Tom Davidson stories, Page 44
Steelers LB Ryan Shazier’s wedding creates social media buzz
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier has yet to recover enough to return to the gridiron, but he was able to dance at his wedding Friday night, according to video that was spreading virally on social media. About a year and a half ago, Ryan Shazier was told he had a...
Nearly 50 dogs removed from Mercer County home, 10 others died
Nearly 50 dogs were removed from a house in Mercer County, about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh. “It’s probably one of the hardest calls we’ve ever been on,” officials from the Humane Society of Mercer County said in a post on the organization’s Facebook page. According to a report from...
Analysis: Pittsburgh crime rate declining
There was a 7% decrease in crimes in Pittsburgh during the first quarter of the year when compared to the first quarter of 2018, according to an internal analysis released Saturday. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police’s Crime Analysis Unit also found there was a 12% decrease compared to the five-year...
Elizabeth Street reopens in Dravosburg 2 weeks ahead of schedule
Elizabeth Street in Dravosburg has reopened to traffic, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The road had been closed since March 4 to build a retaining wall and make other improvements after a 2018 landslide. The work was finished two weeks ahead of schedule, the county said....
DeStefano Florist is closing after 35 years in business in Arnold
And then there was one. For years, Arnold Flower Shop and DeStefano Florist have been a few doors from each other on Fifth Avenue in Arnold. That’s changing this month, as DeStefano’s is closing. “It’s time,” said Lynda Demharter, who has owned DeStefano’s for 17 years. She bought it from...
Whisky Dinner will celebrate Welsh culture in Pittsburgh
Prince Charles will not be there. But all things Welsh will be celebrated during a Whisky Dinner on May 17 at the University Club that’s being hosted by the St. David’s Society of Pittsburgh. The society celebrates and promotes awareness of Welsh cultural heritage in southwestern Pennsylvania and this is...
Faithful observe National Day of Prayer in New KensingtonVideo
Nine people joined together in prayer at noon Thursday by the flag pole at the New Kensington municipal building during a National Day of Prayer service. They sang and took turns lifting the nation and region up in prayer, asking for a resurgence in faith in the country and a...
Foghat, Guster, The Manhattan Transfer top Allegheny County summer concerts
Local mainstays including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will be joined by nationally-known acts like Tonic, Guster and Foghat during the 2019 Summer Concert Series at two Allegheny County parks. The lineups for the annual series were announced Thursday, and they include nearly 30 free performances. The highlights of the series...
Italians can learn more about their heritage at History Center program
Pittsburghers with roots in Italy who are interested in piecing together their families’ back story can attend an upcoming workshop at the Sen. John Heinz History Center. The center’s Italian American Program will host the workshop, featuring Rich Venezia of Rich Roots Genealogy, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May...
Blasting slated at Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Campus site
A blast is scheduled for noon Wednesday as part of development of the Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Campus. It may be heard but won’t be seen, as people won’t be permitted access to the blast area, nor will there be any viewing areas, according to an Allegheny County Airport Authority news...
Still no deal between New Kensington-Arnold School District, teachers union
Seven hours of negotiations Monday night didn’t produce an agreement between New Kensington-Arnold School District and its teachers union. The district’s 167 teachers have been working without a contract since Aug. 31, 2017. The session Monday was the first since April 11. Phil Cope, a spokesman for the teachers’ union,...
Kennywood, Idlewild, Sandcastle could get new owner
The Spanish company that owns Kennywood Park in West Mifflin is courting a takeover offer from an international investment company. Piolin Bidco S.A.U. has offered $703 million to buy the remaining interest in Parques Reunidos, owner of Kennywood, West Homestead’s Sandcastle and Ligonier’s Idlewild parks, El Pais newspaper of Madrid...
Voodoo Brewery to open in New KensingtonVideo
New Kensington officials are excited to use a little voodoo brew to help revitalize the city’s downtown corridor. Meadville-based Voodoo Brewery will open a brew pub by fall on Fifth Avenue in the city, according to a joint announcement Tuesday by Mayor Tom Guzzo and one of Voodoo’s owners, Jake...
Coroner: Man killed in crash on Route 40 in Washington County
A 35-year-old Washington, Pa., man was killed Saturday morning in a crash on Route 40 in Canton Township, according to Washington County Coroner S. Timothy Warco. At 11:52 a.m., Patrick J. Hughes lost control of his car at Roosevelt Street, went up an embankment and through a tree, Warco said...
Police: 2 taken to hospital after crash on Route 30 in North Versailles
Two people were transported to a hospital after a crash at 11:34 a.m. on Route 30 at Clyde Avenue, North Versailles police said. According to police, the crash did not close the road, as had been tweeted by Allegheny County. North Versailles: Two vehicle crash with injuries - Rt 30...
Searching for answers, hope at Mystical Psychic Fair in New KensingtonVideo
Behold, the mystery of life: Past, present and future explained. Some find answers through religion. Others believe it’s all coincidence. Some feel they are gifted with the power to offer explanations, and they do so using metaphysics and mystical traditions that attract people searching for answers. Those searchers were rewarded...
Fixing the Duquesne Incline not an easy job
There’s an obvious grand view of Pittsburgh from atop Mt. Washington. About 30 people were treated, or at least forced to endure, a long view of the scene when both of the Duquesne Incline’s cars stopped about midway on the hillside. “When the Duquesne Incline stops in the middle and...
Passengers get stuck on Duquesne Incline for over an hour
People were stuck on the Duquesne Incline’s cars for more than an hour Thursday afternoon because of a mechanical issue on the 142-year-old Pittsburgh landmark, officials said. The problem was resolved and people were able to exit the cars shortly before 6 p.m. No injuries were reported. Police, fire officials...
Sold out: Prantl’s Burnt Almond Torte beer by Platform a hot itemVideo
There’s no beer here. Demand for Cleveland-based Platform Beer Co.’s new blonde ale based on the delectable burnt almond torte cake from Prantl’s Bakery is a big hit with Pittsburgh-area customers — if they can find the brew. Platform rolled out the beer for sale Monday, but finding it is...
Outstanding Young Citizens honored at Trib Total Media banquetVideo
Valley High School senior Joseph Guzzo and Highlands High School senior Marissa Callender were awarded $5,000 scholarships Wednesday during Trib Total Media’s Outstanding Young Citizen Awards banquet at the Quality Inn in New Kensington. The awards are presented by Trib Total Media with support from Seton Hill University and Penn...
Body of man, 61, missing since Tuesday found in river near Monessen
The body of a man missing since Tuesday was found Saturday morning in the Monongahela River near the Donora-Monessen Bridge in Westmoreland County, the office of the coroner said. Lonzo Gardner, 61, of Monessen, was found by a dive team about 11:45 a.m., said Kenneth Bacha, Westmoreland County’s coroner in...
Carl Magnetta remembered as one of Tarentum’s biggest boostersVideo
The important people who came out Saturday at the Carl J. Magnetta Memorial Amphitheater in Tarentum’s Riverview Memorial Park weren’t on the stage. “The dignitaries are the people of Tarentum,” said Gina Landa of the Tarentum Recreation Board. At least that’s how Magnetta, a former mayor and councilman, felt, according...
Luke Skywalker acquitted on all charges by Pittsburgh-area ‘jury’
The force was with him. Luke Skywalker was acquitted on all charges Saturday by a jury of 15 youths in the region during a mock trial at the Dormont Public Library put on by the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. Skywalker was portrayed by Pittsburgh attorney Matthew Feinman...
Chelsa Wagner declares partial victory in Detroit case, releases more video
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner is declaring victory in the case involving a March 6 encounter she and her husband had with Detroit police, according to a statement emailed to the Tribune-Review on Saturday by a public relations firm that’s representing the couple. The firm also released more video footage...
Capsized boat reported in Freeport, but search comes up empty
Authorities could find no sign of a capsized boat that was reported Saturday morning by a motorist crossing the Laneville Bridge in Freeport, an Armstrong County 911 dispatcher said. The report came in at 9:34 a.m. The sighting was in Buffalo Creek near its confluence with the Allegheny River, the...
