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East Liberty has transformed: A Pittsburgh guide
If there was a word to describe East Liberty, it would be transformation. The neighborhood has redeveloped itself over the years and is now an up-and-coming hotspot for all things food, entertainment and shopping. But that growth did not happen overnight. Patricia Lowry, a member of the board of directors...
Amid campaign, Mastriano’s disputed dissertation made public
HARRISBURG — A Canadian university has quietly made public Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano’s 2013 doctoral thesis about a legendary World War I hero, including six pages of recently added corrections that, in some cases, do not appear to fix anything. Researchers who have long criticized Mastriano’s investigation into U.S....
Ross man shot at woman during assault, police say
A Ross man is in custody after police said he assaulted a woman Friday morning, pulled a pistol and attempted to shoot her. No one in the home was hit by the single round that was fired, police said. Johnathan Price, 34, surrendered to police at the scene and is...
State police: Former Freeport EMS treasurer used service’s credit card for unauthorized expenses
Theft charges that the state police have filed against a former Freeport EMS treasurer will not impact the ambulance service, according to a trustee. State police charged Justin G. DeAngelis, a former Freeport ambulance service treasurer, Tuesday with the misappropriation of nearly $98,000 over four years. He also is a...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 9-11
More than a month of free arts and cultural programming kicks off with the return of RADical Days — but that’s not all that’s going on this weekend in the Pittsburgh area. Radical idea RADical Days 2022 begins Friday and continues through Oct. 16, with more than 75 free events...
URA considers program to provide up to $90K for some Pittsburgh home buyers
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh is eyeing a partnership with the Housing Authority of the City Pittsburgh that could provide up to $90,000 to first-time low-income homebuyers in the city. Dubbed OwnPGH, the program is an effort to help low-income residents afford to buy houses in Pittsburgh. The money...
Former Kiski Township sergeant sues supervisors, claiming threats and intimidation
The battle between Kiski Township officials and former police officers there could be moving to court. Former Kiski Township police Sgt. Tom Dessell filed a civil lawsuit Thursday in Armstrong County, accusing township supervisors of threats and intimidation over what he believes were illegal and corrupt acts. Dessell and four...
Warrants issued for man accused of breaking into, stealing from Pittsburgh area businesses
An Aliquippa man is wanted in connection with a recent string of burglaries in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside and Lawrenceville neighborhoods, officials announced Thursday. Michael Moffett, 33, faces multiple charges including burglary, criminal mischief and theft from a motor vehicle. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz said Moffett is believed to have...
Police in Uvalde investigating shooting, multiple people injured
DALLAS — Police were investigating a shooting Thursday evening in Uvalde, Texas. The Uvalde Police Department said on Facebook that the department got a call at 5:30 p.m. about a shooting in Uvalde Memorial Park. There are multiple injured victims, the department said. UPDATE: As many as six, but possibly...
Pittsburgh URA announces new businesses helped, including cafe, event planning company, smoothie bar
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh on Thursday announced that its first URA Ventures Pilot has closed on its first batch of Main Street investments, including a cafe, an event planning company and a pressed juice and smoothie bar. The program, which the URA announced in March, aims to encourage...
Westmoreland Democrats say concerns abound as November election nears
Anger and discord among voters has made the campaign season leading up to the November general election a potential safety hazard for members of her party, Westmoreland County’s Democratic Committee chairwoman said Thursday. “It is not easy to be a Democrat in Westmoreland County, and it’s not always safe,” Michelle...
Ex-PWSA official sentenced to probation in sludge-dumping scandal
A former Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority supervisor was sentenced Thursday to serve one year’s probation and pay a $500 fine as a result of pleading guilty last year to conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act. Prosecutors say James Paprocki of Ross falsified records on sludge discharges into the...
Convicted sex offender, Latrobe man pleads guilty to sexual assault
A Latrobe man convicted more than a decade ago in two cases in which he and family members were accused of enslaving teenage girls was sentenced Thursday to serve up to 10 years in prison for sexual assault. Jonathan Pollard, 33, pleaded guilty to one felony count of aggravated indecent...
Jury trial begins in West Mifflin football concussion lawsuit
An attorney for a former West Mifflin High School football player told a jury on Thursday that the school district, WPIAL and PIAA are responsible for his client not only sustaining a concussion in 2009 during practice but also for additional symptoms he claims it caused years later. But in...
7th suspect arrested in New Kensington shooting
A seventh person suspected in the July slaying of a man in New Kensington was arrested Thursday. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli announced that 16-year-old Da’Montae Brooks was taken into custody at a home in Dunbar, Fayette County, by state police and members of an unspecified fugitive task force....
Suspect in Prospect Terrace shooting arrested by U.S. marshals
U.S. marshals have arrested a man wanted in connection with a September 2021 fatal shooting in East Pittsburgh. Cecil H. Foreman, 45, of Braddock, is alleged to have shot and killed 22-year-old Michael Kelley in the 100 block of Prospect Drive. Kelley’s mother was also wounded in the Sept. 12,...
Twitter removes CMU professor’s tweet wishing ‘excruciating pain’ for Queen Elizabeth II
Twitter has removed a post from a Carnegie Mellon University professor that called the British monarchy a “thieving raping genocidal empire” on the day that Queen Elizabeth II died. The removed post from language professor Uju Anya said of the queen, “may her pain be excruciating.” It was announced early...
Trump pulls photo of Pa. troopers from atop social media after police say it was for memorabilia only
Donald Trump removed a photo from the top of his social media page Thursday of him posing with 31 uniformed Pa. troopers after police said they did not give the former president permission to publish it. Trump left the photo in his news feed on his social media account at...
Trump documents probe: Justice Department appeals ruling on special master
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Thursday that it was appealing a judge’s decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. The department also asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to put on hold her directive...
South Side paving schedule altered after contract worker shot with BB gun
Chaos on Pittsburgh’s South Side is apparently bleeding over into street paving. Last month, a contract worker was struck with a BB gun pellet, officials said. PennDOT spokesperson Nicole Haney said the incident combined with other harassment that workers were facing from the public led PennDOT to shift paving from...
Pennsylvania school directors speak out against Doug Mastriano’s education funding plan
An open letter to Pennsylvania families and voters being circulated around the state by public school board members issues a warning about the threat that they believe Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano poses to the public education system. The letter drew 59 signatures from school directors from 24 school districts...
Bond denied for McKeesport teacher accused of sexual abuse
An Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge on Thursday denied bond for a local teacher and youth sports coach charged in connection with seven separate cases of sexually assaulting children. Eric Vincent Fairman, 26, of Pleasant Hills, had a bond hearing on Wednesday before Judge Edward J. Borkowski asking that he...
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. settles into its state-of-the-art new home of Iron City Beer in East DeerVideo
The makers of Iron City Beer are brewing on a large scale now in the Alle-Kiski Valley. The Pittsburgh Brewing Co. is settling in at its state-of-the-art brewery in the Creighton neighborhood of East Deer. It’s more than 150,000 square feet. Brandon Mayes, director of brewing and quality, watched Thursday...
Court affirms custody award to Sean Parnell’s estranged wife
The state Superior Court on Thursday affirmed a lower court decision awarding primary physical custody of former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell’s three children to his estranged wife. The 33-page opinion written by Superior Court Judge Mary Jane Bowes was unanimous. She was joined in the opinion by Judges...
10 things to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s life
LONDON — Ten things to know about the life of Queen Elizabeth II: BRITAIN’S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH Elizabeth, who marked 70 years on the throne this year, is the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history. In September 2015 she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years and...
