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Census Bureau data shows U.S. median age has risen by a year
ORLANDO, Fla. — America is aging. Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday showed the median age in the U.S. increased by a year to 38.2 years from 2010 to 2018. If there’s someone to blame, it’s the baby boomers. Many in that group of Americans born between...
Tornado confirmed in Indiana County, 4th in less than a month
Indiana County saw damage from its fourth tornado in less than a month on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Moon. A damage assessment team visited Green Township on Wednesday and determined that the EF1 tornado — capable of moderate damage — touched down at 7:55 p.m. The...
Podcast part 4: Eric Kasperowicz begins his coaching career
Eric Kasperowicz often was told by coaches and those close to him that he would make a good coach one day. When his playing days were over, he decided to find out. “I had a feeling that if I wasn’t going to play, I’d be a coach,” Kasperowicz said in...
Flood waters trap people in vehicle in Monessen
Emergency responders rescued occupants of a vehicle surrounded by flood waters around midnight Wednesday, according to dispatches from the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety. Monessen firefighters responded to Graham and Parente boulevards at 11:50 p.m. where about four people were stranded in a vehicle surrounded by flood waters. All...
Western Pennsylvania wrestles with China’s recycling restrictions
The wall that China has built around imported recyclable materials like some plastics and glass is hitting home, as communities around Southwestern Pennsylvania will see costs rise while fewer recyclable materials will be collected. “It’s a national issue. This is a market-driven issue that is affecting everyone,” said Ellen Keefe,...
Joe Biden faces backlash over comments about ‘civility’ of his past work with racist senatorsVideo
Joe Biden faced a growing backlash Wednesday from prominent Democrats — and a bit of second-guessing within his own campaign — over comments in which he proudly described his history of working hand in hand in the Senate with avowed racists. Biden’s remarks, which came at a fundraiser Tuesday night...
KKK flag photo prompts calls for Sewickley Township supervisor’s resignation
A Ku Klux Klan flag that hung inside the Sewickley Township public works building at least two years ago created a “hostile work environment” for employees, township officials were told amid calls for the resignation of the roadmaster who also is a township supervisor. Former supervisor Alan Fossi called for...
PennDOT considers traffic signal changes at Route 22 crash site
The state is studying the timing of traffic signals at routes 22 and 819, as well as taking other safety measures, after that area was the site of several crashes, including one fatality earlier this month. PennDOT employees checked the traffic signals at the Salem Township intersection Wednesday after state...
Glow-in-the-dark ball pit pop-up bar coming to PittsburghVideo
Get ready to have a ball in September, when a pop-up bar featuring a glow-in-the-dark adult ball pit will be in Pittsburgh. The Ball Pit Party! will be in Pittsburgh on Sept. 28 and 29. For $20 to $25 , attendees can swim through the pit as many times as...
Pennsylvania bald eaglet knocked out of nest days before first flightVideo
A bald eagle parent knocked one of its two eaglets from its nest near Codorus State Park in Hanover when bringing in a fish to feed to its excited offspring Tuesday. The maturing young birds are within just days of taking flight. A live webcam operated by HDOnTap caught all...
Ed Saliba Sr. remembered as icon of New Kensington firefighting
“Chief 56” has acknowledged his last call. An icon of New Kensington firefighting, J. Edward Saliba Sr. died Wednesday afternoon. “He was 89 and a half,” said his son Edward Saliba Jr., who followed his father’s footsteps and now is the city’s fire chief. “It’s a sad day for New...
Latrobe-area dispensary opens as legal pot booms
Latrobe and Unity residents will be able to get medical marijuana a lot closer to home beginning Thursday. The Rise dispensary at 117 Beatty County Road in Unity is the third medical marijuana dispensary in Westmoreland County, joining facilities in Greensburg and New Kensington. Things have changed a lot from...
Self-help guru convicted in lurid sex-trafficking case
NEW YORK — The former leader of a purported self-help group was convicted Wednesday of federal charges that centered on lurid details of what prosecutors called a secret society of “sex slaves” within a community of followers in upstate New York. A jury in federal court in Brooklyn took less...
Cops: Monessen couple abandoned pit bulls for ‘possibly weeks’
A Monessen couple were arraigned Wednesday on animal neglect and cruelty charges after police say they abandoned two pit bulls inside their home without food and water for “possibly weeks.” Daniel W. Brewer, 34, and wife Karen, 33, of Linden Avenue, were charged with two counts each of aggravated cruelty...
Myrtle Beach tourist gets photos of sharks swimming near beachgoers
A visitor to North Myrtle Beach spotted sharks lurking near swimmers in the ocean below her hotel balcony and has the pictures to prove it. Ginger Gilmer from Tennessee was high above the action when she captured the photos. “Not one person had an idea of what was lurking around...
West Newton man accused of burglary while on probation
A West Newton man who was on probation was back in jail Tuesday after being accused of breaking into a Sewickley Township beverage shop. State police charged Malcom J. Long, 24, with burglary, theft, criminal trespass and criminal mischief. Long is accused of breaking into Seifert Beverage on West Newton...
Richland man relishes opportunity to work at U.S. Open in Pebble Beach
A Richland man who traveled to Pebble Beach, Calif., last week to serve on the wellness team serving athletes and others during the U.S. Open said it was “pretty fantastic.” Brent Shealer, 41, a chiropractor with a practice in Wilkins, said he worked on caddies and athletes. Citing HIPAA rules,...
Clairton officials ask Allegheny County for help in fighting air pollution
Clairton city officials showed up at an Allegheny County Council meeting Tuesday evening to ask council members to help them improve public health in their city. “We need your help: There are a lot of people in Clairton who have respiratory illnesses, and there’s some people who have cancer, like...
Police: Dump truck may have crossed center line in Fayette crash that killed 3
State police are attempting to determine whether the driver of a tri-axle dump truck crossed into oncoming traffic Tuesday and hit a pickup head-on, killing three people who are members of the same family. Investigators identified the victims as Kayla Nicole Burwell, 21, of Smithfield; Ronald Burwell, 53, of Uniontown;...
Extras wanted for Denzel Washington movie filming in Pittsburgh
The only August Wilson play in his Pittsburgh Cycle that isn’t set in Pittsburgh will begin filming in Pittsburgh next month and background actors are needed. Mosser Casting is looking for people of all ages to appear as extras during filming for Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” An open casting...
‘Murder Mystery’ sets Netflix record with 30 million accounts viewing in 3 days
The mystery is over. Netflix seldom shares viewership numbers but made an exception for their new original film “Murder Mystery.” The streaming service on Tuesday claimed the Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler movie was watched by 30 million accounts in the first three days following its release. pic.twitter.com/xtaGrrVOzM— Adam Sandler...
More drama surfaces as Greensburg woman’s lease of ‘Dance Moms’ studio ends
Filming for season 8 of Lifetime channel’s “Dance Moms” has concluded, but a different drama is unfolding behind the scenes at the Penn Hills dance studio where Abby Lee Miller became a reality TV star. A rift has developed between Miller and a former dance student who has leased the...
Hicks rebuffs questions on Trump White House in interview
WASHINGTON — Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks on Wednesday refused to answer questions related to her time in the White House in an interview with the House Judiciary Committee, dimming Democrats’ chances of obtaining new or substantive information about President Trump as part of their investigation into obstruction...
Drunk, unruly passenger on flight from Pittsburgh forces emergency landing
A jetliner traveling from Pittsburgh to Dallas on Sunday night made an emergency landing in Oklahoma City after a man acted aggressively toward passengers and crew members, according to authorities. The Oklahoma City Police Department released body camera video showing Brandon Cordell Ganus, 32, of Weatherford, Texas, being escorted off...
Penn Hills man faces 10 child porn charges
A Penn Hills man faces charges of child pornography after detectives found 10 downloaded videos of children between the ages of 10- and 16-years-old performing sexual acts on his computer. Anthony Palandro, 42, will face an Allegheny County Court judge for 10 counts of child pornography and the use of...
