Top Stories category, Page 1820
Pope Francis blesses palm branches as he ushers in Holy Week
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis warned against being judgmental and too full of oneself, including authorities in the Catholic church, in his Palm Sunday homily during Mass in St. Peter’s Square, which was crowded with tens of thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Romans. The day ushers in Holy Week, which...
Trump sanctuary city idea could help migrants stay in U.S.
PHOENIX — An idea floated by President Donald Trump to send immigrants from the border to “sanctuary cities” to exact revenge on Democratic foes could end up doing the migrants a favor by placing them in locations that make it easier to put down roots and stay in the country....
Large, flightless bird attacks and kills its fallen owner
ALACHUA, Fla. — A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his farm in Florida, authorities said Saturday. The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department told the Gainesville Sun that a cassowary killed the man Friday on the property...
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp back up after massive outage
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were temporarily down early Sunday. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were affected by the outage. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors site outages, shows Facebook had been down since 6:30 a.m. EST in much of the world, with thousands of reported outages concentrated in...
Teen found shot to death in Garfield home
A 19-year-old man was found dead inside a home in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood Saturday night, according to Pittsburgh police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Ameer Coleman of Pittsburgh as the victim of a shooting that occurred shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday. Coleman’s body was found at a...
Heavy rain, wind expected to hit Pittsburgh Sunday
Here come April’s showers. The National Weather Service in Moon has issued a hazardous weather outlook — including severe thunderstorms, wind gusts, heavy rainfall and possible tornadoes — for several Eastern U.S. states starting Sunday and lasting through late next week. Potential for widespread severe thunderstorms Sunday across much of...
Body of man, 61, missing since Tuesday found in river near Monessen
The body of a man missing since Tuesday was found Saturday morning in the Monongahela River near the Donora-Monessen Bridge in Westmoreland County, the office of the coroner said. Lonzo Gardner, 61, of Monessen, was found by a dive team about 11:45 a.m., said Kenneth Bacha, Westmoreland County’s coroner in...
Opening day change is official for Pennsylvania deer hunters
The change — and it’s a big one — is official. Opening day of Pennsylvania’s statewide firearms deer season is moving. It has been the Monday after Thanksgiving each year since 1963. This year it will be the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Pennsylvania Game Commissioners on Tuesday — by a 5-3...
Monroeville Mall shoppers react to Friday night gunfire
Monroeville Mall shoppers had mixed feelings the day after about gunfire that led to an evacuation there Friday night. “This world is getting crazy,” said April Hawkins, 49, of Wilkinsburg. She was standing outside the mall Saturday afternoon after shopping for clothes with her grandson. Police are searching for suspects...
Luke Skywalker acquitted on all charges by Pittsburgh-area ‘jury’
The force was with him. Luke Skywalker was acquitted on all charges Saturday by a jury of 15 youths in the region during a mock trial at the Dormont Public Library put on by the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. Skywalker was portrayed by Pittsburgh attorney Matthew Feinman...
Pennsylvania hopes to hook anglers early to spur interest in fishing
Every year, Pennsylvania stocks its public waterways with millions of trout in the hopes that humans will follow. Judging from the numbers who turn out religiously for the opening day of trout season, the strategy is working. On Saturday, opening day for the 2019 season, anglers were back — stalking...
Chelsa Wagner declares partial victory in Detroit case, releases more video
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner is declaring victory in the case involving a March 6 encounter she and her husband had with Detroit police, according to a statement emailed to the Tribune-Review on Saturday by a public relations firm that’s representing the couple. The firm also released more video footage...
Greensburg march raises awareness about domestic, sexual violenceVideo
State Rep. Eric Nelson has four daughters, and he’s pretty sure all of them placed bets on when he’d take a spill during Saturday’s “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event, hosted by the Blackburn Center in Greensburg. “Let’s hope 10 minutes is enough to get me prepared,” Nelson said...
Easter bread bursting out of bakery ovens, doorsVideo
That tasty soft bread baked to a golden crisp is paska. But many fans refer to it by the season it’s most heavily consumed — Easter bread. Area bakeries’ ovens and shelves are filling with the loaves — plain, raisin and fruit — as the holiday approaches. Depending on one’s...
Former Mafia boss talks mob, faith ahead of Greensburg prayer breakfast
Michael Franzese traded the feared title “caporegime” of New York City’s Colombo crime family for motivational speaker, husband, father and — importantly — follower of Christ. “God had a different plan and purpose for me,” Franzese told the Tribune-Review. “To say that I’m blessed is kind of an understatement.” Blessing...
Monroeville Mall shooting prompts evacuation; no arrests, no known injuries
Monroeville police say a shooting that prompted an evacuation of Monroeville Mall on Friday evening was a “targeted event” that involved an altercation between two groups of men. Police Chief Doug Cole said police received no reports of any injuries in the shooting at the first-floor entrance to the Macy’s...
Brookline man who says he’s ‘addicted’ to child porn gets 10 years in prison
A man who lived with a toddler in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after police found him in possession of nearly 1,000 images and videos depicting child pornography, federal prosecutors said Friday. Jeffrey Goehring, 46, was arrested after Yahoo alerted authorities on July 3,...
Chelsa Wagner case raises questions about hotel guest rights
The circumstances leading up to the arrest of Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner have raised questions about a person’s rights when staying at a hotel. Wagner’s attorney, Charles Longstreet, argued this week during Wagner’s preliminary examination in Detroit that there’s nothing illegal about drinking in a hotel room, and police...
See how much Pittsburgh has spent and on what with these online toolsVideo
Want to know how much money Pittsburgh has spent so far this year and where that money is going? Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb on Friday announced the creation of three new applications on his Fiscal Focus Pittsburgh website that offer a look at the city’s financial operations. They include: •...
Peduto: Sending immigrant detainees to Pittsburgh not a punishment
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said Friday he would welcome detainees and speculated that the city could have found homes for several hundred if the Trump administration had decided to send some to Pittsburgh. Peduto, who has been clear that his administration will welcome immigrants to the city, made the comments...
Cadogan woman accused of selling cocaine
A Cadogan woman is accused of selling cocaine in Armstrong County. Shana Lee Warcholak, 30, of First Street, is accused of selling two packages of powdered cocaine this month in the Ford City area. County detectives say Warcholak contacted a person who is an informant for the county drug task...
Human remains found on Mt. Washington hillside identified
Officials have identified human skeletal remains discovered last April by hikers on a wooded hillside in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said the remains belong to Bernard M. Mohan, 62. The office didn’t specify where Mohan was from. No further information about Mohan was released....
Employee accused of stealing $122K from Greensburg electric supply firm
A Loyalhanna Township woman was arrested Thursday on multiple criminal charges of stealing more than $122,000 from a Greensburg electrical supply firm where she worked. Deborah L. Baker, 51, was charged by city police with theft, theft by deception, forgery, identity theft, criminal use of a communication facility, tampering with...
Accused massage parlor operator expected to be released from jailVideo
A Mt. Pleasant woman accused of being part of a human trafficking and prostitution ring through four massage parlors she ran in Monroeville and Murrysville will be released from custody April 22 and placed on electric home monitoring so she can prepare for trial. Hui Xu, 44, who state police...
Weekend forecast: Damaging wind, thunderstorms in Western Pa.
This weekend could be gusty and wet, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters on Friday warned people of severe thunderstorms and damaging winds expected to hit Western Pennsylvania this weekend. The National Weather Service in Moon said isolated severe thunderstorms were possible Friday afternoon, with damaging wind gusts of...
