Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 7:

2 charged in connection to Uniontown railway body

Two people have been arrested and charged in relation to the death of 71-year-old Ralph Brown, whose body was discovered along an active railway near Kerr Street in Uniontown.

The Fayette County District Attorney’s Office charged Terry Newland, 58, and Alysha Riggans, 30, on multiple felony counts of criminal homicide as well as several misdemeanors including tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse, court documents said.

According to the district attorney’s office, Newland and Riggans conspired to kill Brown, whom they lived with in Uniontown, a post on the office’s social media account said.

Riggans faces two first-degree felony charges, a third-degree felony charge and six separate misdemeanors, while Newland faces two first-degree felonies and four misdemeanors, court documents said.

Both were denied bail.

Newland and Riggans await preliminary hearings on April 20 in front of Fayette County Magisterial District Judge Jennifer L. Jeffries.

Pittsburgh paving season begins

The City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure begins the 2026 citywide paving season this week.

More than 24 miles of streets will be repaved in 2026, Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor’s office said in a news release.

The first round of paving will be done on the following streets Downtown:

  • McMasters Way from Market Square to Fifth Avenue
  • Graeme Street from Market Square to Fifth Avenue
  • Fort Duquesne Boulevard from Commonwealth Place to Ninth Street
  • Ninth Street from Fort Duquesne Boulevard to Penn Avenue
  • Seventh Street from Fort Duquesne Boulevard to Liberty Avenue
  • First Avenue from Municipal Courts Drive to Try Street
  • Fort Pitt Boulevard from Cherry Way to Smithfield Street
  • Stanwix Street from Forbes Avenue to Third Street

The work is part of a nearly $16.3 million investment into street resurfacing program, which supports asphalt street resurfacing, ADA curb ramp upgrades on paved streets, pavement markings as well as crack and saw sealing and repair of concrete brick and block stone streets citywide.

“No Parking” signs with day and time restrictions are posted on roads 48 hours before milling and paving work is expected to begin, the release said.

The weekly paving plan is posted on DOMI’s Paving Schedule website as well as on the Street Resurfacing Program’s EngagePGH site.