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Murrysville planning commission will tackle data center regulations
There are no companies officially proposing to place a data center in Murrysville. But members of the municipal council don’t feel like waiting until one does to address potential issues that may accompany it. “There are certainly parcels in Murrysville which could hold a data center,” chief administrator Michael Nestico...
Trump administration moves to drop its appeal in legal fight against Children’s Hospital to get medical records of transgender children
In an unexpected twist, President Donald Trump’s administration moved to abandon its legal fight to obtain private medical records of youth who received gender-affirming care at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Late Wednesday, a U.S. Department of Justice lawyer filed a two-sentence motion to “voluntarily dismiss” its appeal of a...
Parks Township residents told more details about nuclear dump cleanup
From her kitchen window, Parks Township resident Candy Johnson, 71, can see buildings on a nuclear waste dump that has sat nearby since the 1970s. Johnson, who has lived in the township for a decade, came Wednesday night to voice her concerns about the $500 million cleanup at the site,...
Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected suicide try
NEW YORK — A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday, years after being sealed and locked in a courthouse vault as part of an unrelated legal dispute. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas in White...
Appeal dismissed in Squirrel Hill antisemitic flyer littering case
An Ohio man fined nearly $50,000 for throwing dozens of antisemitic flyers out of a moving car in Squirrel Hill failed to appear for his appeal hearing Wednesday. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Thomas E. Flaherty, therefore, dismissed the appeal, and the fine will stand. However, Joshua Smith, an attorney...
Sen. Dave McCormick wants to streamline permitting process for energy projects
Beaver County’s tiny Shippingport, home to about 150 people, is positioned to become a center of Western Pennsylvania’s energy and AI boom. At the turn of the decade, that would have seemed unimaginable. The former coal-fired Bruce Mansfield Power Plant had recently closed, and plans were in the works to...
Mother of Monroeville driver killed in I-79 crash sues trucking companies
The mother of a Monroeville man killed last year when his SUV crashed into two tractor-trailers she said were improperly parked on the berm on Interstate 79 is suing the trucks’ drivers and owners in federal court. Kathy Brown, of Edgewater, Fla., filed the suit on Wednesday in Pittsburgh on...
Witness testifies Delmont mother had ‘no tears’ as adopted son was treated for fatal injuries
As 5-year-old Landon Maloberti lay unresponsive on a hospital bed, covered with bruises and connected to medical equipment by wires and tubes, his adoptive mother’s emotions ranged from calm to frenzy. Emergency room doctors, nurses and support staff worked feverishly to diagnosis and treat the boy while his mother offered...
Plum man headed to court, accused of trying to hit a TV news crew with his SUV
The father of a former Highlands School District teacher charged with sexually assaulting students will have his own day in court. Harold Dicer, the father of Sean Dicer, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges of simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct. His case now will head...
Police charge 6 teen girls with beating woman inside Sephora store in Shadyside
Police on Tuesday arrested six teenage girls for trapping a woman inside a Shadyside beauty supplies store while they punched, kicked and beat her with a metal sign. The Shady Avenue store said the vicious attack left behind about $30,000 in damages. Pittsburgh police said they were dispatched around 5:45...
Man sues Allegheny County over lack of treatment after being scalded in jail while draining noodles
An Aliquippa man who said he suffered third-degree burns while working in the kitchen at the Allegheny County Jail is claiming in a lawsuit he was denied proper medical treatment for a week. Jamie R. Turner Jr., 28, filed the lawsuit for negligence on Monday in Allegheny County Common Pleas...
Pittsburgh officials push ban on ICE ‘commandeering’ city property
On the heels of an immigration raid in Pittsburgh this week that saw multiple workers detained, City Council on Wednesday advanced legislation to stop federal immigration officers from using some city property. “We don’t want city property to be used for federal purposes,” Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, said. Gross,...
Firefighters battle blaze at historic Indiana Township church
Josie Boyd was driving home after an afternoon of shopping when she noticed the sky above her Indiana Township neighborhood turning dark. “All these fire trucks started racing past,” Boyd said. “I could see smoke filling the air.” A few blocks from her home, firefighters from multiple companies were battling...
2 people killed in 5-car crash on Fort Duquesne Bridge
Two people were killed Wednesday in a five-vehicle crash on the approach to the Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh shortly before the beginning of rush hour. One of the vehicles careened off the roadway onto Reedsdale Street on the North Side at 3 p.m. A man was ejected from the...
IRS may owe you a refund for coronavirus-era fines. Here’s how to apply
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of taxpayers who were penalized by the IRS during the coronavirus pandemic for failing to pay their taxes or filing late may qualify for a refund or termination of the penalties they incurred during that period. However, the relief is not automatic or guaranteed, and...
$56M project will see historic Layton Iron Bridge replacedVideo
Bryan Kibe of Perry Township has plenty of memories tied to the historic Layton Iron Bridge that crosses the Youghiogheny River just outside of Perryopolis. “I used to jump off of it and climb all over it,” said Kibe 62, who grew up in nearby Whitsett. “When I was younger,...
Immigration judge approves bond for detained Carnegie father, feds appeal
A Carnegie resident and new father, who has been in federal immigration custody since January, was granted a $15,000 bond in immigration court Wednesday. Immigration Court Judge Tamar Wilson ruled that Luis Gilberto Loja Mayancela, a 24-year-old Ecuadorian native, is not a flight risk and could return home to his...
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
NEW YORK — Ted Turner, the brash and outspoken television pioneer who created a media empire and transformed the news business by creating CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle, died Wednesday. He was 87. He died surrounded by his family, according to Turner Enterprises, the company that oversees...
Howard Lutnick’s testimony about Epstein draws praise from GOP chair and derision from DemocratsVideo
WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, trying to explain to lawmakers his contact with the financier after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. The Cabinet member was the latest powerful political figure to appear before...
Morning Roundup: Arona home engulfed in flames; woman injured in East End shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, May 6: Arona home damaged in fire A home in Arona was engulfed in flames Tuesday night. Fire crews were called around 9:30 p.m. to a house fire on the 1900 block of Main Street, according to a...
U.S. fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals. A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in...
Upper Burrell residents seek answers at data center town hall
Upper Burrell residents asked questions regarding environmental impacts, noise pollution, energy usage and health concerns about an incoming data center at a public meeting Tuesday and were told by the developer and township officials the project would not pose risks. TECfusions is in the process of building the data center...
Senate GOP seeks $1 billion for Secret Service, Trump ballroom
A top Senate Republican has proposed spending as much as $1 billion for U.S. Secret Service security adjustments and upgrades, including for President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom. The funding would come in legislation authored by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, who on Monday released language for his panel’s...
Latrobe man killed in Ligonier Township car crash
A 49-year-old Latrobe man was killed Tuesday afternoon when his car went off Four Mile Run Road in Ligonier Township and struck a tree. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Robert J. Todd Jr. The crash was reported at about 5:15 p.m. According to the coroner’s release,...
Gasoline costs 50% more in the U.S. than it did before the Iran war
NEW YORK — The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon Tuesday, according to AAA, hitting the wallets of drivers after rising 50% since the war with Iran began. The main reason drivers are paying...
