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Hillary Clinton tests positive for covid; Bill quarantining
NEW YORK — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she has tested positive for covid-19 with “mild” symptoms. On social media, the former Democratic presidential candidate said she was “feeling fine” and that former President Bill Clinton had tested negative and was quarantining until their household was fully...
Pittsburgh’s planning commission approves Oakland Crossings development, sends proposal to City Council
Pittsburgh’s planning commission voted 5-0 to recommend the controversial Oakland Crossings development zoning amendments to Pittsburgh City Council, which will have the ultimate vote on the measure. The recommendation comes with several conditions, including that university and college campuses are excluded from acceptable uses for the site and that City...
Scientists worry virus variant may push up covid cases in U.S.Video
With coronavirus cases rising in parts of Europe and Asia, scientists worry that an extra-contagious version of the omicron variant may soon push cases up in the United States too. Experts are also keeping their eyes on another mutant: a rare delta-omicron hybrid that they say doesn’t pose much of...
Eastmont Estates shooting suspects seeks transfer of attempted murder case to juvenile court
A Cheswick man who turned 18 a month after he was charged last year with the attempted murder of three people during a shooting outside of a Greensburg apartment building contends he should be prosecuted as a juvenile. The lawyer for Jaron Malik Haten-McCoy filed court documents Tuesday that argue...
In surprise, Allegheny County Council rejects nominees for Alcosan, Jail Oversight Board seats
In a rare move by Allegheny County Council on Tuesday, three appointments to two county boards were rejected, leaving some council members in shock. The nominations were made by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority board and to the Jail Oversight Board. They were expected...
Steve Irwin’s congressional campaign admits some petition signatures were forged
A federal judge said last week that she never signed a petition for local congressional candidate and attorney Steve Irwin, and more forgery allegations related to Irwin’s candidacy have surfaced since. Irwin is running in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, which includes the city of Pittsburgh, eastern and southern Allegheny County...
Norwin hears more claims that critical race theory is being taught
The issue of how Norwin teaches students about race relations and whether some of that instruction could be categorized as a lesson in critical race theory was rehashed again at this week’s school board meeting, with conservative critics vehemently arguing against such teaching. About 10 speakers complained about what they...
Testimony begins in trial of Pittsburgh man charged in 2019 fatal shooting in Arnold
A Pittsburgh man told a Westmoreland County jury on Tuesday he was less than 5 feet away when he watched a man pull out a gun and fire multiple shots into the back of a friend who had started to run away down an Arnold alley nearly three years ago....
Keystone Park among state rec sites hoping to tap pandemic funds; new park office planned
A new solar-powered office and visitor center, a major wish-list item at Keystone State Park, is among long-desired upgrades officials hope to bring about by tapping federal pandemic recovery funds. Cindy Adams Dunn, state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources secretary, stopped by Tuesday to assess needs at the Derry...
4 GOP candidates for Pa. governor set rules to join a debate
HARRISBURG — Four Republican candidates for governor in the party’s crowded primary race say they will not join a debate before the primary election unless it is moderated by a Republican who lives in Pennsylvania, eliciting criticism that they are afraid of hard questions. The four — Lou Barletta, Jake...
Louisiana sends National Guard to tornado disaster areaVideo
A tornado flipped cars, ripped off rooftops and deposited a house in the middle of a street in the New Orleans area, part of a storm front that caused damage in places as it blew from Texas to South Carolina. Two deaths were attributed to the weather. Other tornadoes spawned...
What to expect in Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings
Legal experts expect Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings to go smoothly this week, based on her credentials and the fact that her appointment wouldn’t shift the ideological makeup of the high court. “She is clearly one of the most qualified candidates to come before the Senate in...
Highmark reports $22B in revenue
Highmark Health reported Tuesday that its health care system earned $22 billion in revenue last year, up $301 million from the year before. Highmark employs 37,000 people and provides health insurance coverage to patients in the Mid-Atlantic region. It is the parent company of Allegheny Health Network, which operates 14...
State police: Phone scammers seeking donations for fallen troopers’ families
If you get a call asking to donate to the families of two fallen Pennsylvania state troopers, the president of their association wants you to know: It’s fake. The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association warned residents statewide this week about groups pretending to raise money for the families of troopers Martin...
1 dead in Hill District shooting
A man was found shot to death in an apartment in Pittsburgh’s Hill District on Tuesday morning, Pittsburgh police said. Police and paramedics responded around 8:20 a.m. to an apartment on Bedford Avenue in the city’s Middle Hill neighborhood, said police spokesman Maurice Matthews. Police found a man who had...
Ukraine thwarts Russian advances; fight rages for Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces battled continuing Russian efforts to occupy Mariupol and claimed to have retaken a strategic suburb of Kyiv on Tuesday, mounting a defense so dogged that it is stoking fears Russia’s Vladimir Putin will escalate the war to new heights. “Putin’s back is against the wall,”...
Family escapes fire that destroyed Penn Hills home
A fire destroyed a Penn Hills home early Tuesday morning. The Penn Hills fire chief said all the occupants made it safely out of the house and no one was taken to the hospital, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. However, the chief said the house appears to be a...
Brother’s Brother supplies donated from Pittsburgh reach Ukraine
A shipment of crucially needed medical and wound care supplies from Pittsburgh to war-torn Ukraine made it to an alternative destination Friday as Russian missiles hit an aircraft maintenance facility in Lviv in western Ukraine. “It was important for us to get it done and to help those people it...
Ex-Norwin director, wife sue over alleged retaliation
A former Norwin School Board president and his wife sued the school district, the Westmoreland County Republican Committee and a school board member alleging civil rights violations. The controversy stems in part from a string of social media posts school board member Robert Wayman made in August 2020 on the...
Police: Rankin man charged in connection with fatal Knoxville shooting
A 23-year-old Rankin man was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting Friday in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood. Akeyba Sanchez was charged with criminal homicide and denied bail, according to court documents. Zone 3 police officers on patrol near Brownsville Road and Bausman Street heard gunshots around 2:45 a.m. on Friday,...
Biden warns U.S. companies of potential Russian cyberattacksVideo
RICHMOND, Va. — President Joe Biden is urging U.S. companies to make sure their digital doors are locked tight because of “evolving intelligence” that Russia is considering launching cyberattacks against critical infrastructure targets as the war in Ukraine continues. Biden’s top cybersecurity aide, Anne Neuberger, expressed frustration at a White...
Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in Strip District is for sale
Wanna buy an ice cream shop? Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District is for sale for $1.2 million. “Everything is laid out perfectly for the next owner,” owner Jacob Hanchar said on Monday. “We’ve put so much into Klavon’s that it’s like the perfect softball pitch right down...
Police: Shooting outside Monroeville Olive Garden sparked by robbery
Monroeville police on Monday charged a Turtle Creek man as a suspect in a robbery-turned-shooting outside an Olive Garden restaurant. Accorie Wilder-Mack, 22, is charged with assault, robbery, conspiracy, carrying a firearm without a license and several misdemeanors in connection with the March 12 shooting. A criminal complaint filed in...
Police: Pittsburgh man set fire to woman’s home after she left to get PFA
Authorities filed charges against a Pittsburgh man who they said set fire to a woman’s home last week, killing two cats, when she left with a friend to get a protection from abuse order against him. A woman called police to her Moore Street home in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood shortly...
Shaler woman charged in connection with Capitol riot
Federal authorities filed charges Monday against a Shaler woman who they said illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during last year’s Jan. 6 riot. Melanie M. Archer, 42, faces counts of disorderly conduct in a restricted building; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; entering and remaining in a restricted building; and...
