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Danger below: Divers detail perils of scouring Western Pa.’s rivers for remains
Darrick Gerano says scuba diving in the Allegheny River ranges from unpleasant to downright harrowing. The water is cold and murky. Vision often is limited to just a few feet. Tree branches and junk dumped into the river pose a constant threat of entanglement. And then there are the dead...
Secret Service flaws enabled Trump assassination attempt, investigation shows
He’d warned them. Butler Township police Officer Drew Blasko paced angrily along the AGR International building, where just minutes before a gunman had clambered atop the roof, aimed an AR-15-style rifle at Donald Trump and fired, striking the former president. As Blasko and other officers stood guard near a loading...
Pa. Liquor Control Board giving residents shot at bottles of rare whiskey
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced Tuesday it will open a limited-release lottery giving state residents and licensees a chance to purchase 1,252 bottles of rare whiskeys. People can opt in to one or more lotteries through the Limited-Release Lottery website until 5 p.m. Friday. The lottery features nine products...
Morning Roundup: Fire marshal investigating South Park blaze; Pittsburgh SWAT responds to domestic
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 20: Fire marshal investigating South Park blaze The Allegheny County Fire Marshal is investigating what caused a fire to break out Monday evening in a commercial building in South Park. The blaze was reported along Brownsville Road...
Political football: Why former Steeler Jerome Bettis is backing Kamala Harris
The Bus is on board with Kamala Harris. Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis, aka The Bus, joined Harris’ bus tour Sunday, providing a boost to the Democratic ticket as it passed through several stops in Western Pennsylvania, including Sheetz, Primanti Bros. and Aliquippa High School’s football field. Bettis told TribLive...
Oakland bustling as Pitt, Carnegie Mellon students move in
Brand-new pillows still in their packaging, bulky room fans and other poundage piled into overburdened moving carts explained the frazzled looks on some entering dorms at the University of Pittsburgh on Monday. Then there was Devin Knause, 17, a first-year student from Tenafly, N.J., who arrived outside Litchfield Tower A...
Giant Eagle to sell GetGo stores to Canadian group
Giant Eagle’s GetGo gas stations and convenience stores are being bought by a Canadian company that also owns the Circle K chain, company officials announced Monday. The “myPerks” loyalty program that offers discounts on gas prices and grocery purchases will continue after the deal is finalized at GetGo and Giant...
What’s the most expensive car one can buy in Western Pennsylvania?
What kind of person seeks to buy the most expensive car in the Pittsburgh region? The sales team at Bentley Pittsburgh knows. The Marshall Township dealership, located between Lexus and Tesla showrooms on Perry Highway, has the distinction of selling the priciest ride in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The British luxury vehicles...
‘History in the making’: PennWest professor sends students to political conventions
Sydney Speicher, a rising senior at Pennsylvania Western University, rode an overnight Amtrak train to Chicago so she could spend this week living a political science major’s dream. There’s no guarantee Speicher, 22, of Midway will witness a major candidate’s speech up close, just because she’s earning academic credit by...
Morning Roundup: Man hospitalized following East Allegheny shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Aug. 19: Man hospitalized following East Allegheny shooting A man was taken to the hospital after a shooting Sunday in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood. Police were dispatched around 4:30 p.m. to the intersection of Nash Street and Virgin...
Western Pa. covid cases are on the rise ahead of school season
Western Pennsylvania is seeing an uptick in covid-19 cases just as the new school year is about to start. Dr. Carol Fox, chief medical officer for Independence Health System, said the system’s five hospitals have seen a slightly higher number of patients who are being hospitalized because of covid compared...
Kamala Harris, Tim Walz rally supporters at a series of visits in Allegheny, Beaver counties
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, made a series of campaign stops Sunday in Western Pennsylvania, weaving her way through Beaver and Allegheny counties in an effort to build momentum ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Harris visited six locations, speaking with liberal...
Western Pennsylvanians trek the Camino de Santiago in Spain
Clutching his father’s ashes, Philip Stearns overlooked the cliffs of Finisterre, a Spanish town on the Atlantic Ocean considered to be the end of the earth by the Romans and Celtics. A woman wailed in Gaelic as the wind whipped the hair of onlookers and Stearns slowly scattered his father’s...
Harris nomination transforms Dems’ convention from funeral vibe to party city
One month ago, Democrats were in disarray and the Democratic National Convention loomed large as a make-or-break moment for the party. It seemed Democrats were speeding toward a cliff as President Joe Biden grew increasingly unpopular. A disastrous debate performance in June punctuated the turmoil. This year’s convention in Chicago,...
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz include stops in Allegheny, Beaver counties on bus tour
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are sweeping through Western Pennsylvania on Sunday hoping to build momentum the day before the start of the Democratic National Convention. Harris and Walz will visit sites in Allegheny County and Beaver County on Sunday, including Rochester, on...
Castle-themed estate for sale in Indiana County
All that’s missing is the moat. Chateau de Lions is a castle-themed estate nestled among 58 acres in rural Indiana County, listed last week for $1.2 million with Elaine Shetler-Libent of Keller Williams Realty. “This listing is priced lower than the appraisal,” Shetler-Libent said. The English-inspired stone residence is from...
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Butler County commissioners at odds over suggested security contract for Trump rally
Butler County Commissioner Leslie Osche said Wednesday that the July 13 rally for former President Donald Trump appeared to be “underresourced” — a problem she attributed to a fellow commissioner’s request that the Butler County Sheriff’s Office work under a contract for the event. The sheriff’s office reportedly provided seven...
Morning Roundup: Standoff ends in arrest in Monongahela; Mayor Gainey’s communications director resigns
Here are a few news items for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024: Standoff ends in arrest in Monongahela A Carnegie man was arrested Wednesday evening after an hourslong police standoff in Monongahela that began after a chase. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh told Trib news partner WTAE that Emmanuel Houghton,...
Questions raised after Kamala Harris campaign accused of altering headlines in Google ads
News outlets have noticed the headlines of their published articles on Google search do not match the ones written on their websites. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is reportedly modifying headlines on news articles within sponsored search advertisements on Google to appear as if those outlets are seemingly partial toward...
Turtle noodler: Irwin man continues family legacy of catching turtles with bare handsVideo
Joe Clemens of Irwin has a dangerous hands-on hobby. Clemens is a fourth-generation turtle noodler, a pursuit where one catches snapping turtles with their bare hands from underwater holes in the banks of freshwater rivers, creeks and ponds. “I’m pretty much one of the last ones left around here in...
TikTok candy melting trend sends Fayette County boy to hospital
When a 9-year-old Fayette County boy attempted to follow a TikTok trend, creating what is known as a Jolly Rancher Grape, he tripped while carrying a bowl of molten candy liquid and suffered severe burns. “He tripped, and that’s when the boiling hot candy coated his whole hand and his...
West Virginia dentist charged with invasion of privacy after camera found in employee bathroom, police say
WEIRTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia dentist faces charges after police said a concealed camera allegedly was found in his office’s employee bathroom. Dr. Jeremy Michael Crow turned himself in at the Weirton Police Department on Monday. Crow, 45, of Washington, Washington County, was charged with 39 counts of misdemeanor...
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offers tours of its 1st Western Pa. temple
The first temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Western Pennsylvania is set to be dedicated on Sept. 15. Located in Cranberry, it encompasses 32,240 square feet and sits on 5.8 acres. It is 125 feet high, including the spire. Media were invited to tour the...
Morning Roundup: Butler County man charged with assaulting toddler at Butler Farm Show
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 13: Police say Butler County man assaulted toddler at Butler Farm Show A Butler County man is accused of slapping a 3-year-old boy in the face at the Butler Farm Show over the weekend, according to state...
