Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed, and the state House has passed, a measure to raise the Keystone State’s minimum wage to $15 an hour to begin 2029. But a researcher at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy says the detriments of such an increase (if adopted by the state Senate ...
(The Center Square)—For 116 Pittsburgh city workers, overtime didn’t just supplement their salaries last year; it exceeded them, according to an analysis of pay data by The Center Square. Nearly all the employees were in public safety roles: 73 were police, 26 were paramedics, and 14 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
