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Steelers fan who headbutted man in viral video pleads guilty to disorderly conduct
A Pittsburgh Steelers fan who headbutted another fan during a brawl at a Steelers game in December pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. Chad Ferguson, 44, of Ben Avon, was required to pay a $100 fine for the summary offense. A simple assault charge police had filed against Ferguson was dismissed....
A year after Frances McDormand’s Oscars speech, are inclusion riders making progress?
“I have two words to leave you with tonight, ladies and gentlemen,” said Frances McDormand in her Oscars acceptance speech last year. “Inclusion rider.” Just like that, the little-known industry term was instantly catapulted into the public sphere. Actors, directors and producers began tweeting their pledges to adopt the inclusion...
Pete Davidson kicks out heckler who shouted about Mac Miller’s death
Pete Davidson didn’t tolerate a heckler who shouted a remark about Pittsburgh-born rapper Mac Miller. At a standup show in New Jersey, Davidson began to set up a joke with, “ … My friend died of a heart attack.” At which a person in the audience shouted “Mac Miller?” The...
West Jefferson Hills parents voice concerns over racist social media post
African American parents in the West Jefferson Hills School District are enraged after a Thomas Jefferson High School student allegedly made a racist social media post about a fellow student that circulated widely Tuesday. The photo is of an African American student appearing to be sitting in a school science...
Witness: Driver in train-car crash was fleeing earlier crash
WESTBURY, N.Y. — A witness told police that the driver who caused a deadly crash by trying to go around a lowered railroad gate on New York’s Long Island was fleeing the scene of an earlier crash, a police official said Wednesday. “The witness said that individual was involved in...
Feral cat found in Frazer tests positive for rabies, fifth this year in Allegheny County
A feral cat found in Frazer has become the fifth animal to test positive for rabies in Allegheny County this year, the Allegheny County Health Department said. The cat was captured near the 2300 block of Dellenbaugh Road and brought to one of the health department’s facilities. In addition to...
Watch live: Michael Cohen speaks about Trump before House committeeVideo
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, is planning to tell a House committee that Trump knew ahead of time that WikiLeaks had emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and that Trump is a “racist,” a “conman” and a “cheat.” Read Cohen’s prepared remarks. The hearing began at...
Cohen sticks to Trump accusations, shaking off GOP criticism
WASHINGTON — Shaking off criticism from House Republicans, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer declared under oath Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time and embraced the news when told that WikiLeaks had emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Michael Cohen also testified that Trump is a “racist,” a...
Trump, Kim share smiles, dinner before nuke talks
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, leaders of two nations with a long history of hostility, opened their second summit Wednesday with smiles, hopeful talk and a friendly dinner that set the stage for the much more difficult talks to come about...
No injuries in Route 28 crash involving school bus Wednesday morning
No one was hurt in a crash involving an empty school bus that closed inbound Route 28 on Wednesday during the morning rush hour. Millvale police Chief Tim Komoroski said six vehicles including an ABC Transit bus with only the driver inside were involved in the crash. Multi vehicle crash...
Thousands, many in the A-K Valley, still waiting for electricity after brutal wind storm
There were more than 2,800 West Penn Power customers who remained without power Wednesday night — and some of them might have to wait until Saturday before their electricity is restored. As of 9:45 p.m. areas where customers still didn’t have power included Lower Burrell, Harrison, Leechburg, Ford City, Cranberry,...
Fire under T tracks will not impact morning commute, Port Authority says
Light rail service is operating normally Wednesday morning following a fire under a bridge in Pittsburgh, according to the Port Authority of Allegheny County. Tents used by homeless people and debris caught fire below the T tracks along Arlington Avenue around 2 a.m., the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported. The...
Driver accused in fatal Penn Hills crash arrested
Allegheny County police said Wednesday that officers arrested a Pittsburgh man accused of being drunk when he crashed his pickup into an SUV and killed its driver this month in Penn Hills. Theamon Jemal Hicks, 48, was charged Tuesday with homicide by vehicle, according to court records. He is currently...
Pittsburgh Zoo officials keep close eye on lemur’s cancerVideo
Keepers and veterinary staff at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are hoping for the best but preparing for any care necessary as they await results on a ringtail lemur’s cancer status. Caera, a 14-year-old ringtail lemur, showed no signs of distress in the fall, when one of her keepers...
New Oakland restaurant has touch of luxury in every element
Set high above Oakland’s prominent Fifth Avenue, Spirits & Tales — the new French-inspired American brasserie on the 10th floor of The Oaklander hotel — offers stunning views of the Cathedral of Learning, Phipps Conservatory, Schenley Park, Schenley Farms and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum. The restaurant space...
Cadbury, Oreo company has a job opening: Chocolate Taster
Looking for work? Here’s a sweet offer: How about a job as a Chocolate Taster. It’s no joke. Mondelez International, which owns Cadbury and Oreos, is looking to pay someone to eat chocolate. You read that right: Eating chocolate for money. The job posting reads, “You will work alongside approximately...
Trump, Kim begin talks with one-on-one meeting
HANOI, Vietnam — President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dove into the details of nuclear negotiations Thursday against a backdrop of swirling questions about what Kim was willing to give up and what Trump may demand in the face of rising domestic turmoil. Tempering expectations, Trump opened...
Man who bought $540 worth of Girl Scout cookies arrested on federal drug charges
That’s how the cookie crumbles. One day after becoming a viral sensation on social media in one of the feel-good stories of the year, the man who bought $540 worth of Girl Scout cookies from a South Carolina troop because he didn’t want the girls out in the cold weather...
3rd man in bar brawl with Pittsburgh cops files lawsuit, alleges violation of federal organized crime laws
A man involved in a brawl with undercover Pittsburgh police officers last year at a South Side bar has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, the four officers involved and the police union, essentially calling the police an organized crime enterprise. Attorney Wendy Williams filed the federal lawsuit Tuesday...
DA says $10M cocaine bust marks largest in Western Pa. in ‘a long time’
The 50 pounds of cocaine worth $10 million seized in North Braddock this week marked the region’s biggest drug bust in recent memory, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala said Tuesday. “We haven’t taken this much dope off the streets for a long time,” Zappala told reporters during an...
GOP congressman Matt Gaetz taunts Michael Cohen ahead of public hearing
WASHINGTON — A House Republican taunted former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen ahead of a congressional hearing, suggesting in a tweet that the public appearance will expose damaging personal information about Cohen. Florida Republican Matt Gaetz tweeted, without offering any evidence Tuesday, that the world is “about to learn a lot”...
Gilpin supervisors ask Diebold to resign as constable
Gilpin supervisors want former Leechburg police Chief Michael Diebold to resign as the township’s constable. “This is due to his felony status. We don’t feel he is fit for constable,” said Supervisors Chairman Charles Stull. Diebold, 41, was sentenced to nine to 23 months in jail after pleading guilty in...
Western Pennsylvania weighs in as Methodists uphold church LGBTQ bans
United Methodists from Western Pennsylvania were split on the idea of their church embracing homosexuality — about as split as the vote that struck down the idea Tuesday. During a special session of the church’s General Conference, members, by a 374-449 vote, rejected a proposal that would have allowed local...
Eat’n Park expands its fish and Lent optionsVideo
Eat’n Park is gearing up for fish season and Lent. “Going out for fish during Lent is a family tradition,” Kevin O’Connell, Eat’n Park’s chief marketing officer said at a news conference Tuesday at the Waterfront in Homestead. “There are over 100 other choices for fried fish, so we added...
United Methodist delegates defeat bid to ease LGBT bans
ST. LOUIS — The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance as a result of delegates at a crucial conference Tuesday rejected a move to ease the faith’s ban on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. Some supporters of...
