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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
$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...
Report identifies 3 UPMC hospitals at risk of closure from Medicaid cutsVideo
Three UPMC hospitals in Southwestern Pennsylvania are at risk for closure as cuts to Medicaid go into effect, according to a new report from consumer watchdog Public Citizen. UPMC Mercy, UPMC McKeesport and UPMC Greene were among the 446 U.S. hospitals identified as vulnerable because of recent financial losses and...
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...
Masked agents detain several workers at Pittsburgh job site in apparent ICE raid
As parents dropped off children at Hilltop Community Children’s Center in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood early Tuesday, masked immigration agents sprang from vehicles and appeared to detain several men from a parking lot across the street. Omar Millan, owner of roofing and construction company OK Service LLC, said six or seven...
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...
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...
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...
Delmont mother accused in adopted son’s death never explained boy’s injuries, witnesses testify
Lauren Maloberti never adequately explained how her 5-year-old adopted son, Landon, suffered the severe injuries that led to his death, family members and friends testified Tuesday during the start of her homicide trial in Westmoreland County. Maloberti, 36, of Delmont is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and child endangerment...
Pine-Richland School Board reverses policy on challenging books in school libraryVideo
Pine-Richland School Board members on Monday voted 5-4 to reverse a policy on challenging library books that thrust the district into the national spotlight in recent years. In the revision, only parents and guardians can raise concerns about library books. Further, the revision makes clear that diversity of literature —...
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...
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,...
Pittsburgh Planning Commission opposes Banksville re-entry facility for federal inmates
About a dozen residents of Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood on Tuesday told the Planning Commission they did not want to see a custodial care home housing about 100 federal inmates in their neighborhood. They raised questions about safety and whether students at a nearby school could be at risk if an...
Troop A state police memorial honors 11 who died in line of dutyVideo
Former Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert compared the mental and physical toughness that Pennsylvania State Police troopers possess to that of the football players he knows so well. But that’s where the commonalities end, he said after a memorial Tuesday outside the Greensburg state police station. “In our game,...
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...
Police accuse Luzerne County man of luring Whitehall girl over Discord app
A 27-year-old Luzerne County man has been charged with using the online chat forum Discord to lure a South Hills teen to his eastern Pennsylvania home for sex. Christopher P. Jones, of Nanticoke, a small suburb about 25 miles southwest of Scranton, was arrested Monday on six felony charges, including...
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...
Minors need adult supervision in Market Square under new Pittsburgh policy
Unaccompanied minors will be temporarily barred from entering Market Square, the newly renovated Downtown gathering spot that recently has been the scene of large-scale fights. Molly Onufer, a spokeswoman for Mayor Corey O’Connor, said the new policy mandates anyone 18 or younger be accompanied by someone over the age of...
Pirates World Series champion, All-Star, coach Bob Skinner dies at 94
Bob Skinner, an outfielder on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1960 World Series championship team and a coach on the team’s 1979 winning team, died Monday. He was 94 years old. “As a member of the 1960 World Series championship team, Bob was an important part of one of the most beloved...
