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Meet the man who dubbed Steelers QB Devlin Hodges as ‘Duck’Video
Devlin Hodges’ college and high school coaches agree the undrafted rookie quarterback who will start Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers successfully walks that fine line between confident and cocky. “But if you think he’s confident in football, you get talking duck-calling, that’s when you’ll hear the bragging,” Samford coach Chris...
Authorities: 3 deaths tied to Southern California wildfires
LOS ANGELES — Three people have died at the scene of Southern California wildfires this week, authorities said Saturday, as firefighters aided by diminishing winds beat back a blaze on the edge of Los Angeles that damaged or destroyed more than 30 structures and sent a blanket of smoke across...
Fall festival in Harrison’s Burtner House offers glimpse of American history
Abraham Lincoln was greeting visitors Saturday during an annual fall festival at historic Burtner House in Harrison. It made sense, considering the national historic landmark built by Phillip Burtner in 1821 served as a polling place in 1860 when Lincoln was elected president, according to Rick Miller of Cranberry, a...
Thousands turn out for huge parade, battle reenactment at Fort Ligonier DaysVideo
The light rain that came down during Fort Ligonier Days’ annual parade Saturday morning did not prevent thousands of people from crowding both sides of Main Street to watch a procession of bands, fire trucks, bagpipers and French and Indian War reenactors march through town. The 60th anniversary of Fort...
Gunman opens fire at church wedding ceremony, 2 people shot
PELHAM, N.H. — A gunman opened fire at a wedding ceremony inside a New Hampshire church Saturday shooting two people before guests tackled the shooter and held him until police arrived, authorities said. Pelham’s Police Chief Joseph Roark said no fatalities were reported in the shooting at New England Pentecostal...
Hotel under construction in New Orleans collapses, killing 1
A hotel under construction in New Orleans has reportedly collapsed, killng one person. Local news outlets have reported that construction workers had to run to safety Saturday morning as the Hard Rock Hotel came crashing down. The venue has been under construction for the last several months, according to The...
Steelers CB Steve Nelson will not play vs. Chargers; Artie Burns will startVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Steve Nelson has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers, meaning former first-round pick Artie Burns will return to the Steelers’ first-team defense. Nelson suffered a groin injury during last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens and was a limited participant in practice...
In case of emergency, Steelers can call Ryan Switzer’s number at QB
The Pittsburgh Steelers already have lost Ben Roethlisberger to season-ending elbow surgery and Mason Rudolph to a concussion and are down to their third quarterback. The question had to be asked, God forbid anything would happen to rookie Devlin Hodges or backup Paxton Lynch, who was promoted from the practice...
Fast-moving fire drives thousands from California homesVideo
LOS ANGELES — An aggressive wildfire in Southern California seared its way through dry vegetation Friday and spread quickly, destroying more than a dozen homes as tens of thousands of residents were ordered to get out of its way, authorities said. The blaze broke out Thursday evening in the San...
Southwestern Pennsylvania residents renew calls for research on possible health impact of frackingVideo
As calls for better science on the health impact of unconventional natural gas drilling grew last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Health revealed that a new study found a slight increase in the expected number of cases of Ewing sarcoma, a rare bone cancer, among girls in Fayette, Greene, Washington...
Pennsylvania hospitals struggle under demand for mental health beds
More than 300 Pennsylvanians a day were hospitalized for mental illness in 2018, leaving mental health professionals in many instances struggling to find beds for them in a system plagued by limited resources. The numbers, detailed in a new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, found the...
Fire caused extensive damage to Greensburg’s public works building
Several of Greensburg’s street department vehicles and equipment were damaged in a fire early Saturday morning that caused extensive damage to the inside of the city’s public works building, the fire chief said. ”It destroyed most of the building inside — probably half of the building,” Chief Tom Bell said...
Wiz Khalifa kicks off Pitt season at Blue and Gold Madness
It was Pitt’s annual Blue and Gold Madness event on Friday night — but it ended with the song “Black and Yellow.” Pittsburgh rapper and Grammy nominated recording artist Wiz Khalifa headlined a live performance for students following inter-team scrimmages between Pitt’s women’s and men’s basketball teams at the Peterson...
WPIAL football Week 7 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 7 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • JEANNETTE 40, GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC 14 Jeannette’s senior running back scored five touchdowns and rushed for 217 yards • BURRELL 36, FREEPORT 35 (OT) With the game on the line, senior...
‘Night of Living Dead,’ more on tap for George Romero celebration starting Saturday
Events celebrating filmmaker George A. Romero will be held across Pittsburgh starting Saturday. Romero is most famous for 1968’s “Night of the Living Dead” and its related films. The 1968 film has been described as a landmark in modern horror, in independent filmmaking and the first feature film to come...
McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, stepping down
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that Kevin McAleenan was stepping down as the acting secretary of Homeland Security. Trump said McAleenan wanted to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector. “We have worked well together with Border Crossings being Way down,” Trump tweeted....
Hempfield power outage impacted 1,500 people Friday
Over 1,500 people were without power in the Fort Allen neighborhood of Hempfield Friday evening. West Penn Power crews were dispatched shortly before 7:40 p.m., said spokesperson Jeff Straight. Power was restored shortly after 9 p.m. when a fault cleared itself, he said. Crews still do not know the cause...
2 people taken to hospital after South Huntingdon crash
Two people were taken during the hospital after a crash in South Huntingdon on Friday afternoon, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Crews responded shortly after 3:20 p.m. to the intersection of Mt. Pleasant Road and Kosor Lane. The crash involved a tractor trailer and U-Haul truck, the dispatcher said....
Shepard Smith leaves Fox News Channel
NEW YORK — Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on an outlet dominated by supporters of President Trump, abruptly quit after signing off his final newscast on Friday. Smith, who had signed a contract extension last spring, said that he had asked the network...
2 men hospitalized after shooting in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood
Two men were hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in Pittsburgh on Friday morning. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter report of gunfire around 10 a.m. along the 800 block of Georgia Avenue in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood. Authorities said police observed a vehicle speeding away from the area and...
Lower Burrell police concerned about man missing since Oct. 3
The Lower Burrell Police Department is requesting assistance in locating Clinton Weleski. The 37-year-old man was reported missing since Thursday, Oct 3. Weleski is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 170 pounds. He has dark brown hair and hazel eyes. “There has been no contact with any friends or family...
Daily Download: Owner reunites with dog, Vans shoes and WPIAL footballVideo
A dog is reunited with its owner 12 years later. A Plum student is in the running for a Vans shoes design contest. And it’s getting down to crunch time in high school football. These headlines lead today’s Daily Download. Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the...
U.S. suspends plans to hike tariffs on Chinese imports
WASHINGTON — The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world’s two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade...
Police: 15-year-old stabbed, seriously hurt near U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON — A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and seriously injured Friday afternoon near the U.S. Capitol after an altercation with a teenage girl aboard a Metro train, police said. The stabbing occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the Capitol South Metro station, about a block from the Cannon House Office Building,...
Dog missing from Florida for 12 years found near Pittsburgh, reunited with ownerVideo
If dogs could talk, there would be more to this tale. But only Dutchess knows the full story. The 14-year-old fox terrier got loose Feb. 28, 2007, from her Florida home and wasn’t seen again by her owner until Friday, when they were reunited In Pittsburgh’s North Side. Katheryn Strang...
