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Abused farm animals get care at Kindred Spirits Rescue Ranch in Beaver County
When Lisa Marie Sopko walks around her 20-acre property in South Beaver Township, she unwittingly becomes the grand marshal of a barnyard parade. Goats, sheep and donkeys follow in her footsteps. Ducks and chickens waddle behind her, and a cow named Daisy pulls up the rear. “She’s a real Dr....
Phish jams out at Petersen Events Center
Phish rolled into Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center on Wednesday for its seven-date Fall Tour. The rock band, formed in 1983 on the campus of the University of Vermont, performed its massive catalog of songs to the delight of the crowd. Phish kicked off the show with “555,” “AC/DC Bag” and...
Petition wants to bring back giant rubber duck in honor of Steelers’ Devlin Hodges
Welp, it looks like Pittsburgh has a new cult hero in Devlin “Duck” Hodges. The third-string quarterback, who didn’t even make the final cut for the season but has recently been named a starter, is loved by some yinzers so much that they are calling for the 40-foot inflatable rubber...
Unauthorized biography of first lady Melania Trump offers lurid details of life in the White HouseVideo
The unauthorized biography of first lady Melania Trump by CNN correspondent Kate Bennett that was released Tuesday provides details of her marriage of President Donald Trump. The title “Free, Melania: the Unauthorized Biography,” offers details of life inside the White House such as Melania and the president not only sleep...
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh invites people to share their vision for the futureVideo
A traveling public art installation known as the Dream Wall Project is a new addition to this year’s Highmark First Night Pittsburgh events on New Year’s Eve. The project, which promotes the idea of inclusion, is the work of artist and photographer Anna Schuliger, a Marshall native who lives in...
Woman who offered $25,000 reward in husband’s killing now charged with his murder
A Wisconsin woman once offered $25,000 to anyone with information about the 2006 murder of her husband. She will now be charged with the crime. Investigators say Kenneth Juedes, 58, had two fatal shotgun blasts to his chest when Cindy Schulz-Juedes of Chippewa Falls reported that she found her husband...
Pittsburgh police find mystery cookie gifter
Pittsburgh police have found the source of an unexpected delicious delivery. “The Cookie Angel, as we have come to call her, has identified herself,” Pittsburgh Bureau of Police posted to their Facebook page Wednesday. The police on Tuesday posted to Facebook that “a kind woman delivered a significant amount of...
Pittsburgh council requires owners of alligators and other reptiles to register with cityVideo
Pet owners in Pittsburgh must register alligators and other dangerous reptiles with the city under an ordinance City Council approved on Tuesday. Councilwoman Darlene Harris, who represents the North Side and sponsored the bill, said the regulations are needed, particularly after several incidents this year of alligators being caught in...
297 Amazon packages stolen after driver leaves them outside wrong post office
This is the time of the year when boxes get swiped from front porches, but these never even made it to the post office. An Amazon courier left four pallets of packages outside the Pioneer Post Office in California on Sunday, reports FOX-40. That post office is closed on weekends....
Russian scientists present ancient puppy found in permafrostVideo
YAKUTSK, Russia — Russian scientists on Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in permafrost in the country’s Far East. Discovered last year in a lump of frozen mud near the city of Yakutsk, the puppy is unusually well-preserved, with its hair, teeth, whiskers...
Man who made thousands of vulgar calls to Pa. women gets prison time
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 50-year-old Oregon man who for years made thousands of anonymous vulgar phone calls to seven women in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports each victim received over 200 calls from Bob Ugwa in a two-year period; one woman received...
‘Cyber Monday’ sales on track to hit record
“Cyber Monday” is still holding up as the biggest online shopping day of the year, even though the same deals have been available online for weeks and the name harks back to the days of dial-up modems. Shoppers are expected to spend a record $9.4 billion on purchases made on...
State court rules Indiana County man serving life for murder not entitled to forfeited property
A Saltsburg man serving a life sentence for the brutal 2013 slaying of an Indiana County gun shop owner lost his bid to have $18,733 and other seized assets returned to his family. Jack O. Edmundson Jr., 49, who pleaded guilty to killing Frank S. Petro, 62, of Conemaugh Township...
Dictionary.com chooses ‘existential’ as word of the year
NEW YORK — Climate change, gun violence, the very nature of democracy and an angsty little movie star called Forky helped propel “existential” to Dictionary.com’s word of the year. The choice reflects months of high-stakes threats and crises, real and pondered, across the news, the world and throughout 2019. “In...
Look-alike Oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl worries officials
Reducing the number of legitimate painkiller pills being sold illegally on the street is having an unintended consequence: Mexican drug cartels are now shipping potentially lethal look-alikes that mimic oxy but contain fentanyl. Oxycodone can come in the form of a blue 30-milligram pill that is among the most popular...
Former Pittsburgh Symphony conductor Mariss Jansons dies at 76
FRANKFURT, Germany — Mariss Jansons, conductor of top classical ensembles including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, has died in Russia. He was 76. Jansons’ death in St. Petersburg was confirmed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he was chief conductor. Jansons had canceled...
Staycation: Artisans, Amish featured in unique day trip to Mercer County and VolantVideo
One in an occasional series highlighting “staycation” ideas found in our own backyard: Take Interstate 79 north from Pittsburgh. Travel 60 miles to the Grove City exit. Just this once, ignore the college and the outlet mall most people associate with Grove City. Instead, head west for a day trip...
The Menzingers had the Pittsburgh crowd singing at Roxian Theatre
There ain’t nothing wrong with rocking on a Saturday night. The Menzingers came through Pittsburgh, playing the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks, and brought a great energy for an hour and 15 minute set for a fun show. The healthy-sized crowd was with the Philadelphia punk band from the time...
Blaze pink for hunters spreading, but oh so slowly
If this is ultimately to be a tidal wave, it’s still far from cresting. But maybe that’s how things work. Head into the woods during a big-game hunting season these days and, in more places than not, you’ll see men and women sporting orange clothing. At least 40 states require...
Fans anxious for ‘a hot mess’ in Steelers-Browns rematch 2 weeks after on-field meleeVideo
Latrobe’s Brian Noel is out for revenge. Shamyra Edwards of Aspinwall just wants to watch good football. New Kensington’s Nikala Tallerico hopes that Browns and Steelers players — as well as their fans — behave during Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh — barely two weeks after an on-field melee in Cleveland...
Deer hunters like starting rifle season on SaturdayVideo
Michael “MadDog” Maddy said Saturday’s early start to the 2019 deer hunting season was, well, unusual. “There was nobody out there until about 9 a.m.,” Maddy said. For hunters such as Maddy, Saturday marked the first time since 1963 that rifle season for hunters in Pennsylvania started on the Saturday...
Fan loyalties in Shenango Valley divided between Steelers, Browns
You’re not just in Steelers Country when you visit the Shenango Valley, an area that’s about the same distance from Pittsburgh as it is Cleveland. Browns fans make up a sizable minority of the football fan base. That’s made the past couple of weeks interesting in the Shenango Valley as...
Franklin Regional band’s 3rd appearance in Macy’s parade a holiday high note
Winds may have kept the famous character balloons close to the ground during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, but the 187 members of the Franklin Regional Panther Marching Band were soaring high as they performed for the crowds lining the New York City parade route. “I think everyone...
Watch how fast Penguins’ all-time leading scorers climbed team’s ranksVideo
Most Penguins fan knows that Mario Lemieux is the franchise’s all-time leading scorer. But do you know how quickly he and the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin climbed the team’s ranks? Here’s an animation of the Penguins’ all-time leading goal scorers from 1967 until now....
Vintage cameras see new light as lamps at Rosie’s Workshop in Ross Park MallVideo
Vintage cameras are seeing new light inside Rosie’s Workshop at Ross Park Mall. Owners Jen and Blair Koss find old cameras and turn them into functional pieces of art that can light up a room with the flip of a switch. The couple buys cameras and other materials and manufactures...
