Provides the latest RSS feeds for Pittsburgh News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Pittsburgh Star.com http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/cat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:53:25 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:53:25 -0400 30 Three people -- including a child -- were killed and two others were injured when a minivan crashed Wednesday in Butler County.The crash occurred at 6:12 p.m. in Brady Township along Centerville Pike, the road leading from Route 8 to Slippery Rock, county emergency dispatchers said.Two adults and a child were prounced dead at the scene, state police Lt. Eric Hermick said. Two children were flown ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311220/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:32:30 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311220/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A central Ohio day care worker sprinkled drugs on snacks to get children in her day care to sleep during the day, according to police charges filed Monday, which the woman adamantly denies as a misunderstood joke.Tammy Eppley is accused of drugging six children, including her two-year-old, at a day care center run out of her home in Westerville, Ohio.She was charged in Franklin County Municipal ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311219/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:32:27 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311219/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Police believe a driver may have fallen asleep before a crash that killed two adults and a young child Wednesday afternoon in Brady Township, Butler ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311221/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:30:34 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311221/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email CINCINNATI -- Third baseman Pedro Alvarez entered Wednesday's matchup with the Reds having reached base safely in 14 of 16 games this month. In that span, he hit five homers and accounted for 14 of his 43 RBIs, and manager Clint Hurdle said Alvarez has been showing glimpses of the player the Pirates hope he can be. "Pedro has the ability to shrink any park we play in," ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311223/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:08:49 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311223/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email CINCINNATI -- After being designated for assignment Saturday and clearing waivers Tuesday, left-hander Mike Zagurski opted to enter free agency. The Pirates thought they had a solid reliever in Zagurski after his Spring Training camp as a non-roster invitee. He gave the organization an even better impression as he posted a 2.14 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 21 innings for Triple-A ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311224/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:08:49 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311224/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email CINCINNATI -- Tuesday's 4-0 win against the Reds encapsulated the good and the bad surrounding the Pirates this season. Pittsburgh received more quality pitching, starting with Charlie Morton and ending with closer Jason Grilli. That's nothing new, as the Pirates entered Wednesday with a 3.29 ERA, good for third in the Majors. Unfortunately for the Pirates, the familiar ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311222/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:08:49 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311222/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf BEAVER (KDKA) — Beaver County Sheriff George David made the relatively short walk from his office to the courtroom Wednesday where he was arraigned on charges of allegedly making violent threats to a reporter and to a campaign worker. He cannot carry a weapon to the courthouse. Prosecutors still had concerns though that he could use his office to influence his case, so they threatened ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311225/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:08:37 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311225/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tim Bongiorni, former president of the now-defunct Quality Sheet Metal Erection of Avella, Washington County, walks into the office of District Justice Joe DeMarchis in Jeannette on Wednesday, June 19, ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311226/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:03:21 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215311226/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Pixar Animation Studios has won 27 Academy Awards since it released "Toy Story," its first feature-length film, in 1995. Each of its 13 films, including "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles," "Cars" and "Ratatouille," has been a ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310711/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:01:58 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310711/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The boy accused of shooting and killing his father's pregnant fiance, Kenzie Houk, appeared in court Wednesday.In a hearing Wednesday, Jordan Brown, who is currently in a juvenile detention facility, was commend for good behavior.Every six months, Jordan must appear in court for a redetermination hearing to demonstrate his progress.Kenzie Houk's mother, Debbie Houk, said, "This is ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310233/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:26:55 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310233/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The celebrity website TMZ reports that James Gandolfini, best known for his role as Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos", died earlier today in Italy.The website says Gandolfini is believed to have suffered a heart attack. He was 51 years old. Gandolfini was in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily and he was scheduled to participate in a festival event this weekend. ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310113/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:18:25 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310113/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf According to emergency officials with the county, the crash happened around 6 p.m. on Centerville Pike in Brady Township near Slippery Rock. There's no word on injuries or how many vehicles may be ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310235/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:03:14 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310235/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Charlie Morton took it upon himself on Tuesday to stand up for his teammates and bean Reds’ leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo in the bottom of the first inning, but to hear it, Morton claims it was not on purpose. When asked if he was just trying to pitch inside to start the game, he said, ';Yep, pretty much. It wasn’t the first pitch of the game, ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310234/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:03:13 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310234/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Bethel Park couple claim in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that a national property management company that handles foreclosure services had a local contractor repeatedly break into their home in ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310236/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:58:25 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215310236/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A West Virginia man has been indicted on charges of threatening to kill President Obama, the first lady and their daughters, federal prosecutors in Wheeling said ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215309761/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:59 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215309761/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf KELLY, ANY NEW INFORMATION? 3 3 3 3 ZONE 3 POLICE FOUND THE VEHICLE USED IN THIS DRIVE-BY JUST A MILE AWAY IN BELTZHOOVER.IT WAS ABANDONED. POLICE SAY IT'S A RENTAL CAR AND THERE ARE NO ARRETS YET. 3 BUT THAT CAR IS NOW 3 EVIDENCE - ALONG WITH THIS.AT LEAST 26 SHELL CASINGS SCATTERED ON AMANDA AVENUE. WE'RE TOLD THE CAR WAS TRAVELING 3 AND FIRED OUT THE HITTING ALMOST SIGHT.THE FREE ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308979/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:40 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308979/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Blount said that the 19-year-old employee had been feeding livestock when the ATV tipped. She said he was able to use his cellphone to call another employee for ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308980/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:39 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308980/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Traffic was backed up on Interstate 279 for most of the afternoon while investigators tried to determine what went wrong in a cherry picker a bridge inspector was operating. State police, Pittsburgh police and representatives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration all spent the afternoon under the East Ohio Street overpass surveying the evidence and the ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308981/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:58:16 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308981/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Local community leaders were engaged in a rehearsal for a Thursday morning press conference in Homewood. ';Today we are unveiling a new initiative that will revitalize North Homewood,'; Marlin Martin, of the Homewood Renaissance Association, was practicing. In a neighborhood that has seen better days — and often fights a sense of hopelessness — ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308982/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:58:13 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308982/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — ';You’ve got to fight that fight for yourself, to be successful.'; NFL cornerback Darrelle Revis, of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, addressed 130 boys and girls on the Aliquippa High School football field, where he was a star player. He then became an All-American at Pitt. Sponsored by his Revis Island Foundation, his two-day camp teaches kids more than ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308983/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:58:13 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308983/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Bernanke said the reductions would occur in "measured steps" and that the purchases could end by the middle of next year. By then, he said he thought unemployment would be around 7 ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308984/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:53:00 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308984/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Emergency crews and member of the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department were called in to help rescue the girl, who dispatchers say hit a tree at 11:50 ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308985/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:47 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215308985/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A local sheriff was arraigned Wednesday on charges of intimidation and simple assault.Beaver County Sheriff George David is accused of threatening to cut off the hands of a political campaign worker, as well as to shoot an online blogger.During the hearing, prosecutors asked for David's bail conditions to be modified. The Attorney General's Office wants David to have limited access to ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307616/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:16:36 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307616/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf It has been said that the reason the NFL moved its 2014 draft from the typical late-April date to mid-May is because of a conflict with an Easter show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. It has been said there exists the probability of future conflicts at Radio City as well. It has been said the NFL could respond to this either by moving the draft into May permanently to accommodate Radio ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307617/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:13:20 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307617/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf FRANKLIN PARK (KDKA) — In Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, back on April 11, a spontaneous snow pack gave way without warning. The avalanche stole the life of 34-year-old Craig Patterson. ';Trying to find out where his path took him, how and when he might have been caught,'; says Liam Fitzgerald, the lead avalanche forecaster with the Utah Department of Transportation. Patterson, ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307619/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:52:18 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307619/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More and more people are using their tablets and smartphones to watch videos and listen to music. Until now, the sound hasn’t been very good unless you use headphones. Consumer Reports has tested nearly 20 portable wireless speakers with rechargeable batteries. They use Bluetooth, so you can play audio from a smartphone or tablet without having to plug it in. ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307618/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:52:18 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307618/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Co-workers discovered the man pinned between the basket of a lift and the underside bridge girder, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Co-workers lowered the man. An ambulance took him to Allegheny General Hospital for ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307620/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:52 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215307620/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Steelers must show a 3,000-seat expansion of Heinz Field is a capital improvement if the team wants the city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority to help pay for it, an Allegheny County judge ruled on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306988/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:24 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306988/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Jeannette officials in May asked detectives to investigate after several unsuccessful attempts to recoup the money from Bongiorni. The grant was provided to Bongiorni in 2007 and city officials failed to follow up after the project never ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306943/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:23 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306943/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Seattle police said a man woke up in the morning to find a strange man sleeping next to him in his bed.Police were called to the 1400 block of East Howell Street around 6:19 a.m. last week where the victim told them he woke up and found a man lying next to him in bed.The victim told police he woke the man up, ordered him to leave, and pushed the man out of his home, but the man stood at the door ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306295/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:07:42 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306295/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf City Council will soon vote on an ordinance that could permanently make evening parking on Pittsburgh streets free.At the end of June, free parking after 6 p.m. is set to expire, but it will become permanent if City Council votes to adopt the proposed ordinance.Councilman Corey O'Connor supports the move towards limited parking meter enforcement.O'Connor said, "You go to Garfield, ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306296/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:07:40 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306296/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf , 28, is facing a number of assault charges as well as criminal attempted homicide after state police in Greensburg say she intentionally ran over Katelin Hiltabidel in an East Huntingdon Township yard Tuesday ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306297/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:06:00 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306297/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Thousands of tea party activists gathered Wednesday outside the Capitol in loud protest of the Internal Revenue Service, seeking to keep the beleaguered agency's scandal afloat nearly six weeks after the news first ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306131/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:58:26 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306131/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf FOREST HILLS (KDKA) — One person was taken to the hospital after a crash this afternoon in Forest Hills. The two-vehicle accident happened just before 4 p.m. at Ardmore Boulevard and Filmore ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306298/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:42:35 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306298/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf "Yo Vinnie! Waddya Drivin' This Week?" is a first look/first impression of the review vehicle I am driving this week for a future "Drivetime Road ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306299/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:42:30 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306299/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Andrew Lanier remembers well the date that Target fired him from his stock job at its North Fayette store: Oct. 31, 2011. That's the day he learned his mission was canceled, after two weeks of training at Ft. Picket, Va., as part of his preparation for deployment to ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306300/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:37:20 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215306300/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Acting Pittsburgh police Chief Regina McDonald on Wednesday launched an internal investigation into whether a Zone 2 police officer broke any department regulations when he gave a ride to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's former bodyguard after he testified before a federal grand ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215305630/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:49 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215305630/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf BOSTON (CBS) — This just in: Winning a Stanley Cup is difficult. Most of the current Bruins roster knows that firsthand, as two years ago they had to erase 2-0 and 3-2 deficits against Vancouver. They, of course, did that, forcing a Game 7 in Vancouver and winning 4-0 to earn that title. This year, it’s too early to say whether or not their season will have the same end result, but ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215305911/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:32:22 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215305911/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf While we are disappointed that our Motion for Partial Summary Judgment against the SEA was not granted, we look forward to the opportunity to present our full case to Judge James. We remain confident in our legal and factual position. Our Lease clearly sets out the obligations the SEA agreed to perform regarding our proposed improvements at Heinz Field. We are simply asking that the SEA live up ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304964/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:16 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304964/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Pass the collection plate. Let's raise the funds for a Charlie Morton statue. Right there, on the corner of West General Robinson and Federal Street on the North Shore, a big, bronze Charlie Morton likeness. The guy with the 24-46 career record deserves it. Morton, the free-spirit aficionado of Outlaw Country music, who might be the most kind and genuine ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304965/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:51 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304965/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A Fayette County woman is charged with attempted homicide after a love triangle turned violent. Danielle Falcon, 28, is facing attempted homicide and related charges. According to police,the incident happened on Buckeye Tram Road in East Huntingdon ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304966/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:50 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304966/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Pittsburgh police officer talks to witnesses Wednesday afternoon outside a hair salon where police believe a confrontation started that led to a shooting on Amanda Street in ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304967/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:28:18 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304967/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Market Square Farmer's Market is expanding into the adjoining PPG Place walkway between Fourth Avenue and Market Square beginning this ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304968/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:28:16 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215304968/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Federal Reserve gave no indication Wednesday that it plans to scale back its purchases of bonds and other assets, as it continues its efforts to boost the U.S. ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215303572/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:42:39 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215303572/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A panel of Pennsylvania judges is considering whether to grant a request by the NCAA and throw out a lawsuit filed by a state senator and the state treasurer over the fine imposed on Penn State for its handling of the Jerry Sandusky ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215303084/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:10 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215303084/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Over a third of American households currently contain at least one working firearm. With so many homes containing weapons, gun-related accidents make all-too familiar tragic headlines, compounded by the knowledge that most could have been avoided had added safety precautions been taken. Benjamin Nuzzi is a family man and former active duty United States Marine Corp. Sergeant marksmanship ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215303407/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:15:48 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215303407/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A young bride-to-be, paralyzed after making a leap off an overpass on Interstate 79, is undergoing intense rehab to be able to walk down the aisle for her fall wedding.February 20, 2012 is a date Alissa Boyle will never forget.It was two days after she became engaged to her fianc Nathan, and the day she became paralyzed."We were driving down the highway. There was a guy in the left lane that ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302418/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:43:41 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302418/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A woman was arrested Tuesday night in East Huntingdon Township after police said she tried to run over another woman with her vehicle.According to police, Danielle Falcon tried to run over Katelin Hiltabidel with her Ford Explorer on Buckeye Tram Road about 8 p.m.Few other details about the incident have been released.Investigators said Falcon is facing several charges, including criminal ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302419/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:43:40 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302419/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A construction worker was injured Wednesday afternoon in an accident on Pittsburgh's North Side.The worker, whose name hasn't been released, was pinned between a steel beam and a piece of equipment.Emergency crews said the man was rescued about 12:15 p.m. and taken to an area hospital. His condition has not been released.No other details about the accident have been ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302421/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:43:39 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302421/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf An Ohio mother was arrested after police said she left her 9-month-old and 3-year-old children at home for 12 hours strapped to their car seats.According to police, Kacee Moser had to go to work and didn't have anyone to babysit her children, so she came up with an illegal alternative.Police in Beaver Township said Moser strapped the children to their car seats and left them inside the house ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302420/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:43:39 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302420/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The injured man has not been identified yet. PennDOT said he is an inspection worker for a contractor and they are still unsure of what happened to ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302423/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:41:50 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302423/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf To those fans who are upset about the NFL's recently announced change to its bag policy, Steelers President Art Rooney II wants you to know that he's listening.The change, announced on June 13 and set to be implemented starting with preseason games in 2013, allows for each fan to being in one clear plastic or vinyl or PVC bag that cannot exceed 12-inches-by-6-inches-by-12 inches. In ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302424/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:58 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302424/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf ELKINS, W.Va. -; A West Virginia man has been indicted on charges he threatened to kill President Barack Obama and the first family in a letter filled with profanity and racial ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215301952/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:26 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215301952/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The American Medical Association adopts a new policy on obesity The change diagnoses nearly one-third of Americas with a medical condition AMA decision could increase funding for future research, doctor ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215301599/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:22:01 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215301599/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf CLAYSVILLE (KDKA) – A 19-year-old man was injured in an ATV accident in Washington County Wednesday morning. According to officials at the scene, the accident happened on the property of the Mel Blount Youth Home in Claysville. One of the farm workers on the 300 acres rolled over the ATV he was riding. His name has not been released, but he has been working on the property for about two ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302426/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:18:15 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302426/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A Downtown restaurant was damaged by a grease fire that got out of control Wednesday morning. According to officials at the scene, the fire broke out at Tavern 245 on Fourth Avenue around 9 a.m. The fire quickly spread because a critical piece of fire extinguishing equipment inside the restaurant was ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302425/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:18:14 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302425/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf ST. MARYS, Pa. (AP) – A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he threatened his mother with a 10-inch kitchen knife because he believed she was trying to ';poison'; him with pork in violation of his Muslim beliefs. Twenty-five-year-old Joshua Coffey, of St. Marys, faces a July 2 preliminary hearing on charges of terroristic threats and simple ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302428/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:18:13 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302428/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf World War Z is the latest movie in a long line of films featuring the zombie genre. It's based on the apocalyptic horror novel by Max Brooks called, "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War." The movie revolves around a former United Nations investigator named Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) who is forced out of retirement to help stop a pandemic. Some sort of virus is causing ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302427/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:18:13 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302427/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf MAMMOTH, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania State Police are hoping to catch a bandit with a green thumb red-handed. Troopers from the Greensburg barracks say the man robbed the Amenity Farm and Greenhouse in Mount Pleasant Township on Tuesday about 6 p.m. They say he flashed a gun and demanded money before also taking some ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302429/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:18:11 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215302429/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday unanimously rejected legislation expanding the North Side's Mexican War Streets historical district and restricting what residents could do to the exterior of their homes and ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215301909/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:10:25 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215301909/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Emergency crews rescued a teenager Wednesday morning who was trapped under an ATV in Buffalo Township.Officials said the 19-year-old man is an employee at the Mel Blount Youth Home, and was feeding cows when the ATV tipped over.The man was able to use his cellphone to call for help.He was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, and officials said he's expected to be OK. The teen's name has ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300508/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:08 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300508/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze and kept flames from spreading Wednesday morning at a downtown restaurant.Workers were doing prep work at Tavern 245 on Fourth Avenue when grease caught fire.The blaze went to two alarms before firefighters were able to extinguish it.Officials said the flames were contained to the kitchen, and no injuries were ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300510/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:07 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300510/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A federal grand jury has charged two Pittsburgh brothers with scamming more than 250 people out of more than $70,000 by offering to sell event tickets over the online want ad site, Craigslist.An indictment on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud said the brothers, 29-year-old Daniel Isabella Jr. and 22-year-old David Isabella, advertised tickets they didn't have to concerts and other events, ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300509/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:06 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300509/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Repairs are being made at Perry Highway near Center Avenue after the sinkhole expanded from the size of a pothole to a giant hole measuring about 15 feet long and 20 feet ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300511/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:29:15 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300511/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Pittsburgh police are asking for help to identify two suspects in the afternoon robbery of a woman on a street in what has generally been considered a safe Squirrel Hill ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300512/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:29:14 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300512/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH - A federal grand jury has charged two Pittsburgh brothers with scamming more than 250 people out of more than $70,000 by offering to sell event tickets over the online want-ad site, Craigslist.Online court records don't list attorneys for 29-year-old Daniel Isabella Jr. and 22-year-old David Isabella, neither of whom has a listed telephone.An indictment on charges of conspiracy ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300513/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:15:03 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300513/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf DEARBORN, MI (WWJ) – After years of putting more and more features on computer screens, car companies are finding out that customers like to ';keep it simple.'; Ford says it will soon start adding old fashioned buttons and knobs to its audio systems. This comes as the company takes a closer look at some of the customer complaints involving ';MyFord Touch.'; The word ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300306/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:13:26 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300306/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Are you looking for love in all the wrong places? Despite all the online dating services and more people in the dating pool, some people just can’t find love. How do you find true love in a digital age? Susan Dunhoff, the Modern Matchmaker, says that while online profiles can help you find love, it takes a more personal connection to really find ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300514/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:14 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300514/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) -Have you ever been annoyed by people talking loudly on a cell phone? What about someone texting while in line at the grocery store? Tired of people having bad manners and dressing inappropriately? The Etiquette Network may be what you’re looking for. Founded in Pittsburgh, The Etiquette Network helps individuals, organizations, and businesses get back to ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300516/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:08 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300516/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf WEST VIEW (KDKA) - Motorists have had trouble driving through parts of West View Wednesday because of a sinkhole that swallowed up part of Perry Highway. Work is at a standstill right now because crews are waiting for the gas company to show up and shut off the gas. Once that is done, they’ll move into the sinkhole to begin making repairs. Patching up the roadway will not be easy because ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300515/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:08 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300515/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Westmoreland County man deserves "every day" of a three-year, two-month sentence for collecting child pornography and threatening a postal inspector who investigated him, a federal judge said ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299231/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:50 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299231/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf An Allegheny County judge on Wednesday ordered a Scott man to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting a man in the Hill ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299232/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:46 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299232/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Dispatchers sent fire crews at 8:58 a.m. to a two-alarm fire at Tavern 245 on Fourth Ave. A ladder and small hose stretched to the roof of the building, where there is seating. Four fire trucks blocked Fourth Avenue near Wood ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300517/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:11 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300517/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Three former employees claim in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that Carlow University on Sept. 24 fired them and two other women because they were all over the age of ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300518/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:10 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300518/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf State police in Greensburg said an armed robber held up the Amenity Farm and Greenhouse along Mt. Pleasant Road in the village of United, Mt. Pleasant ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300519/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:09 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215300519/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf James lost his signature accessory with just over 9 minutes left in the fourth quarter, got a dunk on that very play and never replaced the headband the rest of the way. He finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Heat rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in overtime in Game 6 of the NBA ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299987/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:54:42 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299987/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf ATLANTA (WAOK) – When I started driving, gas was 93 cents per gallon. I could fill my tank with $10 and have change for chips and a drink. Today, $10 will get you to the next gas station. The national average for a gallon of gas today is $3.62 per gallon. Help is on the way…or is it? Automobile manufacturers and our government are looking for ways to make the automobile more fuel ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299986/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:54:42 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299986/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf DETROIT (AP) – Toyota is giving the Corolla a sportier look and more gadgets, a recognition by the world’s biggest automaker that the under-50 crowd wants more than just reliability in a compact car. The world’s largest automaker rolled out the 2014 version of America’s top-selling compact Thursday night at a splashy event in Santa Monica, Calif., hoping to shed the old ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299988/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:54:40 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215299988/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The FBI and local law enforcement agencies are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man they say robbed a Bentleyville PNC Bank Wednesday morning.According to police, the man robbed the PNC Bank on Wilson Road at gunpoint just before 10 a.m. Wednesday.Investigators said the man in his 20s or 30s, around 5 feet 9 inches tall, thin to medium build with a beard and a mustache. He ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298427/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:20:11 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298427/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Concerts, nature programs, movies, sports clinics, plays, athletic events, classes, historical tours and fundraisers are all included in the Fun ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298429/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:18:18 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298429/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A mother who formerly headed the football boosters program at a western Pennsylvania high school has been charged with stealing more than $27,000 from the ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298428/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:18:18 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298428/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf 2min A campfire left untended sparked a blaze near Yosemite National Park that is threatening hundreds of homeowners, but firefighters are starting to get a handle on it. About 500 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders, including one that belongs to ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298430/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:18:17 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298430/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The search in a field near Detroit for ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa ended Wednesday, and as with so many past attempts to find him, authorities walked away empty-handed, the FBI ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298239/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:05 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298239/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - An active-duty member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard is suing Target after he was allegedly fired for not showing up to work due to mandatory military training. According to the civil complaint, Andrew Lanier was terminated under Target's "no call-no show" policy. The complaint claims this is a violation of Lanier's rights under the Uniformed ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298432/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:54:39 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298432/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Last night, the San Antonio Spurs possibly choked away a championship. They led the Miami Heat by 5 points with 20 seconds to play and lost in OT. That’s a choke. You don’t blow 5 point leads with 20 seconds to play. You just can’t do that. Not with a title on the ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298431/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:54:38 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298431/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf You are using Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 is unsupported by this site and you may experience layout and functionality issues. It is recommended that you upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or switch to another browser. ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298023/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:57 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215298023/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf According to police, one of the men, later identified as 25-year-old Andrew Peters, charged at an officer and tackled him. Peters then took off on foot again, before officers eventually took him into custody using a stun gun on Lawn Street near Kennett Square, above the Parkway ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296884/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:09:28 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296884/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A federal judge ruled a Christian college in western Pennsylvania can exclude coverage for birth control like the morning-after pill and the week-after pill when it offers a health insurance plan to its students.The injunction issued in favor of Geneva College will remain in effect until the federal judge in Pittsburgh rules on the school's lawsuit challenging looming federal health care ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296885/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:09:28 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296885/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf State police are looking for the man who robbed a greenhouse Tuesday night in Mount Pleasant Township.According to police, the armed man robbed the Amenity Farm and Greenhouse about 6 p.m. Tuesday. Police said he got away with an undetermined amount of cash.Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296886/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:09:27 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296886/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf U.S. President Barack Obama followed in the footsteps of past U.S. leaders with a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate that a senior administration official said would ask Russia to join the United States in slashing its supply of strategic nuclear ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296693/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:02 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296693/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — Pirates color commentator and former pitcher Bob Walk joined The Fan Morning Show today for another edition of his weekly segment, ';Walk on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296887/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:44:23 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296887/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The American Medical Association, the nation's largest physician organization, decided Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease that requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention.The decision was made at the group's annual meeting in Chicago.Experts in obesity have struggled for years to have obesity recognized as a disease that deserves medical attention and ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296765/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:26 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215296765/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Carnegie man will be sentenced Wednesday for his role in a deadly robbery more than two years ago.Tersaun Cole was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy in March for his involvement in the December 2010 incident.Prosecutors said Cole shot Teante Hill several times in the Hill District. Hill died the following day.Police arrested Cole almost a month later during a traffic stop ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295045/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:14 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295045/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A library aide in the Franklin Regional School District has quit her job amidst accusations that she stole from an elementary school.According to Channel 11's news exchange partners ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295047/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:14 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295047/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The severe weather that moved through the Channel 11 viewing area Tuesday afternoon and night left behind damage in several areas.In West View, parts of Perry Highway had to be closed near Center Avenue after a sinkhole opened up.The giant sinkhole opened up during the storm and is about 20 feet deep. Officials haven't said when they expect to have the hole fixed.Chopper 11 also flew over ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295046/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:13 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295046/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf to cover the Andy Warhol Bridge. The group has solicited more than 1,200 volunteers and more than 100 organizations to knit panels for the project. It's funded by grants. The bridge is expected to be draped with yarn on Aug. 10 and remain covered through Sept. 7. ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295048/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:58:06 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295048/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Directions: In a large skillet, cook the bacon over moderately high heat, turning once, until crisp, about 6 minutes. Drain and cut the bacon into large pieces. Light a grill to medium high and fill a large bowl with ice water. Gently mix the ground chuck with the ground sirloin, salt and pepper. Form the meat into six 4 inch patties, about 1 inches thick. Press an indentation in the center ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295049/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:34:06 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295049/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Elizabeth Kindelberger, who faces theft charges stemming from her time as president of Heritage Elementary School's parent-teacher organization, has resigned as a library aide with the ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295051/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:28 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295051/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Pennsylvania colleges are doing little to curb America's steady decline from educational powerhouse to middle-of-the-pack contender, according to a study published Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295050/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:26 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215295050/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle figured the odds were against Mat Latos extending his impressive streak without a defeat."He's due to lose," Hurdle said pregame.With one good inning, the Pirates pulled it off.Pedro Alvarez singled home a pair of runs in the first inning, and the Pirates ended Latos' streak of 21 regular-season starts without a loss, beating the Cincinnati Reds ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293502/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:53:34 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293502/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Police are investigating after getting reports of someone throwing firecrackers at at least two Edgewood homes.Authorities said a woman called police on June 13 after someone threw a firecracker through an open window at her Pennwood Avenue apartment. The woman said the small explosive left a burn mark on a pillow.A short time later, police said a man on Washington Street called and said a ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293501/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:53:34 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293501/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Police have released a surveillance photo of two men they said used a credit card that was stolen during an armed robbery earlier this month in Squirrel Hill.Authorities said a woman told detectives she was getting into her car on June 10 when a man with a knife grabbed her purse and ran away.The victim said her cellphone, cash and credit cards were inside the purse at the time.According to ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293504/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:53:33 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293504/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend Tuesday morning in Reserve Township has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said.According to Allegheny County Police, 27-year-old Alisha Virtue's mother found her and the ex-boyfriend in a bathroom of her daughter's Spring Garden Avenue home.Investigators said Virtue's mother heard the shower running, and ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293503/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:53:32 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293503/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A man who's suspected of burglarizing an Oakland home was in custody early Wednesday after a search that involved dozens of police officers canvassing the neighborhood and a hillside near the Parkway ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293505/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:45 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293505/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf OAKLAND (KDKA) – A man was taken into custody after being accused of breaking into a home in Oakland Tuesday night. According to police, the man tried to break into a home on Niagara Street around 8 p.m. Around midnight, police cornered the suspect near Kenneth Square. Police used a Taser to subdue him to take him into ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293507/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:28:24 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293507/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf RESERVE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - Police are investigating after a man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself Tuesday night in Reserve Township. The two people were found inside a home in the 3400-block of Spring Garden Road. According to police, 25-year-old Alisha Virtue was shot by her ex-boyfriend, before he then turned the gun on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293506/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:28:24 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293506/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Councilman Dan Lloyd said Galla "gave lots of reasons" for resigning and the resignation letter reads as follows: "Although my time with the borough of Munhall has been, for the most part, satisfying and productive, for quite a while now I have become disillusioned, disenfranchised and less and less satisfied with my current work situation. Attempts at resolution have been ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293508/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:40 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215293508/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf "Li'l Red" is not exactly the Brothers Grimm's storybook version of "Little Red Riding Hood." In Richard Kinter's modern adaptation of the classic fairytale, which opens the summer season for Johnny Appleseed Children's Theatre at Apple Hill Playhouse, the wolf that frightened the little girl on her way to see her grandma is more "cool dude" than ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215291753/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:37:37 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215291753/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Skeptics who have long theorized that TWA Flight 800 was brought down by sinister forces will get a fresh surge of energy when a new documentary attempts to disprove that the 1996 crash was ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215291254/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:34 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215291254/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Officer Dan Boehme said police have been notified of 15 vacant properties since posting a request for the public's assistance on the Munhall Crime Watch Facebook page on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215290772/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:12:52 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215290772/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen following a security handover ceremony at a military academy outside Kabul June 18, ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215289925/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:07:41 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215289925/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf That's what happened in a burglary incident over the weekend at a trailer owned by a contractor working on the new ATI-Allegheny Ludlum hot-strip ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215289434/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:03:47 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215289434/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf DiMarco was in his second year as president. Vice president Eugene Skerkoski assumed the role of acting president. He ran Tuesday night's meeting and plans to continue to do so unless council wishes to reorganize and chose a new president and vice ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215289435/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:03:37 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215289435/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Mary Bowlin, (left), from the Allegheny Valley Chamber of Commerce, Charmin Worthington of StrongLand Chamber, Frank Amato of StrongLand and steering committee spokesman for the new AKRCC and Lynda Pozzuto from the Armstrong Chamber gather during the local Chambers of Commerce, Armstrong, StrongLand and Allegheny Valley press conference on Tuesday June 18, 2013 at the Belmont Complex in East ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215289436/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:03:35 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215289436/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Council on Tuesday considered, then unanimously tabled a plan that would require dealers to wait a full 30 days before they could resell items brought into their shops. Dealers now must wait five ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288899/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:03:21 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288899/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Pittsburgh Pirates ' Opening Day rotation remaining in his current role on June 19, pat yourself on the back. Injuries have reshaped the starting staff as individuals have gone on both the disabled list and come off of it to take vacant ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288510/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:17:05 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288510/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf While preparing to pass its final 2013-2014 budget next week, the Charleroi Area School Board made sure someone will be recording its actions and organizing its ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288511/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:00:57 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288511/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Borough council voted 4-0 Tuesday to buy the firetruck from Rosenbauer America of South Dakota for about $354,000. Councilmen Jonathan Skedel, Neal Hohman and Brian Harvanek were ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288514/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:00:48 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288514/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf CLO veteran actor Paul Palmer, who is playing the Minister of Culture, said choosing between the two versions doesn't have to be an either/or equation for fans of the story. He said the Kopit and Yeston show gives audiences more back story on the ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288513/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:00:47 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288513/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf "I was confident we'd be back," series organizer Lori Kolodziej of the Plum Street Project said. "The series has the support of the community and ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288512/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:00:46 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215288512/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Four Americans were killed during a rocket attack at Bagram Air Base, outside of Kabul, a Pentagon official said Tuesday on the condition of ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287660/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:24:12 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287660/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Of the five pitchers the Pirates broke Spring Training with in late March, Jeff Locke is the only remaining right now. Because of injuries to A.J. Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez and James McDonald, the rotation has seen a major overhaul since the beginning of the season. But Locke, the No. 5 starter when the year began, has been as reliable as they come. Locke will put his 6-1 record and 2.19 ERA on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287661/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:01:39 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287661/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Police said a woman's request to guzzle beer while suspended upside down over a keg at a party of about 50 people led to the double stabbing on April ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287663/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:23 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287663/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf In the meantime, crews have been out working on blacktopping roads affected by the sewer lines installed in the Norvelt, Calumet and Hecla areas of the township over the past two ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287662/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:21 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287662/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf According to the affidavit of probable cause, members of the vice squad placed an advertisement on a social media site advertising sex in exchange for ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287665/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:19 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287665/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Benjamin Polyblank, 4, of Connellsville, reads a book in the new Children's Area at the Dunbar Community Free Public Library in Dunbar Borough. Polyblank's mother, Emma, has signed him and his 2-year-old sister Elizabeth up for the library's summer reading program, "Dig Into ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287239/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:17 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287239/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Michael Edwards, executive director of the Connellsville Redevelopment Authority, said Connellsville was one of five communities recently selected as finalists for the program. A total of 20 cities applied for the ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287664/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:15 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287664/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf "They (Federal Communications Commission) completely ignored all of the small company concerns," said James Kail, president and CEO of Laurel Highlands Total Communications, which provides telecommunications services for rural ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287669/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:14 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287669/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf CAIRO -- The appointment of a state governor with links to Egypt's worst terrorist attack has provoked outrage in the city where that attack ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287667/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:10 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287667/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Claim to fame: Hineman went 2 for 4 with a game-tying, two-out single in the top of seventh in an eventual 5-4 loss to Loyalsock in the PIAA Class AA title game June 14. He went 2 for 3 with two RBI and two runs in Beaver's 10-0 first-round win in the PIAA playoffs over Karns City and went 1 for 1 with two RBI in a 7-1 win over Quaker Valley in the WPIAL Finals. This season, Hineman batted ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287666/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:05 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287666/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The budget represents an increase of about 4 percent over the 2012-13 budget, which Callahan had attributed primarily to rising retirement costs plus contractual employee ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287670/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:00 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287670/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf John Darnley, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service Pittsburgh offices in Moon, said a cold front passing through Western Pennsylvania sparked the storms. Although there was a possibility for hail and lightning, Darnley said rain was the star of the show for the A-K ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287671/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:58 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287671/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The $49.5 million budget, the first in a decade without a tax increase, was approved 8-to-1 during the public meeting. Dennis Pavlik cast the lone dissenting ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287673/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:55 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287673/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf What conclusion can be drawn from that statistic? Probably that the people charged with responsibly distributing guns across the state are an unusually absentminded bunch that probably is prone to forgetting important family ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287674/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:54 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287674/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf "The market for new apartments with a modern dcor located near the shops and nightlife of downtown Greensburg is strong," Gifford said later in an e-mail. "We have been following this trend and are ready to capitalize on it. The decision of Seton Hill to place a second academic building within the city's cultural district was the last piece of our ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287675/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:52 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287675/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Lucille Santella worked 40 years as a legal secretary before retiring. But she never stopped working, volunteering three days a week in a hospital and senior center into her ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287676/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:51 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287676/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Fayette County's board of commissioners on Tuesday adopted a resolution to spend county money to perform preliminary work for the possible construction of a new county ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287677/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:48 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287677/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Franklin Regional school board will look into objections that its directors met privately regarding the appointment of a director to fill a vacancy, its president said on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287678/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:44 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287678/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday rejected arguments from a Vandergrift man who said there was insufficient evidence linking him to fatal injuries inflicted against his 2-month-old daughter last ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287679/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:43 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287679/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Latrobe Municipal Authority board approved a national nonprofit organization to move forward with design plans for the possible removal of the Kingston Dam on the border of Derry and Unity ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287681/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:40 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287681/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Greater Latrobe School Board will consider a tax increase at next week's regular meeting after a discussion at Tuesday night's agenda ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287680/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:39 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287680/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf At least five on-duty Pittsburgh police officers and two civilian employees have been assigned to help out during the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives' 37th convention in the David L. Lawrence Convention ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287120/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:35 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287120/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A part-time Charleroi Regional police officer removed from the shift schedule last month after his girlfriend was caught allegedly using drugs in his personal vehicle could be reinstated during Wednesday's police board meeting, according to the board ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287682/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:35 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287682/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Fayette County man was killed Tuesday afternoon and two others were injured in a four-vehicle accident on Route 119 at the Moyer Road intersection in Bullskin, state police at Uniontown ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287683/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:33 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287683/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf After more than a year of debate, Presbyterian church leaders in Sewickley can move forward with plans to repurpose a so-called "pink house" in the borough from a private residence to a fellowship ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287684/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:32 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215287684/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The heavy rain this afternoon is being blamed for a sinkhole that swallowed up part of Perry Highway in West View. The hole is about 15 feet long, 8-to-10 feet wide and about 20 feet deep. Police Chief Bruce Fromlak says it’s big enough to swallow a PAT ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215286778/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:57:16 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215286778/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Pedro Alvarez singled home a pair of runs in the first inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended Mat Latos' streak of 21 regular-season starts without a loss, beating the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 on Tuesday ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285922/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:13:52 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285922/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf "You killed friends?" Bulger attorney Hank Brennan shot. "Yes," replied prosecution witness John Martorano. "Families?" "Yes." "Strangers?" "Yes." "Innocent people?" "Yes," said Martorano, who has admitted to 20 murders and who earlier served 12 years in prison on a government deal for his cooperation in the case ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285800/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:06:01 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285800/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PIT@CIN: Alvarez's single plates a pair, extends lead CINCINNATI -- Pirates manger Clint Hurdle had a feeling Reds starter Mat Latos was due for a loss. A dominant performance from Charlie Morton and a big first inning from the Pirates' offense turned Hurdle's feeling into reality, as Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati, 4-0, on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park. Entering the game, ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285923/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:51:03 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285923/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf It happened around 9:45 p.m. near 374 Penfort Street. Police say a man was shot in the leg. His injury is not believed to be ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285925/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:55 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285925/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) -- Range Resources’ Matt Pitzarella joined KDKA Radio’s Robert Mangino for the Marcellus Shale Hour. They were joined by Commissioners Diana Irey Vaughan and Harlan Shober of Washington County. According to Commissioner Shober, impact fees for Washington Country will provide great benefits to the ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285924/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:54 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285924/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf WASHINGTON -- The director of the National Security Agency testified on Tuesday that the government's surveillance program helped thwart more than 50 terrorist "events" worldwide since 9/11, including a planned bombing of the New York Stock ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285927/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:56 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285927/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Google asked the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to ease long-standing gag orders over data requests it makes, arguing that the company has a constitutional right to speak about information it is forced to give the ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285926/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:54 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285926/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A woman was shot to death on Tuesday inside her home in Reserve by a person police described as a former boyfriend who then turned the gun on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285928/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:44 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285928/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A woman was shot and killed Tuesday by her ex-boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself in a Reserve Township house, police said.According to Allegheny County Police, the 27-year-old woman's mother found her and the ex-boyfriend in a bathroom of the Spring Garden Road home.Investigators said the mother heard the shower running, and after not seeing her daughter for a while, attempted to ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285151/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:48 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285151/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Two other drivers -- a 73-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman -- were flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., with moderate injuries, police ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285152/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:08:04 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285152/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf She said flooding dumped several feet of water into her basement two years ago, and that sewers often fill up quickly from the runoff. The flooding along Constitution Boulevard has since receded, but debris remained in the ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285153/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:08:03 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285153/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email CINCINNATI -- In the ninth inning of Monday's 4-1 loss to the Reds, Neil Walker led off against Cincinnati closer Aroldis Chapman. With the count even at two balls and two strikes, Chapman buzzed a 100-mph fastball right past the chin of Walker, who barely evaded it and fell to his back. Walker popped up and struck out swinging on the next pitch, and that was the end of it. Except ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285155/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:04 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285155/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Email CINCINNATI -- Injured right-hander Jeanmar Gomez was expected to make his second rehab start Tuesday with Triple-A Indianapolis as he recovers from a right forearm strain and inflammation. The goal, manager Clint Hurdle said, was for Gomez to throw 65-70 pitches in about five innings. "We want to make sure he gets up and down five times," Hurdle said. "Unless the pitch count ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285154/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:03 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215285154/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Council on Tuesday approved the Knit-the-Bridge public art project, which involves more than 1,200 people in knitting groups at schools, nursing homes and even the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center preparing blankets to cover the former Seventh Street Bridge that spans the Allegheny ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215284662/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:05 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215284662/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The cash toll for a cross-state trip on the Pennsylvania Turnpike is expected to reach about $50 by 2021, state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Tuesday as he urged lawmakers to halt the spiraling debt resulting from the massive contributions the turnpike is required to make toward the state's other transportation ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215284154/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:25 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215284154/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the government from requiring a private college in Beaver County to include coverage for abortifacients in the health insurance plan for its ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283533/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:30 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283533/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf 'We're linking the urban and suburban 'Food Not Lawns' movement with the urban core and our inner core, our inner health,' says Elisa Haransky-Beck, of Monroeville, of transforming the South Side's Schwartz's Market, which was once a mainstay grocery, into a food and art market. Mr. Beck's grandparents were Morris and Helen Schwartz, who moved their ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215284155/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:14 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215284155/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Severe Weather Team 11 Meteorologist Kevin Benson said that strong thunderstorms, with severe potential, moved through the Channel 11 News viewing area late Tuesday afternoon and persisted into the early evening.Severe thunderstorm warnings that had been issued for Allegheny, Armstrong, Fayette, Washington and Westmorelandcounties were allowed to expire. There is, however,an active flood advisory ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283012/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:56:48 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283012/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf THE PIRATES -- ONE OF THEIR FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS! REESE McGUIRE TURNS DOWN A SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO TO BECOME A BUCCO. ACTION SPORTS GUY JUNKER -- CATCHING U TODAY WITH THE CATCHER OF TOMORROW! 3 3 3 ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283013/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:48 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283013/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A sizable amount of money from a Westmoreland County booster club went missing. And now, a former Booster president is accused of bilking young football players out of nearly $30,000. The Derry High School football team works hard on the field. But it’s the parents in the booster club who work hard off the field to make it all possible. They organize ticket sales and ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283015/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:32:24 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283015/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Passes come fast and furious, and so do catches, at Ben Roethlisberger’s Football Camp. Among the campers are Andrew Ziegler and his brother, Steven, courtesy of their father, Navy Commander Mark Ziegler. ';My husband is currently stationed in Afghanistan,'; says his wife, Dena. ';And he gave the kids the gift of Ben’s camp for something to ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283014/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:32:24 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283014/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Southmoreland School District will vote on a final budget later this month with no expected real estate tax increase. On June 13, the board said the 2013-2014 school year will have expenditures set at $26,378,342 and revenues expected at $25,424,558, which would create a deficit of ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283016/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:36 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283016/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Robert Gumbita, board president, approached after the meeting, said the lawyer for the candidate for the position had not completed a review of the contract. Gumbita declined to name the candidate, adding no contract has been ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283017/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:34 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283017/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Members of the Tri-Town Community Crime Watch met in Dawson with the dog enforcement warden for Fayette and Westmoreland counties to provide information and answer questions concerning dog ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283018/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:33 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283018/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The second Lions "Bike With Bud's" -- a 16-mile bike ride and fundraiser from Connellsville to Camp Carmel along the scenic Great Allegheny Passage -- will be held on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283019/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:31 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283019/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Mt. Pleasant Community Yard Sale will be held Saturday. Anyone interested in selling or buying should plan to hit the borough's streets for some great shopping and treasure hunting. The yard sale will be held throughout the town and will begin at 8 a.m. Maps of the street addresses of many of the families who are participating will be available at the Cat Committee booth that will be set up ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283020/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:22 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215283020/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf After more than a decade of war in Afghanistan, and nearly three years of sputtering and unsuccessful attempts at talks, the United States will open formal negotiations with the Taliban this week aimed at ending terror attacks, officials said on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215282679/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:25 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215282679/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Mt. Pleasant council was informed on Monday night by Borough Manager Jeff Landy that the old Penn Theater building is now being demolished and plans for the new park are moving ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215282375/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:19 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215282375/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The Connellsville Police Officers Association's Bicycle Poker Ride will be held on June 23. Making plans for the event are (from left) Bikes Unlimited employee John Basinger, Officer Thomas Patton, Bikes Unlimited owner Ruth Stout and Officer Andy ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215282411/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:13 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215282411/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The 185-mile C&O Canal Towpath Heritage Trail is managed by the National Park Service. This peaceful scene along the trail was taken by park volunteer Nancy ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215282513/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:12 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215282513/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf A Fayette County cemetery is struggling to care for the graves of those buried there due to a lack of funding.Oak Grove Cemetery in South Union Township contains the burial sites of Revolutionary War and Civil War veterans, but the cemetery is running out of money to maintain the property.Gary Brian, head of the court-appointed board, said it costs the cemetery $3,900 each time the grass is ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281808/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:53:11 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281808/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf The woman said that her attacker sprayed hairspray on the back of her neck, while she was on her cellphone, then reached for the phone. She said she fought for her phone, then finally let go, in fear. She said when the man ran, she and several others chased him, then held him down until police ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281809/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:28 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281809/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There was a time when trolleys were Pittsburgh’s prime source of transportation. Fifty years ago, volunteers in Washington, Pennsylvania, began preserving those symbols of the past. Tuesday morning, a trolley car from generations past takes a new generation on a clickety-clack ride through history, on the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum’s 50th ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281810/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:21 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281810/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s the newest Sheetz to open in this region — in Bethel Park — and like most Sheetz stores, it offers gasoline, meals to order, lots of snack foods and plenty of drinks. But one thing is missing, says Sheetz. ';We do business in Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina — in all of those states, just about every one of our ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281811/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:19 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281811/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Could air pollution be the cause of autism? The first large, national study of its kind suggests there is a link between exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and autism. Gleny Duran wants to know why her 8-year-old son, Angel, has autism. "Is it something that I’m eating? Is it the air? Is it genetic?" said Duran. Doctors don’t know exactly ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281812/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:19 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281812/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A woman wanted on numerous charges, including stealing a safe containing $40,000, was arrested on the North Side while pumping gas Tuesday. Police say 24-year-old Nicole Hooper was wanted on several bench warrants for theft and burglary charges. She was also named as an accomplice in the robbery of an Overbrook home, in which a safe containing $40,000 was stolen and put on ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281813/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:17 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281813/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Cecil Township Supervisor Elizabeth Cowden had a very personal reason for making the four-hour trip from Washington County to Harrisburg Tuesday. She believes her state Rep. Jesse White is the fictitious Internet poster ';Frank Reynolds'; who accused her of being a "liar," and that White made other posts under the name ';Lizzie Cowden," in ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281814/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:17 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281814/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The annual Three Rivers Regatta is just two weeks away. This year’s festival will feature all of the fun-filled traditions of years past along with some new attractions. It's the largest inland regatta in the country and it's right here in Pittsburgh. This year, the Three Rivers Regatta returns July 2-4. There will be plenty of powerboat races, food, ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281815/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:16 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281815/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s former bodyguard testified Tuesday afternoon before a federal grand jury that’s investigating alleged misconduct within the Pittsburgh Police Department. After more than two hours talking in front of the grand jury, Fred Crawford stood silent. His attorney got right to it. "What you will find is that there have been a ... http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281816/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:13 -0400 http://www.pittsburghstar.com/index.php/sid/215281816/scat/ea5ecf6d7dafb8bf