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Animator Ron Campbell brings 1960s-era pop culture to PittsburghVideo
Growing up in Australia, in those dark, pre-television days, Ron Campbell spent many a weekend with pals in movie theaters. He had no inkling at the time that a light was about to dawn on his future career. Campbell became known worldwide for his animation on The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,”...
Sportsbook at The Meadows Casino in Washington County set to launch
The Meadows Casino in North Strabane will launch its sportsbook Oct. 10, according to a statement from the casino. This makes The Meadows the 10th legal, brick-and-mortar sports betting facility in Pennsylvania. “It’s a fantastic day for The Meadows Casino, our team members, guests and Washington County” said Tony Frabbiele,...
Bedbugs force Steel Valley to close schools
Steel Valley School District schools will be closed Wednesday as the district deals with bedbugs. Superintendent Edward Wehrer posted a letter to the district’s website about two incidents, one at the high school Monday and in a middle school student’s backpack Tuesday, in which a suspected bedbug was found. “Our...
Baby taken from UPMC Children’s Hospital found in Tennessee
An 8-week-old baby taken from UPMC Children’s Hospital by his parents five days ago has been found. Ambrose Klingensmith was found with his parents, 32-year-old Jeannette Funnen, 32, and Daemon Klingensmith, 23, West Mifflin police said. The parents are in custody and the baby is in the care of a...
Pittsburgh region jobs drop, jobless rate rises slightly
The Pittsburgh area continued to lose jobs in August, the fourth consecutive month in which the seven-county region lost nonfarm jobs, the state said Tuesday. “This is not a good sign. We’re hitting a trend of not growing jobs like we once did. There is a lot of worry in...
Son of WTAE-TV anchor Mike Clark dies in Colorado hiking accident
The son of a Pittsburgh television news anchor died in a hiking accident in Colorado over the weekend. Matthew J. Clark, 26, of Denver, is the son of WTAE-TV evening anchor Mike Clark. The television station shared their sympathies about the accident Monday afternoon. According to WTAE, Matthew Clark was...
Peduto proposes $606 million operating budget for 2020 with no real estate tax increase
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Tuesday released a 2020 budget proposal that increases operational spending by about $31 million and maintains the current real estate tax rate. The mayor’s spending plans include $606 million for daily operations and $109 million for capital improvements. The operating budget is up from about...
Rivers Casino payments for PPG Paints Arena keep rolling
Rivers Casino has anted another $3.5 million toward the cost of building the PPG Paints Arena, officials announced on Tuesday. Under a 2007 agreement, the North Shore casino contributes $7.5 million a year — paid in two installments each fiscal year — toward the $321 million arena on Centre Avenue...
Daily Download: Pittsburgh’s news of the day, Oct. 1, 2019Video
Welcome to the TribLIVE Daily Download. Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, assistant digital content leader Matt Rosenberg discusses the unseasonably warm temperatures that have hit Western Pennsylvania, the robots...
It’s October … and it’s hot in PittsburghVideo
Pittsburgh’s North Shore was blast furnace hot on Tuesday morning, but Brenda Kremer and Kelly Stolp didn’t mind. It was snowing back home in Montana. “This is kind of nice,” said Kremer, 62, of Boulder, who was in town with family for Monday night’s Steelers game. “I’m definitely not used...
When in Rome, do as Pittsburghers do and visit this Steelers bar
A large white banner welcomes patrons to the dark tavern nestled in the heart of Rome. “You’re In Steelers Country,” it reads — a sign that Steelers country has no borders. Despite being just a few blocks from the Vatican and among Rome’s attractions like the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and...
Woman counted 102 bedbug bites after trip on Duquesne Incline
The nonprofit that runs the Duquesne Incline will start regularly spraying for bedbugs and other insects after an infestation was found in one of the cars. Mark McNally, executive director of the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline, said the bedbug infestation in one of the cars...
Strike a skeleton pose at yoga studio in Pittsburgh’s AllentownVideo
When anxiety starts to overwhelm Kimee Massie, she turns on a little doom jazz, throws down a mat and drops into child’s pose. Massie and her husband, Scott Massie, both 42, are the founders of BLACK YO)))GA, Vinyasa-style yoga that replaces wind chimes and rippling streams with drone, noise, ambient,...
Rivers Casino unveils $5M lounge with 360 degrees of TV screens for sports gamblingVideo
While tailgaters sweated outside Heinz Field in the muggy weather, another black-and-gold-clad crowd gathered hours before Monday night’s Steelers game in the air-conditioned comfort of River Casino’s latest addition — a 5,500-square-foot lounge for sports gambling. People placing bets or simply checking out the new sportsbook digs relaxed in plush...
‘United for Women’ helps local women emerge from crisisVideo
Andreá Long never expected to be a fulltime caregiver to her teenage son. But, after an injury in a pickup football game left the 14-year-old unable to walk, Long’s daily routine became a grueling blur of caretaker tasks, hospital visits and mounting bills that the single mom juggled in between...
Job fair for military veterans on Thursday to feature over 40 employers
RecruitMilitary is holding a job fair for Pittsburgh-area veterans from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3 at Heinz Field. More than 40 employers who are hiring will be at the fair. Among the organizations expected to attend Thursday’s event are the FBI, DeVry University, Catholic Cemeteries Association, Colonial Life...
Daily Download: Pittsburgh’s news of the day, Sept. 30, 2019Video
Welcome to the TribLIVE Daily Download. Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, assistant digital content leader Matt Rosenberg discusses the early-morning fire that engulfed a warehouse in the Strip District,...
Vandals damage St. Bede School in Point Breeze
A Catholic school in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood was vandalized Sunday, according to an email sent to parents of the school. Officials at St. Bede School declined comment about the incident, and Pittsburgh police didn’t immediately provide details. A first-grade classroom and an art room were damaged and “inappropriate messages”...
2 winning lottery tickets sold in Pittsburgh
Two winning lottery tickets for two separate games were sold at two Pittsburgh businesses. On Friday, Faber Coe & Gregg at 500 Grant St. in Downtown Pittsburgh sold a Chili Pepper Payout ticket worth $114,690. On Sept. 17, a Cash 5 ticket worth $62,500 was sold at the Quick Stop...
Trib Total Media to return to Pittsburgh’s North Shore
Trib Total Media will once again be a tenant of the D.L. Clark Building on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, Jennifer Bertetto, the Trib’s President and CEO, announced Monday. The move back to the Clark building will be official Oct. 1 as the Tribune-Review forges ahead in its continuing coverage of Allegheny...
Developer of Westinghouse facility in Churchill charged with asbestos violations
A Mt. Lebanon developer has been charged with illegally removing and dumping asbestos from the former Westinghouse facility in Churchill, according to paperwork filed by U.S. Attorney Scott Brady in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Friday. Vikas Jain, 47, is charged with one count of...
Pittsburgh EMS receives top award from American Heart AssociationVideo
Pittsburgh’s Emergency Medical Services bureau is one of 77 in Pennsylvania and 615 across the country that received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Award. The city’s EMS leadership and other local officials accepted the award Monday from Gina Hrach, the director of quality systems improvement for...
Invasive northern snakehead fish caught in Monongahela River
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission confirmed Monday that an invasive species, the northern snakehead fish, was recently caught in the Monongahela River. It is the first confirmed snakehead fish in Southwestern Pennsylvania, according to Kris Kuhn, chief of the fisheries management division for the commission. The invasive fish has...
Authorities: Man found near Highland Park bike trail died of overdose
A 58-year-old Oakmont man found dead May 20 near a bike trail in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park died of an overdose, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Charles Lutz died of combined overdose of fentanyl, cocaine, methadone, clonazepam and tramadol, according to the medical examiner. Lutz’s body was found...
117 dogs rescued in Ross settling in at Animal Friends
The 117 dogs who were rescued from a Ross Township residence are acclimating to their new lives at Animal Friends, according to a news release from the Ohio Township nonprofit. Upon arrival, the dogs were examined by veterinary staff who found most of them to be underweight and suffering from...
