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Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political
HERSHEY — Supreme Court justices are not “political actors,” Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday, insisting unpopular court decisions are based solely on the law. “I think, at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions, we’re saying we think this is how things should be, as opposed...
Trump administration moves to drop its appeal in legal fight against Children’s Hospital to get medical records of transgender children
In an unexpected twist, President Donald Trump’s administration moved to abandon its legal fight to obtain private medical records of youth who received gender-affirming care at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Late Wednesday, a U.S. Department of Justice lawyer filed a two-sentence motion to “voluntarily dismiss” its appeal of a...
Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules
ATLANTA — The federal government doesn’t have to return the 2020 election ballots from Georgia’s Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee’s decision came after lawyers for the county had argued that the ballots and...
Parks Township residents told more details about nuclear dump cleanup
From her kitchen window, Parks Township resident Candy Johnson, 71, can see buildings on a nuclear waste dump that has sat nearby since the 1970s. Johnson, who has lived in the township for a decade, came Wednesday night to voice her concerns about the $500 million cleanup at the site,...
Federal government turns over evidence from the shooting death of Renee Good for court review
MINNEAPOLIS — The federal government has turned over evidence from the shooting death of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross to a magistrate judge in U.S. District Court for Minnesota, according to an attorney involved in a case tangential to Ross. Eric Newmark said that the federal government informed...
FBI searches Virginia Senate leader’s office as part of corruption probe
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader’s hometown office and her neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing into public view what was described as a yearslong corruption investigation. The searches at Democratic Sen. L. Louise Lucas’ office and cannabis business are part of what two people familiar...
Trump administration considers tapping oil under military bases to refill reserve
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is studying using oil under land at U.S. military bases and other Department of Defense sites to help refill the nation’s depleted emergency reserves, according to a person familiar with the matter. No decision has been made on the possible initiative, said the person who...
Judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected suicide try
NEW YORK — A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday, years after being sealed and locked in a courthouse vault as part of an unrelated legal dispute. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas in White...
Appeal dismissed in Squirrel Hill antisemitic flyer littering case
A Zanesville, Ohio, man fined nearly $50,000 for throwing dozens of antisemitic flyers out of a moving car in Squirrel Hill failed to appear for his appeal hearing Wednesday. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Thomas E. Flaherty, therefore, dismissed the appeal, and the fine will stand. Jeremy Brokaw, 46, was...
Sen. Dave McCormick wants to streamline permitting process for energy projects
Beaver County’s tiny Shippingport, home to about 150 people, is positioned to become a center of Western Pennsylvania’s energy and AI boom. At the turn of the decade, that would have seemed unimaginable. The former coal-fired Bruce Mansfield Power Plant had recently closed, and plans were in the works to...
Mom of Monroeville driver killed in I-79 crash sues trucking companies
The mother of a Monroeville man killed last year when his SUV crashed into two tractor-trailers she said were improperly parked on the berm on Interstate 79 is suing the trucks’ drivers and owners in federal court. Kathy Brown, of Edgewater, Fla., filed the suit on Wednesday in Pittsburgh on...
Witness testifies Delmont mother had ‘no tears’ as adopted son was treated for fatal injuries
As 5-year-old Landon Maloberti lay unresponsive on a hospital bed, covered with bruises and connected to medical equipment by wires and tubes, his adoptive mother’s emotions ranged from calm to frenzy. Emergency room doctors, nurses and support staff worked feverishly to diagnosis and treat the boy while his mother offered...
Plum man headed to court, accused of trying to hit a TV news crew with his SUV
The father of a former Highlands School District teacher charged with sexually assaulting students will have his own day in court. Harold Dicer, the father of Sean Dicer, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges of simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct. His case now will head...
Police charge 6 teen girls with beating woman inside Sephora store in Shadyside
Police on Tuesday arrested six teenage girls for trapping a woman inside a Shadyside beauty supplies store while they punched, kicked and beat her with a metal sign. The Shady Avenue store said the vicious attack left behind about $30,000 in damages. Pittsburgh police said they were dispatched around 5:45...
Trump, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s lawyer, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, has asked a federal appeals court in New York to temporarily block a longtime columnist from collecting an $83 million defamation award. The lawyer, Justin D. Smith, told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
Man sues Allegheny County over lack of treatment after being scalded in jail while draining noodles
An Aliquippa man who said he suffered third-degree burns while working in the kitchen at the Allegheny County Jail is claiming in a lawsuit he was denied proper medical treatment for a week. Jamie R. Turner Jr., 28, filed the lawsuit for negligence on Monday in Allegheny County Common Pleas...
Pittsburgh officials push ban on ICE ‘commandeering’ city property
On the heels of an immigration raid in Pittsburgh this week that saw multiple workers detained, City Council on Wednesday advanced legislation to stop federal immigration officers from using some city property. “We don’t want city property to be used for federal purposes,” Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, said. Gross,...
Pennsylvania health officials report 11 measles cases in Lebanon County
Eleven people have been diagnosed with measles in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania health officials said Wednesday. After three people with measles were hospitalized in the central Pennsylvania county, state Department of Health staff conducted contact tracing in the area, located east of Harrisburg and north of Lancaster. They identified several more...
Pittsburgh Sunnyside school receives new soccer mini-pitch in advance of FIFA World CupVideo
Having a space at school where students can do what they love can help them feel connected, motivated and excited to come to school each day, said Ashanti Jones, principal at Pittsburgh Sunnyside PreK-8. A new soccer “mini-pitch,” donated by the U.S. Soccer Foundation and installed in front of the...
Firefighters battle blaze at historic Indiana Township church
Josie Boyd was driving home after an afternoon of shopping when she noticed the sky above her Indiana Township neighborhood turning dark. “All these fire trucks started racing past,” Boyd said. “I could see smoke filling the air.” A few blocks from her home, firefighters from multiple companies were battling...
1 of 2 people killed after 5-car crash on Fort Duquesne Bridge has been identified
Two people were killed Wednesday in a five-vehicle crash on the Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh shortly before the beginning of rush hour. One of the vehicles careened off the bridge onto Reedsdale Street on the North Side at 3 p.m. A man was ejected from the SUV and died...
On Mother’s Day, moms get a free sandwich at Primanti Bros.
Primanti Bros. is honoring moms with a special Mother’s Day free sandwich deal, using the honor system. On Sunday, all Primanti Bros. locations will be giving out a free classic sandwich to any and all moms who spend at least $10 dining at the restaurant. The classic sandwich includes a...
Israel strikes Beirut suburbs for 1st time since ceasefire was announced
WASHINGTON — Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs Wednesday for the first time since a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group was announced on April 17. Fighting has continued since then in southern Lebanon. The last attacks in Beirut were before that, on April 8, when a series of...
IRS may owe you a refund for coronavirus-era fines. Here’s how to apply
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of taxpayers who were penalized by the IRS during the coronavirus pandemic for failing to pay their taxes or filing late may qualify for a refund or termination of the penalties they incurred during that period. However, the relief is not automatic or guaranteed, and...
Allegheny County families can receive $125 for child education savings
Allegheny County families can redeem an additional bonus when enrolling in the Pennsylvania Treasury Department’s childhood education investment accounts. Pittsburgh-based nonprofit organization Neighborhood Allies is partnering with the state to provide $25 scholarships to new enrollees in the state’s Fund My Future PGH program. The $25 bonus available to Allegheny...
