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2nd caretaker of 9-year-old girl found dead in Youghiogheny River charged
A second woman was charged in connection with the death of Renesmay Eutsey, a 9-year-old girl whose body was found in the Youghiogheny River on Thursday. Sarah Shipley, 35, of Dunbar Borough was charged with homicide as well as aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, abuse of a corpse,...
Volunteers pull around 200 tires from Youghiogheny River to stop chemical leaching
Digging rotting tires out of the mud might sound like a strange idea of fun, but it’s one shared by the 20-some volunteers who helped clean up the Youghiogheny River on Saturday morning. “You get a little exercise and you get to do something cool,” said Lindsay Forney, 39, of...
What to know about the trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate Trump in Florida
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal trial is scheduled to begin Monday for a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida in September 2024. Jury selection is expected to take three days, with attorneys questioning three sets of 60 prospective jurors. They’re trying...
Pittsburgh-area veterans, supporters gather for 5K to support Wounded Warrior Project
For the Wounded Warrior Project’s Carry Forward 5K in Pittsburgh this year, Army veteran Jake Tihey carried a flag. Last year, the 33-year-old mechanic from Verona carried his daughter the distance, which equates to about 3.1 miles. Tihey’s load was lighter this year because his daughter, now 8, wasn’t feeling...
Pittsburgh police negotiators console man who threatened to jump from East Ohio Street overpass
A negotiation with a man in crisis that spurred a seven-hour closure of Route 28 on the North Side ended successfully at about 9 a.m. Saturday morning, police said. The situation started about 2 a.m., when the man threatened to jump from the East Ohio Street overpass in the city’s...
Steelers 4 Downs: 6 players making team debut account for 29 Pro Bowl berths
1. Big-time adds The makeover started before this offseason’s free agency even began. Word broke on a March Sunday night — the eve of the date of the so-called “legal tampering period” for NFL teams to speak with free agents. The Pittsburgh Steelers traded for DK Metcalf. It was one...
Someone could win $1.8B Powerball jackpot Saturday. Odds are their identity will remain a mystery
After Iowa gas station employee Timothy Schultz won a $29 million lottery jackpot in 1999, he decided to hold a press conference. Lottery officials told him it would help him avoid being “hounded by media” since state law required his name to be disclosed anyway. But the then-21-year-old soon felt...
Covid shots not yet available at CVS without prescription despite Pa. policy change
Pennsylvania officials this week authorized eligible people to get a covid-19 vaccine without a prescription. The state said the change took effect immediately. But, as of Friday afternoon, patients hoping to get the vaccines at CVS locations were still being told they needed a doctor’s order. CVS has about 500...
Pittsburgh councilman questions why Gainey administration passed over some groups for anti-violence funds
A Pittsburgh councilman is upset that some community groups are being bypassed for city grants to fund anti-violence programs in favor of others he says might be less deserving. Councilman Bobby Wilson, D-North Side, is blaming the Gainey administration for what he views as an opaque award system that doesn’t...
Washington Township man sentenced for possession of ‘obscene amount’ of drugs
A Washington Township man was sentenced Friday to serve at least 4 1/2 years in prison for possession of what prosecutors described as an obscene amount of drugs discovered during a search earlier this year. Michael Stephen Sisco, 54, pleaded guilty in June to four felony counts of possession with...
Pa. Supreme Court 101: What it is, why it matters, and more
This guide was originally published on Oct. 23, 2023. It was updated this week, ahead of the Nov. 4 judicial elections. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is made up of seven justices. Currently, there are five Democrats and two Republicans who serve on the court. Three justices — all Democrats —...
UPMC workers to join community groups in march for transgender health care
In response to restrictions enacted under the Trump administration, some UPMC providers will be joining community groups in a show of support for restoring gender-affirming care to transgender youth next week. On Monday, a group of UPMC workers and members of Trans YOUniting and ACT UP plan to march across...
Pittsburgh police charge Tarentum man in knife attack on bicyclist
A Tarentum man remained jailed Friday on a charge of attempted homicide after police said he sliced a man’s neck during a robbery in Homewood earlier this week. John Reznickcheck, 51, attacked a man around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of Brushton Avenue as the victim rode his...
Health care at its worst: Clinic employees fired for mocking patients on TikTok
The latest viral video of health care workers behaving badly made the rounds on Labor Day weekend. It originated in Santa Barbara, Calf., and was shared on TikTok by a former employee of the Sansum Clinic there. It was a since-deleted video that depicted former co-workers at the clinic, which...
Tim Benz: ‘Serial optimism’ may determine the fate of the 2025 Steelers
During a conversation at his locker Wednesday, Steelers safety Miles Killebrew described himself as a “serial optimist.” “I always say, ‘This is our year.’ I don’t see anything that’s telling me otherwise this year. I think we are going to be a great team,” the special teams captain said this...
Suspended Arnold police chief resigns
Josh Stanga, Arnold’s suspended police chief, has resigned from the force, Mayor Shannon Santucci announced. “Officer Stanga will no longer be chief, or any part, of the Arnold Police Department,” Santucci said Friday. “He resigned in lieu of being terminated.” Reached by phone Friday, Stanga declined to comment on his...
Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing before Senate lawmakers
WASHINGTON — A contentious three-hour hearing between U.S. senators and Robert Kennedy Jr. devolved into multiple screaming matches on Thursday as the nation’s health secretary fended off accusations about sweeping changes he’s made to vaccines, health care policy and leadership. The oversight hearing in the Senate Finance Committee was a...
Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump’s biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched Operation Warp Speed in the throes of the covid-19 pandemic, an effort he has credited with saving tens of millions of lives. During a Cabinet meeting last week, he likened it to “one of the greatest achievements ever.” Sitting at the table as a...
Morning Roundup: Mt. Lebanon High School goes virtual after threat; I-279 rollover; $2.4M in Pa. lottery wins
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Sept. 5: Mt. Lebanon High School threat Mt. Lebanon High School will be learning virtually Friday after district officials were alerted to a threat against the school in a Thursday night social media post. According to a message...
Work underway to restore Massy Harbison cabin in New Kensington to original state
Restoring the Massy Harbison cabin in New Kensington to today’s specs would take no time at all, contractor Jim Palumbo said. Trying to replicate its 1790-era appearance is another story. “We have to wait for rough-cut lumber to do the roof because they didn’t have plywood back then,” said Palumbo,...
Former Steelworkers local union president sentenced for embezzling $10,000
An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge of embezzlement of labor union assets. Michael Evanovich, 46, pleaded guilty to one count before U.S. District Judge David S. Cercone. He was sentenced to 24 months of probation and ordered to pay full restitution and a $5,000...
Lori Falce: Who wants to be a Powerball billionaire?
The tickets to my future are tucked in my wallet next to my driver’s license and an overburdened credit card. They are the 10 different lines of numbers to play for the Powerball lottery. They should have cost $20. They were only $16 because I won $4 in Wednesday’s drawing...
Central Westmoreland CTC eyes campus, program expansion as enrollment increases
Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center is outgrowing the buildings on its 44-acre campus in New Stanton — noting a more than 500-student increase in enrollment in the past five years. One of more than 80 career and technical education centers statewide, Central Westmoreland will educate 1,518 students this year...
Protesters demand action on gun violence, days after school massacre in Minneapolis
Several dozen protesters crowded a Squirrel Hill intersection Thursday — many holding provocative signs, some chanting at passing motorists — to demand an end to the nation’s rash of gun violence. Eight days had passed since a gunman opened fire in a Minneapolis Catholic school. He killed two children while...
Trump will seek ‘Department of War’ rebrand for PentagonVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America’s military. The Republican president can’t formally change the name without legislation, which his administration would request...
