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Sean Logue, attorney for Arnold Mayor Karen Peconi, who is facing a battle with her city council, wants Pennsylvania state Senate leaders to ignore demands made by Arnold’s council, among others, to have her removed from office after comments she made on Facebook were condemned as being racist. Logue said the Senate should ignore demands…

Kenny Chesney is coming to town again, to Heinz Field, and Pittsburgh City Police are letting it be known that they will not tolerate shenanigans during the concert. Chesney’s concerts are noted for having incredibly rowdy attendees. Two years ago, seven people were arrested and 37 taken to hospitals. That year, 48 tons of garbage…

A woman from South Strabane faces child endangerment charges. Police say she caused cuts on the faces of her two grandchildren by breaking open a car window. The woman is Denise Tamulinas, age 57. In addition to the child endangerment charges, she was charged by township police with simple assault, disorderly conduct, obstructing the administration…

Photos of a man who robbed a bank in Peters Township last Friday were released by the FBI. The unidentified man robbed a branch of KeyBank on Washington Road, Peters Township, at about 3:20 p.m. and another branch of the same bank in Coraopolis at 4:15 p.m. The robber left with an undisclosed amount of…

Lots of crimes involving guns have been in the news recently. This time, a man from Canton Township is charged with reckless endangerment and child endangerment. Bryan Kin Laberdee, age 39, was arrested after he, according to police, drunkenly fired shots from a handgun. The incident happened on May 4th. In addition to the endangerment…

Earlier this year, a man from Wilkinsburg was convicted for robbing three Family Dollar stores at gunpoint. An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge, Donna Jo McDaniel, has sentenced him to at least 20 years in prison. James Battle, 47, received a sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison. In February, a jury convicted him…

Drivers who pass school buses when their red flashers are on and their stop signs are extended could find themselves ticketed by police, regardless of whether there was an officer in the area, if a bill currently in front of the Pennsylvania legislature passes and is implemented. The Senate Transportation Committee today approved a bill,…

In Pittsburgh today, federal prosecutors announced they were charging 39 people after taking apart an interstate drug trafficking ring. The ring was allegedly responsible for bringing hundreds of kilos of cocaine into the Pittsburgh area. Two separate but related indictments were returned yesterday by a grand jury. The investigation had lasted almost two years and…

Pennsylvania legislators are moving forward with a bill that will impose stiffer penalties on repeat drunk driving offenders if they kill someone while driving under the influence. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 45 to 4 to send Bill 961 to the House. Current law gives a mandatory three-year prison term to a drunk driver that…

Four men and a woman were indicted in Pittsburgh by a federal grand jury for trafficking in fentanyl and heroin. Charged are twins Brad and Greg Reed, age 26, of Pittsburgh, Richard Ruby, age 31, of Pittsburgh, and Justin and Antoinette McBride, ages 26 and 29, of Munhall. Ruby and Justin McBride are cousins to…