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11-year-old gorilla Ivan dies during medical procedure at Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium announced the death of one of its lifelong residents, 11-year-old gorilla Djembe. Known to the public as Ivan, the Western lowland silver-back gorilla suffered cardiac arrest Wednesday while undergoing a medical procedure at the zoo, officials reported. Zoo officials said Ivan showed no pre-existing conditions,...
McKeesport carjacking suspect arrested after crashing in North Versailles
A suspect in a McKeesport assault and carjacking crashed on Route 30 in North Versailles on Thursday afternoon after failing to stop for an Allegheny County sheriff’s deputy, according to the sheriff’s office. The deputy took the man into custody after he crashed into a utility pole near Grandview Cemetery,...
President Biden to apologize for 150-year Indian boarding school policyVideo
NORMAN, Okla. — President Joe Biden said he will formally apologize on Friday for the country’s role in forcing Indigenous children for over 150 years into boarding schools, where many were physically, emotionally and sexually abused, and more than 950 died. “I’m doing something I should have done a long...
Monroeville officials lease convention center to tourism agency
After purchasing the Monroeville Convention Center earlier this year, Monroeville Council voted this month to enter into a 25-year lease agreement that will keep the center’s operations largely the same. Council voted to lease the space to Visit Monroeville, which was formed in 1987 and promotes both the center and...
Charges amended for Greensburg hospital nurses accused of taking, sharing patient photos
Attorney Samuel Cordes got emotional Thursday while discussing how a woman in her 90s became an unknowing subject in a video recording while she was a patient at Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. Her nude body was visible in the video that, police say, was taken without her consent by a...
Police raid 3 vape shops in Westmoreland, confiscate drug-related items
Police raided three vape shops in Westmoreland County Thursday, confiscating illegal drug-related items, authorities said. The raids took place at EZ Tobacco & Vape in Delmont, Vape & Smoke City in Hempfield and The Vape EXcape in Latrobe. It was a joint effort by local and state police, as well...
Lori Falce: Lessons for Elon Musk from the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes
When I was a kid, I loved seeing the Publishers Clearing House envelope show up in the mailbox. I would open it and spread out the contents on the dining room table — stickers in this pile, cards in another, forms in a third. I would read the rules like...
Elon Musk’s PAC halts $1M daily giveaway after DOJ warning
After receiving a warning letter from the U.S. Department of Justice, Elon Musk’s super PAC didn’t announce a $1 million daily winner Wednesday for signing its petition. The letter to America PAC warned that its giveaway in battleground states to swing voters could be illegal, CNN reported, by violating federal...
Records show school van driver had cocaine in system during crash that killed Serra Catholic student
Medical records in the case against two men accused of drag racing in a high-speed crash that killed a 15-year-old girl in Dravosburg show that the driver of the school van she was traveling in tested positive for cocaine. Defense attorneys for William Soliday and Andrew Voigt believe that detail...
Prosecutors recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors recommended Thursday Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced during a Thursday news...
Monroeville officials lease convention center to tourism agency
After purchasing the Monroeville Convention Center earlier this year, Monroeville council voted this month to enter into a 25-year lease agreement that will keep the center’s operations largely the same. Council voted to lease the space to Visit Monroeville, which was formed in 1987 and promotes both the center and...
Beyoncé, whose ‘Freedom’ is Harris’ campaign anthem, is expected at Democrat’s Texas rally on Friday
PHILADELPHIA — Beyoncé is expected to appear Friday in her hometown of Houston at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to three people familiar with the matter. Harris’ presidential campaign has taken on Beyonce’s 2016 track “Freedom” as its anthem, and the singer’s planned appearance brings a high-level...
The Home Stretch: Here’s the election news for Oct. 24
The polls are still neck-and-neck, the candidates are spread thin over the swing states and the news just gets crazier. Want to stop doom scrolling? Here’s your one-stop shop for today’s election news. Where is everyone? The four big names continue their game of musical chairs in key battleground states...
Makeover at AMC Waterfront theaters could spur more development at complex
Plans for potential additions like restaurants, hotels and apartments at The Waterfront are connected to a multimillion-dollar renovation of the AMC Waterfront 22, set for next year. AMC Theatres has announced the signing of a long-term lease extension for the 22-screen theater, which has been a staple at The Waterfront...
Woman found fatally stabbed in Whitehall
A woman was stabbed to death Wednesday in Whitehall, authorities said. The victim is Shana Maxwell, 37, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police Chief Jason Gagorik said officers responded to a call for a suspicious death at about 6:40 p.m. to an apartment building in the 1600...
No serious injuries in Allegheny Township crash involving school bus, 2 pickups, police say
Several Kiski Area school officials planned to ride with students on one of the district’s bus routes Friday, a day after a bus on that route was involved in a three-vehicle crash at a busy intersection in Allegheny Township. No one was seriously injured in the crash, which happened around...
Donald Trump tells supporters to ‘just vote’ at Georgia rally organized by Charlie Kirk
DULUTH, Ga. — Donald Trump implored supporters at a Georgia rally to vote for him — with an early ballot or in-person on Election Day — in a state that will be crucial in the presidential election. “Just vote — whichever way you want to do it,” Trump said at...
4 memorable moments from Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris went to a Philadelphia suburb on Wednesday night for a CNN town hall, where she faced questions from undecided voters. The event was arranged after Donald Trump declined to participate in a second debate with her. With less than two weeks to go until the election,...
Butler County releases redacted 911 calls from July Trump assassination attempt
Released 911 recordings from the July 13 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler County depict a chaotic scene, with callers frantic and confused. “We are at the Trump assembly, and there’s a guy shooting. He’s been shooting up the place,” a female caller told dispatchers, according to The Intercept....
What Pa. voters need to know about voting by mail or in person before Election Day
Pennsylvanians who don’t want to wait until Nov. 5 or go to their assigned polling place to vote in this year’s election have options. Voters can apply for a mail-in ballot through the mail, online or in person through Tuesday. For those requesting a ballot by mail, applications must be...
Editorial: The dying revenue stream of a neglected mall
A mall is not easy money. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, an average mall might be 400,000 to 800,000 square feet — and that’s just the storefronts available for lease. It doesn’t include the common spaces that connect them and often serve as drivers for people to...
Tim Benz: Pitt, Syracuse personify trend of transfer QB success in ACC
Some fans grumble about the NCAA transfer portal and about how NIL is negatively changing the landscape of college sports. That’s a tough sell when it comes to ACC football this year. There are plenty of teams in the conference that have improved thanks to play from transfer quarterbacks. Two...
Western Pa. counties prepare for Election Day as mail-in voting deadline looms
With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, Unity’s Joyce Jacobs was one of hundreds of people who lined up Wednesday to cast their ballots at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg. Jacobs, a 53-year-old Trump supporter, said she never cast a mail-in ballot before. But this year...
Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision sure to affect some of the thousands of mail-in votes likely to be rejected this fall. The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that...
Kamala Harris to give her campaign’s closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump helped spark Capitol riotVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lay out her campaign’s closing argument by returning to the site near the White House where Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 — hoping it will crystalize for voters the fight between defending democracy...
