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Steelers fumble away comeback, lose to Ravens in overtime
Close defeats are becoming all too familiar for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have dropped three of their four games this season by a combined nine points. The one they endured Sunday was more difficult to digest than the rest. What could have been remembered as a storybook comeback victory led...
Police find $14K worth of marijuana in New Stanton stop
State police working in support of an Indiana University of Pennsylvania Homecoming detail stopped a Pittsburgh man with a “significant” amount of drugs on Friday. Police believe the 25-year-old man, who was not named, was on his way to Indiana County with a suitcase full of drugs, although it is...
Steelers QB Mason Rudolph walks off field after being knocked unconscious by hitVideo
Over his first 12½ quarters as the starting quarterback, Mason Rudolph came a long way in earning the respect of his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates. “He’s our quarterback,” receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said. “He’s our guy.” That, in part, is what made seeing Rudolph lying motionless on the Heinz Field turf for...
Eagle found shot in Derry Township euthanized
A bald eagle found shot Friday on the West Penn Trail had to be euthanized, state Game Warden Bill Brehun said Monday. The investigation is very active with a number of individuals who have been interviewed, Brehun said late Monday. The eagle was still alive when it was found Friday...
‘Joker’ laughs its way to October box office record
LOS ANGELES — The filmmakers and studio behind “Joker” have reason to put on a happy face. Despite concerns over its violent themes and ramped up theater security, audiences flocked to the multiplex to check out the R-rated film this weekend resulting in a record October opening. Warner Bros. said...
2nd whistleblower adds to impeachment peril at White House
WASHINGTON — A second whistleblower has come forward with information about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, adding to the impeachment peril engulfing the White House and potentially providing new leads to Democrats in their unfurling investigation of Trump’s conduct. Attorney Mark Zaid, who represents both whistleblowers, said in a...
Problematic relatives: A true American political tradition
WASHINGTON — Since America’s early days, leading politicians have had to contend with awkward problems posed by their family members. Joe Biden is the latest to navigate this tricky terrain. President Donald Trump has sought, without evidence, to implicate Biden and his son Hunter in the kind of corruption that...
Police look for 2 men in Kansas bar shooting that killed 4Video
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Two men opened fire inside a bar in Kansas City, Kan., early Sunday, killing four people and wounding five others in a shooting believed to have stemmed from an earlier dispute, police said. Authorities were searching Sunday for the two gunmen, said Officer Thomas Tomasic, a...
Ginger Baker, Cream’s volatile drummer, dies at 80
LONDON — Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive British musician who was best known for his time with the power trio Cream, died Sunday at age 80, his family said. Baker wielded his blues power and jazz technique to help break open popular music and become one of the world’s...
Gabby Barrett marries ‘American Idol’ sweetheart Cade Foehner
Gabby Barrett got hitched this weekend to her “American Idol” sweetheart, Cade Foehner. According to People, Barrett and Foehner said “I do” in Garrison, Texas, on Saturday in front of 100 guests at wedding and event venue Union Springs. Barrett, from Munhall, and Foehner, 23, of Shelbyville, Texas, met on...
Fire destroys Forward Township home
A man inside a Forward Township house was able to get out when it caught fire early Sunday morning. The fire at 606 Munger Lane was reported around 5:30 a.m. The house was destroyed. Two neighboring homes were damaged, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. Crews on the scene of...
Kraft Heinz merger not mixing well
The Pittsburgh-based company that Henry John Heinz started in the late 1800s ended up in a merger with the former Kraft Foods, with the result leaving a bad taste in the mouths of investors and stockholders. Kraft Heinz Co. was formed in July 2015 amid hopes of generating more profits...
Lasting legacy: 6 Pittsburgh places with ties to H.J. Heinz, familyVideo
One hundred and fifty years after what became the H.J. Heinz Co. launched in Western Pennsylvania, the family name lives on in Pittsburgh. If you want to learn about the region’s rich history, listen to classical music from a world-class symphony, cheer in the stands at a football game or...
Latrobe-area writer focuses on Fred Rogers’ kindness, hometown impactVideo
Beloved children’s television host Fred Rogers achieved his greatest effect on others by being “defiantly kind,” Latrobe-area writer Chris Rodell asserts. Rodell offers an example — a 1995 encounter with Latrobe native Rogers that lifted the spirits of a younger man — in his new book released this month, “Growing...
Why grow 1,000-pound pumpkins? Allegheny Township man says ‘it’s fun and nutty’Video
Moving an estimated 1,000-pound pumpkin from the Reiter pumpkin patch in Allegheny Township is a precise process. Justin Reiter, 39, has a custom pumpkin harness, iron-lifting ring and custom wooden tripod outfitted with chain winch to prove it. He needs the peculiar tools of the trade, along with plenty of...
Ex-officer not guilty of manslaughter in Georgia shooting
WOODBINE, Ga. — A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot a fleeing, unarmed black man was acquitted Saturday of voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. The jury, however, found Zechariah Presley guilty of violating his oath of office in the 2018 shooting of Tony Green, 33, in coastal Camden County...
Police charge South Hills couple after injuries to 2-month-old discovered
Police charged a South Hills couple with endangering the welfare of children after authorities allegedly discovered injuries to their 2-month-old son consistent with child abuse. Scott Township Police charged Michael Charles Koban, 34, and Ashley Koban, 32, on Thursday, a month after they and medics went to their Bower Hill...
New cast, same feelings between bitter rivals Steelers, Ravens
Ed Reed showed up at Baltimore Ravens practice earlier this week and talked to the team about the hatred he still feels for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach John Harbaugh said the newly minted Pro Football Hall of Famer’s presence coincided with some of Reed’s media work and was not planned...
Police: Erratic North Side driver found to be shooting victim
A man driving erratically on the North Side on Saturday afternoon had been shot, Pittsburgh police said. According to police, a police detective saw the vehicle on Western Avenue near Galveston Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. The detective pulled the vehicle over. The driver complied and then got out of...
Sprankle’s Octoberfest draws crowds to Leechburg areaVideo
Beer and cheers were on tap Saturday at Sprankle’s inaugural Octoberfest festival held at Lingrow Farm in Gilpin. Inspired by Munich’s famous Oktoberfest beer festival, Sprankle’s Markets put their own American twist on their celebration with a modified spelling, “Octoberfest.” The event continues until 10 p.m. “Everyone had a great...
Peoples, Equitable natural gas customers to see rate increases under PUC settlement
State regulators have approved a rate increase for Peoples Natural Gas, but lower than the utility had requested. The settlement with the Public Utility Commission combines the rates of the company’s Peoples and Equitable divisions. Peoples acquired competitor Equitable Gas Co. from EQT Corp. in 2013. Under the settlement, the...
Pittsburgh police arrest, charge 19-year-old in Homewood shooting
Pittsburgh police have made an arrest in a Friday afternoon shooting in Homewood that left a man in critical condition. Police charged Langston Nelms, 19, of Braddock with two counts of attempted homicide, four counts of aggravated assault, carrying a firearm with a license, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment and tampering...
Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena
WASHINGTON — The impeachment inquiry is reaching directly into the White House, with Democrats subpoenaing officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signaling his administration will not cooperate. The demand for documents Friday capped a tumultuous week that widened the constitutional battle between the executive branch and Congress...
Drew’s Family Restaurant in Forest Hills has new ownershipVideo
Andrew Countouris is forever 21. But his legacy has lived on through Drew’s Family Restaurant on Ardmore Boulevard in Forest Hills. The young man died of a coronary embolism at age 21 in 1982. His three surviving brothers — Louis, Peter and Jerry — renamed the place after their late...
Delmont attracts visitors in droves for Apple ‘n Arts FestivalVideo
The first-time visitor to the Delmont Apple ’n Arts Festival would be excused for being a little overwhelmed. Festival organizers pack a lot into a relatively small space. For two days in October, this borough of 2,500 people probably triples or quadruples in size. Most visitors come for the apples...
