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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Woman dies in Washington County motorcycle crash
A woman died in a motorcycle crash in Washington County Saturday afternoon, according to the Washington County Coroner. The coroner’s office said the crash happened around 2:30 p.m. on Old Steubenville Pike in Robinson Township. According to the coroner, Kristine Irvine, 48, was a passenger on a motorcycle traveling west...
Iovino concedes to Robinson in race for 37th District state Senate seat
State Sen. Pam Iovino has conceded her bid for reelection as the 37th District representative to Republican challenger Devlin Robinson of Bridgeville. Iovino was seeking a full term in office after winning the seat in a 2019 special election to fill the vacancy created when Guy Reschenthaler was elected to...
Devlin Robinson likely winner over Pam Iovino in race for 37th District state Senate seat
State Sen. Pam Iovino — one of only three Democrats to represent the 37th District in the past 50 years — appears to have lost a bid for a full term in office after serving only a year and a half. But as of midday Nov. 5 she had not...
Pet Valu plans to close all U.S. stores due to ‘severe impact from covid-19’
Pet Valu Inc., a pet food retailer with several stores in the Pittsburgh region, on Wednesday announced plans to wind down its U.S. operations “due to severe impact from covid-19.” Pet Valu said it expects its 358 U.S. stores and warehouses, scattered throughout the Northeast and Midwest, and its U.S....
WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Nov. 4
Boys Class 4A Semifinals 4-Fox Chapel (11-3) at 1-Peters Township (12-1-1) 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, ClearEdge Stadium, McMurray Winner plays: Winner of 3-Norwin (11-0-2) at No. 2 Seneca Valley (12-1-1) in championship, 3 p.m. Saturday at North Allegheny Hat tricks: After earning a first-round bye, the Foxes scored six goals to...
Anthony DiFalco’s OT goal lifts Franklin Regional over West Allegheny, into WPIAL final
With teams as evenly matched as West Allegheny and Franklin Regional, differences in high-stakes playoff games against one another usually are subtle to the casual observer. It can be a miscue here or a bad bounce there that decides a winner. But other game-changing plays can be more glaring —...
Pittsburgh Airport area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 1
Coraopolis Zane Barnes II sold property at 1613 Edgewood Ave. to Samuel Patrick Lang and Chelsea Rae Vitale for $135,000. Ryan Yarman sold property at 1853 Montour St. to Sheldon Ernest and Bridgette Davis for $133,797. David Thonpson sold property at 1002 Vance Ave. to William Wigton for $175,000. John...
Moon Township dog gets custom wheelchair, car crane thanks to RMU 
Ginger Stage and her 12-year-old German shepherd, Dakota, used to see their Moon Township canine and human neighbors regularly during their long daily strolls together. When a few bulging disks caused Dakota’s back legs to begin giving out about a year ago, Stage started walking alone. It wasn’t the same....
TSA agents catch 19th gun this year at Pittsburgh airport
Security agents at Pittsburgh International Airport caught a man with a gun in his carry-on bag Monday, authorities said, marking the 19th firearm caught so far this year. Transportation Security Administration screeners spotted the 9mm handgun shortly before 1:30 p.m., according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities said the 52-year-old man...
TSA finds gun at airport checkpoint, 18th this year
A Pittsburgh woman was stopped Friday morning by security at Pittsburgh International Airport for having a loaded gun in her carry-on luggage. Officers with the Transportation Security Administration found the .380-caliber gun loaded with six bullets. According to a news release, the gun was spotted through the X-ray machine at...
Pittsburgh Airport area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 23
Coraopolis Lindsey Marie Foster Jeffreys sold property at 621 Ferree St. to Caleb and Amanda Falbo for $195,000. Findlay Patrick Looman sold property at 110 Brook Side Drive to Kevin and Leah Binsell for $410,000. Benjamin Rumburg sold property at 412 Colt Cir to Matthew Lopresti for $314,000. Twin Lakes...
Pittsburgh Airport area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 18
Crafton Semper REI LLC sold property at 62 Grace St. to Jackson Zane Martin for $140,000. Green Tree Thomas Bonnett trustee sold property at 89 E Manilla Ave. to Lisle Tyler Weaver and Hattie Louise Parent for $217,000. Christopher Bucy sold property at 11 Oakville Drive to Reiley Blakemore for...
South Fayette seniors come up big in win over West Allegheny
South Fayette’s senior stars were turned loose — and not just in their no-huddle offense. Charley Rossi scored three touchdowns — two receiving and one on a 70-yard interception return — and linebacker Tristan Bedillion had two sacks and an interception return touchdown of his own as the Class 5A...
News that Wabtec will anchor Pittsburgh area development comes as company lays off 150 in Erie
The same ideas that propelled companies like the Westinghouse Air Brake Company to flourish during the Gilded Age are being used more than a century later by the company’s successor, Wabtec Corp., in its latest venture near Pittsburgh International Airport. In the 1880s, Westinghouse pioneered the railway airbrake and its...
3rd gun found in 5 days on passengers at Pittsburgh International Airport
Transportation Security Administration agents caught a Texas man with a handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday, which was the third gun found on passengers in five days. Last Tuesday, TSA agents stopped two passengers with guns at an airport checkpoint. “What would make someone think they could bring a...
5 things to watch in Week 5: Gateway returns to ‘normal’
After a two-week coronavirus hiatus, Gateway’s football team is getting back to normal. Or as close to normal as possible in a week that starts on Wednesday and ends with a game Sunday night. “It’s not normal but nothing’s been normal, right?” Gateway coach Don Holl said. “We’re just going...
Trib HSSN football players to watch in Week 5
Here are four WPIAL football players to watch for during Week 5: Nico Flati West Allegheny, sr., RB/OLB Flati (5-10, 200) ran 29 times for 184 yards last week as West Allegheny earned a Class 5A Allegheny 6 Conference win over Bethel Park. Flati and the Indians (3-1, 1-1) will...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 5
Class 6A Mt. Lebanon (1-2, 1-2) vs. No. 2 Central Catholic (3-1, 3-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Graham Field in Wilkinsburg On the air: Audio on WJAS-AM 1320 and at TribHSSN.TribLive.com Coaches: Bob Palko, Mt. Lebanon; Terry Totten, Central Catholic Players to watch: Joey Daniels, Mt. Lebanon (Jr., 5-10, 175, QB);...
TSA catches 2 guns in 1 hour at Pittsburgh International Airport
Security agents discovered two guns in less than an hour Tuesday at Pittsburgh International Airport, marking the 15th and 16th found at the airport this year, officials said. Transportation Security Administration agents spotted a loaded 9mm handgun in a Pittsburgh resident’s carry-on baggage, according to TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. The...
Pair of accomplished veterans vying for District 37 state Senate seat
Voters in much of Allegheny County’s southern and western suburbs will be asked to choose between a pair of candidates with impeccable credentials running for the 37th District state Senate seat. Incumbent Democrat Pam Iovino faces a challenge from Republican Devlin Robinson. Both are accomplished military veterans, highly educated and...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Justin Rice shines as Fox Chapel tops Shaler
Justin Rice threw for 174 yards and five touchdowns — three to Lorenzo Jenkins — to lead Fox Chapel to a 36-21 victory over Shaler (0-4, 0-2) in a Class 5A Northeast Conference game Friday night. Benjamin Wilk and Colin Kwiatkowski also caught TD passes for the Foxes (1-3, 1-1)....
South Fayette stops rare losing streak with win over Moon
As one of the powerhouse programs of the WPIAL over the past decade, South Fayette found itself in a rare position — on a losing streak. The Lions quickly put an end to that skid, and in the process, snapped another team’s winning run. Naman Alemada threw for 237 yards...
Moon band Chip & the Charge Ups prepare for album-release party this weekend 
Chip Dominick, singer and guitarist for Pittsburgh rock group Chip & the Charge Ups, isn’t just making a band pun when he said he misses the electricity between the band and audience at live shows. “We have a passion for our music and our fans have a passion for what...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Week 3
The last time Plum defeated Mars in football was 1955. Dwight Eisenhower was president, a gallon of gas was 23 cents and minimum wage was $1 an hour. Sixty years later in 2015, the Mustangs started the season 4-0, marking the last time Plum qualified for the WPIAL playoffs. Advance...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Shenango, Clairton roll to blowout wins
Reis Watkins ran for 199 yards and six touchdowns to lead No. 2 Shenango to a 68-14 victory over Cornell (1-2, 1-2) in the Class A Big Seven Conference on Friday night. Ramirez Williams added two rushing touchdowns for Shenango (3-0, 3-0), which led 42-7 at halftime. OLSH 35, Fort...


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