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Monongahela group sets Guinness world record for largest wedding cookie tableVideo
It’s official — the Monongahela Area Historical Society on Sunday established a new Guinness World Record, that of “largest wedding cookie table.” Christina Conlon, Guinness adjudicator, said that by late afternoon, it was clear the tables set up in Chess Park held more than 50,000 cookies. “We know that you...
Identity released of woman found dead in Lawrenceville bar
Authorities have identified a woman who was found dead early Sunday morning inside a Lawrenceville bar and restaurant. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as Jocelyn Marie Hill, 43, of Pittsburgh. Officers from the city’s Zone 2 station as well as fire and EMS crews responded to...
5 children killed in fire at Erie day care centerVideo
ERIE — A day care center where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged Sunday by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said. The victims in the lakeside city of Erie ranged in ages from 8 months to 7 years,...
Kevin Gorman: Darryl Drake’s death leaves stunned Steelers at a loss for words
The serene setting at Saint Vincent suddenly felt like an eerie silence — save the occasional caws of crows flying among the trees — when the church bells rang at Saint Vincent Basilica to signal Sunday Mass was soon to start. A sudden pall was cast over the site of...
700 motorcycles tour Alle-Kiski Valley to remember Officer Brian ShawVideo
They rode in remembrance. The second annual Officer Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Ride and Event welcomed more than 700 motorcycles under a brilliant blue sky Sunday. The 41-mile charity ride kicked off at 10 a.m. at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Harmar, with an almost two-hour route that led bikers...
Border official: Timing of immigration raids ‘unfortunate’
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials are defending last week’s mass immigration raids in Mississippi, including emotional footage of a girl pleading with authorities to let her father go. Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan acknowledged that video of the 11-year-old sobbing was “emotional” but says the girl was...
Steelers WRs coach Darryl Drake dies at 62
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake died Sunday morning at age 62, the team announced. Drake was entering his second season with the Steelers. No cause of death was immediately released. “We are at a loss for words following Darryl Drake’s passing this morning,” Steelers president Art Rooney II...
Epstein dies in the dark, but abuse investigation carries on
NEW YORK — Investigators have long been digging into allegations of sexual abuse and conspiracy against Jeffrey Epstein . The financier’s apparent suicide brings another mystery to investigate: How did he end up dying in jail? An additional federal investigation was launched Saturday after the Federal Bureau of Prison said...
Trump-McConnell 2020? Senate leader takes on role of wingman
WASHINGTON — It’s not quite “Trump-McConnell 2020,” but it might as well be. As he runs for reelection, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is positioning himself as the president’s wingman, his trusted right hand in Congress, transformed from a behind-the-scenes player into a prominent if sometimes reviled Republican like none...
Authorities ID man found dead in Irwin creek
Authorities have identified a man who was found dead in an Irwin creek Saturday afternoon. Authorities were called to Tinker Run Creek near the amphitheater in Irwin Park at 3 p.m. after someone spotted the body in the water, according to police. The Westmoreland County coroner said there was “no...
2 stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings, suspect in custody
A man is in police custody after two women were found with stab wounds early Sunday in Bedford Dwellings, according to Pittsburgh police. The two women were found in the doorway of an apartment building in the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive just before 4 a.m., according to public information...
Woodstock: 3 days of peace and music that defined an era turns 50
BETHEL, N.Y. — Some come to remember, others to show reverence. A few find their way to the hallowed ground after decades of regret. All come to honor and pay respect to three days that transcended time and place, that pulled together the counterculture of the 1960s into a defining...
Texas, Ohio shootings worry but don’t scare away area shoppers
Last weekend’s mass shootings at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and on a street in downtown Dayton, Ohio, haven’t stopped area residents from shopping at local retail centers. But it has made them more wary about what they may encounter in busy spaces where people congregate. “It makes you...
CMU study: Football players can still have brain damage from hits without concussionVideo
Football players can still experience brain damage from repeated hits to the head even if they don’t result in a concussion, according to a study released Wednesday involving researchers from Carnegie Mellon. The news comes as teams across the country prepare to begin their football seasons this month. The study,...
Trump, Clinton caught in fresh round of conspiracy theories after Epstein death
Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide Saturday morning in a federal jail launched new conspiracies online in a saga that has provided fodder for them for years, fueled by Epstein’s ties to princes, politicians and other famous and powerful people. Online theorists Saturday quickly offered unsubstantiated speculation — including some retweeted by...
Man found dead in Delmont after police tried to search house
A Delmont man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday as police were attempting to search his home in connection with a sexual assault investigation, said Police Chief T.J. Klobucar. Investigators intended to look for weapons that 56-year-old Richard Franco was to have used during an alleged rape there on...
Pa. man dies in fall after trying to climb cell tower
State police say a man who tried to climb a 280-foot cellular tower in western Pennsylvania apparently slipped and plunged to his death. Police in Venango County say 55-year-old William Eugene Wall of Centerville was with family and friends at a campfire in Jackson Township early Thursday when he walked...
Incumbent Paul Zavarella of Plum gets Democratic Party nod for November ballot
Incumbent Paul D. Zavarella of Plum received the Allegheny County Democratic Committee’s nod to be on the November ballot for the District 8 county council seat. About 102 out of the district’s near 150 Democratic Party committee members voted in a special election Saturday. Committee Chairwoman Eileen Kelly said Zavarella...
Who, how of wildlife management in Pennsylvania mystery to most
The same problem faces wildlife management agencies across the country. And it’s one of relevance. According to a random, scientifically valid poll, more than half of Pennsylvanians, 52 percent to be exact, say they don’t know which agency is most responsible for managing wildlife in the state. By comparison, just...
Westmoreland County seeks bids for corpse transport contract
Westmoreland County is looking to hire a company to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week and be available to go anywhere in the county for a pickup. On the surface, it appears to be just another job for a transportation company. But it is highly...
Karma catches up with ketchup swiper; now Heinz is helping the thief
A condiment thief was so overcome with guilt that she returned two new bottles to the scene of the crime. Someone tried to shake off some bad luck by buying two fresh bottles of ketchup at Walmart and leaving them outside a Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Lacey Township, New...
Dayton mass slaying victim Nick Cumer remembered in Washington, Pa. as hero
Elementary school teachers, high school friends, college fraternity brothers, family members and hundreds of others filled every free spot inside a Washington funeral home to say goodbye to a local man killed in a mass shooting last weekend in Dayton. “He just wanted to bring everybody together,” friend Mike Hammond...
Family saved by Jet-Skier after their stalled boat took on water near Tarentum
A family on a stalled boat in the Allegheny River near the Tarentum Bridge was pulled ashore by a Jet Skier when their vessel took on water Saturday afternoon. First responders were dispatched to the marina about 2:20 p.m. One of the passengers, who declined to give a name, said...
Western Pennsylvania Firemens Association convention underway in ArnoldVideo
Arnold firefighter Willie Weber believes his late father, Walter, would have enjoyed the return of a convention he helped organize for years. “My dad and I were chairmen of Tent City,” Weber said. “Technically, I’ve not missed a convention since 1960. When he stepped down, I took over. My dad...
2 injured in Washington Township motorcycle crash
Two people were airlifted to hospitals Saturday after a motorcycle rear-ended a pickup truck in Washington Township, according to police. The pickup truck was headed south on Route 66 at 1:30 p.m. when a helmet fell off a motorcycle traveling in front of him near Crestview Drive, police said. The...
