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Lawsuit claims police used excessive force in killing Washington County man
The father of a Washington County man fatally shot by police after a high-speed chase is suing the officers, claiming they used excessive force. Eduardo Lee Hoover Sr. also accused police of lacking policies or failing to follow best practices when chasing his son, Eduardo Hoover Jr., two years ago....
Elon Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump’s DOGE
WASHINGTON — DOGE’s days appear to be numbered. Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told reporters this week that “at some point, he’s going to be going back” to running his companies. As far as the Department...
End of an era: Tarentum VFW for sale; members consider next steps
It wasn’t too many years ago that the Tarentum VFW would fill up two floors of its East Fourth Avenue post with members and other revelers. “Bingo was a big draw,” said Quartermaster Zack Blume, a retired Army captain who served in Afghanistan. “We had a very active group. “When...
Marc Fogel to throw out 1st pitch at Pirates home opener
To open its 25th season, PNC Park will welcome former Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel to throw out the ceremonial first pitch when the Pirates host the New York Yankees on Friday. Game time is 4:12 p.m. Fogel was arrested Aug. 14, 2021, in Moscow for bringing medical marijuana into Russia...
Panther Pit Bar property for sale in Oakland following closure
After being raided and shut down for operating without a liquor license, the Panther Pit Bar and Grill property in Oakland is now for sale. Keystone Real Estate Advisors President David Glickman said the property went on the market on March 1 with an asking price of $795,000. Located on...
Pittsburgh Mills mall owners criminally charged with causing public nuisance
The Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer has become a public nuisance, according to criminal charges filed Wednesday by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. At the root of the case is what officials called the treacherous condition of roads around the mall complex, which have been the target of public...
Police seek information on Subaru that struck boy on bicycle in Penn Borough
State police are looking for the driver of a white Subaru car that hit an 8-year-old boy riding a bicycle Tuesday evening in Penn Borough and then fled. Trooper Steve Limani said the driver got out of the car, removed the bicycle from in front of it and left the...
Leechburg baseball association’s stolen wood replaced, police investigating theft
The Leechburg Youth Baseball Association has its wood back. After about $1,400 worth of lumber was stolen from the group recently, a local hardware store donated exact replacements on Wednesday as the association prepares to begin its season. Covered with a tarp behind an equipment shed at Gilpin-Leechburg Park, the...
Tarentum church group, New Kensington’s Digital Foundry offer path to employment
A church program in Tarentum is working to provide people with a path to employment, among other services. That could mean funneling people to free training programs at The Digital Foundry in New Kensington, which offers certification programs in entry-level manufacturing to advanced engineering. “At the heart of what we...
Homer City site: Large gas-fired power plant to support data center
The site of the former Homer City power station will be transformed into a natural gas-fired plant, generating electricity for the transmission grid and what is being called the state’s largest data center campus, it was announced Wednesday. Developers called it a $10 billion project for the future. “It is...
Morning Roundup: 3 charged in $250,000 copper theft; man recognized for saving flag; bear spotted in backyard
Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Wednesday, April 2, 2025: 3 charged with theft Three men are behind bars after state police said they stole more than $250,000 worth of copper wiring from a Somerset County plant, according to a news release issued this...
Small egg farms avoid shortages, keep prices stable
Art King knows egg prices nationally have been on a roller coaster ride. They still cost an average of almost three times what they did in July 2023, but not at his farm market. As co-owner of Harvest Valley Farms in West Deer, King has been selling eggs for about...
3 candidates nixed from Gilpin supervisor ballot after court ruling
Editor’s note: This story was changed to reflect that former candidate Thomas Rupert is a Democrat. The list of candidates for Gilpin supervisor in the primary is significantly shorter after a court ruling knocked three of six candidates from the May ballot. Armstrong County Common Pleas Judge Chase McClister ruled...
‘We’re praying’: Riders fear proposed Pittsburgh Regional Transit cuts
Monroeville resident Shane Beachy does not want to quit his job as a cook at Trafford restaurant Veronica’s On Cavitt. But, if Pittsburgh Regional Transit follows through on a proposal to eliminate service to the borough, Beachy, 49, may have no choice. The transit agency is weighing a 25-cent fare...
Val Kilmer, ‘Top Gun’ and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65
LOS ANGELES — Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65. Kilmer died Tuesday night in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends,...
Democratic-backed Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority
MADISON, Wis. — The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, cementing a liberal majority for at least three more years. Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge who led legal fights to protect union power and abortion...
Storms could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in large part of U.S. in coming daysVideo
Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes as more rounds of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South. The potent storm system will bring the threat of “significant, life-threatening flash flooding” starting Wednesday, according to the Weather Prediction Center, a part of...
First draft of Burrell School District budget proposes roughly 4% tax increase
Burrell School District’s draft budget for next school year has just under a 4% real estate tax increase for property owners. The draft budget totals close to $37.7 million, which is a 3% increase from this school year’s budget, said Business Manager Jennifer Callahan. The real estate tax increase included...
Republicans win Florida special elections in Trump strongholds by narrower margins than in 2024
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won special elections Tuesday in two Florida congressional districts, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement to fill vacant seats in reliably Republican strongholds. Patronis, the state’s chief financial officer, fended off a challenge from Democrat Gay Valimont even though she...
Men plead guilty to killing roofer in front of young son
Ted Jones was supposed to be going to karaoke. The evening of Nov. 7, 2020, he had planned to drop his son off at his sister’s to enjoy a night out. Instead, as he arrived at his North Braddock home that afternoon, Jones, 52, was shot and killed during a...
East Huntingdon solar farm ordinance faces court challenge from Erie-based company
An Erie-based energy company is suing East Huntingdon, claiming a new ordinance effectively bans solar farms in the township. GreenKey Development Inc. says in its lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County court that East Huntingdon supervisors hastily and improperly adopted an ordinance in February to set specific and strict requirements for...
Expert: Social Security not meant to be one’s only retirement income, but often becomes that
Not everyone is going to have a viral social media video and a runaway crowdfunding campaign to pay for retirement. An 81-year-old waitress at an Eat’n Park in Ross, known only as Betty, will be able to work and worry less thanks to both of those, brought about by a...
Letter calls on Carnegie Mellon to denounce higher-ed actions by Trump administration
A letter signed by more than 150 Carnegie Mellon University faculty, staff, alumni and students calls on the university to denounce what it calls the Trump administration’s “punitive withholding of federal funding and detainment and deportation of international scholars.” The letter also asks Carnegie Mellon not to comply with federal...
Mass firing of federal health workers includes Pittsburgh region
More than 200 federal employees who work at the Bruceton Research Center, a research facility south of Pittsburgh, will lose their jobs by June 30, they were told this week. They work at the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the...
Gainey blasts Trump administration for targeting East Liberty Social Security office
More than two dozen people joined Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey in East Liberty on Tuesday to rally in support of the neighborhood’s Social Security office, which had been targeted for possible closure by President Donald Trump’s administration. The office — along with the Greensburg Social Security Administration buildings and the...
