Tom Davidson stories, Page 45
Bank of America raising its minimum wage to $20 per hour
A national bank that’s been making a push into the Pittsburgh market announced this week it will be raising its minimum wage to $20 per hour within two years. “We believe that to best serve our customers and clients, we need the best teams,” said Sheri Bronstein, chief human resources...
Police: Denison students on scavenger hunt chased Pitt coed
They were challenged to “scare someone” in Pittsburgh. Now, four Denison University students are banned from University of Pittsburgh property after campus police tracked them down and found out one of the suspicious incidents reported in Oakland this week was prompted by a scavenger hunt the out-of-town students told police...
Cedar Point offering deluxe ticket to ride often — it’ll cost you about $1,000
Waiting is the hardest part. Especially at amusement parks on hot summer days, where people can wait for more than an hour for a minutes-long ride on a popular roller coaster. Cedar Point, the huge amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, is offering roller coaster enthusiasts the chance to skip the...
United Nations tribunal lawyer to present lecture on Rwandan genocide
The legal implications of the 1994 Rwandan genocide will be discussed during a free lecture sponsored by Duquesne University’s Center for African Studies and School of Law. “Law and Healing: Lessons from the Rwandan Genocide” will be presented by Maria Wilson, judge of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago...
New Western Psych president Deborah Brodine returns to where she started
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital will have a new president in May. It will be a homecoming for Deborah Brodine, who started her career 25 years ago at the hospital in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. “I am very eager and honored to partner with the other members of this incredible and talented...
More videos sought as hunt for Hopewell burglar continues
Authorities in Beaver County are seeking surveillance camera footage from April 6 to help them identify a hammer-wielding burglar who smashed a glass door to enter a house and steal a jewelry box on Grand Avenue in Hopewell. Hopewell police are seeking footage from between 3 and 4 a.m. from...
Chelsa Wagner to stand trial in hotel fracas; prosecutors play body-cam video
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner will stand trial for her role in a confrontation with Detroit police, a judge ruled Thursday. Wagner was in Detroit on Thursday for a preliminary exam on the charges against her. The interaction Wagner and her husband, Khari Mosley, had with Detroit police was described...
Work begins on new home for Animal Protectors in New KensingtonVideo
A New Kensington-based animal shelter has just more than half of the money necessary to pay for all the renovations needed at its future home. Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley raised about $700,000 of its $1.3 million fundraising goal for the project. Now located on Linden Avenue, the shelter bought...
Census director: 2020 count will be test of technology, public trustVideo
There’s more riding on the 2020 census than a national head count. Beyond the population numbers, demographic information and statistics the census will sort out, the process the U.S. Census Bureau will use will test the reliability of smartphone technology. “There are some concerns,” said Fernando E. Armstrong, regional director...
West Deer priest removed after he admits to inappropriate contact while a seminarian
A West Deer priest has been placed on administrative leave after he admitted to inappropriate behavior with a minor that didn’t involved sexual contact, according to the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik placed the Rev. Thomas Wilson, 74, on leave, according to a diocesan news release sent...
Pittsburgh police: Missing Carrick teen found safe, returned to family
Pittsburgh police have found the Carrick teen who had been missing since Wednesday. “Thanks to all for your shares and concern,” the department posted on its Facebook page....
Hammer-wielding burglar caught on video breaking into Beaver County homeVideo
Authorities in Beaver County are seeking the public’s help to identify a hammer-wielding burglar who smashed a glass door to enter a house and steal a jewelry box. It happened at 4 a.m. Saturday and was captured on surveillance video. Hopewell police said it happened on Grand Avenue and the...
Luke Skywalker put on ‘trial’ for murders in Death Star destruction
It may well be the trial of the millennium. A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Luke Skywalker is accused of 5,999 counts of murder — when on May 25, 1977, and during innumerable repeats thereafter — he destroyed the Death Star in “Star Wars.” The...
2 Steak ‘n Shakes temporarily closed in Pittsburgh area
Two Steak ’n Shake locations in the region are temporarily closed as the parent company of the chain transitions to a franchise-based business model. There was no time frame given for when the Pleasant Hills and Munhall locations would re-open. The company temporarily shuttered its corporate-owned restaurants until they are...
PennDOT wants to know what you think of its winter work
PennDOT is an easy target in the winter, especially in Western Pennsylvania where road conditions can change depending on which side of the river you’re on. Through May 7, people can grade PennDOT on their winter response in an online survey. The 10-question survey asks how often people travel during...
Arconic to cut health care benefits to retirees
Arconic, the Alcoa spinoff with roots in the Alle-Kiski Valley, told retirees in recent letters it is making drastic cuts to their health care benefits and eliminating life insurance it had provided. Arconic told retirees about the move in letters dated March 29. Arconic has about 300 employees in a...
Arnold sets spring cleanup day
Arnold’s spring cleanup day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 4 next to the police station at 601 Drey St. City residents can bring items they want to dispose of free of charge. No paint, propane, hazardous materials, building materials or shingles, oils, chemicals, batteries or...
New record store to open in New Kensington below judge’s office
District Court is in session most weekdays at 1100 Fourth Ave. in New Kensington. It’s the address of District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. And, while those who frequent the chambers may be fighting a rap with the law, the building’s basement will soon be a haven for hardcore music...
Job fair slated Thursday at Life’s Work of Western PA
A group that assists people with disabilities and others who face issues gaining employment is hosting a job fair Thursday. Life’s Work of Western PA is hosting the job fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1323 Forbes Ave., across from the Duquesne University campus. More than 30 employers...
Pittsburgh authorities ID victims of 2 shootings early Saturday
The victims have been identified in two separate fatal shootings early Saturday in Pittsburgh. The first was reported at 12:50 a.m. in the 800 block of Murtland Avenue in Homewood, where a male was found with a gunshot to the upper body. He was transported to UPMC Presbyterian, where he...
Vandergrift VFW hosts ‘Welcome Home’ toast to Vietnam-era veteransVideo
They’re aging now. Mostly retired, graying or bald. When they were young, they were drafted or enlisted into military service during the tumultuous time that was the Vietnam War era. They’ve been home for more than 40 years, but most weren’t given a proper welcome when they returned from serving...
Pitt Dance Marathon to benefit Children’s Hospital
They’ll be dancing for a reason for 12 hours Saturday at the Pitt Dance Marathon. The event, held annually by University of Pittsburgh students, benefits UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. It begins at noon Saturday in the Charles L. Cost Center on Pitt’s campus in Oakland. This year’s theme is...
Teachers growing impatient in New Kensington-Arnold 573 days after contract expired
A 40-day gap in contract negotiations between New Kensington-Arnold School District and its teachers’ union seems to have increased frustration for both sides. The negotiating teams from the school board and the New Kensington-Arnold Education Association last met Feb. 28, and the next session is not scheduled until April 11....
Train vs. dump truck crash reported in Beaver County, no injuries reported
No injuries were reported when a tractor-trailer truck was struck by a train Friday at a crossing on Route 68 in Industry, Beaver County. The mishap occurred shortly before noon. Beaver police Chief Dan Madgar, whose department patrols Industry, said the trailer-trailer driver was crossing the tracks when the railroad...
Pittsburgh Bishop Zubik creates diocesan department to address sex abuse claims
Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik on Thursday announced the formation of a new diocesan department to respond to sexual abuse claims and make good on promises he outlined in a pastoral letter released earlier this month. The Secretariat for the Protection of Children, Youth and Vulnerable Adults will begin work...
