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Police: Missing Blairsville woman found safe
A Blairsville woman who had been reported missing since early March has been located and is safe, state police in Indiana County said Tuesday. Jodi K. Leary, 44, a Blairsville native, was reported missing by her family Friday. Police said she’d last been seen by a family friend March 3...
Johnstown pediatrician gets at least 79 years for assaulting patients
EBENSBURG — A former Pennsylvania pediatrician was sentenced Monday to at least 79 years in prison for sexually assaulting 31 children, most of them patients, as his now-adult victims blasted not only their abuser but the system that let him get away with it for so long. Dr. Johnnie Barto...
Man accused of throwing pancake batter faces battery charge
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — A 45-year-old Florida man is accused of throwing a bowl of pancake batter at a woman who was making dinner. An arrest report says Dwayne Zimmerman was drunk on Friday night when he went onto the porch of a home where the woman was making pancakes. The...
Judge to allow testimony about drive-by shooting in Michael Rosfeld trial
Testimony about a drive-by shooting that preceded the shooting death of Antwon Rose will be permitted during the homicide trial of Michael Rosfeld, the former police officer who killed Rose, a judge ruled Monday. However, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Alexander Bicket said details of a robbery in which defense...
Trump calls Joe Biden a ‘low I.Q. individual’
Looking ahead to the 2020 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump fired a shot at former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday morning with a tweet calling him “another low I.Q. individual!” Trump said in the post, “Joe Biden got tongue tied over the weekend when he was unable to properly...
Tree of Life supports Christchurch victims with donation page
Last fall, when a gunman killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue, members recall receiving overwhelming support from the Muslim community in Pittsburgh. Now Tree of Life is returning the kindness by coming to the aid of the victims of last Friday’s attacks on mosques in the New...
Federal tax refunds up, despite early reports to the contrary
With tax day looming a month away, the Washington Post has a good news-bad news report about tax refunds. First the good news. Although early reports suggested tax refunds were down anywhere from 8 to 16.8 percent in the first year of the new tax system, more recent reports show...
Pennsylvania prisons to implement system-wide tobacco ban
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s prison system is banning all tobacco products inside every facility’s secure perimeter, starting July 1. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced the new policy Monday, citing the success of existing tobacco prohibitions in three state correctional institutions and Quehanna Boot Camp. After July 1 all tobacco products in...
Trump says media trying to blame him for New Zealand massacre
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is unfairly being blamed for the New Zealand mosque massacre. Trump tweeted Monday that the media “is working overtime to blame me for the horrible attack in New Zealand.” He adds: “They will have to work very hard to prove that one.” The...
Potholes prove costly for Pa. drivers
Pennsylvania’s ubiquitous potholes cost taxpayers more than $63 million last year, transportation data show. In Southwestern Pennsylvania, those costs were more than $11 million. Contrary to popular perception, fixing potholes is a year-round job. And if a season existed for these pesky road craters that wreak havoc on the asphalt...
Beto O’Rourke says he raised $6.1M online in 1st 24 hours
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke raised more than $6 million online during the first 24 hours after he announced his White House bid, the highest 24-hour number reported by any candidate, his campaign said Monday. The “record-breaking” $6.1 million came “without a dime” from political action committees, corporations...
Christchurch gun shop sold rifles online to accused shooter
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A Christchurch gun shop on Monday acknowledged selling guns online to the 28-year-old white supremacist accused of killing 50 people in mosque shootings that have upturned New Zealand’s reputation as among the world’s most tolerant and safe nations. At a news conference, Gun City owner David...
One injured when car flips in Allegheny Twp.
One person was injured Monday when their car flipped in Allegheny Township, according to Westmoreland County 911. The one-vehicle crash happened shortly before 5 a.m. at the corner of Route 356 and La Belle Vue Road, dispatchers said. The driver was taken to a local hospital. The crash scene has...
Arrest made in connection with threat against Bethel Park High School
Police arrested one person in connection with an online threat against Bethel Park High School, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Details about the threat and suspect were not immediately available Monday morning. Classes were held as scheduled Monday, but police provided added security, WPXI reported. The latest threat was...
Will Michael Rosfeld testify? Lawyers weigh in on the risky move
Putting a defendant on the stand to testify in their own defense is risky business. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t, legal experts told the Tribune-Review. It’s anyone’s guess whether Michael Rosfeld will take the stand and describe under oath exactly what happened on June 19, 2018, the day...
Some preparing, others bracing, for start of police shooting trial in Pittsburgh
Friends and community members are organizing to support the family of Antwon Rose II during Michael Rosfeld’s trial, arranging logistics like transportation to and from the courthouse, planning meals and taking up a collection to cover other costs, according to posts circulating on social media. “This is the next thing...
10 mistakes to avoid when spring-cleaning your house
Another year, another article telling you how to spring-clean your home. Not so! In fact, we’re here to tell you what not to do when giving your house the deep clean it so deserves this time of year. Here are 10 cleaning mistakes you’ll want to avoid this spring. 1....
Mt. Lebanon grad, former Pitt wrestler Hnath set to officiate his 10th NCAA D-I wrestling championships
When the NCAA Division I wrestling championships begin Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, there will be one official from Pittsburgh among the 20 picked to work the event. John Hnath, a former Pitt wrestler and Mt. Lebanon graduate and resident, will be working for the 10th consecutive season. Hnath, 51,...
Report: U.S. could keep nearly 1,000 troops in Syria
WASHINGTON — The United States could keep up to 1,000 troops in Syria three months after President Trump ordered a full withdrawal from the war-torn nation, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The Journal’s report, citing U.S. officials, said the United States planned to continue working with Kurdish fighters in...
Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, ‘Miserlou’ composer, is deadVideo
LOS ANGELES — Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs such as “Miserlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin’” earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 81. His former bassist Sam Bolle says Dale passed away Saturday night. No other details were available....
New Zealand citizens seem open to gun reform after massacre
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The New Zealand leader’s promise of tightened gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings has been widely welcomed by a stunned population. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her Cabinet would consider the details of the changes Monday. She has said options include a...
Michelle Malkin: Protect kids from Google predators
The father of the World Wide Web is right: It’s time to take back “complete control of your data.” Tim Berners-Lee, who conceived the first internet browser 30 years ago, warned of its increasing threats to “privacy, security and fundamental rights.” To mark the anniversary, he argued that demanding transparency...
Man critical following shooting in Larimer; Pittsburgh police searching for suspect
Pittsburgh police are searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting in Larimer on Sunday afternoon that left a man in critical condition, according to authorities. The shooting occurred in the 6400 block of Shetland Street shortly before 4:30 p.m. City police officers from the Zone 5 station responding...
RNC links ‘noted Irishman’ Beto O’Rourke’s heritage to 1998 DWI arrestVideo
The Republican National Committee on Sunday sent out a tweet linking Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s Irish heritage to his 1998 drunken-driving arrest, in an attack that Democrats and some Republicans criticized as being based on stereotypes. Republicans have previously sought to focus attention on O’Rourke’s DWI arrest, but...
Tarentum teen, 15, dead after being hit by train early Sunday
A Highlands High School student died early Sunday morning after he was struck by a freight train passing through Tarentum, according to authorities. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Kodey Heckman, 15, of Tarentum. The accident occurred at 6:23 a.m. on the Norfolk Southern train tracks...
