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Morning Roundup: Multiple vehicles crash in North Versailles; hunt is on for South Side tagger
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Jan. 12: Crane truck overturns on Route 119 ramp An electrical truck carrying a crane overturned on a ramp on Route 119 coming off Route 66 at the New Stanton interchange. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. State...
Paul Spadafora’s rise to world champion, fall from grace chronicled in ‘Fighting Till The End’
Paul Spadafora was back where he believes he belongs, wearing gloves and working in and around the ring with aspiring fighters last month at Tom Yankello’s World Class Boxing Gym in Ambridge. The former IBF lightweight champion from McKees Rocks, who now resides in Las Vegas, returned to his hometown...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 12-15
It’s the weekend — a three-day weekend for some with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday. Here are some ways to spend it. All aboard The Carnegie Science Center on the North Side is hosting Locomotion Weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There will...
Doctors advise caution, watchfulness for Singulair side effects
Despite concerns about its possible side effects, Western Pennsylvania doctors say some patients can remain on Singulair to relieve asthma or allergy symptoms. But in most cases, the doctors say they aren’t prescribing the pill as a first-line, or first-time, medication. The asthma and allergy medicine, also known by its...
‘No way anybody can play in a game like this’: Blizzard could impact Steelers-Bills
Some in Pittsburgh might feel as if waking up on the day of a Steelers playoff game is their own personal Christmas morning. This past Dec. 25 was no White Christmas. So maybe for die-hard Steelers fans, their personal holiday will be coated in white. In Orchard Park, N.Y., at...
U.S., British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. The U.S. Air Force’s Mideast command said it struck over 60...
Arnold man accused of terrorizing New Kensington family and fighting, threatening police
An Arnold man is accused of threatening and fighting with New Kensington police after he was arrested for allegedly terrorizing a family in their home in the middle of the night. New Kensington police filed charges, including felony counts of aggravated assault and criminal trespass, Thursday against Timothy Jamar Petty,...
Greensburg woman’s sentence in 2010 torture killing upheld
The 60 years-to-life prison sentence being served by a Greensburg woman for her role in the 2010 torture killing of Jennifer Daugherty has been upheld by a state appeals court. In an opinion released Thursday, a three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court rejected a defense request to invalidate the...
West Mifflin Rep. Pisciottano announces run to replace McKeesport’s Brewster in PA Senate
Less than a day after longtime State Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport, announced his retirement, the Mon Valley district has attracted a would-be successor. State Rep. Nick Pisciottano, D-West Mifflin, announced Thursday that he is running for Pennsylvania State Senate District 45, which covers Allegheny County’s Mon Valley, as well as...
New Castle woman charged with fatally poisoning girl, 1, with acetone
A New Castle woman who police say searched online for months about what happens to children who swallow dangerous substances — including water beads, sunscreen and batteries — has been charged with fatally poisoning her boyfriend’s 18-month-old daughter last summer with acetone. Aleisia Owens, 20, was arrested Wednesday by the...
Mark Madden: Mike Tomlin continues to disrespect Steelers savior Mason Rudolph
Mason Rudolph will start at Buffalo. But Kenny Pickett is still QB1 on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ official depth chart. Mike Tomlin got salty when he was asked about it. This has zero to do with Sunday’s playoff game. But it’s an aggravating look inside the screwy way Tomlin and the...
‘Penguins West’ members of Canucks relish return to PPG Paints ArenaVideo
With a total of five players plus their head coach, general manager and president of hockey operations all being alums of the Penguins organization, the Vancouver Canucks have more than a handful of connections to Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin got a kick out of noting that, joking with Vancouver head coach...
No word on superintendent replacement at Leechburg Area; board members criticized for ‘bullying’Video
There’s still no word from Leechburg Area School District officials on when or who will replace Superintendent Tiffany Nix. Nix, who announced this month that she’s resigning to become an assistant superintendent at Penn-Trafford School District, said Thursday she is not aware of the school board’s plan to select a...
Allegheny County expands pilot child care program by $500K
More local families will see help with their child care expenses, thanks to additional funding from Allegheny County for a pilot program. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato announced Wednesday the county would be adding $500,000 this year to the Child Care Matters pilot program. The program, launched in 2022, provides...
Police charge Allegheny County Jail guard with smuggling drugs into lockup
Allegheny County police on Wednesday charged a jail corrections officer with taking illegal drugs into the facility to sell to inmates. William Kemp III, 34, of Knoxville is charged with four felony counts, including possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and contraband. He is scheduled for a...
Former Freeport golf course, restaurant sale pending; future use uncertain
It was apparently an offer two Freeport business owners couldn’t refuse. Co-owners and married couple Michael and Virginia Graff of Fawn recently closed their businesses, The Clubhouse on the Hill and White Buffalo Golf Course, after receiving two separate offers from different buyers interested in purchasing the public golf course...
Greensburg Salem moves to fire 3 employees amid ‘incidents from one of our elementary classrooms’
The Greensburg Salem School Board on Wednesday moved to dismiss three employees, although district officials declined to name the employees or discuss specifically what prompted the firings. However, school board President Jeff Metrosky confirmed the action is a result of “recently reported incidents from one of our elementary classrooms.” Last...
First Call: Steelers-Bills in line for ‘dynamic’ weather system; ex-Steelers front office member gets GM interview with Panthers
For Thursday’s “First Call,” we get word on exactly how bad the weather is going to be in Buffalo on Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers game. We find out the CBS broadcast crew for the contest. We also get word on a former Steelers executive who may be in line...
Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial
NEW YORK — Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump wrested an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a six-minute diatribe before being cut off by the judge. In an extraordinary move...
Morning Roundup: Fire damages Fairfield Township house; windstorms on hold until Friday
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Jan. 11. Fairfield Township house damaged by fire Parts of a Fairfield Township residence sustained damage following a chimney fire early Thursday morning. The Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched to a home on Rabbit Ridge Drive...
Hempfield seeks solutions to High Park fire station staffing crisis
Hempfield’s High Park Volunteer Fire Department responded to just one of 53 emergency calls during the final three months of last year, according to township Manager Aaron Siko. A chartered station with Hempfield Fire Department, High Park has been on probation since June 2022 for failing to respond to calls....
Springdale planners recommend renewing demolition permit for power plant
Springdale planners on Wednesday recommended the borough follow through with renewing a demolition permit for the former power plant. The planning commission’s recommendation came after just more than an hour of public comment, which went back and forth on differing opinions on the permit, first issued in January of last...
U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio 1st Democrat calling for resignation of Defense Secretary Austin
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has come under fire recently for failing to disclose a recent hospitalization, and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Aspinwall, is joining the chorus in calling for Austin’s resignation. Deluzio, a Navy veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, is likely the first Democrat in...
Family of Upper St. Clair man killed by police alleges ‘excessive force’
The family of an Upper St. Clair man killed by police Sunday while in the throes of a mental health crisis is accusing the SWAT officers who shot him of using excessive force and questioning their tactics. “The mental health system failed us,” Shepherd’s half-sister, Micki Kippelen, said Wednesday. “And...
Police: Man shot in Pittsburgh’s Crawford Roberts neighborhood in critical condition
A man was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday evening after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Crawford Roberts neighborhood. Public Safety spokesperson Emily Bourne said officers responded to the 1900 block of Bedford Avenue shortly before 6 p.m. for ShotSpotter alert that indicated that eight shots had been fired. Police located a...
