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Grandchildren embrace time with grandmothers who have Alzheimer’s and dementia
Kalondah Basking recalled being as young as 4 years old riding the bus with her grandmother to shop at G.C. Murphy Co. in Market Square, where her grandmother would purchase lunch meat and cheese for lunch from the deli. Summer days were spent in a tiny plastic pool her grandmother...
As artificial intelligence surges across daily life, so do concerns
The breakneck pace of advancements in artificial intelligence development has led to the technology touching seemingly every facet of life, from work to finances to health care. That rapid growth and unchecked development have created as much anxiety as hope, from Wall Street to the White House. But while AI...
These men are credited as being founding fathers of AI — and 2 are from Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh may not be the birthplace of AI, but it served as a cradle. And the technology is older than you probably think. Carnegie Mellon University is one of the places where AI was being developed more than 50 years ago. Tom Mitchell, who has taught at Carnegie Mellon since...
Multiple people shot along I-75 south of Lexington, Kentucky, authorities say
LONDON, Ky. — Multiple people were shot Saturday along Interstate 75 in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky, authorities said. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Facebook that it was an “active shooter situation” and “numerous persons” were shot near the highway. In a video statement,...
Bushy Run Battlefield reopens after June tornado
Anna Watson couldn’t wait to return to the walking trails at Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township. “We didn’t realize how much damage it did,” said Watson, 33, of Sewickley of the June 26 tornado that cased what officials estimated to be about $1 million in damage to the historic...
Trump set to return to Westmoreland County
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Southwestern Pennsylvania this month to speak at an event in Westmoreland County. On Saturday, the Trump campaign announced Trump will address The Projecting America Initiative, a nonprofit group led by former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grennel. The group says it...
Allegheny Valley Hospital union nurses, employees agree to tentative deal with AHN
A union representing nurses and other employees at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison has reached a tentative contract with the Allegheny Health Network. The union, SEIU Healthcare PA, issued a statement Saturday saying the tentative agreement was reached late Friday night. Union members will vote on the contract Monday, Sept....
As drug overdose rates rise, Saint Vincent organization talks prevention and awareness with Westmoreland families
Good kids can sometimes make stupid choices. That’s what Laurie Moorhead tells the families she meets while giving drug prevention presentations in schools across Westmoreland County. Moorhead has spent a decade working for Saint Vincent Prevention Projects. Since 1978, the organization — affiliated with Saint Vincent College in Unity —...
Prost! Sprankle’s Octoberfest at Lernerville Speedway aims to be authentic
Lauren Stumpp of the South Hills has a special connection with her mother, Carol Killian. While growing up in New York City, the pair were part of a dance group at the Bavarian club Gemuetlichen Enzianer. Stumpp, the second of five children, learned traditional German dance moves and celebrated their...
Penn State seeks to add 800 students at its main University Park campus as branch campus enrollment sags
Penn State trustees plan a nearly $225 million addition to the university’s five-year capital plan to fund endeavors that include a new classroom building to support a planned 800-student expansion at University Park. The move from 9,200 to 10,000 incoming students is envisioned to take place over several years. Student...
OSHA to probe fatal Hempfield tractor accident
Federal workplace safety regulators will investigate the fatal accident that killed a man driving a tractor that overturned into a creek at a Hempfield nursery on Thursday, an agency spokeswoman said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will conduct the investigation into the death of Clifford E. Schweinsburg Jr., 79,...
Gov. Josh Shapiro joins ‘The View’ to discuss gun violence, antisemitism, fracking
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he believes the parents of school shooters should be held liable for their child’s actions during an appearance on “The View” on Friday. Shapiro’s response came after cohost Sara Haines asked a question about whether or not the parents of the 14-year-old Apalachee High School...
Crews work to clean up hydrochloric acid spill on Toll 66
A southbound lane restriction was in place Friday afternoon on the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Toll 66 Amos K. Hutchinson bypass as emergency crews worked to mop up a hazardous material leak. Minor slowdowns were reported in traffic getting by the closed right lane near mile marker 7, between Routes 130 and...
Trump pledged to block U.S. Steel merger with Nippon, but his inner circle is pushing for the deal
Former President Donald Trump was quick to announce his opposition earlier this year to a proposed $14.9 billion sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese corporation Nippon Steel, but influential people close to Trump have been working to push the sale through behind the scenes ever since. Trump, who is...
Duo sentenced to 4 to 10 years in 2023 Latrobe machete attack
Two men were sentenced to identical state prison terms Friday in connection with a Latrobe robbery during which one of them wielded a machete. Codi J. Barger, 30, and Marc A. Barger Jr., 34, both of Latrobe, were sentenced to four to 10 years in a state prison followed by...
Lawsuit accuses Pittsburgh cops of ‘abandoning’ drunk woman killed by driver on West End Bridge
The estate of a Homestead woman fatally struck by a vehicle that knocked her off Pittsburgh’s West End Bridge in January is suing Pittsburgh police, three of its officers and a city bar for what the complaint claims are their roles in her death. The seven-count civil rights lawsuit, filed...
Fire that killed 5 members of Jeannette family remains under investigation, police chief says
A fire in Jeannette that killed five people earlier this year is still under investigation, Police Chief Derek Manley said Friday morning. State police fire marshal Trooper Chet Bell continues to work on his report to identify a cause in the March 20 blaze on Guy Street, Manley said. “We...
Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
NEW YORK — A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is...
Defense expert will examine phones cited as evidence in Azuree Charles killing in New Kensington
Cellphones will be transported across the state so a defense expert can examine them in preparation for a New Kensington death penalty case, a Westmoreland County judge ruled Friday. The phones, which were seized by investigators as evidence against Jean J. Charles, 42, of Brackenridge, will be transported to Philadelphia...
Allegheny Valley Hospital nurses, staffers want the same deal offered to Allegheny General staff
Allegheny Valley Hospital nurses and staffers threatening to strike say they want to get the same deal Allegheny Health Network made with its employees at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Service Employees International Union members and supporters held a vigil outside Allegheny Valley Hospital along Carlisle Street in Harrison Thursday...
Unfounded bomb threat prompted New Kensington-Arnold delay
A bomb threat prompted the New Kensington-Arnold School District to delay the start of classes Friday morning, according to information provided by the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. The unfounded threat targeted Valley High School, spokeswoman Melanie Jones said. The district sent a message to families shortly before 10 p.m....
Man accused in attack of Pitt students faces more charges
The man charged with attacking two Jewish students from the University of Pittsburgh with a glass bottle also threw one at two people the day before, according to police. Carnegie Mellon University Police charged Jarrett Buba, 52, of the city’s West Oakland neighborhood with aggravated assault, reckless endangering, simple assault...
Lawrenceville Distilling Co. expanding to Verona in old bank building
Brothers Joe and Jeremy DeGroot are banking on their decision to open a second location for their Lawrenceville-based distillery business. They opened Lawrenceville Distilling Co. in 2018, producing small batch vodka, bourbon, absinthe, gin and craft cocktails, with a tasting room and event space. The second location in a former...
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings
WINDER, Ga. — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father will stay in custody after back-to-back court hearings Friday morning where their lawyers declined to seek bail. At Colt Gray’s hearing, the teen was advised of his rights along...
5 things do to in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 6-8
Look, of course it’s the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season and a good percentage of the weekend will be taken up by all things Black and Gold. But maybe a palate cleanser from all that Iron City is in order? If so, check out these events for a chance...
