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P-G shutting down newspaper in May

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's owners announced Wednesday the paper will be shutting down in a few months, citing financial losses. Block Communications Inc. announced it will cease publication on May 3. The paper is printed on Thursdays and Sundays and says on its website ...

Ex-Marine sentenced to up to 24 years for raping child

A Uniontown native and decorated Marine was sentenced to eight to 24 years in prison in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl earlier this year. Police said Brandon Rumbaugh, 36, of Pleasant Hills, had sex on four occasions in April with the girl, ...

Fayette County man picked up on warrant in West Virginia

A Smithfield man wanted for skipping a court appearance in Allegheny County was arrested this week in Morgantown, W.Va. Craig Owen David Jr., 47, was declared a fugitive five years ago after he failed to appear for a November 2020 pretrial conference in a case that involved gun charges. In ...

Second victim of Clairton Coke Works explosion identified

The office of the Allegheny County medical examiner identified a second man who was killed in an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works factory Monday morning. According to the medical examiner, 52-year-old Steven Menefee died at the scene of the blast. Menefee’s hometown was not provided. At ...

Explosion at Clairton Coke Works kills one, injures 10

Explosions late Monday morning at Clairton Coke Works in Allegheny County killed one person and injured 10 others, as officials continued to search for one person who was still missing. Katie Boyd’s son was working at the plant when the explosion occurred around 10:30 a.m. Corbin Boyd, ...