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Greensburg Diocese launches recruitment effort for Catholic schools
The Greensburg Catholic Diocese is launching a marketing and recruitment drive for its 13 Catholic schools at church Masses next week. The kickoff, scheduled to begin in advance of enrollment open houses at schools in Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland counties, will feature students, parents, teachers and staff members at...
Remains of Monongahela airman who died in WWII identified
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Military authorities have announced the identification of remains of a Pennsylvania airman and two other servicemen who died in Europe during World War II. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Thursday that 19-year-old Air Forces Sgt. Vernon L. Hamilton of Monongahela was accounted for last month. On...
Meteorologist: Today’s snow nothing compared to what’s coming this weekend
Some snow this afternoon and evening will be an appetizer for the main course expected on Saturday. Between 1 and 2 inches of snow is in the forecast for today, starting in the mid-afternoon and ending around midnight, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Kennedy said. “It doesn’t look like it’s...
Mercer County DA takes stand to defend himself from obstruction charges
Mercer County District Attorney Miles K. Karson has been practicing law in this western Pennsylvania county for more than four decades. In that time, he’s prosecuted and defended clients in a wide variety of matters. On Wednesday morning, Karson, a 73-year-old McKeesport native who lives in Sharon, was sworn under...
Clarion named Pa.’s River of the Year by public vote
The Clarion River, a tributary of the Allegheny, has been voted Pennsylvania’s 2019 River of the Year. The public was invited to vote online, choosing from among four waterways nominated across the state. Results were announced jointly on Wednesday by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and the...
Many schools delayed as slick roads hamper morning commute
Light drizzle and flurries caused icy road conditions in parts of the Pittsburgh area Wednesday morning, causing many school districts to call two-hour delays. A winter weather advisory for slippery road conditions, especially on untreated roads and elevated surfaces, was in effect until noon. Shortly before 9 a.m., the National...
Pittsburgh-area meteorologists track potential for mega-snowfall
KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley typically takes to Twitter early each week to share a social media video of the seven-day snow forecast. About 3 a.m. Monday, he was a little hesitant. “I almost don’t even want to do it because of how big these totals are that are coming in,”...
GoFundMe raises $25K for family of Butler County boy killed in bus stop crash
Donations poured in Tuesday from around the country in support of the Butler County family coping with the death of their 11-year-old son, who died after being struck by a car while waiting beside his siblings for their school bus. Mark Fike, 11, died at Butler Memorial Hospital on Monday...
Mercer County woman gets up to 52 years in prison for killing husband after he asked for divorce
A Mercer County woman accused of killing her husband in a fit of rage after he asked her for a divorce was sentenced to 23 ½ to 52 years in prison, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday. Amy Emmett, 49, of Hempfield Township pleaded no contest to third-degree murder...
United Way offers aid to furloughed government employees
As the partial federal government shutdown edged toward its 25th day, officials at the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania urged government employees facing financial difficulties to contact its 2-1-1 services for assistance. Some 800,000 federal employees across the nation have been furloughed or ordered to work without pay and thousands...
Boy killed, 2 siblings injured when car hits kids waiting for bus in Butler County
Sun glare is being blamed for a crash that left an 11-year-old boy dead and two of his siblings injured Monday morning in Summit Township, Butler County. The fatal accident happened shortly before 9 a.m. on Pine Drive near Geibel Road, directly across from the two-story house on the rural...
Red Cross seeks donors amid blood shortage
The American Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of most blood types on hand and is seeking donors to help alleviate a blood shortage it has experienced since the holidays. During the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s, the organization collected more than 27,000 fewer blood and platelet...
Attorney Bob Manzi running for Indiana County D.A.
A White Township man and former assistant district attorney has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for Indiana County District Attorney. Bob Manzi, 41, works as a partner at Indiana law firm Holsinger, Clark and Armstrong, P.C. An Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Widener School of Law graduate,...
Power restored in New Brighton after car knocks down utility pole
Power was restored to hundreds of homes in New Brighton after a car crash caused an outage Sunday night. At least 600 Duquesne Light customers were without power after a car crashed into a pole around 10 p.m. on Penn Avenue, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. Police told the station...
For home-flippers, Pittsburgh region is one of nation’s most profitable bets
Tim Pommer had been managing an auto-repair shop in the Alle-Kiski Valley for nearly a decade when he decided to turn his knack for fixing and reselling cars into fixing and reselling houses. “I figured the profit would be a lot bigger when I flipped bigger things. I wanted to...
As oil prices rise, lowest gas prices may be in rearview mirror
With oil prices back over $50 per barrel, gas prices may soon bottom out and start to move higher, said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “While it doesn’t seem that prices will rise very far, it looks more and more like the lowest price of the year...
Monroeville man sought for allegedly stealing car in Indiana County
State police are looking for a Monroeville man charged with stealing a car in Indiana County. Police allege Dakar Allen Jones, 46, took a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am coupe from a Blairsville woman at about 5 a.m. June 3, outside the Eat’n Park restaurant on Oakland Avenue in White Township....
Snow blankets Pittsburgh region, temperatures to remain freezing
Western Pennsylvania residents are digging out Sunday morning after the first measurable snow fall of 2019 hit overnight. Shannon Hefferan, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon, said the Pittsburgh region saw, on average, about 3 inches of snow overnight Saturday into Sunday. Hefferan said the area hit the...
Millsboro lumber store considered total loss in Saturday fire
Firefighters suspect a wood-burner heating system may have sparked a blaze that destroyed the main retail building of Millsboro Lumber and Hardware Saturday afternoon in Washington County. No one was injured. The East Bethlehem Township business was evacuated when an employee reported the fire at about 2 p.m., East Bethlehem...
State police are looking for suspect in Somerset County bar break-in
State police are looking for a suspect who took money and alcoholic beverages during a break-in early Thursday at a bar in Boswell, Somerset County. An unidentified white male suspect entered a rear window between 2:50 and 3 a.m. at Merchants Restaurant and Lounge, 325 Main St., broke into a...
27 indicted on federal drug and money laundering crimes
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted 27 people in U.S. District Court on multiple counts of drug possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine and fentanyl and other crimes. Court papers indicate the eight-count indictment was under seal Tuesday, Jan. 8 and unsealed Friday, Jan. 11. The defendants...
Military veterans warned of benefit scam
Veterans’ affairs officials are cautioning military veterans to be aware of private contractors offering to process claims for them following the announcement that an Allegheny County company was fined $10,000 after an employee falsely held himself out as an accredited veteran’s services agent. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said agents...
Kraft Hockeyville USA contest looking for most spirited hockey community
Kraft Hockeyville USA returns for its fifth year, and nominations are officially open to find America’s most spirited and enthusiastic hockey communities. Towns nationwide can compete for the title of Kraft Hockeyville USA 2019, which includes the opportunity to host an NHL preseason game and $150,000 in rink upgrades. Rostraver...
Erie mayor’s sister-in-law is $4 million lottery winner
Erie Mayor Joe Schember’s family now includes a millionaire. Schember confirmed to the Erie Times-News on Friday that his sister-in-law, Leann Wolfe, is the Erie woman who won a $4 million prize in the Mega Millions drawing on New Year’s Day. Wolfe, a 58-year-old retired Erie School District teacher, is...
South Butler schools will be in ‘modified lockdown’ on Friday
A student’s threat against the South Butler County School District led to what district officials called a “modified lockdown” last Monday, Jan. 7. With rumors still circulating through the community, Superintendent David Foley announced in a Jan. 10 letter posted to the district’s website that the district will implement a...
