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Republican National Convention showcases rising stars, dark warnings
WASHINGTON — A rising generation of Republican stars offered an optimistic view of President Donald Trump’s leadership, but were undermined on the opening night of the GOP’s scaled-back convention by speakers issuing dark warnings about the country’s future and distorting the president’s record, particularly on the pandemic. As Trump faces...
Trump supporters eschew formal platform at RNC
While Republican party leaders were gathering in a socially distanced ballroom in Charlotte, N.C., to nominate President Donald Trump for a second term this week, a steady stream of Trump supporters from far and near were lining up in Unity to troop through the Trump House. The old two-story frame...
One critical after Uptown Pittsburgh shooting
Pittsburgh homicide detectives are investigating an early-morning shooting Uptown that left one man in critical condition. The city’s Shotspotter gunshot detection system alerted officers of shots fired on the 100 block of Dinwiddie Street just before 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety. Officers found a...
Albino buck caught on camera in northern Butler CountyVideo
After an amateur photographer heard about an albino white-tailed deer in northern Butler County, he finally managed to photograph and video the animal twice, most recently in mid-August. “It was a cool sighting,” said Jake Dingel of Butler who found the buck on private property in a wooded area. To...
Former Jeannette hemp processor leaves behind empty building, unpaid fine, jilted workers
It appears Patriot Shield won’t be returning to Jeannette this fall to dry and process hemp. Inspections by the state Department of Environmental Protection on July 29 and Aug. 6 showed “all equipment related to Patriot Shield’s operation had been removed” from a Thomas Avenue warehouse and there was no...
Medical examiner IDs 1-year-old boy shot and killed inside Rhine Place home
A 1-year-old baby has died after being shot in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the boy as Zykier Young. City police responded to 911 calls and a Shotspotter alert for multiple shots fired shortly after 6 p.m. Monday along the 100 block of Rhine Place in the...
Sean Parnell, GOP challenger to Conor Lamb, gets high-profile speaking slot at RNCVideo
Murrysville native and former Army Ranger Sean Parnell, the GOP challenger seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, scored a primetime speaking slot on the first night of the Republican National Convention. Parnell, 39, a former platoon leader in Afghanistan who recently moved from Cranberry to Ohio Township, said he’s...
National Guard called out after police shoot Black man
KENOSHA, Wis. — Wisconsin’s governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests Monday after the police shooting of a Black man turned Kenosha into the nation’s latest flashpoint city in a summer of racial unrest. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said 125 members of the National...
Pennsylvania to jobless: $300 checks from feds could be weeks away
Pennsylvanians who lost their jobs when covid-19 slammed the economy probably will have to wait weeks before they see a weekly $300 check the Trump administration promised as a replacement for the extra $600 a week they had been receiving until late July, state officials said Monday. The state has...
Southwest Greensburg man accused of 3 road rage collisions on Route 30
A Southwest Greensburg man awaiting a preliminary hearing for a March stabbing was arrested Friday after three alleged road rage incidents along Route 30 near Adamsburg. Jason M. Walters, 37, was arrested by state police on three counts of aggravated assault and single counts of illegal possession of a firearm...
Pittsburgh councilman to introduce bill that restricts facial recognition use
Pittsburgh City Councilman Corey O’Connor intends to introduce legislation Tuesday that would regulate the usage of facial recognition and predictive policing technology in the city. “This technology has harmed more people than it has helped,” O’Connor said. Under O’Connor’s legislation, council approval would be needed for the police to use...
Cops: Attacker told 3 victims in Derry Township apartment, ‘You’re all going to die tonight’
Cathy Tarr grimaced Monday inside the still-blood spattered kitchen and living room of a Derry Township apartment where her sister, niece and a family friend were brutally attacked by an intruder early Sunday. Her sister, Karen Short; niece, Amber Short, 18; and friend Adam Rousson of Montreal, Canada, all remained...
ScareHouse moving to Pittsburgh Mills mallVideo
The ScareHouse is moving to the Pittsburgh Mills mall in Frazer. “You know that Pittsburgh Zombies love shopping malls,” the haunted attraction said in announcing the move with a cheeky homage to George A. Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead,” filmed primarily at the Monroeville Mall. “We think you will love...
Upper St. Clair couple killed in apparent murder-suicide identified
An Upper St. Clair man called police Monday morning, saying he had killed his wife and that he was going to kill himself, police said. When authorities arrived at the home in the 100 block of Thousand Oaks Drive they found the couple dead. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified...
Pittsburgh LGBTQ Coalition announces continued activism, will organize Pride 2021Video
A group of Black LGBTQ activists announced Monday they are taking the lead in organizing a Pittsburgh Pride festival next year. They also reaffirmed their commitment to regularly protesting in the city to call attention to racial inequity and outlined demands they have for leaders in the region to address....
Scientists: Hong Kong man got coronavirus a 2nd time
University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes covid-19. Genetic tests revealed that a 33-year-old man returning to Hong Kong from a trip to Spain in mid-August had a different strain of the coronavirus than the one he’d...
Lefty’s in the Strip ordered to close for covid-19 violations
A popular bar in Pittsburgh’s Strip District was ordered to close for at least a week by the Allegheny County Health Department after officials said it failed to comply with covid-19 health restrictions. An inspection report for Lefty’s In the Strip from Friday listed several violations to county health mandates....
Republicans officially nominate Trump to take on Biden in the fallVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically scaled down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Trump has sought to minimize the toll of...
Pennsylvania adds 426 new covid cases, 1 new death
On Monday, Pennsylvania added the second lowest number of new cases of coronavirus since mid-July. The state’s Department of Health added 426 new covid-19 cases, with 415 of them confirmed and 11 probable. The state reports 157,052 tests were conducted from Aug. 17-23, producing 4,588 positive cases. The state added...
Allegheny County’s covid positivity rate has dropped 3 percentage points since mid-July
In adding 29 cases, the Allegheny County Health Department posted its second lowest count of new instances of covid-19 Monday. Over the past week (Aug. 13-24), the county has announced 428 new cases, more than a 25% decline in new cases from the previous seven-day period — 572 new cases...
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‘Dead’ woman found to be breathing at Detroit funeral home
DETROIT — A young woman who was declared dead at her suburban Detroit home opened her eyes at a funeral home as she was about to embalmed, a lawyer said Monday. “They would have begun draining her blood to be very, very frank about it,” Geoffrey Fieger told WXYZ-TV. The...
Pitt-Greensburg, Westmoreland workshops to explore racism, diversity and social justice
The time has come for residents of Westmoreland County to have some tough conversations, says Al Thiel, director of the Student Center and Student Involvement at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. “This has been an unprecedented year for American life, and I believe that more people than ever are...
Police: 1 person dead after shooting in Northview Heights
One person died Sunday night after being shot in Northview Heights, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 100 block of Penfort Street around 9:40 p.m. and found a man with a gunshot wound to the head. Medics pronounced the man dead on scene. He was...
