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Ribbon cutting reveals progress in adaptive reuse of Westinghouse Castle
It was a cause for celebration Thursday night in Wilmerding. The significant progress being made in the adaptive reuse of the Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (WABCO) general offices inside the majestic “Castle” was enough to inspire a big reveal. A ribbon-cutting ceremony heralded a moment those behind the project have...
President Joe Biden expected to visit Pittsburgh next week
President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh next Thursday, Oct. 20. The stop will precede a reception in Philadelphia for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman that the president is expected to attend, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. The station cited information from the White House. The reason for...
Pittsburgh police investigate 2nd armed carjacking in 2 days
Pittsburgh police are searching for a rental vehicle stolen in an armed carjacking Thursday evening in the city’s Northview Heights neighborhood. It was the second such carjacking reported in the city’s North Side in as many days. The latest incident was reported at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Colby Street...
Pair charged with stealing $43K while posing as members of Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office
Two out-of-state residents are in the Allegheny County Jail, accused of stealing money from three victims in a scam that involved posing as deputies and sergeants with the county sheriff’s office. The suspects are Richard Long, 48, of Ellenwood, Ga., and Raquan Hardy, 25, of Anderson, S.C. according to Sheriff...
Police: Teen kills 2 in Raleigh neighborhood, 3 along trail
RALEIGH, N.C. — A 15-year-old boy fatally shot two people in the streets of a neighborhood in North Carolina’s capital city, then fled toward a walking trail where he opened fire, killing three more people and wounding two others, police said Friday. Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said the teen...
Fans celebrate return of ‘Big 3,’ long for more playoff success as Penguins open season
When they took the ice Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena for the Penguins’ 2022-23 season opener, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang made history. This season begins the 17th consecutive that Crosby, Malkin and Letang have played together in Pittsburgh, tying Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada...
Striking Post-Gazette workers ask people to cancel subscriptions, pull ads
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike more than a week ago after losing their health care coverage are calling on people to pull their print and online subscriptions to the newspaper to show support for the striking workers. The workers urged businesses and organizations to pull their advertisements from...
Heinz History Center unveils plans to honor Immaculate Reception 50th anniversary
The Immaculate Reception has been called the greatest play in NFL history and it turns 50 on Dec. 23. Thursday morning, the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, part of Pittsburgh’s Senator John Heinz History Center, announced plans for celebrating that 50th anniversary. Starting on Nov. 9, Sports Museum officials said the...
Abortion providers focus on expanding telehealth, medication access as they await outcome of Pa. governor’s race
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 Melissa Reed became CEO of Planned Parenthood Keystone in 2016, she had one goal: to expand access to...
Stocks mount biggest comeback in years; S&P 500 jumps 2.6%
NEW YORK — Wall Street staged its biggest comeback in years Thursday, as stocks roared back from steep morning losses caused by a worse-than-expected report on inflation. The S&P 500 jumped to a gain of 2.6%, a stunning reversal after earlier being down as much as 2.4% and touching its...
Trib CEO Jennifer Bertetto named Publisher of the Year
Jennifer Bertetto, president and CEO of Trib Total Media, has been recognized as Publisher of the Year by Editor & Publisher, the leading trade publication for the newspaper industry. Editor & Publisher names its Publisher of the Year annually to honor a publisher “who has risen above the rest and...
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump, shows startling new video
WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump, demanding his personal testimony as it unveiled startling new video of close aides describing his multi-part plan to overturn his 2020 election loss that led to his supporters’ fierce assault on the U.S. Capitol....
New film offices and tech flex building break ground at Carrie Blast Furnaces
Officials on Thursday announced that two, 60,000-square-foot buildings will be built on the historic Carrie Blast Furnaces site in Rankin. The first is being marketed as a tech flex space and the other will be a film sound stage and production facility. Roads and other infrastructure for the 55-acre site...
Shady Side Academy receives largest gift in its 139-year history
Shady Side Academy has received the largest gift in the school’s 139-year history, a $15 million personal commitment from S. Kent Rockwell and his partner, Pat Babyak, in support of capital projects included in the school’s campus master plan. “We are extraordinarily grateful to Kent Rockwell and Pat Babyak for...
Man enters guilty plea in Beaver County care home abuse case
A Beaver County man entered a guilty plea Thursday to federal charges accusing him of abusing physically and intellectually disabled residents at a care home. U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan said he will reserve his decision to accept the plea until after he receives a presentence report on Zachary...
Warrants issued for Tarentum brothers for their role in ‘gun battle’ in Sheldon Park public housing in Harrison
Two brothers from Tarentum have been charged with attempted homicide, as they are accused of shooting at people in a Sheldon Park apartment early Thursday in Harrison. Troy Vickers, 30, and Brian Vickers, 19, are each also charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, conspiracy and firearms violations in what Allegheny...
Parkland school shooter to get life sentence for killing 17
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A jury spared Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty Thursday for killing 17 people at a Parkland high school in 2018, sending him to prison for the remainder of his life in a decision that left many families of the victims angered, baffled...
U.S. inflation pressures further intensified in September
WASHINGTON — Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains that many have received and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively. Consumer prices rose 8.2% in September compared with...
Social Security recipients to receive historic hike next year
WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023. That’s a historic increase and welcome news for American retirees and others — but it’s tempered by the fact that it’s fueled by record high inflation that’s raised the cost of everyday living....
Kittanning woman faces charges after police say she dropped newborn baby on head
Police said they arrested a Kittanning woman who dropped a baby on her head. Police were dispatched to Oak Avenue on Tuesday for reports of a baby dropped on her head around noon. Police said Sarah Lugo of Kittanning was responsible for the newborn’s injuries, but she fled the scene...
Pa. Turnpike reopens after crash closes eastbound lanes between New Castle, Cranberry exits
A crash early Thursday involving two tractor-trailers shut down all eastbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between the New Castle and Cranberry exits for several hours. A 911 emergency dispatcher said the crash happened around 4:40 a.m. Turnpike officials said all eastbound lanes had reopened just after 8 p.m. Officials...
Police investigating death of 10-month-old boy in Beaver Falls
Police are investigating the death of a 10-month-old boy in Beaver Falls. Beaver Falls police were called to a home at Fourth Avenue and 15th Street just after 2 p.m. Wednesday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. WPXI reported that neighbors were shocked to hear of the baby’s death. “It’s...
Traditions celebrated during Fort Ligonier Days festival
“Honoring Historical Traditions” is the theme of this year’s three-day Fort Ligonier Days festival, which will kick off Friday with more than 300 food and crafter booths, live musical entertainment and tours of Ligonier’s reconstructed 18th-century fort. Food, crafts and wine-tasting will be available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday...
Animal Friends rescues 61 cats from Carnegie home
Animal Friends rescued 61 cats from a Carnegie home Tuesday night. The animal shelter said in a social media post that its mass rescue team took the cats to Animal Friends after rescuing them. “Since the cats arrived, our team has jumped into action to ensure that each of them...
Before Sid slid: All the ‘freaky things’ that happened in the 9th inning before Sid Bream’s infamous slide in 1992
With the anniversary of Game 7 of the 1992 National League Championship Series fast approaching, I reached out to former Pirates manager Jim Leyland. Not long after I sent a text message requesting a telephone interview, he called back. “Hi, Jim. Thanks for calling. I appreciate it.” “What are you...
