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Out & About: ‘Kecksburg’ movie makes Westmoreland County premiere
Following its Sept. 12 world premiere in Uniontown, “Kecksburg” finally made its Westmoreland County debut. Westmoreland Historical Society hosted a Sept. 28 showing of the new movie in the Westmoreland History Education Center at Historic Hanna’s Town. Director/producer Cody Knotts was on hand to introduce his take on the infamous...
After a fading romance with the Democratic Party, Mt. Pleasant became Trump country in 2016Video
Pride, patriotism and service are literally at the heart of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania . A towering obelisk, topped with a statue of a World War I doughboy, looms over the traffic diamond at the heart of Main Street. Off to the right, a fountain bubbles in the midst of a...
Police: Man kidnapped, raped girl, 7, he lured into Northview Heights basement
A man is accused of luring a 7-year-old girl into a basement and raping her in the Northview Heights section of Pittsburgh, court records show. Juwann Mitchell, 22, no address listed, faces charges of kidnapping, rape and several other felony counts in connection to the Sept. 15 assault of the...
Police: Man shot in drive-by shooting in Pittsburgh’s North Side
A man was injured in what he told police was a drive-by shooting Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s North Side, officials said. Authorities received a report of shots fired at Cedar Avenue and Pressley Street near Allegheny Center shortly after 3:10 a.m., Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Police officers arrived...
Man shot in leg after altercation in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood
A man was shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood following an altercation that involved several men early Sunday, police said. Police received reports of shots fired near the 2500 block of West Liberty Avenue shortly before 1:30 a.m., Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. Officers arrived to find...
‘Collective shortcoming’ led Pirates to part ways with manager Clint Hurdle
Clint Hurdle announced his arrival to the Pittsburgh Pirates with charm, charisma and his intention to reconnect the city to its major-league baseball club amid a two-decade losing streak. The Pirates announced with a news release Sunday that Hurdle had been fired as manager, shortly after he said he needed...
Residents bring items to Tarentum antique store hoping to find treasureVideo
Allegheny Township residents Robert and Elaine Bargerstock knew the items they brought into an antique appraisal event Sunday were worth a lot in sentiment, but they had no idea how much they would be worth in dollars. The photos feature Robert Bargerstock’s grandfather, who was an Allegheny Ludlum worker during...
‘Abominable’ No. 1 with $20.9M; Zellweger’s ‘Judy’ sings out
NEW YORK — The DreamWorks animated adventure “Abominable” topped the box office with $20.9 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the Renee Zellweger-led Judy Garland tale “Judy” got off to a strong start. “Abominable,” the weekend’s sole new wide release, is a co-production...
Westmoreland Mall evacuated while police searched for Ohio jail escapee
The Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield was evacuated Sunday afternoon for two hours as state police searched for a man who escaped from an Ohio jail. Troopers believe Christopher M. Clemente, 24, was in the area of the mall about 11 a.m. He and three other inmates escaped from the Gallia...
Guinness’ U.S. brewery to release first nationwide beer
Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Maryland is rolling out its first nationwide release: Over the Moon milk stout. The beer, a popular pour at the brewery’s U.S. outpost, will be available nationwide for a limited time starting in November. The milk stout, described having a subtle sweetness and chocolaty flavor...
Redemption as Pittsburgh runner caps 3rd Great Race victory; Sewickley man takes men’s 10K
Last year, Jennifer Bigham attempted a three-peat in the Great Race. But, 2 miles into the race, Bigham tore her plantar fascia and finished sixth. On Sunday, redemption was on her mind. Bigham, 38, of Pittsburgh captured her third title in the women’s 10K open division in a personal best...
Giuliani says he’d only help impeachment probe with Trump OK
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer says he’d only cooperate with the House impeachment inquiry if his client agreed. Central to the investigation is the effort by lawyer Rudy Giuliani to have Ukraine conduct a corruption probe into Joe Biden and his son’s dealings with a Ukrainian energy...
New chapter opens in Pennsylvania in fight over suing church
HARRISBURG — When post offices close Monday, the last victim compensation funds at Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses will also close, hours before lawmakers plunge back into a years-old fight over whether to let long-ago victims of child sexual abuse sue perpetrators and institutions that may have covered it up. It...
3 hurt in Pennsylvania helicopter crash at fair
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Authorities in Pennsylvania say three people have been hurt in a helicopter crash at a state fair. WNEP-TV reports a pilot and two passengers were in the helicopter when it crashed Saturday about 7:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the fairground in the town of Bloomsburg....
Greater Pittsburgh Jews hope High Holy Days foster healing from Tree of Life attackVideo
Jews of Western Pennsylvania are hoping that Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, will help them make a fresh start nearly a year after the Tree of Life massacre. The mass shooting doubtless will cast a shadow over the High Holy Days — a solemn time that normally is devoted...
‘Ghost Tour’ to bring local history to life at Brackenridge’s Prospect Cemetery
The past will come to life through the voices of the dead at Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge. But it is history, not fright, that is the focus of the cemetery’s annual Historical Ghost Tour, being held this year Oct. 10. From the cemetery’s more than 17,000 graves, 13 belonging to...
Musk unveils SpaceX rocket designed to get to Mars and back
BOCA CHICA VILLAGE, Texas — Elon Musk has unveiled a SpaceX spacecraft designed to carry a crew and cargo to the moon, Mars or anywhere else in the solar system and land back on Earth perpendicularly. In a livestreamed speech from SpaceX’s launch facility near the southern tip of Texas,...
Big-box stores take law into their own hands in fight against shoplifting
It wasn’t the first time Tyler Shuey saw this. The Walmart asset protection associate watched as a woman on multiple days around a year ago underrang merchandise at self-checkout registers at the Unity store. The woman hid mints and gum under more expensive merchandise like meat, clothing and frozen food....
Son charged in slaying of 67-year-old South Fayette mother
The son of a 67-year-old South Fayette homicide victim was arrested Saturday by Allegheny County Police. David Sumney, 30, was charged with criminal homicide, robbery, theft and abuse of a corpse in the death of his mother. The victim’s body was discovered Sept. 2 when South Fayette police responded to...
South Buffalo’s tractor pull galvanizes community in support of girl, 6, with cancerVideo
At 6 years old, Ella Conroy has plenty in common with kids her age. The South Buffalo girl likes to build houses of Legos and make friendship bracelets. She is a Girl Scout and cheers for youth football players across the Alle-Kiski Valley. But Ella has to spend at least...
Dog the Bounty Hunter reveals pulmonary embolism diagnosis
Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman has been diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, he has revealed. The 66-year-old star of “Dog’s Most Wanted” finds himself battling his own potentially fatal health problems just three months after his wife, Beth Chapman, died of cancer. A pulmonary embolism occurs when a clot...
Police: 5 hurt, knife-wielding suspect dead at Maryland mall
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — Four people at an outdoor shopping mall were stabbed and a fifth person was beaten before officers shot and killed a suspect, police in Maryland said. The victims were rushed from the Hunt Valley Towne Centre north of Baltimore to hospitals Saturday afternoon but didn’t appear to...
Editorial: Law shouldn’t bend to outrage
Outrage is a good catalyst but a poor navigator. A physical assault on two women at an Exxon station in Pittsburgh’s Marshall- Shadeland neighborhood has prompted huge response. Viral video of the incident shows the black women leave their car to go into the gas station, ostensibly to ask for a...
After 60 seasons of baseball, World Series hero Steve Blass steps into retirement
Steve Blass remembers sitting in the backyard of his Upper St. Clair home at 4 a.m. during the summer of 1973 with tears running down his face. He knew he wasn’t going to be pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates much longer. After winning 19 games and earning a spot on...
WPIAL football Week 5 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 5 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK •McGUFFEY 55, SOUTHMORELAND 28 The Scotties, on the verge of a WPIAL playoff appearance for the first time in 40 years, went score-for-score with visiting McGuffey until it all unraveled in the...
