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PLCB offers whiskey connoisseurs 2nd chance at Van Winkle releases
If you missed out on the opportunity to purchase bottles of rare Van Winkle whiskeys earlier this year, you have another chance. This week, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is awarding lottery registrants the opportunity to purchase 183 bottles of rare whiskeys, including the coveted 2021 Van Winkle releases, through...
Retiring Pittsburgh Chief Schubert headed for position with FBI
Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert, set to retire next month, will take a job with the FBI, a police spokeswoman said Monday. Schubert, 55, will move to a position within the bureau’s Criminal Justice Information Services headquarters in Clarksburg, West Virginia, said spokeswoman Cara Cruz. He will serve as the...
Vandergrift man dies after being pinned against loading dock in Harmar
Authorities say a Vandergrift man was the person who died Monday when he was pinned against a loading dock at a business in Harmar. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Samuel Plazio, 64, of Vandergrift. Allegheny County homicide detectives asked for the public’s help Monday in...
North Huntingdon police accuse man of intentionally striking pedestrian with SUV
An Allegheny County man accused of intentionally striking a man with his SUV in the parking lot of a North Huntingdon Sheetz was arrested by police. Alan B. Israel, 45, of White Oak was charged after the incident at 8:19 a.m. Sunday outside the store at 13700 Route 30. The...
$65K stolen from Derry Township home
A man is accused of stealing $65,000 during a burglary at a Derry Township home last month, according to court papers. Tyrus Martin, 21, who has addresses in Johnstown and Whitehall, on Monday was ordered held without bail after state police said he was illegally in possession of a gun...
Southwestern Pennsylvania counties to reach $5-per-gallon gas price within week or 2, analyst says
Average gasoline prices in several southeast and northeast Pennsylvania counties already have exceeded $5 per gallon, and the rest of the state isn’t far behind, according to industry analysts. The state’s average price of a gallon of gas Monday was $4.95, AAA reported. That’s up 19 cents from last week,...
Penn State adjusts covid-19 masking policy at University Park, New Kensington, 4 other campuses
Penn State is no longer requiring indoor masking on the University Park campus. The change, which was announced Friday, comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Centre County to the medium covid-19 community level. The county had been at the high level the previous week. The mask...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to host Juneteenth celebration this weekend
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy will celebrate the Juneteenth holiday this weekend with a concert and garden tour at Frick Park. Local artists Sierra Sellers and Chandra Rhyme will perform on the lawn of the Frick Park Environmental Center from 6 p.m. till 8 p.m. on Friday. Guests are also invited...
Fudge Farm closes South Side location amid surge in violence
Fudge Farm is closing its location on East Carson Street on Pittsburgh’s South Side amid a spike in violence that the owners said makes them worry for employee safety. The gourmet fudge, chocolate and ice cream shop announced on social media that Sunday would mark the last day for their...
Bidding war for Spirit Airlines heats up ahead of vote
The bidding war over Spirit Airlines is ramping up again with JetBlue boosting its offer for the discount carrier just days after rival Frontier upped its own bid for Spirit. Spirit shareholders are also scheduled to vote Friday on Frontier’s offer. JetBlue said Monday that it will now provide a...
Woman rescued from house fire in Bethel Park
Firefighters from Bethel Park responded to a house fire early Monday. A female occupant reportedly had to be rescued from the burning house located on the 2800 block of Oak Street, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Bethel Park police reported in a tweet that sections of Main and Cedar...
TSA finds loaded gun in West Virginia man’s carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport
Transportation Security Administration officials at Pittsburgh International Airport confiscated a loaded handgun Sunday from a West Virginia man. The .22 caliber handgun, which was loaded was five bullets, was the 10th gun detected this year at the airport’s security checkpoints. When the TSA officer spotted the gun in the Wheeling...
Homestead man accused by police of stabbing foster mother in Whitaker
An 18-year-old Homestead man is being held without bail after state police said he stabbed a woman who described the suspect as her foster child in Whitaker Friday and fled from authorities. Elrades Wright is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, theft and related offenses. Troopers said they were called...
West Mifflin man killed in ATV crash in Somerset County, troopers say
A 21-year-old West Mifflin man died early Saturday after he crashed his all-terrain vehicle into a tree in Somerset County, state police said. Ethan Leskovitz was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in rural Elk Lick Township at 12:11 a.m. Saturday, according to Trooper Ryan Platt of Somerset....
Troopers say North Apollo woman killed in crash while fleeing Armstrong County traffic stop
Pennsylvania State Police said a 21-year-old North Apollo woman died after she crashed her vehicle into a tree while attempting to flee a traffic stop Sunday in Armstrong County. Madison L. Sapinsky was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that occurred on Margaret Road in Plumcreek Township at...
Police: Man detained after woman shot in Stowe
Allegheny County Police continue to investigate a shooting Sunday that injured a woman in Stowe. Authorities said 911 dispatchers were notified of a shooting at 8:50 p.m. along the 800 block of 13th Street. When first responders arrived they located a woman with a gunshot wound to her arm, police...
Westmoreland Drug Court graduates say program changed their lives
Lindsie Spillar’s drug addiction had gotten so bad she couldn’t help herself as she walked through security while entering the Westmoreland County Courthouse more than three years ago. She stole a purse just after it was checked through an X-Ray machine. Addicted to heroin and methamphetamine since her teens, the...
Big Brothers Big Sisters Summer Fest draws big crowds at Twin Lakes Park
Elise Glad of Uniontown, a Big Sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region, was hanging out with her “Little” on Sunday. They were enjoying all the activities at the organization’s Summer Fest event, which drew hundreds of people on a beautiful, sunny day to Twin Lakes Park...
Senators say gun talks inching forwardVideo
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators continues to move forward on negotiating limited measures to help prevent mass shootings, though a deal is far from assured, senators involved in the talks from both parties said on Sunday. “There are intensive discussions underway,” Sen. Pat Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania,...
Westmoreland County Special Olympics teams, athletes capture medals in state competition
All five Westmoreland County Special Olympics basketball teams brought home either gold, silver or bronze medals this past weekend in the state’s Special Olympics competition at Penn State University. “Every one of our teams — three five-on-five (teams) and two three-on-three — won medals,” said Anthony Monstrola of Greensburg, coordinator...
The Westmoreland’s new curator Jeremiah McCarthy hits the ground running
Jeremiah McCarthy says his first few weeks as curator of American art at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art have been “very fun and very intense.” He had to hit the ground running. After coming on board April 19, he had less than three weeks to put together his first...
Inflation divide: The wealthy splurge, the poorest pull back
NEW YORK — Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again struggling to make ends meet. A confluence of factors — the expiration of federal stimulus checks and surging inflation on staples like gas and food — are driving an even bigger wedge between the haves...
Second suspect arrested in toddler’s shooting death in Downtown Pittsburgh
A second suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of an 18-month-old in downtown Pittsburgh over Memorial Day weekend, Pittsburgh police said Sunday. The suspect, Markez Anger, 23, was arrested in Turtle Creek in connection with the May 29 drive-by shooting of De’Avery Thomas, police said. Anger was taken...
What we know and don’t know about the Philly mass shooting
PHILADELPHIA — Gunfire erupted in the area of Second and South Streets late Saturday night, leaving three people dead and at least 11 injured along one of Philadelphia’s most popular dining, shopping and entertainment corridors. The shooting occurred on a weather-perfect weekend evening that had drawn hundreds to the area,...
Man killed walking along Parkway East
A Clairton man was killed early Sunday morning when he was hit by a vehicle while walking along the Parkway East in Pittsburgh, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner reported. The victim, Zaonte Lonee Davis, 24, was hit by a vehicle at about 2:10 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the...
