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5 things to watch in Week 1 high school footballVideo
Aliquippa’s Mike Warfield would like to see old Aschman Stadium renovated, but the second-year coach started with the field house that holds the team’s lockers and weight room. There are now flat-screen TVs for watching game film, modern workout equipment and a bright-red locker room that’s far more welcoming than...
Man hospitalized after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
A man was shot in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood Thursday evening, police said. Officers responded to the 1800 block of Colwell Street around 4:50 p.m. after a Shotspotter report of gunfire. When they arrived, officers said the man had gotten onto a Port Authority bus at the corner of Fifth...
Big Kmart in Allegheny Township will close before Christmas
The only remaining Kmart in the Alle-Kiski Valley is closing. The Big Kmart located in Hyde Park Shopping Center in Allegheny Township will close before Christmas, according to a statement provided by Larry Costello, public relations director for Chicago- based Transformco, which is representing Kmart. “After careful review, we have...
Former skinhead warns of resurgent hatred in Westmoreland County visitVideo
More than five decades after the Civil Rights Act changed U.S. law, former skinhead Arno Michaelis says, racial hatred is translating into violence in America and around the globe. “White nationalist attacks have escalated all over the world, and the death toll is growing,” Michaelis said Thursday at Saint Vincent...
Mt. Washington billboard can legally remain, court says
The controversial billboard that sits atop Mt. Washington — previously, ads for Bayer and Sprint, and currently an American flag — is legal, according to a decision issued Thursday by a three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. In a lengthy legal battle, the City of Pittsburgh argued that...
Peduto wants mini police station in Downtown to quell Pittsburgh crimeVideo
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said he wants to create a mini police station in the city’s Downtown in response to rising violent crime in the area. Peduto said he will look to put money into next year’s budget to build three mini police stations in the city, and one will...
Marshal says fugitives had 8-hour head start on authorities
PHOENIX — The U.S. marshal for Arizona says a fugitive couple suspected of murder escaped by tying up two security guards near the Utah state line. In an interview Thursday with Phoenix radio station KTAR-FM, David Gonzales shared more details about how 56-year-old Blane Barksdale and 59-year-old Susan Barksdale escaped...
2 accused of selling drugs near children in Vandergrift house
An early morning raid in Vandergrift resulted in the arrest of two men on drug and child endangerment charges. Lonnell Alexander Moore, 29, and Carlos Cordoba, 22, both of Sherman Avenue, were arrested Wednesday. Police said they found four grams of cocaine and about a half-pound of marijuana inside the...
Bell Acres councilman accused of driving through Antwon Rose protesters gets probation
A Bell Acres councilman accused of driving his car through crowds protesting the death of Antwon Rose II must complete 25 hours of community service and a year of probation. The trial scheduled for Thursday for Gregory Wagner, 59, was canceled in light of a deal earlier struck this month....
Archaeologists probe oldest, deepest part of Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Archaeologists are looking for new clues at one of the oldest known sites of human habitation in North America. Devlin Gandy, an archaeologist from St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge, and James M. Adovasio, the director of archaeology at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, are conducting research at...
Dry August puts brakes on Pittsburgh’s record rainfall pace
One of the wettest three-month stretches of weather in Pittsburgh gave way to one of the driest summer months it’s seen in years. The National Weather Service in Moon has recorded 2.45 inches of rain in August, more than an inch short of the 30-year August average of 3.48 inches....
Under new McCandless dog law, owners face steep fines for pet’s bark, scratch, odor
McCandless residents who can’t keep their dogs from barking constantly or running free through the neighborhood will face steep fines if they are convicted of creating a nuisance. Council narrowly passed revisions to its animal control ordinance Aug. 23 that eliminate the $25 fine for each incident in which a...
Feds looking for man they say robbed PNC Bank in Cranberry
Federal and local authorities are asking for help in identifying a man they say robbed a bank Wednesday in Cranberry. The man went to the PNC Bank at 20940 Route 19 in Cranberry shortly after 4:45 p.m. and displayed a note to the teller indicating he had a weapon, according...
Pennsylvania court: Making gun-like hand gesture is a crime
LANCASTER COUNTY — A Lancaster County man convicted of disorderly conduct for making a shooting gesture with his hand has lost his bid to have it overturned. A state appellate court made the ruling Tuesday on the appeal brought by Stephen Kirchner, 64. The man from Manor Township made the...
Hurricane Dorian picks up steam, menaces Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Leaving mercifully little damage in its wake in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, a strengthening Hurricane Dorian posed an increasing menace to Florida on Thursday as it swirled toward a possible direct hit on the state over Labor Day weekend. Along much of Florida’s east coast,...
‘This ain’t your mother’s marijuana,’ surgeon general says
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are issuing a national warning against marijuana use by adolescents and pregnant women , as more states legalize some forms of the drug’s use. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Surgeon General Jerome Adams made the announcement Thursday. The warning comes as more...
Watchdog: Comey violated FBI policies in handling of memos
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s inspector general says former FBI Director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald Trump. The watchdog office says Comey broke FBI rules by giving a memo containing unclassified information to a friend with instructions to share...
3 injured in collision on Route 30 in Hempfield
Three people were injured and at least one motorist was taken to Excela Westmoreland Hospital after a two-vehicle wreck Thursday morning on Route 30 in Hempfield. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes just before 7:15 a.m. near DeLallo Italian Marketplace, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. One lane...
O’Hara man dies after bike struck by vans on Freeport Road in Harmar
An O’Hara man died Thursday morning after he was struck by two vans while riding his bike along Freeport Road in Harmar, officials said. Thomas Haykin, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:23 a.m. shortly after the incident, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Haykin was riding his bike in...
Tim Benz: 3 guarantees for Steelers-Panthers preseason game
On our WDVE Steelers pregame show, my co-host Dale Lolley and I always make our “Three Guarantees.” Three things we guarantee will happen in the game. OK, maybe guarantee is a strong word. But it rhymes. It’s catchy. And it gives us a chance to say, “I told you so”...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers have tough roster decisions with QBs, draft picks
If the Pittsburgh Steelers needed any reminder that a spot on an NFL roster isn’t guaranteed, they came in the form of players who were practicing one day and gone the next. They saw defensive end Lavon Hooks leaving on a golf cart, then wearing a protective boot and staring...
Man arrested after SWAT team dispatched to Summer Hill home for domestic incident
A Pittsburgh police SWAT team surrounded a home in the city’s Summer Hill neighborhood early Thursday morning after a woman reported that her boyfriend threatened her and barricaded himself inside, according to authorities. The woman was outside the home in the 100 block of Montville Street when police arrived shortly...
‘Happiness’ has Jonas Brothers back in Pittsburgh tonightVideo
The Beatles, One Direction, the Jonas Brothers — all hot young bands whose members ended up going their separate ways. Unlike the other two, the Jonases have reunited, released a new album and produced a documentary that looks back at their careers, the challenge they’ve had in being taken seriously...
Girl dies after ATV crash while riding with dad, sister in Fox Chapel yard
A 5-year-old Fox Chapel girl died Thursday evening when the all-terrain vehicle on which she was riding with her father and sister crashed, according to police. The crash occurred near Guyasuta and Longfellow roads shortly before 7:30 p.m. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the girl as Annabel Whittingham....
Police: Man accidentally shoots himself in downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police responded to a man who accidentally shot himself while waiting for a bus downtown Wednesday night. Responding to reports of a gunshot on Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Seventh Street shortly after 10 p.m., officers found the man who had been searching through his backpack when he triggered his...
