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Quick-moving winter storm brings snow to Northeast, disrupting travel and schoolsVideo
HARTFORD, Conn. — A quick-moving winter storm battered cities in the Northeast with snowfall, sending huge waves crashing into the New England coastline and forcing New York City schools into glitch-filled remote learning reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic. Airlines canceled or delayed flights while accidents were reported...
Trump’s threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s claim that he once told a NATO ally that he would encourage Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to “delinquent” members of the group sent shockwaves through Europe over the weekend. But in Washington, most Republicans downplayed or defended remarks that seemed to invite...
Harsh weather system shifts east, misses Pittsburgh
A weather system that was expected to bring rain changing to snow in the Pittsburgh area early Tuesday morning took a hard right toward the east coast. The forecast changed Monday afternoon, said Ashley Dougherty, a meteorologist with TribLive news partner WTAE. “We are still getting rain and snow east...
Democrats retain majority in Pa. House with a 102-100 partisan divide
HARRISBURG — Democrats retained their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday after voters elected a former school board member to represent them in a Philadelphia suburb that has been trending more to the left. Jim Prokopiak’s election to the Bucks County seat will give Democrats a...
Biden warns opposing Ukraine funding plays ‘into Putin’s hands,’ but faces resistance in HouseVideo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for House Republicans to urgently bring a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to a vote, warning that refusal to take up the bill, passed by the Senate in the morning, would be “playing into Putin’s hands.” “Supporting this...
Morning Roundup: Water main break closes northbound McKnight Road; man shot in Moon
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 13: Northbound McKnight Road closed One lane on northbound McKnight Road in Ross reopened around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday after the northbound lanes were completely closed following a water main break, according to PennDOT. The road was closed...
North Braddock family’s dog shot by Allegheny County sheriff deputyVideo
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department is conducting an investigation after a deputy shot a dog in North Braddock Monday night. A family’s 5-year-old pit bull was shot once in its right hip, TribLive news partner WTAE reported. The sheriff’s department told the station that the deputy was serving legal process...
Upper Burrell again floats police regionalization idea
Upper Burrell officials are once again gauging the interest of surrounding municipalities in forming a regional police department. Township supervisors mailed letters to Lower Burrell, New Kensington and Allegheny and Washington townships to gauge their interest in forming a “fact-finding body” to examine the feasibility of a regionalized police force...
Rock star: Lab-grown diamonds are skyrocketing in popularity, say local jewelers, industry experts
When Sandee Vargo lost one of her diamond earrings two years ago, she turned that sinking feeling into an opportunity to try something new. Her remaining one-third carat stud earring was a natural diamond, mined from the ground. But Vargo of North Huntingdon became interested in another option for her...
House speaker casts doubts on Ukraine and Israel aid package as senators grind toward final vote
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson late Monday sharply criticized a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other countries, casting serious doubts about the future of the package just as Senate leaders were slowly muscling it toward a final vote. Senate leaders, trying to send a message that...
As architect for Hempfield Area High School project resigns, district looks for new firm
Hempfield Area School District is looking for a new architect to work on its high school improvement project after the Bellevue-based firm that worked with the district since 2022 resigned. The school board Monday approved the resignation of Core Architects and approved seeking other architecture firms to work on the...
Carnegie Mellon boosts tuition to $64K per year
Undergraduate tuition will soon cost more than $64,500 at Carnegie Mellon University under new rates for the 2024-25 academic year. That will boost overall undergraduate charges by 3.72%. The new $64,596 yearly tuition was adopted by school trustees and outlined in a message to the campus this month from Provost...
Vehicle restrictions slated for Pennsylvania routes as Tuesday snowstorm approaches
A section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike east of New Stanton is among major state roadways that will be subject to traffic restrictions as transportation officials prepare for a winter snowstorm set to pass through the region beginning early on Tuesday. PennDOT and the Turnpike Commission announced restrictions that will go...
Demolition underway at Mt. Pleasant’s fire-gutted McCali Manor; owner regrouping for arts program
A landmark building soon will be gone from Mt. Pleasant Borough’s diamond. Minniefield Demolition Services has begun to raze the historic McCali Manor building that last housed apartments and a former restaurant at Main and Diamond streets. Part of the building is said to date to before the American Revolution,...
Union helps ex-Adda workers secure compensation package
Nearly 30 workers at a recently closed Pittsburgh coffee chain will receive compensation packages of one month’s pay and other benefits, a labor union announced Monday. Adda Coffee & Tea House abruptly closed all four of its locations in January, claiming it had been running at a loss since the...
Jury convicts Garfield man of killing U-Haul worker
A jury Monday convicted a Garfield man of second-degree murder in the 2021 shooting of a college student working a summer job at a U-Haul rental center. Braijon Burton, 24, will be sentenced May 6 in the killing of Jacob Jaillet. Second-degree murder, which is a killing carried out during...
Monroeville Convention Center will close this summer to make way for Hobby Lobby store
The Monroeville Convention Center will be shuttered this summer to make way for a Hobby Lobby, a national art and crafts retail chain. Owners Oxford Development confirmed Monday the 100,000-square-foot expo center — adjacent to Monroeville Mall and the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Mall Boulevard — will close. The...
‘I don’t love you,’ daughter tells Apollo father convicted of mother’s murder
Emily Steele told her father that she and her surviving family no longer want to have any relationship with him following his conviction for the first-degree murder of her mother. Steele, 20, sat in the witness chair Monday and directed her father, seated just feet away in a blue prison-issued...
McKeesport man, convicted as teen of triple murder, wins new trial
At his son’s sentencing hearing in 2011, Trent Hereford told reporters the jury got it wrong when they convicted the 18-year-old of a triple murder in McKeesport. “My son was not there,” insisted Hereford. “They convicted an innocent man.” Now, more than a dozen years later, his son, Isaiah Hereford,...
Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Online betting on the Super Bowl surged this year, with many gamblers waiting until right before the kickoff to place their wagers, according to a company that tracks the location of internet gamblers. Data released Monday from GeoComply shows that the number of verification checks it...
‘A horrible, perfect storm’: Frustrations rise as shortage of Adderall, other ADHD medication continues
All Jennifer Howell wanted was to find medication for her son. Instead, she was caught in a maze of desperate phone calls to pharmacies and physicians. Her son, Linus, had been diagnosed with ADHD in 2021 during the grips of the covid-19 pandemic. Many of his behavioral traits — restlessness,...
In a first for Summer Lee, Allegheny County Dems back the incumbent congresswoman
Allegheny County Democrats on Sunday endorsed U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, marking the first time that the progressive lawmaker has secured the local party’s backing in what is expected to be a hotly contested primary election. Lee, who has had a somewhat contentious relationship with Southwest Pennsylvania’s Democratic establishment, secured...
State police force South Huntingdon man off road after 15-mile chase
A South Huntingdon man was arrested Saturday night at the end of a 15-mile police chase through several communities, according to court papers. Troopers said they believe Ridge L. Teeters, 18, was impaired by drugs. State police encountered a Chevrolet Cobalt that was traveling 90 mph in a 55 mph...
Taylor Swift chugs beer, cuddles Blake Lively and gets mobbed as Chiefs beat 49ers in Super Bowl
LAS VEGAS — With t he run she’s having, how could Taylor Swift be on anything other than the winning side? Swift was smothered by her celebrity suite-mates at Allegiant Stadium when her significant other Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs c linched an overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers....
Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. His lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just four days...
