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Plum waterlines working as designed on day of deadly home explosion, municipal authority says
Plum Municipal Authority officials said the borough’s water system and hydrants were working as designed when firefighters responded to a house explosion that killed six people in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood on Aug. 12. Firefighters initially attempted to pull water from the hydrants at a greater rate than the system...
Lindsay Powell declares victory in special election race, giving Dems slim majority in state House
Democrats have declared victory in an Allegheny County special election and are poised to claim a slim majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Lindsay Powell, a Democrat from Lawrenceville, declared victory Tuesday night in the 21st District special election after receiving more than 65% of the vote with 96%...
Speaker McCarthy faces an almost impossible task trying to unite House GOP and fund the governmentVideo
WASHINGTON — Facing fresh challenges to his leadership, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible — working furiously to convince House Republicans to come together and pass a conservative bill to keep the federal government open. It’s a nearly futile exercise that could help McCarthy...
Gambling brings home $457M for Pa. in August
Gambling in August climbed over the prior year, with much of the haul for Pennsylvania taxpayers coming from online games. But the August total was a slight drop compared to revenue in July, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Gaming raked in $457.15 million in August, a year-over-year increase...
Washington County woman charged with homicide in 1-year-old daughter’s fentanyl death
A Washington County woman has been charged with criminal homicide in the death of her 1-year-old daughter, who authorities say died from fentanyl poisoning. Washington County District Attorney Jason M. Walsh announced charges Tuesday against Lindsey Rae Reho, 32, of North Franklin. In a criminal complaint, state police said medics...
Springdale residents file lawsuit seeking stop to Friday morning’s plant implosion
An Allegheny County judge has ordered the company scheduled to implode the former Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale on Friday morning to hold off on placing explosive charges in the building until a ruling is issued for a lawsuit filed by residents seeking to halt the demolition. The lawsuit is...
Coraopolis woman gets 3 to 6 years in prison for DUI crash that killed pedestrianVideo
Jeremia Scales always wanted to be the first, texting or calling his family at the stroke of midnight to wish them a happy birthday or happy Mother’s Day. The 25-year-old from West Mifflin loved music. He could play piano, drums, trumpet, harmonica and guitar, and served as assistant director of...
Acting Temple University president JoAnne A. Epps dies after falling ill on stage
PHILADELPHIA — Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage during a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and struggling through emotion as they recalled her nearly four decades of service. Epps was attending a memorial service at...
100 affordable homes coming as part of community benefits deal in Bakery Square expansion
Pittsburgh-based Walnut Capital is committing to help build 100 affordable for-sale houses as part of a community benefits deal attached to a proposal that would nearly double the size of its Bakery Square development. The Bakery Square office and commercial development opened in 2009. It expanded to include housing and...
White supremacist who posted threats during synagogue trial pleads guilty in federal court
A self-proclaimed white supremacist accused of targeting witnesses, jurors and law enforcement during the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in West Virginia. Hardy Lloyd, 47, of Follansbee, W.Va., was initially charged with obstruction of justice, transmitting threats over interstate and foreign commerce and witness tampering...
Shapiro enacts automatic voter registration for Pennsylvanians registering at DMV
Pennsylvania will now automatically register voters when they obtain driver’s licenses and official identification cards at state branches of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the new autonomic voter registration for Pennsylvania residents that goes into effect Tuesday. Pennsylvania residents who obtain or renew their driver’s license...
Pittsburgh council votes to bar most development in city parks, greenways
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday voted to ban most development in the city’s parks and greenways. “The essence of this bill is that it would prohibit any kind of development in city parks that is not directly related to the public’s enjoyment of the park,” said Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield,...
Arnold Council to consider extending tax relief for city’s volunteer firefighters
A vote granting volunteer firefighters limited tax relief may be on Arnold Council’s agenda in October. Council held a public hearing last week on a proposed ordinance that would allowed the city’s firefighters and EMS personnel to claim an earned income tax or a real estate tax credit each year....
Steelers vs. Browns: What they’re saying in Cleveland after Steelers’ 26-22 victory
The Browns are still the Browns. With the Steelers’ 26-22 victory over their longtime rival, the Black and Gold made sure the Browns continued their streak of not winning a regular-season game at Acrisure Stadium in 20 years. While Pittsburgh celebrates, Cleveland sulks. Cleveland.com columnist Terry Pluto shared some musings...
Restitution payments could accelerate under new auto pay system set to launch in Westmoreland County
Five years after Richard Larrabee was mauled by a dangerous dog, he continues to deal with the pain and costs associated with the attack. Owed more than $3,800 in restitution to cover his medical bills, Larrabee, 76, of Ruffs Dale hasn’t seen a dime since March and has received just...
Man struck and killed along Tri-Boro Expressway in Wilmerding
A pedestrian was struck and killed early Tuesday by a tri-axle truck along the Tri-Boro Expressway in Wilmerding, Allegheny County Police said. At 5:04 a.m., Pitcairn police were dispatched to the eastbound expressway near Maple Street for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Police said the...
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in crash on Duquesne Bridge; Man accused of exposing himself in Indiana County
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 19: 1 injured in crash on Fort Duquesne Bridge One person was reported injured after a crash early Tuesday on the Fort Duquesne Bridge. Crews responded at about 3:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes, according to Tribune-Review...
Springdale residents say they’re nervous for upcoming boiler house implosion
Myrtle Lamonna spent some of her Monday afternoon shutting and tightening the windows of her Porter Street home. That, she said, was in preparation for the upcoming implosion of the boiler house at the former Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale, which is set for 8 a.m. Friday. “I figured, with...
For Unity man, new robotic heart surgery was a lifesaver
Rick May credits his surgeon, Dr. Hiroyuki Tsukui, with changing his life after he had a heart attack. Doctors found blockage in his heart and offered him a choice — he could have open heart surgery or consider being the first patient to undergo robotic heart surgery through Independence Health...
Ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark acted within the scope of official duties in Georgia case, lawyer says
ATLANTA — Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was acting within the scope of his official duties when he wrote a letter expressing concern about alleged problems with the 2020 election in Georgia, his lawyer said Monday as he sought to move charges against Clark to federal court. Clark is...
Speaker McCarthy is running out of options to stop a shutdown as conservatives balk at a new planVideo
WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is running out of options as he races Monday to come up with a plan to keep the federal government from shutting down as even a proposal to include hardline border security provisions wasn’t enough to appease the far-right flank in his Republican House majority....
Allegheny County special election race will determine control of Pa. state House
A special election Tuesday in Allegheny County will prove pivotal in determining who controls the state House, where both Republicans and Democrats now have 101 members. Shaler Republican Erin Connolly Autenreith will face Lawrenceville Democrat Linsday Powell in Tuesday’s special election race in the 21st House District, which includes Shaler,...
Attorneys for suspect in Uber slaying try to block use of dashcam footage, statement in court
Attorneys for the Pitcairn man accused of killing an Uber driver nearly two years ago are asking the court to suppress video evidence from a camera inside the car that captured the moments leading up to the woman’s death. Calvin Crew, 24, could face the death penalty if convicted of...
North Side woman who fatally stabbed husband, hid body gets 11½ to 23 months in prisonVideo
A Brighton Heights woman who fatally stabbed her husband and then wrapped his body in garbage bags and duct tape in 2020 was sentenced Monday to 11½ to 23 months in prison followed by three years of probation. In June, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski found Janet...
What you need to know for the former Cheswick Generating Station implosion Friday
Springdale and Allegheny County officials plan to evacuate dozens of homes and other structures for Friday’s implosion of the boiler house at the former Springdale power plant. In a message on X, formerly Twitter, county officials said all structures in the evacuation zone around the implosion site should be evacuated...
