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Pennsylvania exceeds national rate of rising STD cases
The number of sexually transmitted diseases climbed again last year in the United States, with Pennsylvania’s rate of increase exceeding the national average. It was the fifth consecutive year that gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis cases went up, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual surveillance report. The...
Editorial: Enrollment decline a competition problem
Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities need more students. According to a census taken on the 15th day of class at the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools, total enrollment dropped 2.6% from 2018 to 2019. That’s a continuation of a trend. In 2010, there were 119,513 students. Today the number...
North Side gas station owner accused in beating facing domestic violence charge
Domestic violence charges have been filed against one of the men accused in the Sept. 20 beating of two sisters at an Exxon station in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. Sukhjinder Singh “Simon” Sadhra, 35, of Ross, is accused of strangling his wife Oct. 9, leaving her face bruised and swollen, according...
Fish, game commissions warn of spoof license websites
With hunting season ramping up, state Fish and Boat Commission and Game Commission officials are warning anglers and hunters about online scams related to buying a license. Both commissions have received reports of consumers purchasing “licenses” through third-party websites not connected to the state. “Even though consumers didn’t suspect the...
Yough recognizes trio of homecoming queens, 50 years later
Fifty years ago, three young women attending rival high schools simultaneously shared the title of Yough School District homecoming queen. During Yough’s homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 18, that honor will again be recognized with a special ceremony on the high school football field. The event marks a half century...
Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $740,000 sold in Washington County
Pennsylvania Lottery officials said a jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $740,000 was sold Saturday in Washington County. The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, 03-09-11-13-19-31, to win the jackpot prize, less applicable withholding. Span & Taylor Drug Co. at 175 W. Main St., Monongahela, earned a $5,000 bonus...
Jennifer Aniston joins Instagram by posting ‘Friends’ reunion pic
Get ready for the internet to explode. Jennifer Aniston just joined Instagram. And her first post? Oh, just a little photo with some friends. Or, rather, “Friends.” View this post on Instagram And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM ?? A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Oct...
Cops: Tip leads to arrest of woman in Latrobe on drug charges
Latrobe police used a tip from an informant to arrest a Derry woman who had allegedly just returned from Pittsburgh with 10 bricks of suspected heroin to sell in the area. Cherie A. Chapman, 30, was arrested Sunday after a traffic stop at 5:25 p.m. along Lincoln Avenue in Latrobe....
Take a mouthwatering journey through time at new Pitcairn restaurant
Pitcairn has a new restaurant, and “Great Scott!” the wings are hot. The dining spot, Back to the Foodture, doubles as a pop culture museum. The place, inspired by the 1985 movie “Back to the Future,” is an entertainment time capsule filled with toys, gadgets and memorabilia from decades past....
Season’s first snow likely in the Laurel Highlands
Not ready for winter? The calendar puts the start of winter more than two months away, but meteorologist Scott Harbaugh of WPXI News predicts the first snowflakes of the year likely will fly Thursday in the Laurel Highlands, specifically in the mountains of Somerset County and nearby Garrett and Preston...
Is your food safe? New app shows you Pa. restaurant inspections
Want to know whether the restaurant you’re visiting has had any recent inspection violations? There’s an app for that. The EatSafePA mobile app recently launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture allows restaurant patrons to access inspection reports by restaurant name, nearby establishments or ZIP code. The free app, available...
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital worker featured on ‘Good Morning America’Video
It doesn’t take Mary Ellen Kremer long to put a little sparkle into the day-to-day lives of patients at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland, and her simple act of kindness caught the attention of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Kremer, a patient services representative at the hospital, was featured on the...
New owner of SouthSide Works working to reinvigorate developmentVideo
The new owner of Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works said his company plans to create more office and residential space and include more local businesses as part of its $25 million plan for revitalizing the former steel mill property along the Monongahela River. Ian Ross, managing principal of New York-based Somera Road...
Route 30 eastbound reopens after 2-car crash in Hempfield
Eastbound traffic on Route 30 resumed just before 10 p.m. Monday, about 90 minutes after it was shut down for a two-vehicle crash in Hempfield. Rescuers shut down traffic at the Route 119 intersection while crews responded to the wreck reported just after 8:30 p.m. near the Cedar Street exit,...
6 dogs rescued from burning Moon home
Six dogs were rescued from a burning house Monday in Moon, according to township police. The fire at 503 Moon Clinton Road was reported around 1 p.m. Firefighters were at the scene until almost 4:30 p.m., police said. Drivers were advised to avoid Moon Clinton Road between International Drive and...
Steelers defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt out for season, ESPN reportsVideo
Another one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most important players is out for the season because of injury. ESPN reported Monday evening defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt suffered a torn pectoral muscle that will require surgery and force him to miss the remainder of the season. The @Steelers outstanding DL Stephon Tuitt...
Indiana County woman dies in Derry Township wreck
A one-car wreck Monday afternoon in Derry Township claimed the life of the driver, an Indiana County woman. Cleo E. Free, 76, of Burrell Township, was pronounced dead at about 2 p.m. in the emergency department of Excela Latrobe Hospital, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha. He attributed the...
Police: Man sought to pay for nude pics of Norwin students
An unknown male was promising female Norwin students money in exchange for nude photos of themselves via the social media site Snapchat, Norwin school officials said Monday. Norwin Superintendent Jeff Taylor said in a statement North Huntingdon police alerted school officials to the “safety concern involving sexting,” which is transmitting...
Competition spurs better bang-for-buck in Western Pa.’s Medicare Advantage market
Seniors across Western Pennsylvania enrolling in Medicare Advantage plans this year no longer have to confront the uncertainty of heated litigation embroiling Pittsburgh’s two largest health system rivals nor feel forced to switch insurers to avoid the threat of a prepay rule. Instead, the 2020 enrollment period looks to prove...
Msgr. Michael Matusak, retired Greensburg Diocese priest at center of abuse probe, dead at 69
A retired Greensburg Diocese priest, suspended from his Uniontown parish 14 months ago following the first of two abuse allegations, died Sunday, Oct. 13, at the diocesan residence for retired priests, a spokesman for the Greensburg Diocese said Monday. Monsignor Michael Matusak, 69, was on administrative leave from his duties...
Belvedere no more: razing of historic hotel complete
Oklahoma Borough code enforcement officer Lee Schumaker said Monday that demolition of the former Belvedere Hotel along Route 66 has been completed. Crews from Eveready Contracting LLC of Washington Township finished work Friday and carted away the last of the charred debris to a dump in Imperial, according to Schumaker....
Texas officer charged with murder, resigns after shooting black womanVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door was charged with murder on Monday after resigning from the force. Aaron Dean, 34, was booked...
Daily Download: Carrie Underwood, sober bars and Steelers’ run gameVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses singer Carrie Underwood’s impact on local schools, the concept of sober bars and how the Steelers managed to right the...
Franktuary, Joe & The Juice, Melt Shop open in Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport has added three new places to stop for a bite to eat. Franktuary, a Pittsburgh-based company known for its signature hot dogs topped with locally sourced and ethnic condiments, opened in Concourse B. Also in the concourse is Joe & The Juice, a juice bar and coffee...
Speed bumps coming to streets in Pittsburgh’s South Side, Oakland
Pittsburgh is hoping to create a safer bicycle and pedestrian route in its South Side neighborhood with the installation of speed bumps and way-finding signs on Muriel Street and construction of a bike and pedestrian ramp under the Birmingham Bridge. The city also plans to install speed bumps on Boundary...
