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Morning Roundup: Police make arrest after SWAT response in Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 21: Police make arrest after SWAT response in Banksville Pittsburgh police arrested a man after a SWAT team responded late Tuesday night to a domestic assault call in the city’s Banksville neighborhood. The man had barricaded himself...
TV Q&A: Which reporters/anchors are pregnant at WPXI?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Is everyone at WPXI-TV pregnant? — Rodney, via email Rob: Not sure about everyone — assume that would come as a surprise to the station’s...
1 killed, 1 injured in Fayette County crash
One man was killed and another injured in a crash Tuesday night in Menallen Township, Fayette County. A 65-year-old man was killed in the crash around 10 p.m. on Route 51, Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker said. The coroner has not yet released the victim’s identity until next of kin...
Greensburg diocese’s Catholic schools start year with building upgrades, new programs
With air conditioning units installed, security upgrades completed and a plan in place to deepen students’ faith education, Greensburg Central Catholic High School is ready to welcome students back to its halls Wednesday. For Superintendent Nancy Rottler, there is no time like the present to be a student at Greensburg...
Danger below: Divers detail perils of scouring Western Pa.’s rivers for remains
Darrick Gerano says scuba diving in the Allegheny River ranges from unpleasant to downright harrowing. The water is cold and murky. Vision often is limited to just a few feet. Tree branches and junk dumped into the river pose a constant threat of entanglement. And then there are the dead...
Obamas close DNC’s 2nd night with a rousing Harris endorsement, pointed warnings about TrumpVideo
CHICAGO — Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the Democratic National Convention that were at times both hopeful and foreboding. “America, hope is making a comeback,” the former first...
Cold temperatures cause Westmoreland Fair exhibitors to bundle up while bunking with animals
There is strength in numbers — and also warmth. That’s something Sophia Bankosh is grateful for this week as she and a handful of friends are camping out overnight together in a horse barn during unseasonably low temperatures at the Westmoreland Fair. Overnight temperatures are expected to dip into the...
Police: 11-year-old girl struck and killed in Natrona
An 11-year-old was struck and killed while walking Tuesday night in Harrison, leaving residents in the neighborhood in disbelief. “I can’t believe this happened,” said Denise Parkin, resident and friend of the victim’s family. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Roxanne Alexis Bonnoni, 11, of Natrona....
Security review underway after Westmoreland inmate jammed lock with paper to escape cell
Westmoreland officials said a review of security protocols at the county jail is underway after an inmate used a piece of paper to escape from his cell and then assaulted a guard making early-morning rounds last week. Warden Steve Pelesky said the inmate — identified in court documents as John...
Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated imagesVideo
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but some of his posts don’t have much to do with reality. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, he posted a fake image of someone who looks like Vice...
Pittsburgh police officer hit by car during arrest attempt
A Pittsburgh police officer was injured on Tuesday after police said he was struck by a car driven by a fleeing suspect in the city’s Beltzhoover neighborhood. The suspect, identified as William Skinner, 36, was arrested a short time later on the South Side after a brief manhunt. The injured...
Pittsburgh woman pleads guilty to traffic violations in crash that killed boy, 6, on bike
A Pittsburgh woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to low-level traffic violations stemming from an accident two years ago in which she struck and killed a 6-year-old boy. Jamel Austin, who had been riding his bike in the city’s Glen Hazel neighborhood, was killed on July 26, 2022. Rhonda Wood, 65,...
Jeannette officer brings K-9 Diesel back to the police force
Diesel the police dog was back home Tuesday morning after three weeks in a kennel. He bounded through handler Jeannette police Sgt. Jim Phillips’ yard, re-familiarizing himself with the surroundings and playing fetch with his favorite ball. Phillips used Dutch commands to communicate with the 4-year-old Belgian malinois, outside of...
RFK Jr. shows up too late to testify in court against Democrats’ ballot challenge in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. showed up too late to testify Tuesday in a court case in Pennsylvania where Democratic activists are trying to bar him from the ballot for president in the premier battleground state, prompting testy exchanges between the judge and Kennedy’s lawyer. Lawyers for the two...
McKeesport man charged with shooting Parkway West driver in eye
A McKeesport man accused of shooting a motorist in the face last month as both drivers merged onto Interstate 376 in Pittsburgh is in custody. Rashawn Hall, 22, was arrested on Aug. 12 and charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and conspiracy. He is being held in Allegheny County Jail...
South Buffalo appoints 1st female supervisor
For the first time in its 177-year history, South Buffalo has a female supervisor. Karen Babilon was appointed to the board Monday after an unexpectedly competitive process that saw four candidates come forth, including another woman. “Normally, when there’s an opening, no one wants to do it,” Supervisor Paul Bergad...
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will resign from Senate after bribery convictions
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is slated to resign by the end of the day Tuesday, about a month after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges. Menendez signaled his resignation last month in a letter to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who said Friday he’s tapping...
Secret Service flaws enabled Trump assassination attempt, investigation shows
He’d warned them. Butler Township police Officer Drew Blasko paced angrily along the AGR International building, where just minutes before a gunman had clambered atop the roof, aimed an AR-15-style rifle at Donald Trump and fired, striking the former president. As Blasko and other officers stood guard near a loading...
Arnold police chief will be paid while on administrative leave
Arnold’s police chief will continue to be paid while on administrative leave, Mayor Shannon Santucci said Tuesday. City Council made that decision with a 4-0 vote Monday, Santucci said. Councilman Phil McKinley was absent. Josh Stanga’s salary was set at $82,000 when council hired him as police chief in February....
Pittsburghers’ English tutoring helps them connect with immigrants settling in region
When Eliane Totti’s stomach ached in her native Brazil, she’d take pineapple, collard greens, lemon and ginger from the homeopathic shop she ran four hours north of Sao Paulo and whip up a juice. The businesswoman learned more about American healthcare after immigrating to Mt. Lebanon two years ago. She’s...
Pa. Liquor Control Board giving residents shot at bottles of rare whiskey
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced Tuesday it will open a limited-release lottery giving state residents and licensees a chance to purchase 1,252 bottles of rare whiskeys. People can opt in to one or more lotteries through the Limited-Release Lottery website until 5 p.m. Friday. The lottery features nine products...
Morning Roundup: Fire marshal investigating South Park blaze; Pittsburgh SWAT responds to domestic
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 20: Fire marshal investigating South Park blaze The Allegheny County Fire Marshal is investigating what caused a fire to break out Monday evening in a commercial building in South Park. The blaze was reported along Brownsville Road...
Political football: Why former Steeler Jerome Bettis is backing Kamala Harris
The Bus is on board with Kamala Harris. Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis, aka The Bus, joined Harris’ bus tour Sunday, providing a boost to the Democratic ticket as it passed through several stops in Western Pennsylvania, including Sheetz, Primanti Bros. and Aliquippa High School’s football field. Bettis told TribLive...
East Palestine residents want more time and information before deciding to accept $600M settlement
Some East Palestine, Ohio, residents want more time and more information before they have to decide by a deadline this week whether to accept their share of a $600 million class-action settlement with Norfolk Southern over last year’s disastrous train derailment. But it’s not clear whether the judge will rule...
U.S. intelligence officials: Iran to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials said Monday they were confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and undermine faith in democratic institutions. Although the Trump...
