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1 rescued by firefighters from Sewickley Township house
Two Herminie firefighters scrambled Monday morning to rescue a woman from her Sewickley Township home and extinguish a small fire inside. The pair was first to arrive on Greensburg Pike after the 7:45 a.m. call and saw some light smoke around the home, which is connected to Pam’s Antiques, said...
Police seek suspect who allegedly choked female during Salem road rage incident
State police are looking for a man they say choked a female motorist Saturday in Salem Township. Troopers said the suspect got out of his tan GMC Envoy at 6:10 p.m. on Trees Mills Road near Athena Drive and choked a 21-year-old Greensburg woman. The suspect was described in a...
25 years after murders, O.J. Simpson says ‘life is fine’
LOS ANGELES — After 25 years living under the shadow of one of the nation’s most notorious murder cases, O.J. Simpson says his life has entered a phase he calls the “no negative zone.” In a telephone Interview, Simpson told The Associated Press he is healthy and happy living in...
At least 1 dead after train strikes vehicle in Lawrence CountyVideo
At least one person is dead after a Norfolk Southern mixed-freight train struck a vehicle late Sunday night in Lawrence County. Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Rachel McDonnell Bradshaw said the incident occurred shortly before midnight at Larchwood Drive in New Beaver. The driver of the vehicle was killed in the collision....
‘Huddle Up’: Gus Frerotte talks with Harmar-based NEP Group CEO Kevin Rabbitt
Kevin Rabbitt’s company, Harmar-based NEP Group, is behind the scenes of many sporting events you watch. Rabbitt, an Overland Park, Kan., native, is chairman and CEO of NEP Group, a worldwide outsourced technical production partner that supports producers for live sports and entertainment. He joined Gus Frerotte and Dave Hager...
Experts: Allegheny Township fracking case highlights importance of local elections
In Pennsylvania, if a local government decides to open up Marcellus shale drilling throughout a community, even a residential area, it might not be challenged in court because of a recent, precedent-setting case in Allegheny Township. The courts didn’t buy the role of local governments as environmental stewards when it...
Artists say their work was stolen at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts FestivalVideo
Several artists selling their work at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Arts Festival came to their tents Sunday to find some of their pieces missing. “There were four pieces on walls on display and someone must have snuck into the tent somehow, through the back I think, and taken them,” said Chris...
Police: 2 arrested after Larimer woman intimidated, shot at twice
Pittsburgh Police made two arrests Sunday in connection to a shooting in Larimer that resulted in two shots being fired at a woman, with one bullet hitting her house. Police say the two men arrested were part of a group of five that intimidated the woman Saturday night. The shooter...
‘Hadestown’ captures 8 Tony Awards, including best musical
NEW YORK — “Hadestown,” the brooding musical about the underworld, had a heavenly night at the Tony Awards, winning eight trophies Sunday, including best new musical and handing a rare win for a female director of a musical. Playwright Jez Butterworth’s “The Ferryman” was crowned best play. In the four...
After decades, Produce Terminal on the cusp of redevelopment
Efforts to save and redevelop the Strip District’s iconic Produce Terminal stretch back decades. The long, low building stretching along Smallman Street was the heart of the wholesale business at the center of the thriving Pittsburgh neighborhood in the 1920s when it was built. The city bought the building in...
1 killed, 5 injured when crane topples on Dallas apartmentsVideo
DALLAS —A construction crane buffeted by high winds during a storm toppled on a Dallas apartment building Sunday, killing one woman in the building and injuring five other people, two of them critically, a fire official said. Crews searching the Elan City Lights building found the body of a woman...
Burger King condemns worker who cleaned table with mopVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Burger King is apologizing after a Florida employee was caught on video using a floor mop to clean the tops of tables. The video shows an employee scrubbing a table with a mop and then back down to the floor. The fast food chain released a statement...
Editorial: Is restoring Pennsylvania enough?
“Restore Pennsylvania” is a good concept. Pennsylvania could use a little restoration. That’s not a revelation. Pennsylvania needs more jobs. It needs more business. It needs more industry. It needs more development. But Gov. Tom Wolf’s push to take $4.5 billion in severance tax that could be generated from Marcellus...
Tarentum plans 4 more ‘Trash to Treasure’ markets
More trash, more treasure. Tarentum’s first “Trash to Treasure” flea market was so successful that the borough’s Recreation Board has scheduled four more for this year. The markets will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 15 and Oct. 20 in the parking lots...
Goodwill continues to grow, opening new store near Mt. Pleasant
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania seems to be in a growth mode, what with the recent opening of an outlet store in Monroeville and the impending opening of a new store near Mt. Pleasant. “We do have a lot of donations,” said Goodwill spokesman David Tobiczyk. “We’re very fortunate and appreciative...
Largest-ever Diocese of Greensburg youth choir kicks off FamilyFestVideo
A choir of more than 60 young people — the largest youth choir ever assembled in the Diocese of Greensburg — sang Sunday at an outdoor Mass that kicked off the diocese’s FamilyFest. The event was held at the Christ Our Shepherd Center in Unity. The honors choir was created...
Boyce Park Wave Pool repaired, set to reopen Monday
The Boyce Park Wave Pool is set to reopen to the public starting Monday after receiving emergency repairs for a week. The Allegheny County Facilities Management and Parks Department closed the wave pool last Tuesday when they discovered the pool was losing water on May 31 due to a malfunctioning...
2 convicted for tossing horse lubricant and glitter on cops
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two Oregon protesters have been sentenced to five days in jail for throwing horse lubricant mixed with gold glitter on two police officers at a protest. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office says the defendants were protesting against a rally organized by a right-wing group called Patriot...
Pittsburgh man charged with attempted rape on walking trail near Station Square
Pittsburgh Police and the U.S. Marshall’s Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force have arrested a man who allegedly assaulted a woman on a Pittsburgh walking trail. Robert Lynn Williamson Jr., 62, of Pittsburgh is charged with attempted rape and related crimes. The unidentified woman told police that she’d been walking on...
Trump still hangs tariff threat over Mexico despite deal
STERLING, Va. — President Donald Trump on Sunday dangled renewing his tariff threat on Mexico if the U.S. ally doesn’t cooperate on border issues, as Democratic challengers criticized a deal reached to avert the tariffs as overblown. In a series of tweets sent before departing for his golf club in...
North and South Carolina warn of Portuguese Man O’ Wars on beaches
Wildlife officials in North Carolina and South Carolina are warning beachgoers about Portuguese Man O’ Wars in the ocean and on beaches. On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources posted to Facebook that a small number of the sea creatures were reported on state beaches. The post warns,...
Case opened: Democrats begin public airing of Mueller report
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says it’s “case closed.” But Democrats are just getting started with Robert Mueller . House Democrats have scheduled a series of hearings this coming week on the special counsel’s report as they intensify their focus on the Russia probe and pick up the pace on...
Butler teen flown to hospital after two-vehicle crash
A 17-year-old boy from Butler suffered a suspected serious injury in a two-vehicle crash on Route 356 in Jefferson Township on Saturday morning, according to state police. State police did not release the teen’s name. He was flown by helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh. The crash happened around...
Pope laments ‘culture of insults,’ decries church propaganda
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday lamented what he called a “culture of insults” enabled by social media and warned against nationalism and other “exclusivist ideas” that he said contrast with a Christian mission to foster harmony. In his homily during Pentecost Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Francis...
The ‘Chocolate tube’: Testing polluted surfing beaches
LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Most surfers know it’s best to avoid surfing near pipes that dump storm water into the ocean soon after a storm, due to the increased chance of getting sick from bacteria that enter the surf. Many do it anyway because the periods just after storms often...
