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Season’s first snow likely in the Laurel Highlands
Not ready for winter? The calendar puts the start of winter more than two months away, but meteorologist Scott Harbaugh of WPXI News predicts the first snowflakes of the year likely will fly Thursday in the Laurel Highlands, specifically in the mountains of Somerset County and nearby Garrett and Preston...
Is your food safe? New app shows you Pa. restaurant inspections
Want to know whether the restaurant you’re visiting has had any recent inspection violations? There’s an app for that. The EatSafePA mobile app recently launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture allows restaurant patrons to access inspection reports by restaurant name, nearby establishments or ZIP code. The free app, available...
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital worker featured on ‘Good Morning America’Video
It doesn’t take Mary Ellen Kremer long to put a little sparkle into the day-to-day lives of patients at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland, and her simple act of kindness caught the attention of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Kremer, a patient services representative at the hospital, was featured on the...
New owner of SouthSide Works working to reinvigorate developmentVideo
The new owner of Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works said his company plans to create more office and residential space and include more local businesses as part of its $25 million plan for revitalizing the former steel mill property along the Monongahela River. Ian Ross, managing principal of New York-based Somera Road...
Route 30 eastbound reopens after 2-car crash in Hempfield
Eastbound traffic on Route 30 resumed just before 10 p.m. Monday, about 90 minutes after it was shut down for a two-vehicle crash in Hempfield. Rescuers shut down traffic at the Route 119 intersection while crews responded to the wreck reported just after 8:30 p.m. near the Cedar Street exit,...
6 dogs rescued from burning Moon home
Six dogs were rescued from a burning house Monday in Moon, according to township police. The fire at 503 Moon Clinton Road was reported around 1 p.m. Firefighters were at the scene until almost 4:30 p.m., police said. Drivers were advised to avoid Moon Clinton Road between International Drive and...
Steelers defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt out for season, ESPN reportsVideo
Another one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ most important players is out for the season because of injury. ESPN reported Monday evening defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt suffered a torn pectoral muscle that will require surgery and force him to miss the remainder of the season. The @Steelers outstanding DL Stephon Tuitt...
Indiana County woman dies in Derry Township wreck
A one-car wreck Monday afternoon in Derry Township claimed the life of the driver, an Indiana County woman. Cleo E. Free, 76, of Burrell Township, was pronounced dead at about 2 p.m. in the emergency department of Excela Latrobe Hospital, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha. He attributed the...
Police: Man sought to pay for nude pics of Norwin students
An unknown male was promising female Norwin students money in exchange for nude photos of themselves via the social media site Snapchat, Norwin school officials said Monday. Norwin Superintendent Jeff Taylor said in a statement North Huntingdon police alerted school officials to the “safety concern involving sexting,” which is transmitting...
Competition spurs better bang-for-buck in Western Pa.’s Medicare Advantage market
Seniors across Western Pennsylvania enrolling in Medicare Advantage plans this year no longer have to confront the uncertainty of heated litigation embroiling Pittsburgh’s two largest health system rivals nor feel forced to switch insurers to avoid the threat of a prepay rule. Instead, the 2020 enrollment period looks to prove...
Msgr. Michael Matusak, retired Greensburg Diocese priest at center of abuse probe, dead at 69
A retired Greensburg Diocese priest, suspended from his Uniontown parish 14 months ago following the first of two abuse allegations, died Sunday, Oct. 13, at the diocesan residence for retired priests, a spokesman for the Greensburg Diocese said Monday. Monsignor Michael Matusak, 69, was on administrative leave from his duties...
Belvedere no more: razing of historic hotel complete
Oklahoma Borough code enforcement officer Lee Schumaker said Monday that demolition of the former Belvedere Hotel along Route 66 has been completed. Crews from Eveready Contracting LLC of Washington Township finished work Friday and carted away the last of the charred debris to a dump in Imperial, according to Schumaker....
Texas officer charged with murder, resigns after shooting black womanVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door was charged with murder on Monday after resigning from the force. Aaron Dean, 34, was booked...
Daily Download: Carrie Underwood, sober bars and Steelers’ run gameVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses singer Carrie Underwood’s impact on local schools, the concept of sober bars and how the Steelers managed to right the...
Franktuary, Joe & The Juice, Melt Shop open in Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport has added three new places to stop for a bite to eat. Franktuary, a Pittsburgh-based company known for its signature hot dogs topped with locally sourced and ethnic condiments, opened in Concourse B. Also in the concourse is Joe & The Juice, a juice bar and coffee...
Speed bumps coming to streets in Pittsburgh’s South Side, Oakland
Pittsburgh is hoping to create a safer bicycle and pedestrian route in its South Side neighborhood with the installation of speed bumps and way-finding signs on Muriel Street and construction of a bike and pedestrian ramp under the Birmingham Bridge. The city also plans to install speed bumps on Boundary...
Carrie Underwood, Dick’s Sporting Goods donate $100K to girls sports programsVideo
Burrell High School’s 2019 homecoming queen skipped Saturday’s school dance to go to country star Carrie Underwood’s concert in Pittsburgh. Homecoming queen Sara Novak said she and classmate Hannah Koziarski, both student-athletes, were told by district officials that they would be able to pick out an outfit from Underwood’s CALIA...
Chargers’ ‘Renegade’ prank on Steelers backfiresVideo
Looks like the Los Angeles Chargers are the ones that got Rickrolled. During Sunday night’s Steelers-Chargers game at Dignity Health Sports Park, the crew in charge of the stadium music and video tried to get funny with the Black and Gold fans in attendance. With a little more than seven...
McKeesport area boil water advisory expected to continue through TuesdayVideo
About 16,000 Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County water customers in McKeesport, Port Vue and Versailles Borough will have to continue boiling drinking water through Tuesday due to a microbial contamination alert, officials said. While the mechanical problem at the McKeesport Water Treatment Plant has been fixed, the authority is required...
Billy Porter to play Fairy Godmother in updated Cinderella storyVideo
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Billy! Pittsburgh’s own Billy Porter — he of Tony and Emmy fame, as well as a cameo on the latest “Saturday Night Live” — is set to play his flashiest role yet. Various outlets are reporting the 50-year-old actor confirmed over the weekend he will play the Fairy Godmother in...
Greensburg officials to declare emergency after public works fireVideo
An emergency declaration will help Greensburg officials replace and repair damaged public works vehicles and equipment after a fire tore through the South Urania Avenue warehouse where they were stored early Saturday morning, city Mayor Robert Bell said. “It’s a little more flexible for council to react on some things...
Pa. Game Commission to have public meetings on chronic wasting disease
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is hosting a series of meetings this month to inform the public about chronic wasting disease, including three in southwestern Pennsylvania. Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been confirmed in 250 white-tailed deer in the state and is always fatal in the deer and elk it...
Fortnite sees its ‘End’ as game goes dark for playersVideo
So is this how the world ends? Many gamers are asking themselves that question as Fortnite has gone dark. Worse than dark: Black hole dark. On Sunday, gamers joining in an event called “The End” (the end of the game’s 10th season), saw around 2 p.m. a rocket launch from...
Build your own coffin in Pittsburgh region with help of a green burial organization
Pete McQuillin takes off his shoes, steps inside a wooden coffin and smiles, getting a rare glimpse at how he’ll spend eternity. But, before the 75-year-old takes up permanent residence in the pine box, he plans to use it as a bookshelf. Within the next month, McQuillin will begin to...
Japan looks for missing as typhoon kills as many as 48Video
HOYASU, Japan — Rescue crews in Japan dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday as they looked for those missing from a typhoon that left as many as 48 people dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan. Typhoon Hagibis unleashed torrents of rain and strong...
