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West Deer fire destroys home after man tried to light his fireplace, fire chief says
A West Deer man’s house was destroyed Tuesday night when he tried to start a fire in his fireplace but it got out of control, a township fire chief said. Anthony Creaturo, chief of West Deer Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, said crews were dispatched at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to...
Heights Plaza buzzes with opening of Harvest Moon’s 2nd location
Scott Walmsley relaxed in a velvet armchair with a hot beverage Wednesday morning during the grand opening of Harvest Moon Coffee & Chocolates in Heights Plaza in Harrison. He couldn’t have looked more content. “This is exactly what I’d be doing at home,” said Walmsley of Freeport. “It’s a comfortable...
‘I own up to it’: Diontae Johnson addresses Steelers teammates for effort on fumble playVideo
Regarding the lackadaisical approach heard ‘round the NFL world, Diontae Johnson vowed, “It won’t happen again.” Three days after fans and analysts piled on Johnson after video showed him giving minimal effort in blocking, attempting to recover a fumble or tackle the Cincinnati Bengals player who did recover it, Johnson...
Pittsburgh’s Frick Park a step closer to historic designation
Pittsburgh’s Frick Park is a step closer to receiving historic designation. The city’s Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to recommended granting the historic designation. Located in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill South, Regent Square, Point Breeze and Swisshelm Park neighborhoods, the 644-acre Frick Park is a “visual landmark” in the community, said...
6-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago. The find, announced Wednesday, can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be....
3 dead, 1 hospitalized in explosion that sparked massive fire at Ohio auto repair shop
HILLSBORO, Ohio — An explosion at an auto repair shop in Ohio that killed three people and sent a fourth person to a hospital sparked a massive fire that burned for hours and spewed thick, black smoke into the air. The Tuesday afternoon blast at Jimbo’s Auto Repair in Hillsboro...
Can Pennsylvania police search my phone during a traffic stop? Here’s what the law says
If you’re driving in Pennsylvania, you might find yourself pulled over by police for a number of reasons. But what happens if law enforcement officers try to look through your cellphone? When you’ve been pulled over, you might feel legally obligated to hand over your phone if a police officer...
Big video screen in plaza near PNC Park would boost entertainment on North Shore, developer says
Plans are moving ahead for a proposed video screen in a new plaza near PNC Park where people could watch Pirates games without going into the stadium. The concept was first introduced to the Planning Commission last month. Commissioners said then that they were concerned the large LED screen would...
U.S. military Osprey aircraft with 8 aboard crashes off southern Japan, at least 1 deadVideo
TOKYO — A U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed during a training mission Wednesday off of the country’s southern coast, killing at least one of the eight crew members, the Japanese coast guard said. The cause of the crash and the status of the seven others on board...
U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level
NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn’t close to what it was before the covid-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly due to the waning pandemic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said Wednesday. But even with...
Israeli military says 10 Israelis, 4 Thai nationals, have been released by Hamas
JERUSALEM — Hamas released 16 hostages late Wednesday in the last swap for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel under the current Gaza truce, as international mediators raced to seal another extension to allow further exchanges and prolong the halt of Israel’s air and ground offensive. The Israeli military said a...
Pittsburgh woman faces charges after 45-mile police chase
Pennsylvania State Police said they have charged a Pittsburgh driver after a 45-mile police chase on Thanksgiving Day. Police said the chase began in Mercer County and ended in Wexford in Allegheny County. Troopers said they attempted to pull over a vehicle for a traffic violation in the southbound lanes...
Elizabeth Borough looks to disband police department
The Elizabeth Borough Council on Tuesday voted to move ahead with a proposal to disband its police department, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. The borough currently has one full-time police officer — Chief William Sombo — and a rotating list of 12 to 15 part-time officers. Council on Tuesday...
Fight over Fern Hollow Bridge collapse records continues in court
The attorney representing the City of Pittsburgh called three witnesses on Tuesday to bolster its position that state and federal law prohibit it from turning over unredacted inspection reports to the victims on the Fern Hollow Bridge when it collapsed nearly two years ago. But as the testimony concluded, Allegheny...
Police looking for Pittsburgh man who went missing from McKeesport
Pittsburgh police detectives are searching for a 56-year-old man who was last seen in the McKeesport area visiting family. Dobbie Wilson Sr., who is from Pittsburgh, was last seen on Nov. 5. He is 5 feet and 11 inches tall, and weighs about 180 pounds. He has brown eyes and...
Gas prices have fallen, remained steady 10 weeks straight
NEW YORK — It’s not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in recent months. Gas prices have fallen or remained steady since Sep. 19 — marking about a 70-day trajectory of decline, Andrew Gross, spokesperson for motor club AAA, said Tuesday. As of Tuesday,...
Man last seen in Downtown Pittsburgh has been missing for months
Pittsburgh police detectives are looking for a man who was last seen in Downtown Pittsburgh in early September. Elijah “Eli” Rupprecht, 36, has been known to spend time in the Downtown, North Side, South Side, and West End areas, according to police. He may also be in Washington County or...
Vandergrift-area, Pittsburgh companies get millions in federal funding for clean energy expansion
Two companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania will get millions of dollars in federal funding to expand the manufacturing of clean energy technologies in the region. In Parks Township, Colorado- based Alpen High Performance will partner with Kensington HPP to retrofit KHPP’s facility on Industrial Park Road to make high-performance, energy-efficient glass for...
Police: Death of infant in Springdale appears ‘medical in nature’
The death of an infant in Springdale on Tuesday afternoon appears medical in nature, according to authorities that responded to the scene. Allegheny County Police homicide detectives were requested to the 1000 block of Pittsburgh Street in Springdale at 2:02 p.m. Tuesday. At the site, first responders found an infant...
Former Pittsburgh man reunites with nephews held hostage by Hamas for over 50 days
It took Ziv Gome four hours to race from Israel’s Eilat to Tel Aviv — roughly the distance from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg — to reunite with his two young nephews, who were released late Monday after being held hostage by Hamas militants for more than 50 days. The trek across...
Southwestern Pennsylvania jobless rate remains at record low
The unemployment rate in Southwestern Pennsylvania held steady at a nearly 50-year record low in October, according to state data. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the seven-county Pittsburgh region was unchanged last month at 3.5%, the lowest since records dating back to January 1976, according to the state Department...
Snowstorm slams Erie region, shuts down PennWest Edinboro
Sure, El Niño may be poised to deliver Greater Pittsburgh another warmer-than-usual winter with less precipitation. Up north, the lake effect still rules. An intense snowstorm Tuesday off Lake Erie that is forecast to dump up to 20 inches in Erie County and surrounding areas prompted PennWest University’s Edinboro campus...
‘Forgotten’ notebook of former power plant site visit pictures to be considered in Springdale case, judge rules
A notebook that contains images of the former Springdale power plant is admissible as part of a case opponents of a planned implosion of the plant’s boiler house filed in Allegheny County Court, a judge ruled Tuesday. Allegheny County Judge John T. McVay Jr. denied the motion from Charah Solutions,...
Wagon Wheel co-owner will continue selling ‘Our Famous Red Cake’
Mimi Kaufman of Salem isn’t starting a bakery. But she also wasn’t quite ready to give up the flagship red cake dessert at the Wagon Wheel, the restaurant she has owned alongside her sisters. The Wagon Wheel is closing its doors, but fans of the dessert will be able to...
Hunter Biden tells Congress he’ll testify publicly, setting up a potential high-stakes face-off
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden offered Tuesday to testify publicly before Congress, striking a defiant note in response to a subpoena from Republicans and setting up a potential high-stakes face-off even as a separate special counsel probe unfolds and his father, President Joe Biden, campaigns for reelection. The Democratic president’s son...
