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Man streams chase before Minnesota police fatally shoot him
RICHFIELD, Minn. — Police near Minneapolis shot and killed a driver following a chase after he apparently emerged from his car holding a knife and refused their commands to drop it. The chase started late Saturday night in Edina and ended in Richfield with officers shooting the man, Brian J....
Hospital closings hit hard on the edge of the Rust Belt
WHEELING, W.Va. — Carrie Jones is looking for work for the first time in two decades. She’s even more worried about what will happen to her psychiatric patients. “Where are they going to go?” Jones said. “We’re honestly like their family.” Jones is among nearly 1,100 employees being laid off...
Police: West Mifflin man stomped his mother, 80, left her to die
A West Mifflin man allegedly stomped his mother and left her to die in their basement before he called police Saturday to surrender, according to the charges filed against the man. Kenneth Burdick, 42, is charged with homicide in the death of his mother, 80-year-old Dolores Burdick. A West Mifflin...
UK worries Brexit could bring ‘chlorinated chicken’ from U.S.
NEW YORK — Could Brexit bring America’s “chlorinated chicken” to the United Kingdom? The European Union has long refused to import poultry from the United States that is routinely rinsed with chemical washes to kill germs. But the United Kingdom’s planned exit from the EU is putting the practice back...
Air Force disputes Alaska crew favored Trump Scottish hotel
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Military officials are disputing a report that claims a joint Air Force and Alaska Air National Guard unit on a routine mission to Kuwait went miles out of their way to spend the night at a resort in Scotland owned by President Donald Trump. Politico first reported...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Connecting the dots on the Steelers’ Antonio Brown trade
It’s amazing how trading Antonio Brown went from a bad deal to a great deal to a really bad deal for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Narratives in the NFL can change as quickly as Brown changes teams — and he’s on his third before the start of the 2019 season. I...
$4.6 million ‘storybook castle’ for sale in Penn TownshipVideo
Want to live a fairy-tale life? That’ll be $4.6 million, please. Located at 100 Dunrobin Lane in Penn Township, an 8,000-square-foot house dubbed “Storybook Castle” by listing agents Roslyn Neiman and Bonnie Heinecke, sits on 10.8 acres and is modeled after old-timey French homes, filled with imported doors, fireplaces and...
Man killed in Rankin shootout identified, alleged accomplice charged with firing gun
A gun battle involving at least four weapons in Rankin on Saturday left one man dead and his companion in jail, according to police. The medical examiner’s office identified the victim Sunday night as Emery Brice Heard-Ellis. His passenger, Marcus H. Carter, 29, faces a slew of charges, including aggravated...
Ball caps become wearable works of art for cancer patientsVideo
The trials and tribulations that come with a cancer fight are daunting. A few crafters are doing their part to make it just a bit brighter for those doing battle. Manning work stations inside a meeting room at Excela Square at Latrobe, volunteers select bright, freshly washed silk flowers, attaching...
Cats rescued from New Kensington home could be ready for adoption soonVideo
Most of the cats rescued from a New Kensington house last month where their owner died will be ready for adoption in a couple of weeks, a manager at Frankie’s Friends Cat Rescue said. New Kensington police are investigating what happened to the woman found dead Aug. 8 in her...
Dorian topples crane, knocks out power in eastern Canada
TORONTO — Dorian arrived on Canada’s Atlantic coast Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people a day after the storm wreaked havoc on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Residents of Nova Scotia braced for heavy...
Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban, Afghan leaders
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Saturday he canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan leaders after a bombing this week in Kabul that killed 11 people, including an American soldier, and has called off peace negotiations with the insurgent group. Trump has been under pressure...
Kevin Gorman: Antonio Brown playing for Patriots is stranger than fictionVideo
When Antonio Brown mocked Mike Tomlin as the Pittsburgh Steelers coach was addressing the superstar wide receiver going AWOL, it should have been the seminal moment of his NFL career. Through bizarre behavior that should have screamed for buyers to beware, Brown orchestrated a trade in March to Oakland only...
Man wounded in Brackenridge shooting
A man was shot and wounded in Brackenridge on Saturday afternoon, police said. The shooting was reported at 5:13 p.m. at a home on Third Avenue. A neighbor who lives two houses down and declined to give her name said she heard a gunshot, ran to her door and heard...
Western Pa. entities preparing for growth of sports bettingVideo
Bets rolled in all week to Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore for the Steelers’ Sunday night game against the New England Patriots, with local gamblers putting early money on the Black and Gold — giving them a 55% chance of winning, according to the casino. This is the first...
Saxonburg arts festival brings out tens of thousands to quaint townVideo
Spotty clouds and a few drops of rain did little to deter the crowds at the Saxonburg Festival of Arts on Saturday. The weekend event, in its 34th year, usually draws between 20,000 and 30,000 people over two days, according to Hannah Shannon, volunteer coordinator. The festival continues Sunday from...
Jeannette residents say they are not worried about McKee Stadium securityVideo
Twelve hours after a 48-year-old Jeannette man was shot and killed outside Jeannette’s McKee Stadium near the end of a high school football game Friday, the 82-year-old athletic facility along Park Street had only a few walkers passing by Saturday morning and the occasional motorist headed out for weekend errands....
Dogs get their turn at Ruff Mudder steeplechase near Slippery Rock
As Cooper’s Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, Pa., filled with athletes for the Tough Mudder, a designated section of the festival was designed with four-legged athletes in mind. The Ruff Mudder, an obstacle course for dogs and their owners to go through at their own speed, was a product of...
Plaque, wall dedicated to late Greensburg Fire Chief J. Edward Hutchinson
Longtime Greensburg Aerobics Center General Manager Marianne Bucci Anzovino has no hesitation telling anyone within earshot that without late city fire chief J. Edward “Hutch” Hutchinson, the aerobics center at Lynch Field never would have been built. On Saturday, Hutchinson’s family, firefighters and aerobics center staff members gathered outside the...
Police: West Mifflin man kills mother, 80; calls 911 to turn himself in
A West Mifflin man was arrested Saturday after police say he killed his mother and then called police to report it. Kenneth Burdick, 42, of Shady Lane, surrendered peacefully to police on the front porch of the home that he shared with his mother, authorities said. Police said Burdick called...
Cut by Raiders, Antonio Brown is a Patriot on eve of opener vs. SteelersVideo
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Antonio Brown agreed to terms with the New England Patriots hours after the Oakland Raiders cut him, going from the NFL’s cellar to the defending Super Bowl champions on Saturday despite wearing out his welcome with two teams in one offseason. Antonio Brown has agreed to...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers find security not in superstars but by drawing a lineVideo
So much of the hoopla surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers has been about the All-Pros they lost in the offseason, Le’Veon Bell to free agency and Antonio Brown through a trade. While they were two of the NFL’s most prolific players at their respective positions, the Steelers believed that they could...
WPIAL football Week 2 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 2 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • THOMAS JEFFERSON 34, BELL VERNON 7 The Jaguars scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to break open a tie and roll to a 34-7 win against their Big 8...
Jeannette police identify fatal shooting victim, suspect in McKee Stadium incidentVideo
A 48-year-old Jeannette man was fatally shot by another man outside the fence of Jeannette’s McKee Stadium just as a high school football game headed into its final minutes Friday night, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Dameian L. Williams died of his wounds at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital...
Fans from across the world celebrate life of Mac Miller at Pittsburgh’s Blue Slide ParkVideo
Hundreds of fans from across the world came together Friday for a celebration of the life of rapper and Pittsburgh native Mac Miller nearly one year after his death. Frick Park’s Blue Slide Park playground, which was made famous by Miller’s album and song of the same name, was filled...
