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Sandcastle’s Lazy River, Cliffhangers openVideo
Sandcastle’s Lazy River is flowing again. The popular attraction, along with the park’s Cliffhangers water slides, hadn’t been open yet this season because flooding, and then freezing, cracked the Lazy River’s fiberglass, officials said. Tyler Saxon, sales and marketing director for the park, told the Tribune-Review earlier this month. It...
Steel Curtain’s ups and downs are typical for new rides, says Kennywood
Kennywood’s new Steel Curtain roller coaster was again out of service for a brief period Monday so crews could work out initial glitches, a park spokesman said. Nick Paradise said the Steelers-themed coaster had reopened to riders about 2:30 p.m. He said representatives of the ride’s manufacturer — S&S Worldwide...
Remnants of Hurricane Barry to bring more rain to waterlogged Pittsburgh region
Remnants of Hurricane Barry are expected to bring more rain to Western Pennsylvania this week — possibly as soon as Tuesday — as the region is still drying out from last week’s heavy storms. Barry strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph by Saturday morning when...
6 rescued after raft goes over falls at Ohiopyle State Park
Six people are lucky to be alive after their raft went over the falls at Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County over the weekend. Park manager Ken Bisbee said the six, who are from the Pittsburgh and Monroeville areas, had bruises and scrapes after being rescued from a swollen Youghiogheny...
Planned power outage to upgrade system will affect customers in 4 North Hills communities
Several hundred property owners in four North Hills municipalities will be without power next Tuesday while upgrades are being made to electrical facilities, officials announced. The July 23 planned-power outage is scheduled to occur from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for 689 First Energy customers in Bradford Woods, Marshall, McCandless...
Pennsylvania casinos rolling out online gambling
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is joining the short list of states where online casino-style gambling is available. Parx Casino in suburban Philadelphia and Penn National’s Hollywood Casino near Hershey launched online gambling portals to patrons statewide as part of a three-day test watched by state regulators. Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware...
Uniontown man wanted in East Huntingdon girl’s death arrested in Ohio
A Uniontown man wanted in the killing of an 11-month-old girl in East Huntingdon Saturday has been arrested in Ohio, according to state police. Derrick “Hector” A. Bass, 29, was arrested Monday afternoon in Cleveland without incident, Trooper Steve Limani said. Bass is charged with homicide and related offenses in...
1 killed, 2 hurt in motorcycle-vehicle crash on Bigelow Boulevard
A man was killed and two others were hurt in crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on Bigelow Boulevard Sunday night, according to Pittsburgh police. The crash happened in the 3200 block of Bigelow Boulevard around 9:55 p.m. Police said the man driving the motorcycle died from his injuries...
Army Corps to test groundwater at nuclear waste dump in Parks Township
The Army Corps of Engineers will be on site to conduct routine groundwater sampling at the nuclear waste dump along Route 66 in Parks Township from July 22 to 25, and maybe later. The 44-acre dump, officially known as the Shallow Land Disposal Area, was used primarily in the 1960s...
Pennsylvania law protects those who rescue children from hot cars
A state law protecting Good Samaritans who rescue children locked inside hot cars took effect Monday. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law May 16. The law provides protection from liability for damages if a person believes a child is in imminent danger, provided they have made a good...
Police: Penn Hills officer fatally shoots man who fired gun
A Penn Hills police officer shot and killed a man as police pursued suspects in a homicide Sunday night, according to Allegheny County Police. According to county police, the Penn Hills officer returned fire after the man, who had been hiding in a basement, shot at and charged the officer....
Resurgent bald eagles spotted in Derry, Unity townships
Add Keystone State Park to the sites in Southwestern Pennsylvania occupied by the resurgent bald eagle. Park naturalist Jean H. Keene has seen two eagles in the Derry Township park since last year and recently led a group of 11 registered participants on a paddling excursion on the park’s central...
Man found fatally shot in a car in Penn Hills
A man was fatally shot Sunday night in Penn Hills, Allegheny County Police reported. Police found the man, who was not identified, dead in a car at 21 Sharon Court, according to police. Homicide detectives were responding to the scene around 9:30 p.m. No further details were available....
Art project in Northview Heights helping children express themselves
The pillows are more than blue fabric decorated and stuffed with foam. They say something about the young person who made them. One says “Jesus Loves You.” Another reads “#RIP.” A third has the number “187” on it, a three-digit synonymous with murder, crime and police. Another read “Gang, Gang.”...
John Steigerwald: NFL finds another way to give fans less for their money
“Eighteen games is straight baloney, either way you cut it.” You wonder how many NFL players agree with that tweet from Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward on Saturday. According to Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal, the owners are going to try to sell the players on an...
Decorated soldier dies in combat operations in Afghanistan
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A decorated Special Forces company sergeant major has died during combat in Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said Sunday. James G. “Ryan” Sartor, 40, was killed Saturday during combat operations in Faryab Province, according to Lt. Col. Loren Bymer, spokesman for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command....
Harrison police: Natrona man assaulted man, woman in Burger King drive-thru
A Harrison man was arrested Saturday after attacking a man and a woman as they all drove through the Burger King drive-thru, according to police. Harrison Sgt. Michael Ropelewski said police were called to the incident at the Burger King on Freeport Road around 6 p.m. for a report of...
Churches jump into action with threat of immigration sweeps
CHICAGO — Religious leaders across the country used their pulpits Sunday to quell concerns in immigrant communities and spring into action as nationwide immigration enforcement sweeps loomed. A Chicago priest talked during his homily about the compassion of a border activist accused of harboring illegal immigrants, while another city church...
Bethany United Methodist Church thanks police, firefighters with fundraising mealVideo
It’s been more than 50 years since the Latrobe Fire Department Good Friend’s Hose Company No. 5 served as a temporary home to the Bethany United Methodist Church during a long-ago renovation. But members still recall the advice from firefighters. “They told us that if the fire whistle went off,...
North Side man accused of attempted rape
A man from Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood has been arrested and charged in relation to an attempted sexual assault early Sunday morning. Pittsburgh police arrested Michael Leon Ponton, 53, around 3:20 a.m. Sunday. Police said the alleged assault is reported to have happened just a few hours prior to Ponton’s...
Man dies after being infected with flesh-eating bacteria in Florida
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee man died this week after being infected with a flesh-eating bacteria during a trip to a Florida beach. According to news reports, the man became ill shortly after returning from vacation in Destin Beach where he was visiting family for the 4th of July. Cheryl...
Primanti Bros. in Strip District hosts wedding reception for 11 couplesVideo
Some happy couples tied the knot on Saturday and then enjoyed a sandwich or two. Eleven couples were married at the Primanti Brothers restaurant in the Strip District. On Valentine’s Day Primanti’s offered any couple that got engaged at one of their locations, a group reception in the summer. This...
Trump defends border detention camps
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is defending the conditions of the border detention facilities visited by Vice President Mike Pence on Friday. Trump tweeted Sunday, saying the children’s rooms were “well run and clean” while the men’s facilities were “clean but crowded.” The president’s account flies in the face of...
Leave the U.S., Trump tells liberal Democratic congresswomenVideo
WASHINGTON — Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Trump said Sunday that four congresswomen of color should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came from, ignoring the fact that all of the women are American citizens and three were born in the...
Police investigating homicide of Pittsburgh man, 21, in McKeesport
Allegheny County police are investigating the homicide of a 21-year-old Pittsburgh man Saturday evening in McKeesport. Police said they were called to a report of a man shot in the area of Beacon Street and Hazel Way just before 8 p.m. McKeesport Police and EMS found the man suffering from...
