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2 Western Pa. coal-fired power plants to close after new wastewater rule
Climate change isn’t what’s driving some U.S. coal-fired power plants to shut down. It’s the expense of stricter pollution controls on their wastewater. Dozens of plants nationwide plan to stop burning coal this decade to comply with more stringent federal wastewater guidelines, according to state regulatory filings, as the industry...
U.S. to release 50 million barrels of oil to ease energy costs
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the nation’s strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in coordination with other major energy consuming nations, including China, India and the United Kingdom. The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also...
Wexford pedestrian killed in I-79 crash, police say
A Wexford man was killed in a crash on Interstate 79 south Monday, according to state police. Troopers said Kevin Kass, 44, was on foot at 5:20 a.m. in the left lane of the highway near milepost 68.5 in Sewickley Hills when he was hit by a Ford F-150. He...
Black Friday loses luster with retailers’ earlier push to maximize holiday sales
Black Friday isn’t what it used to be. That, of course, won’t stop sisters Jenna and Jamie Fratangelo of Scottdale. They’ll have Thanksgiving dinner with their family, get their five children ready for bed, plot their game plan and then head out before sunrise to spend the day shopping for...
Coroner called after man reportedly fell from barge in Beaver County
The coroner was called after a man reportedly fell from a barge in Beaver County, according to a 911 dispatcher. It was reported about 7:30 p.m. near the Montgomery Lock and Dam on the Ohio River between Monaca and Shippingport, the dispatcher said. The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple other...
Franklin Regional board bans using schools for covid-19 vaccine clinics
Although it’s now recommended that children 5 and older get covid-19 vaccines, they won’t be able to get one in a Franklin Regional School District building. The school board voted 7-2 this week to ban the use of district facilities as covid-19 vaccination sites for students. While other schools in...
Police: 5-year-old shot and killed by 6-year-old sibling in Penn Hills
A 6-year-old shot and killed a 5-year-old sibling Monday night in Penn Hills, according to police Chief Howard Burton. The medical examiner’s office identified the boy as Connor Wolfe. The incident happened about 5:30 p.m. at a home on Prescott Drive, Burton said. The 5-year-old was taken to UPMC Children’s...
FBI accuses Penn Hills man of preying on teens in Snapchat ‘sextortion’ scheme
A Penn Hills man is accused of co-running a child sex abuse scheme that involved using Snapchat to threaten teenage girls into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves, court records show. The far-reaching federal “sextortion” investigation targeted Kaung Myat Kyaw and a yet-to-be named co-conspirator for attempting...
Frankie Pace Park dedicated over I-579 as connection between Downtown, Hill DistrictVideo
Officials celebrated a new connection between the Hill District and Downtown Monday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the I-579 cap project and the dedication of the park it created. The $32.3 million Urban Connector, or “Cap” project, once again links Pittsburgh’s Hill District to Downtown. The areas were divided in...
Parnell decision to leave race expected after custody decision was made
Republican Sean Parnell suspended his U.S. Senate campaign Monday, saying he wanted to focus instead on his three children. The announcement came just hours after his estranged wife was given primary physical custody of the children and sole legal custody following a three-day trial. Parnell’s decision didn’t come as a...
House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Alex Jones, Roger Stone among others
WASHINGTON — A committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection issued subpoenas Monday to five more individuals, including former President Donald Trump’s ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as lawmakers deepened their probe of the rallies that preceded the deadly attack. The subpoenas include demands for documents...
Teen claimed fatal shooting of Gateway student in Pittsburgh was accidental
The weekend shooting that left one teenager dead and another facing homicide charges could have been accidental, according to charges filed by Pittsburgh police. Aliah Johnson, 17, a Gateway High School student, was pronounced dead Saturday night at a home in the city’s Point Breeze North neighborhood. A criminal complaint...
Troopers: Hempfield man used bad check to pay for $206K luxury SUV
A Hempfield man had a $206K luxury SUV delivered to his home last week but paid for it with a bad check, state police said. Jordan C. Steward, 22, of Arona Road in Hempfield, was arrested Sunday and charged with receiving stolen property, theft by deception and writing bad checks...
Judge rejects union challenge to Allegheny County employee vaccine mandate, denies injunction
A federal judge on Monday denied a request for a preliminary injunction by unions representing Allegheny County Jail corrections officers and county police officers challenging the county’s vaccine mandate for employees. That means the mandate, without any appeal, will take effect on Dec. 1. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald had...
Teen wanted in fatal McKeesport stabbing arrested in Oakmont
A 15-year-old boy wanted for the fatal stabbing of another teen in McKeesport was arrested in Oakmont on Monday, according to police. Damian Baverso is charged with homicide and making terroristic threats in connection with the Friday killing of 19-year-old Kai Brown. He was taken into custody by Oakmont police,...
Proposal would ban single-use plastic bags at Pittsburgh stores in most casesVideo
Single-use plastic bags may be a thing of the past in Pittsburgh, if a proposal to ban them earns City Council’s approval. The legislation, introduced by Councilwoman Erika Strassburger on Monday, would ban plastic bags in most instances. Rather than using the standard plastic grocery bags, shoppers would need to...
U.S. Attorneys, Pa. Sheriffs’ Association: Firearms must be checked properly at the airport
As more travelers are expected to head to the nation’s airports over the holiday season, the last thing any of them want is an additional delay. And the last thing airport security officers want is for that delay to happen due to the discovery of a gun in a passenger’s...
Infuzed Bistro reopens its doors in Brackenridge
Infuzed Bistro in Brackenridge is back in business, dishing up high-end, fresh fare in a cozy family-style setting. The upscale eatery with everyday prices is the passion of chef Tim Emery, a New York native who began tinkering in the kitchen as a child at his grandmother’s knee. “Whatever she...
Senate candidate Sean Parnell suspends campaign after losing custody battle
Hours after learning that a judge awarded primary custody of his three children to his estranged wife, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell said he cannot continue with his campaign. “There is nothing more important to me than my children, and while I plan to ask the court to reconsider,...
Police: Wisconsin parade-crash suspect was in a domestic disturbance
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The SUV driver who plowed into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring 48, was leaving the scene of a domestic dispute that had taken place just minutes earlier, Waukesha’s police chief said Monday. Police Chief Dan Thompson said that there...
Official: More than 90% of fed workers got shots by deadline
WASHINGTON — More than 90% of federal workers received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine by Monday’s deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that more than 3.5 million federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no with option to get regularly tested instead,...
Police: 4-year-old dies in accidental shooting in Pittsburgh
A 4-year-old boy died Monday in Pittsburgh from a gunshot wound that police say was likely self-inflicted. “Everything points to that,” said Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as Ajene Lane. The incident happened around 8:15 a.m. at a home on North...
Steelers vs. Chargers: What they’re saying in Los Angeles after win
Blown coverage. Blown calls Blown chances. Wait, that’s the storyline of the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 41-37 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Here’s what the writers in California had to say about the wild ending and victory for the boys in powder blue. “The Steelers scored 27 points in...
Woman seriously hurt in crash into Derry Borough home
A Derry woman was seriously hurt after crashing into a house in the borough Saturday afternoon, according to state police. Rebecca M. Bennett, 33, was taken by medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh for treatment. Troopers said Bennett was driving a Chevrolet S10 on West Fourth Avenue at 2...
Monroeville man charged after woman is shot in road-rage incident on Pa. Turnpike
A Monroeville man who police say shot a woman Sunday during a road-rage incident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike attempted to thwart investigators by hiding a 9 mm handgun in the trunk of his car. Andrew Michael Skinner, 30, shot the woman after investigators say she accidentally drifted into his lane...
