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War, uncertainty in Iran fail to cool a red-hot U.S. stock market
Gas prices are higher. Grocery prices are higher. And the stock market is higher, a combination that, at a glance, wouldn’t seem to make much sense. While the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz roil international commerce, technology stocks have jumped nearly 20% this month...
TV Q&A: When will a KDKA-TV’s Jessica Guay return?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Saturday Tribune-Review. Q: Whatever happened to Jessica Guay? She went out on maternity leave some time ago and has not returned. Any news? — Dominic, via email Rob:...
Ligonier Township supervisors reject fire department zoning change; Country Market still seeks a home
The Ligonier Country Market will need to search for a new home this year now that the Ligonier Township supervisors rejected a request Tuesday from the Waterford Volunteer Fire Department to rezone its property for commercial use. That would have allowed the market vendors to sell their their wares there....
Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’
SAN DIEGO — A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on immigration enforcement missions in Southern California. Jamie Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez admitted to following a Border Patrol agent on Jan....
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
PHOENIX — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s detailed voter records, the latest legal setback in a nationwide effort by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee, wrote that Arizona’s statewide voter registration...
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma set to dissolve after judge approves its criminal sentence
NEWARK, N.J. — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week’s end, as a massive legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect. A federal judge on Tuesday delivered a criminal sentence to the company to...
TV Talk: FCC targets ABC after another Kimmel joke
Here we go again. Seven months after Disney-owned ABC pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air because of a joke about right-wing reactions to the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Federal Communications Commission is now targeting ABC on the heels of another Kimmel joke. The FCC directed Disney...
Irwin mom nets prison sentence for leaving 7 kids in dirty home
An Irwin woman was sentenced Monday to serve at least six years in prison for leaving seven children in a home riddled with trash, human waste and no water. Marah S. Urch, 34, pleaded guilty in January to seven counts of child endangerment and two charges of aggravated cruelty to...
Pennsylvania court grants public access to voting data in dispute from 2020 election’s aftermath
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s high court ruled Tuesday that spreadsheets of raw data associated with every ballot are public records, providing access to the “cast vote records” that had been requested by an election researcher hired by the Trump Administration last year. The Democratic-majority Supreme Court said its unanimous decision was...
Loved ones remember Apollo woman killed in Parks Township shooting as a caring mother
In the days since Jessica Hilliard was shot to death outside a bar in Parks Township, Rachael Meising said she’s been looking toward the sky and speaking with her best friend. “I didn’t want her to be alone during her first day in heaven,” said Meising, 31. Hilliard, 34, of...
Sinking AI stocks and rising oil prices weigh on Wall Street
NEW YORK — Sinking AI stocks and another climb in oil prices because of the Iran war helped pull Wall Street off its record heights on Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% from its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 25 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq...
Last defendant sentenced in stabbing death of mentally ill man in Pittsburgh
A judge Tuesday sentenced the last of three defendants in the fatal 2024 stabbing of a mentally ill man at an abandoned Pittsburgh house. Carlena Wells, 20, was sentenced to 2½ to 5 years in prison on a conspiracy to commit aggravated assault charge in the March 2024 death of...
Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey’s lawsuit belongs in federal court
NEW YORK — A federal judge said Tuesday that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination claims belong in federal court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government’s efforts to get the case moved out of court. Judge Jesse M. Furman in Manhattan noted in a written ruling that the...
U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to using intel on Maduro raid to win $400,000 on Polymarket
NEW YORK — A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, entered the plea in Manhattan federal...
Intermittent stoppages on Route 28 starting for wrong-way detection testing
Intermittent stoppages along various Route 28 ramps in Allegheny County will begin this week for wrong-way detection testing. PennDOT said stoppages spanning about 15 minutes will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday while the testing takes place. Wrong-way detection systems use radar and cameras...
Justice Department legal argument for the White House ballroom reads like a Trump social media post
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is pressing for the dismissal of preservationists’ lawsuit over the planned $400 million White House ballroom after the shooting at Saturday’s media gala. But its latest court filing reads more like a Truth Social post from the president than a document crafted by government lawyers....
Pittsburgh likely spent more than it will receive for 2026 NFL DraftVideo
The 2026 NFL Draft drew about 805,000 people in Pittsburgh last week, according to the NFL — but that’s likely not the most staggering number linked to the three-day event. City officials are still calculating how much the city spent to play host to the league’s largest off-season event, but...
U.S. will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America’s 250th birthday
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Tuesday that it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America’s 250th birthday that feature a picture of President Donald Trump, who would be the first living president to be featured in the travel document. The concept for the special passport,...
NFL Draft food recovery effort exceeds 30,000 pounds
More than 30,000 pounds of NFL Draft leftovers have been rescued by nonprofit 412 Food Rescue, which scoops up fresh surplus food and redirects it to people who need it most. Josh Weiland, 412 Food Rescue’s vice president of operations, said even more food is expected to be recovered in...
Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted in probe over online post officials say constituted Trump threat
WASHINGTON — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on Tuesday in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to publicly...
West Allegheny unified track meet provides opportunities for life skills students — and their peers
When Carlee Lash started her senior year at West Allegheny High School this fall, the thought of entering a career in special education never crossed her mind. That’s until she got involved with the school’s new Unified Partners in Sports program, where students build relationships with their peers in life...
Pittsburgh councilman seeks to spur redevelopment in North Side through tax breakVideo
A Pittsburgh councilman is hoping a tax break could spark conversion of empty offices into affordable housing in part of his North Side district. Councilman Bobby Wilson on Tuesday introduced legislation that would offer a sliding scale of tax breaks, depending on how much affordable housing or how many full-time...
All 3 Smokey Bones restaurants in Southwestern Pa. close
Three local locations of Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill abruptly closed Tuesday. Employees from the barbecue chain’s restaurants in Hempfield, Cranberry and Frazer (within the Pittsburgh Mills shopping complex) told TribLive they were informed of the closures without notice Tuesday morning. The chain’s official website also shows the locations...
Disneyland is now scanning your face at nearly every gate, sparking privacy concerns
LOS ANGELES — There’s nothing quite as identifiable as a face. Retailers use facial recognition technology to more easily nab shoplifters. Casinos have deployed it to keep card counters away. Even a popular New York City venue allegedly uses it to blackball people its millionaire owner considers adversaries. So, it...
King Charles highlights U.S.-U.K. bond in speech to Congress before state dinner
WASHINGTON — King Charles III marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build “one of the most consequential alliances in human history” while urging “that we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking.” Speaking on Tuesday to a...
