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Biden will announce deportation protection and work permits for spouses of U.S. citizens
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is planning to announce a sweeping new policy Tuesday that would lift the threat of deportation for hundreds of thousands of people married to U.S. citizens, an aggressive election-year action on immigration that had been sought by many Democrats. Biden will announce the new program...
Harrison shooting victim critically wounded
Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting at a Harrison apartment complex, police said. According to a public-safety alert issued by Harrison Township Police, they responded to a report of a shooting at the rear of the Sheldon Park Apartments on Park Avenue. County police responded around 5:30 p.m., when...
Westmoreland Register of Wills fined, agrees to resign
Westmoreland County Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton, whose management of the office has been sharply criticized, was ordered Monday to pay a $10,000 fine as she agreed to step down from her elected position at the end of the year. The agreement resolves a criminal contempt of court case...
Steelers, AFC North to be featured on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going Hollywood. Sort of. HBO and the NFL announced Monday that the acclaimed football documentary series “Hard Knocks” will feature the AFC North during a late-season run. The Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals will be subjects of the popular HBO program, which will...
Biden’s Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Biden administration’s effort to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit another roadblock Monday, when a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the new Title IX rule in six additional states. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves referred to the regulation as “arbitrary in the truest sense...
Protesters call for resignation of register of wills hours ahead of sentencing hearing
Protesters called for the immediate resignation of embattled Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton on Monday morning, hours ahead of a court hearing to determine her penalty for contempt of court. Hamilton faces a potential jail term and fines when she is sentenced by Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judges...
New Castle man charged in shooting at McKeesport cookout
A New Castle man is headed to Common Pleas court on charges that he shot a man during an argument at a Memorial Day Weekend family cookout in McKeesport. Allegheny County Police charged Vance Sykes, 30, in the May 26 shooting with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person...
4 more charged in alleged mistreatment of elementary students in Greensburg Salem
It’s what they didn’t do that resulted in charges filed Monday against four more people as part of a case involving the alleged mistreatment of three children last year at a Greensburg Salem School District elementary school. “These were people who participated to some degree, but weren’t the main people...
Former PNC Bank president Sylvan M. ‘Sy’ Holzer remembered for philanthropic work, love of Pittsburgh
Former PNC Bank president Sylvan M. “Sy” Holzer died Saturday at age 75. Holzer, known for his civic leadership and philanthropic work, served as PNC’s president from 1997 until his retirement in late 2016. He worked for the bank for 45 years. “He spent every waking moment giving back to...
California woman charged with homicide in Shadyside baby’s death
A California woman staying in a Shadyside Airbnb was charged with homicide Sunday in connection with the death of a 6½-week-old Pittsburgh boy. Nicole Virzi, 29, of San Diego, said the boy, identified as Leon Katz, fell from a bouncer seat Saturday night while she was watching him in a...
Morning roundup: Fire causes damage at Champion Lakes Golf Course
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, June 17, 2024. Fire damages building at Champion Lakes Golf Course Champion Lakes Golf Course was expected to be open for business Monday after firefighters doused a blaze Sunday evening in a building at the Fairfield Township course....
Western Pa. could break 100-degree record this week; residents cautioned
Pittsburgh’s temperatures could reach 100 degrees this week for the first time in almost 30 years, according to Matt Brudy, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon. The last time the region hit 100 degrees was July 15, 1995, he said. It’s one of several records at stake amid...
More staffing, education stressed at local pools as temps, crowds expected to rise
Mother Nature is cranking up the heat after what started as an unseasonably cool season for area pools. After mid-60s temperatures last week, temperatures this week are projected to be record-breaking high. Temperatures Monday through Friday are expected to be in the mid- to high 90s — levels that haven’t...
Man killed, woman injured in Summit Township crash
A 26-year-old man died Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle in Summit Township, Butler County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. At 1:20 p.m. Sunday, a woman was driving a 2013 Ford Fusion west on Route 422 in the left lane and began to turn left on Geibel...
Donations accepted, benefit planned for displaced residents of Avonmore fire
The Avonmore community is rallying around those who lost everything after a fire at My Buddy’s Place on Saturday. Crews from nearly 30 surrounding volunteer fire companies responded to the bar at 407 Indiana Ave. to put out a fire that started Saturday afternoon. The scene was cleared early Sunday,...
Robinson-based Sabika jewelry closing after 23 years
Endings create new beginnings. That philosophy inspired Karin Mayr to launch Sabika, a Pittsburgh-based, woman-owned jewelry company. For 23 years, the business has sold sparkling necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings through stylists who specialize in knowledge of the brand. That beginning has now reached an end. Mayr and her daughters,...
Fire in McKeesport destroys 1 house, damages 4 others
An overnight fire in McKeesport destroyed one house and damaged four surrounding buildings Sunday — and fire crews are working to address the situation. Though the fire is no longer active, McKeesport Fire Department’s deputy chief, T.J. Perciavalle, said it’s still smoldering. A closer look at the McKeesport fire, which...
YMCA executive director seeks a pardon in 1994 drug conviction
Dressed in a blue suit and bow tie, Aaron Gibson looked pensive. It was finally his turn to appear before the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. The regional executive director of three Pittsburgh YMCA branches — who oversaw the $7.4 million transformation of the Centre Avenue Y into housing for at-risk...
Maine police kill armed man after a night of gunfire, burned homes
AUBURN, Maine — A Maine State Police tactical team fatally shot a man on a rooftop early Saturday after an hourslong standoff in which authorities said he opened fire at officers, two homes burned down, and a person who fought with him apparently died. Police issued a shelter-in-place order, evacuated...
Shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb injures 8, including 2 children
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Eight people were injured after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday, authorities said. Law enforcement tracked a suspect to a home, where the person died by suicide. At least two of...
Fire destroys longtime Avonmore bar — the 3rd one to burn in 6 yearsVideo
An Avonmore bar was destroyed Saturday in a blaze that a fire official said might have started in the kitchen. My Buddy’s Place, at 407 Indiana Ave., was open when the fire broke out shortly after 4:30 p.m., but no one was reported to be injured. A dog was unaccounted...
North Huntingdon police say missing 16-year-old girl has been found
North Huntingdon Township Police say a 16-year-old girl they were urgently searching for Saturday has been found. Police on Saturday had put out a plea for the public to help find Cassie Nowalk, who had left her home overnight. Police said Nowalk has a medical condition, which they did not...
Somerset County man charged with homicide in death of brother by crossbow
A Somerset Township man is behind bars after, state troopers say, he fatally shot his brother with a crossbow. Police charged Travis Scott Shearer, 32, with criminal homicide in connection with the death of his brother, Eric Miller, on Friday night. Shearer is being held in the Somerset County Jail....
Pa. state senator and Bridgeville man help FedEx driver after collapse
For Mark Macala, the past two days have been a whirlwind of emotions. He was working from his Bridgeville home Thursday and in the middle of a lunch meeting when his doorbell rang. It was FedEx with a large shipment he had ordered, but he wasn’t expecting it until next...
Second Avenue Commons residents to relocate to temporary North Side location
Allegheny County has found a new location on Pittsburgh’s North Side to relocate about 100 homeless people who had been staying at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center after a fire closed the Second Avenue Commons homeless shelter. Erin Dalton, the county’s human services director, said Saturday that displaced residents...
