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Police: Pennsylvania man caps 3rd arrest in 3 days with tri-state car chase
An Eastern Pennsylvania man was arrested three times in three days in Allegheny County, capping off a suspected crime spree Monday afternoon by leading police on a car chase that spanned three states, court records show. Shad Bocella, 24, was released from the Allegheny County Jail about 11:25 a.m. Monday...
The Stroller, Sept. 29, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Valley News Dispatch is compiling a list of autumn events and Halloween parades, parties and trick-or-treat nights. Send an email to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Food distribution for veterans planned in Lower Burrell The Westmoreland County Food Bank will host Militaryshare, a free food distribution for households who have at least one...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 28, 2020
Field hockey Monday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Penn-Trafford 6, Hempfield 3 Golf Boys Monday’s results WPIAL individual championships Class 3A Semifinals At Indiana Country Club Par 71 (Top 18 advance to finals) Noah Oliver, Armstrong, 73. Chuck Tragesser, Franklin Regional, 74. Eli Yofan, Fox Chapel, 74. Adam Steinmetz, North Allegheny, 74....
High school roundup for Sept. 28, 2020: Brashear boys soccer stuns Bethel Park
Paul Chambers, Kalala Iraqi and Exauce Mugomoka scored to lead Brashear (1-2, 1-2) to a 3-2 victory over Bethel Park (2-3-1, 2-3-1) in Section 2-4A boys soccer Monday. It was Brashear’s first section win in three years. Belle Vernon 6, Laurel Highlands 4 – Daniel Sassak had a hat trick,...
Michael Cohen says Trump’s scared he’ll go ‘straight to prison’ amid tax return scandal
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is likely terrified he could become the first American president to end up behind bars once he’s out of office, his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, said Monday on the heels of a bombshell report about the commander in chief’s finances. Cohen, who was himself...
John Dorfman: My Ratings on the Largest 20 Stocks
There are a few thousand stocks in the U.S. But a big part of the market value, the trading volume — in short, the action — is in the largest 20. Here are my ratings on the largest 20 stocks. Apple Inc. (AAPL, market value $1.92 trillion), Buy. Apple has...
Businesses that sued Wolf over shutdown orders now seek more than $135K in legal fees
The business owners who filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Tom Wolf over his covid-19 shutdown orders are asking the court to award them attorney fees. In a motion filed Monday before U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV, the plaintiffs ask for $135,790 in attorneys fees and costs. That amount,...
Lawsuit against gun maker, seller allowed to proceed in Mt. Pleasant shooting case
The Pennsylvania Superior Court, in a strongly worded decision, ruled that a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 13-year-old Mt. Pleasant boy who was killed accidentally when his friend fired a gun at him can move forward. It is the first appeals court in the country to find that...
Biden to visit Pittsburgh, Westmoreland County on Wednesday as part of train whistle-stop tour
Former Vice President Joe Biden will visit Western Pennsylvania by train Wednesday, fresh off his first in-person 2020 election debate against President Trump. Locally, the Democratic nominee and his wife, Jill, will stop in Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Latrobe and New Alexandria. The tour is scheduled to culminate in a 7:30 p.m....
Trump’s choice of Amy Coney Barrett may not sway female voters he lacksVideo
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett would give the Supreme Court its most conservative female justice in history but is unlikely to accomplish one thing that could help seal his reelection — a surge in support from women, a segment of the electorate he’s struggled to attract. The...
Ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale knocked to the ground to end standoff, body camera footage showsVideo
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Brad Parscale, former campaign manager to President Donald Trump, was in the middle of a standoff with police at his Fort Lauderdale home when unexpected help arrived: Officer Christopher Wilson, a personal friend. The officer persuaded Parscale to step outside his home, allowing officers to knock...
Could the Pa. GOP bypass the popular vote regardless of who wins? Here’s what we know.
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — It is the nightmare scenario Pennsylvania election officials have fretted over for months: a knock-down, drag-out fight over...
Erie McDowell football player still in coma in Pittsburgh hospital
Erie McDowell High School senior football player Jonathan “Johnny” Heubel is still recovering from two brain surgeries in a medically induced coma in a Pittsburgh hospital. Megan Heubel, Johnny’s mother, recently posted an update on his condition. “Our sweet Johnny he’s fighting and he is fighting hard!!!!,” the post said....
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Steelers win, next game against Titans
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk about the Steelers win over the Texans, giving the Steelers their first 3-0 start since 2010. The Steelers defense wasn’t great in the first half, but came back in the second half...
Penn Hills couple marks 55 years of marriage with drive-by celebration
Spencer and Jacqueline Marie Simon decided to invite friends and neighbors on the evening of Sept. 4 to a drive-by 55th wedding anniversary celebration in their front yard of the Fielding Drive home in Penn Hills. The couple served cupcakes paired with Turner’s iced tea in a nod to their...
New laws will affect Pennsylvania archery hunters as season opens Saturday
Archery hunters across the state will be in their deer stands Saturday for the first day of Pennsylvania’s statewide archery deer season. The first part of the season will run through Nov. 20. It will be closed on Sundays, except for Nov. 15. For the first time, the season will...
Feds target predatory lenders to small business, but Pennsylvania remains a haven for the industry
Last summer, Philadelphia lawyer Shane Heskin told Congress that Pennsylvania has robust laws to prevent consumers from being gouged on loans — but none protecting business owners. “Consumers have laws protecting them from usurious interest rates,” he said. “But for small businesses, those protection laws don’t apply at all.” Heskin...
Police: Missing Pittsburgh man found safe
Updated: Lampkin has been found and is safe, according to Pittsburgh police. Pittsburgh police are searching for a 75-year-old man last seen Sunday in the city’s Carrick neighborhood, authorities said. Leslie Lampkin was last seen wearing black pants, dress shoes and a brown plaid blazer, according to police. He was...
Corey O’Connor: Joe Biden will get Western Pa. back to work, and here’s how
Last week, President Trump held a campaign rally at Pittsburgh International Airport. Had he ventured past the airport, he would have met Pittsburghers who have lost jobs, health care and the dignity that comes from a hard day’s work. He likely would have looked in the eyes of people who...
Penn State’s 2021 recruiting stumbling, but hope still alive with football coming back
Diego Pounds was a sure thing for Penn State, until he wasn’t. And that has been an all-too-common sight in the Lions’ 2021 recruiting class, which has experienced just about every type of adversity imaginable in a cycle that certainly won’t go down as one of James Franklin’s best. Penn...
Letter to the editor: We need Trump for 4 more years
I bet none of you Democratic Trump-haters who got $1,200 from President Trump sent it back. I don’t think you would have gotten that money from Joe Biden. I bet Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff hate Trump because they didn’t get their little clique back in the White...
Letter to the editor: Military heroes not losers, suckers
I write this letter as an Army veteran, but it is not about me. It is about those who paid the ultimate price defending freedom. It is about heroes. My Uncle Linn served with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He participated in the D-Day invasion where he...
Letter to the editor: Use of bad words shouldn’t define a person
Dear Mt. Lebanon Karens (“Mt. Lebanon school director who used profanity during virtual meeting resigns,” Sept. 21, TribLIVE): Have you ever called a man a nickname for Richard in a moment of anger or frustration? Do you know anyone who has used that word toward a person or a group...
Letter to the editor: Why should property owners support tenants?
Your editorial and article on evictions (“Evictions need answers, not hints,” Sept. 1, TribLIVE) fail to take into account the owners of the properties. Maybe some are big corporations with massive assets backing them up that can weather the storm, but, I’m sure, many more are like me. I own...
Editorial: Honesty, action justify confidence at Westmoreland Manor
Westmoreland County seems to have learned from what happened elsewhere. On Sept. 21, officials announced that 20 residents and two staff members at the county nursing home, Westmoreland Manor, had tested positive for covid-19. Most of those tested were asymptomatic and the tests were conducted as part of the routine...
