Tom Davidson stories, Page 46

A $1 million penny, a $3 million nickel and more than $100 million more in rare coins are coming to Pittsburgh from March 28 through 30 when the National Coin & Money Show stops at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Attendees will also have the chance to find out...

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...

A West Virginia man was arrested early Saturday on Pittsburgh’s South Side after police said he struck two cars and drove the wrong way down 17th Street. Police said they then found four guns in his car and the suspect, Kristopher Alan Miller, 42, of Tridelphia, was visibly intoxicated when...

A 15-year-old girl has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, Arnold police said. Ayanna Guy may be wearing a dark blue JROTC uniform or a purple sweatshirt, police said. Her mother reported her missing after she didn’t come home from school; she told police Ayanna has runaway before. They live on...

Amid the sea of people dressed in green Saturday along the Boulevard of the Allies in downtown Pittsburgh, a white faux straw hat seemed to glow when the sun appeared from behind the stark, gray clouds. Robert Weck was wearing it as he and some of his family enjoyed Pittsburgh’s...

Pittsburgh Steelers great Lynn Swann is facing calls to resign as the University of Southern California’s athletic director in the wake of the national college admissions scandal that has entangled four USC athletic department employees. The employees — Swann not among them — are accused of accepting $2 million in...

A week after the sudden, but not unexpected closure of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office is offering guidance for students affected by the move. “The sudden closure of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh has left hundreds of students across the Commonwealth in limbo about...

Unemployment in the Pittsburgh region is at its lowest rate in more than four decades, according to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Labor and Industry. “The best we can say is, it’s the lowest on our records, which start in 1976,” said Lauren Riegel, an industry and business analyst for the...

It started as a 50-cent weekly game offering a chance at a $50,000 top prize, with occasional chances to become a millionaire. Forty-seven years since the first Pennsylvania Lottery drawing was held, the Lottery pays out billions each year and rakes in billions more, with proceeds benefiting older Pennsylvanians, according...

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto took to social media Friday to express solidarity with people in Christchurch, New Zealand, and promise protection for Pittsburgh’s Muslim community in the wake of the mosque shootings that left at least 49 dead. Mayor @LianneDalziel - the people of Pittsburgh are with you and our...

Trib Total Media is partnering with Ad-A-Note to offer readers and advertisers an innovative and rewarding twist on sticky-note advertising. “The Bonus Strip” pilot program will start Thursday in the Valley News Dispatch edition of the Tribune-Review. The Bonus Strip is a 7-inch sticky note on the cover of the...

Pittsburgh International Airport’s leading airline said Tuesday it will continue flying its Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes as aviation authorities in some countries grounded that model of aircraft following Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash that claimed 157 lives. At least 24 Southwest Airlines flights using the 737 Max 8 came through...

A podcast about all things Penn State will be the first production to air on the new TribLIVE Podcast Network. Trib Total Media is partnering with Blue White Media to distribute “The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show,” a weekly video podcast. The latest episode will launch Thursday. Brandon Noble, a standout...

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in Michael Rosfeld’s homicide trial could seek out jurors each side would otherwise avoid, legal experts following the case told the Tribune-Review. Defense attorneys, who typically look for jurors suspicious of police, might want to pack the jury with people sympathetic to law enforcement. While prosecutors,...

In terms of dollars and cents, Penn State New Kensington contributed $28.7 million to the Pennsylvania economy and supported just under 400 jobs during the 2017 fiscal year, according to a study. But those numbers don’t begin to reflect the campus’ role in the Alle-Kiski Valley, according to Chancellor Kevin...

Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner and her husband on Saturday recounted their version of what happened early Wednesday during a confrontation with Detroit police. Their story contradicts the way Detroit police Chief James Craig characterized the encounter, in which Wagner’s husband, Khari Mosley, was handcuffed after being locked out of...

Nearly 1,000 Peoples Gas customers in Moon lost service Saturday morning because of a gas leak, and it might not be restored until Monday morning. A leak at a meter on Western Avenue was repaired Saturday afternoon, Peoples spokeswoman Jackie Ziemianski said. But gas company workers must go to each...

A chronic problem with the Vandergrift pool is prompting council to apply for an $80,000 loan to buy a pool liner. Councilman Pete Basile, the recreation committee chairman, pleaded with his council colleagues to take some action to keep the borough-owned Joseph A. Petrarca Veterans Memorial Pool running with summer...

The Thursday night jackpot for Pennsylvania Lottery’s Cash 5 drawing is up to $2 million, tied for the largest top prize offered in the 27 years the lottery has offered the game. The previous $2 million jackpot was split by three people in January 2017. No one has won the...

Two Zelienople-area dealerships are again locally owned, as #1 Cochran announced its purchase of the Kenny Ross Chevrolet and Nissan stores on Perry Highway. The dealerships have been renamed #1 Cochran Chevrolet and #1 Cochran Nissan Cranberry. Both are on Perry Highway (Route 19) on the border of Zelienople and...

Cinderlands Beer Co. in Lawrenceville is one of 20 new breweries in the country in a competition to be voted the best in the land. The brewery and restaurant landed on USA Today’s list of the top 20 new breweries in the country. It was ranked No. 6 on the...

Roads owned by Allegheny County are now up for adoption, so to speak. The county has launched a new Adopt-a-Roadway program that will allow people and organizations to pledge to keep sections of roads clean of litter. Litter on the roads is especially visible during this gray time of year....

Editor’s note: This story originally published in 2019, but the process of making ashes remains the same. The ashes smudged on people’s foreheads to mark the Christian holy day Ash Wednesday were made from the blessed palm fronds distributed at last year’s Palm Sunday services, which mark the beginning of...