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Soul-food restaurant to open in West Mifflin Walmart
Soul food restaurant Cornbread, described as fast-casual farm-to-table, will open the first of three area sites in the Walmart at 2351 Century Drive, West Mifflin. Doors at the leased space will open at 11 a.m. July 5, with locations at the Walmarts in Frazer and Hempfield set to open before...
Pittsburgh firefighter charged in scuffle with boy at playground
A Pittsburgh firefighter is on administrative leave after police charged him in connection with a June 25 altercation with a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. Officers found Thomas Louis D’Andrea, 46, of Greenfield, holding down the boy at the playground near his residence, police said. The boy suffered a large lump...
Kevin Gorman: Weighing the pros, cons of Penguins extending Mike Sullivan
On the opening day of NHL free agency, Jim Rutherford’s biggest revelation was about what the Pittsburgh Penguins will do with Mike Sullivan moving forward. Sullivan won the power struggle with Phil Kessel, as the Penguins chose their two-time Stanley Cup champion coach over the two-time Stanley Cup champion sniper....
Police: North Versailles man tried to flush heroin, cocaine, pot at Indiana County hotel
State troopers say a man attempted to “flush” nearly five bricks of heroin, 24 grams of crack cocaine and a small amount of marijuana down the toilet at an Indiana County hotel Monday as they were closing in to serve a search warrant, according to court documents. But the alleged...
Colin Kaepernick gets Nike to pull U.S. flag shoe
Nike had planned on releasing a special patriotic version of its Air Max 1 shoe, which featured the famed “Betsy Ross” version of the U.S. flag. Those plans have been scrapped now, after former NFL quarterback-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick raised concerns over the flag’s connection to a time when slavery was...
Cops: Men fired guns near Coraopolis police station
Police arrested two men and are looking for a third who they say repeatedly fired guns near the Coraopolis police station early Tuesday morning. Nobody was hurt, according to police. Coraopolis police officers heard the first gunshots as they left their station around 3:15 a.m., said Sgt. Robert Litterini. After...
Judge: Andy Warhol didn’t violate Prince picture copyright
NEW YORK— Andy Warhol transcended a photographer’s copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an “iconic, larger-than-life figure,” a judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl in Manhattan sided with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual...
Pittsburgh man dies in West Mifflin crash
A Pittsburgh man died Monday in the emergency room after a crash in West Mifflin, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Thomas Buczynski, 63, was pronounced dead at 3:20 p.m. The crash happened on the corner of Streets Run Road and Propsect Road around 2:40 p.m., according to...
Tim Benz: All-time Steelers roster misses some marks
The guys over at SteelersWire.com put together their all-time Steelers 53-man roster. Most of the choices are beyond dispute. Although making Scott Campbell the backup to Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback was a bit odd. Kidding. But there were a few strange omissions and choices almost nutty as that one that...
Forecasters predicting a hot and rainy Fourth of July
According to the National Weather Service, the flashes of light in the sky this Fourth of July are just as likely to be lightning as they are to be fireworks. As sustained hot weather continues, forecasters are predicting a 40% to 70% chance of daily and evening thunderstorms through Saturday...
Family: Former Charleroi resident Lynn Fleming dies from flesh-eating disease in FloridaVideo
MIAMI — A 77-year-old former Charleroi resident was infected by flesh-eating bacteria and died nearly two weeks after she fell and scraped her leg while walking on a Florida beach, her family said Monday. Wade Fleming told The Associated Press that his mother Lynn Fleming, who retired to Florida’s Gulf...
Trump says tanks will be part of July Fourth in WashingtonVideo
WASHINGTON — President Trump isn’t taking “no tanks” for an answer on the Fourth of July. He said Monday that a display of U.S. military tanks will be part of a special event he’s headlining July 4 in Washington — and an Associated Press photographer saw at least two M1A1...
AG Shapiro thanks patients face-to-face for fueling UPMC-Highmark truce
A week after rival health giants UPMC and Highmark struck a 10-year deal to preserve access for most Western Pennsylvanians, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro returned to Pittsburgh to meet with some of the patients who stand to benefit. “I can say, unequivocally, you made a real difference,” said Shapiro...
AP Analysis: Trump smiles with North Korea, threatens Iran
WASHINGTON — With North Korea, President Trump puts on the charm. But with Iran, he cranks up the pressure with economic sanctions and a stronger military presence in the Persian Gulf. He warned its leaders Monday they are “playing with fire.” Nuclear weapons are at the heart of the difficult...
Border Patrol Chief: Sexist Facebook posts ‘inappropriate’Video
CLINT, Texas — Sexually explicit posts about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and comments mocking migrant deaths in a secret Facebook group for agents and employees are “completely inappropriate,” the head of the U.S. Border Patrol said Monday. The sexist posts published by ProPublica came in response to Monday’s visit by...
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh reports 12 cases of MRSA bacteria
Six newborn babies and six employees at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have tested positive for the contagious bacterial infection MRSA, hospital officials said Monday. “The health and safety of our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority,” UPMC spokeswoman Andrea Kunicky said in a statement. “We’re doing everything...
Developer seeks to expand former Penn-Irwin motel site
The developer that purchased the former Penn-Irwin motel property along Route 30 in North Huntingdon wants to expand the parcel by buying a triangular slice of adjacent land owned by a McDonald’s restaurant franchisee. Colony of Irwin LLC, a North Huntingdon development firm with extensive commercial holdings in the township,...
Millions of records sealed in Pennsylvania criminal justice reform effort
In an experiment being watched across the country, Pennsylvania court officials began scrubbing more than 3 million old, nonviolent criminal charges from the public docket over the weekend. They are scheduled to repeat that feat every month for the next year under the provisions of the state’s Clean Slate law....
Westmoreland coroner identifies man killed in Derry motorcycle crash
A 29-year-old man was killed during a two-vehicle crash Monday along Route 982 at Industrial Boulevard in Derry Township. Andrew J. Perratone, of Wood Street in Derry Township, was identified by the Westmoreland County Coroners Office as the driver of a 2018 Suzuki motorcycle involved in a head-on crash. According...
Pittsburgh drag queen story times canceled after threats
Two children’s programs in Pittsburgh canceled scheduled drag queen story times over the weekend after unspecified social media threats targeted the program, which is hosted at dozens of libraries nationwide. The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the main branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh canceled their events on Friday...
Pittsburgh’s newest police dogs welcomed to the force
Cappy, Dodger and Zane are the newest four-legged members of the Pittsburgh police. They were full of drool and needed plenty of water at noon Monday as they panted, sniffed and strolled around the grounds of the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on the North Shore on a bright day where...
Man killed in Arnold alley identified as East Franklin resident; police investigating
A heavy-equipment operator and father of three from Armstrong County died after being shot in an Arnold alley Friday night, according to investigators. Gregory Ray Wynkoop, 35, of East Franklin died of a single gunshot wound at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison. The shooting occurred about 6:30 p.m. in the...
Pittsburgh City Council supports health department’s clean air actionsVideo
Pittsburgh City Council on Monday pledged unanimous support for the Allegheny County Health Department’s efforts to uphold clean air standards, particularly at U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson and Clairton Coke Works plants. U.S. Steel last week agreed to pay $2.7 million in fines from the Allegheny County Health Department related to...
Eugene DePasquale makes run for Congress official
State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is hoping to leverage his tenure as the state’s elected fiscal watchdog to make a run for U.S. Congress. DePasquale made the official announcement on social media Sunday after a week of reports that he had told Democratic Party leaders he planned to run for...
Attorneys in Robert Bowers case reach agreement in witness access dispute
Defense attorneys and federal prosecutors in the case against accused Tree of Life gunman Robert Bowers reached an agreement after weeks of consternation regarding access to witnesses, according to federal court filings. Bowers faces 51 federal charges in connection with the mass shooting at Squirrel Hill’s Tree of Life synagogue...
