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‘This Is Us’ actor Blake Stadnik in Pittsburgh holiday paradeVideo

When he was a boy, Blake Stadnik marched with the Pittsburgh CLO Mini Stars in the WPXI Holiday Parade. On Nov. 30, the actor and “This Is Us” cast member and Ellwood City native will again participate in the parade, this time as a featured performer. “I was 10, 11...
Pennsylvania ends time limits for future child sexual abuse charges

READING — Pennsylvania overhauled its child sexual abuse laws Tuesday, more than a year after a grand jury report showed the cover-up of hundreds of cases of abuse in most of Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses over the last seven decades. The central bill signed by Gov. Tom Wolf gives future...
Scottdale man charged with DUI, leading police on chase through Unity

A Scottdale man found himself in the county jail on drunken driving and other charges after state police said they chased his pickup truck through farm fields and along miles of rural roads. The pursuit involving Joseph T. Demase, 37, began around 5 p.m. Monday along Route 981 near the...
Rescuers comb building rubble after Albanian quake kills 20Video

THUMANE, Albania — Rescue crews with excavators searched for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings and hotels Tuesday as the death toll from a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania climbed to 20, with more than 600 people injured. The magnitude-6.4 quake was felt across the southern Balkans and was followed...
Brief evacuation at Capitol over small plane

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol and its office buildings were briefly evacuated Tuesday amid concerns about a small aircraft that violated restricted airspace in the area. The evacuations were ordered as a precaution and lasted about half an hour. The U.S. Secret Service said personnel at the White House were...
Point Park grads capture picture-perfect moment with Tom Hanks in Pittsburgh

Danette Levers changed her Facebook profile picture at 7:34 a.m. Friday. There’s a pretty good chance she won’t ever change it again. She waited for months to upload that photo of her standing next to Tom Hanks. She idolizes the actor. She can recite most of his movie lines from...
Pittsburgh man gets 12½ years in federal prison for drug trafficking

A Pittsburgh man was sentenced Monday to 12½ years in a federal prison for distributing crack cocaine in the West End, according to prosecutors. Tyree Davis, 35, pleaded guilty to the offense in July. He was one of several people targeted in an investigation that focused on the GBK street...
One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in U.S.

DENVER — Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 travelers to sleep overnight in Denver’s airport after hundreds of flights were canceled just as Thanksgiving travel moved into high gear. The storm was heading to South...
Pa. school district can keep ‘Redskins’ name, but logos might go

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania school district can continue to call its sports teams “Redskins,” but it must educate students about Native Americans to prevent stereotypes. The state Human Relations Commission on Monday issued its decision in a long-running dispute with the Neshaminy School District. The panel also said the district...
Crash causes outage, delayed start for Highlands ElementaryVideo

Highlands School District issued a two-hour delay for its elementary school in Tarentum on Tuesday. According to the district, a crash late Monday evening caused a power outage. Power was to be restored by mid-morning Tuesday. The delay affected only elementary students and staff. HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY FAMILIES: Due to an...
National Weather Service issues wind advisory for Pittsburgh region

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for most of the area beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday and continuing into Thursday morning. The wind is expected to start picking up in the mid-to-late morning Wednesday and continue through the afternoon, meteorologist Bill Modzelewski said. Sustained winds of 15...
Medical examiner: Monroeville woman died of brain injury 4 days after crash

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner determined the cause of the unexpected death of a 41-year-old Monroeville woman four days after a crash this month. Nicole Hilla died from a hypoxia brain injury, the medical examiner’s office said. She died at Forbes Hospital on Nov. 8 while being treated for injuries...
Wash your hands, but NOT that turkey

These days, it seems like we’re constantly washing everything in sight. From hands to countertops, keyboards to kids’ toys. And with covid-19 a serious threat, it’s the best thing you can do. Except when it comes to that turkey. Yep, it’s true. Poultry doesn’t exactly seem super clean, but no...
Man killed in Aliquippa shooting

A 31-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night in Aliquippa. State police said Richard Jackson, 31, of Aliquippa died from multiple gunshot wounds. Aliquippa police went to the 300 block of Cooper Street shortly after 7 p.m. for reports of shots fired. The Beaver County coroner pronounced Jackson dead...
Recent Mt. Pleasant Area grad, newlywed loses battle with childhood cancer

Friends, family and many supporters are mourning the death of Brady Hunker of Mt. Pleasant Township, who lost his battle with a rare childhood cancer. Hunker, 18, who married his high school sweetheart, the former Mollie Landman, this summer after receiving his diploma in June from Mt. Pleasant Area Senior...
UPMC eyes major expansion in cancer, cardiac care in North Hills

From a robotic surgery tool that helps detect lung cancer sooner, to new alternatives to open-heart surgery, UPMC executives announced Monday a slew of major investments into expanding the health care system’s services, equipment and doctors available in the North Hills. The Downtown Pittsburgh-headquartered nonprofit behemoth is expanding its reach...

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