Dunbar women accused in 9-year-old’s death appear in court
There is a national shortage of type O blood, and nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is urging individuals, especially those with type O blood, to make appointments to donate. Since May, the type O blood supply has dropped to a two-year low. Type O blood is always in demand, since O-negative blood works with any patient and O-positive blood can be used for anyone with a positive blood type. “Type O blood is always in high demand because it’s the most versatile and frequently used blood type for transfusions,” according to Amie Rawson, Vitalant’s senior vice president for donor services. “Additionally, patients with type O-positive blood make up about 39% of the ...
A Pittsburgh man was found dead Thursday morning while in his parked car at the Pennsylvania Welcome Center along Interstate 70 in Donegal Township. Cecil Braun, 60, was discovered dead in his car by a tractor-trailer driver who called authorities to report the situation about 8:30 a.m., Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco said in a press release. Warco said Braun had been living in his car at the rest stop since he had been evicted from his residence in Pittsburgh last Friday. It was not known when Braun died or how long his body had been in the car before the trucker noticed and called authorities. Two dogs found in the vehicle with Braun were rescued by the coroner’s office, ...
The two Dunbar defendants accuse in the death of a 9-year-old girl in Fayette County last year appeared in separate court hearings Thursday. Sarah Shipley, 36, was scheduled for an omnibus pretrial motion hearing Thursday afternoon while Kourtney Eutsey, 32, had a status conference in the ...
Operators of the long-stalled Cool Valley development in Cecil Township are confident that there will be “shovels in the ground by December or early January,” after years of delay. The 911-acre site situated between Interstate 79 and Morganza Road was initially envisioned in 2010 as a ...
PITTSBURGH — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Thursday. The Braves were leading 6-5 when ...
Jack Natili did his best to shield himself from the MLB draft prospect lists, even if he has been trending in a positive direction. “I just let my advisor handle all of that,” Natili said. “I did my best, especially during the season, to ignore any rankings as much as I could.” There ...
History counts, and in honor of our country's recent Independence Day celebration, here are 13 histories and biographies that entertain, enlighten and perhaps inspire. The selections are purely subjective and personal and by no means exhaustive. Shockingly (to me), there's nothing here about ...
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Washington on Tuesday marked a major milestone in its capabilities to help patients fight cancer with the addition of a linear accelerator, a sophisticated radiation machine that brings cutting-edge cancer treatment to Washington County. UMPC Washington ...
