shooter Robert Bowers and reject a death penalty case. The requests came from New Light and Dor Hadash, two of the congregations that used the Tree of Life building....
West Deer native remembers trip to Woodstock
West Deer native Colleen Nelson remembers the crush of cars as she and her friends drove a crammed Volkswagen Beetle toward Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y., on Aug. 14, 1969. They had almost made it to the site of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. But there was so...
Man sells ‘funky, old’ Nike shoes for $50,000Video
There’s a new hotel in Oregon that’s proud to have an old pair of shoes sitting in the lobby. A Nike-themed property in Eugene paid a Sacramento, Calif., man $50,000 for his rare sneakers last month, reports Fox40. Dave Russell was 25 years old when he was vying for a...
AG: Florida business owner arrested for operating 6 massage parlors in Western Pa.
A Pensacola, Fla., man is facing federal charges of operating a human trafficking ring under the guise of massage parlors in Pennsylvania, Florida and Virginia, including six in Western Pennsylvania. David C. Williams, 41, of Pensacola was arrested and charged with using interstate facilities for purposes of racketeering, conspiracy to...
Albino deer sighting a real outdoors treat
The bright red brake lights of the SUV stopped in the road in front of us offered a hint of what was to come. But only a hint. It was near dusk, and my wife and I were driving around and through a local state park. Having hiked to a...
Pittsburgh rehab center worker celebrates 70 years of serviceVideo
Nora Morant was ready to quit her job after the first day. Instead she stayed for 70 years. Morant has worked seven decades for the Jewish Association on Aging. She hasn’t finished the job yet. “Cheers to 70 years!” was a fitting theme on Friday at Charles Morris Nursing and...
Hempfield Eagle Scout creates cancer memorial garden
When Ben Graham started his Eagle Scout project in Hempfield Park, he didn’t know how soon the cause would hit home. But about halfway through planning a cancer memorial garden that will become a healing spot for cancer survivors and their families, as well as an area to remember those...
Just Ducky tour vessels up for auction
Pittsburgh’s only amphibious tour boat company has closed and will liquidate its assets during a September auction. Just Ducky Tours has turned its vessels and equipment over to Uptown-based Harry Davis & Company for an online auction scheduled for Sept. 23-25. Stanford Davis, the company CEO, said Just Ducky owners...
Pittsburgh zoning board sacks Steelers’ seat-painting plan at Heinz Field
The Pittsburgh zoning board has denied an appeal by the Steelers for permission to paint Heinz Field seats in the form of a sign, ruling that it constitutes a “roof sign” prohibited by city zoning regulations. PSSI Stadium LLC, a team affiliate, sought permission to paint seats on the north...
Police: Armed couple rob Carrick Burger King
An armed couple robbed a Burger King Friday morning in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood, police said. A store manager told police a man and woman, each armed with a gun, entered the restaurant before 7:15 a.m. and demanded cash from a safe in the back, Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Cara Cruz said....
Lehigh graduate running across country to raise awareness about plastic pollutionVideo
Almost every morning for about 160 days, Sam Bencheghib will wake up at 6 a.m., tie up his shoes made from recycled plastic, and start running. The 22-year-old Lehigh University graduate is running across 13 states to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the ocean — a project that started...
