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Markel Pulliam, Jr., 25, and Anthony Baldwin, 55, are both facing charges.

Source: Two drivers charged after man was struck twice on Pittsburgh road and later died

A Latrobe man remains behind bars after police said they found evidence of methamphetamine manufacturing in his apartment during a home visit last month from Westmoreland County probation officers, according to court papers. Ryan William Nupp, 28, was arrested last week on charges of operating a methamphetamine lab, risking catastrophe, reckless endangerment and related drug offenses. Police said the Ligonier Street apartment where Nupp lived was not far from Latrobe Elementary School and a childcare center.

Source: Latrobe police: Meth lab operated near elementary school

PLUM, Pa. —

Following the Plum house explosion that claimed the lives of six people, residents in the Rustic Ridge community say they have concerns about their own homes.

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 talked with one man who called his gas company to come out and check his line. Shane Chessey said that’s when he found out he had a gas leak.

The red tag placed on Chessey’s meter outside of his home on Fieldstone Court confirmed the gas leak. The gas was turned off until repairs are made.

Source: Rustic Ridge homeowner says Peoples found gas leak at his home

CNORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. —

A 43-year-old man was killed in a crash in North Huntingdon, Westmoreland County, on Saturday morning.

The crash happened shortly before 2 a.m. on the 9300 block of Barnes Lake Road.

The Westmoreland County Coroner said Anthony J. Marsiglio, of North Huntingdon, was driving east on the road when he failed to negotiate a curve, went off the shoulder of the road, and his vehicle then struck a utility pole and overturned several times.

The coroner said Marsiglio was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The coroner also said it appears speed and alcohol were factors in the crash and that a seatbelt was not being used.

Marsiglio was the only person in the vehicle.

Source: 43-year-old man killed in Westmoreland County crash

Pittsburgh police detectives are looking for two people they say used a fake check to buy a 2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police detectives are looking for two people they say used a fake check to buy a 2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

Arrest warrants have been issued for Davon Casseus, 32, and Angel Vega, 28.

Both are wanted for felony forgery, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy charges.

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Source: New details emerge regarding fraudulent check used to buy new Jeep in North Huntingdon

Public restrooms are being installed Downtown as part of at least $2 million in spending aimed at curbing concerns about cleanliness, lewd behavior and other safety-related issues plaguing the city’s core.

The announcement came at a press conference Wednesday during which the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and other stakeholders, including Mayor Ed Gainey, unveiled IndexPGH, a website to chart the Golden Triangle’s health on issues such as crime, visits, real estate and cleanliness.

Source: What a relief: Public restrooms coming to Downtown Pittsburgh

Chick-fil-A to soon launch a chicken sandwich topped with pimento cheese as a seasonal menu option. It is also offering a Caramel Crumble Milkshake for the fall.

Source: Chick-fil-A launching seasonal chicken sandwich with pimento cheese topping

Emily Sebunia described her father as an incredible father and friend.

Source: Family, officials confirm names of 3 remaining victims killed in Plum house explosion

Dozens of people were killed in the Maui fires, and many are still missing, authorities said.

Source: Maui fires death toll rises to 80, marking deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii history

All five victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance or by private vehicle.

PITTSBURGH —

Pittsburgh police Major Crimes investigators are gathering evidence on a single shooting incident in the city’s Middle Hill District neighborhood that sent five people to the hospital Wednesday night.

Shortly before 11 p.m., 911 calls alerted police to two people shot at Jay’s Lounge in the 2100 block of Webster Avenue. Zone Two officers also got three Shotspotter alerts for a total of nearly 20 shots fired in the area.

Source: Five people shot in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood

The 59-year-old man was holding a machete as he encountered two police officers approaching the front door of his home on July 2. He died in the hospital later that day.

Source: Body cam footage shows what led to western Pa. man being fatally shot by police: reports

The Mega Millions jackpot stands to be the largest in the game’s history​ and the third largest in U.S. history.

The jackpot has been growing since it was last won in New York in April. Since then, 31 drawings have been held without anyone matching all six numbers.

The Mega Millions jackpot is the second billion-dollar windfall up for grabs this summer. Last month, a Powerball player bought a winning ticket in Los Angeles for that game’s $1.08 billion jackpot.

Source: Mega Millions jackpot grows to $1.58 billion before drawing

Pittsburgh police said this was the first arrow key theft in the city.

Two men in their 20s robbed the letter carrier at a gas station on North Negley Avenue, according to police. The robbers were not armed.

“It’s an incredible amount of mail that’s easily accessible if you have one of those keys, so those keys are in high demand. They’re being sold on the dark web. The current price is about $5,000,” said Frank Albergo, the national president of the Postal Police Officers Association.

Area residents said they were alarmed to learn of the robbery.

“That’s a big concern if you’re expecting tax returns or you’re expecting money,” said Marion Henderson Jr. of East Liberty.

“I know there’s got to be something that they could do about it because that’s a lot of information that could be stolen and used against you,” said Terrell Glenn of East Liberty.

A statement from the Postal Inspection Service said in part, “We are working with our local law enforcement partners to follow up on all leads.”

Source: Postal master key stolen in Garfield

The worst of Monday’s windstorms bypassed Westmoreland County, but strong morning gusts brought down limbs and damaged trees at several locations in Greensburg. The winds sheared in half a massive pin oak toward the eastern end of the city’s St. Clair Park, temporarily blocking part of a paved walking path.

Source: Strong winds split massive park oak, topple other tree limbs in Greensburg

A slew of new bills signed into law by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has draped the Sunshine State in controversy, spurring protests, lawsuits and travel advisories warning the state is “openly hostile” toward people of color, immigrants, women and LGBTQ+ community members.

Source: DeSantis’ ‘anti-woke’ bills are costing Florida millions of dollars in business | CNN Business

Dozens injured after several carriages of Hazara Express train derailed in Nawabshah, Sindh province.

“This is quite a big accident,” railway minister Khawaja Saad Rafique told reporters on Sunday. “According to the information so far, 28 passengers have been killed and many are injured.”

Rafique said at least 1,000 passengers were aboard the train when it derailed on a section of track where no faults had been reported.

About 50 people were injured in the accident, Muqarrab Khan, a local police officer from the Sanghar district of Sindh, told the dpa news agency.

Source: Pakistan passenger train derails, killing 28 people

The lawsuit alleges that federal officials worked with Google to censor Kennedy in an attempt to create an environment of “political coercion.”

Kennedy filed the complaint on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California against Google, LLC and its subsidiary YouTube, LLC. 

“Kennedy has spoken at length about subjects like toxic chemicals, Covid origins, and safety concerns about COVID-19 shots and other vaccines,” Kennedy’s team wrote in a press release Friday.  

“Google has justified removing videos that discuss such topics from YouTube by claiming they contain ‘medical misinformation,'” the statement continued. “However, much of the material contained in the videos it removed during the 2024 presidential campaign had nothing to do with public health issues.”

The lawsuit alleges that federal officials worked with Google to censor Kennedy in an attempt to create an environment of “political coercion.”

Source: Robert Kennedy Jr. announces lawsuit against Google for censorship

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detained Nelson Montgomery, 39, at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans following a chaotic incident on a plane.

Source: Eight Delta passengers intervene to stop, subdue man who allegedly assaulted attendant during flight

Hyundai Motor and Kia said on Thursday they are recalling more than 91,000 newer vehicles in the U.S. because of fire risks and urged owners to park outside and away from structures pending repairs.

Source: Hyundai, Kia recall 91,000 US vehicles over fire risks, urge owners to park outside

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released the transcript from Devon Archer’s transcribed interview. During the transcribed interview, Devon Archer confirmed then-Vice President Joe Biden was “the brand” that his son sold around the world to enrich the Biden family. Then-Vice President Biden joined Hunter Biden and his business associates for dinners or by phone over 20 times to sell “the brand” and send a signal about their power, access, and influence. Below are key exchanges from the transcript. The full transcript can be found here, and documents discussed during the transcribed interview can be found here.

Source: Comer Releases Devon Archer’s Transcribed Interview Transcript – United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

For more than 4 ½ years, everyone touched by the horror of Oct. 27, 2018, has waited.

Waited for a trial, waited for a verdict, a resolution — an end of some kind, because the grief itself doesn’t end.

Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil and David Rosenthal, Bernice and Sylvan Simon, Dan Stein, Melvin Wax, Irving Younger.

Their killer should die for his crimes, a jury decided Wednesday.

Source: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter gets death penalty, more than 4½ years after he killed 11 in Squirrel Hill

Images and video from the scene show a gray sedan fully engulfed in flames near Willi’s Ski and Board.

Source: Ross Township car fire spreads to nearby Willi’s Ski and Board shop

Police say an 8-year-old girl fell out of a vehicle during a police chase in Westmoreland County.

Officers say the driver, identified as Amanda Shaw, was trying to get someone else to use an anti-drunk-driving interlock system in her car, then drove away after seeing police.

According to the criminal complaint, when the vehicle made a sharp turn, the 8-year-old fell out the front passenger window. Police stopped to help the girl. The complaint doesn’t say if the child was injured.

Officers later found Shaw near her home on Woodmont Avenue. Police say she failed a field sobriety test and was driving on a suspended license.

Source: 8-year-old falls out of vehicle during Westmoreland County police chase

State police say one person is dead and another person is in custody after a deadly stabbing inside a Greyhound bus on the Parkway East.

Source: Suspect in custody after deadly stabbing inside Greyhound bus on Parkway East