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Trump’s attacks seen undercutting confidence in 2020 vote
WASHINGTON — It was a startling declaration about one of the pillars of American democracy, all the more so given its source. The president of the United States last week publicly predicted without evidence that the 2020 presidential election would be “the most corrupt election in the history of our...
Trump struggles as furor grows over reported Russian bounty offer to kill U.S. troopsVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, confronted with a damaging report that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill American and allied troops in Afghanistan, declared Sunday on Twitter that he was never briefed about the finding by U.S. intelligence. Democrats including Trump’s prospective presidential rival, Joe Biden, and House...
Police: 34-year-old man killed after shooting in Arnold
A 34-year-old man was killed Sunday morning after a shooting in Arnold, according to Arnold police Chief Eric Doutt. Police responded to the 1500 block of Woodmont Avenue around 4:50 a.m. in response to the shooting. At the scene, officers found the man was shot two times, Doutt said. The...
Police: Suspect sought for 3 stabbings in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar
Pittsburgh police have released a photograph of a man wanted in connection with three stabbings in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood that left one person dead and two people with serious injuries. Officers initially responded to a reports of a stabbing inside a small business near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and...
Man in critical condition following shooting in Mt. Washington
One person was in critical condition after a shooting Saturday night in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded to the 100 block of Wyoming Street around 10:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. On scene, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. The man was transported...
Man fires shots at business center in northern California
RED BLUFF, Calif — Authorities shot a man who drove into a distribution center Saturday south of Red Bluff and started shooting at people, local media reported. The shooting by a man with “AR-type weapon” started about 3:30 p.m. at the Walmart distribution center, emergency dispatchers told the Record-Searchlight newspaper....
Mississippi takes step toward dropping rebel image from flag
JACKSON, Miss. — Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into cheers and applause Saturday as lawmakers took a big step toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. “The eyes of...
Trib Total Media receives national award for Tree of Life documentary
Trib Total Media earned a prestigious national award from the national Society of Professional Journalists for a video documentary marking one year since the Tree of Life attack in Squirrel Hill. SPJ announced Friday that “Tree of Life: One Year Later” won the digital video category in the 2019 Sigma...
‘I’m just so angry’: Residents welcome grand jury report slamming Pa. oversight of fracking industry
Breathing problems, unexplained illness, constant noise, light and smell of chemicals — all problems caused to residents by the oil and gas industry, a statewide grand jury found. None of it sounded new to those who have been living near well pads and pipelines for years. Since the Marcellus shale...
Police: Wilkinsburg man charged in 2013 shooting death of 1-year-old Marcus White Jr.
A Wilkinsburg man has been charged in connection to a 2013 triple shooting at a picnic that killed 15-month-old Marcus White, Jr. in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood. Gregory Parker, 22, is charged with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, four counts of aggravated assault and gun charges, Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Chris...
Experts: Covid-19 surges hit cities that reopened early, not those with big protests
The United States may be seeing the most compelling evidence yet that the best way to stop the coronavirus is also the most disruptive and difficult: Stay home and avoid other people. At first glance, the evidence seems conflicting. States in the South and West that reopened their economies early...
Editorial: Food banks need your help
Getting back to normal doesn’t mean being back to normal. Being there is a goal. Getting there is a process. There may be no better example of that than food banks. During earlier days of the coronavirus pandemic, nonprofits that provided nutritional assistance were overwhelmed as some people were thrown...
Florida reports 9,585 new coronavirus cases, setting another daily record in statewide surgeVideo
MIAMI — Florida’s Department of Health on Saturday confirmed 9,585 additional cases of COVID-19, surpassing Friday’s record-breaking 8,942 cases. The new cases brings the state total of confirmed cases to 132,545. There were also 24 new deaths announced Saturday, bringing the statewide death toll to 3,390. In just over a...
Pittsburgh zoo welcomes new cheetahs, hosting naming contest
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium has five new cheetah cubs and there’s a contest to name them. The zoo announced Friday it had welcomed the five female cubs and their mother, Naya, from the Metro Richmond Zoo. The cubs are about eight months old. The zoo is hosting a...
Finleyville man dies in ATV crash with SUV
A Finleyville man died when the ATV he was driving crashed with an SUV early Saturday morning, according to Washington County officials. The victim was identified as 21-year-old Tyler James Gereshenski. According to the coroner’s report, Gereshenski was in the ATV in the southbound lanes of Route 43 (the Mon–Fayette...
621 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths reported in Pa.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 621 new coronavirus cases and 24 new deaths. That bring the statewide total to 84,991 cases and 6,603 deaths. The state considers 633 patients as probable cases, but they are not confirmed. Pa. coronavirus by dayInfogram More than half of coronavirus cases...
State issues new guidance for reopening long-term care facilities
The state has laid out a three-phased plan to reopening long-term care facilities, some of the hardest hit areas during the coronavirus pandemic. Guidance issued Saturday by Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine states that in order for facilities to begin the process of reopening, they must first meet criteria...
Allegheny County reports 90 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily total for county
Allegheny County has experienced its highest single-day coronavirus case jump after health officials reported 90 new cases Saturday. No new deaths were reported and the county’s death toll remained at 186. The new cases bring the grand total of cases in Allegheny County to 2,472. The previous high was 76,...
Pitt researchers find 4 coronavirus mutations arrived early in Pittsburgh, say pandemic could have been much worse in region
University of Pittsburgh researchers are studying tiny genetic differences in coronavirus samples to determine how the virus got to Pittsburgh and the region along with how it’s spreading — and they’ve found the early weeks of the pandemic in Southwestern Pennsylvania could have been much worse. “Why I think this...
Pitt police: Man sought after stabbing in Oakland
A man was stabbed Friday evening in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood and city and University of Pittsburgh police are investigating. The man was stabbed shortly after 7 p.m. Friday along the 500 block of Oak Hill Drive, University of Pittsburgh police said. The suspect fled in a black vehicle toward Eckstein...
Vandergrift man accused of throwing water bottle at Pittsburgh police arrested
A Vandergrift man accused of throwing a bottle of water at police during a June 1 protest in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood has been arrested. Investigators with the Damage Assessment and Accountability Task Force, with assistance from Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office and the Vandergrift Police Department, arrested Benjamin Reynolds, 28,...
Robinson Rent-A-Center manager says she lost her job for obeying stay-at-home order
A former Rent-A-Center employee who worked in Robinson has started legal proceedings against the company, saying she lost her job for refusing to come into work during Pennsylvania’s coronavirus lockdown. Tiffany Sager this week filed an arbitration demand seeking lost wages and punitive damages against the company. Sager worked as...
County health department issues consumer warning for a Ross market
A consumer alert has been issued by the Allegheny Health Department for the Oriental Market on McKnight Road in Ross. Eight crates of sliced fish were found Thursday sitting directly outdoors under no protection in the parking lot during an inspection, the department said. Flies were also observed on the...
Memorial Mass set for Pittsburgh Catholics who died during covid-19 pandemic
Bishop David A. Zubik will offer a memorial Mass Sunday morning for all Catholics in the Pittsburgh Diocese who have died during the covid-19 pandemic. The Mass will be livestreamed at 10 a.m. and can be viewed online. Many who died during the spread of the virus did not have...
Former Springdale police chief shoots dog belonging to Allegheny Valley Regional police chief
A former Alle-Kiski Valley police chief shot and killed a dog belonging to a current Valley police chief after the 1-year-old Dutch German shepherd broke free from an electric containment fence Friday morning in Fawn, according to the dog’s owner. “It’s a sad incident,” said Allegheny Valley Regional Police Chief...
