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1 hurt in West End Circle crash
A man was hurt Saturday when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a wall in the West End Circle, according to Pittsburgh police. The man was taken by ambulance to Allegheny General Hospital in critical condition. Police said the one-vehicle crash was reported on Steuben Street around 12:30 p.m....
Orthodox Christians enjoy balmy weather for lakeside blessing serviceVideo
They didn’t need winter coats this year. Instead, parishioners at St. Michael’s Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in South Greensburg on Saturday wore light jackets and had gloveless hands as they tossed ice crosses into the upper lake at Twin Lakes Park. “This is a treat for me,” said Jim Laffin,...
Mountains of tires, appliances, electronics collected in 2019 by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful affiliates — including Westmoreland Cleanways and other area environmental groups — announced Friday that it had collected more than 2 million pounds of electronics and other waste. That includes more than 21,000 tires; 6,000 appliances, and 61,000 pounds of household hazardous waste from local residents in 2019....
The work of artists inspired by Pittsburgh at South Side’s Brew House AssociationVideo
Local artists inspired by Pittsburgh sights and everyday life is the theme for the Austral exhibition that opened Thursday at the Brew House Association in Pittsburgh’s South Side. The exhibition is free and open to the public; donations accepted. It runs through Feb. 8. The juried exhibition highlights the broad...
Week in review: Fatal Turnpike crash, new sheriff’s office trashed, paramedic dies on the job, new Mac Miller recordVideo
Here’s a look back at some of the top news and features from the Tribune-Review this week: Pa. Turnpike tragedy: 5 dead in ‘horrific incident’ that could take weeks to investigate Five people died and 60 others were injured when a tour bus traveling along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mt....
Storms sweep across southern U.S., death toll rises to 11
HOUSTON — Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed Saturday in the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain battered large swaths of the country. Storm-related fatalities were reported in Texas...
Magnitude 5.9 shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing millions of dollars of damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 8:54 a.m. quake hit 8 miles southeast of Guanica at...
1 killed in Route 51 crash
A Charleroi man died following a two-vehicle crash Saturday that shut down part of Route 51 in Baldwin, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Reyon Harris, 21, was pronounced dead at UPMC Mercy Hospital at 2:30 p.m. The head-on crash was reported at 5:12 a.m. on the highway just...
Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jetliner
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied Western accusations that it was responsible. The plane was shot down early Wednesday, hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile...
Allegheny County residents rally for better clean air enforcement
About a year after a fire at the Clairton Coke Works knocked out pollution controls and heightened concerns over air quality in the region, residents from Clairton and across Allegheny County gathered at the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh to urge the Allegheny County Health Department to do more to...
Woman shot in leg in McKeesport
A woman was shot in the leg in McKeesport on Friday evening. Police received reports of the shooting at 9:14 p.m. at the intersection of Grandview Avenue and Garbett Street, according to a Allegheny County dispatcher. Police were responding to the scene. No further information was immediately available....
Police: 4 suspects shoot up Fayette County home, almost hit baby
Two men, a woman and a 1-year-old girl were woken by gunshots in the early morning of Dec. 29, according to state police. Six shots were fired into a Connellsville, Fayette County home, missing the victims by a few feet. According to police, there were four shooters. Investigators don’t know...
Authorities identify man killed in Hill District shooting
A Grove City man was killed in a shooting Friday in the Hill District, according to Pittsburgh Police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Issa Noor, 18, was pronounced dead at 8 p.m. Friday at UPMC Mercy Hospital after being found with multiple gunshot wounds. Authorites responded to a ShotSpotter...
Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel to reopen by Monday
The Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel will reopen by Monday morning, Port Authority announced Friday. The tunnel has been closed since Tuesday due to landslides, caused by stormwater runoff. Crews had to clear trees and a Port Authority contractor removed dirt and mud to stabilize the hillside. Riders who usually commute...
Roadwork on Interstate 79’s Neville Island Bridge cancelled for Sunday
A planned lane restriction on a northbound lane of Interstate 79 at the Neville Island bridge has been cancelled, PennDOT said Friday evening. Traffic was to be restricted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday while a PennDOT crew completed concrete patching work on the bridge, which carries I-79 into...
Family mourns man killed in crash near Westmoreland Mall
A Latrobe family is mourning the loss of Justin Bibel, 29, who was killed in a crash on Route 30 near the Westmoreland Mall. Bibel died Thursday in UPMC Presbyterian hospital, according to his wife, Monica Lea Bibel. “He was a good guy, he was funny, he was laid back,...
Infant in car hit by glass in Braddock Hills shooting; police say his dad was intended target
A 1-year-old boy riding in a car was injured by flying glass Friday afternoon when another car fired at the one the baby was riding in. Allegheny County Police Inspector Andrew Schurman said the incident happened around 4:15 p.m. in Braddock Hills near the intersection of Yost Boulevard and Brinton...
8 jurors seated in 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case
Attorneys in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case interviewed 20 jurors Friday and accepted two, bringing the number of seated jurors to eight. Twelve jurors and four alternates are needed for the Feb. 3 death penalty trial against Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas. The two are accused of gunning down...
Rush drummer Neil Peart dies
Neil Peart, the legendary drummer of Rush, has died at age 67. The band tweeted a statemet Friday afternoon confirming Peart’s death. Neil Peart September 12, 1952 - January 7, 2020 pic.twitter.com/NivX2RhiB8— Rush (@rushtheband) January 10, 2020 Per the CBC, Peart died Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., after having been...
10 charged in Pittsburgh prostitution sting
Pittsburgh police arrested 10 people in an undercover prostitution sting this week at a city hotel. Police accused four of the suspects of working as prostitutes, according to criminal complaints filed in Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Undercover police used phone numbers found on websites to arrange meetings with them at an...
Pittsburgh police union leader slams new 4-year contract with cityVideo
The Pittsburgh police union president Friday denounced the terms of a new contract determined through arbitration that provides officers with raises totaling 16% over four years, calling the decision “patently unfair” and tilted in favor of the city. Robert Swartzwelder, president of Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge 1,...
Rostraver West Newton paramedic Matthew Smelser laid to rest in MonongahelaVideo
More than 300 emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters and police officers gathered under a steady rain Friday in Monongahela to honor Matthew C. Smelser. They stood shoulder to shoulder and stretched two blocks down Chess Street for a finale salute to the Rostraver West Newton paramedic supervisor who was killed...
Criminal charges filed against Pennsylvania teens in deer torture video
Two Pennsylvania teens were hit with felony charges Friday in connection with a social media video that authorities say showed them torturing a wounded deer, state Game Commission officials said. The charges against Alexander Brock Smith, 18, of Brookville and an unidentified 17-year-old boy stem from a video posted Nov....
DA: Castle Shannon man accused of bilking heating company of $90K
A Castle Shannon man surrendered to Allegheny County detectives Thursday after he was charged with stealing more than $90,000 from a Bethel Park heating and cooling business between April 2018 and August 2019, according to a criminal complaint filed against him. Anthony James Laugelli, 32, was a sales manager at...
Allegheny Township man accused of raping 2 girls over course of 20 years
A 48-year-old man Friday appeared to dispute accusations that he raped two girls in Allegheny Township and Vandergrift. Eric Wright, who had been living in Allegheny Township, shook his head “no” each time a district judge read the 23 charges filed against him during his preliminary arraignment. Wright is accused...
