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Rap legend Chuck D, Trayvon Martin’s mom to speak at Cal U
Chuck D, the legendary founder of rap group Public Enemy, and Sybrina Fulton, mother of the late Trayvon Martin, will speak together this month at California University of Pennsylvania. The two will be part of an April 25 panel discussion on “Social Justice, Mental Health and the Hip-hop Generation,” with...
Beef jerky store opening at Grove City Outlets
Looking to get beefed up? The new Beef Jerky Outlet at Grove City Outlets can help you do just that. Selling over 100 types of beef jerky, meat straws, sauces, rubs and more, the store, part of a national franchise, will open its doors April 17 at noon. The Grove...
2 Southwestern Pennsylvania active-shooter incidents make FBI’s 2018 listVideo
Southwestern Pennsylvania made a list that no place wants to be on — the FBI’s active shooter incidents from 2018. The region appears twice, first with a shooting at the Masontown municipal building on Sept. 19 and then again Oct. 27 when 11 people were killed at Tree of Life...
More videos sought as hunt for Hopewell burglar continues
Authorities in Beaver County are seeking surveillance camera footage from April 6 to help them identify a hammer-wielding burglar who smashed a glass door to enter a house and steal a jewelry box on Grand Avenue in Hopewell. Hopewell police are seeking footage from between 3 and 4 a.m. from...
Woman caught after taunting sheriff’s office on Facebook
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office said a woman who commented on a department Facebook page has been arrested as a result of a lead stemming from that post. On March 27 the sheriff’s office shared its top ten most wanted list with photos of the individuals to its Facebook page....
Farrell crack dealer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison — again
A Farrell crack dealer was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Henry Bruce, 39, federal prosectutors announced Wednesday. It’s the second time that Bruce was busted and received a 10-year sentence. He was also ordered to serve an eight-year...
Statewide ‘Stronger Than Hate Day’ established for Tree of Life synagogue victims
An official “Stronger Than Hate Day” was established in Pennsylvania during a joint legislative session that honored the victims of the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. It’s just the third joint legislative session held in the last 78 years. The last time the two chambers of...
Giant Eagle to introduce shelf-scanning robots
Giant Eagle is joining what appears to be a growing national trend: incorporating robots into the daily routine of its grocery stores. Going by the name Tally, the black, white and blue robot will roll up and down aisles alongside customers, counting inventory, detecting products that are running low or...
IUP honors philanthropy of Latrobe couple
A Latrobe couple who pledged $7 million to Indiana University of Pennsylvania and helped steer its ongoing fund raising campaign has received IUP’s inaugural Award of Excellence in Volunteer Leadership. Tim and Deb Phillips Cejka, of Latrobe and Houston, Texas, were honored for their generosity and work advancing IUP’s $75...
Easter egg hunt in Fayette County junk yard draws hundreds of treasure seekersVideo
Whether there’s snow, sleet, rain or sunshine, you can count on hundreds of people lining up early Palm Sunday outside of a rural Fayette County auto salvage yard. They aren’t there for replacement hoods or cheap rims. Instead, they line up for a chance to rummage through 35 acres of...
Get pumped about Mondays – it’s the cheapest day to fill up
Monday might not be fun day, but it’s the best day of the week in most states to save money at the gas pump. Drivers may be looking to save any way they can. Average gasoline prices are up 50 cents per gallon since January, with many metro areas across...
Somerset police identify fatal burn victim
No foul play is suspected in the death of a 31-year-old Somerset County woman whose body was found near a fire Saturday in Somerset Borough, police said Tuesday. Police Chief Randy Cox said authorities were able to identify the victim, Desiree Fleegle, who resided in Somerset and Central City, through...
Shapiro appeals UPMC ruling to state’s highest court
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review consent decrees involving the dispute between healthcare giants UPMC and Allegheny Health Network. Shapiro announced Monday that he filed an appeal with the Supreme Court after the state’s Commonwealth Court last week ruled in favor of UPMC,...
Two PUC hearings scheduled locally on proposed 14 percent Peoples Gas hike
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled two public input hearings regionally on Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC’s request for a 14% distribution rate increase including one April 24 at the Boyce Campus of Allegheny County Community College in Monroeville. On Feb. 28, the PUC voted to study the Peoples...
Project seeks pastors from small-town churches for internship
The Project on Rural Ministry is looking for a few good pastors. The project, administered by Grove City College and funded by the Lilly Endowment, will recruit 30 pastors from evangelical Christian churches to participate in a five-year program designed to strengthen ministry in rural areas. Participating pastors must come...
Little good news at the pump as gas prices continue to rise, analyst says
Gasoline prices are continuing to rise in Pittsburgh and across the nation. “The national average gas price has now risen for two months straight, tacking on a total of 50 cents per gallon in the last 90 days, which will cost Americans nearly $200 million more at the pump today...
‘Idlewild’ author researching book on Western Pennsylvania’s lost amusement parks
Area amusement parks have provided visitors thrills and summertime memories for more than a century. Pittsburgh-based writer and historian Jennifer Sopko hopes to reclaim some of that legacy for parks that have vanished from the Western Pennsylvania landscape. She is seeking stories, photos and documents for a proposed book on...
Pa. selects pilot programs to boost support for those battling addiction
Western Pennsylvania human services agencies will play a major role in a new pilot program designed to help individuals battling opioid addiction remain in treatment and find stable housing. Gov. Tom Wolf on March 27 announced that agencies in Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties are among 16...
Somerset police believe fire victim identified
Police believe they have identified the body of person burned at the scene of a fire at a stack of poles in Somerset on Saturday, but the identity will not be released until it is forensically confirmed and next of kin has been notified, Somerset police said Monday. Police Chief...
Census director: 2020 count will be test of technology, public trustVideo
There’s more riding on the 2020 census than a national head count. Beyond the population numbers, demographic information and statistics the census will sort out, the process the U.S. Census Bureau will use will test the reliability of smartphone technology. “There are some concerns,” said Fernando E. Armstrong, regional director...
Ex-firefighter, woman charged in Pa. barn fires
NORTHAMPTON, Pa. — A former volunteer firefighter is charged along with a woman in a series of barn fires in eastern Pennsylvania. State police said 20-year-old Justin Emmons was arrested during a Friday evening traffic stop in Bucks County and returned to Northampton County to face charges including causing or...
Hammer-wielding burglar caught on video breaking into Beaver County homeVideo
Authorities in Beaver County are seeking the public’s help to identify a hammer-wielding burglar who smashed a glass door to enter a house and steal a jewelry box. It happened at 4 a.m. Saturday and was captured on surveillance video. Hopewell police said it happened on Grand Avenue and the...
Harmar bald eagles suspected to have hatched an eaglet
The Harmar bald eagles reportedly welcomed a newly hatched eaglet early Friday in their nest on a hillside above Route 28. Confirmation was still pending Saturday morning from the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. Without the benefit of a live webcam, observers including a photographer documented the birds likely feeding...
Wrong-way driver killed, other driver hurt in crash on I-79 in Washington County
A wrong-way driver died early Saturday in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 in Washington County, according to investigators. Amanda Sue Towns, 25, of Morgantown, W.Va., was traveling north in the southbound lanes at 3:50 a.m. in North Strabane Township, just north of the Canonsburg exit, according to a news...
Wild for flowers: Spring blooming season finally arrives in Pittsburgh region
Wildflower season is arriving in Southwestern Pennsylvania. With warmer temperatures comes nature’s wonders springing from the earth in a variety of colors and shapes. Some wildflowers have already started blooming in lower elevations, and this week would be a good time to check out the early types, said Rachael Mahony,...
