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30th gun confiscated this year at Pittsburgh International Airport
A West Virginia man was stopped Tuesday by Transportation Security Administration officers with a loaded gun at the Pittsburgh International Airport, the agency said. It was the 30th gun stopped by the TSA at the airport this year. The man, from Glenville, in central West Virginia, had a .380 caliber...
Police: Pittsburgh woman attempted carjackings to get to mom's house for Wi-Fi 
A 19-year-old woman told police she was trying to get to her estranged mother’s house to use the Wi-Fi when she tried to carjack vehicles Tuesday in East Liberty. Ajanay Watson of Pittsburgh attempted to carjack two cars, including one driven by an off-duty Allegheny County sheriff’s deputy, before carjacking...
In new book, woman accuses former 'Today' show anchor Matt Lauer of rape
A woman who worked with NBC at the Sochi Olympics claims she was raped by former anchor Matt Lauer at a hotel there, an encounter the former “Today” show host says was consensual. Brooke Nevils makes her claim in Ronan Farrow’s book, “Catch and Kill,” a copy of which was...
Rostraver woman, 86, identified as victim in Route 51 accident
A Rostraver woman was killed Wednesday when her car collided with a tri-axle truck on Route 51 in the township. Police identified the victim as Anna Mae Selembo, 86. Authorities said her 2004 Toyota Camry was struck by a tri-axle truck at the highway’s intersection with Gallitin Road about 10:45...
Census hosting 3 informational meetings for interested applicants
The Census Bureau is hiring, and those interested in applying can ask questions and learn about open positions during three informational meetings this month. At the meetings, being held in Derry and Latrobe, potential applicants can learn what the once-a-decade survey is and why it’s important and receive help filling...
Penn Township man accused of stalking ex-girlfriend after breakup
A Penn Township man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly telephoning and sending his ex-girlfriend dozens of unwanted text messages, stalking her and damaging her new boyfriend’s truck. Joshuwa Petrill, 38, was arrested by North Huntingdon Police on charges of retaliation against a witness, stalking and three counts of harassment related...
The story behind the Penguins fan with Mike Lange tattoos on his leg
The right leg of Alex Sloan has helped him take steps to sobriety. It’s covered in sayings familiar to any Pittsburgh Penguins fan. “Elvis Has Just Left The Building.” “Scratch My Back With A Hacksaw.” The sayings of Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange are more than words on flesh for Sloan,...
Yinzer Bars giving region a sweet taste of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh residents are known for both a keen sense of humor and a strong sense of pride. A new chocolate bar indulges both of those qualities, and its sales will help benefit a nonprofit established to help curb the drug epidemic in young adults. A collection of milk chocolate candy...
Turkey launches military offensive into Syria 
AKCAKALE, Turkey — Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces withdrew from the area, with activists reporting airstrikes on a town on Syria’s northern border. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign, which followed an announcement Sunday by...
Goat rams through sliding glass door, naps inside bathroom in Ohio 
CLEVELAND — An Ohio homeowner never envisioned becoming semi-famous because of a goat butting its way into her home and taking a nap in her bathroom. “This is the most random story in the world,” Jennifer Keathley said Tuesday, breaking out into laughter. The break-in happened Friday when an escaped...
White House and Democrats clash over rules for impeachment
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Constitution gives the House “the sole power of impeachment” — but it confers that authority without an instruction manual. Now comes the battle royal over exactly what it means. In vowing to halt all cooperation with House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, the White House on Tuesday labeled...
South Park pastor gets his kicks as a stuntman 
On Sunday mornings one might find Michael Scheib preaching the gospel to members of Jesus Fellowship Church in Bethel Park. There’s a good chance he’s sore from a bar fight the night before. The 32-year-old pastor is a part-time stuntman whose credits include “Outsiders,” a WGN America show about a...
Killer Samuel Little's lifetime of evil backed up by a prodigious memory
Samuel Little’s depravity is matched only by his prodigious memory. Little, a California inmate considered by the FBI to be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, has confessed to 93 slayings committed across the country between 1970 and 2005, recounting the crimes with astonishing, near-photographic detail. He even...
German synagogue is attacked on holy day; 2 dead nearby 
HALLE, Germany — A heavily armed assailant ranting about Jews tried to force his way into a synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day, then shot two people to death outside the building in an attack Wednesday that was livestreamed on a popular gaming site. The attacker shot...
State police seize $8.6 million worth of drugs over 3-month period
About $4.2 million worth of cocaine and $950,000 in heroin and fentanyl were taken off Pennsylvania streets by state troopers between July 1 and Sept. 30, according to police. That equals 192 pounds of cocaine, 23 pounds of heroin and 14 pounds of fentanyl, troopers said. Pennsylvania State Police released...
Long-awaited Carrie Underwood tour rolls into Pittsburgh 
It’s been a long wait for fans of country music superstar Carrie Underwood who hurried to buy their tickets for her Oct. 12 concert at PPG Paints Arena when they first went on sale – on Aug. 18, 2018. More than a year later, it’s finally time to get ready...
Police: Drug ring operated out of New Kensington home where 4-year-old lived 
Three people ran a drug ring that distributed fentanyl in Westmoreland County and operated out of a New Kensington home where a 4-year-old boy lived, according to city police and agents with the state Attorney General’s Office. The three suspects, along with a fourth person who police said lived at...
Plum vehicle crash leaves 1 injured
One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Plum Tuesday evening. Police at the scene said the crash involved a car and a tractor-trailer. The truck driver was not injured but one person in the car was. Westmoreland County dispatchers said calls for the crash along Greensburg Road near...
Uniontown police eye charges against student in high school shooting threat
Uniontown City Police report charges are pending against a student at Uniontown Area High School, stemming from a shooting threat posted on social media. Police said they were notified Tuesday about the threatened shooting at the high school, which was reported by multiple students and parents. The juvenile student was...
Sen. Iovino wants to restore arrest rights to sworn school police
A new law that stripped school police officers of the authority to make arrests and issue detention and citation orders may be on its way out the door. The law, intended to enhance school security, passed earlier this year and accidentally stripped school police officers of powers they have had...
Allegheny County 2020 budget proposal includes no tax increase
Allegheny County residents would not see a property tax increase in the nearly $1 billion budget for 2020 proposed by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald at a meeting of Allegheny County Council on Tuesday. The $959.8 million operating budget is a $27.4 million, or 2.9%, increase over the 2019 operating budget...
Police: Woman tries to carjack off-duty sheriff's deputy
Police arrested a 19-year-old woman accused of trying to carjack an off-duty sheriff’s deputy Tuesday afternoon in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood before leading police on a car chase into Penn Hills. No one was injured, Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. Ajanay Watson faces several charges including robbery of...
Lower Burrell police Chief Tim Weitzel to step down but remain on force
Lower Burrell police Chief Tim Weitzel will step down as the city’s top officer and return to his former position of lieutenant next year in a move that he said would insulate him from being ousted over politics. “I have to watch my back in 2020,” Weitzel said at a...
White House vows total halt to impeachment probe cooperation 
WASHINGTON — The White House declared Tuesday it will halt any and all cooperation with what it termed the “illegitimate” impeachment probe by House Democrats, sharpening the constitutional clash between President Donald Trump and Congress. Trump attorneys sent a lengthy letter to House leaders bluntly stating White House refusal to...
1 injured in crash on Route 28 near Harmar exit
One person was hurt in a crash that snarled northbound traffic along Route 28 near the Harmar exit during Tuesday’s afternoon rush hour, officials said. Police and medics responded to the crash, which was reported at 5:12 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. One person was taken to...


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