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Hotel tax revenue totals questioned as counties struggle to identify short-term rentals
Somerset County Treasurer Anthony DeLuca suspected that the hotel tax payments coming into his office were a little sparse. So DeLuca, a retired police detective in his first year of elected office, took it upon himself to investigate how many short-term rentals were on the market in Somerset County, and...
Plenty of July Fourth fun on ‘Fish-for-Free’ Day at Northmoreland Park
It was the kind of day upon which Fourth of July memories are made. Blue skies, puffy white clouds, and hills of green framed Northmoreland Lake in Allegheny Township, which was stocked with plenty of trout, according to the visitors who came to fish. And they picked the perfect day...
Police: Kiski Township couple arrested after their baby was found wandering alone in North Apollo
A Kiski Township couple was arrested Friday after their infant child was found wandering alone in North Apollo, according to a news release from the Kiski Township Police Department. Joseph Hazlett, 31, and Brandy Teeple, 27, were charged with endangering the welfare of a child, the release said. Township police...
People celebrate return of July 4 parade in Latrobe
A crowd of people lined the streets of Latrobe Monday morning, not only in honor of the Fourth of July but also to celebrate the return of the city’s holiday festivities that were put on hold for two years because of the covid-19 pandemic. The “Celebrate Latrobe” Fourth of July...
Authorities identify man fatally shot in New Kensington
Authorities identified a man who was fatally shot over the weekend in New Kensington as Jason Raiford. Two juveniles were arrested early Monday on felony gun charges, and an arrest warrant was issued for another, Amir Kennedy, 14, of New Kensington on a homicide charge, according to a statement from...
6 dead, 30 hurt in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. Authorities said a...
Allegheny County will monitor air quality closely after power outage at US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works
Officials at U.S. Steel are working to restore the Clairton Coke Works back to normal operations after an early morning power outage. The outage, which was reported at 5:30 a.m. Monday, required the flaring of coke oven gasses from the stacks and batteries, according to a news release from Allegheny...
Braeburn Alloy Steel sold; United Steelworkers charges unfair labor practices
G.O. Carlson Inc. of Oil City has bought Braeburn Alloy Steel in Lower Burrell. Commonly referred to as Braeburn Steel, Braeburn processes metal alloys, including titanium, refractory metals, high-end nickel alloys, steel alloys, stainless steel, tool steel and carbon steel. It’s 125 years old and employs about 41 workers. The...
Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season
COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump. While not on the ballot himself, Trump has played a role...
It’s a new era for funding on both sides of abortion debate
NEW YORK — The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both sides of the abortion debate. With the legality of abortion now up to individual states to determine, an issue long debated by legislators and philanthropists — when it was...
Uneasy U.S. tries to fete a July 4 marred by parade shooting
A shooting that left at least six people dead at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rattled Monday’s celebrations across the U.S. and further rocked a country already awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns as well as hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection....
Police: 2 people in stable condition after South Side Flats shooting
Two people were shot early Monday morning in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to the 3200 block of East Carson Street around 3:40 a.m. where they found evidence of a shooting, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. Additionally, police found one victim’s vehicle in...
Police: Man in critical but stable condition after Marshall-Shadeland shooting
A man is in critical but stable condition after an overnight shooting in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to the 1700 block of Eckert Street around 3:40 a.m. Monday where they found a vehicle with shattered windows and a man slumped in the driver’s seat, according to Pittsburgh...
Off-duty police officer killed in Blawnox after Route 28 road rage incident
An apparent road rage incident led to the shooting death of an off-duty Oakdale police officer Sunday night in Blawnox, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said Charles G. “Chuckie” Stipetich died after he was shot by Kevin McSwiggen in the 400 block of Fountain Street. Stipetich was 23, according...
The Declaration of Independence
WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them,...
Police investigating death at New Kensington apartment complex
Police are investigating a death at a New Kensington apartment complex, according to Westmoreland County emergency dispatchers. Officers responded to the incident at the Valley Royal Court along Fifth Avenue just before 2 p.m. Sunday. Details about the victim and manner of death were not available. Dispatchers confirmed that the...
1 person killed in Kiski crash
An Indiana man was killed Sunday afternoon when a vehicle and a motorcycle collided, according to the Armstrong County coroner. Anthony D. Stasko, 58, was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle with his wife, Kim Stasko, on Route 56 in Kiski when a 2011 Honda CRV came across Balsinger Road and...
Missing East Hills teen found safe
Pittsburgh police said a missing 14-year-old girl has been located. Public Safety officials had asked the public to help find Shaylynn Smith, who was last seen at noon on Sunday leaving her home in the East Hills. Police said Smith would safely located....
Police: Ohio man shot was unarmed, officers feared he would fireVideo
AKRON, Ohio — A Black man shot and killed by Akron police officers in a hail of bullets as a result of a vehicle and foot pursuit was unarmed at the time of the shooting, but a shot appeared to have come from the vehicle during the pursuit, and officers...
Closure of Highland Park Bridge ramp extended
Motorists who have been tangling with extra traffic because of the closed Highland Park Bridge ramp to northbound Route 28 will have to be a little more patient. The ramp will stay closed a bit longer, PennDOT announced. Work, which began in March, is expected to run through mid-August because...
Several dead in Copenhagen mall shooting; suspect arrested
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital on Sunday, killing several people and wounding several others, police said. A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested, Copenhagen police inspector Søren Thomassen told reporters, adding there was no indication that anyone else was involved...
Monroeville gas station offering deep gas discount on July 4
A Monroeville gas station will be the hottest spot in town on Monday, at least from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m, when it lowers gas prices to $2.38 per gallon for regular unleaded. The Sunoco station along Haymaker Road will offer the deep discount through a program with the Americans...
‘Stay tuned’ for new evidence against Trump in July hearingsVideo
WASHINGTON — More evidence is emerging in the House’s Jan. 6 investigation that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the Capitol where they rioted, a committee member said Sunday. “There will be way more information and stay tuned,”...
More than 300 turn out to honor memory of late state Rep. Mike Reese
As word spread that participation in the Mike Reese Memorial 5K Run/Walk Sunday would likely surpass the inaugural event a year ago in Westmoreland County’s Mammoth Park, it did not surprise his childhood friend Chad Zaucha. After all, Zaucha and his family had driven 360 miles from Yorktown, Ind., to...
The long, ongoing debate over ‘All men are created equal’
NEW YORK — Kevin Jennings is CEO of the Lambda Legal organization, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights. He sees his mission in part as fulfilling that hallowed American principle: “All men are created equal.” “Those words say to me, ‘Do better, America.’ And what I mean by that is...
