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Police: At least 3 dead, more wounded in New Mexico shooting
FARMINGTON, N.M. — At least three people were dead and multiple others wounded Monday after a shooting in Farmington, police said, and schools citywide were put on lockdown. “There are multiple civilian victims,” Farmington police reported via Facebook, adding that one suspect “was confronted and killed on scene.” Two officers...
Duolingo to open full-service taqueria in East Liberty
Pittsburgh’s largest tech company is expanding, but not in the sense the language app’s users might think. The East Liberty-based Duolingo is opening a full-service Mexican restaurant and bar next door to its offices on Penn Avenue. The restaurant, called Duo’s Taqueria, will be open starting Tuesday. Duolingo’s venture into...
Pittsburgh’s URA provides 1st loan to help convert vacant Downtown office space into housing
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is awarding its first loan from a program that aims to help developers create affordable housing in vacant Downtown office space. Last week, the URA board unanimously approved providing a $300,000, 0% interest loan to Hullett Development Triangle to help it convert unused space in the...
Police investigate suspicious death of Mt. Lebanon man
Allegheny County police said they are investigating a suspicious death in Mt. Lebanon. At 2:58 p.m. Saturday, Mt. Lebanon Police responded to the 200 block of Academy Avenue for reports of a dead man whose body had been discovered by a family member. Police said they found trauma to the...
Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law gets beaten up on GOP campaign trail
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Election integrity and Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law are prominent subjects in the state’s Republican primary contest for an open state Supreme Court seat, as Donald Trump continues to baselessly claim that the 2020 election was stolen. This year, two GOP primary rivals for the state Supreme Court...
Mark Madden: If the Rangers want Mike Sullivan, the Penguins should consider a trade
The New York Rangers want Mike Sullivan to be their coach. The New York media that stooges for the Rangers have leaked that. But Sullivan is under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins through 2027. That doesn’t discourage the Rangers’ stooges, who somehow think the Rangers matter despite a first-round playoff...
Are you who you say you are? TSA tests facial recognition technology to boost airport security
BALTIMORE — A passenger walks up to an airport security checkpoint, slips an ID card into a slot and looks into a camera atop a small screen. The screen flashes “Photo Complete” and the person walks through — all without having to hand over their identification to the TSA officer...
Government says dogs can dine al fresco but not everyone is on board
Just in time for the summer dining season, the U.S. government has given its blessing to restaurants that want to allow pet dogs in their outdoor spaces. But even though nearly half of states already allow canine dining outdoors, the issue is far from settled, with many diners and restaurants...
Fixing instead of replacing: Average age of vehicles on U.S. roads hits a record high
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With new and used cars still painfully expensive, Ryan Holdsworth says he plans to keep his 9-year-old Chevy Cruze for at least four more years. Limiting his car payments and his overall debt is a bigger priority for him than having a new vehicle. A 35-year-old...
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in shooting outside Penn Hills bar
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, May 15, 2023: 1 injured in shooting outside Penn Hills bar A man was hospitalized after a shooting Monday outside of a Penn Hills bar, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. Investigators told reporters that the shooting happened...
Behind ace Mitch Keller — and despite struggles — Pirates near 1st through season’s opening quarter
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a .154 winning percentage since the last day of April, but look at those standings: They are only 1½ games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. How did that happen? The division isn’t offering serious competition at the moment. The Brewers (23-17)...
Detecting cancer earlier: Doctors celebrate, discuss change in mammogram recommendations
A new recommendation for mammograms could speed up the timeline for breast cancer screening. It also might improve the chance of saving lives, according to local medical experts. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent volunteer panel of medical experts, changed its previous policy last week to advocate for...
Archaeological dig in Fayette confirms location of Jumonville Glen skirmishVideo
In his capacity as site manager for the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Brian Reedy has spent many years telling visitors that he and fellow National Park Service employees were “reasonably certain” they knew the site where the skirmish at Jumonville Glen unofficially kicked off the French & Indian war in...
Turkey’s Erdogan says he could still win, would accept presidential election runoffVideo
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race Sunday, with a make-or-break runoff against his chief challenger possible as the final votes were counted. The results, whether they come within...
Region’s power grid should be fine for summer demand, operator says
There should be sufficient power to meet the demand for electricity on stifling hot summer days, the operator of the electric power grid serving Pennsylvania and 12 other states said. But electric grid operator PJM Interconnection of Valley Forge cautioned that extreme scenarios could tighten its reserve of electric power...
Residents of North Oakland condos without water after water line break
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority shut off water at a break, leaving a North Oakland condominium without water Sunday, an authority spokesperson said. The break occurred on a private water line connecting to Park Plaza Condominiums on North Craig Street, authority spokesperson Rebecca Zito said. Water authority crews isolated...
Biden to graduates of historically Black Howard University: U.S. history hasn’t been a ‘fairy tale’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday told graduates of a leading historically Black university that American history “has not always been a fairy tale” and that “racism has long torn us apart.” But on the nation’s best days, he said “enough of us have the guts and the heart...
Ambridge police criticized for shooting, killing stray dog
Ambridge police have been criticized heavily on social media for their handling of a stray dog on Saturday, after an officer shot the dog when it became aggressive in their parking lot, only to discover a short time later that it was still alive and shot it again. Police said...
School board races serve as culture war battlegrounds
Darlene Ciocca had served nearly a dozen years as a member of the Norwin School Board and, in February, faced a decision that on the surface seemed completely out of place — one that involved a political calculation to determine whether to seek another term in office. The divisive political...
Fulfilling a dream: Allegheny Township man, 94, relishes 4-month world cruiseVideo
Merle Sober of Allegheny Township knows how to “seas” the day. Actually, 111 of them. Sober, 94, recently completed an unaccompanied cruise around the world that took him to every continent except Antarctica. “I had to go all the way — go big,” Sober said during an interview at the...
Election Day: What you need to know
Tuesday is Election Day. Allegheny County’s more than 890,000 and Westmoreland County’s more than 243,000 registered voters will head to the polls to nominate candidates for state judge, county offices including county execitive, county council, commissioner, judge and sheriff, as well as school boards, local city and borough councils and...
Allegheny, Westmoreland, Alle-Kiski Valley races to watch in Tuesday’s primary
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday with a slew of political races on the ballot. Allegheny County will be picking a Democratic nominee in a six-candidate race for county executive, while the county’s longtime district attorney is facing possibly his toughest primary challenge in more than two decades. There...
Class action lawsuit alleges Mon Valley residents due compensation for nuisance caused by 2018 U.S. Steel fire
A class action lawsuit of Mon Valley residents will allege that a 2018 fire at a U.S. Steel site resulted in spiking emissions, noxious odors and physical discomforts. Allegheny County Court Judge Philip Ignelzi on Friday issued an order certifying a class of more than 123,000 Mon Valley residents in...
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority approves entertainment venue, parking at Lower Hill District site
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority board on Thursday unanimously approved plans for an entertainment venue and parking garage on the former Civic Arena site in the Lower Hill District. Their vote clears the way for construction to start. The $110 million project is slated to built on a 2.6-acre site near...
CitiParks announces Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park schedule
The City of Pittsburgh has announced the 2023 Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park summer schedule. All movies are free of charge and begin at dusk. The movie season begins in June with a monthlong schedule of pop-up films at a variety of parks throughout Pittsburgh. To learn when and...
