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Focus on catching up as 1979 Super Steelers convene for ceremony
When they convened this weekend to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Super Bowl XIV, members of the 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers had no shortage of memories to discuss. They could talk about how they were the first team to win four Super Bowls and the only one to win it in...
Police: Fayette couple found with psychedelic mushrooms, 54 marijuana plants
A Fayette County couple faces multiple felony charges after state police say they discovered marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in their home during a child welfare check. Jason A. Nicholson, 37, and Melisa D. Nicholson, 40, both of Everson, were each charged with four counts of drug possession as well as...
Hundreds celebrate 100th anniversary of Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade
The streets were lined with onlookers Saturday for the 100th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade on Liberty Avenue. Dr. David Blinky, a member of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, puffed a cigar as he sat behind the wheel of a WWII-era Jeep prior to the start of the...
Sisters displaced by Latrobe house fire
Two sisters were displaced after fire ravaged a house on Avenue D in Latrobe during the early hours of Saturday morning. Latrobe fire Chief John Brasile said with the help of the state police fire marshal, crews were able to track the ignition source to an overloaded junction box in...
PNC Park hosts Fallen Firefighter Memorial Stair ClimbVideo
PNC Park opened its doors Saturday morning to firefighters and members of the public participating in the Fallen Firefighter Memorial Stair Climb put on by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Participants climbed 2,200 steps — simulating the 110 stories of the World Trade Center in New York City where 343...
Watch for a ‘squatch: Conference on the Unexplained kicks off in HempfieldVideo
Glenn Adkins of Ohio has been obsessed with finding Bigfoot since the fourth grade. “I saw the old movie ‘Sasquatch,’ a real old, cheesy ’70s movie, and from that point on I wanted to do it,” he said. Adkins and a partner from the Ohio Squatch Project have a booth...
Hempfield train derailment halts Pittsburgh-Harrisburg Amtrak serviceVideo
Amtrak will not provide passenger rail service on Saturday between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg due to Friday’s multi-train derailment in Hempfield, according to a company spokeswoman. Three Norfolk Southern Corp. freight trains were involved in the derailment, which happened about three miles east of Greensburg. The crash derailed 50 shipping containers,...
WPIAL Playoffs second round results — Nov. 8, 2019
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s WPIAL high school football playoff action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • PENN-TRAFFORD 31, UPPER ST. CLAIR 7 @ West Mifflin After the Warriors gave up the lead early in the third quarter of Friday’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal, Ethan Carr returned the...
Former Pittsburgh diocese priest, Catholic schools leader found guilty of sexually abusing altar boy, 10
An Allegheny County judge on Friday found a former priest and school superintendent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh guilty of several counts of child sex abuse related to an incident involving an altar boy 18 years ago. Hugh Lang, 89 — who retired from serving as an active...
Reputed Penn Hills gang member gets federal prison for gun charge
A reputed Penn Hills gang member was ordered to spend more than five years in federal prison for having a gun when he was selling illicit drugs, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Pittsburgh. Jaamiyl Dean, age 43, of the 100 block of Quail Drive, was sentenced Friday morning...
WPIAL football playoffs 2nd round: How to watch, listen and find scores
Championship berths are on the line Friday night in the WPIAL football playoffs. Teams in Class 6A, 4A, 3A and A will be vying for spots in the finals. In particular, all eyes are on Class 6A, where Pine-Richland and North Allegheny face off and Mt. Lebanon faces Central Catholic....
Parkway East overnight lane restrictions continue next week in Pittsburgh
Interstate 376 will be reduced to a single-lane in each direction in various locations between the Fort Pitt Bridge and the Squirrel Hill Tunnel next Monday through Thursday nights. The restrictions will be in place from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on those nights. Crews will conduct barrier repairs, delineator...
Coroner: Ohio man, 49, dies after falling into trench outside Washington County house
An Ohio man died Friday after the trench he was working in collapsed in the yard of a Washington County house, officials said. Richard St. John, 49, of Bellaire, Ohio, was pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m. — nearly four hours after 911 dispatchers received a report about the incident...
Greensburg woman convicted in torture death to get another psych evaluation
Nearly a decade after Angela Marinucci and five other Greensburg roommates were arrested and charged with the torture slaying of a mentally challenged woman, Westmoreland County taxpayers continue to pay their legal bills. Common Pleas Court Judge Rita Hathaway this week approved the payment of another $1,150 to a private...
New recycling website unveiled by Allegheny County Controller’s OfficeVideo
Rhea Homa is a recycling advocate. But as she’s lived in three places in Allegheny County — Monroeville, Verona and the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill — she’s encountered three different rules about recycling. “It’s not easy to determine what those rules are,” Homa, now of Verona, said Friday at...
Let it snow! Seven Springs making snow for season
Music to the ears of some: Seven Springs has snow. In a Facebook video, the Champion resort said it had fired up the snow-making equipment Thursday night and posted pictures of the powder. There is an inch of natural and 3 inches of machine snow, according to Seven Springs’ website....
3 trains derail in Hempfield; 50 railroad cars jump tracks; no injuries reported
Three Norfolk Southern Corp. mixed-freight trains were involved in a derailment about three miles east of Greensburg on Friday that derailed 50 shipping containers, blocking both rail lines that carry freight and passenger traffic on the heavily-traveled route between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the railroad said. No one was reported injured...
Daily Download: Chelsa Wagner, Designer Days and WPIAL football playoffsVideo
Reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses the Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner heading to trial in Detroit next week, the 49th annual Designer Days this weekend in Lawrenceville and the second week of the WPIAL football playoffs....
PNC Park stair climb to honor fallen firefighters
First responders and members of the public will climb 2,200 steps at PNC Park on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Saturday to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty. The Fallen Firefighter Memorial Stair Climb was organized by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The event...
Day 5: DNA, bullets take spotlight in Rahmael Holt murder trialVideo
No DNA or fingerprints place Rahmael Holt at the scene of New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw’s murder, according to testimony Friday in Holt’s ongoing capital murder case in Westmoreland County Court. Testimony from another expert witness called into question the ability of a witness to identify the type of...
Unidentified man robs Bloomfield drug store
An unidentified man robbed a Bloomfield drug store Thursday evening, Pittsburgh police said. Police said the suspect walked into the store in the 4400 block of Howley Street around 8:30 p.m., made a motion to indicate he had a gun and snatched cash from a register. The suspect never displayed...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner looking forward to her trial in DetroitVideo
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said Friday she is looking forward to going to trial next week on criminal charges stemming from a March 6 confrontation in Detroit with employees of a hotel and police officers. “Basically we’re looking forward to having everything be fully revealed,” Wagner said. “I certainly...
Charges dismissed against fired Ross cop accused of illegally using computers
All charges have been dismissed against a Ross Township police officer accused of illegally using department computers to search internal files. District Judge Daniel Butler on Thursday dismissed the two felony counts of unlawful use of a computer filed July 22 against Mark Sullivan by agents from the State Attorney...
Spruce planted in New York in 1959 becomes Rockefeller Center Christmas treeVideo
Carol Schultz of Florida, N.Y., planted a 4 foot Norway spruce in her yard in spring 1959. She wasn’t sure it would survive. Sixty years later, she watched as the tree was cut down in her yard, lifted by a crane and hauled to New York City, where it will...
New Monroeville spot, Big Rig’s BBQ, serves up ribs, brisket, pulled pork
An Anthony Bourdain quote painted on the wall at Big Rig’s BBQ in Monroeville reads, “Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.” Owners Josh and Susan Toney, along with Chef Eric Delliquadri, hope diners will reach similar culinary enlightenment at their new restaurant. They’re...
