Penguins remain in playoff contention by beating Red Wings

If the Penguins are going to salvage anything out of a 2023-24 regular season that supplied more aggravation than assurance, virtually all of their remaining games are “must-wins” with regard to their postseason aspirations. It’s been that way for more than a month (and probably a lot longer).

Sunday’s triumph lifted the Penguins’ record to a lukewarm 30-28-9 with 69 points. Hardly reason to start planning any parade routes but the general ineptitude of other contenders for the Eastern Conference’s final wild card seed has done more to keep the Penguins in contention than the Penguins themselves.

The Red Wings are the best of a bad bunch with a 34-28-6 record and 74 points.

Source: Penguins remain in playoff contention by beating Red Wings

Skeletal remains found in White Oak

Homicide detectives are investigating after skeletal remains were found behind a building along O’Neil Boulevard in White Oak, Allegheny County, on Saturday night.

County police say right now that foul play doesn’t appear to be involved.

They’re working with the medical examiner’s office to determine the identity of the person and how that person died.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.

County police say right now that foul play doesn’t appear to be involved.

Source: Skeletal remains found in White Oak

Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit near Baum Boulevard

A man walking across a busy Pittsburgh street was taken to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle on Sunday.

First responders were dispatched at 11:35 a.m. to the intersection of Baum Boulevard and South Graham Street, which is on the border between the Bloomfield and Friendship neighborhoods. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, a 40-year-old man was found having been struck by a vehicle.

He was taken to the hospital in critical condition with head injuries.

The driver of the vehicle initially left the scene, but later came back with someone else driving, Public Safety officials said. Pittsburgh police are interviewing the driver.

Source: Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit near Baum Boulevard

Russian election latest: Putin claims landslide win as West condemns ‘pseudo-election’ – BBC News

No credible opposition candidate was allowed to stand in the vote which could see Putin in power until 2030.

Summary

  1. Vladimir Putin wins a fifth term as Russian president by a landslide of 87%, according to Russian exit polls
  2. He faced no credible opposition candidate as the Kremlin tightly controls Russia’s political system, media and elections
  3. Germany called it a “pseudo-election”, while the US said the vote was “obviously not free nor fair”
  4. Ukraine’s President Zelensky said Putin was “drunk with power and is doing everything to rule forever”
  5. In a post-election news conference, Putin vowed to press on with the invasion of Ukraine
  6. He also said Russian democracy was more legitimate than in the US, where “with mail-in voting… you can buy a vote for $10”
  7. Voting took place in the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea. Overall, turnout was 77%

Source: Russian election latest: Putin claims landslide win as West condemns ‘pseudo-election’ – BBC News

Suspect in 3 Bucks Co. killings captured after barricade inside Trenton, New Jersey home: Police

FALLS TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A suspect accused of killing three family members in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on Saturday was captured after being barricaded inside a home in New Jersey, according to police.

Authorities say 26-year-old Andre Gordon was barricaded at a residence on the 100 block of Phillips Avenue in Trenton.

He was captured shortly before 5:30 p.m. at a separate location from the barricade, where he surrendered peacefully, according to Trenton police.

Source: Suspect in 3 Bucks Co. killings captured after barricade inside Trenton, New Jersey home: Police

3 injured after sedan, bus crash in Pittsburgh

Three people were injured after a sedan and bus were involved in a crash in Pittsburgh.

Allegheny County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the intersection of Noblestown Road and Obey Street at 9:52 p.m. on Saturday.

Pittsburgh Regional Transit officials say their investigation indicates that the sedan drove into oncoming traffic and hit the bus.

The driver of the sedan was taken to UPMC Mercy. Their injuries are unknown at this time.

18 people were on the bus at the time of the crash. Pittsburgh Regional Transit said the bus driver was taken to a hospital with a possible knee injury and a passenger who might have suffered a shoulder injury was also taken to a hospital.

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Man robs First National Bank in Pittsburgh’s Southside

 

PITTSBUGRH — Police are looking for a man who robbed a bank in Pittsburgh’s Southside in broad daylight.

Officers were called to the 1100 block of E. Carson Street for reports of a robbery happening at the First National Bank just after 10 a.m. on Saturday.

A bank teller told officers that a middle-aged man with a red bandanna demanded $50 and $100 bills after approaching his station. The man made threats and said he had a gun.

Surveillance video from the bank shows the suspect driving a 2008 silver Mazda SUV.

Source: Man robs First National Bank in Pittsburgh’s Southside

Police chase ends in crash in Bethel Park

A shooting investigation in Clairton ended in Bethel Park Friday after two of the three suspect attempted to flee from police.

Allegheny County police say they were called to a report of shots fired into a residence on the 800 block of 3rd Street in Clairton around 11:40 a.m. Investigators were able to develop the description of a vehicle of interest.

About 30 minutes later, officers with Whitehall and Brentwood police spotted the vehicle along Route 51 and attempted a traffic stop. Police say three men ran from the vehicle. Officers were able to take one man into custody, but the other two were able to get back in the vehicle and flee the scene.

A short time later, the vehicle was spotted in Bethel Park and Bethel Park police began to pursue it. The vehicle lost control and crashed at the intersection of Library Road and Clifton Road. Police said the two men then fled on foot. Both were taken into custody after a brief pursuit on foot.

Police say all three individuals involved in the incident are now in custody. A firearm was also recovered during the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.

The names of the three men in custody were not immediately available.

Source: Police chase ends in crash in Bethel Park

Bloomfield man arrested for allegedly assaulting female while impersonating police officer

A local man is behind bars after police said he assaulted a female and impersonated an officer.

Pittsburgh police said Andrew Ranallo, 31, from Bloomfield, met a female at a restaurant, where, after a period of time, he identified himself as a “police officer” through identification cards.

The victim told police she felt safe to go to another location with him after he identified himself as an officer.

Ranallo assaulted the victim inside his car and refused to let her out. She took the opportunity to jump out of the car while stopped at a red light and ran for help, police said.

Ranallo is charged with indecent assault, criminal attempt indecent assault, false imprisonment and impersonating a public servant. He’s being held at the Allegheny County Jail.

The investigation is ongoing and more charges may be coming, police said.

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Source: Bloomfield man arrested for allegedly assaulting female while impersonating police officer

Dog attacked by coyote in Mount Washington backyard

 

A small dog was attacked by a coyote in the city’s Mount Washington neighborhood, Pittsburgh Public Safety said in an alert Thursday.

The Jack Russell suffered injuries to its face during the incident, which happened Monday in a private backyard on William Street, a public safety spokesperson told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 in an email.

The coyote was scared off by the owners of the dog being attacked.

“It’s typical for coyotes to go after small dogs/cats when there are no people around and to be easily scared away by people with loud noise and arm waving — which was the case in this situation when the dog’s owners went into the backyard after hearing the attack,” Public Safety spokesperson Emily Bourne said in an email.

In the wake of the incident, Pittsburgh Animal Care & Control was reminding people to remove food sources and not leave pet food or unsecured garbage outside.

 

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Source: Dog attacked by coyote in Mount Washington backyard

Greensburg could demolish shuttered parking garage near Westmoreland Hospital this summer

The shuttered J. Edward Hutchinson Parking Garage in Greensburg could be demolished and replaced with a new parking lot by the end of the summer, if the state approves the city’s request to repurpose funding.

Greensburg City Council approved an agreement Monday with Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital to repurpose $1.5 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding to demolish the adjacent Hutchinson parking garage.

The 475-space parking garage, built more than 40 years ago as supplemental parking to the hospital, is connected to the hospital by an enclosed walkway over Shearer Street. It has been closed for more than two years because of its deteriorating condition.

Source: Greensburg could demolish shuttered parking garage near Westmoreland Hospital this summer

Troopers find $400,000 worth of marijuana during traffic stop on Turnpike; 2 people charged

Troopers say they found 273 pounds of marijuana — which has a street value of about $400,000 — and two handguns during the traffic stop.

Zicarelli says Qingxue Guo and Tingting Huang are facing manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to deliver charges.

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Two people are facing charges after troopers in Westmoreland County say they found $400,000 worth of marijuana in their car during a traffic stop

Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said this incident began when troopers stopped a car on eastbound I-76 in Hempfield Township for traffic violations on Monday.

Those troopers reportedly noticed “multiple indicators of criminal activity” and requested a K-9, who alerted to the odor of narcotics.

Source: Troopers find $400,000 worth of marijuana during traffic stop on Turnpike; 2 people charged

Putin says he’s ready to use nuclear weapons if Russian state at stake, but ‘there has never been such a need’ | CNN

Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state but “there has never been such a need,” President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state media published Wednesday.

Source: Putin says he’s ready to use nuclear weapons if Russian state at stake, but ‘there has never been such a need’ | CNN

Biden and Trump clinch nominations, heading to another general election rematch | CNN Politics

Donald Trump has clinched the Republican nomination for president, CNN projects, setting up a rematch with Joe Biden, the incumbent president who secured the Democratic nomination earlier Tuesday night.

Source: Biden and Trump clinch nominations, heading to another general election rematch | CNN Politics

Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against ex-President Donald Trump, but others remain. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote Wednesday in an order that six of the charges in the indictment must be quashed, including three against Trump.

Source: Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

House Passes Bill That Could Lead to TikTok Ban

The US House of Representatives passed a bill to ban TikTok in the US unless its Chinese owner sells the video-sharing app. But the measure faces a less certain future in the Senate. Even if it becomes law, there are sure to be a wave of legal challenges. Alex Barinka reports on “Bloomberg Technology.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Source: House Passes Bill That Could Lead to TikTok Ban

Pens Points: Well, They Scored

Pens Points has all the details of the whole one (1) goal the Penguins scored last night

Source: Pens Points: Well, They Scored

Downtown Pittsburgh homeless encampment to be cleaned up Wednesday

PITTSBURGH — The city of Pittsburgh is preparing to clean up a homeless encampment downtown on Wednesday.

A sign posted by the encampment on Fort Pitt Boulevard, near Grant Street, says everyone has until 5 p.m. Wednesday to vacate the tightly packed area currently lined with tents, trash, blankets, and even boxes of Narcan.

This is the second time in a matter of months that the city is clearing a downtown homeless camp.

Source: Downtown Pittsburgh homeless encampment to be cleaned up Wednesday

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