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Elementary students accidentally given graphic sex guide
In a recent health class, a sixth- and seventh-grade students in Canada got quite an adult version of sex education. While the booklet, the Safer Sex Guide, given to the kids offers advise on how to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), it also talks about fetishes and sex acts (like...
Police: Jeannette man accused in Hempfield rape of 14-year-old girl fled to Kentucky
A Jeannette man fled to Kentucky in an effort to avoid being arrested on allegations he raped a 14-year-old girl, according to state police. Steven Alan Deluke, 40, was identified as the suspect in the Hempfield case through bodily fluids collected in a rape kit, according to court papers. Deluke...
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman expects to move forward after Senate dispute
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman said he isn’t harboring any ill will over the chaotic scene that unfolded Wednesday while he was presiding over the state Senate. “I don’t take any of this personally,” he told the Tribune-Review on Thursday ahead of an expected vote on the state budget. Shouting, name-calling...
Kittanning Sheetz sells $3M scratch-off lottery ticket
A scratch-off lottery ticket worth $3 million was sold at a Kittanning gas station. The winning $3,000,000 Diamond Dazzler ticket was sold at the Sheetz at 100 Walnut St. The gas station will receive $10,000 for selling the winning ticket. $3,000,000 Diamond Dazzler is a $30 game that offers five...
Pirates plan to extend protective netting at PNC Park to foul poles
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who two years ago became one of the first teams to extend protecting netting to the ends of the dugouts, won’t wait for Major League Baseball to demand further safety for its fans. President Frank Coonelly said Thursday the team plans to extend the netting at PNC...
Fact-checking the first Democratic debate
In the initial debate of the Democratic primary season, 10 presidential hopefuls rarely strayed over the factual line. Many were armed with statistics, but only a handful of the stats were stretched past the breaking point. Instead, most ranged from mostly or partly true. Here’s a roundup of 13 statements...
Blairsville woman escorting son to gate caught with gun at Pittsburgh airport
A Blairsville woman had a loaded handgun in her purse Wednesday when she was escorting her son to a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport, authorities said. The woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers and was questioned by Allegheny County Police. She was carrying a loaded 9 mm pistol...
National Weather Service detects mayfly swarm off Lake Erie
The National Weather Service posted a radar shot late Wednesday of a mayfly swarm moving from Lake Erie inland to Cleveland, Sandusky and other Ohio cities. The swarm is a several-day mating frenzy for the insects, which don’t bite but can create hazards for motorists, sometimes closing bridges. Attracted by...
Supreme Court blocks Trump administration’s census citizenship question
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court put a hold on the Trump administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. On the court’s final day of decisions before a summer break, the court said the Trump administration’s explanation for wanting to add the question was “more of a...
Dalai Lama says Trump has a ‘lack of moral principle’
The Dalai Lama accused President Donald Trump of having a “lack of moral principle” during a television interview that aired Thursday in which the Tibetan spiritual leader also voiced renewed concerns about Trump’s “America first” policies. Speaking to the BBC, the Dalai Lama described Trump’s emotions as a “little bit...
Consumer alert lifted for Strip District food hall Smallman Galley
A consumer alert was lifted Friday for the Strip District food hall Smallman Galley, according to an Allegheny County Health Department report. The alert was issued earlier this week after an inspection found that food was being handled at unsafe temperatures. An inspector also found “extensive” mouse droppings in food...
American woman dies of injuries sustained in shark attack in the Bahamas
An American woman has died of injuries sustained in a shark attack in the Bahamas, the State Department said Thursday. Jordan Lindsey, 21, of Torrance, Calif., was snorkeling with her family during a vacation in the Bahamas when she was attacked by three sharks on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported....
Pittsburgh named most ‘undervalued city’ in the U.S.
For the second straight year, Pittsburgh has been deemed the best bargain in America. A deal, if you will. The title comes from SmartAsset, a website that offers financial advice. It’s their annual Most Undervalued Cities in America rankings. And Pittsburgh comes in on top. Again. Not that we are...
Flames rip through Irwin house under renovationVideo
Firefighters battled flames and heat exhaustion Thursday morning at a house fire in Irwin amid summery temperatures. They rotated between the blaze and shade at the two-story structure under renovation along Eighth Street after the 8 a.m. fire call. “We arrived to find the house fully involved as soon as...
Police: Greensburg man pulled woman out of wheelchair, punched her
A Greensburg man is free on bail after police said he pulled a woman from her wheelchair and attacked her, according to court papers. Todd James Slate, 32, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing July 25 in connection with the accusations. Police reported that Slate was fighting with the woman...
Police investigating man accused of taking photos of children at SandcastleVideo
West Homestead police are investigating reports of a man who may have been taking photos of children at Sandcastle Water Park , WPXI reported. A woman told police she noticed the man at about 6 p.m. on Tuesday, sitting inside a car in the parking lot of the popular summer...
Police: Armed Homewood man barricaded inside home with children
Members of a Homewood family are safe after Pittsburgh SWAT officers were able to negotiate with an armed man who barricaded himself inside his home with two small children, police said. Officers from Zone 5 were called at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 7100 block of Everton...
Ex-NFL standout Chris Long on Aaron Donald: ‘He’s the best football player in the world’
Chris Long said he knew in summer 2014, before Aaron Donald played one snap with the then-St. Louis Rams, that the former Pitt standout would be as good as he is. “I would like to credit myself with being the first person know he was going to be amazing,” Long...
5 things not to miss at the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival
Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival reaches a major milestone this year as it celebrates its 45th anniversary from July 4-7 at Twin Lakes Park. Diane Shrader has worn many hats at the festival, as a visitor, craft vendor, volunteer, administrative assistant and assistant executive director before taking on her current...
Democrats rail against economy-for-the-rich in first debate
MIAMI — Ten Democrats railed against a national economy and Republican administration they said exists only for the rich as presidential candidates debated onstage for the first time in the young 2020 season, embracing class warfare as a defining theme in their fight to deny President Trump a second term...
Pittsburgh man killed in Penn Hills crash June 12 identified
A 66-year-old man who died after being hit by a Toyota Corolla in Penn Hills has been identified. Joseph W. Picard was killed June 12 while crossing Saltsburg Road, the Allegheny County Coroner’s Office confirmed. The crash happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of Saltsburg Road, just...
Pedestrian hit by vehicle near Highland Park Bridge in Pittsburgh
One person was transported to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a construction zone in Pittsburgh. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said the incident took place shortly after 10 p.m. between Allegheny River Boulevard and the ramp onto the Highland Park Bridge. Dispatchers said the bridge remained...
Pittsburgh police looking for missing Hill District teen
Pittsburgh police are searching for a missing 13-year-old boy. Amir Foster was last seen around 5 p.m. Wednesday in the California-Kirkbride neighborhood, according to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police’s Facebook page. Foster, who is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs around 130 pounds, was last seen wearing a white...
Chaos erupts in Pennsylvania Senate over welfare billVideo
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate devolved into partisan shouting, name-calling and bare-knuckled procedural tactics Wednesday over a bill to end a decades-old program that offers $200 a month to people deemed unable to work. The bill ultimately passed the GOP-controlled chamber, 26-24, with two Republicans siding with Democrats against it,...
Pennsylvania Senate votes to allow hunting on 3 Sundays
HARRISBURG — A proposal to end Pennsylvania’s ban on Sunday hunting has the approval of the state Senate. Senators voted 36 to 14 on Wednesday for a bill that would permit hunting on one Sunday during deer rifle season, one during deer archery season, and on a third day. The...
