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13th man charged in drug ring linked to ATF officer being shot
Federal prosecutors announced new charges this week and named a 13th defendant linked to a far-reaching narcotics investigation into a Hill District-based street gang linked to the shooting of a federal agent last year. Jeremiah Irving, 32, of New Castle is the latest suspect indicted on charges of participating in...
Family doctor guilty of giving patients opioid painkillers, Xanax in exchange for sex
A family doctor who practiced in Westmoreland and Fayette counties has pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing opioid painkillers in exchange for sex, federal prosecutors said. Emilio Ramon Navarro, 60, also pleaded guilty to health care fraud for billing the federal government to pick up the tab for illegal prescriptions, Acting...
Somerset County prosecutor’s law license suspended
Somerset County’s district attorney has temporarily lost his law license in the wake of sexual assault charges filed against him last month. The Disciplinary Board of the State Supreme Court on Wednesday announced the temporary suspension of Jeffrey Lynn Thomas’ law license. The board noted that the ruling does not...
3 years after Tree of Life shooting, social media still a breeding ground for extremism, experts say
Federal prosecutors say the mass shooting that Robert Bowers carried out at a Pittsburgh synagogue three years ago was preceded by disturbing, hate-filled activity on social media. Since then, social media sites have continued to be linked to — and some say breeding grounds of — acts of violence and...
One Day to Remember creates memories for terminally ill Western Pa. parents and their familiesVideo
As an oncology nurse at Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh, Rachel Antin saw the pain. A sick parent would give everything he or she had to get well enough to be with their children. Antin watched as families struggled to find time together, away from the chemotherapy and blood tests...
Butler County woman guilty of killing 2 passengers in DUI crash sentenced to prison
A Butler County woman who drove after drinking has already been punished by killing two of her friends when she crashed into a convenience store. Now, she’s going to jail. As the Butler Eagle reports, Diane Elizabeth Read, 38, of Valencia, Pa., was sentenced to serve two concurrent sentences of...
$1.75M Match 6 Lotto ticket sold in Indiana County
A winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $1.75 million on Saturday was sold in Indiana County, according to state lottery officials. The ticket matched winning numbers 6-16-17-34-38-39 to win the jackpot prize. Lottery officials said the ticket was sold at the Giant Eagle at 475 Ben Franklin Road...
Fayette priest pleads no contest to sexually assaulting altar boy; Greensburg bishop working to remove him from priesthood
A Fayette County priest pleaded no contest Monday to charges of repeatedly assaulting an altar boy over three years at a parish in Fairchance, according to state Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Rev. Andrew M. Kawecki, 66, entered his plea to one count of indecent assault. Judge Linda Cordova is expected...
Week in pictures: Oct. 18-Oct. 24, 2021
Here’s a selection of images that caught our eye in the past week from Tribune-Review photographers. Previous weeks Week in pictures: Oct. 11-17, 2021 Week in pictures: Oct. 4-Oct. 10, 2021 Week in pictures: Sept. 28-Oct. 3, 2021...
Disease management areas expanded, created after CWD-positive deer found
The Pennsylvania Game Commission expanded an existing disease management area and created a new one after a roadkill deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Jefferson County. The change comes in the middle of archery season and about a month before regular firearm season. CWD is a contagious disease...
Severe, isolated storms expected in Western Pa. late Monday
Isolated thunderstorms are expected to roll through parts of the region late Monday. Some of the showers may be strong enough to bring damaging winds and large hail, said Michael Brown, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. “It’s typical late-October weather,” Brown said. Temperatures will be mild...
Washington County woman killed on I-79 by wrong-way driver, troopers say
A Washington County woman was killed early Sunday when the car she was driving was struck by a wrong-way driver along Interstate 79 in North Strabane, state police said. Holly A. Davis, 56, of Canonsburg died in the 1:45 a.m. head-on crash near mile marker 42. Moments before the collision,...
‘Here I am 100 years later’: Centenarians share stories of hardship, humor and humility
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‘Here I am 100 years later’: As more seniors live longer, these centenarians share stories of hardship, humor and humilityVideo
Marion Yates lived the first 10 years of her life without electricity. Frank Pugliano Sr. had one of the first television sets in his neighborhood. Elijah Gardner grew up on a Southern plantation that his father operated for a white family. All three are centenarians, people who have lived 100...
Giant Eagle to hold hiring event to fill more than 1,000 jobs in Pittsburgh area
Giant Eagle will hold in-person hiring events at all of its stores Tuesday to fill more than 1,000 permanent, full-time and part-time jobs in the Pittsburgh area. Although the positions are permanent, a Giant Eagle statement said it needs the workers to help with the stores’ vital role in local...
Police, first responders vie for votes in K-9 grant contest
K-9 units in Westmoreland County are among those seeking votes from supporters in a competition for $5,000 grants. Aftermath, a national company that specializes in bio-hazard remediation, is offering the police dog grants to U.S. law enforcement agencies or first responders who receive the most votes in categories determined by...
Buffalo Bill’s House among unique spooky season spots in Western Pa.
Her visit happened over the summer, but Jeanette Milo still can’t say enough about why people should stay in October at the house made famous in the film “The Silence of the Lambs.” “I’m already planning to come back and stay again next summer,” said Milo, who won a contest...
Voting by mail? Time to drop off your ballot in person, Pa. officials warn
Pennsylvania’s chief election official on Friday urged voters who are holding onto or applying for mail-in ballots to deliver their envelopes in person amid concerns that the U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver their ballots on time. “Election Day is just days away. Do not delay,” Acting Secretary of State Veronica...
South Hills pair charged with cheating federal housing program by flipping foreclosed homes
A pair of South Hills residents are accused of cheating the federal government by posing as the would-be owner-occupant of a foreclosed home, only to attempt to flip the property for profit. A federal grand jury accused J. Reed Pirain, 45, and Renee Vasilko, 48, both of Upper St. Clair,...
Cleanup continues from wrath of 8 tornadoes in Western Pa. region
Daniel Andreko knew a tornado might be coming after receiving an emergency alert on his smartphone. But as he watched the rain turn from a drizzle to a torrential downpour with howling winds shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, he thought the warning might have been a false alarm. “I was...
Don’t expect to see a price break at the pump anytime soon in Western Pa.
Gas prices usually drop considerably in the fall. Instead, the cost of a gallon of gas is surging. The national average price is now $3.36 a gallon, the highest since 2014. In the Pittsburgh area, the price has soared to $3.50 a gallon this week, up from $3.33 a month...
3 tornadoes confirmed in region, power being restored
Radar confirmed that three tornadoes touched down in the region Thursday evening and National Weather Service surveyors will spend the next couple days gathering information about them and other potential twisters, according to meteorologist Jason Frazier. Those tornadoes were near Mt. Nebo and Hampton in Allegheny County and Buffalo Township...
Lawsuit alleges UPMC is refusing to provide medical exemptions for school mask mandate
A group of parents and guardians from across Western Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the acting secretaries of the state health and education departments, as well as UPMC, alleging that their children are being illegally denied medical exemptions from the school mask mandate. Ten plaintiffs from Kittanning, New...
Allegheny Land Trust preserves 120 acres near Glade Run Lake in Butler County
The Allegheny Land Trust has conserved a 120-acre tract of woodlands and rolling meadows at the headwaters of Glade Run Lake in southern Butler County. The preservation is a collaborative effort between the trust, the Glade Run Lake Conservancy and longtime Middlesex Township landowner Joan Goswell. The land will be...
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County pays fine for fish kill in Dunbar Creek
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine for its role in an incident last month that killed about 1,500 fish in Dunbar Creek, Fayette County. A water line break on Sept. 11 near Connellsville triggered the incident. The authority sells water to more than...
