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In Indiana County, Trump loyalty seems as strong as everVideo
There’s a reason some people refer to Indiana County as Trump country. It has nothing to do with tony golf courses or glittering resorts. It has everything to do with how voters in the rural county that is home to one of the nation’s largest coal-fired power plants rallied behind...
‘Mr. Mom’ turns 36. Now how old do you feel?
“220, 221. Whatever it takes.” Some classic movie lines will live forever. If you don’t know what movie that line is from, then you obviously don’t know that Aug. 19 is the anniversary of the wide release of “Mr. Mom,” the 1983 comedy that basically launched Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton...
Shaler Giant Eagle sells $2 million lottery ticket
The Giant Eagle on Butler Plank Road in Shaler sold a $2 million winning ticket in the Pennsylvania’s Lottery Match 6 drawing on Aug. 16. The ticket matched all six numbers drawn. The Giant Eagle location will receive $10,000 for selling the ticket. The holder of the winning ticket is...
Pittsburgh hopes to provide ‘home ice’ at shuttered Hunt Armory
Dean Lakios, general manager of the University of Pittsburgh’s hockey team, hopes Pittsburgh is successful in its longtime effort to convert a former Pennsylvania National Guard armory in Shadyside into an ice rink. The project received a boost early this month from Pennsylvania, which approved a $1 million grant for...
Police: Westmoreland jail inmate made shank from toothbrush
A Pittsburgh man accused of stealing items from unlocked vehicles in Hempfield earlier this year allegedly had a homemade shank in his cell at the Westmoreland County Prison, according to court papers. Douglas Allen Bartrug, 33, of Bloomfield, was charged last week with inmate possessing a weapon and prohibited offensive...
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson announces wedding on Instagram
NEW YORK — With a simple “We do,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced his wedding to his longtime girlfriend on Instagram. A photo of the movie star and Lauren Hashian was posted on the social media site. Both were wearing white, and they were standing overlooking the ocean. The post...
Man charged in Arnold shooting accused of asking victim not to testify
A Somerset man accused of shooting an Arnold man during a robbery last year tried to ask him in May not to testify, according to court papers. Nicholas J. Haynes, 23, was charged last week with witness intimidation after authorities said he tried to get a note to the man...
Greensburg police arrest suspect in alleged 2016 rape of juvenile
Greensburg police on Monday arrested a 32-year-old Duquesne man accused of raping an underage girl in 2016. David A. Baker is charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, aggravated assault and other offenses before District Judge Chris Flanigan. Baker formally lived...
Alaska man discovers message in bottle from Russian Navy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man discovered a 50-year-old letter in a bottle from the Russian Navy on the shores of western Alaska. Tyler Ivanoff found the handwritten Russian letter early this month while gathering firewood near Shishmaref about 600 miles northwest of Anchorage, television station KTUU reported. “I was just...
Duquesne police: Traffic stop nets drugs, $15K
Duquesne police said they confiscated $15,000 in cash and 13 bags of marijuana in a weekend traffic stop. According to police, Anthony Barton, 29, of Monongahela, was circling North Second and North Fifth streets about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. He then was driving 51 mph in a 35-mph zone along Route...
Man shot in leg during street fight in Bethel Park
A street fight in Bethel Park ended with a man being shot in the leg. Bethel Park police responded to Wallace Avenue around 8:20 p.m. Sunday following reports of two men fighting and shots being fired. They soon found the wounded man and took him to a hospital. The man’s...
Allegheny Health Network acquires Grove City Medical Center
Allegheny Health Network will acquire Grove City Medical Center, the network announced Monday. The Mercer County facility will be AHN’s ninth owned hospital and will extend the network’s reach to the north of Pittsburgh. Pending government approval, AHN plans to seal the deal in the next few months. The amount...
Fire destroys Salem hay shed
A hay shed was destroyed by fire Monday morning in Salem, according to Westmoreland County 911. The fire on Hannastown Road was reported shortly after 5:30 a.m. Within an hour the building had almost burned to the ground, according to 911. The shed was unoccupied, and there were no reported...
Those who use more emojis have more sex, study says
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is an emoji worth? Perhaps a really good sex life. According to a pair of studies conducted by The Kinsey Institute (yeah, that one), texters who used emojis more often tended to have more dates, more romance, and more sex....
She came to the Alle-Kiski Valley to report on it. Now she devotes her life to helping it.Video
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Community activist Tricia Ritchie is set to celebrate her nonprofit’s one-year anniversary. “I feel we started something that can only get better and better,” Ritchie said. “I am amazed at...
Residents escape Beaver County apartment fire
Residents escaped from their apartments after an early-morning fire Monday in New Brighton, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported. The fire started in the kitchen of the Fifth Avenue house’s second floor just before 4 a.m., firefighters told WPXI. There are several apartments in the home. Nobody was hurt. The fire...
Who’s responsible when a driverless vehicle is in a crash? Answer still unclear
Who is liable when an autonomous vehicle is involved in a car crash? It’s a question yet to be answered, and one the Governors Highway Safety Association broached in a recently released white paper the association will present at its annual meeting Aug. 26 in Anaheim, Calif. “Finding fault and...
At the pickle farm in Gilpin, corn is kingVideo
Doris Myers of Gilpin had opinions as a young lady about who she would marry. “I always said I’d never marry a farmer,” she said. But, after 58 years of marriage to farmer Ralph Myers, Doris, 80, has embraced the rural lifestyle her husband always knew. Together, they own and...
Psychics investigate Tarentum fire hall on A&E Network showVideo
Things don’t go “bump in the night” at Summit Hose Fire Hall in Tarentum, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some strange happenings there. Some of those strange things will be the focus of a TV show at 10 p.m. Wednesday on the A&E Network. “Just about everybody has...
Kitchen fire heavily damages home of New Kensington councilman
A father and his two daughters were outside on the front porch of their New Kensington home when they heard smoke alarms going off inside at 5 p.m. Sunday. “We were playing Legos, and the girls decided to go to the back porch. That’s when I heard the alarms,” city...
Trump likens buying Greenland to ‘a large real estate deal’Video
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Sunday the idea of buying Greenland from Denmark has been discussed within his administration because of the strategic benefits for the United States and suggested that the semi-autonomous territory is a financial burden to Denmark. Surprise and confusion greeted a Wall Street Journal report last...
Family conducts final cemetery search for homicide victim Cassandra Gross
Searchers went into the woods one last time Sunday, looking for any sign of Cassandra Gross. “I’ll never give up hope, I’m just running out of places,” said Kathe Gross, whose daughter was last seen April 7, 2018. Kathe Gross wore a “Bring Cassie Home” T-shirt to Unity Cemetery on...
Police: Ohio man accused of threat to Jewish center arrested
NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Police say a man accused of making what they believe was a threat to a Jewish center in Ohio on Instagram has been arrested on telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing charges. New Middletown police say they arrested 20-year-old James Reardon, Jr., at his home Saturday in...
Owner of Pennsylvania Coach Lines responds to Elizabeth Forward lawsuit
The owner of a transportation company the Elizabeth Forward School District recently filed a lawsuit against for breach of contract said the district isn’t telling the whole story. The district filed an injunction on Thursday against Pennsylvania Coach Lines after, the district claims, the bus company breached their contract and...
Almost 80 displaced from West Oakland apartment building fire
People displaced by Saturday’s major apartment fire in West Oakland will continue to get temporary shelter at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center at least through Monday morning, according to the Red Cross. The fire at their apartment building at Deraud Street started just after 2 p.m and grew into...
