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Auction set for Abby Lee Dance Co.’s Penn Hills studio memorabilia
The beginning of the end for the Abby Lee Miller Dance Co. studio in Penn Hills has begun. On Feb. 8, almost everything in the studio will be auctioned off to buyers. The site was the predominant backdrop of the popular Lifetime network reality TV series “Dance Moms.” Murrysville-based Cleanout...
Pitt law dean Amy Wildermuth departs her post
The University of Pittsburgh will be looking for a new dean in the months ahead with the announced departure of Amy Wildermuth, who held the position for 4 1/2 years until this week. Provost Ann Cudd delivered word of the transition Monday in a two-paragraph message to law school colleagues...
A timeline of events in Tyre Nichols’ arrest, death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A timeline of events in the Tyre Nichols case, which sparked state and federal investigations into police brutality and led to murder and other charges against the five officers involved in his arrest this month: — Jan. 7: Tyre Nichols is pulled over by police for an...
Lots of sound and fury on U.S. debt, but not a crisis — yet
WASHINGTON — For all the sound and fury about raising the nation’s debt limit, most economists say federal borrowing is not at a crisis point … at least not yet. The national debt is at the core of a dispute about how to raise the government’s legal borrowing authority, a...
Judge rejects motion to detain Pittsburgh activist over posts after chief’s killing
An Allegheny County judge will not detain a well-known Pittsburgh activist over posts she made about the shooting death of Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire. Common Pleas Judge Kelly E. Bigley on Friday denied a request from District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.’s office to detain Nicky Jo Dawson. “While...
Concerts planned for New Kensington hotel ballroom
A Gilpin couple is working to turn a New Kensington hotel’s ballroom into the area’s newest concert venue. Daniel and Brenda Leo, through their businesses, Leo’s Productions and Strobe Lighting & Sound, are planning to host monthly concerts in the grand ballroom of the Quality Inn off Tarentum Bridge Road,...
Judge finds Post-Gazette broke labor law, orders newspaper to bargain with striking workers
A judge ruled Thursday that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette violated federal law by bargaining in bad faith with its journalists union and unilaterally implementing working conditions after breaking off negotiations for a new contract. Judge Geoffrey Carter of the National Labor Relations Board ordered the Post-Gazette to end the impasse it...
Memphis authorities release video in Tyre Nichols’ death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother and pleaded, “I just want to go home.” The video is...
U.S. inflation and consumer spending cooled in December
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and consumer spending fell — the latest evidence that the Fed’s series of interest rate hikes are slowing the economy. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5% last month from a year earlier, down...
Morning Roundup: State police look into fake digital coupon used at Hempfield 7-11
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023: State police investigate coupon fraud in Hempfield According to the Facebook page of the Westmoreland County Pennsylvania District Attorney’s office, Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a retail theft in which the actors used a digital...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 27-29
From the grand spectacle of a symphonic “Harry Potter” performance to the weirdness of a World Oddities Expo, there is a wide array of entertainment options in Pittsburgh this weekend. ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ in Concert This sounds like a can’t-miss event for “Harry Potter” fans. The...
DA investigating 2nd person of interest in Chief McIntire’s ambush
The degree to which a second person was complicit in the shooting death of Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire or whether the person was involved in other local criminal activity is expected to be determined in the coming weeks. Police are investigating a man who was spotted multiple times with...
Ex-Greensburg police chief resigned upon arrest on federal drug charges
Shawn Denning is out of the Greensburg police station and off the city payroll. Mayor Robb Bell confirmed Thursday that Denning “resigned immediately” as Greensburg’s police chief when he was arrested Tuesday at City Hall on federal drug charges. Denning, 41, of Delmont is accused of acting as a go-between...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to selling fentanyl, heroin
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to distributing and possessing heroin and fentanyl in 2018. Devontay Montaze Green, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute a mixture containing heroin and fentanyl. Montaze also admitted responsibility for distributing a mixture of...
Westmoreland public defender staff shortage leads to canceled hearings
Ongoing staffing issues in the Westmoreland County Public Defender’s Office resulted in criminal cases being postponed Thursday at a Jeannette district judge’s office. Judge Joe DeMarchis said all five cases scheduled before him had to be canceled after his office was notified there were not enough attorneys on duty to...
FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify covid-19 vaccinations
The United States is poised to make covid-19 vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot, a major shift in strategy despite a long list of questions about how to best protect against a still rapidly mutating virus. The Food and Drug Administration asked its scientific advisers Thursday to help lay...
Man gets 17 years in federal prison for abusing residents of Beaver County care facility
Karen Pennell showed the court a picture of her son. She said he was a sweet, loving boy who had meningitis as an infant. He developed seizures, had many surgeries, lost his vision on one side and had to relearn to walk. Over the years, Pennell told the judge, her...
U.S. infiltrates big ransomware gang: ‘We hacked the hackers’Video
WASHINGTON — The FBI and international partners have at least temporarily disrupted the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential $130 million in ransom payments, Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials announced Thursday. “Simply put, using...
Duquesne calls a foul on DoorDash prankster who interrupted game
There were all the sounds one would expect during Wednesday night’s nationally televised basketball game at Duquesne University’s UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse — sneakers squeaking on the hardwood floor, cheers from the crowd and referees’ whistles. There also was something not so ordinary. Early in the second half of the men’s...
New York City bike path killer convicted, could face the death penaltyVideo
NEW YORK — An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path was convicted Thursday of 28 federal crimes and could face the death penalty. Sayfullo Saipov bowed his head as he heard the verdict in...
Man identified who was shot in the head and found in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood
Pittsburgh police are investigating a fatal shooting that left a Dravosburg man dead in the city’s Elliott neighborhood. Police said they responded around 9:30 a.m. Thursday to reports that a man had been found in a wooded area near Herrod and Bond streets in Elliott. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s...
Registered sex offender arrested on North Side on new sex assault charges
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday arrested a fugitive registered sex offender who it said was wanted on bench warrants and new sex assault charges. Youssiff Howie, 26, is a Tier 1 registered sex offender who is required to register with authorities for 15 years. He last registered in...
NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies and remembrances during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts on Thursday. More than 100 people gathered under a gray sky at Kennedy Space Center to remember not only Columbia’s crew of seven,...
Police: Wanted man arrested after pulling stolen gun on couple arguing outside Harmar motel room
Harmar police accused a convicted felon who is not allowed to possess a gun with pulling a stolen pistol on a couple who were arguing outside their motel room at 2 a.m. Police said the gun had been altered to fire like a machine gun. Vincent Johnson III, 22, of...
New Kensington police arrest wanted man found sleeping in car with loaded pistol on seat
New Kensington police arrested a man on a felony charge after an officer said he found him sleeping in a running car with a loaded pistol on the seat. Jermaine Landell Jett, 23, of Harrison was charged with a felony count of carrying a firearm without a license along with...
