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Board votes to pardon Robert Wideman, the Pittsburgh man profiled in “Brothers and Keepers”
The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voted unanimously Thursday to recommend clemency for a Pittsburgh man serving a life sentence for second-degree murder in a 1975 case detailed in the award-winning book “Brothers and Keepers.” The decision to free Robert Wideman, the 68 year-old Homewood native whose life of poverty, crime...
Pittsburgh Police officer honored for founding chess club for kidsVideo
Officer David Shifren is known as “the professor” by his comrades in the Pittsburgh Police Bureau. A native of Brooklyn, he is a graduate of University of Pittsburgh’s master of fine arts program. He’s taught creative writing at Pitt, and currently teaches a film-appreciation at Pitt for older adults. He...
Suspected cop killer Rahmael Holt set to go on trial in November
The Harrison man accused of shooting and killing New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw in November 2017 is scheduled to go on trial Nov. 4, a Westmoreland County judge said Thursday. President Judge Rita Hathaway set aside the entire week of Nov. 4 for the murder trial of Rahmael Sal...
Wanted fugitive, girlfriend arrested in West Mifflin
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Pittsburgh woman wanted on three different warrants Thursday in West Mifflin, and suspected drugs in the house will lead to new charges against the fugitive and her girlfriend, authorities said. Shavon Hopkins, 28, of Oakland, was wanted by Bethel Park police on drug and other charges...
DA: Pittsburgh tow truck driver who shot rival acted in self-defense
Prosecutors will not pursue criminal charges against a tow truck driver who shot and paralyzed a rival during a fight over territory earlier this year in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park. Fred Rabner, attorney for Jerald Robinson, said the District Attorney’s Office has indicated there will be no criminal charges filed against...
Report: Lack of maintenance to blame for Ohio River barge breakaway
Failure to maintain a “fleeting area” where barges are moored or assembled led to a 27-barge pileup in January 2018 that struck the Emsworth Locks and Dams on the Ohio River, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday. The report faults the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, or...
EPA waives summer gasoline blend requirement for Allegheny County
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday temporarily waived Allegheny County’s summer fuel requirement — which typically results in higher prices at the pump — because of a damaged pipeline supplying Western Pennsylvania. The EPA is close to repealing the rule requiring a summer gasoline blend but agreed to waive...
After 36 years, KDKA-TV’s Jon Burnett set for final broadcast
The year was 1982, and a KDKA-TV producer named Jayne Adair was walking through the Nashville, Tenn., airport. Had she stopped to get something to eat or buy a magazine, she might have missed the moment when a young southern gentleman on a TV monitor caught her eye. The man...
East End Brewing’s YOU ARE HERE now planning 92 neighborhood beers
Next up in the “YOU ARE HERE” beer series by East End Brewing Co. is … Overbrook. “We have been bombarded with press inquiries and social media responses from people wondering about this project,” Scott Smith, owner of East End Brewing told the Tribune-Review on Thursday, referring to the launch...
Attorneys for accused Tree of Life gunman accuse FBI of meddling in case
Defense attorneys for accused the Tree of Life gunman Robert Bowers have alleged the FBI is discouraging witnesses from speaking with the defense, according to court documents filed Wednesday in the case. The attorneys have asked the judge in the case to order the government and federal agents to “cease...
Sharpsburg man accused of racially motivated attack at T station
A Sharpsburg man is accused of throwing another man onto the tracks at the Wood Street T station over the weekend and telling the victim he’d kill him because he was white, according to charges filed this week. Two witnesses told police they saw a black man later identified as...
Pittsburgh couple adopt 6 siblings who spent nearly 5 years in foster care
A Pittsburgh couple have adopted six brothers and sisters who spent 1,640 days in foster care. Steve Anderson-McLean and Rob Anderson-McLean on May 23 officially adopted Carlos, 14, Guadalupe, 13, Maria, 12, Selena, 10, Nasa, 9, and Max, 7, reports Good Morning America. “The judge asked, ‘Do you understand at...
Police warn residents about bear spotted in North Versailles
North Versailles police are warning residents about a black bear spotted in their community. Police said residents in the Green Valley area should be especially alert because the bear was seen there. Police said the bear was last seen entering the wooded area behind the fire department and the Pennsylvania...
Reward offered for information on missing Whitehall woman
A reward is being offered to anyone with information on the location of a Whitehall woman missing since April who is presumed dead. Elizabeth “Betsy” Wiesenfeld, 67, has been missing since April 30, when her daughter reported her missing after her mother failed to show up for work. Police have...
Pittsburgh climbers hope for government action over Mount Everest deaths
Sushil Acharya thought the image of a logjam of hikers snaking a wicked ridge along Mount Everest was Photoshopped. “I’ve never seen a picture like that,” said the Robert Morris University professor, who was born in Kathmandu. “I thought it was fake news.” The now-iconic photograph exposed the stunning sight...
Pittsburgh’s ‘Amazing Race’ contestant still in hunt for $1M prize
During Wednesday night’s episode of CBS’ “The Amazing Race,” Pittsburgh native Becca Droz and her teammate Floyd Pierce ranked third, keeping them in the running for next week’s primetime reality TV show, according to the GoldDerby website. Droz and Pierce, known as “Team Fun,” are among seven teams currently vying...
Trial begins for East Hills mom whose toddler ingested fentanyl
The trial continues Thursday for an East Hills woman who told police she had “no clue” how the deadly opioid fentanyl ended up in her toddler daughter’s sippy cup. Jhenea Pratt, 23, is charged with homicide in the April 5, 2018, death of 17-month-old Charlette Napper-Talley. Her trial started Wednesday...
Extras needed for Titanic film ‘Unsinkable’ in McKees Rocks
Extras are needed to play passengers on the Titanic for the next round of filming for an independent film about the sinking of the ship and its aftermath. The actors and actresses will work in pivotal 1912 scenes that will be filmed in McKees Rocks next week for “Unsinkable,” according...
Want to see The Who? Plenty of cheap tickets still available
You can buy tickets to see The Who in Pittsburgh right now cheaper than you can buy a Grand-Dad’s Secret hard shake from Burgatory. The cheapest tickets available Thursday morning on StubHub.com were going for as low as $8.81. A bourbon-laced caramel milkshake will set you back $9.50. Roger Daltrey,...
Newborn brings hope after Pittsburgh mom dies during childbirth
April Martinez spent the last nine months meticulously planning for the arrival of her first child, a baby boy named Luca. “She had allergies and she wouldn’t take any allergy medicine,” said her mother, Elaine Sheatz of Cranberry. “She just wanted him to be perfect.” Despite her attention to detail,...
USW leader Leo Gerard to retire
The president of the 850,000-member United Steelworkers is retiring by mid-July, signaling a change in leadership of the the Pittsburgh-based union. Leo Gerard, who has been the USW president since 2001, will be replaced by Tom Conway, the USW International vice president, the USW announced on Wednesday. The USW is...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to fentanyl distribution
A Pittsburgh man charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl has pleaded guilty in federal court. Trevon Woodson, 22, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Court Judge David S. Cercone. Judge Cercone scheduled sentencing for Oct. 1. Authorities said Woodson and his twin brother, Drevon, would package narcotics for...
Tribune-Review wins 5 Golden Quill Awards
The Tribune-Review won five Golden Quill Awards, presented annually by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania to recognize outstanding performance in journalism. The Trib received 22 nominations for the 55th Golden Quill Awards, for which a dinner was held Wednesday at the Rivers Casino Event Center on Pittsburgh’s North Shore....
Ohio man gets 7 years in prison for heroin, laundering ring more than $60K
An Ohio man will spend seven years in prison for his role in a heroin and related money laundering ring, federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh said Tuesday. James Nelson, 31, of Wellsville, Ohio, was convicted of conspiring to sell more than a kilogram of heroin and launder $60,000 of the profit...
Route 28 reopens, flood watch remains
Route 28 in Pittsburgh reopened early Thursday morning after it was closed due to flooding, according to Allegheny County 911. Most of Western Pennsylvania remains under a flash flood watch until 11 p.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Much of Beaver County is under a flood warning. Showers...
