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Meet ‘Gus the Gator,’ found along the Allegheny in LawrencevilleVideo
A local shelter is caring for an alligator that was discovered Tuesday along the Allegheny River in Lawrenceville. Officials with Humane Animal Rescue said “Gus the Gator” was spotted by a good Samaritan and brought to the rescue’s East End Animal Resource Center on Hamilton Avenue. Clinic Services Manager Emily...
Fans pin hopes on Penguins amid disappointing Pirates season, Steelers’ slow start
Hey Penguins, Pittsburgh’s fans are counting on you. Not to pile on the pressure on opening day, but days after the end to a disappointing Pirates season and the Steelers’ first win in four games, black-and-gold-clad fans are pinning their hopes on the Pens to give them something to cheer...
Pittsburgh seeking the return of historical documentsVideo
A North Carolina family’s donation of historical documents related to one of Pittsburgh’s early mayors inspired the current mayor’s office to issue a public plea this week: Help us locate archival treasures that might have “walked off” from City Hall over the last 200 years. James Hill, special assistant to...
Allegheny County temporarily closes WIC offices in Springdale, Mt. Oliver
The Allegheny County Health Department has closed two Women, Infants, and Children offices without explanation until at least the end of the year. The Health Department did not provide specifics Wednesday to the Tribune-Review, on its website or in a letter to program participants on why it closed the offices....
South Buffalo family stunned by $30K check from firefighters to help daughter with cancer
After a high-octane day at South Buffalo’s fire hall filled with tractor-pulling, face-painting and cheeseburger-munching, just before Ella Conroy went to bed Saturday night, the 6-year-old girl told her dad that she felt loved. That moment of gratitude from the typically shy girl would have been enough to delight Ella’s...
Penguins fans could face traffic delays going to, from home opener
Fans traveling to the Penguins’ home opener Thursday should build extra time into their trip because of construction in the city and around PPG Paints Arena. PennDOT has closed a ramp from Interstate 579 to Seventh Avenue for construction of a “cap” over the interstate, also known as Crosstown Boulevard....
Dallas cop Amber Guyger gets 10 years in prison for killing her neighborVideo
DALLAS — The brother of a black man who was shot dead by a white Dallas police officer who said she mistook the victim’s apartment for her own forgave the officer and embraced her Wednesday as she sobbed after being sentenced to a decade in prison. As people outside of...
3 charged with providing drugs that killed Mac Miller
LOS ANGELES — Three men arrested during the investigation into rapper Mac Miller’s deadly overdose last year have now been charged with providing the drugs that killed him, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday. A grand jury indictment that was unsealed in Los Angeles accuses the men of conspiring and distributing cocaine...
Stocks drop again to worst loss in weeks on economy worries
NEW YORK — Stocks tumbled again on Wednesday as worries about a weakening global economy boomeranged around the world. For a second straight day, the S&P 500 dropped to its worst loss in five weeks. The latest wave of selling came after a report showed hiring by U.S. companies slowed...
Daily Download: Pittsburgh’s news of the day, Oct. 2, 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 bedbug situation around Pittsburgh, the new mummy exhibit set to...
Pair charged in 2018 East Liberty pizza delivery death plead guilty
The two men facing murder charges in the 2018 shooting death of a Nigerian pizza delivery driver in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood reached plea deals and were sentenced Wednesday. D’Ambrosse Garland, 18, of Marshall-Shadeland and Timothy Walls, 17, of Terrace Village pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy before...
Murder trial to begin for Jeannette’s Crystal Belle, accused of killing teen boyfriend
Testimony will begin Thursday in the first-degree murder trial for a Jeannette woman charged with the fatal beating of her teenage boyfriend nearly three years ago. A 12-person jury, along with two alternates, was selected Wednesday to hear evidence in the case against Crystal Belle, who police claim bludgeoned to...
Sheetz says it will boost workers’ pay by $16.8M
Convenience store chain Sheetz Inc. said Wednesday it will spend $16.8 million to increase the pay of almost all of its 17,300 employees at its 596 stores spread across Pennsylvania and five other states. “This means that nearly all store employees at 279 locations in Pennsylvania will experience an increase...
Permit issues delay opening of ScareHouse’s Scream District in Pittsburgh
Fans of the ScareHouse will have to wait a little longer to get their spooky season started in Pittsburgh. The opening of the new ScareHouse attraction on Penn Avenue in the Strip District — “Scream District” — was delayed due to permitting issues with the City of Pittsburgh, according to...
Duquesne Incline closed until Friday because of bedbugsVideo
Bedbugs are back inside the Duquesne Incline. Discovery of the pests Wednesday afternoon forced closure of the iconic incline at 3 p.m. so an exterminator could treat the cars and station of the incline, according to a release from the Port Authority of Pittsburgh. The incline will reopen at 5:30...
‘Unprecedented’ demand for shingles vaccine leads to shortage
High demand for the shingles vaccine means Pennsylvanians wanting to protect themselves against the painful, blister-causing virus might have to wait. “The demand has been unprecedented,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and a Pittsburgh-based infectious disease physician. “We want to...
KDKA’s Celina Pompeani, David Highfield featured on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’Video
It’s October and for many television anchors, it was a surprise. During “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday night, the late-night show’s namesake had a segment detailing the shock of many in the TV industry. “We were hit with something no one saw coming. Today (Tuesday), we learned that October is...
World War II-era bomber crashes; at least 7 reported deadVideo
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — A World War II-era B-17 bomber with 13 people aboard crashed and burned at the Hartford airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday, and a state official said at least seven were killed. The same plane also crashed in 1987 at an air show near...
Second man accused of dressing up like cop, searching for escapee in Derry
A second man is charged with dressing like a police officer while purportedly searching for an escaped convict in Derry over the weekend. Michael James, 24, is charged with impersonating a public servant and loitering and prowling at night in connection with the incident on Sunday. James is the older...
Bernie Sanders has heart procedure, cancels campaign events
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders’ campaign said Wednesday that the Democratic presidential candidate had a heart procedure for a blocked artery and was canceling events and appearances “until further notice.” The 78-year-old Sanders experienced chest discomfort during an event Tuesday and sought medical evaluation, according to a campaign statement. It said...
Scratch-off lottery tickets taken in burglary of Lawrence County restaurant
Hundreds of Pennsylvania scratch-off lottery tickets with a face value of several thousand dollars were taken in the burglary of a Lawrence County restaurant, according to state police. State police said Ryder’s Restaurant on Route 18 in Wilmington Township was burglarized between 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. In...
Coroner: Arnold man died from drug overdose
One of two men found dead in a Fifth Avenue house early last month died from a drug overdose. Michael Joseph Hans, 42, of Arnold, died from acute drug toxicity, according to the Westmoreland County Corner’s Office. His death was ruled accidental. Hans and Paul Anthony Mistrick III, 64, also...
Man wanted in connection to Georgia murder arrested in Pittsburgh
A man wanted for murder in Georgia was arrested in Pittsburgh, police spokesperson Chris Togneri said. Austin Todd Stryker, 22, called police around midnight saying he was wanted for homicide in Georgia, Togneri said. Officers took Stryker into custody at the intersection of Maple Terrace and Virginia Avenue. Austin Todd...
Indoor trampoline park coming to North Huntingdon
A family entertainment facility, private school and bank will be part of a development being built in North Huntingdon on Route 30, about a half-mile west of the Irwin exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the developer said. Don Tarosky Jr., developer and partner of Colony Holding Cos. of North Huntingdon,...
Police: Man dropped off in Greensburg parking lot had items for making meth
An Allegheny County man allegedly had items used for manufacturing methamphetamine in a Greensburg parking lot where he was dropped off Saturday by a Connellsville woman, according to police. Michael Allen Horning, 47, of Ross Township, is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $75,000 bail. The woman told...
