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Missing Vandergrift woman found
A Vandergrift woman who had been missing since Saturday was found safe, according to Vandergrift police. Victoria “Tori” Tamuschy, 36, was found in Tarentum. She had been reported missing by family members after last being seen on security camera video footage around 5 p.m. Saturday. She was last seen in...
Walz and Vance spar on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debateVideo
NEW YORK — Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates in a vice presidential debate that opened with a discussion of burgeoning domestic and international troubles — a hurricane that ravaged much of the southeast U.S. and growing fears of a regional Middle East...
‘I felt so stupid:’ Ohio woman testifies during New Kensington man’s kidnapping trial
Angela Gregory told a Westmoreland County jury on Tuesday she wasn’t sure she would ever return to her Ohio home to be with her three children while being held captive in the basement of a New Kensington home in late 2022 by a man she met online only months earlier....
Former fraternity leaders sentenced in Penn State hazing death of Tim Piazza
BELLEFONTE — Two former leaders of a Penn State fraternity were sentenced Tuesday to spend two to four months in Centre County Prison for their roles in leading 2017 hazing rituals that resulted in the death of pledge Timothy Piazza. After a seven-year legal odyssey, Brendan Young, 28, and Daniel...
UPMC Presbyterian hospital tower project on schedule as $1.5B expansion continues
UPMC’s multibillion-dollar hospital expansion and renovation project appears to be on schedule, with the opening of its centerpiece Presbyterian hospital tower expected in 2027. Work on the $1.5 billion, 17-story tower near the existing Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood began in June 2022. Construction is expected to wrap up...
Shots fired incident in New Kensington prompts shutdown of Valley High School
A shots fired incident in New Kensington on Tuesday afternoon has prompted the New Kensington-Arnold School District to close Valley High School on Wednesday. The district announced the cancellation of high school classes only Tuesday night. There was no public discussion and it had not been mentioned at a school...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual misconduct by 120 people, attorney saysVideo
HOUSTON — An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month, with...
Pittsburgh approves $1M outlay for 2026 NFL Draft
Pittsburgh will pay $1 million to support the 2026 NFL Draft, which the city will host. City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to spend the money despite initial criticism from some members that Mayor Ed Gainey committed taxpayer dollars without first seeking their approval. The vote also commits the city...
Allegheny County finances spell $60M deficit, controller says
Allegheny County is on track to face a $60 million deficit by the end of the year if revenue doesn’t pick up, according to a report released Tuesday by the county controller’s office. County revenues for the first six months of the year are running $20 million below projections, Controller...
Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
JERUSALEM — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a yearslong conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a regionwide war. The orange glow of missiles streaked...
Russell Wilson closer to returning to practice for Steelers as Mike Tomlin preps Justin Fields to start again
Russell Wilson’s health, perhaps more than Justin Fields’ play, is an overriding factor on which quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin will start as the NFL season navigates into its fifth week. That philosophy could change provided Fields keeps playing the way he has in the first month of season....
‘Cueto!’: Looking back at Pirates’ 2013 NL Wild Card victory
Clint Hurdle called it one of the best days of his life. Many of the thousands of Pirates fans who filled PNC Park 11 years ago have a similar feeling as the then-Bucs manager. Tuesday is the anniversary of the 2013 National League Wild Card game between the Pirates and...
Pirates shake up staff by firing hitting coach Andy Haines, bullpen coach Justin Meccage
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington gave a vote of confidence to Derek Shelton last month, saying he would return in 2025 for his sixth season as manager. Shelton’s coaching staff, however, is undergoing changes. Sources confirmed to TribLive that the Pirates dismissed hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach...
Roundup: Gingerbread House entries begin; Pittsburgh police investigate reported stabbing
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 1: 22nd annual Gingerbread House Competition accepting entries The CitiParks Office of Special Events said it will begin accepting registrations Tuesday for the 22nd annual City of Pittsburgh Gingerbread House Competition. Registration will open online at 10...
Western Pa. firefighters organizing relief effort for counterparts devastated by North Carolina flooding
Firefighters from Western Pennsylvania and beyond are rallying to help their counterparts in flood-ravaged North Carolina. A donated 53-foot trailer is expected to be set up in New Kensington this week to accept donations from fire departments that will go to a staging area outside Asheville, a city in western...
Leet commissioners seek hillside stability, pedestrian access assurances for $100M Quaker Valley High School
After appeals, multiple revisions and public hearings, additional conditions are being imposed on the proposed Quaker Valley High School project. Leet commissioners want Quaker Valley School District to monitor the stability of the hillside along Camp Meeting Road where the district wants to build a new high school that could...
Charges over Allegheny Township toy drive money dropped, but supervisors remain divided over what happened
Summary charges were dropped against an Allegheny Township supervisor, a former supervisor and the former manager of the township stemming from a $10,000 check they signed last year for a Christmas toy drive. The charges, filed in August against Supervisor Michael Korns, former Supervisor John Rennick Steele and former township...
Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane HeleneVideo
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia. The former president and Republican nominee claimed upon landing in Valdosta that President Joe Biden was “sleeping” and...
DA’s office charges Mon View Apartments owner with creating public nuisance
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Monday accused the owner of a West Mifflin subsidized apartment complex of creating a public nuisance after the property failed repeated inspections and spawned complaints of sewage in the streets. A criminal complaint against Mon View Apartments charges Mon View Apts. LLC with...
Testing of Westmoreland’s 900 voting machines underway in prep for November election
Republican committeewoman Cindy Brown of Ligonier Township said she’s often asked about election integrity when talking with voters. On Monday, she was one of four members of the public who went to watch Westmoreland County officials test the accuracy of the county’s voting machines with the pivotal November election just...
Gainey proposes $657M budget for 2025 with spending cuts, no tax hikes
The City of Pittsburgh’s preliminary 2025 budget released Monday by Mayor Ed Gainey would hold the line on taxes, cut spending and scale back plans to pump up the police force. The proposed operating budget of just under $657 million slices about $29 million, or 4.2%, from this year’s projected...
Many Verizon customers across the U.S. hit by service outage
NEW YORK — Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday. The issue appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of Verizon users. Data from outage tracker DownDetector shows that reports topped 100,000 shortly after 11 a.m. ET — and while that...
Free speech group urges Penn State to apologize for removing newspapers, newsstands
A free speech advocacy group says Penn State University should publicly apologize to its student newspaper staff for removing dozens of newsstands and newspapers from campus over what the school has called a violation of advertising rules. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) says it is “gravely concerned”...
Sewickley Township woman sues AHN over methadone ‘poisoning’ error
When the surgeon arrived in the waiting room at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Jan. 13, Audrey Lindsey’s family immediately felt relief. The doctor explained that her routine back surgery had gone great. He sent Lindsey’s long-time partner and daughter upstairs to wait for her to come out from anesthesia....
Election HQ: A Pennsylvania voter guide to 2024 election
Election day in Pennsylvania is today. Voters head to the poll to cast their ballot for president. Their choices, if you haven’t heard, are Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump. The two rivals have made many visits to Western Pa. to make their case for why they...
