Natasha Lindstrom stories, Page 21
Pittsburgh ‘Jeopardy!’ champ shares behind-the-scenes details from Tournament of Champions
One Final Jeopardy! clue stood between a chance at the $250,000 grand prize and getting knocked out of the game show’s Tournament of Champions. And Lindsey Shultz didn’t know the answer. “In a 1644 letter he wrote, ‘We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean air,’ which is what...
Primanti Bros. to Steelers’ suspended Pouncey: Be our bouncer, protect ‘biggest asset in The Strip’
Primanti Bros. restaurant made a playful proposal Friday afternoon to Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey: Come be our bouncer and defend our sammiches n’at. “We think protecting your biggest asset is the right thing to do,” Primanti Bros. wrote in a Twitter post shortly before 3 p.m. Friday, a few hours...
Police arrest 2 teen suspects accused of robbing Starbucks inside Pittsburgh hotel
Police arrested two teens in connection to the armed robbery of a Starbucks coffee shop inside a hotel in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood, officials said Friday. Malik Solomon of Pittsburgh and Nakila Spencer of Brentwood, both 19, are accused of making off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Starbucks...
Pittsburgh police welcome 34 new cadets to the ranks
Cody Karaman smiled wide and looked down at his shiny new badge as his mom pinned it to his uniform Thursday night. Karaman, 24, a Pleasant Valley High School graduate from Saylorsburg who now lives in Pittsburgh, has long wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement. His straightforward purpose:...
Police: 2 teens shot in Carrick
Police are investigating a shooting that injured two teenage boys Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood, officials said. Officers responded to a report of shots fired near Westmont and Copperfield avenues shortly before 3:30 p.m., Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. They arrived to find two teens suffering from...
Pa. climate-related costs estimated at $261 million, according to auditor general
Climate change and the severe weather events becoming increasingly common because of it are posing a threat not only to the quality of life of taxpayers but also their wallets, state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said in a new report. Pennsylvania racked up an estimated $261 million statewide in climate-related...
Pittsburgh ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant falls to high school physics teacher in Tournament of Champions
Fans hoping to root on a Western Pennsylvanian contestant in this week’s “Jeopardy!” mega-competition had their hopes dashed Wednesday night. Lindsey Shultz, a Connellsville native who works as a physician and health care analyst in Pittsburgh, was knocked out of the popular game show’s 10-day Tournament of Champions in the...
Man in critical condition after being struck by car near Carnegie Mellon campus
A man was in critical condition after being struck by a car Wednesday afternoon while walking near Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. Pittsburgh and university police responded to the crash near Fifth and Morewood avenues about 3:15 p. m., Pittsburgh public safety spokesman Maurice Matthews II said. Medics...
IRS forms show Highmark officials reaped $1 million-plus raises last year
Highmark Health CEO David Holmberg’s total pay climbed to $7.49 million last year — up about 35% from the year before, for a nearly $2 million boost in compensation, federal tax forms filed Monday show. The nonprofit health system’s leader joined senior executives across Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network...
DraftKings exec says future of betting is smartphones, live-wagering, instant gratification
Much has changed in U.S. sports betting since Jamie Shea’s days as a 22-year-old Las Vegas oddsmaker in the 1990s. Shea, a Florida native who grew up around horse racing, quickly discovered she had both a passion and a knack for working in legal sports gambling. She went on to...
Former Pittsburgh diocese priest, Catholic schools leader found guilty of sexually abusing altar boy, 10
An Allegheny County judge on Friday found a former priest and school superintendent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh guilty of several counts of child sex abuse related to an incident involving an altar boy 18 years ago. Hugh Lang, 89 — who retired from serving as an active...
Police search for man who robbed PNC Bank near PNC Park in Pittsburgh’s North Side
Police are searching for a man who robbed a PNC Bank in Pittsburgh’s North Shore district on Friday afternoon, officials said. Shortly before 5 p.m., the suspect walked into the bank’s branch on Federal Street near Isabella Street across from PNC Park, Pittsburgh public safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. The...
Coroner: Ohio man, 49, dies after falling into trench outside Washington County house
An Ohio man died Friday after the trench he was working in collapsed in the yard of a Washington County house, officials said. Richard St. John, 49, of Bellaire, Ohio, was pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m. — nearly four hours after 911 dispatchers received a report about the incident...
Former Allegheny County cop strikes plea deal in connection to overdose death of his 15-year-old niece
Former Allegheny County Police Officer Daniel Bondi struck a plea deal Thursday for endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the overdose death of his 15-year-old niece, court records show. Bondi, 43, was sentenced to one to two years in prison. Bondi was accused of bringing fentanyl and...
Walmart sells beer, wine in state for 1st time; Westmoreland sales coming
Walmart is now selling beer and wine in Pennsylvania. On Thursday, the retail giant celebrated the grand opening of a former McDonald’s-turned-beer and wine cafe inside the Walmart Supercenter in Uniontown, the first of several planned statewide. Officials announced at the event that Walmart recently purchased five more restaurant liquor...
Pittsburgh health care analyst takes 2nd place in ‘Jeopardy!’ episode, showdown not over yet
Pittsburgh-based contestant Lindsey Shultz hasn’t been knocked out of the showdown for this year’s “Jeopardy!” superstar yet. Shultz, a Connellsville native who works as a physician and health care analyst, clinched second place in Wednesday night’s episode, which marked Day 3 of the popular game show’s “Tournament of Champions!” She...
Allegheny Health Network taps longtime UPMC surgeon to help guide $300M investment in cancer care
Highmark’s Allegheny Health Network has tapped a longtime UPMC cancer surgeon to help guide its $300 million-plus investment into cancer care across Western Pennsylvania. Dr. David L. Bartlett, an internationally renowned cancer surgeon affiliated with UPMC since 2001, has accepted the position as chair of the AHN Cancer Institute, AHN...
Ex-Station Square club owner who laundered heroin money gets more prison time
A former Station Square nightclub owner convicted of plotting to sell cocaine while already on probation for masterminding a multi-state heroin ring will spend another year and four months behind bars, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Vernon Jackson, 50, a former music producer who has ties to Dormont, Robinson and Pittsburgh’s...
Police seek help finding girl, 17, charged in robbery-related death of Pittsburgh man
Police are seeking the public’s help to find a 17-year-old Brighton Heights girl wanted in connection to the robbery-related death of a Pittsburgh man, officials said Wednesday. Shayla Johnson — who also has ties to McKeesport and Duquesne — is a suspect in the homicide case of Julian Carpenter. Carpenter,...
Allegheny County DA Stephen A. Zappala Jr. claims victory over challenger Lisa Middleman
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. claimed a 14 percentage point win Tuesday against his second serious challenger in two decades, unofficial election results showed. Zappala, 62, a Democrat from Fox Chapel, collected 56.8% of the votes cast, while independent candidate Lisa Middleman garnered 43%, unofficial results showed...
Joe Biden congratulates Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald on reelection victoryVideo
When Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald claimed victory Tuesday night in his race for a third term, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was there to congratulate him. “This is a helluva man, and a helluva family,” the former vice president said of Fitzgerald as he addressed a boisterous crowd around...
Marsy’s Law votes won’t be counted, Pa. Supreme Court rules in split opinion
Pennsylvanians still have the right to cast a vote Tuesday on the proposed Marsy’s Law related to victim rights — but officials won’t be counting and sharing the results of votes on that particular measure, the state’s highest court affirmed in a split ruling Monday. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, on...
Bret Michaels on recovering from health scares, why he won’t talk Trump
Bret Michaels boasts an unabashedly eclectic taste in music, which the multi-platinum rock star credits with getting him through life’s ups and downs and all the messy emotions in between. When Michaels works out, he’ll blast AC/DC. If the Poison front man and singer-songwriter is feeling reflective, he’ll throw on...
Write-in Republican challenging Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner’s campaign has 65 times more money on hand than her Republican write-in challenger, Brooke Nadonley. Nadonley, 43, a home health care worker who lives in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood, had less than $600 in cash to the Wagner’s nearly $42,000 as of mid-October, records show....
Republican challenger knows it’s slim he’ll best Allegheny County Executive Fitzgerald
Retired Air Force officer Matt Drozd, a self-dubbed “moderate” Republican from the North Hills, says he knows he has a slim chance of unseating Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald at the polls on Tuesday. Drozd is facing off against one of the largest campaign coffers countywide, with Fitzgerald reporting nearly...
