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Sportsbook at The Meadows Casino in Washington County set to launch
The Meadows Casino in North Strabane will launch its sportsbook Oct. 10, according to a statement from the casino. This makes The Meadows the 10th legal, brick-and-mortar sports betting facility in Pennsylvania. “It’s a fantastic day for The Meadows Casino, our team members, guests and Washington County” said Tony Frabbiele,...
Unity GetGo site plan gets township OK, Sheetz proposal on hold
Unity Township’s planning commission approved a final site plan for a proposed GetGo convenience store at Route 30 and Giffin Drive. But the board this week put a hold on plans for a new Sheetz store a short distance to the east, after the township’s planning staff and solicitor said...
Bedbugs force Steel Valley to close schools
Steel Valley School District schools will be closed Wednesday as the district deals with bedbugs. Superintendent Edward Wehrer posted a letter to the district’s website about two incidents, one at the high school Monday and in a middle school student’s backpack Tuesday, in which a suspected bedbug was found. “Our...
A potion for fun: young softball players play in Halloween costumesVideo
The princesses came out to play Tuesday night in Youngwood, and everyone was treated to a fun time without any dastardly tricks. Girls ages 5 to 8 who played on the Scottdale Fast Pitch and the Youngwood Cheetahs enjoyed a spirited game of softball at a ball field on Newell...
Allegheny County DA doesn’t recommend charges in Harmar double stabbing
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday recommended not filing charges against anyone involved in a fight where two men stabbed each other. The fight at the Valley Motel on Freeport Road in Harmar was reported shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to Allegheny County Police. None of the...
Baby taken from UPMC Children’s Hospital found in Tennessee
An 8-week-old baby taken from UPMC Children’s Hospital by his parents five days ago has been found. Ambrose Klingensmith was found with his parents, 32-year-old Jeannette Funnen, 32, and Daemon Klingensmith, 23, West Mifflin police said. The parents are in custody and the baby is in the care of a...
Pittsburgh region jobs drop, jobless rate rises slightly
The Pittsburgh area continued to lose jobs in August, the fourth consecutive month in which the seven-county region lost nonfarm jobs, the state said Tuesday. “This is not a good sign. We’re hitting a trend of not growing jobs like we once did. There is a lot of worry in...
Growing pains: The state’s medical marijuana demand is outpacing supply
Pennsylvania’s still blossoming medical marijuana business has hit a supply choke-point — especially for the “flower,” or dry leaf products — as numbers of approved patients are continuing to grow faster than the buds in the state’s licensed grow rooms. One patient advocate has described it as a perfect storm,...
Son of WTAE-TV anchor Mike Clark dies in Colorado hiking accident
The son of a Pittsburgh television news anchor died in a hiking accident in Colorado over the weekend. Matthew J. Clark, 26, of Denver, is the son of WTAE-TV evening anchor Mike Clark. The television station shared their sympathies about the accident Monday afternoon. According to WTAE, Matthew Clark was...
Pa. college athletes could earn financial compensation under proposed bill
The paid college athlete is an idea whose time has come, say two Allegheny County lawmakers. State Reps. Dan Miller, D-Mt. Lebanon, and Ed Gainey, D-Pittsburgh, say they plan to introduce a bill that would allow college athletes to sign endorsements, earn compensation and hire agents just like the pros....
Daily Download: Pittsburgh’s news of the day, Oct. 1, 2019Video
Welcome to the TribLIVE Daily Download. 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, assistant digital content leader Matt Rosenberg discusses the unseasonably warm temperatures that have hit Western Pennsylvania, the robots...
NASA lander captures marsquakes, other Martian soundsVideo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s InSight lander on Mars has captured the low rumble of marsquakes and a symphony of other otherworldly sounds. Scientists released an audio sampling Tuesday. The sounds had to be enhanced for humans to hear. InSight’s seismometer has detected more than 100 events, but only 21...
It’s October … and it’s hot in PittsburghVideo
Pittsburgh’s North Shore was blast furnace hot on Tuesday morning, but Brenda Kremer and Kelly Stolp didn’t mind. It was snowing back home in Montana. “This is kind of nice,” said Kremer, 62, of Boulder, who was in town with family for Monday night’s Steelers game. “I’m definitely not used...
Andrew McCutchen plans massive volunteer initiative in Western Pennsylvania
Andrew McCutchen now wears a Philadelphia Phillies jersey for a living, but in the offseason, he plans to make an impact on the community he called home for the better part of nine years. Along with his wife, Maria, a DuBois native, McCutchen has founded Project Pittsburgh, a foundation designed...
Cops: North Belle Vernon man forwarded woman child pornography involving infant
A North Belle Vernon man was ordered held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $200,000 bail on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Gabriel J. Gamble, 34, was arrested by borough police Friday on those charges and criminal use of a communication device after a week-long investigation by...
Yuengling and Hershey’s team up for chocolate porter beerVideo
In a match made in Keystone State heaven, Pottsville-based Yuengling, the oldest brewery in the United States, and Hershey’s, one of the nation’s oldest chocolate companies, have teamed up to make a chocolate porter beer. Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter will be available starting in October and available only on draft....
When in Rome, do as Pittsburghers do and visit this Steelers bar
A large white banner welcomes patrons to the dark tavern nestled in the heart of Rome. “You’re In Steelers Country,” it reads — a sign that Steelers country has no borders. Despite being just a few blocks from the Vatican and among Rome’s attractions like the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and...
Pompeo, Democrats trade intimidation charges in Trump investigation
WASHINGTON — Setting a defiant tone, the Trump administration resisted Congress’ access to impeachment witnesses Tuesday, even as House Democrats warned such efforts themselves could amount to an impeachable offense. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried to delay five current and former officials from providing documents and testimony in the...
Woman counted 102 bedbug bites after trip on Duquesne Incline
The nonprofit that runs the Duquesne Incline will start regularly spraying for bedbugs and other insects after an infestation was found in one of the cars. Mark McNally, executive director of the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline, said the bedbug infestation in one of the cars...
$1 million Cash 5 lottery ticket sold in Fayette County
Tina Harris, owner of the Chalk Hill Market in rural Fayette County, said a $1 million jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket purchased Monday at the store is the largest winning ticket ever sold there. “Oh my God! That’s awesome it was sold here, and good for whoever bought it...
Arch bridge falls in Taiwan bay, divers search for victimsVideo
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A towering arch bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan collapsed Tuesday, sending a burning oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below. An air force helicopter, fishing vessels and more than 60 military personnel including divers were searching for possible victims. Six people, all...
Principal: Bomb threat made to Highlands Middle School not credible
A bomb threat made Tuesday morning to Highlands Middle School was not a credible, the school’s principal said in a statement. Middle School Principal Kimberly Price said in a statement that police swept the school after the call was received and found no dangers. “Police escorted students back to the...
Man wanted for W.Va. murder, Western Pa. attempted homicide in custody
A man who police said was “armed and dangerous” and wanted in connection with a murder in West Virginia and is facing charges in Washington County is in custody, officials said. Brian Edward Lyons II faces first-degree murder and attempted homicide charges in Marion County, W.Va., and in connection to...
Toll Route 66 to go cashless, rates to riseVideo
Pennsylvania Turnpike 66, also known as the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass, is going cashless this month. Starting Oct. 27, drivers without an E-ZPass will no longer be able to pay with cash. Instead, their license plate will be photographed, and a bill sent to the home of the vehicle’s registered...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers ride direct snaps, sacks to beat BengalsVideo
Mason Rudolph’s stat line in his first start for the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field was pretty impressive. The second-year quarterback completed 24 of 28 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns against the Cincinnati Bengals, faring better than Ben Roethlisberger did by going 17 of 25 for 174 yards...
