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For North Hills alum Margo Malone, personal loss inspired ‘an easy 26 miles’ en route to Pittsburgh Marathon win
For even the most competitive marathoners, some runs are far more challenging than others. Oftentimes it’s not the races. It’s the training. North Hills graduate Margo Malone can speak to that. A cross-country runner at Syracuse University from 2012-16, Malone remembers the early wake-up calls and brutal cold of the...
‘Only getting busier’: Local RV dealers still see interest in camping
People who caught the travel bug during the covid-19 pandemic and purchased RVs are now returning to those dealerships. It’s not because they’re dissatisfied with their purchases, sales representatives said. Instead, many discovered a love for the outdoors and are seeking to upgrade their RVs. “The industry’s changed for the...
Morning Roundup: Fire at Robinson Red Robin, no injuries reported
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 9, 2023: No injuries in fire at Robinson restaurant A fire broke out Tuesday morning at the Red Robin in Robinson. The blaze was reported just before 3:30 a.m. at the restaurant along Settlers Ridge Center Drive,...
Officials: Bridgeville man given Narcan at Allegheny County Jail, dies a day later in hospital
Several doses of Narcan were administered Sunday at the Allegheny County Jail to a Bridgeville man. He died the following day at a Pittsburgh hospital. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as James Washington, 42, who died about 5 p.m. Monday at UPMC Mercy Hospital. A cause...
Man charged with attempted murder of officer after gunfire exchange in Homestead
A North Versailles man has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and fleeing from police after officials said he exchanged gunfire with an officer Monday night in Homestead after driving away from an attempted traffic stop in Pittsburgh. The suspect, Erik Addison, 26, suffered a gunshot...
Jury hears final arguments in writer’s claims against TrumpVideo
NEW YORK — Donald Trump should be held accountable for sexually attacking an advice columnist in 1996 because even a former president is not above the law, a lawyer for the columnist told a jury Monday in closing arguments in the lawsuit that accuses Trump of rape. A lawyer for...
Allegheny County executive candidates raise more than $3M
Candidates for Allegheny County executive have raised more than $3 million this year, a record haul for the race for the county’s top elected position. Five of the six Democratic candidates submitted campaign finance reports by the May 5 deadline. They included former County Councilman Dave Fawcett, state Rep. Sara...
Source: Army booted Texas mall gunman over mental health
DALLAS — The man accused of killing eight people and wounding several others in a mass shooting at a suburban Dallas shopping mall was discharged from the Army in 2008 because of mental health issues and apparently had been working as a security guard, according to neighbors and an Army...
3 ways Shapiro’s budget would change public health in Pennsylvania
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 — When Josh Shapiro pitched his first budget as Pennsylvania’s governor during a nearly hour-and-a-half speech in March, the Democrat...
Developer wants to donate historic Tito House to Uptown Partners nonprofit
A developer plans to donate the Tito House to an Uptown nonprofit, but it wants to demolish the historic garage on the property to make way for a project that would bring more than 250 apartments to the site. Dallas-based Fountain Residential Partners is acquiring the property in Pittsburgh’s Uptown....
No major incidents during marathon weekend in Pittsburgh, officials say
There were “no major safety or security incidents” during a busy May weekend in Pittsburgh, which included the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, three Pittsburgh Pirates games, and Cinco de Mayo celebrations, Pittsburgh public safety officials said Monday. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS, and Pittsburgh Bureau...
Ligonier Valley police chief on leave; phone, vehicle seized during raid at station
Ligonier Valley police Chief John Berger is on administrative leave after state troopers and agents of the federal Department of Homeland Security raided the police station last week, seizing his personal phone and police vehicle. It wasn’t clear what triggered the raid at the station in Ligonier Township, but Mark...
The U.S. is averaging 1 mass killing a week. It might be even worse.
So far this year, 115 people have died in 22 mass killings — an average of one mass killing a week, according to figures from the Associated Press. The statistics include the Saturday killings at a Dallas-area mall where eight people were fatally shot. But those statistics might be even...
Teacher appreciation? Try better pay, more governors say
HARRISBURG — As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks for the beleaguered profession — with some vowing to beat out other states competing for educators. Already in 2023, governors in Georgia and Arkansas have pushed...
Why so many mass killings? Families, experts seek answers
More than five years after his son was gunned down in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Richard Berger still asks why. Why Stephen Berger was killed the day after celebrating his 44th birthday. Why the gunman rained bullets over the Las Vegas Strip in 2017, turning a...
Morning roundup: Man critically injured in Clairton shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, May 8, 2023: Man critically injured in Clairton shooting Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting that wounded a man Saturday night in Clairton. Shots were reported to county 911 dispatchers shortly after 8 p.m. at Thompson Avenue...
Canine flu cases crop up in Westmoreland
The canine flu is a lot like the human flu, according to Hempfield veterinarian Roman Lamberski. “You get a bunch of kids together in a day care and one has the flu, they’re going to spread it,” Lamberski said. Canine influenza virus, however, affects dogs rather than people. And it’s...
WHO downgrades covid pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency
GENEVA — The World Health Organization said that covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide. The announcement, made more than three years after WHO declared the coronavirus an...
Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump rejected his last chance Sunday to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996. Trump, a Republican candidate for president in 2024, was given until 5...
SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 deadVideo
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Police are preparing to arrest the hospitalized driver of an SUV that slammed into a crowd, killing eight people waiting for a bus Sunday outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. At least 10 others were injured, authorities said. With no bench at...
North Hills grad Margo Malone wins Pittsburgh Marathon in hometown
Margo Malone was no stranger to running marathons, but Sunday’s 26.2-mile race on the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh was her first in her hometown. Hearing the cheers from the thousands of spectators who lined the course and the loud response heading down the home straightaway, the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team...
Source: Investigators examine ideology of Texas gunman
ALLEN, Texas — Federal officials are looking into whether the gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology as they work to try to discern a motive for the attack, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official cautioned the...
Teen dies from sand hole collapse in Outer Banks
NORFOLK, Va. — Authorities in coastal North Carolina are investigating the death of a teenager who became trapped in a hole that was dug in the sand, the latest fatality from the scourge of sand holes that continues to claim young people’s lives. The 17-year-old male died Saturday afternoon in...
Yellen: ‘No good options’ if Congress fails to act on debt
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that there are “no good options” for the United States to avoid an economic “calamity” if Congress fails to raise the nation’s borrowing limit of $31.381 trillion in the coming weeks. She did not rule out President Joe Biden bypassing lawmakers and...
Westmoreland students craft metal selfie frames at parks to mark county’s 250th
Visitors to five of Westmoreland’s parks can celebrate the county’s 250th anniversary with student-created selfie photo frames that are being installed by Memorial Day. Eleven juniors at Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center worked on the project for about two weeks. The metal frames are about 4 feet by 4...
