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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Jay Leno visited Hempfield restaurant after fall
The show must go on. And, so too, must lunch. Celebrity talk show host Jay Leno reportedly visited Hempfield’s The Boulevard restaurant after injuring himself in a fall last week. The Boulevard owner Bobbi Lynn Frye in an email told TribLive Leno had lunch at the restaurant after his fall...
Cheswick man sues Allegheny County, claims jail guards stood by while he was stabbed
Shawn Daniels had just attended Mass at the Allegheny County Jail and returned to his cell on Pod 3C the evening of June 5, when, he said, two other inmates entered his cell and attacked him. Daniels, of Cheswick, was stabbed nearly 40 times, police said, with an orange spork...
New Kensington’s The Feisty Goblin expanding again, preparing for Star Wars game event
After less than two years in business and two expansions already, a tabletop gaming store in downtown New Kensington again needs more space while preparing for a major Star Wars event. The Feisty Goblin, opened in April 2023 by Arnold couple Christine and Jim Radeshak, will move to a new...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 22-24
This Saturday is Light Up Night, and just a few days later we’ll officially usher in the holiday season with Thanksgiving. It’s time to embrace the cheer — or not — with festivities around Pittsburgh this weekend. Here are five ideas for things to do. Phipps Holiday Magic Embark on...
5 things to watch in H.S. football: WPIAL finals at Acrisure Stadium bring added excitement and sometimes new shoes
Pine-Richland coach Jon LeDonne wonders what the grass at Acrisure Stadium might look like when the WPIAL 5A final kicks off Saturday night. He’s not necessarily worried, just curious. The three WPIAL championship games LeDonne coached in previously were all played elsewhere on artificial turf. Peters Township’s T.J. Plack shares...
PUC OKs smaller West Penn Power, Columbia Gas rate hikes
Customers of West Penn Power Co. will be hit with a rate hike beginning next year, and Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania customers will see their natural gas bills rise starting Dec. 14. The price hikes, though, will be less than the region’s two utilities initially requested, according to the state...
Penn Hills sets tight rules for future hookah bar proposals, but existing lounges stay status quo
Hookah bars are now a conditional use in Penn Hills, months after a shooting at Ballers Hookah Lounge & Cigar Bar killed two, wounded seven and raised concerns about nuisance businesses in town. The zoning amendment, approved Nov. 18, only impacts future proposed hookah bars, defined as “any establishment that...
National Weather Service confirms tornado in Highland Park, Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar
A tornado passed through Pittsburgh’s Highland Park and Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhoods Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service confirmed Thursday. The EF0 tornado, the lowest level of tornado strength, touched down along Stanton Avenue in Highland Park around 5 p.m. Wednesday, continuing along Campania Avenue in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, the weather service said. The...
Greater Latrobe superintendent to step down, cites need to focus on health, family
Superintendent Mike Porembka is preparing to step away from Greater Latrobe, the school district where he has worked for more than 25 years. Porembka announced his plan to resign to school board members during an executive session after the board’s Tuesday meeting and followed that with a letter to the...
Police report reveals assault allegations against Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public late Wednesday. Hegseth, a former...
Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi is a longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment...
Bob Casey concedes to Dave McCormick in Pa. Senate race
Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey has conceded to Republican rival Dave McCormick. The three-term senator announced his concession in a statement shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday. McCormick defeated Casey by more than 16,000 votes in the tightest margin of Casey’s career and one of the most competitive Pennsylvania Senate...
‘It wasn’t my signature,’ NAACP treasurer testifies at hearing for retired Pa. AG investigator accused in $175K theft case
For District Judge Henry Moore, it came down to one charge — forgery. He grew quiet after listening to five hours of testimony in the case against a North Versailles woman accused of stealing money from the Pennsylvania attorney general’s North Huntingdon office and the McKeesport branch of the NAACP....
Republicans rally around Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, as Gaetz withdraws for attorney general 
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill rallied around Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, on Thursday even as new details surfaced about allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. The GOP embrace of Hegseth came as another controversial Trump nominee, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration...
Pittsburgh Creche blessed for holiday season
As the bells tolled from First Lutheran Church at noon on Thursday, an ecumenical group of local bishops and denominational leaders called The Christian Leaders Fellowship took their places. They then led a prayer service at the annual dedication of the Pittsburgh Crèche located in front of U.S. Steel Tower...
Steelworkers union boss rips PR blitz pushing U.S. Steel-Nippon deal
United Steelworkers International President David McCall is well aware of the cracks forming in his union’s opposition to a sale of U.S. Steel to Japan-based Nippon Steel as the companies press their advertising blitz, but he is not backing down. McCall swiftly came out against the $14.9 billion acquisition when...
A kayaker faked his own death and fled overseas. Now he’s telling how he did it 
GREEN LAKE, Wis. — A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his wife and three children has been communicating with authorities daily from Eastern Europe, even telling them how he did it, but has not committed to returning home, a sheriff said Thursday....
Pittsburgh police staffing woes spark concern among council members
Several Pittsburgh City Council members on Thursday voiced concerns about dwindling staffing levels for the city’s police force and called for an increased police presence throughout the city. Council members said they wanted to see more police at community events, mingling with people in the neighborhoods they protect and responding...
‘Wasted life’: Judge lectures murderer before sending him to prison in Wilkinsburg slaying
A Hazelwood man convicted of breaking into a Wilkinsburg home and killing a man who had moments before been holding his 11-month-old granddaughter will spend the rest of his life in state prison. Brandon Franklin, 27, offered no apology when given a chance to speak Thursday at his sentencing for...
Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s pick for attorney general
WASHINGTON — Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer. The abrupt withdrawal is a setback to Trump’s push to...
Bitcoin is at the doorstep of $100,000 as post-election rally rolls on
NEW YORK — Bitcoin topped $98,000 for the first time Thursday, extending a streak of almost daily all-time highs since the U.S. presidential election. The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks. Now, bitcoin is at the doorstep of $100,000 and investors do not appear to be...
Tim Benz: It’s not ‘How do the Steelers keep losing in Cleveland?’ It’s ‘Why haven’t they been able to fix the problem?’
When it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ recent failures in Cleveland, the question shouldn’t be, “How does this keep happening?” The question should be, “Why do the Steelers constantly let this happen?” Because the “how” part is clear. There has been an obvious formula that the Browns have followed to...
Pittsburgh calls on community shovelers for its Snow Angels program
Pittsburgh officials are asking residents to volunteer to help seniors and disabled neighbors shovel and salt their sidewalks this winter. The city’s Snow Angels program pairs volunteers with neighbors who need help clearing their sidewalks after snowstorms. People can volunteer or sign up to receive help online or by calling...
New York woman dies after being struck by tractor-trailer on turnpike in Donegal Township
A pedestrian was killed late Wednesday after being struck by a tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Donegal Township, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. Isa Muhammad, 27, of Ozone Park, N.Y., was walking on the westbound side of the highway near mile marker 91, close to the Donegal...
Yough water level remains low after relatively dry summer, fall
The lack of rainfall statewide has created some unique circumstances. Seawater in the Delaware River. Exposure of a Fayette County bridge not seen in 30 years. And a rare opportunity to haul tires and trash from the Youghiogheny River in Westmoreland County. In April, the Youghiogheny River was 14 feet...


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