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Pitt to feature filmmaker George Romero’s archival collection at party
The University of Pittsburgh isn’t calling this one fright night at the library, but officials are promising “a ghoulish good time,” when Pitt opens part of its George A. Romero collection to the public at the Hillman Library from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 23. University officials said the free...
Small earthquake detected near Washington, Pa.
There was a small earthquake early Tuesday morning about 6 miles southwest of Washington, Pa., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake happened at 2:58 a.m. and was a 2.2 magnitude tremor. Earthquakes of such magnitude cause little damage and are barely felt, USGS geophysicist Julie Dutton said. “Right...
Pennsylvania exceeds national rate of rising STD cases
The number of sexually transmitted diseases climbed again last year in the United States, with Pennsylvania’s rate of increase exceeding the national average. It was the fifth consecutive year that gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis cases went up, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual surveillance report. The...
Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $740,000 sold in Washington County
Pennsylvania Lottery officials said a jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $740,000 was sold Saturday in Washington County. The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, 03-09-11-13-19-31, to win the jackpot prize, less applicable withholding. Span & Taylor Drug Co. at 175 W. Main St., Monongahela, earned a $5,000 bonus...
Season’s first snow likely in the Laurel Highlands
Not ready for winter? The calendar puts the start of winter more than two months away, but meteorologist Scott Harbaugh of WPXI News predicts the first snowflakes of the year likely will fly Thursday in the Laurel Highlands, specifically in the mountains of Somerset County and nearby Garrett and Preston...
Gas prices fall in Pittsburgh area, according to GasBuddy
Gasoline prices are down in Pittsburgh and across the nation, according to price tracking service GasBuddy. In the Pittsburgh region, gas prices are down 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week, to an average of $2.83 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 731 stations. That’s 5 cents per...
Pa. Game Commission to have public meetings on chronic wasting disease
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is hosting a series of meetings this month to inform the public about chronic wasting disease, including three in southwestern Pennsylvania. Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been confirmed in 250 white-tailed deer in the state and is always fatal in the deer and elk it...
Woman killed in New Castle house fire Sunday
One person was killed in a New Castle house fire Sunday, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. Firefighters responded to the 1700 block of Gretchen Avenue around 2 p.m. for reports a woman could be trapped inside the building. Fire officials quickly put out the fire, but an elderly woman was...
Police: Man killed in Fayette County crash
One person was killed after a crash along Route 21 in Fayette County, according to state police from Uniontown. Police responded to a two-vehicle crash along Route 21 (McClellandtown Road), at the intersection of Bukovitz Farm Road in German Township shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday. Police say a Ford F-150...
5 facts you might not know about Columbus DayVideo
On this day 527 years ago while Christopher Columbus was trying to reach Asia, he accidentally discovered the Bahamas. This discovery would reshape the world, kicking off the European colonization of the Americas. We’ve been celebrating history’s most famous navigational error ever since. Here are five facts about Columbus’ famous...
Police find missing Fayette County man
A missing Fayette County man has been found and is no longer considered in danger, according to state police at Uniontown. Rick Fowler, 52, of Farmington had been missing since Friday afternoon when he was last seen by his stepdaughter at 2 p.m. on Morrell Avenue in Dunbar Township, police...
Police: 13 items worth over $4K stolen from vehicle in Butler County
State police are seeking information about a vehicle theft in Oakland Township, Butler County where two men made off with more than a dozen items worth more than $4,400. The thefts occurred on Sept. 13, when two unidentified men stole the items from a vehicle that was parked along Saint...
Police: Butler County man said he damaged football stadium lawn by doing ‘donuts’
State police say a Butler County man admitted to causing more than $4,000 worth of damage to the Moniteau High School football stadium and other parts of the school grounds by driving around them in circles in an off-road utility vehicle over the summer. Benjamin Sydney Abbott, 18, of West...
Southwestern Pennsylvania residents renew calls for research on possible health impact of frackingVideo
As calls for better science on the health impact of unconventional natural gas drilling grew last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Health revealed that a new study found a slight increase in the expected number of cases of Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer, among girls in Fayette, Greene, Washington...
‘Night of Living Dead,’ more on tap for George Romero celebration starting Saturday
Events celebrating filmmaker George A. Romero will be held across Pittsburgh starting Saturday. Romero is most famous for 1968’s “Night of the Living Dead” and its related films. The 1968 film has been described as a landmark in modern horror, in independent filmmaking and the first feature film to come...
CNX agrees to plug more than 100 abandoned wells in Western Pa. as part of settlement
The state Department of Environmental Protection has reached an agreement with CNX Gas Co. for the plugging of more than 100 abandoned wells in four counties. The order includes 141 conventional coalbed methane and gas wells and five unconventional gas wells in Allegheny, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Most of...
Ohio man killed in Beaver County crash
A man from Ohio died in a two-vehicle, head-on crash in Beaver County on Thursday, state police said. The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on Lincoln Highway north of Langham Drive in Greene Township, according to state police. Melissa J. Brubaker, 36, of Chester, W. Va., had been driving too...
Trump administration officials tour New Castle plantVideo
Hunks of steel weighing 190,000 pounds each are heated until they glow at 2300 degrees, and then slowly pounded into the rough shape of a propulsion shaft for a Navy submarine at a New Castle forge. The smell of the super-hot metal wafts through the massive plant of North American...
Reward increased for info on shooting of bald eagle on West Penn Trail
A reward for information leading to charges being filed against whoever shot a bald eagle on the West Penn Trail in Derry Township last week has been raised from $500 to $750, according to the couple who started a GoFundMe account to pay for bird’s medical expenses and the reward....
ATF: Faulty extension cord caused fatal Erie fire
An electrical failure in an extension cord set off a fire in a west Erie home and day care facility that caused the deaths of five young children on the early morning Aug. 11, authorities who investigated the fire announced on Thursday. The fire at 1248 W. 11th St., which...
Laurel Highlands school cleared after bedbug found in student’s belongings
Laurel Highlands High School students are prohibited from carrying any type of bag into the school building until Tuesday after a bedbug was found there, according to Superintendent Jesse Wallace. The bedbug was found in the belongings of a student at the school on Friday, according to a letter posted...
Police: Woman left 2 kids alone in car after running out of gas
Police charged a Beaver County woman with endangering her two children after they said she left them alone in a car after running out of gas. Rochester police charged Valerie M. Fullum, 29, of New Brighton with two counts of endangering the welfare of children on Oct. 3, according to...
Feds: Western Pennsylvanians duped into buying illegally imported ‘smart drugs’
A Mercer County man pleaded guilty to plotting to sell to Western Pennsylvanians untested drugs from China and Russia that he claimed could make people smarter, federal prosecutors said. Emil “Butch” Koledin, of Hermitage and the corporation he ran, Koledin Enterprises Inc., each entered guilty counts of conspiracy to defraud...
U.S. Supreme Court declines review of convicted killer Jordan Clemons’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from Jordan Clemons to review whether his constitutional rights were violated when he was convicted and sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend in 2012. Clemons was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Karissa Kunco in January 2012....
Murrysville, Scott, Mt. Lebanon to host glass recycling events
Responding to a growing list of haulers who no longer accept glass in curbside recycling containers, the Pennsylvania Resources Council will host a pop-up glass collection event in Murrysville this month. Earlier this year, residents in communities across the region began seeking alternatives after being informed the market for glass...
