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Ohio police officer escapes injury when helmet hit by bullet
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A police officer escaped injury when his helmet was struck by a bullet during a Cincinnati protest, while in Columbus a fire considered suspicious destroyed a nearly completed apartment building amid a third day of protests in Ohio over the Minneapolis death of George Floyd. In Cincinnati,...
Penguins CEO David Morehouse helps save KDKA-TV cameraman during protests
Penguins CEO and president David Morehouse assisted in saving KDKA-TV cameraman Ian Smith after he was attacked while covering protests in Downtown Pittsburgh. As Saturday’s protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police turned violent, Smith said he was dragged to the ground by rioters...
SpaceX’s historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space stationVideo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company. With test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken poised to take over manual control if...
Across Downtown Pittsburgh, city workers, volunteers clean up after protests
One day after violence erupted on the streets of Pittsburgh over the death of George Floyd, volunteers picked up their brooms to spend their Sunday Downtown helping with the clean-up. What they found was a sobering view of smashed windows, stores looted and buildings vandalized with spray-painted messages about Floyd,...
Medical Examiner identifies victim in Homewood shooting
One man was killed and three others were hurt after a shooting and ensuing motorcycle crash early Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the dead shooting victim as Sean A. Reese, 34, of Pittsburgh. Police just...
Photos: Pittsburgh protests turn chaotic, violent
Tribune-Review photojournalists Shane Dunlap and Nate Smallwood were in the middle of the protests on Saturday as a peaceful rally in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis turned violent by late afternoon. Dunlap and Smallwood captured thousands of images. Here is a sampling of their best....
Farmers markets begin opening with covid-related health, safety changes
The Lower Burrell Farmers Market will open June 13 in the city hall parking lot — sans guest presenters from the Penn State Master Gardeners and live entertainment. Customers also won’t be allowed to enjoy the food they buy on site. “I think people, instead of sticking around, moseying about...
Pentagon ready to send troops to Minneapolis if state asks
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Saturday it is ready to provide military help to authorities scrambling to contain unrest in Minneapolis, where George Floyd’s death has sparked widespread protests, but Gov. Tim Walz has not requested federal troops. Jonathan Rath Hoffman, the chief Pentagon spokesman, said several military units have...
Trump vows to stop ‘mob violence’ in protests over Floyd death
WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed his administration would end what he called “mob violence” in U.S. cities following the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of Minnesota police, blaming leftist groups for clashes with police and property damage around the nation. “The mobs are devastating the life’s...
5 things to watch in Tuesday’s primary
Primary elections are typically low-interest affairs among Pennsylvania’s registered voters, but Tuesday’s contest is fraught with plot twists because of the coronavirus pandemic and could shape up to be one for the record books. A high volume of mail-in ballots is drawing predictions of high turnout for a primary despite...
Fox News reporter attacked amid protest near White House
NEW YORK — A Fox News reporter was pummeled and chased by protesters outside the White House early Saturday as part of nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd. Demonstrators broke windows and vandalized the Atlanta office building where CNN is headquartered, and police in Louisville, Ky., apologized Saturday...
On SpaceX rocket, Americans take off for space from U.S. after long hiatus
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel and putting NASA back in the business of launching astronauts from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly...
Medical examiner IDs 2nd victim in fatal Duquesne house fire
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the second victim killed Thursday night or early Friday morning in a house fire in Duquesne. Karissa Anne Conner, 23, of Duquesne was pronounced dead at the scene after the fire on Karl Avenue. The medical examiner’s office previously identified the other...
George Floyd protests in Pittsburgh: Curfew in effect; protesters turn violent; police cars torchedVideo
Pittsburgh officials instituted an overnight citywide curfew that will last into Monday morning in response to protests that turned violent over the death of George Floyd and left widespread damage throughout Downtown. Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich announced the curfew would be in effect from 8:30 p.m. Saturday until...
3 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths in Westmoreland County
Three new covid-19 cases were reported Saturday in Westmoreland County, with no new deaths. The countywide case total is now 447, with 38 deaths, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county had a total of 10 new cases this week, with no reported deaths. Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth...
Pennsylvania reports 680 new coronavirus cases, 73 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 73 new covid-19 deaths and 680 new cases Saturday. That brings the state’s total case count to 71,415, with 5,537 deaths. The state considers an additional 616 patients as probable cases, which have not confirmed. Nursing and personal care homes account for 15,376 cases...
New home improvement store could take place of Ramada hotel in Hempfield
A new home improvement store could be headed to Hempfield, pending township approval, taking the spot of the Ramada by Wyndham Greensburg Hotel and Conference Center. If plans for the site are approved, the hotel and former Westmoreland Athletic Club that closed in 2015, located near Westmoreland Mall, would be...
National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes
MINNEAPOLIS — Governors in several states called in National Guard troops as protests over repeated police killings of black men grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, where police fired rubber bullets to scatter crowds and at least one police car burned. The protests, which began in...
Thousands ignore Minneapolis curfew as U.S. protests spread
MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of protesters ignored a curfew and vows of a forceful police response to take to the Minneapolis streets for a fourth straight night, as the anger stoked by the police killing of George Floyd spread to more cities across the U.S. The Pentagon on Saturday ordered the...
Week in Review: Memorials vandalized, mail-in primary ballots, parish mergersVideo
Here are some recent Tribune-Review news and feature stories from around the region. For more details on these and other stories, follow the links below or see Triblive.com. FBI investigating vandalism of Pittsburgh war memorial The FBI is investigating the Memorial Day vandalism of a landmark Pittsburgh veterans monument, officials...
Covid-19 lockdown costs Allegheny Health Network hospitals $160M in revenue; system gets $300M in federal aid
Allegheny Health Network hospitals lost $160 million in revenue from mid-March through April, when the coronavirus lockdown halted elective procedures at health care facilities statewide, financial forms filed Friday show. Volumes plunged by about 50% as slews of nonurgent surgeries were canceled and hospitals prepared for a possible surge in...
Authorities rescue Pittsburgh worker who fell down a hillside on Mt. Washington
A Pittsburgh construction manager working on a landslide mitigation project in the city was rescued Friday after he fell down a hillside. Authorities said police, EMS and firefighters responded to a call for a construction worker over a hillside around 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of Arlington Avenue and William...
Diocese of Pittsburgh elementary teachers not guaranteed positions for next school year
Elementary teachers in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are not guaranteed their positions in the coming school year after officials said they needed a “pause” before completing contracts. “Due to continued fallout from the global pandemic, there are questions related to the reopening guidelines for schools across the country in the...
FBI announces $2,500 reward in Pittsburgh war memorial vandalism case
The FBI has announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for defacing the landmark World War I veterans monument in Lawrenceville on Memorial Day. The FBI office in Pittsburgh and city police are asking the public’s help in the investigation into...
Eat’n Park poised to resume in-person dining June 5Video
Eat’n Park Hospitality Group officials are excited to make and see more smiles next week as dine-in options resume at most restaurants. “Many of our guests have been quarantined,” President and CEO Jeff Broadhurst said Friday afternoon. “They’ve been sitting in their house ready to get out. They want to...
