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Voting challenges in 5 Westmoreland precincts to delay certification
Westmoreland County Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew have pre-certified results of midterm election voting in all of the county’s 307 precincts. But when they meet Monday to consider final certification of the Nov. 8 vote — in their capacity as county election board members — they’ll be limited to...
Thanks, inflation: Cost of ’12 Days of Christmas’ items nears $200,000
The tune is oh so familiar. Not just the “and a partridge in a pear tree.” We’re talking “more than last year.” Financial services firm PNC has for 39 years compiled the consumer costs for those who would wish to make corresponding purchases for their true love replicating “The Twelve...
Deer hunting in Pennsylvania starts this weekend
The biggest day on the Pennsylvania hunting calendar — opening day of the firearms season on deer — begins at a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday. More than 850,000 people have purchased some form of general hunting license, from resident adult to mentored youth, this year. For families, hunting clubs...
After a year, omicron still driving covid surges and worries
A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove covid-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. It was a prelude to a wave that experts expect to soon wash over the U.S. Phoenix-area emergency physician Dr. Nicholas Vasquez said...
Police accuse Duquesne woman of setting fire to her house
A Duquesne woman was charged Thursday after police said she set fire to the home where she lived. Nia Enoch, 35, is facing arson, reckless endangerment and related offenses. City police said they responded to a 911 call just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday made by Enoch from her South Fifth...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 25-27
Shopping, seminars, Santa and more are in the news this weekend in Pittsburgh. Thanksgiving tradition Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will present “Thanksgiving Tradition: Strauss Family Favorites” at 8 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave. in the Cultural District. Former PSO Concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley returns to...
2 teens hospitalized after shooting in Sheraden
Two teenage boys were injured in a shooting in Sheraden on Thanksgiving night, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded at 8:40 p.m. Thursday to Sherwood Avenue after receiving a ShotSpotter notification that 25 rounds had been fired. One boy had gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and leg. The second...
Shoppers hunt for Black Friday deals but inflation makes bargains elusive
NEW YORK — Consumers holding out for big Black Friday deals — and some much-needed relief from soaring costs on just about everything — may be disappointed as they head into the busiest shopping season of the year. While retailers are advertising sales of 30%, 50% and 70% off everything...
Record turnout at 2022 Greensburg Turkey Trot
A record number of people woke up early Thursday to race in this year’s Greensburg Turkey Trot and raise money for charities. About 2,300 people participated in the 5K, race officials said. In recent years, the race typically has drawn between 1,500 and 2,000 participants. Runners and walkers, often sporting...
Small Business Saturday gaining momentum across region
On the Saturday after Black Friday across America, shopping small can lead to big gains for businesses and customers alike. Small Business Saturday is an annual post-holiday shopping day celebrated nationwide that encourages shoppers to buy from small, local community businesses. Created by American Express in 2010 during a nationwide...
How to watch Friday’s 2022 WPIAL Class football championships on Trib HSSN
Championship Friday has arrived at Acrisure Stadium, and the TribLIVE High School Sports Network has you covered. Trib HSSN is the only place to watch the WPIAL Class A, 2A, 3A and 4A football championships. Here’s how to watch Friday’s games, sponsored by U.S. Air Force and First National Bank:...
Musk says he is granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts
SAN FRANCISCO — New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation. The billionaire’s announcement came after he asked in a poll posted to his timeline to vote on...
Alle-Kiski churches offer free turkey meals on Thanksgiving
Free turkey meals were flying out the door Thanksgiving morning at St. Mary’s Church in Freeport. Four years ago, the parish began cooking, packaging and giving away Thanksgiving Day turkey meals with all the trimmings. It’s a no-strings-attached outreach — just a free hot meal on America’s day of giving...
High-flying balloon characters star in Macy’s Thanksgiving paradeVideo
NEW YORK — Throngs of spectators lined the streets of New York on Thursday as colorful, high-flying balloons helped usher in the holiday season during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The annual tradition, which dates back nearly a century, packed streets as a procession of giant inflatables and floats streamed...
Woman killed, child in hospital after crash near Mansfield Bridge in Glassport
Allegheny County authorities said a McKeesport woman was killed and a child was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Glassport early Thursday morning. Police said first responders found the female driver, Ennis Jorden Davis, 31, dead at the scene, with a 7-year-old child injured inside the vehicle. The child was...
Teen fight shatters hair salon window in Downtown Pittsburgh
A window of a hair salon in Downtown Pittsburgh was shattered Wednesday during a fight between teenagers, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. “It’s awful,” Joe Cardamone, owner of Cardamone’s Hair Salon on Forbes Avenue, told WPXI. “The kids were arguing out front here. We were in here working with...
1 person hospitalized after stabbing at Rialto in Greensburg
One person is in the hospital after being stabbed early Thursday morning at The Rialto Bar & Bistro in downtown Greensburg. The stabbing happened about 1:40 a.m. at the tavern at the intersection of West Otterman Street and North Pennsylvania Avenue, Greensburg police said. Police did not release further details...
Mastriano supporters are flooding Pa. courts with baseless recount petitions in governor’s race
PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano lost by a lot. But some of his supporters wrongly believe the results are inaccurate, and they think they’ve found a way to do something about it. So now election denial groups are flooding Pennsylvania courts with petitions seeking to force hand recounts under a little-known...
NYPD: No known threats to Macy’s parade, but tight security
NEW YORK — New York is planning tight security around the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the wake of mass shootings elsewhere in the U.S., police said Wednesday, while stressing that there’s no known, credible threat to the famed event itself. The holiday tradition, which draws throngs of participants and...
Mandy Steele steps down as Fox Chapel councilwoman to take state House seat
Fox Chapel Council chose a former borough councilman who lost his bid for re-election in 2021 to fill the remaining 13 months of state Rep.-elect Mandy Steele’s council seat. Steele, 44, a Democrat in her first term on council, won the 33rd District state House seat in November’s general election...
Pa. Supreme Court: Pittsburgh not liable for cop’s damages in pumpkin-smasher case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the City of Pittsburgh is not responsible for paying a $75,000 jury award against an off-duty police officer who chased down a teenager and broke his nose after the 16-year-old was caught smashing pumpkins in the man’s neighborhood. Shane McGuire, now 26,...
Grove City professor, Trib columnist tapped as editor for conservative magazine The American Spectator
A Grove City College professor and director of a Pennsylvania think tank has been tapped to serve as editor for conservative magazine The American Spectator. Paul Kengor, a political science professor and senior director for the conservative Institute for Faith & Freedom think tank, will serve as the new editor...
Man who killed 3 people in 2016 Thanksgiving crash must serve life in prison
Citing the “clear and unambiguous language” of the statute, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a man responsible for killing a family of three in a fiery Thanksgiving Day crash in 2016 must serve a mandatory term of life in prison. Demetrius Coleman, 28, of Homewood, was found...
Springdale High School students claim teacher shortage, walk out in protest
Dozens of Springdale High School students staged a walkout Wednesday afternoon to protest what they claim is a severe teacher shortage. The students, some with signs calling for the school to hire more teachers, lined the edge of the school property to highlight problems at the school allegedly caused by...
Police: Munhall funeral director left body unrefrigerated for more than a week
A Munhall funeral home owner has been charged with abuse of a corpse after, police say, he left a body unrefrigerated for more than a week. Michael Aldrich, 74, director at Aldrich Funeral Home in Munhall, was charged by Munhall police. The family of Dexter Owens, who died in late...
