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Gruesome stabbing rocks quiet Arnold neighborhood
The scene early Sunday evening in Arnold could have been from a movie. In fact, Diana Rebold was known by neighbors to rent out her property on Liberty Avenue to filmmakers. On one occasion, more than 100 people — including actors playing police — crowded around the Cape Cod home,...
Verizon outages restored in Harrison, now impacting New Kensington and Plum
Verizon outages that plagued Harrison and Tarentum over the weekend have been restored, but now are being felt in New Kensington and Plum. Andy Choi, head of communications, said Verizon experienced fiber cuts on Monday that are causing additional disruptions. The network was impacted late Friday, causing limits on data,...
Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance
WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District...
Doorbell camera captures fatal shooting in Mount Oliver
The Mount Oliver home’s doorbell camera caught it all. A young man approached 122 Amanda Ave. after noon Saturday, a gun magazine sticking out from the right pocket of his shorts. An older man opened the door, then took a few steps back. “Don’t ever in your life touch...
Kamala Harris now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party...
Officials confirm ID of remains found in submerged vehicle in Oakmont
Allegheny County officials on Monday confirmed that remains found July 21 inside a submerged vehicle in the Allegheny River in Oakmont are those of Janet Walsh, a Shaler woman who had been missing since 2020. Walsh’s vehicle was pulled out of the river near California Street. The county Medical Examiner’s...
Police: Greensburg woman claims to be ‘Rihanna Fenty’ during traffic stop
A Greensburg woman who police said was driving a stolen vehicle Sunday evening gave troopers six different names before they identified her through fingerprints, according to court papers. Leah L. White, 50, was pulled over on Route 22 east in Salem around 7:15 p.m. after a trooper on patrol learned...
Experts break down Shapiro’s pros, cons as VP candidate
Some Democrats think Gov. Josh Shapiro could be the key to unlocking the Keystone State in November. If Vice President Kamala Harris selects Shapiro as her running mate, it would place Pennsylvania front and center in the presidential election against Republican nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick, U.S....
Rally dates are set. The only thing missing for Harris’ blitz is her VP choice
WASHINGTON — The dates are set. The venues are chosen. The only thing missing from this week’s campaign blitz with Vice President Kamala Harris and her 2024 running mate is the name of the running mate. After a weekend spent interviewing finalists, Harris must decide on her wingman before the...
Arnold resident accused of killing mother in stabbing attack
Neighbors on Liberty Avenue in Arnold told police they witnessed Brian Johnathan Rebold stab his mother to death early Sunday evening. Rebold, 38, of Arnold is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond on one count of criminal homicide and one count of first-degree murder. Police say he...
Critics including Fetterman, UAW put Shapiro on hot seat amid VP speculation
As Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro generates national buzz as a top contender to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, naysayers have been increasingly vocal in their opposition. In recent days, the first-term Democratic governor has been hailed by some as a promising vice-presidential choice who may be able to...
Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack on northern Israel
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops. The violence came amid fears of an all-out regional war following the killings last week of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas’ top...
Japan’s share benchmark soars nearly 11% a day after massive sell-offs that shook Wall Street
NEW YORK — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared nearly 11% early Tuesday, a day after it set markets tumbling in Europe and on Wall Street. The Japanese index advanced more than 3,300 points, not quite making up for the huge loss of more than 4,400 points the day before,...
Bangladesh’s PM resigns and flees country as protesters storm her residence capping weeks of unrest
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence, a day after nearly 100 died in...
Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and the CarolinasVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida on Monday with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths in the state and causing flooding before turning menacingly toward the Eastern Seaboard’s low-lying regions and threatened to flood some of America’s most historic Southern cities. Record-setting rain...
Heat waves, dry spells have financial impacts yet to be seen by local farmers
A roller coaster summer of heat waves and dry spells is pausing business on some local farms, threatening their pocketbooks. “We’re usually open at the end of July,” said Mikayla Long of Myers Pickle Farm in Gilpin, a well-known farm and store that’s been selling locally grown produce during summer...
Rep. Mike Kelly, chair of Trump shooting task force, vows bipartisan inquiry will get answers
Most major congressional investigations come with a trail of doubters and parallel sleuths. Already, the task force investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has drawn criticism from U.S. Reps. Cory Mills, R-Fla., and Eli Crane, R-Ariz., ex-snipers who were left off the panel. Mills has pledged to...
Butler Farm Show officially opens 22 days after shooting
As the saying goes, the show must go on. On Sunday evening, hundreds packed into the Butler Farm Show grounds to fulfill an annual routine, just three weeks after tragedy struck those same grounds. Less than a month after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a campaign...
Viewing, funeral services set for 10-year-old killed in Donegal Township
A funeral will be held this week for a 10-year-old Donegal Township boy who was stabbed to death Thursday. Hunter Meyers was spending the night at 13-year-old James C. Campbell’s house in Donegal when, police said, James stabbed Hunter multiple times in the head. Hunter was found dead in a...
New Kensington woman’s son charged in her stabbing death in Arnold
Police charged a New Kensington woman’s son in her stabbing death early Sunday evening. Diana N. Rebold, 73, was found by police in the middle of Liberty Avenue in Arnold. Police arrested Brian Johnathan Rebold, 38, of Arnold and charged with one count of criminal homicide and one count of...
Rollover crash closes portion of West Liberty Avenue in Dormont
Emergency crews responded Sunday afternoon to a crash involving multiple vehicles in Dormont. The borough’s fire department posted on social media that West Liberty Avenue was closed between Pioneer and LaSalle avenues. Motorists were advised to avoid the area. Police from several departments, firefighters and medics responded, according to TribLive...
Distraught Marc Fogel speaks from Russian prison after being left out of prisoner swap dealVideo
Marc Fogel is in a dark place after a multinational deal left him in a Russian prison while other Americans being held there came home. “It’s like I’m in a bottomless pit and it keeps getting worse,” Fogel said in a phone call with family and friends Saturday. TribLive was...
VP campaign launches ‘Republicans for Harris’ in push to win over GOP voters put off by Trump
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Sunday is launching “Republicans for Harris” as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump’s candidacy. The program will be a “campaign within a campaign,” according to Harris’ team, using well-known Republicans to activate their networks, with a...
Man gets life sentence for killing his 3 young sons at their Ohio home
BATAVIA, Ohio — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the shooting deaths of his three young sons at their Ohio home last year. A Clermont County judge sentenced Chad Doerman, 33, on Friday to three consecutive life terms after he pleaded...
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. seeks DEP approval for Iron City Dock
Positive feedback from a temporary boat dock at the Pittsburgh Brewing Co. facility in East Deer has brewery officials eyeing a more permanent landing, but this time, with approval from state authorities. Brewery officials are applying for a permanent boat dock permit through the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. “The...
