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Winning $1.28M lottery ticket sold at Penn Hills store
A winning lottery ticket worth $1.28 million was sold at a Shop ‘N Save store in Penn Hills, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced Monday. The Match 6 lotto ticket matched all six numbers in Sunday’s drawing — 5, 9, 21, 22, 23, and 37 — to win the jackpot. The $2...
Westmoreland prison inmate accused again of possessing contraband
A Westmoreland County Prison inmate accused earlier this month of smuggling Suboxone and synthetic marijuana through the mail was charged again Thursday after jail guards said they found him with more contraband. Hugh J. Hawkey Jr., 44, was charged by county detectives with manufacturing, possession and delivery of a controlled...
Why Trump’s steel tariff didn’t save U.S. Steel workers from layoffs
President Donald Trump told an audience of Pennsylvania union workers last August that his 25% tariff on steel imports was reinvigorating the country’s steel industry, and leading companies such as U.S. Steel to expand. That upbeat assessment is now in question following United States Steel Corp.’s announcement last week that...
Saudi Arabia sentences 5 to death for journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death on Monday for the killing of Washington Post columnist and royal family critic Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents. The killing of Khashoggi stunned the international...
5 things we learned after Steelers lose control of playoff destiny in loss to Jets
Five things we learned from Jets 16, Steelers 10: 1. Wild final weekend The most simplistic formula for the Steelers to get into the playoffs is to win Sunday in Baltimore and have the Tennessee Titans lose their game at the Houston Texans. The Steelers still could get into the...
Literacy Pittsburgh helps immigrants learn English, integrateVideo
Oksana Slota knew only a few English words when she moved to the United States from Ukraine six years ago. But she wanted to learn more. She wanted to be able to communicate with people in her new country. She wanted friends and to be able to help her children...
Traffic citations in school zones surge in Allegheny County
Allegheny County drivers seem to be in a rush — and they’re paying for it. The county leads the state in the number of traffic citations issued for speeding in school zones and illegally passing school buses, according to data collected by magisterial district courts statewide. Over the past five...
Aspinwall Beans ‘N’ Cream stands out with more than just coffeeVideo
This coffee shop brews up the cool factor. Aspinwall Beans ‘N’ Cream, known as ABC by the locals, serves up coffee, specialty drinks and homemade breakfast and lunch items amid 1960s and ’70s pop/rock memorabilia. “The decor isn’t the usual coffee shop vibe,” said co-owner Pete Sanida of Squirrel Hill....
Amtrak: Latrobe station upgrade could begin in 2020
Latrobe appears to be on track for some major improvements to its Amtrak passenger station, with construction eyed for a possible 2020 start date. Amtrak discussed the proposed improvements, meant to better serve passengers with disabilities, in an interview with the Tribune-Review nearly two years ago. Latrobe officials were encouraged...
Westmoreland 911: Car flees from crash scene on Route 22 in Delmont
One person was injured Sunday evening in a hit-and-run collision on Route 22 in Delmont. A Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said the mishap happened at around 7 p.m. at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard. A bicycle fell from one of the cars in the wake of the collision, leading bystanders...
Trump impeachment trial: Squaring off in the SenateVideo
WASHINGTON — A senior White House official and leading Senate Republicans predicted Sunday that congressional Democrats would fail in their bid to force the Senate to summon witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial. Democrats countered by asking why, if Trump were innocent, he would block the testimony of top aides...
Kevin Gorman: After losing to Jets, the Steelers’ playoff hopes are down to another Hail MaryVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff hopes went from the right hand of Devlin “Duck” Hodges, off the hands of James Washington and through the hands of JuJu Smith-Schuster in the final minute at MetLife Stadium. Now, they are out of the Steelers’ hands. A 16-10 loss to the...
Christian editor doubles down on Trump as being ‘morally unfit’Video
WASHINGTON — The editor-in-chief of evangelical magazine “Christianity Today” doubled down Sunday on his rebuke of Donald Trump. Mark Galli appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” days after arguing in an editorial that Trump should be removed from office because the nation’s trust was betrayed by his attempts to “use...
Steelers lose control of playoff destiny with road defeat to Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Hopeful of securing the AFC’s fifth playoff seed just one week earlier, the Pittsburgh Steelers suddenly find themselves in a situation murkier than the swamp outside MetLife Stadium after a 16-10 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday. The higher wild-card seed was removed from...
Police searching for man they say broke into Dormont man’s apartment, attempted to rob him at knifepoint
Allegheny County Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man they say attempted to rob another man with a knife Sunday morning in Dormont. The suspect has been identified as Joel Hatfield, 28, no known address. Hatfield is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was...
Water main break wreaks havoc on McKnight Road travelers
McKnight Road reopened early Monday morning after a large water main break, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Crews are still working to repair the damage. The water main break was reported just after 1:45 p.m. in the 8000 block of McKnight Road. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said the...
Police: 69-vehicle pileup in Virginia leaves dozens injuredVideo
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — A pileup involving more than 60 cars on a major interstate in Virginia on Sunday morning injured dozens of people, according to state police. The accident happened just before 8 a.m. Sunday on westbound Interstate 64 in York County near Williamsburg, Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya...
GOP governors grapple with whether to accept refugees or not
LINCOLN, Neb. — An executive order by President Donald Trump giving states the right to refuse to take refugees is putting Republican governors in an uncomfortable position. They’re caught between immigration hardliners who want to shut the door and some Christian evangelicals who believe helping refugees is a moral obligation....
State police: FedEx driver dumped packages instead of delivering them
A FedEx driver dumped packages in a ditch instead of delivering them to their rightful owners Saturday afternoon in Mercer County, state police said. State police with the Mercer station say the incident happened just before 2:30 p.m. along Horvath Road in Lackawannock Township. Troopers said a witness saw a...
Us vs. them: Trump aiming to use impeachment to rev up base
NEW YORK — Using stark “us vs. them” language, President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign have begun framing his impeachment not as a judgment on his conduct but as a referendum on how Democrats regard him and his supporters. Mere days from the start of an election year, the...
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatened to set back the company’s effort to launch astronauts for NASA next year. The Starliner descended into the Army’s White Sands Missile Range...
Chicago police: 13 wounded in shooting at memorial party
CHICAGO — A shooting early Sunday at a house party held in honor of someone who was killed in April left 13 people wounded, four of them critically, Chicago police said. The shooting stemmed from a dispute at the memorial party, Chief of Patrol Fred Waller said at an early...
Police probe carjacking at The Waterworks mall near Aspinwall
Pittsburgh police are investigating a carjacking reported Saturday morning at The Waterworks mall. A man told police he was sleeping inside his vehicle at about 8:40 a.m., while his wife was inside a store, when a male suspect opened the door, pulled him out and drove away. No one was...
Officials identify man killed in exchange of fire while fleeing from Wilkinsburg police
A Wilkinsburg man was fatally shot by a police officer after firing at Wilkinsburg police during a foot chase early Sunday. Romir Talley, 24, died at 1:16 a.m. in the 900 block of Wilkinsburg’s Center Street, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Allegheny County Police are investigating the...
‘Officer’ Rudy, newest member of Gilpin’s police force, has a nose for trouble (and snacks)Video
“Officer” Rudy is the newest addition to the police force in Gilpin. He loves belly rubs, snacks and attention. Rudy is a 3-year-old Belgian Melinois, a popular breed for training as police dogs. He received his K-9 certification from the North American Police Work Dog Association this month. He reported...
