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Parents urge Greater Latrobe to settle contract with teachers as new school year nears
Greater Latrobe teachers are slated to return to school Monday for in-service duty, but they’ll be working under the terms of an expired contract until a new one is settled. Teachers and their supporters packed this week’s school board meeting following the July 31 expiration of the Greater Latrobe Education...
Sheriff’s deputies take custody of man charged in 2023 police shootout
A Pittsburgh ex-con charged in connection with a 2023 shootout with undercover officers was taken into custody on Wednesday after two months on the lam. Police said they found “multiple items” that connected Jarrell Saunders, 39, of the Hill District, and two other men with a Feb. 27, 2023 shootout...
Pittsburgh’s director of communications resigns amid petition controversy
The recent controversy over a proposed referendum that would prohibit the City of Pittsburgh from doing business with any entity that has ties to Israel while the war in Gaza is ongoing has now pitted advocates for the Jewish community against some city employees and the elected officials for whom...
Real estate broker Herky Pollock fired by CBRE without explanation
Real estate broker Herky Pollock got a text from a member of his team earlier this week. “We’ve been fired,” Pollock said the message read. “I was out of the office with my partner, whose wife was having a baby. I had no clue,” he added. “This caught me totally...
Harris zeroes in on high food prices as inflation plays big role in the presidential raceVideo
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina, promising to push for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries as she looks to address one of voters’ top concerns. Harris is putting...
‘It’s a privilege to fly them’: Greensburg pilot showcases 52-year hobby in advance of Westmoreland air showVideo
When Dave Kahley’s parents took him to an air show in Harrisburg, he fell in love with the world of aircraft. Decades later, Kahley has racked up more than 50 years of experience in the air. Kahley, 68, of Greensburg got his pilot’s license when he was 16. He joined...
Wall Street leaps, and S&P 500 rallies 1.6% as shoppers drive the economyVideo
NEW YORK — Wall Street rallied to one of its best days of the year Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected, with particular credit going to the country’s shoppers. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% for its fourth-best day of the year and its...
Detroit judge handcuffs teen who fell asleep in his courtroom during field trip
A Detroit judge thought he was making an example of 15-year-old Eva Goodman by threatening her with jail time for falling asleep in his courtroom. Turns out, she doesn’t have a permanent home, the Detroit Free Press reported. The teenager, who was on a field trip to the court this...
Butler County commissioners at odds over suggested security contract for Trump rally
Butler County Commissioner Leslie Osche said Wednesday that the July 13 rally for former President Donald Trump appeared to be “underresourced” — a problem she attributed to a fellow commissioner’s request that the Butler County Sheriff’s Office work under a contract for the event. The sheriff’s office reportedly provided seven...
Pirates: Verbal deal reached in players’ union suit over image use by team, Sheetz
A series of joint posts on social media by Sheetz and the Pittsburgh Pirates are at the center of a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by MLB Players, which claims the posts are in violation of the rights of several players on the team. Pirates spokesman Brian Warecki said Thursday he...
Matthew Perry’s assistant among 5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in ‘Friends’ star’s death
LOS ANGELES — Five people including his personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death in what prosecutors called a “broad underground criminal network” dedicated to getting the “Friends” star the powerful surgical anesthetic that killed him. The doctors preyed on Perry’s history of...
Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election. CBS News on Wednesday posted on its X feed...
Police say Rostraver man drugged, raped woman
A Rostraver man was jailed Wednesday after state police said he drugged and raped a woman earlier this month. Nathaniel T. Johnston, 33, of the Collinsburg neighborhood, is charged with rape of a substantially impaired person, sexual assault and related offenses. The female accuser told troopers that Johnston gave her...
White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors
WASHINGTON — Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the lists prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs. But how much older Americans can expect to save when they fill a prescription at their local pharmacy remains unclear, since...
Hurricane Ernesto aims for Bermuda after leaving many in Puerto Rico without power or waterVideo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Ernesto barreled toward Bermuda on Thursday after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water as sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns about people’s health. A hurricane warning was in effect for Bermuda, with Ernesto expected to...
Vance criticizes Biden, Walz during visit to Lower Burrell VFW
Vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance used his speech to an invitation-only crowd at Lower Burrell’s VFW post to criticize President Joe Biden’s administration for its withdrawal from Afghanistan. “We lost 13 brave service members we didn’t need to lose,” said Vance, flanked by Republican lawmakers, most of whom also are...
Morning Roundup: Standoff ends in arrest in Monongahela; Mayor Gainey’s communications director resigns
Here are a few news items for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024: Standoff ends in arrest in Monongahela A Carnegie man was arrested Wednesday evening after an hourslong police standoff in Monongahela that began after a chase. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh told Trib news partner WTAE that Emmanuel Houghton,...
Man accused of killing his mom in Homestead double homicide
A man accused in a double homicide in Homestead was arrested Wednesday, according to Allegheny County Police. John Malcolm Smith V, 25, of McKeesport is charged with fatally shooting Antoinette Porterfield, 45, and John West, 54. Porterfield is his mother, police said. They were killed Tuesday around 4 p.m. in...
Pennsylvania troopers stop drivers at similar rates no matter their race or ethnicity, study finds
HERSHEY — Pennsylvania drivers were pulled over and cited by state police last year at roughly comparable rates for various races and ethnicities, according to information about 450,000 vehicle stops that was made public on Wednesday. “The findings across multiple analyses demonstrated no substantive racial and ethnic differences in the...
President of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately
NEW YORK — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university grapple with protests over the Israel-Hamas war and criticism over how the school handled divisions related to the conflict. The school in upper Manhattan was...
Trump’s campaign called it an economic address. He made big promises but mostly veered off topicVideo
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Donald Trump made little effort to stay on message Wednesday at a rally in North Carolina that his campaign billed as a big economic address, mixing pledges to slash energy prices and “unleash economic abundance” with familiar off-script tangents on Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ laugh, the mechanics...
Man killed in Wilmerding
Allegheny County Police are investigating the murder of a man in Wilmerding. Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of State Street for a shooting around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. First responders found a man fatally shot. No further information about the victim or possible suspects was immediately available. Anyone with...
Retired Ligonier Valley teacher calls for investigation into how incident with special needs student was handled
It’s been a year and a half since Linda O’Sullivan had a life-changing encounter with a special needs student while she was working as an art teacher at Ligonier Valley High School. Now retired, the 60-year-old Ligonier Borough woman is still recovering from face, head and neck injuries resulting from...
North Huntingdon karate school owner in critical condition after motorcycle crash
Elizabeth Lindsay is no stranger to pushing physical limits. The owner of C.S. Kim Karate in North Huntingdon, Lindsay has practiced karate since she was 4 years old. The 39-year-old Greensburg resident earned a place in a national Black Belt Hall of Fame in 2019. Her brother, Peter Lindsay, believes...
Defense contends biased probe led to arrest in New Kensington boy’s death
Lawyers for Brackenridge man facing a potential death penalty if he is convicted of killing of his 9-year-old son contend the investigation that led to his arrest in 2022 was the product of biased prosecutors and based on insufficient evidence. Jean J. Charles, 44, is awaiting trial on charges of...
