Natasha Lindstrom
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Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Pennsylvania man gets 1 day in prison for stealing brother's VA benefits
A New Kensington man will spend one day behind bars for stealing more than $130,000 of his older brother's veterans benefits to buy himself luxury items — → Read More
Video: Trump-backed Army combat vet Sean Parnell announces bid for U.S. Sen. Toomey's seat
Sean Parnell has officially declared his candidacy to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate. Parnell, a Republican, is a former Army platoon leader, veterans charity founder and published author who resides in Ohio Township. On Tuesday, he joined a growing field of candidates vying for the seat held by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh Valley. Toomey has said he will retire when his term expires in… → Read More
United Steelworkers reject ATI’s ultimatum, accuse metals company of bullying striking employees
United Steelworkers negotiators on Thursday rejected Allegheny Technologies Inc.’s ultimatum to compel striking employees to accept the metals company’s contract proposal within the next four days or face a costlier alternative. “They are again escalating their bully tactics and ignoring the employees, their most valuable asset,” the United Steelworkers union’s → Read More
All Pittsburgh Police to Have Body Cameras By Year’s End
According to Police Chief Scott Schubert, the cities nearly 900 officers will be outfitted with body-worn cameras in 2019. The move comes as an influx of small-town police departments statewide ponder similar programs. → Read More
Syrian refugee charged with plotting to bomb Pittsburgh church
Federal investigators arrested a Syrian refugee living in Pittsburgh on charges of plotting to bomb a church in the city's North Side next month to support the → Read More
Western Pennsylvania Municipalities Will Vie for Landslide, Flood Relief
Up to $10 million in hazard-mitigation grants has been made available statewide, despite FEMA denying Western Pennsylvania’s request to declare a disaster because of a spate landslides and related challenges last year. → Read More
For home-flippers, Pittsburgh region is a profitable bet
The Pittsburgh region ranks in the top five among 133 U.S. markets with at least 200,000 people when it comes to the profitability of home flipping, according to Attom Data Solutions. → Read More
Adrian Cronauer, Pittsburgh-born inspiration for 'Good Morning, Vietnam,' dies at age 79
Adrian Cronauer, the Pittsburgh-born military disc jockey who inspired Robin Williams' Academy Award-nominated role in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam," has → Read More
Pennsylvania County Dismisses Reports of Elections Irregularities
The National Republican Congressional Committee called for an investigation into possible voting machine calibration issues and other alleged problems. → Read More
Survey: Cyber Top-of-Mind for Pennsylvania School Districts
According to a statewide survey, 87 percent of school districts are concerned about cybersecurity risks, but lack the resources to properly defend their systems and data. → Read More
Pennsylvania Community College to Offer Two-Year Degrees in Data Analytics Technology
Programs similar to Community College of Allegheny County's new data analytics program are increasingly popping up at community colleges nationwide and taking off at four-year universities. → Read More
Feds' move on contraceptive coverage 'bullying'
In what opponents call an ''extremely aggressive'' move, the U.S. Department of Labor is reaching out to private health care insurers and asking them to ... → Read More
Demand high in Pa. to carry concealed guns
Dee Thielman knew exactly what to tell her husband to get her for Christmas last year. ''I want a gun,'' the calm-mannered retiree from Moon recalled ... → Read More
IRS' unleashing of charity data garners praise
For years, Chief Deputy Attorney General Mark Pacella has grappled with how to be more effective at rooting out charity fraud amid his office's limited ... → Read More
New Pittsburgh schools leader caught plagiarizing
If Pittsburgh's new superintendent were a student, he could be facing a student-teacher conference and detention. And he hasn't even had his first day of school. Anthony ... → Read More
1 dead, 1 wounded in second McKeesport shooting incident
Police on Saturday night found one man dead and another severely injured inside a Jeep parked in a dark alleyway wedged between two blocks of ... → Read More
Man suspected of firing gun near Carlow University
Police arrested a man suspected of firing multiple shots Saturday afternoon in a public area between Carlow University and a hospital in Oakland. Around 4:13 p.m., ... → Read More
Audit of Pittsburgh Citiparks finds no fraud, but deficiencies that could invite it
Pittsburgh Citiparks lacks sufficient policies, procedures and documentation for how it spends the multimillion-dollar trust fund that supports regional parks — an oversight deficiency that ... → Read More
Groups finalize merger, preserve river-focused programs
The 90-foot floating science lab known for using Pittsburgh's rivers as its teaching platform will be back in action this fall, thanks to a nonprofit ... → Read More
Grable Foundation executive found dead in Downtown alley
Steven E. Burke, treasurer and chief financial officer of The Grable Foundation was found dead in an alleyway beside a public parking garage in Downtown ... → Read More