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Trib HSSN high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 2
Class 6A North Allegheny (2-0, 1-0) at Central Catholic (2-0, 1-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Titans Stadium, Glenshaw On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com; 1020 AM Coaches: Art Walker, North Allegheny; Terry Totten, Central Catholic Players to watch: Percise Colon, North Allegheny (Sr., 5-6, 165, RB); Dom Pieto, Central Catholic (Sr., 6-0, 195,...
Police: Man who snatched baby brother arrested after cops surround in Clairton woods
A man who fled into the woods with his baby brother Thursday morning was arrested after allegedly holding a Clairton woman against her will inside a residence, police said. Allegheny County Police said the suspect, Erron Jenkins, 22, fled with his 1-year-old brother from the rear of a house in...
Police: DNA evidence helped ID man who tunneled into Leechburg bank
DNA evidence helped police identify a man who they said made off with nearly $1,400 last year after tunneling into a Leechburg bank, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Carlin Mitchell Quinn, 27, of West Leechburg, is accused of stealing $1,371 from First Commonwealth Bank at 152 Main St....
Traffic delays expected during nearly 2-year-long ramp closure on I-579 in Pittsburgh
A northbound exit ramp on I-579 to Seventh Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh will close for 700 days starting Friday morning for construction of a “cap” over the expressway. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reminded drivers to find alternative routes for Downtown access from the highway running between the Liberty Tunnels...
Firefighters mixed on call for Pennsylvania funding reform
Pennsylvania’s auditor general wants to reduce restrictions on how firefighters can spend state aid, but Western Pennsylvania fire departments have mixed feelings over whether change is needed. “The law has not kept pace with changing times and, in my view, puts too many restrictions on how relief associations can spend...
Pittsburgh man tossed from World Series of Poker for nudity, shoe-throwing facing terrorism charge
Some antics at the poker table were just the start of the growing troubles for one Pittsburgh man. Ken Strauss, 45, had a seat at the table of the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas earlier this summer, reports Deadspin. His behavior was questionable from the start...
Redesigned bike lanes could protect cyclists in Pittsburgh area
A demonstration of how parked cars can protect bicycle lanes and their users may be a sign of things to come in Pittsburgh and other communities along the region’s three rivers. Local lawmakers and bike advocates will hold a demonstration Sunday in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood to teach residents about...
Hospice workers grant Harrison man’s wish to visit his wife’s grave
When Carmen Amelio’s wife died in 2001, he wanted to give her the grave site he thought she deserved. So Amelio set out on a labor of love. He invested nearly $30,000 in his wife’s memory. He paid for a mausoleum so he could be buried with her. He installed...
Ten Commandments monument dedicated at new home in New KensingtonVideo
A Ten Commandments monument stood outside New Kensington’s Valley High School when Adele Jablonski was a student there decades ago. On Thursday, Jablonski, 64, joined students from Mary Queen of Apostles School, including her 9-year-old granddaughter, Liliana Hadley, at a ceremony dedicating and blessing the monument in front of its...
Police arrest Carrick resident accused of stabbing man; victim upgraded to ‘stable’ condition
Police arrested a Pittsburgh man accused of stabbing a man in the city’s Carrick neighborhood early Thursday, officials said. Sydney Brown, 23, who lives in Carrick, faces felony charges related to an incident that sent a 22-year-old man to the hospital in critical condition, according to Public Safety spokesman Chris...
‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ set to premiere at Toronto film festival
The neighborhood will be Ontario for the world premiere of the Mister Rogers film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” this weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival. Tom Hanks plays children’s television icon Fred Rogers in the film, which was shot in and around Pittsburgh earlier this year and...
Raiders plan to suspend Antonio Brown after blowup with GM
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Star receiver Antonio Brown was not with the Oakland Raiders four days before the season opener amid reports he could be suspended over a confrontation with general manager Mike Mayock. Mayock said at the beginning of practice Thursday that the former Pittsburgh Steeler wasn’t at the Raiders...
U.S. investigation of priest sex abuse produces first charges
PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged a former Roman Catholic priest with lying to the FBI about whether he knew an accuser and his family. The charges against 81-year-old Robert Brennan are the first from a sweeping Justice Department investigation into child sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania....
Mac Miller life celebration at Blue Slide Park rescheduled
The Blue Slide Park tribute to Mac Miller has been moved to Friday. The Mac Miller Memoir posted the date change on Twitter. “Due to circumstances beyond our control, the memorial will occur on Friday, September 6, instead of the 7th.” Due to circumstances beyond our control, the memorial will...
Search, rescue and therapy dog doubles as mascot at Franco Harris’ Super BakeryVideo
Oakley the border collie is much more than the unofficial mascot at a bakery’s office in McCandless. She’s a 4-year-old certified search, rescue dog that has helped sniff out clues in a number of emergencies. She’s also a therapy dog. The bakery’s owner is none other than Pittsburgh Steelers Hall-of-Famer...
Hey, big guy! Wanna be in a Pittsburgh-filmed movie with Seth Rogen?
Are you an Eastern European-looking man who wears a size 40 suit and a size 10 shoe? If so, you could be cast as a military guard in “Untitled Pickle Project,” a Seth Rogen movie filming this weekend in Pittsburgh. Based on a Simon Rich novella, the movie “stars Rogen...
All soda — even diet — linked to risk of early death, study says
In researchers’ continuing mission to ruin everything fun, a new expansive study shows that sodas — even diet ones — could be deadly. And it’s not like the study was quick and dirty. Published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers looked at more than 450,000 people in 10 European...
DA: Sharena Nancy only suspect in Nalani Johnson abduction, homicideVideo
A Penn Hills woman already in custody is the only person thought to be involved in Nalani Johnson’s suspected kidnapping and death over the Labor Day weekend, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Thursday. Nalani’s father, Paul Johnson, isn’t implicated in the case, has cooperated with authorities...
Suicide awareness walk to spread ‘Hope’ in Greensburg’s Twin Lakes Park
“A Promise of Hope” is the theme for Westmoreland County’s 13th annual Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk, slated for Saturday at Twin Lakes Park near Greensburg. The theme underlines the importance of “being a rainbow in somebody’s life,” said Rachel Cunningham Ravis, who is coordinator for Ray of Hope, a...
Driver killed in Hempfield crash
Speed is believed to be a factor in a creash that killed a 23-year-old man in Hempfield, officials said. Mario Paulone, of Lakeridge Drive, Hempfield, died from injuries suffered when his Chevy Trailblazer crashed at 1:37 a.m. at 1316 Middletown Road, according to a report from Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth...
Elizabeth Forward officials say elementary student made list of 20 classmates to harm
Officials in the Elizabeth Forward School District said they are working to ensure safety following a disturbing letter written by an elementary student, WPXI reported. Police were notified after a student at William Penn Elementary School compiled a list of other classmates to harm. There were about 20 children on...
Latest Pittsburgh Irish Festival green with upgradesVideo
Most Pittsburghers claim Irish heritage at least twice a year — on St. Patrick’s Day and during the annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival. Dig out your tartans and work on that brogue. The popular Irish Festival returns Sept. 6-8 with a new location, the Lots at Sandcastle, and some new events...
Dorian creeps up U.S. coast; near-record storm surge fearedVideo
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A weakened but still deadly Hurricane Dorian crept up the Southeastern seaboard Wednesday, and millions were ordered to evacuate as forecasters said near-record levels of seawater and rain could swamp the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas. The storm, which ravaged the Bahamas with more than a...
Knoxville fire likely a total loss for family
The relatives of a family of four displaced by a fire that gutted their longtime home in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood are seeking help from the community. Sarah and Ed Holzwarth, their 11-year-old son, Trent, and 18-year-old daughter Jocelyn are one of two families whose houses on Reifert Street were destroyed...
Nalani Johnson’s mother says father threatened violence, according to court papersVideo
The father of a toddler found dead Tuesday in an Indiana County park threatened to kill the girl’s mother and himself in April during a domestic argument, according to court documents filed by the girl’s mother. Investigators found the body of Nalani Johnson on Tuesday afternoon in Pine Ridge Park...
