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‘Rock Lobster’: Monroeville man wins Wholey’s contest to grab as many live lobsters as he can in 60 seconds
Steve Hunter knows what he’s having for dinner: fresh lobster. Nine of them. Hunter won the Wholey’s Lobster Grab Contest. The Monroeville resident was given one minute to grab all the lobsters he could with his bare hands out of the 40-degree cold water tank inside Wholey’s store on Saturday...
Missing Lincoln Place man found
A 23-year-old man was safely located after being reported missing from the Lincoln Place area, according to Pittsburgh police. Paul James Ayala was found safe just before 9 p.m. Friday. He was reported missing an hour earlier....
Mon Incline to reopen Monday after weeklong shutdown
The Monongahela Incline will reopen Monday after a week of shutdown, Pittsburgh Regional Transit announced Friday evening. The Monongahela Incline will reopen on Monday. pic.twitter.com/1t5S6bprEi— Pittsburgh Regional Transit (@PGHtransit) August 18, 2023 Last Friday, the incline shut down after 12 passengers were stranded for about an hour. Crews were able...
Pitt grad Kathryn Nesbitt to referee Women’s World Cup Final
Throughout her life, Kathryn Nesbitt has been determined not to let her passion for two very different interests, science and soccer, get in the way of one another. To say Nesbitt has managed to pull off an impressive balancing act in that regard might be an understatement. Nesbitt, 34, studied...
‘Family tradition’: Westmoreland Fair kicks off 9-day event, draws multiple generations back to fairgrounds
For Carole Hellein, going to the Westmoreland Fair at the county Mt. Pleasant Township fairgrounds every year is a “family tradition.” Hellein, 84, of Latrobe, is part of four living generations of family members who have been involved in the nine-day event since the late 1960s. Her mom and dad,...
North Shore-based Arconic completes sale to private equity firm
North Shore-based aerospace parts maker Arconic finalized its acquisition by private-equity firm Apollo Global Management, Inc. The $5.2 billion deal, which will take the company private, was announced in May. Arconic will continue to operate under its name and brand. “The closing of this transaction with Apollo Funds brings new...
State inspectors capture gas samples at Plum explosion site, await test results
State inspectors sweeping the Plum subdivision where a massive house explosion last weekend killed six people have detected low levels of combustible gas in the vicinity of the blast. They are awaiting test results to identify the vapor and determine its source. The mere presence of such gas does not...
Allegheny County Jail corrections officer arrested in connection with inmate contraband
It started at summer’s peak with a fight in an Allegheny County Jail day-room and unraveled Friday into charges alleging a corrections officer helped plant drugs on an inmate. That officer, Scott Stawiarski, 31, of North Fayette, was charged Friday — and indefinitely suspended from his job without pay —...
Why some of Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s cabinet picks still have ‘acting’ next to their title
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Seven months into his first term as Pennsylvania’s governor, two of Democrat Josh Shapiro’s picks for top cabinet posts...
Former Seward police chief jailed for sexual extortion
Former Seward Police Chief Robert I. Baldwin Jr. was sentenced to a short jail term on Friday. Baldwin, 52, was ordered to serve at least 30 days behind bars in connection with charges that he offered two women leniency in exchange for sex. Baldwin had been free on a $25,000...
Union says it supports Cleveland-Cliffs in possible U.S. Steel takeover
Talks are intensifying between U.S. Steel and potential suitor Cleveland-Cliffs about a possible takeover. The United Steelworkers union (USW) said this week it only would back the Cleveland-based steel producer in acquiring the iconic Pittsburgh company. In announcing the potential agreement, Cleveland-Cliffs said it “is the only realistic buyer able...
Plum’s boys and girls golf teams organize outing to benefit Rustic Ridge victims
Plum Senior High School’s girls and boys golf teams are uniting to raise funds for the victims of the house explosion in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood. The Rustic Ridge “Plum Strong” Plum Boys & Girls Golf Teams Charity Outing is scheduled for Sept. 17 at Willowbrook Country Club in Allegheny...
Mark Madden: NFL pays lip service to player safety
Football’s preseason has certainly changed. When I was a kid, NFL teams played 14 regular-season games and six exhibitions. Starters played a ton in those exhibitions. Starting jobs and roster spots were legitimately up for grabs. Practices were like the Roman Colosseum: Hard-fought and ugly. The Oklahoma drill tested your...
Appeal reinstated for man convicted in 1993 fatal Jeannette house fire
Pennsylvania’s Superior Court has reinstated the appeal of a former Jeannette man serving three life sentences for the 1993 murder of his wife and two young children. James Young, now 56, contends his conviction to three counts of first-degree murder were based on since-revised investigatory techniques. Investigators said the fire...
Pennsylvania’s July unemployment rate at record low 3.5%
WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate declined three-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 3.5% in July — the lowest rate on record going back to January 1976. On Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released its preliminary employment situation report for July. The U.S. unemployment rate...
Morning Roundup: Police say juvenile threatened staff at Dunham’s at Waterworks
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Aug. 18: Police say juvenile threatened staff at Dunham’s at Waterworks Pittsburgh police said a juvenile male threatened staff at Dunham’s Sports in the Waterworks shopping plaza near Aspinwall on Thursday and jumped over the firearms counter and...
Pittsburgh’s 30th Street Bridge reopens after $1.8M refurbishing
Pittsburgh’s 30th Street Bridge reopened Thursday, city officials said, as a preservation project on the span is nearly complete. Traffic patterns during the bridge project restricted access to and from Washington’s Landing to a single, reversible lane and closed access from Route 28, the 31st Bridge and Rialto Street. Now,...
Family of 2018 murder victim calls Beaver County DA’s update on case a ‘political stunt’
The family of a 2018 murder victim said it was nothing more than a “political stunt” when earlier this week Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier announced a prime suspect in the case. Rachael DelTondo was gunned down in the driveway of her mother’s Aliquippa home more than five years...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 18-20
We’ve made it to the weekend. There is a lot going on, including a Steelers preseason game against the Buffalo Bills at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore, so plan accordingly. Here are some ways to spend it. Little Italy Days Little Italy Days Italian...
Employee exodus blamed on hostile work environment in Allegheny Township
A slew of administrative resignations in Allegheny Township apparently has resulted from unrest among its three supervisors. Three township administrative employees — administrative assistant Denise Johnston, Director of Public Safety Lee Schumaker and Township Manager Greg Primm — submitted letters of resignation to supervisors. Johnston intends to resign effective Aug....
Plum School District partners with therapists to serve those impacted by explosion tragedy
A few days ago, Erica Kuhn and Melissa Gionta-Oliver were strangers. Now the two therapists from Plum are spearheading efforts to provide an online database of mental health resources for the Plum Borough School District and community after the tragic house explosion Saturday in the borough’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood. The...
Therapy dogs provide comfort in Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood
Gloria Frick says everyone knows the power dogs can have on a person’s well-being. On Thursday, Frick and other members of the Alliance of Therapy Dogs brought some four-legged comfort to Ridge Top Park in Plum’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood, where six people were killed in a home explosion Saturday. Those...
Former Somerset County district attorney gets prison time for attacking woman
SOMERSET — A former Western Pennsylvania district attorney was sentenced Thursday to up to seven years in prison after a jury convicted him of attacking a woman in her home. Somerset County’s former elected District Attorney Jeffrey Thomas was sentenced to between just over two years to seven years in...
Penn Hills man charged with Scott Township shooting
A Penn Hills man has been charged in connection with a shooting in Scott Township. Juwan Haynes, 26, turned himself in to authorities Thursday night and is being held in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment, Allegheny County Police said. Police accuse Haynes of shooting a man shortly before 6:45...
Rustic Ridge residents meet with Plum officials as community begins to recover
Plum, Allegheny County and American Red Cross personnel shared resources to help residents in the borough’s Rustic Ridge neighborhood during a meeting Thursday night, in the wake of a house explosion in the neighborhood Saturday that killed six. “We want you to know that there’s a large community here that’s...
