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Ivanka Trump plays prominent role in Asia trip, joining her father in DMZ
Few Americans alive today have set foot inside North Korea, the isolated, nuclear-armed dictatorship sometimes called the Hermit Kingdom. On Sunday, Ivanka Trump became one of them, capping a consequential three-day Asian trip in which the president’s eldest daughter played a very public role that blended family ties with diplomatic...
Route 130 reopens near Pa. Turnpike after motorcycle crash; 1 injured
At least one person was injured Sunday night in a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle along Route 130 just east of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, officials said. Officials received a report about 8 p.m. of the incident at Route 130 and Long Drive in Penn Township, a Westmoreland County...
Official: 10 dead in Dallas-area small plane crash
DALLAS — Ten people were killed when a small airplane crashed into a hangar as it was taking off from a Dallas-area airport Sunday morning, a spokeswoman for the town of Addison, Texas, said. Mary Rosenbleeth said no one aboard the twin-engine plane survived at the Addison Municipal Airport, about...
North America’s largest moth, cecropia, at Tree Pittsburgh and elsewhere
Larger than a monarch butterfly but residing in the same realm of beauty, cecropia moths with wing spans of 5 to 7 inches are out and if you’re lucky, like the folks at Tree Pittsburgh, you might just spot one. Tree Pittsburgh has a distinct advantage though. The nonprofit tends...
2 children involved in 2-vehicle crash in Derry Township
First responders responded to a two-vehicle crash involving two children Sunday afternoon. A Westmoreland 911 dispatcher said the crash happened around 2:40 p.m. in the 4000 block of Route 982 in Derry Township. The dispatcher said they received a call that the children were “shaken up,” but it’s unclear if...
About 1,700 fireworks sold in Pennsylvania recalled ahead of July 4 holiday
Pennsylvania is among four states where fireworks have been recalled just ahead of the July 4 holiday. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced four fireworks-related recalls this week for fireworks that were “overloaded with pyrotechnics.” That can result in a greater than expected explosion, which poses explosion and burn...
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church celebrates 60 years in Brackenridge
There was a time, not so long ago, when the congregation of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church had all but disappeared. When the Rev. Frank Yesko arrived in 2011, he didn’t know if they’d end up closing their doors, but he knew he had to try. Now, the church has about...
Penn Hills School District gets $3.3M from state, nixes plan to raise taxes
A last-minute reprieve in the form of $3.3 million in state money has enabled leaders of the debt-ridden Penn Hills School District to scrap a plan to raise taxes for the coming school year. The boost also will allow the district to bring back six teachers and one specialist furloughed...
Baby lobster numbers spell trouble for shellfish population
PORTLAND, Maine — Baby lobsters are continuing to appear in high numbers off some parts of Canada while tailing off in New England, raising questions about what the valuable shellfish’s population will look like in several years. University of Maine scientist Rick Wahle has documented trends in baby lobster density...
Wide grins and historic handshake for Trump, Kim at DMZ
PANMUNJOM, Korea — With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday and agreed to revive talks on the pariah nation’s nuclear program. Trump, pressing his bid for a legacy-defining deal, became the first...
Troopers seek identity of man who they say threatened clerk with knife during robbery
State police are asking the public’s help identifying a suspect in a daylight robbery Saturday at a Dollar Tree store in Somerset Township. Troopers said a white man between 30- and 40-years-old and about 6 feet tall entered the Somerset Township store on North Center Avenue at 2:10 p.m. and...
Police: Woman stabbed at East Pittsburgh home dies of her injuries
A 22-year-old West Mifflin woman who was stabbed multiple times inside a home in East Pittsburgh Friday has died of her injuries, state police said. Troopers said Octavia Stone died of her injuries at 3:23 a.m. Saturday at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, where she was taken by ambulance after...
Church sex abuse scandal makes newly ordained priests want ‘to be holier’
David Egan is well aware of the stigma attached to priests in the wake of the Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal. “I assume that other people assume things about me, that they’re very suspicious of me now,” Egan said. “If you walk out in public with a collar on,...
Missing Murrysville man with dementia found safe
Authorities on Sunday night found a 72-year-old Murrysville man reported missing the day before, officials said. Murrysville police had asked for the public’s help to locate Robert Ludwig, who has dementia and a history of wandering away from his residence without supervision. Police posted an update to their Facebook page...
Trump says he’s looking forward to Kim Jong Un meeting
SEOUL, South Korea — President Trump said he’s looking forward to meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone later Sunday. Trump told reporters at a joint news conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in that he and Kim will “just shake hands quickly and say...
Trump, Xi hit reset button on trade negotiations
WASHINGTON — Once again, Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping have hit the reset button in trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies, at least delaying an escalation in tension between the U.S. and China that had financial markets on edge and cast a cloud over the global economy. But...
Judge bars Trump from using $2.5B to build border wall
OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal judge on Friday prohibited President Trump from tapping $2.5 billion in military funding to build high-priority segments of his prized border wall in California, Arizona and New Mexico. Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. in Oakland acted in two lawsuits filed by California and by activists...
Tens of thousands join gay pride parades around the world
MEXICO CITY — Tens of thousands of people turned out for gay pride celebrations around the world on Saturday, including a boisterous party in Mexico and the first pride march in North Macedonia’s capital. Rainbow flags and umbrellas swayed and music pounded as the march along Mexico City’s Paseo de...
Route 981 detour ahead as PennDOT plans to replace Latrobe bridge
A section of Route 981 in Latrobe will be closed for a few days, beginning July 12, so crews can remove a bridge over Unity Run and replace it with a box culvert deck. Route 981 (Lloyd Avenue) will be closed to traffic between Wimmerton Industrial Park and Linden Street....
Answering 8 burning questions about the Phil Kessel trade
The first question that springs to mind after the Pittsburgh Penguins traded winger Phil Kessel to the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night is the easiest one to answer. Friday, Dec. 6. That’s when the Coyotes visit PPG Paints Arena this season, giving fans the chance to show their appreciation for...
Crews find pickup truck reported missing in Loyalhanna Creek; no one injured
Water rescue crews on Saturday found the missing pickup truck that officials believed had sunk in Loyalhanna Creek during heavy rainfall the night before, officials said. Authorities located the car and determined there were no related injuries, a Westmoreland County 911 shift commander said shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday. Officials...
Penguins trade Phil Kessel to Arizona for Alex Galchenyuk
The long-rumored split between the Pittsburgh Penguins and popular winger Phil Kessel finally happened Saturday night, and it wasn’t exactly the prettiest divorce of all time. The Penguins sent Kessel, a fourth-round pick and defense prospect Dane Birks to the Arizona Coyotes for winger Alex Galchenyuk and defense prospect Pierre-Olivier...
Man dies after being shot on residential street in Arnold
Police are investigating a fatal shooting Friday night on a residential street in Arnold, officials said. Westmoreland County 911 dispatchers received a report of a shooting about 6:30 p.m. in an alley between Taylor and Woodmont avenues, said Detective John Clark of the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Officials found...
Presses to stop at Youngstown’s daily newspaper, The Vindicator, on Aug. 31
Bertram de Souza was alone in The Vindicator’s newsroom early Saturday afternoon in downtown Youngstown. “The newsroom is empty, and I’m sitting here contemplating the next 60 days,” de Souza, a 40-year veteran of the paper who works as editorial page editor and columnist, told the Tribune-Review. “It’s a certain...
Harrison girl, 7, a fundraising sensation, gets $7,500 surprise from Walmart
Kaohmi Gold, a Verona girl who turned 4 earlier this month, has set her sights on a new role model. Her name is Kaley Bastine of Harrison, and at 7, she’s not much older than Kaohmi. They both really like dogs and cops — and especially police dogs. Kaohmi has...
