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TSA nabs 34th gun of year at Pittsburgh airport
Pittsburgh International Airport is one weapon away from tying the record for most guns confiscated in a single year, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials announced Thursday. TSA officers stopped a Greensburg man early Thursday from carrying a loaded, .22 caliber pistol onto a flight at Findlay-based Pittsburgh International Airport, TSA...
A Gathering of Chefs: Chef Martin Thomas leads kitchen team a final time
Martin Thomas always makes room at the table because to him, enjoying a meal together feeds both the body and the soul. “Meals spent together are just so important,” said Thomas, executive chef at Chartiers Country Club in Robinson. “Being able to prepare food for others is what a chef...
Another gun detected at Pittsburgh International; airport on pace for record number of confiscations, TSA says
The Transportation Security Administration confiscated a loaded handgun from a Georgia man at Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday, the third gun intercepted at the airport in a week, officials said. “We are on the cusp of setting a new all-time high in the number of guns our team has detected...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 5
For the Moon football team, it’s not hard to guess what rides they gravitate toward when they visit Kennywood Park. The way things have gone the last two and a half years, they are lined up for one of the park’s roller coasters. In 2021, the Tigers reached great heights...
Moon grinds to victory against South Fayette
It’s not too often that Moon’s wing-T offense will be flashy, and it wasn’t in Friday’s 24-3 win over South Fayette to allow the Tigers (3-3, 1-0 5A-1) to win their third straight and open conference play in the Allegheny Six. But what the offense lacked in flash, on a...
TSA confiscates 2nd gun in 3 days at Pittsburgh International Airport
Security officials at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday morning seized their second gun in three days. Transportation Security Administration officials stopped a Troy, Bradford County, woman from bringing a loaded, .380-caliber handgun that was in her backpack onto her flight Tuesday, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. TSA officials previously had...
Aliquippa scores in final seconds to pull off comeback win over West Allegheny
Aliquippa remained undefeated Friday night with a wild 29-22 comeback win over West Allegheny at Joe P. DeMichela Stadium. The Indians took a late 22-21 lead after a 17-yard touchdown pass from Brodie Cornell to Tyler Hatton and Andy Cosnek’s PAT with 52 seconds left. The Indians were one step...
Tuskegee Airmen memorial at Pittsburgh International Airport recognized with plaque dedication
Monday was a day to commemorate heroes and heroines at the 10th anniversary of the installation of the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial at the Pittsburgh International Airport. In 2013, the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Greater Pittsburgh Region, in partnership with the Allegheny County Airport Authority, unveiled a memorial exhibit in Concourse A...
South Fayette comes alive in 2nd half to top old conference rival West Allegheny
It was technically a Class 4A vs. 5A nonconference matchup, but it was more like a clash of two old rivals as West Allegheny and South Fayette collided Friday night. The former foes in the Allegheny Six conference came into the game after opening-week wins, and it was the Lions...
TV Talk: Damar Hamlin gifts grandmother with ‘Secret Celebrity Renovation;’ WTAE hires reporter
Damar Hamlin soaked in his return to Pittsburgh last month but the former Central Catholic High School student, 2020 University of Pittsburgh grad and current Buffalo Bills safety made a quieter return in May to film an episode of CBS’s “Secret Celebrity Renovation” (8 p.m. Sept. 1, KDKA-TV) where he...
Coraopolis man dies following Neville Island crash
A man died following a crash Tuesday afternoon on Neville Island, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Lawrence Mollica, 36, of Coraopolis, was taken from the scene to the emergency room at Allegheny General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 4 p.m., the office said. The...
TSA confiscates 26th gun of year at Pittsburgh airport, matching last year’s total
An Indiana County man was stopped from carrying a handgun onto a Pittsburgh International Airport flight Monday, bringing the total number of firearms confiscated there since January to 26, matching 2022’s figure, officials said. Transportation Security Administration officers detected the .380 caliber gun in the man’s backpack, TSA spokesperson Lisa...
West Allegheny hopes to write better ending to 2023 story
For a program that has historically finished as well as any, West Allegheny’s end to the 2022 season is something it hopes to rectify. And fast. The Indians stormed out of the gates last fall, establishing themselves as a potential championship-caliber team with a 7-1 record and narrow, three-point loss...
After rebuilding year, Moon ready to take step forward
Heading into last season, the Moon football program was looking to replace a majority of starters who reached the 2021 WPIAL Class 5A championship game. The roster turnover proved to be too much to overcome as the Tigers finished 1-9 overall and 1-4 in Allegheny Six Conference play. This season,...
Police say Pa. woman took 220-mile Lyft ride to shoot couple fostering her biological daughter in Kennedy Township
Police say a Dauphin County woman took a three-and-a-half hour Lyft ride Monday to Kennedy Township and began shooting at a family there. She is facing a half-dozen counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment. Kennedy police were called to a home along Julia Lane just after...
Day care center takes off at Pittsburgh International Airport
As working parents of a child just beginning to crawl, Ben and Trudi Shertzer began the search for a day care. They soon discovered what a headache it can be to find a place that both has availability and won’t bust the budget. “It’s an unexpected cost,” said Trudi Shertzer....
Police: Trafford man arrested during ‘ride-out’ at Pittsburgh airport
A Trafford man who was wanted on a warrant was arrested early Friday after a stolen license plate was discovered in his vehicle at Pittsburgh International Airport, Allegheny County police said. Dashawn Evans, 41, was charged with receiving stolen property and multiple traffic citations after police arrived at the airport...
Trafford man arrested at Pittsburgh airport in car stolen out of Altoona
Dozens of “high-end performance vehicles” trekked to Pittsburgh International Airport to race in the dead of night Thursday — and police said they apprehended a Westmoreland County man driving a stolen car. Allegheny County police said officers saw a number of cars gathering at the airport’s public arrivals curb around...
Pittsburgh International to get additional flights to California, Florida
The expansion of flights at Pittsburgh International Airport continues as the airport announced two sets of expanded service this week. United Airlines is adding another daily round-trip flight from Pittsburgh to San Francisco International Airport starting Aug. 1, according to a release. The flight will provide daytime flight service between...
TSA confiscates loaded 9mm at Pittsburgh International Airport checkpoint
Transportation Security Administration officers on Monday stopped a Washington County man who tried to bring a handgun onto a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport. It was the 22nd gun confiscated at the airport so far this year. TSA officers found a loaded 9mm gun in the Canonsburg man’s carry-on bag...
Morning Roundup: Coroner identifies Coraopolis teen killed in Parkway West crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, July 6: Coraopolis teen killed in Parkway West crash The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the person killed in a two-car crash this week on the Parkway West. Santino Didomenico, 19, of Coraopolis, was pronounced dead...
1 dead, 1 injured in Parkway West crash
One person was killed in a two-car crash Wednesday morning on the Parkway West, state police said. The crash happened just after 7 a.m. when a westbound car went off the highway near Pittsburgh International Airport and crashed into a pickup parked on the shoulder, said Trooper Rocco Gagliardi. The...
TSA says it stopped Ohio man from boarding plane in Pittsburgh with 9mm handgun
Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport stopped an Ohio man from bringing a loaded handgun onto a flight Friday, a record-setting day as travelers flew ahead of the Independence Day holiday. Officers at the Findlay-based airport detected the 9mm handgun in the Lima, Ohio, man’s carry-on backpack as...
TSA seizes loaded 9 mm gun at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Pittsburgh man attempting to bring a loaded 9 mm gun with eight bullets onto his flight in a carry-on bag was stopped by a TSA officer Wednesday morning at Pittsburgh International Airport. The TSA officer spotted the gun in the checkpoint X-ray machine, according to a TSA spokeswoman. She...
McKees Rocks shooting turns into a police chase; officers fire 3 times
Ashooting on Thursday afternoon in McKees Rocks prompted a police chase through several municipalities that ended in Robinson, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said three officers fired at the car as the chase ensued. One of the suspects was shot and wounded, but police did not say whether he...
