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Consumer price growth slowed last month as inflation shows signs of steady declineVideo
WASHINGTON — Consumer prices in the United States cooled last month, rising just 0.1% from April to May and extending the past year’s steady easing of inflation. At the same time, some measures of underlying price pressures remained high. Measured year over year, inflation slowed to just 4% in May...
$291M project to boost transit from Downtown Pittsburgh to Oakland to begin in fall
Pittsburgh Regional Transit said Tuesday it has secured the final piece of funding needed to complete a nearly $300 million project intended to shorten travel times and improve bus service between Oakland and Downtown. Southwestern Pennsylvania’s largest public transit agency said it has received $150 million from the Federal Transit...
Police charge South Greensburg woman with goading estranged boyfriend into suicide
A South Greensburg woman is charged with aiding suicide, stemming from the death of a former boyfriend whom she is accused of urging to take his own life in repeated harassing messages. Police said the messages were graphic in content and were sent using a mobile app between May 5...
Split verdict reached in case against Homewood man in connection with police shootout
A jury reached a split verdict Monday on charges against a Hazelwood man who engaged in a shootout with Pittsburgh police in May 2022. Jurors found Michael Tyrone Waller, 36, not guilty of attempted homicide, assault on a law enforcement officer and aggravated assault of two Pittsburgh police officers, Allegheny...
Pittsburgh synagogue attacker’s social media activity showed hatred of Jews
A terrorism expert testified Tuesday that the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018 dealt in the same kinds of hateful tropes, symbols and conspiracies used online by many white supremacists in the United States. William Braniff is director of the Center for Prevention...
UPMC contractor detects patient data breach
A contractor for UPMC said it discovered a data breach that could have impacted customer and patient information. Tennessee-based Intellihartx LLC said it found that its secure file transfer service provider, Fortra, “experienced a data security incident.” The company undertook an investigation to figure out the scope of the incident....
Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documentsVideo
MIAMI — Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom Tuesday to dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding classified documents and refusing government demands to give them back. The history-making court date, centered...
What to expect when Trump appears in federal court in Miami to face felony charges
Donald Trump makes his first appearance in a Miami federal court on Tuesday facing 37 counts related to the mishandling and retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Here’s a look at the charges, the special counsel’s investigation and how Trump’s case differs from those of other politicians known...
Morning Roundup: 2 injured in gunfire in Pittsburgh’s Uptown
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, June 13: 2 injured by gunfire in Pittsburgh’s Uptown A man and woman were shot Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Uptown, authorities said. Pittsburgh police said they received a ShotSpotter alert indicating seven rounds were fired around 3:40 p.m....
Tim Benz: Stan, Pittsburgh ‘loved the show,’ and we all loved you
For those of us that knew Stan Savran well, news of his death Monday at age 76 was an emotional blow. And when I say “for those of us that knew Stan Savran well,” I mean all of us in Pittsburgh. We all knew him well. Not just those of...
How popular is Taylor Swift? It’s the 2023 version of Beatlemania
Taylor Swift is the biggest thing going in the entertainment industry. Turn on the TV or radio, scroll social media, listen to talk on the street, and there she is. Her ongoing Eras Tour is on track to become the highest-grossing tour ever by a female artist, with Billboard Boxscore...
Farmers lament potential losses as lack of rain impacts local crops
James Goldscheitter’s prayers were answered. The rain finally arrived. Now he and other local farmers are hoping the modest amount — and a forecast with a chance of rain Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — is enough to boost their floundering crops. Rain that fell Sunday evening and continued into Monday...
Trump arrives at Miami court for historic appearance over charges he hoarded secret documents
MIAMI — Former President Donald Trump arrived Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Miami to surrender to authorities ahead of a historic court appearance on charges that he illegally hoarded classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. He was expected to face a magistrate judge, kickstarting a legal process...
Stan Savran tributes pour in from Pittsburgh teams, fans, colleagues
For the better part of the past five decades, on radio and television, Stan Savran provided some of the most insightful commentary on the Pittsburgh professional sports scene. Within hours of his death at age 76 on Monday, it became clear how far his voice had reached. In addition to...
Former North Allegheny Intermediate High School Principal hired as district superintendent
The North Allegheny School Board voted to hire former North Allegheny Intermediate High School Principal Brendan Hyland on Monday as the district’s superintendent despite concerns from some board members and members of the public that the search for a new leader had been rushed. In a 6-3 vote, the board...
Pittsburgh sports broadcasting icon Stan Savran dies at age 76
Stan Savran broke into the Pittsburgh sports scene as it became known as the City of Champions, made his mark as an opinionated anchor with a sharp wit and rose to prominence as the host of “SportsBeat,” the longest-running sports talk show in the market’s television history. After nearly five...
Departing Plum superintendent brought pride back to district, school board president says
Superintendent Brendan Hyland is leaving the Plum School District better than he found it, according to the district’s school board president. The board is expected to accept Hyland’s resignation, effective June 30, at its meeting Tuesday night, a day after North Allegheny board members voted 6-3 to hire him as...
Officials say driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed main East Coast highwayVideo
PHILADELPHIA — The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline lost control on an off-ramp and flipped the tanker truck on its side in a wreck that set it afire and destroyed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway, Pennsylvania’s top transportation official said Monday. In the first official...
Pa. House advances bill establishing state earned income tax credit to aid working poor
Working Pennsylvanians may be able to get a state earned-income tax credit under a bill that passed the state House of Representatives on Monday. “For every dollar spent on the state earned income tax credit by the commonwealth, we will receive $4 back on economic growth and save $3 in...
Pitt committee approves $120M in construction for biomanufacturing facility in Hazelwood
A University of Pittsburgh trustees’ committee voted Monday to approve the $120 million construction of the core and shell of a planned cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility in Hazelwood. In a separate vote, the trustees’ Property and Facilities Committee authorized leasing space within the facility. Officials hope it will...
The Great Grift: How billions in covid-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
WASHINGTON — Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states. And federal loan applicants weren’t cross-checked against a Treasury Department database that would have raised red flags...
Pittsburgh population stable, outlying suburbs growing, per new census estimates
The greater Pittsburgh region is still declining, with suburbs closest to the city limits and the Mon Valley shrinking the most, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Still, new data breakdowns show a number of municipalities saw impressive growth and other surprises. The city of Pittsburgh’s population has remained stable...
Police say motorcycle club conflict results in injuries to 1 man along Route 30
An altercation between members of two motorcycle clubs Sunday left a man injured after state police said the suspect forced a motorcycle off Route 30 in Hempfield and fled the scene. Richard Lee Graham Jr., 27, of Hempfield is being held on $250,000 bail on charges of attempted homicide, aggravated...
Arnold woman accused of fatally shooting dog she recently adopted
An Arnold woman is accused of shooting and killing her dog on Sunday. Arnold police charged Susan Mullenax, 49, of Alcoa Drive with a felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals. She was arraigned Sunday and released from the Westmoreland County jail after a professional bondsman posted her $25,000 bail,...
Social media site Gab.com a hub for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s antisemitism, investigation showed
One by one, FBI tactical specialist Evan Browne read the posts. That Jews are evil. About sending Jews to the ovens. How Hitler was right. The hate-filled, antisemitic words and images were collected by agents from Robert Bowers’ posts on the alt-right social media platform Gab.com between Sept. 8 and...
