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Editorial: Stop laughing at Antonio Brown
It is time to stop being amused by Antonio Brown. Oh, sure, it was fun for a while. And it kind of felt like Steelers fans had earned the entertainment, the opportunity to kick back and watch the football player make another team befuddled for a change. There were frozen...
‘From fingers to a fist’: Heroics of Flight 93 passengers, crew remembered on 9/11 anniversaryVideo
They stood in line Wednesday under a hot Somerset County sun, waiting to say one of 40 names that have been forged into the country’s history. Some held back tears as they approached the microphone. Some added extra meaning: “flight attendant, “first officer,” “our beloved,” “our brother.” Bells rang 40...
Pittsburgh ranked as 3rd-best Rust Belt comeback story in nation
A new study ranks Pittsburgh No. 3 among the 17 most successful Rust Belt comebacks. Using U.S. Census data, the commercial real estate information services provider CommercialCafé evaluated a city’s performance across a number of indicators, including population and income growth, unemployment and poverty, educational attainment levels, and median home...
DA Zappala to investigate local allegation against Antonio Brown
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Wednesday his office will investigate allegations made against Antonio Brown in a federal lawsuit. A former personal trainer of Brown in a lawsuit accused the former Steelers wide receiver of rape and sexual assault at homes in Florida and the Pittsburgh...
Bridgeville, Oakdale men among 3 charged with animal cruelty charges during ‘Manhunt’ shoot
Three men who were hired as animal trainers for the filming of a scene of the television series “Manhunt: Lone Wolf” have been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly putting cayenne pepper on dogs’ noses. Antonio A. Spencer, 32, of Bridgeville and Ed Wiernik, 59, of Oakdale each face two...
Pennsylvania high court asked to throw out death penalty
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to outlaw the death penalty because of what critics call the cruel and arbitrary way it’s applied to poor and black defendants. More than half of the 441 death sentences handed down since the death penalty was reinstated in the late 1970s have...
Full moon will rise on Friday the 13thVideo
This year’s Harvest Moon is unique in that it happens to fall on Friday the 13th. The Harvest Moon is set to rise on Sept. 13 (in the Americas) and Sept. 14 (the rest of the world), according to AccuWeather. It doesn’t happen often that the full moon and Friday...
Al-Qaida chief in 9/11 speech calls for attacks on West
CAIRO — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri called Wednesday on Muslims to attack U.S., European, Israeli and Russian targets in a speech on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks online activity of jihadist groups, reported that in a video released by the militant group,...
Man’s death during sex while on business trip ruled ‘workplace accident’
Boy, the things that workers’ comp will cover these days. While on a business trip, a technician for a French railway company died of a cardiac arrest after having sex with a woman he had met, BBC News reports. Appeal court judges in Paris ruled recently that because Xavier X...
Monroeville pool to be put up for sale, making way for turnpike commission purchase
Monroeville council has advertised an ordinance that would allow for the sale of the municipality’s only publicly owned pool despite residents’ concerns. There was no discussion from council members before voting unanimously to kick-start the process that could end Monroeville Community Pool’s 45-season streak on its 10-acre property along Abers...
New iPhone 11 Pro triggering trypophobia in some
The iPhone 11 Pro isn’t available yet but it’s already making some people uncomfortable. Apple’s latest flagship mobile device has a cluster of three cameras on the back side. While these represent the cutting edge of pocket camera gear, they also form a miniature constellation of trouble. Trypophobia is the...
New Kensington woman among inventors honored in Ms. Monopoly game
The first game in the 84-year-old Monopoly franchise to celebrate women trailblazers will hit store shelves soon under the name Ms. Monopoly, Hasbro announced Tuesday. “While Mr. Monopoly is a real-estate mogul, Ms. Monopoly is an advocate whose mission is to invest in female entrepreneurs,” Hasbro said of its latest...
18 years later: Honoring Flight 93 victims on anniversary of 9/11
Dignitaries and families of those aboard United Airlines Flight 93 are gathering in Somerset County this morning for the 18th annual remembrance of the 40 people who died fighting back against terrorists. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt were keynote speakers for the observance at...
No serious injuries in crash between Shaler school bus, car
There were no serious injuries in a crash between a Shaler Area School District bus and a car in Ross Township Wednesday morning, according to the district. The bus was taking students to Shaler Area Elementary School. The crash happened near the corner of Thompson Run Road and Vilsack Road...
U.S. commemorates 9/11 as its aftermath extends, evolves
NEW YORK — Americans commemorated 9/11 with solemn ceremonies and vows Wednesday to “never forget” 18 years after the deadliest terror attack on American soil. Victims’ relatives assembled at ground zero, where the observance began with a moment of silence and the tolling of bells at 8:46 a.m. — the...
Bomb threat closes Pine-Richland middle, high schools
Pine-Richland Middle School and Pine-Richland High School are closed for students and staff Wednesday as officials investigate a bomb threat, according to an announcement on the district’s website. The Northern Regional Police Department is assessing the cyber threat and is continuing to search the high school, middle school and stadium...
Police find missing Hempfield woman
State police have found a Hempfield woman who was missing overnight. Virginia Lillian Nemec, 84, drove away from her home on Hahntown Wendel Road around 5 p.m. Tuesday and did not return, police said. Nemec has dementia and diabetes. She did not have her medicine when she left home, according...
2 shot in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village neighborhood
A man and woman were shot in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village neighborhood Tuesday night, authorities said. Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. The shooting near the corner of Centre Avenue and Morgan Street happened just after 10 p.m. The man was shot in the neck, and the woman...
Man killed in Pittsburgh’s Perry South shooting identified
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man killed in a shooting Tuesday night in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood. Ted Evans, 39, of Pittsburgh, was shot on the 600 block of Danbury Street just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to the city’s public safety department. One person has...
Somerset County community starts memorial in honor of post-9/11 War on TerrorVideo
The global War on Terror started over the skies of Western Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001. Now, a Somerset County group wants to honor the military men and women who continued that fight with a new memorial park a few miles from where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a...
World’s largest U.S. flag will come to Derry this weekendVideo
Impulse purchases will many times include little things like snacks, a pack of gum or a random item unexpectedly on sale. But when Unity’s Ted Dorfman makes an impulse buy, he goes big: he bought the world’s largest American flag, a 400-foot-long behemoth that weighs 7 tons and requires its...
What’s Brewing? Drink to the 219th year of Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest celebrates the traditions of Germany, in particular Munich, for the 219th time this year. It has only been canceled 24 times due to war and epidemics. The annual festival, which originated with the marriage of Prince Ludwig and Princess Teresa, begins Sept. 21 and lasts until Oct. 6. The...
Antonio Brown dismisses rape allegations as ‘money grab’
Antonio Brown’s camp on Tuesday night dismissed a federal lawsuit accusing the former Steelers wide receiver of rape as a “money grab” by a former trainer seeking to financially benefit “from his celebrity.” The lawsuit filed against the freshly signed New England Patriot earlier in the day by Britney Taylor...
7 face charges in connection with brawls at Harmar hotel
Seven people, including a man who claimed to be a Pittsburgh police officer, are facing charges in connection with what Harmar police described as drunken fights at a Harmar hotel over the weekend. Harmar police said they were called Sunday to the Days Inn about a large fight in the...
Former Steelers lineman Sam Davis found dead at 75 after 14-hour search
Former Steelers lineman and four-time Super Bowl champion Sam Davis has died at 75, officials said Tuesday night. Police found Davis’ body near his home at an adult care housing complex on Versailles Avenue in McKeesport shortly before 9 p.m. — about 14 hours after Davis was reported missing by...
