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A Delmont couple charged with the torture killing of their adopted 5-year-old son will be prosecuted separately, a Westmoreland County judge ruled. The move sets the stage for the spouses to blame each other for the February 2023 death of Landon Maloberti, according to Lauren Maloberti’s lawyer. Lauren Maloberti, 36,...

People reporting their Facebook pages were hacked is a relatively common occurrence. But the victims usually aren’t Westmoreland County Common Pleas judges. Judge Scott Mears said his account was compromised over the weekend. A scammer made a post on the judge’s page, claiming his uncle had recently entered an assisted...

Authorities on Tuesday identified a 26-year-old Pittsburgh man as the person fatally shot last month at a Lawrenceville gas station. Davon Smith-Mahdi was killed, and a second person was wounded, on Aug. 2 at the A-Plus Sunoco gas station in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. Pittsburgh police charged a clerk at the...

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shake-up of Google’s search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly while rebuffing the U.S. government’s attempt to break up the company and impose other restraints. The 226-page decision made by U.S. District...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition from state and local officials in both cities. Asked by reporters in the Oval Office about sending National Guard troops to Chicago, Trump said, “We’re...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Despite a growing number of states exploring unusual, mid-decade redraws of congressional lines for political reasons, Pennsylvania...

A Pleasant Hills man Monday morning fatally shot his son before turning the gun on himself, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Edgar Dawson, 72, shot his son, Bradley, 38, once in the head around 7 a.m. in the single-family home they shared, Allegheny County Police said. He then shot himself in the...

Tamika Hornezes had already gone through the horror of her son being shot and killed in October 2022. Thirteen days later, she was traumatized again when two shooters opened fire at his funeral in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights section, wounding five people. “They ran in there like animals,” Hornezes said Tuesday...

Pittsburgh Steelers fans will see a slew of Acrisure Stadium upgrades, new food options and technology improvements ahead of the upcoming NFL season. The enhancements come before Pittsburgh hosts the 2026 NFL Draft in April. The weekend-long event is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of football fans to the...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. The military will begin sending groups of 150 attorneys — both military and civilians — to the...

At least some part of Kraft Heinz will stay in Pittsburgh as the processed food conglomerate divides its brands into two new companies. Kraft Heinz said Tuesday while announcing the split it has no plans to move its co-headquarters in Pittsburgh and Chicago. That’s about all the company offered on...

An Allegheny County woman was sentenced Friday to state prison for a January police chase through residential areas of North Huntingdon. Magdelena Ludwig, 27, of Forest Hills, was ordered to spend three to six years behind bars. She pleaded guilty Friday to fleeing from police, drug possession and resisting arrest...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado. The long-expected decision from Trump caps a four-year tug of war between two states and opposing administrations about where to...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration “willfully” violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area in early June after immigration raids prompted days of protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. In a scathing ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco noted Trump...

NEW YORK — Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after a merger of the brands created one of the biggest food manufacturers on the planet. One of the companies, currently called Global Taste Elevation Co., will include brands such as Heinz, Philadelphia cream cheese and Kraft Mac...

The Health Insurance Marketplace is set to get more expensive for most Pennsylvanians who rely on it. Monthly premiums could rise by 300% for some residents who use the state’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance exchange, Pennie, to secure coverage. The average enrollee faces a possible 82% increase. All...

For years, Kate Crawford lived three months at a time. It was the only choice she had after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer three days before she turned 29. After a daylong pity party, the mother of three said, she made a decision. “OK, we’re going...

Blackened white tuna tacos, crab and lobster ravioli, funnel cake fries and fall-inspired margaritas are just some of the specialty items that will be available for restaurant-goers to test out during Greensburg Restaurant Week this month, Sept. 8-14. Hosted every fall and winter by the Greensburg Community Development Corporation, Greensburg...

The Dog Penn, a private dog park and bar in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, offered its patrons Monday all the accoutrements of a fantastic Labor Day celebration. A bartender was ready to sling cocktails like Frenchie, a mix of butterfly pea gin, lemon and prosecco, and fill pint glasses with a...

Thousands of people came to Northmoreland Park for the annual Labor United Celebration, a two-day festival that featured everything from carnival rides and an ice cream truck to a sprawling flea market and a petting zoo featuring goats, donkeys and puppies at the Allegheny Township park. The two-day event boasted...

One person was hospitalized after a boat caught fire Monday afternoon in the Allegheny River near Harmar. Police, firefighters and first responders were dispatched about 3 p.m. following reports of the fire, emergency services spokesman Kasey Reigner told TribLive. The boat caught fire on the water near the Allegheny River...

A suspect was identified and arrested Monday after a rash of weekend fires in Greene County, including one at the county’s oldest Roman Catholic church, state police said. They didn’t release the suspects name or if charges have been filed. There were five separate fires that police believe are connected...

About 300 green-clad cyclists are set to make their way through Allegheny and Westmoreland counties as part of a bike marathon planned this month. The race, called Gran Fondo New York Pittsburgh, will begin and end in Monroeville after taking riders through a large loop of the Alle-Kiski Valley and...

Residents in Murrysville could see construction of a 4-mile natural gas pipeline in the municipality as part of an effort by Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage to boost its capacity to supply the fuel. The Appalachian Reliability Project could begin construction in March 2027, at an estimated cost of $239...