Top Stories category, Page 478
Police: Uniontown man charged after attacking paramedic
A Uniontown man faces criminal charges after state police say he attacked a paramedic while first responders were attempting to render aid to him. Eric Parker, 24, had passed out at a Dollar General in North Union, Fayette County. Parker faces a felony charge of aggravated assault, misdemeanor charges of...
Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trialVideo
NEW YORK — He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors’ biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president’s hush money trial. But if Trump’s fixer-turned-foe is poised to offer jurors this week an insider’s view of the dealings at the...
Putin in cabinet shakeup moves to replace defense minister as he starts his 5th term in officeVideo
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office. In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned Tuesday following Putin’s glittering inauguration in the Kremlin, and most members have been widely...
Suspect is being sought in shooting death of an Ohio police officer, officials say
EUCLID, Ohio — An Ohio police officer was shot and killed after being “ambushed” while answering a disturbance call over the weekend, and a suspect was being sought, authorities said Sunday. Police in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid said officers were dispatched just before 10 p.m. Saturday to a home...
Names revealed of latest offspring of Punxsutawney Phil and Phyllis
A special announcement came out of Punxsutawney on Sunday — and it had nothing to do with the weather. Reading from scroll, Dan McGinley, vice president of The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, announced via Facebook video that Punxsutawney Phil’s children have been named — a girl, Sunny; and a boy, Shadow....
Newborn delivered during early Mother’s Day dinner at Hempfield restaurant
Four strangers and an emergency dispatcher helped bring Lyndsay Platt’s second child, Leila Marie, into the world Saturday on towels laid across a restaurant floor in Hempfield. Platt had arrived at the New City Buffet along Route 30 for an early Mother’s Day dinner with her fiancé and 18-month-old son,...
Tornadoes confirmed in Washington, Fayette counties from weekend stormsVideo
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday near Finleyville in Washington County. NWS confirmed the Finleyville tornado as an EF2, meaning it had winds between 111 to 135 mph. A church in adjacent Union Township was damaged while services were in progress,...
Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Sunday and battled Hamas in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared months ago but where militants have regrouped. Warnings continued against the growing offensive in Rafah, considered the last...
New Kensington man arrested in connection with Arnold stabbing
A weekend stabbing in Arnold left one person injured and another behind bars. Sheron Brown, 45, of New Kensington is charged with aggravated assault and simple assault following the incident Saturday night. Brown was denied bond and was being held at the Westmoreland County jail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled...
Water used for fracking on the rise but remains a small slice of MAWC sales
Water sales for fracking activities throughout Westmoreland and its neighboring counties represent only a small portion of what is distributed daily to local residential, commercial and industrial customers, according to recently released data. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County said water purchased by local energy companies accounts for just 4% of...
‘I put five years of my life into this’: Seton Hill graduates first class of doctor of physical therapy students amid open job market
As Morgan Simkovic watched her brother receive treatment following a brain tumor diagnosis in 2010, she knew she wanted to be a physical therapist one day. Simkovic sat in on some of her brother’s physical therapy treatments at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. He completed seven months of...
Tim Benz: Paul Skenes’ arrival means the future has to be now for fumbling PiratesVideo
For a change, it felt like someone upstairs was looking out for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Well, at least for a little while. As late as 2 p.m. Saturday, the rain was teeming down on PNC Park. But by 3:30 p.m., a half hour before Paul Skenes’ first pitch, the sun...
Paul Skenes brings triple-digit heat, fans to their feet with 7 strikeouts in Pirates debut
Paul Skenes already topped triple digits with his four-seam fastball six times in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs when the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie right-hander brought fans to their feet at PNC Park. After the 6-foot-6, 260-pounder fired an 0-2 fastball to Cody Bellinger, the crowd was captivated. That...
Officials dedicate renamed Ligonier Township bridge, honor legacy of 2 Congressional medal recipients
Officials and family members gathered Saturday at Ligonier Valley Cemetery to make sure future generations don’t forget the battlefield bravery displayed by two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients who are buried there. While a local veterans honor guard provided a military salute, state officials dedicated the nearby Route 711 span...
3rd suspect arrested in connection with fatal West End stabbing
The third suspect in connection to a fatal stabbing in Pittsburgh was taken into custody in Greensburg on Saturday afternoon. Pittsburgh police announced Saturday that Logan Smetanka, 20, was taken into custody by Greensburg police in connection to a March 22 stabbing that killed Marc Kovach, 37, at an abandoned...
Pirates fans optimistic about Paul Skenes’ career; he leaves to standing ovation
Tyler Harrison of Fairmont, W.Va., has been a fan of pitcher Paul Skenes since Skenes’ days of playing for Air Force. An LSU fan, Harrison followed Skenes’ career when he transferred to play for the Tigers in the Bayou State. So when it came time for Skenes to start his...
Ben Cherington, Derek Shelton aim to keep pressure off Paul Skenes for MLB debutVideo
As the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect — one of the most dynamic across MLB in recent memory — prepared to make his big-league debut, general manager Ben Cherington and skipper Derek Shelton did their best to make Saturday afternoon at PNC Park feel as normal as possible for pitcher Paul...
Phantom Fireworks moving into former New Kensington Rite Aid building
A former Rite Aid in New Kensington is becoming a year-round fireworks store. Phantom Fireworks plans to open its store in the former pharmacy at 700 Stevenson Blvd. by mid-June in time for this year’s Fourth of July season, said Michael Podolsky, deputy general counsel for the Youngstown, Ohio-based company....
University of Pittsburgh faculty ratifies 1st union contract
About 3,500 University of Pittsburgh faculty represented by the United Steelworkers have ratified their first contract with Pitt, and it includes a $60,000 salary floor for full-time professors, yearly raises and enhanced job protections. The union Saturday announced results from weeklong voting on the main Oakland campus and branches at...
Northern lights’ colorful display dazzles skygazers in Western Pennsylvania
Residents from around Western Pennsylvania enjoyed a colorful sky show late Friday and early Saturday as a strong solar storm sparked a display of the northern lights in many areas around the United States. WTAE meteorologist Jill Szwed said it’s the strongest geomagnetic storm since Halloween 2003 and offered an...
Gateway Clipper shuttle out of service for weekend Pirates games
Fans have one less way to get to Pittsburgh Pirates games this weekend. The Gateway Clipper Fleet announced its shuttle boat ride from Station Square to PNC Park is out of service for games Saturday and Sunday against the Chicago Cubs. The shuttle service also was unavailable on Friday, after...
Strong solar storm hits Earth, could disrupt communications, spur northern lights
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner...
Penn Hills man who fled police returned from Florida
A Verona man who led police on a high-speed chase before fleeing the state in April has been returned to Allegheny County, according to the county sheriff. Hermas U. Craddock, 37, of Penn Hills traveled first to North Carolina and then Florida according to police, where he was arrested April...
New Kensington’s Davon Magwood looks to go from comedy clubs and restaurant kitchens to the state House
A professional chef from New Kensington who had an early career as a Pittsburgh comedian has turned his sights to politics. Davon Magwood, 38, is running for the state House’s 55th District seat after having won the Democratic write-in in the April primary. He earned a spot on the November...
U.S. to impose tariffs on EVs, other Chinese green energy imports, sources say
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the plan. Tariffs on electric vehicles, in particular, could quadruple — from 25% to 100%. The plan...
