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Trump says investigation abused him, led to ‘evil things’Video
WASHINGTON — House Democrats pressed the Justice Department to provide the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller even as Republicans gleefully called for them to “move on” from the Russia investigation. President Donald Trump accused those responsible for launching Mueller’s probe of “treasonous things against our country” and said...
Chemical spill closes Pittsburgh postal distribution center
The U.S. Postal Service has suspended retail services at the Pittsburgh Network Distribution Center in Marshall after a chemical spill. Spokesman Tad Kelley said the chemical was identified as mercury. “All employees are safe and accounted for and none were exposed to the contaminant,” Kelley said Tuesday. “Professional environmental contractors...
Dish soap spill closes eastbound Turnpike in Chester County
An extended closure of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Downington and Valley Forge is expected Tuesday after a truck crash spilled dish soap on the highway in Chester County. The eastbound lanes are closed between exits 312, Downington, and 326, Valley Forge, because of the crash involving the truck and a...
Upper Lawrenceville home hit by gunfire
Pittsburgh police are looking for a gunman after multiple shots were fired into an Upper Lawrenceville home early Tuesday morning. Four to five shots were fired just after midnight into the house on Kendall Street, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. At least one bullet went through a window. Police...
Homewood mother charged after 3-year-old found nearly naked outside
Pittsburgh police allegedly found three children living in filthy conditions in a Homewood rowhouse after one of them was seen standing outside nearly naked in near-freezing conditions. Police charged Stevatezia Terrelle Cha Mickel, 23, with two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children on March 18, according to court...
Coal plants emitted more than ever in 2018, putting Earth in ‘deep trouble’
Global energy experts released grim findings Monday, saying that not only are planet-warming carbon-dioxide emissions still increasing, but the world’s growing thirst for energy has led to higher emissions from coal-fired power plants than ever before. Energy demand around the world grew by 2.3 percent over the past year, marking...
Democrats ask for Mueller files; GOP exclaims ‘Move on’Video
WASHINGTON — House Democrats pressed the Justice Department on Monday to provide the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller even as Republicans gleefully called for them to “move on” from the Russia investigation. President Trump accused those responsible for launching Mueller’s probe of “treasonous things against our country” and...
Nancy Rogers Crozier, sister of Mister Rogers, devoted life to Latrobe
Nancy Rogers “Laney” Crozier eschewed the spotlight that shone on her brother Fred Rogers, of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” fame, but she devoted her considerable energy to making her own neighborhood a better place. Crozier spent her time helping her hometown of Latrobe. “She brought a lot of energy into the...
4 injured in 2-vehicle crash in North Versailles
Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday night in North Versailles, initial reports indicate. The crash happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. near East Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard and Ault Drive, an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. Medics took four people to the hospital, the dispatcher said. The extent of their...
Second eaglet hatches at Pittsburgh’s Hays bald eagle nest
A second baby eagle has emerged at the Hays bald eagles nest, Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania officials announced Monday afternoon. “It’s a really fun time of year for us,” Audubon Communications Director Rachel Handel said. “I think it’s one of the most engaging ways we come in contact with...
‘Wiesenthal: Nazi Hunter’ spotlights tolerance, benefits Tree of Life fund
He is nicknamed the “Jewish James Bond.” Simon Wiesenthal survived 12 Nazi concentration camps and made a name for himself by doggedly hunting down and bringing to justice Nazi criminals, including Adolf Eichmann. Now he is the subject of a one-man, one-act play called “Wiesenthal: Nazi Hunter” opening Tuesday at...
Commissioner Cerilli won’t comment on campaign money from dead man tied to massage parlor prostitution ring
Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli on Monday refused to comment on $1,900 in donations her campaign received from a deceased family friend implicated in a human trafficking and prostitution ring at area massage parlors. According to campaign finance records, Cerilli received four donations from Henry “Sonny” Caruso dating to 2015,...
Federal bump stock ban goes into effect Tuesday; none turned over to ATF in Pennsylvania
With the bump stock ban looming, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it is not aware of anyone turning a single one in at the field office in Pittsburgh or the dozen other offices across the state, a spokeswoman said. The final rule promulgated by the...
Rep. Stephanie Borowicz’s prayer in Pennsylvania House generates backlashVideo
HARRISBURG — A freshman Republican’s opening prayer Monday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives drew complaints that it was inappropriately divisive. Rep. Stephanie Borowicz began the day’s session with a Christian invocation that thanked Jesus for the honor and President Donald Trump for standing “behind Israel unequivocally.” “At the name...
Pittsburgh would pay teen $77,500 to settle police brutality lawsuit
Pittsburgh and a West End company that provides security at Heinz Field would pay a South Park man $97,500 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging a former city police officer assaulted him and violated his civil rights during high school football championships at the stadium in 2015. Gabriel Despres, 23,...
Police: Road rage made Arnold man attack truck with golf club
An Arnold man told police he struck another man’s truck with a weighted golf club this month because the other man cut him off in traffic and slammed on his brakes in front of him, according to a criminal complaint. Theodore Clayton Volkar, 47, admitted that he got out of...
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner arraigned on felonies in Detroit
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner and her husband were arraigned Monday afternoon in Detroit on charges related to an altercation with police at a hotel earlier this month. After the brief hearing, Wayne County Judge Ronald Giles set a $5,000 personal bond with no travel restrictions for each defendant, Wayne...
Editorial: Mueller, Rosfeld and what justice looks like
We have a Hollywood fairy-tale idea of justice. It’s something that makes the hurt go away and heals rifts. Maybe sometimes that’s true. It would be nice if it was. But justice doesn’t always look like that. In Pittsburgh, a significant number of people look at the Michael Rosfeld verdict...
Loyalhanna Twp. man, 15-year-old boy accused of shooting 4 bulls, killing 2Video
State police charged a 60-year-old Loyalhanna Township man and 15-year-old boy with shooting four bulls with a crossbow at a nearby farm over St. Patrick’s Day weekend and then attempting to cover up the incident. Shaun D. Ross was arrested on charges of agricultural vandalism, ecoterrorism, aggravated cruelty to animals,...
As students walk out for Antwon Rose, his mother urges Woodland Hills students to stay putVideo
As hundreds of students marched in Downtown Pittsburgh to honor Antwon Rose II, kids at Woodland Hills High School, where Rose was a student, stayed put. They stayed at the request of Rose’s mom. “There is nothing to accomplish by walking out,” Michelle Kenney said to the group of Woodland...
Michael Avenatti charged with trying to extort millions from Nike
LOS ANGELES — Michael Avenatti, the pugnacious attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Trump, was arrested Monday on charges that included trying to shake down Nike for as much as $25 million by threatening the company with bad publicity. Avenatti, who was also...
Photo shows Earth equally balanced with day and night on spring equinox
A stunning new photo of the Earth captures the balance of day and night near the spring equinox. The image shared by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the world perfectly aligned at the start of spring on last Wednesday. You can see the lights of American cities and...
State officials urge farmers to apply for disaster relief aid
Farmers swamped by last year’s record rainfall may be eligible for relief aid thanks to a disaster declaration from the federal Farm Service Agency. Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday urged eligible farmers to apply for aid in advance of the next growing season. Farmers across the region said they suffered...
Father of Sandy Hook victim found dead of apparent suicide
HARTFORD, Conn. — The father of Avielle Richman, one of 20 first-grade students and six educators killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting, was found dead of an apparent suicide at Edmond Town Hall early Monday, police said. The death of Jeremy Richman, 49, appears to be suicide, police...
Jury foreman in Rosfeld trial says ex-cop ‘has a right to do what he did’
Jesse Rawls Sr. believes Antwon Rose II would be alive today had he not run from police. “When someone jumps out of a car that you know was just involved in a drive-by shooting, would you assume that they’re not armed?” said Rawls, the foreman of the jury from Dauphin...
