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Fetterman, McCormick call for end to political violence, extreme rhetoric
U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick condemned political violence and extreme rhetoric during a joint appearance Tuesday on Fox News’ “Special Report.” The senators said their joint appearance was an attempt to turn down the political temperature following last week’s assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. “I feel like...
3 police officers killed, 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shootingVideo
HARRISBURG — Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said. The officers were at the scene, amid rolling farmland, to follow up on a domestic-related investigation that began the previous day. “This is an absolutely tragic...
Pennsylvania AG confirms malicious cyber attacks
A month after website, email, and phone outages disrupted the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, the office confirmed hackers intentionally carried out a cyberattack. The office said in a press release Wednesday that a “malicious actor” had been encrypting files in an attempt to blackmail the office into making a...
Noodlehead restaurant in Shadyside posted with violations after diners fall ill
A restaurant in Shadyside that specializes in Thai street food has 10 days to remedy repeated violations an Allegheny County Health Department restaurant inspector found this week or it will be ordered closed. Noodlehead, 242 S. Highland Ave., remained open Wednesday, but it was ordered to keep a consumer alert...
Suspect in lawnmower explosion denied bail, ex-landlord says he feared volatile relationship
An observant off-duty state trooper helped end a nearly two-month manhunt Tuesday evening when he spotted a man accused of trying to kill his landlord with a pipe bomb. The suspect was riding a bicycle on a trail in Indiana County. Trooper Steve Limani said the trooper, who was on...
Federal Reserve cuts key rate for 1st time this yearVideo
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and it...
Kayaker who died during incident in Acme Lake, Mt. Pleasant Township, identifiedVideo
A Hempfield man died Wednesday during a kayaking incident at Acme Dam Lake. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson identified the victim as David Dirado, 67. Carson said in a brief statement that Dirado with friends and family when “it appeared he fell out of his kayak into the water.” He...
TV Talk: Noah Wyle rides a motorcycle as ‘The Pitt’ filming begins in Pittsburgh
A production assistant shouts, “Background!” An extra playing a jogger immediately goes from standstill to running as an ambulance rushes up Cedar Avenue toward Allegheny General Hospital, otherwise known as Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center on “The Pitt.” Behind the ambulance, Emmy-winner Noah Wyle, playing Dr. Robby, rides a motorcycle as...
Emiliano’s South Side location abruptly closes amid fed raids at Cranberry, Richland spots
Update: The restaurant chain released a statement on Thursday The South Side location of a regional Mexican restaurant chain appears to be closed for good. A person who answered the phone at Emiliano’s Bethel Park location confirmed the South Side site was closed, but would not answer further questions. In...
Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health
WASHINGTON — America’s public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in charge, fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez warned senators on Wednesday. Describing extraordinary turmoil inside the nation’s health agencies,...
Highmark study: Surgery beats drugs like Ozempic for those looking to lose weight
Weight loss surgery is a cheaper and more effective way than medications like Ozempic for obese patients to shed pounds, according to a Highmark Health study released Wednesday that tracked thousands of people. Patients with severe obesity lost 28% of their weight on average, compared to just 10% with the...
Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by parent company Unilever. In a letter that co-founder Ben Cohen posted on social media platform X on Greenfield’s...
King Charles III greets Trump in Windsor at start of president’s 2nd state visit to the UK
WINDSOR, England — President Donald Trump arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, kicking off a two-day state visit to Britain as the guest of King Charles III The president’s Marine One helicopter landed in the private Walled Garden at the Windsor estate. Prince William and his wife Catherine were on...
Morning Roundup: 18 arrested as guns, drugs seized in McKeesport; infections reported in Monessen school
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 17: 18 arrested as guns, drugs seized in McKeesport A joint operation between local and state authorities in the McKeesport area this summer yielded 18 arrests, 17 firearms and about $40,000 worth of cocaine, according to Attorney...
Man accused of ramming Pittsburgh FBI gate appears in court
The Penn Hills man accused of ramming his car early Wednesday into the gate of the FBI’s field office on Pittsburgh’s South Side said he wanted to “make a statement,” according to a criminal complaint. Authorities said Donald Henson, 46, placed an American flag on the damaged gate after the...
Southmoreland district, teachers in legal fight over weight-loss drugs
Southmoreland School District is in a legal battle with its teachers union over insurance coverage for prescription weight-loss drugs. The district has filed a lawsuit in Westmoreland County, asking a judge to overturn an arbiter’s decision that sided with the union. According to court filings, the district’s decision to stop...
Route 22 side streets in Murrysville will close for signal-control repairs
Drivers in Murrysville will be detoured briefly on Friday, as work crews repair a traffic signal control box that was damaged in a crash where Manor and Mellon roads meet Route 22. Murrysville Chief Administrator Michael Nestico said crews will begin repairs around 7:30 a.m. Friday morning. The work is...
Fired CDC chief will testify Kennedy pressed her to endorse vaccine recommendations without evidence
WASHINGTON — Fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez will tell senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her to endorse new vaccine recommendations before seeing scientific evidence, according to a copy of the testimony she plans to give during a hearing Wednesday. According to...
Suspect in rigged lawn mower explosion in Salem arrested in Indiana County
A Westmoreland County man charged with rigging a lawn mower to explode has been arrested in Indiana County. James Sever, 54, of New Alexandria was taken into custody early Tuesday evening, according to state police. An off-duty trooper reported seeing Sever about 7 p.m. along Hoodlebug Trail in Center Township....
Trump’s U.K. visit will mix trade, tech talks with royal pompVideo
LONDON — U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state visit during which the British government hopes a multibillion-dollar technology deal will show the trans-Atlantic bond remains strong despite differences over Ukraine, the Middle East and the future of the Western alliance. State visits...
AHN closing primary care office in New Kensington as workers vote to unionize
Allegheny Health Network officials said a decision to shutter a longtime primary care office in New Kensington is unrelated to its office staff voting to unionize. United Physicians at 305 Seventh St. is expected to close by the end of the year, said Sarafina James, AHN senior public relations analyst....
Transcript: Gov. Josh Shapiro’s keynote address at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Pittsburgh
Editor’s note: Below is a transcript of the keynote address that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered Tuesday at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Downtown Pittsburgh, as prepared by the governor’s office. Thank you, Governor Corbett. My family and I feel blessed to call the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg home....
Butler County man accused of raping young girl recharged after previous case dismissed
Butler County authorities have refiled charges against a Winfield man, accused of raping a young girl, after a previous case was dismissed before trial. Penn Township Police say Michael Garrett Saunders, 49, repeatedly sexually assaulted the girl when she was 11 and 12 years old. Saunders was initially arrested in...
‘Please remember our names’: Plum woman addresses drunk driver who killed her husband
The last words Maria Vernon heard her husband say just before a car crashed into their SUV last year on Freeport Road in O’Hara were, “Oh my God, Maria, watch.” They came out as a hysterical scream. Then Vernon saw her husband’s head strike the windshield, bounce back, and come...
Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun trigger
PROVO, Utah — Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had the opportunity to kill one of the nation’s leading conservative voices “and I’m going...
