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Pelosi rips Trump speech. Right there on the podium.Video
WASHINGTON — And then she tore up the speech. No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address than House Speaker Pelosi ripped the paper it was printed on in two. Right there, on camera, behind Trump’s back. As he stepped down, she ripped again. Then...
Trump boasts of economic gains in State of the Union addressVideo
WASHINGTON — Standing before a Congress and nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch, three years after he took office decrying a land of “American carnage” under his predecessor. The first president...
China deaths rise to 490, Japan confirms 10 virus cases on shipVideo
BEIJING — Deaths from a new virus rose to 490 in mainland China on Wednesday while new cases on a Japanese cruise ship, in Hong Kong and in Thailand showed the increasing spread of the outbreak and renewed attention toward containing it. Ten people from the cruise ship tested positive...
Shots fired at New Kensington police, no injuriesVideo
Police from New Kensington and surrounding communities responded to the scene of a shooting Tuesday in which someone fired shots at a police officer. Authorities confirmed there were no injuries in the incident but a large area was cordoned off by police and traffic was diverted from the area. Westmoreland...
Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders lead as Iowa releases partial resultsVideo
DES MOINES — The Iowa Democratic Party released partial results of its kickoff presidential caucus after a daylong delay late Tuesday showing a former Midwestern mayor, Pete Buttigieg, and an outspoken progressive senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, leading the opening contest of the party’s 2020 primary season. The results followed...
Pennsylvania flu deaths increase by 7, cases up 24%
Pennsylvania recorded another increase in flu-associated deaths in a season that has hit Southwestern Pennsylvania particularly hard. As of the week ending Feb. 1, flu-associated deaths increased by seven for a total of 40 this flu season, according to data released Tuesday by the state Department of Health. Most of...
Macy’s to close 125 stores, shed 2,000 corporate jobs
NEW YORK — Macy’s said Tuesday it is closing 125 of its least productive stores and cutting 2,000 corporate jobs as the struggling department store tries to reinvent itself in the age of online shopping. The store closures represent about one fifth of Macy’s current total. They include about 30...
Wilkinsburg shooting suspect Robert Thomas released from jail after having charges dismissed
Robert Thomas went from facing a capital murder case to walking out of the Allegheny County Jail in the span of about 24 hours. Thomas, 31, was charged with six counts of homicide as a co-defendant in the 2016 mass shooting in Wilkinsburg that killed five adults and an unborn...
Not in my nest: Pittsburgh bald eagle dad pummels intruding eagleVideo
Don’t mess with dad. Footage captured by a webcam in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood on Tuesday morning showed a male bald eagle pummeling a young eagle that had entered and stomped around the elder eagle’s nest. “Adult eagles are very territorial at their nest, which is to only be used for...
Alleged target of Wilkinsburg mass shooting testifies on Day 2 of trialVideo
The alleged target of the 2016 mass shooting in Wilkinsburg, Lamont Powell, testified Tuesday, acknowledging that he didn’t want to be in court and was cooperating only because he had been arrested for ignoring a subpoena. The second day of testimony in the case against Cheron Shelton, 33, revolved around...
Police: 1-year-old was in Rostraver motel room when mother overdosed
A Monongahela woman is accused of child endangerment after police said she overdosed in a Rostraver motel with her 1-year-old son in the room. Emily Ann Stout, 24, was found unresponsive at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Relax Inn on Finley Road, according to court papers. Township police said Stout’s...
Highlights of Gov. Tom Wolf’s state budget proposal
HARRISBURG — Highlights of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s spending plan for the 2020-21 budget year that starts July 1: THE BIG PICTURE — Increases spending through the state’s main bank account to $36.1 billion. Including nearly $600 million for the current fiscal year, Wolf is seeking authorization for another $2.6...
Girl’s fall into grease pit prompts W.Va. bill to hike fines
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a 5-year-old girl fell into a restaurant grease pit and was rescued, West Virginia’s Senate has passed legislation that would toughen fines for restaurants that have unsecured lids on the containers. The state Senate passed the bill Tuesday, 33-0. One member was absent. It now goes...
McConnell blasts impeachment, will vote to acquit Trump
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday slammed House Democrats’ drive to impeach President Donald Trump as “the most rushed, least fair and least thorough” in history and confirmed that he will vote to acquit him. McConnell said the two impeachment charges against Trump — that he abused...
Winghart’s Burger & Whiskey Bar on South Side to become new restaurant: Oddballs
The last remaining Winghart’s Burger & Whiskey Bar is under new ownership and undergoing a concept overhaul and rebrand. On Saturday, Winghart’s South Side location changed hands from the Bandhu Brothers Inc. — who retain rights to the Winghart’s name — to first-time restaurateur and Pittsburgh native Matthew Miklos, 35,...
Rita’s Italian Ice in Hempfield will not reopen, owners looking for new location
When Brian Meador closed the doors of his Rita’s Italian Ice restaurant in Hempfield at the end of last season, he didn’t know it was permanent. “It was very sudden,” said Meador, who owns the restaurant with his wife, Susan. “It was something we didn’t anticipate.” The Hempfield Rita’s location...
Police arrest man accused of fatally shooting 25-year-old man outside Clairton house
Police arrested a man accused of shooting and killing another man Tuesday morning outside a Clairton house, officials said. Gerald Johnson, 28, is behind bars at Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment, Allegheny County Police Inspector Andrew Schurman said shortly before 5 p.m. Johnson faces a homicide charge in the shooting...
Pittsburgh woman found dead after fire in Beechview
A Pittsburgh woman was found dead after a fire Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice Matthews. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as Suzanne Green, 45. The fire was reported at about 7:40 a.m. in the 1600 block of Dagmar...
Pittsburgh better prepared for massive snow storms than during 2010 Snowmageddon
Western Pennsylvania was a disaster zone 10 years ago. An epic storm dubbed “Snowmageddon” dumped more than a foot of heavy wet snow across the region overnight, and it kept coming. Before it was over on Feb. 6, 2010, Snowmageddon had become the second largest snowstorm in Pittsburgh history with...
Verizon outage hits Western Pennsylvania
Cellphone outages and spotty service were being reported by many Verizon Wireless customers Tuesday morning, with problems popping up across the Pittsburgh region and beyond. Customers from Ross to Moon to McKeesport have posted on social media about cell service being down — and then up and down again. Verizon...
Trump faces accusers: What to watch during State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — Who’s clapping now? On the brink of his Senate acquittal, President Donald Trump will be unleashing “relentless optimism” during his third State of the Union address, a speech designed to pivot from his impeachment to his drive for reelection. Trump is speaking from a position of strength, with...
What went wrong: A look at tech troubles in Iowa voting
DES MOINES, Iowa — A new mobile app was supposed to help Democratic officials quickly gather information from some 1,700 caucus sites throughout Iowa. Instead, it’s being blamed for delays that left the results unknown the morning after the first-in-the nation nominating contest. Glitches with a new mobile app Monday...
Police: Pittsburgh woman transferred drugs during kiss with state prison inmate
State police accused a Pittsburgh woman of transferring drugs during a kiss with a prison inmate in Somerset County. Jasmine Lanell Livingston, 21, was visiting her boyfriend Anthony Jackson, 26, also of Pittsburgh, on Jan. 23 at the state prison in Somerset Township, according to troopers. Police said the pair...
At least half Iowa results expected by day’s end, Dems sayVideo
DES MOINES, Iowa — Clouded by doubts on a chaotic day-after, Democratic Party officials planned to release a majority of Iowa’s delayed presidential caucus results by late Tuesday, according to details shared with campaigns on a private conference call. The news did little to stem rising confusion and concern more...
Caucus voting underway; Iowa may clarify Democratic fieldVideo
DES MOINES — Iowa voters packed caucus sites across the state Monday night as Democrats balanced a strong preference for fundamental change with an overwhelming desire to defeat President Donald Trump in the opening contest of the 2020 presidential primary season. State party officials were counting votes amid reports of...
