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Not just Ukraine, Trump now calls for China to investigate BidensVideo
WASHINGTON — Ensnared in an impeachment inquiry over his once-secret appeal for Ukraine to investigate an American political rival, President Trump openly underscored that request Thursday and flung it wider, urging global rival China to probe Democrat Joe Biden and his son. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence said Americans...
Mars man accused of having handgun at Pittsburgh airport
A Butler County man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint Wednesday with a loaded 9 mm handgun, officials said. The TSA said it was the 29th gun found at the Pittsburgh airport checkpoint this year. Last year 34 guns were found. Allegheny...
Route 51 reopens after tractor trailer cargo spill
A portion of Route 51 in the South Hills that was closed Thursday evening due a cargo spill from a tractor trailer has reopened. Allegheny County dispatchers said the vehicle carrying sheets of steel at Saw Mill Run Boulevard and Wabash Street lost some of its cargo shortly after 5...
Zambelli Fireworks CEO resigns
The president and CEO of Zambelli Fireworks, Tom Bametzrieder, has resigned, according to a statement from the company. “We thank him for his service and wish him luck in his future endeavors,” Ed Meyer, a managing partner at Zambelli, said in a statement. The company did not provide further details...
Pittsburgh police officer in legal limbo over medical marijuana use
A Pittsburgh police officer is in a legal Catch-22 over medical marijuana. Mayor Bill Peduto confirmed on Thursday that the city placed the officer, whom officials have declined to name, on paid administrative leave six to eight months ago after he tested positive for marijuana. The officer had a state-issued...
Daily Download: Top Pittsburgh news for Oct. 3, 2019Video
Welcome to the TribLIVE Daily Download. 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, assistant digital content leader Matt Rosenberg discusses the continuing case of the parents who took their baby from...
Grandparents hope to take custody of West Mifflin baby found in TennesseeVideo
The paternal grandparents of the 8-week-old boy from West Mifflin who was found Tuesday in Tennessee after a five-day search said Thursday their son and his wife didn’t know they were wanted on criminal charges for abusing their baby. “They thought they were in their rights as parents to get...
Prosthetic hand in works for graduated Thomas Jefferson softball player
Haleigh Karcher was three days away from graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School when she was swinging across Peters Creek on a rope. The standout high school softball catcher’s hand got caught on the rope, severing three and half fingers on her glove hand. Karcher, 18, was to play softball...
Brackenridge native Chris Conroy has part in Fox’s ‘Almost Family’Video
Did you spot a familiar face in last night’s the premiere of “Almost Family” on Fox? That was Brackenridge native Chris Conroy playing the part of Sam. Here is the network’s back story for the show: “Only child Julia Bechley (Brittany Snow, the “Pitch Perfect” franchise, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) finds her...
Climate activists fail: ‘Fake blood hose’ backfires spectacularlyVideo
It was going to be pretty dramatic: Fake blood covering a British government building. The climate activists — called Extinction Rebellion — were ready atop a fire truck, armed with a large fire hose that was hooked up to hundreds of gallons of fake blood. Their mission was to coat...
Twin births in U.S. now going down, at lowest level in decade
Fewer U.S. families are seeing double, according to a government report that finds a drop in new twins. Twin births steadily increased for more than three decades, driven largely by older white moms undergoing fertility treatments. But the rate of twin births apparently peaked in 2014 and has fallen 4%...
Tatted up: ‘Fashion of Flesh’ runway show held in PittsburghVideo
Hip at the Flashlight Factory on Pittsburgh’s North Side was full of color. More than 150 people attended “The Fashion of Flesh” fashion show at the venue on West North Avenue. The first-ever runway event Wednesday evening, part of Pittsburgh Fashion Week, showcased local tattoo art on models. The show...
Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese adds former news anchor Jennifer Antkowiak to staff
Former KDKA news anchor Jennifer Antkowiak will be the new face of community relations for the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese as it works to move forward from last year’s scathing grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse. Bishop David Zubik announced Thursday that Antkowiak has been hired to fill the newly...
Hempfield’s Terry Ranieri to be honored at Heinz Field before Steelers game
Hempfield’s beloved Terry Ranieri is getting a posthumous honor this weekend at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Ranieri, who died Aug. 22, will be recognized Sunday during Steelers pregame festivities that will feature his favorite musicians — the Hempfield Area marching band. “I think it’s really nice that the Steelers did...
15-year-old girl foster girl missing from Lower Burrell found
A teenager who was reported missing from Lower Burrell since Tuesday night has been found, according to police. Joslyn Rankin, 15, was found around 1 p.m. Thursday at a friend’s residence in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, Lower Burrell Detective Brandon Nedley said. Nedley said Rankin’s friend called Allegheny County Children, Youth...
22 hurt in parachute training at Mississippi military base
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — At least 22 soldiers have been injured as hundreds parachuted onto a Mississippi military base during a night training exercise. U.S. Army spokesman John Pennell told WDAM-TV that the paratroopers were among 650 soldiers jumping from C-130 planes Wednesday night. Some were blown off course from their...
Gov. Tom Wolf looks to set price, caps on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf is taking a big step in his effort to fight climate change in the nation’s fourth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Wolf, a Democrat, on Thursday ordered his administration to start working on regulations to bring Pennsylvania into a nine-state consortium that sets a price and...
Greta Thunberg is favorite to win Nobel Peace prizeVideo
If oddsmakers are any predictor, Greta Thunberg will be the next winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Bookies in Europe have the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist as the favorite to nab the honor, which will be announced Oct. 11. Thunberg has been inspiring other students by her school strike, “Fridays...
Study highlights prevalence of ticks in Pittsburgh parks
Ticks infected with Lyme disease are just as prevalent in Pittsburgh’s city parks as they are in residential or recreational areas outside of the city, according to a study conducted by researchers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. “The big take-home message is just because you are going out and using...
1 hurt in crash on Route 30 in North HuntingdonVideo
One person was hurt Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Route 30 in North Huntingdon, according to police. A car rear-ended a triaxle dump truck shortly after 6:10 a.m. in the area of Thermo King of Pittsburgh and Colonial Manor Road. The driver of the car was taken to...
1 dead in Beaver County crash
One person died after an early-morning crash in Beaver County, according to a Beaver County 911 dispatcher. Officials responded to Route 168 in Big Beaver shortly after 2 a.m. The road was closed between Larchwood Drive and Oak Hill Road, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. The dispatcher confirmed the road...
Vandal breaks into St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland, damages window
Someone broke into St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood and caused minor damage, church officials said. “It is very sad to think that anyone would want to violate a church, and especially the sanctuary in the church,” the Rev. Kris Stubna wrote in an alert on St. Paul’s Facebook...
Phil Collins livens up PPG Paints Arena
British singer/musician Phil Collins has been entertaining and inspiring fans for 50 years. Those who have admired him over the years for his talent and endurance can take solace in the title of his current tour: “Phil Collins: Still Not Dead Yet, Live!” It’s not an extensive tour – only...
Man charged in stabbing outside Downtown Pittsburgh convenience store
Police have charged a man with stabbing another man after a dispute that led to a violent altercation early Wednesday outside a convenience store in Downtown Pittsburgh, court records show. Hayder Al Ghazi, 27, was booked into Allegheny County Jail on a charge of aggravated assault. Court records do not...
Pennsylvania bill would legalize pot, make state the only seller
Pennsylvania could be getting into the pot business. A bill under consideration in the state House of Representatives would legalize the recreational use of marijuana — and give the state a monopoly on its sale. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board would be responsible for establishing and operating pot shops, similar...
