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Bullet For My Valentine unleashes intricate heavy metal in Pittsburgh concert
Bullet For My Valentine singer/rhythm guitarist Matthew Tuck wasn’t 100% for Tuesday night’s concert at Stage AE in Pittsburgh. But that didn’t stop the veteran Welsh band from delivering a crowd-pleasing night of melodic metalcore. “So I woke up this morning not feeling too good — not going to lie...
More U.S. ships head toward Israel; 2,000 troops on heightened alert
WASHINGTON — Within hours of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needed to respond. On Tuesday, more ships and forces were heading toward Israel, and other troops in the U.S. were...
Police search for driver accused of hitting boy in Carrick
Pittsburgh police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck a boy in Carrick on Tuesday morning and left the scene. First responders found the boy on Brownsville Road and E. Agnew Avenue just after 7:15 a.m., and he was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police...
Jeannette man to serve life prison term for friend’s murder
Desiha Davis said her brother’s murder more than two years ago is still being felt by his five children. “This is really hard and I pray to be stronger than I am right now. This was our heart. And now I have to make sure these kids are empowered and...
Springdale zoning officer, council members testify in power plant’s boiler house implosion case
The plant manager of the former Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale, Springdale’s zoning officer and two council members testified Tuesday as the injunction hearing to block an implosion at the boiler house continued in court. Last month, 16 Springdale residents filed an injunction to block the demolition of the boiler...
Mercer County woman known as ‘Pink Hat Lady’ gets nearly 5 years for actions in Capitol riot
The Mercer County woman who became known as Pink Hat Lady following the riot at the U.S. Capitol was ordered Tuesday to serve nearly five years in prison for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Rachel Powell, who was convicted of encouraging violence against law enforcement and using...
Route 356 reopening now expected Friday, related to weather delays
After waiting three years, Alle- Kiski Valley motorists have something to toot their horns about. But they’ll have to wait until Friday. Mark Kmetz, PennDOT’s assistant construction engineer for the area, said Route 356 through Allegheny Township now is scheduled to reopen completely late Friday. PennDOT officials originally were eyeing...
Blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame, as Biden heads to Mideast
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by...
Warhol Museum proposes $45M entertainment venue on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
The Andy Warhol Museum is looking to expand with a new, $45 million entertainment venue in Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Dan Law, the museum’s associate director, said the proposed Pop District Entertainment Venue is part of the Andy Warhol Museum’s Pop District initiative, which aims to include “physical and programmatic expansion...
Lawsuit: Failed wound care led to Penn Hills man’s death at Allegheny County Jail
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that a Penn Hills man with autism who was incarcerated at Allegheny County Jail was denied medical treatment for a wound on his foot that led to his death from sepsis. The complaint also alleges that the doctor who treated Anthony Talotta had lost...
Butler’s Mike Kelly becomes lone Pa. Republican to vote against Jim Jordan for House speaker
A GOP congressman from Western Pennsylvania was one of 20 Republicans in Congress to vote Tuesday against installing U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as House speaker. U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Butler, became the only Republican in Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to vote against naming Jordan to the leadership position. Jordan was...
Proposed video screen would show Pirates games in North Shore plaza
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission is considering a proposal to put a large video screen in a new plaza near PNC Park where people could watch Pirates games, though commissioners have voiced concerns that the screen may be visible from as far as I-279. A new plaza space is set to be...
$4M county contribution bumps Palmer airport terminal expansion project into high gear
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport’s $22 million terminal expansion project is underway thanks to a $4 million commitment from Westmoreland County commissioners. Planning for the renovation, which will add 32,000 square feet at the Unity airport, began around five or six years ago out of necessity, according to airport Executive Director...
Wheelchair-bound opossum from Greensburg will be featured in international calendarVideo
Olli the Virginia opossum was one lucky marsupial. As a baby, Olli was attacked by several predators, leaving him with major bite wounds and abscesses and a severely injured spinal cord. He was rescued by a veterinarian and eventually came to Cheri Berri, 48, of Greensburg, who has been doing...
Former Squirrel Hill man seeks information, closure in Israel about kidnapped nephews
Ziv Gome’s family wakes up every morning in the Israeli resort city of Eilat and waits. It’s been 10 days since Hamas militants violently kidnapped Gome’s two nephews, ages 12 and 16, from Kibbutz Nir Oz, an Israeli farming community about a mile from the Gaza border. Gome, a former...
PNC Bank’s financial rating remains stable, market agency says
PNC Financial Services Group remains “stable,” following a recent announcement of layoffs and other cuts to expenses, according to credit analyst group Fitch Ratings. An issuer default rating is an assessment of how vulnerable an institution is to defaulting on financial obligations. Fitch Ratings held the bank’s long-term and short-term...
Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments in zoning dispute over proposed UPMC hospital in Jefferson Hills
The question before Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Tuesday wasn’t whether UPMC should be allowed to build a hospital in Jefferson Hills. The Pittsburgh-based health care giant proposing the controversial project told the court it isn’t anywhere near that discussion yet. Instead, the only question now — five years into the...
Baltimore priest now at Saint Vincent Archabbey after being dismissed over 2018 sexual harassment settlement
BALTIMORE — A Benedictine monk is now at Saint Vincent Archabbey in Unity after being suspended from ministry by the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore when church leaders there learned of a payment he made to settle sexual harassment allegations. The Rev. Paschal Morlino was dismissed from his position last week...
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin waiting before giving starting LT job back to Dan Moore Jr.
Just because Dan Moore Jr. took first-team reps in practice Monday doesn’t necessarily mean he will regain his starting left tackle job when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Coach Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to proclaim Moore as the starter, a position he held for two-plus...
GOP rejects Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on 1st ballot; more votes ahead
WASHINGTON — Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on Tuesday on the first ballot, as holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the majority needed to seize the gavel. More voting is expected as Jordan works to shore up support to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy for...
Daily Roundup: Person injured in 2-vehicle crash on Route 30 in Unity
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 17: 2-vehicle crash on Route 30 in Unity One man was flown by a medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital early Tuesday morning when his sport utility vehicle collided with a coal-laden tri-axle dump truck along Route...
‘Someone’s going to get seriously hurt’: Fox Chapel residents concerned about speeding
Fox Chapel resident Byron Falchetti wants motorists to slow down when driving in the borough. “It’s getting worse,” Falchetti told borough officials Monday. “Someone’s going to get seriously hurt and there’s going to be liability issues. I don’t think it’s right. “I have never seen a car pulled over for...
Biden will travel to Israel amid concern that Israel-Hamas conflict could expand
TEL AVIV, Israel — President Joe Biden will travel to Jordan on Wednesday to meet with Arab leaders following his trip to Israel as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday evening that...
Demolition company president, contractor testify in Springdale injunction case
A prepared implosion of the boiler house at the former Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale is the safest way to take down the structure, the president of Controlled Demolition Inc. testified Monday. Mark Loizeaux, president of CDI, testified before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge John T. McVay Jr. as part...
Man committed suicide with gun he sneaked into VA hospital in O’Hara, officials say
A Jefferson Hills man sneaked a gun last week into a Pittsburgh-area Veterans Affairs hospital and used the weapon to kill himself, county officials have confirmed. VA officials said they are investigating the incident but declined further comment. First responders found William G. Grant, 73, unresponsive around 3 p.m. Oct....
