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Sheetz seeks liquor license for New Kensington store
Sheetz is planning to remodel its store on New Kensington’s Freeport Street in a project that will qualify it for a restaurant liquor license. The company wants to transfer a liquor license into the city from New Stanton and use it to sell beer, according to a letter to city...
CVS installs time-delay safes in stores across Pennsylvania
CVS Pharmacy officials are hoping to prevent pharmacy robberies and increase safety in stores across the state thanks to new time-delay safes. The safes, which were placed in all CVS locations in Pennsylvania — including pharmacies located in Target stores — electronically delay the time it takes for pharmacy employees...
Cops: Man facing child porn charges tossed cat out car window, ran it over
A former Westmoreland County man facing child pornography allegations filed by the state attorney general’s office was arrested during the weekend after police in Indiana County said he threw a cat out of a car window and then ran it over. Raymond Patrick Younger, 39, previously of Penn Township, posted...
Audience spots limited for Pittsburgh broadcast of ‘Good Morning America’
“Good Morning America” fans who were hoping to be part of the live audience when the show films in Pittsburgh on Thursday could be out of luck. An ABC spokeswoman said Tuesday morning that “due to an overwhelming” response they are advising all interested audience members space will be very...
Forbes ranks Steelers 30th most-valued sports franchise in the world
When it comes to sports team ownership, it pays to be tapped into the NFL. For the fourth consecutive year, the Dallas Cowboys are estimated as the world’s most valuable sports franchise, worth $5 billion, and 26 of the NFL’s 32 teams are among the Top 50 valued franchises, according...
Slain Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall remembered as a peacemakerVideo
Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall lived to make a difference. In death, he was remembered as someone who did so daily through his work and the way he lived. Even though he wasn’t wearing a uniform when he was shot, an important part of the uniform was something he never...
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Pennsylvania
At least a couple mosquitoes in Allentown have West Nile virus, a state monitoring program determined in its latest round of tests. There have been no confirmed human cases of West Nile virus in Lehigh or Northampton Counties so far in 2019, but the Lehigh/Northampton County Mosquito Borne Disease Control...
Man dies after crash on Route 380 in Washington Township
A man’s car hydroplaned on a stream of water crossing Route 380 moments before it hit a utility pole early Tuesday, Washington Township police said. Richard P. Harrie Jr., 30, of Monroeville died at AHN Forbes Hospital, police Chief Scott Slagle said. Officials said it took more than an hour...
Amber Alert issued for 4-year-old West Virginia girl
West Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert for a 4-year-old girl last seen in Fairmont who authorities say may be in extreme danger. Gracelynn June Scritchfield is believed to have been abducted by her biological father, who was driving a gold 2001 Subaru Forester with West Virginia license plate...
Lower Burrell veteran overwhelmed by Taco Bell teen worker’s generous offer
Army veteran Chris Archer will never forget the experience he had Saturday at the Taco Bell in Harrison. As he was ordering his lunch — four tacos and a water — he asked the employee serving him if the restaurant offered a military discount. The crew member, Liam Samples, said...
Ex-WPXI anchor Darieth Chisolm victorious in revenge porn case
After two years of waging an international court case against revenge porn, former WPXI news anchor Darieth Chisolm can claim victory. Chisolm’s ex-boyfriend, Donovan Powell, 53, of Jamaica pleaded guilty in Jamaican court to three charges related to distributing nude pictures of the journalist, according to The (Jamaica) Gleaner. The...
Latrobe fire pit owners could face fine under amended ordinance
Latrobe residents could face fines for violating the city’s fire pit ordinance under a proposed revision that would give city officials more enforcement power. Council on Aug. 12 is expected to consider the amended ordinance that would add a $50 fine for each violation and would allow the city, after...
Police say they’ve identified the motorcyclist wanted in Allegheny Township road rage incident
Allegheny Township police said that, with the public’s help, they identified a man allegedly involved in a road rage assault. Police said the incident took place around 5:45 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Route 56 and Hyde Park Road. A male motorcyclist allegedly followed another vehicle from the Vandergrift...
Trump announces deal with Democratic leaders on budget and debt ceilingVideo
WASHINGTON — White House officials and congressional leaders have reached a deal to lift the nation’s debt limit and boost federal spending by about $320 billion over limits set in a 2011 budget law. President Trump announced the agreement with the four congressional leaders on Twitter, calling it a “real...
Study: Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health
WASHINGTON — Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart attack or stroke and for those diagnosed with heart disease. But for the...
Editorial: DirecTV, CBS blackouts make TV too hard
Hey, let’s watch some TV. That should be simple enough. Pick up your remote, press a button, pick a channel. It’s not rocket science. Collapsing on the couch and zoning out to the television is the very definition of rest for many people. So why are entertainment companies making it...
Trump expands fast-track deportation authority across U.S.
SAN DIEGO — The administration of President Trump announced Monday that it will vastly expand the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to first appear before judges, its second major policy shift on immigration in eight days. Starting Tuesday, fast-track deportations can apply to anyone in...
Pittsburgh’s Triangle Bar makes list of best sandwich shops in U.S.
It’s always good when folks outside of Pittsburgh recognize just how great we have it here. Thrillist acknowledges our fortune by including Swissvale’s Triangle Bar & Grill on its list of the 33 Best Sandwich Shops in America. “Western PA loves their sandwiches — this is the land of Primanti’s...
Game Commission continues investigating after bear bites staffer at Nemacolin
The Pennsylvania Game Commission continued its investigation Monday into a Nemacolin Woodlands Resort employee being bitten by a Himalayan Bear over the weekend during a “Safari Tour.” The agency’s Southwestern Pennsylvania office near Ligonier confirmed a game commission officer has been assigned the case. Attempts to reach the officer for...
Man charged in fatal shooting of Pittsburgh officer Calvin HallVideo
There are no words Eugenia Hall-Miller can say to comfort her mother. “Her heart has been ripped out of her,” Miller said Monday, during a respite from a daylong visitation for her slain brother, Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall. “And I have to watch her suffer every day for the...
Special dill-ivery: Magee newborns dressed as pickles ahead of Picklesburgh
Picklesburgh may still be days away, but the celebrating has already begun at UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital. The hospital dressed some of its newborns Monday in homemade pickle outfits knitted by a UPMC nurse. The babies also wore onesies that said “special dill-ivery.” UPMC captioned posted some of the photos...
$4.1M Match 6 ticket sold in West Mifflin
Pennsylvania Lottery officials are waiting for the holder of a winning Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $4.1 million to come forward. The ticket drawn Friday was sold in Allegheny County at the Mifflin Social Club, 4025 Irene St., in West Mifflin. It correctly matched all six winning numbers, 25-32-34-36-47-48 to...
ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ to broadcast live from Pittsburgh
“Good Morning America” hits the Steel City on Thursday as part of its “The Big Summer Road Trip” series. “We’re popping up in Pittsburgh,” said Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for ABC News, in a video posted Monday. Zee sported a Steelers hat as she made the announcement. Did you hear...
Police: Dogs, cat rescued from back of stolen shipping van in East Huntingdon
A traffic stop in Westmoreland County this month helped six pets get back to their owners who hired a shipping service to transport the animals across the country to new homes, according to officials. Members of the Westmoreland/Fayette/Allegheny County Animal Response Team fostered five dogs and a cat for a...
Rain hits Penn Hills, Plum ‘unusually hard,’ causing widespread damage
Several streets and businesses in Penn Hills and Plum were affected by flooding after rain pounded the area Sunday and early Monday morning. “We were hit unusually hard last night,” said Penn Hills EMS Supervisor Diane Fitzhenry. Nearly three inches of rain fell in many areas in the Pittsburgh region....
