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Pirates trade 1st baseman Carlos Santana to Milwaukee for 18-year-old prospectVideo
If it remained a question whether the Pittsburgh Pirates would be buyers or sellers ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline, general manager Ben Cherington provided an answer Thursday afternoon. With time to spare before the deadline, Cherington shipped switch-hitting first baseman Carlos Santana to division rival Milwaukee, the organization...
State suspends license of nurse accused of killing care home patients
The nursing license of a Harrison woman charged with purposely administering fatal doses of insulin to two patients has been suspended indefinitely. Defendant Heather Pressdee, a registered nurse since 2018, agreed to the suspension sought by Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. Prosecuting attorneys for the bureau signed off...
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter could earn more privileges in supermax prison, expert says
A federal prison expert who testified Wednesday about harsh conditions Robert Bowers could expect at the Bureau of Prisons’ only super-maximum security facility if he receives a life sentence said Thursday during cross-examination that he also could earn privileges for good behavior. That could mean more phone calls, recreation and...
Meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says
NEW YORK — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites, according to a government report released Thursday. But health officials believe many more have the problem and don’t know it. A second report...
Squirrel Hill community group may rethink contentious Irish Centre development
A proposal to build housing at the Irish Centre site near Pittsburgh’s Frick Park that received immediate outrage from community groups may be getting a second chance. Toronto-based Craft General proposed a 162-unit apartment complex in May at the former Irish Centre site in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The proposal...
Supreme Court allows construction to resume on Mountain Valley Pipeline
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed construction to resume on a contested natural-gas pipeline that is being built through Virginia and West Virginia. Work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline had been blocked by the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., even after Congress ordered the project’s approval as...
Steelers fans trek to Saint Vincent College for opening day of training camp
Mike Franciscus grew up in Penn Hills but he had to travel all the way from Arizona to attend his first Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. “I have family here, plus it’s kind of a bucket list thing for me,” said Franciscus, who arrived with Belinda Rhodes, a friend from Sacramento,...
Man charged in fatal Downtown Pittsburgh shooting
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who police said killed another man in October in Downtown Pittsburgh. Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV reported that Lawrence White, 44, is facing homicide charges in connection with the shooting death of Perry Bagley, 47. The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. Oct....
17-year-old dies in Schenley Park stabbing
A 17-year-old was killed in a stabbing early Thursday morning in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Brandon Thomas, 17, of Pittsburgh. Police from Zone 4 were called to an area under Panther Hollow Bridge just before 12:30 a.m. for reports of...
105.9 The X midday host Abby Krizner has connected her life to music in multiple ways
WXDX program director and midday host Abby Krizner doesn’t seem to remember a time in her life when music wasn’t an integral part of it, whether she was playing instruments or playing records. That’s probably not too surprising to those familiar with Krizner’s on-air work hosting and curating alternative rock...
Morning Roundup: No injuries reported in Oakmont fire
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, July 27: No injuries reported in Oakmont fire No one was reported to be injured after a fire early Thursday at a building in Oakmont, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE. Firefighters were called to the scene around...
Man who died in Shaler house fire remembered fondly by heartbroken neighbors
By all accounts, Tony Garland was an altruistic, lovable man. That’s the way his neighbors remembered him after learning he died at a hospital at 11 a.m. Wednesday following injuries suffered in a house fire Tuesday night at his home at 1601 Burchfield Road in Shaler. His partner, Michael E....
Synagogue shooter would live in near isolation in supermax prison if spared death penalty, expert says
If Robert Bowers is sentenced to life in prison, he almost certainly would go to what is called the ADX in Florence, Colo. The administrative maximum-security prison, the only supermax facility in the federal Bureau of Prisons, is reserved for the most notorious prisoners, terrorists and national security threats. Bowers,...
Derry Township man accused of slaying Samantha Lang 16 years ago
A man long suspected in the 2007 death of 22-year-old Samantha Lang was arrested by state police Wednesday on homicide charges. Troopers believe Charles Earl Ream, 53, of Derry Township is responsible for Lang’s death at her father’s home. Ream is being held without bail on charges of homicide, robbery,...
Another natural gas drilling well pad, pipeline proposed in West Deer
Another well pad is proposed in West Deer, as residents learned during a public hearing Tuesday for a separate interconnect pipeline. Olympus Energy is proposing the Tyche well pad and an associated pipeline at property located at 201 Bairdford Road, west of the Pittsburgh National Golf Club. The proposed well...
Jail inmate who died Sunday was accused of sexually assaulting nurse
A McKeesport man who died in Allegheny County Jail on Sunday was accused of sexually assaulting an Allegheny General Hospital nurse in March. Douglas Bonomo, 59, solicited sex from the nurse, who police did not name, when she entered the room where she attempted to give him IV medication around...
Steelers report to training camp intent on ending ‘too long’ streak of playoff failures
Since he joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017, outside linebacker T.J. Watt has enjoyed a treasure trove of individual success. He has tied the NFL single-season sacks record. He has been named the league’s defensive player of the year. He received a nine-figure contract that made him the highest-paid player...
Congressional resolution calls for Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel’s release from Russian prison
Support for the Oakmont teacher who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian prison for possessing a small amount of medical marijuana has been growing steadily in Congress, and a new effort was introduced Wednesday. A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a resolution in both the Senate and House...
Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56
LONDON — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our...
Charges filed in Downtown Pittsburgh hotel attack
Pittsburgh police arrested a man who they say viciously attacked another man this week in a Downtown hotel elevator. Police charged Heiko Lamar Joseph Calhoun, 26, who is homeless, with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and recklessly endangering another person, court records show. Calhoun was arraigned Tuesday and remains in...
Big men on campus: From snacks to sleeping pads, Steelers load in for 2023 training camp at Saint Vincent College
When Pittsburgh Steelers players are hanging out at the end of a day at training camp, even a game of Uno can get amped up quickly. “Everything you can get competitive about, it’s going to happen,” said offensive tackle Kevin Dotson. “Everybody’s trying to win. That’s part of what’s great...
Whistleblower tells Congress the U.S. is concealing ‘multi-decade’ program that captures UFOs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force intelligence officer testified Wednesday to Congress. The Pentagon has denied his claims. Retired Maj. David Grusch’s highly anticipated testimony before a House Oversight subcommittee was Congress’ latest foray into...
Pitt to raise in-state tuition for undergrads on its main campus by 2%
The University of Pittsburgh is increasing its base tuition for in-state undergraduate students on its main campus by 2% this fall, but will freeze tuition on its branch campuses in Hempfield, Johnstown, Bradford and Titusville. Out-of-state undergraduates will see increases of 7% on the main campus, while graduate students from...
Judge denies request to exhume corpse of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s father
The federal judge presiding over the trial of the man convicted of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue denied a motion by the defense to have their client’s father’s body exhumed. Defense attorneys for Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, filed a motion Tuesday seeking to have Bowers’ father’s...
Biden’s son Hunter pleads not guilty to 2 tax crimes after agreement with prosecutors falls through
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two tax crimes after a deal with federal prosecutors unraveled during a court hearing following the judge’s concerns over the agreement. Hunter Biden was charged last month with two misdemeanor tax crimes of failure to pay more...
