Oakmont Bakery’s opening week brings traffic nightmaresVideo
The new Oakmont Bakery at Third Street and Hulton Road in Oakmont has been open only a week, and the traffic nightmares have begun. “The whole area’s a disaster, but it will get worked out,” interim Borough Manager Harry Dilmore said Tuesday. “We knew there was going to be a...
Some people say a gun ban will increase crime in Pittsburgh
A group of speakers panned Pittsburgh’s proposed gun ordinances Tuesday, saying the legislation would do more to increase crime than reduce gun violence in the city. City Councilwoman Darlene Harris of Spring Hill assembled the panel to offer their opinions on bills that would ban certain semi-automatic rifles, ammunition and...
Police detective killed by friendly fire in New York City
NEW YORK — A New York City police detective was shot and killed by friendly fire Tuesday night as officers confronted a robbery suspect who turned out to be armed with a replica handgun, Commissioner James O’Neill said. “This appears to be an absolutely tragic case of friendly fire,” an...
Penn State alumni trustees attack Louis Freeh investigation into Sandusky report
PHILADELPHIA — A report compiled by long-standing critics of Louis Freeh’s 2012 investigation into the sex-abuse scandal at Penn State University asserts that the former FBI director didn’t have the evidence to blame the school’s football “culture” as he did, much less prove that its leaders knew or conspired to...
Pittsburgh Planning Commission approves Penn Plaza redevelopment
The Pittsburgh Planning Commission on Tuesday approved redevelopment of the former Penn Plaza Apartment property in East Liberty, ending more than three years of acrimony between the developer, city, residents and community activists. Larry Gumberg, founder and president of L.G. Realty Advisors, called it the most “exciting and time consuming”...
Pittsburgh bald eagles deliver 1st egg of the year in 7th year of nesting
The Pittsburgh Hays bald eagles have delivered for the seventh year, laying their first egg of the season Tuesday. The egg first was spotted via a live webcam at about 6:45 p.m., according to a release from the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. The Hays birds are the first pair...
Search to resume for body reportedly seen in Brush Creek
A search is expected to resume Thursday along Brush Creek in North Huntingdon for a reported body seen floating along the creek on Saturday. North Huntingdon Police Chief Robert Rizzo said that the search will resume with a “larger operation” that is expected to last most of the day. Rizzo...
Police: Ohio State student and her abductor killed in Kentucky chase
CRESTWOOD, Ky. — A female student from an Ohio State University campus and a man suspected of abducting her both died after a police chase and shooting, Kentucky State Police said Tuesday. The chase began Monday afternoon in northern Kentucky as police responded to a call about a person in...
Meeting set on gas well failure near Beaver Run reservoir
The failure of CNX Resources Corp.’s gas well near the Beaver Run Reservoir in Washington Township in January and its impact on the community will be discussed by environmental groups during a public meeting later this month in Delmont. The incident involving CNX Resources Shaw 1G Utica shale gas well...
Arnold father and son subdue, tie up would-be robber in their home, police say
An alleged armed robbery attempt in Arnold didn’t turn out so well for the suspect. According to police, a father and son subdued a man they say pulled a gun in their home while trying to rob the son. The accused robber, Raiquan Shakeem Banks, 19, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was...
Math understanding improving this year, Hempfield principals say
As part of their yearly goals, Hempfield Area principals identified numeracy understanding as a top priority — something teachers and principals say is improving. Working on different levels — high school, middle school and elementary school — principals have created curriculum that will help students improve their skills and to...
Wind causes heavy damage to Derry post office
Heavy wind caused serious damage to the post office in Derry Borough on Tuesday morning. No one was injured when strong winds caused part of the roof to buckle at 9:42 a.m., according to Derry Volunteer Fire Department officials. Because of the damage, postal operations have been moved temporarily to...
Westmoreland treasurer seeks third term
Westmoreland County incumbent Republican Treasurer Jared Squires announced Tuesday he will seek a third term. Squires, 41, of Mt. Pleasant Township, was first elected in 2011 and won re-election in 2015. “The Treasurer’s Office has continued to maintain a focus on customer service while keeping the costs of the office...
Charleroi, Monessen areas under boil-water advisory
Thousands of customers in the Mon Valley towns of Monessen, Charleroi, North Charleroi and Speers are under a boil-water advisory because of the possibility disease-causing organisms may have entered the system through a break in a transmission line Tuesday, the Borough of Charleroi Water Authority said. Water buffaloes have been...
NASA about to pull plug on Mars rover, silent for 8 months
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is trying one last time to contact its record-setting Mars rover Opportunity, before calling it quits. The rover has been silent for eight months, victim of one of the most intense dust storms in decades. Thick dust darkened the sky last summer and, for months,...
Missing Bridgeville boy found safe
Bridgeville Police say a missing 12-year-old boy has been found safe, according to WPXI-TV. The Bridgeville Police Department posted on their Facebook page Tuesday afternoon they were looking for Robert Rave. He had been seen in Scott Township around 7 a.m. Tuesday after spending the night at a friend’s house...
National debt hits new milestone, topping $22 trillion
WASHINGTON — The national debt has passed a new milestone, topping $22 trillion for the first time. The Treasury Department’s daily statement showed Tuesay that total outstanding public debt stands at $22.01 trillion. It stood at $19.95 trillion when President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017. The debt figure...
Kansas declares staffing emergency at most crowded prison
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas declared an emergency Tuesday at its most crowded maximum-security state prison over what Gov. Laura Kelly called “serious staffing shortages” inside a lockup that’s had multiple inmate disturbances over the past two years. But Kelly acknowledged that the most immediate effect of the declaration — longer...
Transit parking lot plans in North Huntingdon remain on hold
Commuters parking at the Westmoreland County Transit Authority’s park and ride lot along Route 30 in North Huntingdon will have to wait a little longer to learn when the parking lot will be repaved and where commuters traveling by bus to Pittsburgh can park during the project. The site plan...
Westmoreland judge rejects request to overturn conviction in 2016 Latrobe murder case
Jurors had enough evidence to convict a Johnstown man for the 2016 murder of a friend in Latrobe, a judge ruled Tuesday. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio, in a 32-page opinion, denied defense requests seeking to overturn the conviction and sentence for 20-year-old Austin Krinock, who following...
Century-old Catholic church demolished after failing to sell
NANTICOKE — A century-old Roman Catholic church in Pennsylvania has been demolished. Some emotional parishioners were on hand as the cross-topped steeple of St. Joseph’s Church in Nanticoke toppled to the ground on Monday. St. Joseph’s has been closed since 2010, and the parish was consolidated with several other churches....
Westmoreland prison worker may be disciplined after inmate’s premature release
Westmoreland officials said Tuesday an investigation is ongoing to determine how to discipline a county prison worker responsible for the premature release last week of an inmate sentenced to serve up to 23 months behind bars. Sheriff Jonathan Held, who serves as chairman of the county’s prison board, said it...
World’s oldest known wild bird hatches chick on Midway Atoll
HONOLULU — The oldest known wild bird in the world has become a mother again at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. wildlife officials said. The Laysan albatross named Wisdom hatched a chick earlier this month at the remote atoll northwest of Hawaii, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday. Wisdom...
White House press group condemns attack on cameraman at Trump rally
WASHINGTON — The White House Correspondents’ Association condemned on Tuesday an attack the night before of a television cameraman working at President Trump’s rally in El Paso, Texas. The association’s president, Olivier Knox, said Tuesday the group is relieved that “this time, no one was seriously hurt.” Knox said the...
Ex-boyfriend confesses to slaying of woman found dead inside suitcase
GREENWICH, Conn. — An ex-boyfriend of Valerie Reyes is in federal custody after prosecutors say he confessed to the slaying of the 24-year-old New Rochelle, N.Y., woman, whose body was stuffed inside a suitcase and dumped on the side of the road in Greenwich a week ago. Detectives from Connecticut...
