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Feds: Pittsburgh brothers ran Craiglist tixx scam
A federal grand jury has charged two Pittsburgh brothers with scamming more than 250 people out of more than $70,000 by offering to sell event tickets over the online want-ad site, Craigslist. Online court records don't list attorneys for 29-year-old Daniel Isabella Jr. and 22-year-old David Isabella, neither of whom ...
Police: Pa. man threatened mom over 'poison' pork
A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he threatened his mother with a 10-inch kitchen knife because he believed she was trying to "poison" him with pork in violation of his Muslim beliefs. Twenty-five-year-old Joshua Coffey, of St. Marys, faces a July 2 preliminary hearing on charges of ...
Police: Mom stole $27K from Pa. football boosters
A mother who formerly headed the football boosters program at a western Pennsylvania high school has been charged with stealing more than $27,000 from the organization. A defense attorney declined comment on behalf of 49-year-old Lori Nicely, of Derry Township, who faces a preliminary hearing June 26. State police in ...
Fire at Pa. titanium plant causes $3.5M in damage
Investigators say a fire earlier this week at a titanium-manufacturing plant in eastern Pennsylvania caused $3.5 million in damage and has been ruled accidental. The blaze started in a building at the Timet Corp. facility in Caernarvon Township (KUH'nar-ven) around 8 p.m. Monday. Officials say it happened in a large ...
US Steel gets delay on Pa. coke emission goals
United States Steel Corp. has gotten more time to meet county air pollution standards following a $500 million revamp of its Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh. The company has built one new battery of coke ovens and is building two new quench towers to reduce pollution at the plant's other ...
W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train
Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of ...
Giant bee swarm removed from eastern Pa. building
A beekeeper had to be called in to remove a giant swarm of honey bees from around a building in downtown Pottsville. Yes, the eastern Pennsylvania community was abuzz about what could have been a sticky situation outside the Lipkin Technology Building on Tuesday. The Republican Herald reports (http://bit.ly/15j9KFb ) ...
Allentown council to vote on clean air ordinance
The city council in Allentown is set to vote on a clean air ordinance that would include round-the-clock monitoring of any new waste-to-energy plants built there. But the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says any such ordinance may be at odds with state law. The DEP's chief counsel, David Raphael, ...
Police: Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility
A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia. Authorities say Edgar Bonilla is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and other counts in Monday night's attack inside the Inglis Apartments at ...
Nationals no match for Lee, fall to Phillies 4-2
The Washington Nationals hardly look like the team that ended the Philadelphia Phillies' five-year reign atop the NL East. Cliff Lee struck out nine in eight impressive innings, Michael Young tied a career high with three doubles and the Phillies beat the Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night. Lee (9-2) allowed two ...
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