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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...
Pittsburgh region expected to see milder winter than usual
Some people in the Pittsburgh region woke up Tuesday morning to a light dusting of snow, but the region is behind on its annual average for the white stuff — and it might see less of it this winter, according to the National Weather Service in Moon. NWS meteorologist Lee...
Morning Roundup: Woman faces charges in Marshall-Shadeland stabbing; Pittsburgh warming center opens
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 28: Police: Woman to be charged in Marshall-Shadeland stabbing One person was arrested Monday after police said they responded to a domestic violence incident in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland. Pittsburgh police said they were dispatched to the 2800 block...
Cyberattack targets Aliquippa’s Municipal Water Authority
The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa was the victim of a cyberattack, but there has been no loss of water for its customers, U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio said. Deluzio, D-Aspinwall, said federal officials are assisting in an investigation of the incident. “Attacks on our critical infrastructure like water are unacceptable,”...
Land bank fosters new life for more than 170 abandoned Westmoreland properties
When Jackie Sobel and her father, David, were looking to put down roots for their craft brewery, they knew new construction wasn’t going to be right for the vibe they wanted. “We were looking for something that had a lot of character,” she said. They perused Westmoreland County Land Bank...
Former Kiski treasurer, supervisor claims discrimination in civil suit
A former Kiski Township secretary and treasurer who briefly served as a supervisor is seeking more than $50,000 from the township in a civil suit alleging she was discriminated against because of her gender. In her complaint in Armstrong County Court, Sherry Lynn Tamski claims she was paid less while...
Giving Tuesday donations grow in importance for local nonprofits, leaders say
On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Casa San José Executive Director Monica Ruiz-Caraballo often spends much of the day scrolling through social media, admiring the hard work of fellow nonprofit organizations across the region. Posts and stories from her own group, a Western Pennsylvania-area resource center that works with the local...
Roadkill deer collection not a job for the faint of heart — or stomach
Thanksgiving week is a good time of year to be doing Steve Boeser’s morning job. Boeser will admit it’s not glorious work. The 56-year-old Washington Township resident is contracted by Murrysville to pick up roadkill deer. But the colder the weather, the easier his job is. On a late-November morning,...
1 dead in Wilkinsburg shooting
A man was fatally shot Monday evening in Wilkinsburg, authorities said. Allegheny County homicide detectives are assisting Wilkinsburg police investigating the shooting, reported at about 7:15 p.m. in the 900 block of Hill Avenue. The man was identified Tuesday afternoon by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as Darryl M. Nelson,...
New Kensington council reluctantly approves garbage contract with 73% increase in bills
New Kensington council members conceded Monday that they had little choice but to approve a garbage contract that increases bills by 73%. They heard from residents upset that their garbage bills will spike next year but ultimately voted, 4-1, to award a five-year, $15.3 million contract for solid waste, household...
Westmoreland commissioners paint bleak financial picture in proposed 2024 budget
Westmoreland commissioners have four weeks to make final tweaks to a 2024 budget that is not expected to raise taxes but could all but exhaust the county’s surplus of funds. Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved a preliminary $464 million spending plan that calls for expenses to outpace revenues by nearly...
Why get your flu shot and covid booster at the same time? Experts weigh in
Pharmacies, clinics, and primary care providers are offering the 2023-2024 updated covid booster and this year’s flu vaccine—and it’s both safe and convenient to get both vaccines at the same time, according to medical experts. In fact, you can get both shots in the same arm, said Dr. Graham Snyder,...
Chinese national pleads guilty in Greensburg meat cleaver attack, deportation expected
A Chinese national is expected to be deported after pleading guilty on Monday for attacking his Greensburg roommate with a meat cleaver in August. Liwu Tian, 57, pleaded guilty to one felony count of aggravated assault as part of a deal with Westmoreland County prosecutors. Because the case is concluded,...
Pa. community colleges still waiting for state funding using loans, reserves to get by
Pennsylvania lawmakers who managed to pass a long-overdue appropriation for state-related universities before Thanksgiving left Harrisburg without doing the same for the state’s 15 community colleges. The appropriations for the 2024 fiscal year were due July 1 and are five months late. Some community college leaders say they have begun...
Google will start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts in December. Here’s what you need to know
NEW YORK — Have a Google account you haven’t used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should sign in before the end of the week. Under Google’s updated inactive-account policy, which the tech giant announced back in May, accounts that haven’t been used in...
