NASA spacecraft opens new year at tiny, icy world past Pluto
LAUREL, Md. — The NASA spacecraft that yielded the first close-up views of Pluto opened the new year at an even more distant world, a billion miles beyond. Flight controllers said everything looked good for New Horizons’ flyby of the tiny, icy object at 12:33 a.m. Tuesday. Confirmation was not...
Hello, 2019: Revelry and reflection greet new year
Fireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many of the world’s most basic institutions, including in the realms of politics, trade, alliances and religion. A look at how...
2019: Things to watch
With 2018 behind us, it’s time to look ahead at some significant Alle-Kiski Valley stories that figure to develop in 2019. Pittsburgh
Mills mall The new year will see some new life at the Pittsburgh Mills mall, but it remains to be seen if new owner Mason Asset Management will...
Health Happenings – Jan. 1, 2019
Blood drives • American Red Cross blood drives: — 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Westmoreland County Courthouse, Courthouse Square, 2 N. Main St., Greensburg — 12:30- 5 p.m. Thursday, Excela Square at Latrobe, 100 Excela Health Drive — Noon- 4:30 p.m. Friday, Excela Square at Frick, 508 S. Church St., Mt....
Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls to increase on Sunday
If you plan to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, remember to throw some extra cash in your wallet for the rising toll rates that take effect Sunday . Motorists will pay about 6 percent more to drive the turnpike, whether they pay cash or use the E-ZPass system. The Pennsylvania...
How Trib reporter Brian Rittmeyer dropped 65 pounds
I’m going to get right to the point: since May, I’ve lost about 65 pounds. My weight fell from 235 to around 170. How? Simply by changing my eating habits and walking in my neighborhood. That’s it. Yeah, it surprised the heck out of me, too. I had no idea...
Argument at Downtown bus stop continues onto bus, ends with 1 shot
An argument over who was looking at whom at a Downtown Pittsburgh bus stop Tuesday ended with one man shot in the neck and both in jail, according to charges filed against the two men. Port Authority police found Rodney Culberson and Joseph Thomas wrestling near the rear of the...
Child hurt falling into rhino exhibit at Florida zoo
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Officials say a child has been injured as a result of falling into the rhinoceros exhibit at a Florida zoo. Brevard County Fire Rescue officials said on Twitter that the boy was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children on Tuesday afternoon in nearby Orlando. The mother...
One winner in New Year’s Day Mega Millions drawing, $4M ticket sold in Pa.
One lucky winner in New York matched all the numbers in the Jan. 1 Mega Millions jackpot worth $425 million. According to CNN, the ticket was sold at Brookville Auto Service in Oyster Bay on Long Island. One ticket worth $4 million was sold in Pennsylvania and six others sold...
Missing Dormont man found dead in home
A man missing for nearly two weeks was found dead at a home in Dormont, according to Allegheny County police. Michael McDonald, 30, was discovered on Jan. 1 in a home along the 1300 block of Illinois Avenue, according to a medical examiner’s report. Police issued a lookout for McDonald...
