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Tesla recalls ‘Full Self-Driving’ to fix flaws in behavior
DETROIT — Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with its “Full Self-Driving” system to fix problems with the way it behaves around intersections and following posted speed limits. The recall, part of a larger investigation by U.S. safety regulators into Tesla’s automated driving systems, came after regulators expressed concerns about...
Shapiro calls for ban of death penalty in Pennsylvania
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Thursday he will continue Pennsylvania’s moratorium on the death penalty and will not issue any execution warrants during his term, and he is calling for the Legislature to pass a bill banning the practice altogether. Pennsylvania has not seen an execution since 1999, and only three...
RIDC O’Hara shifts to adapt to post-pandemic life
Like many business corridors over the past several years, RIDC O’Hara is reshuffling as it readjusts to the world shaped by covid-19. “We haven’t been immune to what everyone else is going through,” said Michael Connor, vice president of office services at Hanna Langholz Wilson Ellis. “There has been a...
EPA head sees Ohio train spill site as residents demand infoVideo
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at a creek contaminated by a freight train derailment in Ohio that spilled toxic chemicals and burned in a huge plume over homes and businesses. The visit by EPA Administrator Michael Regan, who...
Biden’s empathy shapes policy, but some voters don’t feel it
WASHINGTON — Sitting aboard Air Force One last year, President Joe Biden was scanning the newspaper and spotted a ghostly photo of a child’s swing set engulfed in raw sewage. He didn’t just sigh or shake his head. Upon landing back in Washington, he ordered longtime aide Steve Ricchetti to...
Morning Roundup: Crash in Penn Hills knocks out power, detours traffic
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023: Crash leads to power outage, closes busy Penn Hills road A portion of a busy road in Penn Hills was forced to close and left some residents without power for a time early Thursday after...
North Apollo, Parks Township join Leechburg police regionalization study; more participation sought
Leechburg officials are hoping to add more nearby municipalities to an upcoming police regionalization feasibility study. In addition to Leechburg, North Apollo and Parks Township officials have agreed to participate in a state-run study to explore whether regionalization would reduce costs and pave the way for 24/7 police coverage. Leechburg...
Native weasel reintroduction in Pa. under consideration, Monroeville presentation planned
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are considering a plan to reintroduce a native species of weasel to the state’s woodlands after its disappearance more than 100 years ago. The American marten, or pine marten, and its potential habitats are being studied to determine if the proposal is feasible. Tom Keller, the...
Westmoreland DA crash racks up nearly $33,000 in SUV repairs
Although Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli described the crash she had in her county-provided SUV last year as minor, it resulted in a nearly $33,000 repair bill. According to documents obtained by the Tribune-Review under the state’s Right-to-Know law, the 2021 Ford Explorer XLT four-wheel drive SUV assigned to...
Cat killed in North Huntingdon house fire
A cat died and two homes were damaged in a porch fire Wednesday afternoon in North Huntingdon. No one was home when the fire started around 4 p.m., and no people were injured, according to Circleville Fire Chief Craig Couchenour. Two dogs were taken alive from the home at Woodall...
1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting at El Paso, Texas shopping mallVideo
EL PASO, Texas — One person was killed and three more were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, adding to the dozens of people already killed this year in mass shootings across the United States. El Paso police said hours after the gunfire...
Shapiro criticizes Norfolk Southern’s emergency response to Ohio train derailment
Gov. Josh Shapiro condemned train company Norfolk Southern in a letter this week, alleging the company failed to immediately contact the state after a train derailment near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border on Feb. 3. Shapiro said his office plans to take direct action against the company, and added the state legislature...
Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82
NEW YORK — Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and ’70s, has died. She was 82. Welch died early Wednesday after a brief illness, according to...
Boil water advisory lifted for Pittsburgh neighborhoods
After several days of a boil water advisory in East End Pittsburgh neighborhoods, the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority on Wednesday lifted the advisory for several thousands of households across about a dozen neighborhoods. The announcement comes a day after some residents in four neighborhoods had their advisories lifted. There...
Judge upholds sex assault convictions of Mt. Pleasant Township man
A Westmoreland County judge denied the appeal of a Mt. Pleasant Township man who is serving a 50-year prison sentence after being convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls. Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Mears said there was no basis to overturn the convictions against Kenneth Daniels. Following a three-day...
Police look to question housemate of woman, child fatally shot in Swissvale
A woman and a girl were found shot to death inside a Swissvale apartment on Wednesday morning, according to Allegheny County Police. County police said Wednesday night that they are trying to contact a man who lived with them. County detectives want to speak with Kareef Antonio George Easington, 35....
Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter
WASHINGTON — The overdose-reversing drug naloxone should be made available over the counter to aid the national response to the opioid crisis, U.S. health advisers said Wednesday. The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts voted unanimously in favor of the switch after a full day of presentations and discussions...
White supremacist gets life sentence for Buffalo supermarket massacreVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after relatives of his victims confronted him with the pain and rage caused by his racist attack. Anger briefly turned physical at Payton Gendron’s sentencing when...
14-year-old on probation accused of fatally shooting Carrick teen
A 14-year-old boy, who the police say shed his GPS ankle monitor after shooting and killing another teen in Carrick earlier this week, turned himself in on Wednesday. Nigel Thompson, 14, of Carrick, who Pittsburgh police is charged with criminal homicide and three weapons counts. He was in the Allegheny...
Braddock man arrested after carjacking incident involving police cruiser
A Pittsburgh man is in custody after an attempted carjacking of a police officer in Braddock on Tuesday night. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported that Derek Lamont Moore, 33, is facing charges including aggravated assault, assault of a law enforcement officer, disarming a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest. Allegheny...
Westmoreland sheriff’s deputies nab suspect in 3 road rage collisions
A Rostraver man accused in three road rage collisions was arrested Monday after sheriff’s deputies said he fled from them at about 70 mph in a 35 mph zone, according to court papers. Deputies were searching Friday morning for Jason Michael Walters, 40, in connection with a bench warrant in...
Morning Roundup: Police recover church bell stolen from Squirrel Hill
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023: Police recover church bell stolen from Squirrel Hill A 2,000-pound church bell that Pittsburgh police said was stolen from Squirrel Hill has been recovered. Police said they recovered the bell early Wednesday morning along Parkwood...
Former Mt. Pleasant cop paroled after 2 sexual assault convictions overturned
A former part-time Mt. Pleasant police officer was freed from jail Monday and ordered to serve an additional five years on probation for the sexual assault of a woman eight years ago. John A. Brown, 50, of Mt. Lebanon was convicted of misdemeanor indecent assault and simple assault offenses based...
Norwin delays decision to remove book from 5th grade classes
Fifth grade students in the Norwin School District will have to wait another month to find out how the story ends regarding their supplemental reading curriculum. The school board Monday voted 5-3 to consider replacing the 2005 novel, “Al Capone Does My Shirts,” with a “more responsible resource,” as Director...
Lawsuit: Thousands of Western Pa. residents at risk after Ohio train derailment
A class-action lawsuit alleges the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and subsequent controlled burn of hazardous chemicals could have an adverse effect on the health of thousands of Western Pennsylvanians. In the suit, two Beaver County men say they want Norfolk Southern Railway to pay for the medical monitoring of...
