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Hilary drenched deserts and flooded roadways in California. Now it’s threatening Oregon and Idaho
LOS ANGELES — Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, swept people into swollen rivers, toppled trees onto homes and flooded roadways as the massive system marched northward Monday, prompting flood watches and warnings in more than a half dozen states. The National Hurricane Center...
Latrobe police: Meth lab operated near elementary school
A Latrobe man remains behind bars after police said they found evidence of methamphetamine manufacturing in his apartment during a home visit last month from Westmoreland County probation officers, according to court papers. Ryan William Nupp, 28, was arrested last week on charges of operating a methamphetamine lab, risking catastrophe,...
Greensburg man charged in meat cleaver attack
A Greensburg man is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday in connection with a stabbing at his home that left another man hospitalized with several wounds, according to court papers. City police and Westmoreland County detectives said Liwu Tian, 57, admitted through an interpreter that he lost a fight with...
Police: 2 women face burglary charges after vacationing Allegheny Township family sees movement on doorbell camera
Allegheny Township police accused two New Kensington women of breaking into a home after the owners reported seeing activity on their Ring doorbell camera while away on vacation. Hailey Marie Bollinger, 20, of the 500 block of Keystone Drive was charged Aug. 17 with felony counts of burglary, criminal trespass,...
Mark Madden: Small sample sizes being blown out of proportion in Steelers’ preseason games
The Steelers are winning the preseason. They might be preseason champs. It wouldn’t be a shock if Kenny Pickett gets preseason MVP. He’s the king of exhibitions: Three drives, three touchdowns. Pickett has performed very well. I wish he’d played more. Built additional momentum. But Pickett was excellent in last...
West Virginia University students hold walkout to protest cuts in academic programs
Christian Adams arrived at West Virginia University this month to begin his second year of work toward a degree in Chinese studies, only to receive devastating news. His undergraduate major is being yanked out from under him, eliminated along with dozens of other academic programs, including every foreign language taught...
Greensburg-area dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M penalty
DENVER — As a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari listened in court, her brother vowed on Monday to move her remains to a place that Larry Rudolph would never discover. Shortly before a judge sentenced Rudolph to life in prison in...
Looking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just 1 vehicle
DETROIT — Just five years ago, a price-conscious auto shopper in the United States could choose from among a dozen new small cars selling for under $20,000. Now, there’s just one: The Mitsubishi Mirage. And even the Mirage appears headed for the scrap yard. At a time when Americans increasingly...
Environmental advocates weight in on state DOH, Pitt fracking study
Living close to fracking sites can be linked to a host of adverse health effects, according to a three-year-long environmental study released by the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. For many environmental advocates, the news comes as no surprise. The PA Health and Environment studies, presented...
1 dead in crash in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood
A crash early Monday killed a motorist in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. The vehicle crashed into a utility pole at about 1:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of Brownsville Road, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman. A male motorist was thrown from the car and was found in the road;...
Morning Roundup: Air quality alert issued in Western Pa.
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Aug. 21: Air quality alert issued for Pittsburgh region Expected high ozone levels have triggered a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day on Monday for seven counties in the Western Pennsylvania region. Code Orange represents unhealthy pollution levels...
Pittsburgh becoming a ‘space city’ as Astrobotic, ProtoInnovations prepare to send technology to the moon
Pittsburgh was once known as the steel city, but two local companies believe they’re transforming it into a space city. “We’re a space base now,” said Alivia Chapla, director of communications at North Shore-based Astrobotic. Astrobotic and Lawrenceville-based ProtoInnovations have received millions of dollars in NASA funding and are playing...
North Huntingdon native and friends escape Hawaii wildfires
Sue Leech Seiff was vacationing in Maui, Hawaii, when she looked out her window Aug. 8 and thought she saw a sandstorm. High winds had been creating sandstorms and ocean funnels, also known as waterspouts — whirling columns of air and water mist — throughout that day. As she came...
Funeral arrangements set for Keegan and Casey Clontz
A father and son devoted to one another in life will be mourned together this week as Plum residents grapple with the loss from a devastating house explosion nine days ago. Funeral arrangements have been released for Keegan William Clontz, 12, and for his father, Casey Thomas Clontz, 38. They...
Trump claims he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he will be skipping the first Republican presidential primary debate on Wednesday — and others as well. “The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had,” Trump wrote on his social media site. “I WILL THEREFORE...
Court documents suggests reason for police raid of Kansas newspaper
The police chief who led the raid of a Kansas newspaper alleged in previously unreleased in court documents that a reporter either impersonated someone else or lied about her intentions when she obtained the driving records of a local business owner. But reporter Phyllis Zorn, Marion County Record Editor and...
Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar’s dominance. But what’s the alternative?
ABUJA, Nigeria — Business has vanished at Kingsley Odafe’s clothing shop in Nigeria’s capital, forcing him to lay off three employees. One culprit for his troubles stands out: The U.S. dollar’s strength against the Nigerian currency, the naira, has pushed the price of garments and other foreign goods beyond the...
Are forced-reset triggers illegal machine guns? ATF and gun rights advocates at odds in court fights
The internet videos are alarming to some, thrilling to others: Gun enthusiasts spraying bullets from AR-15-style rifles equipped with an after-market trigger allowing them to shoot seemingly as fast as fully automatic weapons. The forced-reset triggers so concerned the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that it ordered...
Deluge from Tropical Storm Hilary hits California after making landfall along Mexico’s Baja coastVideo
ENSENADA, Mexico — Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore carrying torrential rain into Southern California, and concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho that rarely get such heavy rain. Forecasters said Hilary...
Use-of-force expert: Ligonier Valley police shooting ‘probably should have been handled differently’
Two Ligonier Valley police officers placed themselves, perhaps unnecessarily, in a situation that required deadly force when they fatally shot a Ligonier Township man last month, according to two use-of-force experts. “What they did is probably not illegal, nor would it warrant a civil suit, but it probably should have...
Cancer Bridges’ Camp Clubhouse gives children affected by cancer a safe space
A little girl with long wavy brown locks danced to the song “Brown Skin Girl” — the tune by Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, Beyoncé and Wizkid is one she and her late father would perform as he held her little hand while she spun around the living room floor and...
A week after fatal house explosion, Plum community seeks the will to push forward
The idyllic innocence of Rustic Ridge shattered a week ago. Tragedy struck this close-knit community in Plum, a neighborhood of more than 200 homes, about 10:23 a.m. last Saturday. An explosion leveled a home on Rustic Ridge Drive and resulted in an inferno that destroyed two neighboring homes. The shock...
Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66
LOS ANGELES — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said in...
Feats of Strength: Steelers’ first-teamers decidedly win ‘sparring session’ against Bills
The Steelers and Buffalo Bills wanted to see “good-on-good” at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday night. So both clubs started most of their first-team players for the second preseason game of 2023. Well, half of that ended up happening. The Steelers were good. Buffalo was not. The Steelers dusted the Bills,...
Photos: Country singer Luke Bryan lights it up at sold-out Star Lake show
Country music singer Luke Bryan brought his Country on Tour show to the sold-out Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown on Saturday night. Famous for songs like “Drink a Beer,” “Do I,” “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” and “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” Bryan has also been an...
