| High School Playbook: Week 1 Football Scores, Highlights High school junior, Kealey Oliver, helped police catch a criminal by tackling him at the mall. Hear what she was doing at the time and what she was thinking when she slammed him to the... | |
| obituary: Michael Cherubino / Expert on optical equipment and tireless fundraiser Michael Cherubino had all the elements that make a good salesman: an ability to connect with people, plus tenacity, curiosity, knowledge and enthusiasm about his product. Certainly, he got results:... |
| St. Vincent College priest-professor says school defamed him An ousted Catholic priest and professor at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on Friday filed a defamation lawsuit against a number of administrators at the school, claiming that his reputation was... |
| Welcome to Light Up Night. Please pay $100 As the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Light Up Night, the organization is stepping up enforcement of its trademark rights to the annual event. Letters... |
| South Side battle over grocery ends; building demolished An excavator lurched over the remains of a building on East Carson Street Friday, clearing debris from the 19th-century structure to make way for a grocery and marking the end of a lengthy battle... |
| Eat'n Park, Rite Aid staying through McKeesport construction McKeesport won't lose Eat'n Park or Rite Aid when it installs a $5.7 million fly-over ramp to improve access into an industrial park. City officials announced Friday that both the restaurant and the... |
| Panel gives short leash to track-casino developer HARRISBURG -- A $425 million racetrack-casino in Lawrence County is still in the race, but now it has two major hurdles to clear or the state Harness Racing Commission may put it out of its misery. ... |
| Hits just keep on coming for Hilton The other shoe has dropped for the owner of the former Hilton Pittsburgh. BlackRock Financial Management Inc. has begun a foreclosure action against Shubh Hotels Pittsburgh LLC, one day after the... |
| State university workers jump at retirement bonus A retirement incentive program intended to lessen budget strain across Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities drew more takers than expected, a total of 257 employees from janitors to a... |
| Police officer-bodyguard faces contempt hearing The Coraopolis police officer who works as Ben Roethlisberger's bodyguard must appear in court on Sept. 24 to explain to an Allegheny County judge why he should not be held in contempt for failing to... |
| Boy, 11, fatally shot in Ligonier Township An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in rural Westmoreland County Friday evening, a county dispatch supervisor said. Someone called 911 around 6:50 p.m. to report that a boy had been shot in the head... |
| Woman tells police man raped her, held her captive An Evans City man was jailed on charges that he held a woman captive in his mother's basement, where he beat and raped her, leaving her with several broken bones. Jeremy Michael Flood, 34, was... |
| Penn Hills boy, 16, dies in car-bus crash A Penn Hills teen was killed after the car he was riding in crashed into a school bus. Robert Chamber, 16, of Penn Hills, was pronounced dead at 4:05 p.m. at UPMC Presbyterian, the Allegheny County... |
| Man seeks execution; mental hearing ordered The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a federal judge in Pittsburgh must hold a mental competency hearing for an Altoona man who has sought execution after failing to overturn a conviction of... |
| Downtown shoves brings homicide trial A Baldwin Borough man has been ordered to trial on charges that he shoved another man, forcing him into a wall and causing fatal injuries. Garry Ethridge, 55, is charged with homicide in the July 9... |
| Duquesne man facing trial in fatal shooting A Duquesne man will stand trial on charges that he shot and killed another man last month on Seward Street. Omar Bradley, 18, was arrested Aug. 30, 10 days after the shooting death of Charles... |
| Baldwin Borough police fatally shoot man at his home Baldwin Borough police shot and killed a man armed with a rifle who said he was a Vietnam veteran and threatened to shoot at police officers who responded to the scene of a domestic dispute. Baldwin... |
| Foreclosure filed on ex-Hilton Stripped of its ties to the Hilton chain, Downtown's biggest hotel faces a second crisis: Mortgage holder Black Rock Financial Management Inc. foreclosed on the property. The New York City-based... |
| Environment to be studied before drilling work begins Scientists looking at the impact of Marcellus shale gas drilling said they first need to measure the quality of the water, air and wildlife before the work starts. With that goal, the Heinz... |
| Roethlisberger's gone for four weeks National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday reduced the suspension of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to four games from six. The announcement in New York ends a sordid... |
| Brookline benefits from those who find once overlooked area full of promise Vinnie's Pretzel Shoppe owner Mike "Vinnie" Vona said he was amazed at the amount of business his shop did on the day it opened, Aug. 14. "People here look out for one another," he said. Cheap rent... |
| Trio held for trial in killing, gunfight Pittsburgh police Officer Steven Sywyj testified Friday he was responding to a 911 call about an East Hills home invasion when he saw a man in the doorway aim an assault rifle at him. Seconds later... |
| Inseparable dogs in need of a home Negril needs a home. But not if it means separating from her best friend, Montego, because she needs him more than anything else in the world. Negril and Montego are 9-year-old Welsh corgi mixes at... |
| Duquesne law dean takes reins Duquesne's law school, founded in 1911, was the university's first professional school. Its graduates include 103 judges, more than any Pennsylvania law school has produced, according to university... |
| Richland songstress No. 1 to her classmates Students and faculty at Eden Hall Upper Elementary in Richland are rallying behind one of their own: 10-year-old singing sensation Jackie Evancho. A banner signed by nearly 1,100 of her classmates... |
| Judge: Pilot's conduct 'despicable' A former airline pilot probably won't try to market any more products that help transportation workers beat drug tests, but showing him leniency would send the wrong message to a "receptive audience"... |
| 20,000 bees not killed, but saved William Brown has known for years that honeybees were living in the abandoned grocery store on the corner of Wilson Avenue and Burgess Street in the North Side. He never imagined there were about... |
| Group uses Roethlisberger as poster boy for moral lesson An organization that works to prevent sex crimes is encouraging high schools to use Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's off-field problems as a lesson. The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape... |
| Man near Castle Shannon school not a criminal, police say There is nothing to indicate that a man seen Friday near Myrtle Elementary School on Pine Avenue in Castle Shannon was involved in any criminal activity, police Chief Kenneth M. Truver said. The man... |
| Sons sue UPMC in mother's death The sons of an elderly woman who died after multiple falls while undergoing treatment at the now shuttered UPMC Braddock filed a malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against the University of... |
| Duquesne man faces trial in fatal shooting An Allegheny County judge ordered a Duquesne man Friday to stand trial for a fatal shooting. Omar Bradley, 18, is accused of killing Charles Gibson, 24, of Duquesne on Aug. 20 on Seward Street.... |
| Penn Hills teenager killed in crash with bus A Penn Hills teenager died Friday after the vehicle in which he was riding was involved in a collision with a school bus. County emergency dispatchers said the crash occurred at 3:10 p.m. along... |
| Westmoreland authority vows safety of water source Signs posted around the Beaver Run Reservoir warn against trespassing, hunting, fishing, diving and parking. Drilling is OK. The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County allowed Consol Energy... |
| Baldwin Borough businessman went extra mile for country, family It was hard for those who knew the mild-mannered Reno Luchini to envision him as a member of the SACO TIGERS of World War II. Along with their Chinese counterparts, the Navy and Marine members of... |
| Priest sues diocesan, college officials for libel A priest at St. Vincent College filed a libel suit Friday in Westmoreland County against officials of the Greensburg Catholic Diocese and St. Vincent College, alleging they falsely accused him of... |
| Firefighters run to remember 9/11 victims, help charities Fifteen minutes after the second World Trade Center tower fell on Sept. 11, 2001, New York City firefighter Liam Flaherty was on the scene. Flaherty was a member of the Fire Department of New York's... |
| Firm that runs water authority gets bonus The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has given a bonus to the Allegheny County-based management company that has run the water authority for more than a decade. During a special meeting... |
| Possibility of parole for sex offender challenged In January 1990, a Westmoreland County judge recommended that Samuel Powell be castrated for his brutal sexual assaults on a young girl who told a teacher about her three years of torment. Powell,... |
| Vandalism payback for vote, Hempfield schools official says A Hempfield Area School District director says he's been targeted by vandals during the past several months and believes the incidents are related to his vote to hire a private company to run... |
| Murrysville couple thwarts scam attempt The Murrysville couple didn't fall for the scam, but a Monroeville area woman did. Postal inspectors were able to stop an envelope in which a 72-year-old woman sent $12,000 in cash. However, it was... |
| Biker in hospital after being hit by vehicle in Irwin A Scottdale motorcyclist was in a Pittsburgh hospital Friday after being struck by a vehicle and sliding nearly 90 feet on Route 30 in Irwin, borough police said. Robert M. Stern II, 45, of 410... |
| Ligonier Township boy's fatal shooting under investigation Authorities are investigating what they are calling the "accidental" shooting death Friday of an 11-year-old Ligonier Township boy. A dispatcher from Westmoreland County Emergency Management said... |
| Yough River Lake access restricted The Youghiogheny River Lake has entered into "drought watch" conditions, prompting the early closure of several recreational areas. The boat ramp at the lake remains open, according to Brian Luprek,... |
| Pa. Marine killed in Afghan fighting A former football player and honor student from Indiana County was killed this week while on patrol with his Marine Corps unit in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Lance Cpl. Joshua Twigg, 21,... |
| Casino project given reprieve The state Harness Racing Commission gave the bankrupt developer of a proposed Lawrence County racetrack and casino one month to find someone to buy the project. If no one bids on the long-stalled... |
| Coroner: More tests needed to ID body found in creek It might take weeks for investigators to confirm the identity of the human remains recovered Tuesday from an Indiana County creek, Coroner Michael Baker said Friday. State police and the Allegheny... |
| Death penalty won't be sought in '77 slaying Prosecutors in Washington County will not seek the death penalty against two men accused in the beating death of a Charleroi teenager 33 years ago. Prosecutors in Washington County will not seek the... |
| Blaze in Grant Township barn under investigation A state police fire marshal is investigating a blaze that caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to a two-story barn in Indiana County. The fire occurred about 11 a.m. Thursday in Clair Braughler's... |
| Prison leave abuse called 'out of norm' HARRISBURG -- An internal Department of Corrections investigation into alleged abuse of leave time by supervisors doesn't indicate rampant problems within the department, a spokeswoman said Friday. ... |
| Study ranks Pa. 38th in roads quality Pennsylvania ranks 38th in the nation in the quality and cost-effectiveness of its highway system, a study released this week finds. The Reason Foundation rated the state last for its percentage of... |
