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Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar to visit Pittsburgh

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh on Wednesday as she kicks off her “Blue Wall Tour,” visits to states President Donald Trump flipped from blue to red in 2016. Klobuchar, of Minnesota, is one of 20 hopefuls vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. She’ll host a meet-and-greet in...
Latrobe man accused of animal cruelty after 17 pets found dead

A Latrobe man posted $500 bond last week after he was arrested on animal cruelty charges in connection with 17 dead animals found inside his former Derry Township mobile home. Andrew T. Pevarnik, 44, had been evicted from the home in April. The animals — 11 guinea pigs, five rats...
Three Rivers Regatta promoter files for bankruptcy

The promotion company hired to put together this year’s canceled Three Rivers Regatta has filed for bankruptcy. LionHeart Event Group filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Chapter 7 provides for liquidation — the sale of a debtor’s nonexempt property and the...
5 things we learned from Steelers’ loss to SeahawksVideo

Five things we learned from Seahawks 28, Steelers 26: 1. Clear and obvious? Instant replay czar Al Riveron struck again, calling a pass interference penalty on Terrell Edmunds from his New York studio when no flag was thrown on the Heinz Field grass. Riveron, famous in these parts for his...
Ohio receives $17.8 million to study self-driving vehicles

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has received $17.8 million to generate data on self-driving vehicles, an area of research in which the state is already playing a prominent role, according to the state’s U.S. senators. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican Sen. Rob Portman said the grant, announced this week, will...
Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of settlement

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners expressed sympathy but not responsibility for the nation’s opioid crisis as the company filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday night, part of a move to settle some 2,600 lawsuits — most from state and local governments. “Like families across America, we have deep...
A peek inside the new ScareHouse Scream District in PittsburghVideo

ScareHouse owner Scott Simmons is used to hearing the roar of chainsaws … just not in broad daylight. Since vacating the company’s longtime headquarters in Etna last June, he and his crew have been working to create a temporary Halloween venue in the Strip District until a new ScareHouse opens...
Police: Hill District man, 72, found dead was shot

A 72-year-old Hill District man who at first appeared to have died from natural causes was shot, Pittsburgh police said. According to police, officers went to an apartment building in the 2100 block of Centre Avenue on Friday morning after being called to do a welfare check on a resident....
Allegheny Township officials hope roundabout will fix Route 356 woes

A new kind of road intersection will replace an old, problematic one in Allegheny Township: A “roundabout” intersection is in the works for Route 356 and La Belle Vue Road. A roundabout is a one-way, circular intersection where cars yield and merge. Roundabouts have proved to be safer than intersections...
Brentwood is ‘Taking it to the Streets’ for last time in 2019

Brentwood Borough is once again “Taking it to the Streets” on Sept. 28 for a night of fall fun. The “Autumn Splendor” event will close down a portion of Brownsville Road near Brentwood Towne Square from 6 to 10 p.m. for an evening of craft beer, ax-throwing, food trucks, games...
Rocker Ric Ocasek, frontman of The Cars, dead at 75

NEW YORK — Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like “Just What I Needed,” was discovered dead Sunday afternoon in his Manhattan apartment. The New York Police Department said that officers found the 75-year-old Ocasek at...
Trump boxed in after blaming Iran for Saudi oil plant strikeVideo

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sought to offer new evidence to back its claim that Iran conducted the attack on major Saudi Arabian oil facilities, saying the munitions used in the strikes were well beyond the capabilities of the Houthi rebels who claimed responsibility. The evidence put forward by several...
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger injured in loss to SeahawksVideo

Because of an injury to Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers had to put their untested second-string quarterback on the field for the second half Sunday afternoon. Trouble was, they had to keep putting their oft-tested first-string defense out there, too. Mason Rudolph injected some life into the offense, but the...
UAW says its 49K members at GM plants will go on strike

DETROIT — Roughly 49,000 workers at General Motors plants in the United States plan to go on strike just before midnight Sunday, but talks between the United Auto Workers and the automaker will resume. About 200 plant-level union leaders voted unanimously in favor of a walkout during a meeting Sunday...
Trump targets border state with rally amid defiant Democrats

SANTA FE, N.M. — Donald Trump lost New Mexico by 8 percentage points in 2016. Last year, his party lost a House seat and the governor’s mansion. Last week, a congressional candidate went viral by taunting the president by name in an ad. Still, Trump is headed to New Mexico...
Police: Woman shot in Hill District

One person was transported to the hospital after a shooting near Chauncey Street in the Hill District, according to police. Officers responding to a report of drug activity heard multiple shots fired around 2:25 a.m., officials said. During the investigation, they heard more gunfire in the area, and found a...

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