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Homewood man vows appeal of 1st-degree murder conviction
A Homewood man ordered to serve the rest of his life in prison on Monday said he will appeal. “I didn’t get a fair trial,” Preslin Turner told the judge during his sentencing hearing. “The system failed.” A jury in March found Turner guilty of first-degree murder in the death...
Remarkable Cancer Care at AHN Makes Life’s Milestones Possible
For much of his life, Christopher Musati wanted nothing to do with hospitals. Growing up, the 34-year-old Butler resident watched a close family member battle a rare disease, an experience that left him with lasting memories of anxiety, fear and loss tied to medical care. Hospitals, in his mind, were...
State police investigate scam targeting South Huntingdon woman
State police are investigating a scam that netted about $154,000 from an elderly South Huntingdon woman. Troopers said the theft by deception happened last week. No charges had been filed. Police did not say in a news release how the scam happened. Messages left with the investigating trooper and public...
Gallery: Around the world or close to home, the world in focus on June 1, 2026
Go beyond the headlines with a visual look at the story. These photos bring the key moments into focus. Every photograph tells a story....
Raymond Berry, Hall of Fame wide receiver, dies at the age of 93
NEW YORK — Raymond Berry, the Hall of Fame wide receiver who teamed with Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas for one of the NFL’s greatest passing combinations and helped lead the Colts to victory over the New York Giants in the storied 1958 championship game, has died. He was 93. Berry,...
Pittsburgh local music releases for June 2026
There are plenty of new singles, EPs and albums on the way in June from a range of local musicians. Here’s a quick look at those new local releases scheduled for the Pittsburgh region in June: Pain Clinic Hardcore band Pain Clinic is releasing its new album, “Love...
Nonprofit withdraws controversial plan to house federal inmates in Pittsburgh
A nonprofit that had proposed opening a custodial care home housing about 100 federal inmates in Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood has withdrawn its application. Councilwoman Kim Salinetro, who represents the area, in a social media post said her office was notified last week that Louisville, Ky.-based Dismas Charities was not moving...
A secret bunker, tunnel and a Star of David tell a story of Jewish resistance in a Polish town
BEDZIN, Poland — A secret bunker, an underground tunnel and an armband bearing the Star of David are among the rare findings in a house in southern Poland that was used by Jews, including young members of the resistance, to hide from the Nazis. “This armband is a witness, it’s...
U.S. bombs Iranian military sites and Tehran targets American troops in Kuwait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the U.S. says it shot down. The nominal ceasefire...
Iron City Distilling revives more than 100-year-old barrel for new whiskey releaseVideo
Folks can take a sip of Iron City history when they drink a new rye whiskey set for release in mid-June. Old Faithful, a single barrel rye available June 14 from Iron City Distilling, is a limited-edition finished rye whiskey that merges Western Pennsylvania’s history in brewing and its future...
Israel orders strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs as Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israel
BEIRUT — Israel’s government ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, a day after its ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon in 26 years and as Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel, including the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. A joint statement by...
Rescuers dig for bodies after a massive mining explosives blast in Myanmar kills at least 38
BANGKOK — More than a dozen rescue and charity groups used excavation machinery on Monday to recover bodies following a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar. The explosion occurred Sunday at noon in Kaungtup village, Namhkam township in Shan State near the Chinese border. Initial reports had...
Protesters in Kenya call for national crisis declaration over gender-based violence
NAIROBI, Kenya — Hundreds of women on Monday took to the streets of Kenya’s capital, calling for the government to urgently investigate rising cases of gender-based violence and femicide, or the killing of women. The women walked through the streets of Nairobi holding placards with messages such as “Stop Killing...
Tensions linger between Republicans and White House over the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
WASHINGTON — A standoff between the White House and the Senate remains unresolved after Republican senators defiantly left town 10 days ago without passing legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies. Senate Republicans who are returning to Washington on Monday say they won’t have the votes to pass...
Macron says French Navy, backed by the U.K., intercepted a sanctioned tanker from Russia
PARIS — The French Navy, with support from the United Kingdom, has intercepted an oil tanker under international sanctions that was traveling from Russia, the most recent effort by nations that support Ukraine to target Russian oil exports helping to finance President Vladimir Putin’s war. French President Emmanuel Macron announced...
The bad news keeps coming for Keir Starmer with new trove of Mandelson files due to be published
LONDON — His poll ratings are dismal and rivals are eyeing his job. Now British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces more embarrassment on Monday with the publication of hundreds of pages of files about former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson, a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The...
Data center developers plan to return to Springdale for open house in early June
About six months after Springdale Council approved a conditional-use application for a massive data center in the borough, developers are planning on returning for an open house aimed at engaging residents. The meeting is set to take place from 5 to 8 p.m. June 10 in the Springdale Borough Building...
Graham Platner’s wife calls news coverage of Senate hopeful’s sexually explicit texts with women ‘shameful’
Graham Platner’s wife called the media disclosure that her husband had previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women “shameful” over the weekend, the latest controversy to hit the Maine Democrat’s whirlwind Senate campaign. Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, posted a video taken by his wife, Amy...
Jeeps assemble at Lower Burrell Veterans of Foreign Wars post for annual showVideo
The weather was just ducky for an annual Jeep show in Lower Burrell on Sunday. But as common a sight as little rubber ducks are on Jeeps, they’re not likely to be found on the 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sahara that was the pride of Marine Corps Sgt. Vinson A. Pelisari...
Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump branded the federal judge who blocked his renovation of the Kennedy Center as “an anti Trump Hater” and predicted that the nation’s premier performing arts center he wanted to shutter for a two-year overhaul will “soon be closed, probably never to open again.” In a...
Mammoth Fest lives up to name with food, rides and entertainmentVideo
Markus McGowan brought his family to the carnival-like Mammoth Fest in Mt. Pleasant for the first time Sunday. It won’t be the last, the Jeannette resident said. “I love it,” he said. “The rides, games, food — everything is great.” Sponsored by Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation, the event in...
DOJ probe of the E. Jean Carroll case points to an intensely personal battle for Trump
Donald Trump’s ongoing use of the Justice Department to settle scores became highly personal this week, with the federal government’s vast investigative resources turned on an old grievance stemming from the sexual assault and defamation cases he lost to E. Jean Carroll. Following CNN’s bombshell report on Wednesday that the...
Joe Negri, jazz guitar virtuoso and Mr. Rogers’ ‘Handyman,’ dies at nearly 100Video
Joe Negri, one of America’s best jazz guitarists and a key part of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” died Saturday, just days short of turning 100. Lisa Negri, his oldest daughter, said that her father died of natural causes. He and his family, along with many in Pittsburgh’s music world, were preparing...
Crash kills 5 in Virginia including family of 4 traveling to wedding. Bus driver chargedVideo
A family of four from Massachusetts who were killed when a bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Virginia were traveling to a wedding with a carload of homemade desserts for the celebration. The family wedding will go forward Sunday in South Carolina, but it also will be a time to...
Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration detention center
NEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police. The curfew around Delaney Hall will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until further notice, Mayor Ras...