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Pittsburgh man shot during July robbery dies
A man shot during a July 2 robbery in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood died Monday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Julian Carpenter, 24, of Pittsburgh died at 10:27 p.m. at a city hospital. He was shot by Onaje Dickinson, who was killed two weeks later in...
Impeachment reversal: Ambassador Gordon Sondland now acknowledges quid pro quoVideo
WASHINGTON — In a striking reversal, a top diplomat revised his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry to acknowledge that U.S. military aid to Ukraine was being withheld until the foreign ally promised to investigate corruption as President Donald Trump wanted. The three-page update from U.S. Ambassador Gordon Sondland, tucked...
Driver of SUV stopped night New Kensington Officer Brian Shaw was fatally shot testifies during trial’s 2nd day
Rahmael Holt jumped from an SUV the night he allegedly shot New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw because its driver wouldn’t let him hide his gun in the vehicle, according to testimony Tuesday on the second day of Holt’s trial in Westmoreland County. Tavon Harper, 29, the driver of the...
Police: Fight outside Downtown McDonald’s left man paralyzed
A man who was in a fight Monday night at the Wood Street McDonald’s restaurant is paralyzed with a spinal cord injury, according to the criminal complaint filed against a woman charged with assaulting him. He remains in the intensive care unit of Allegheny General Hospital. The fight started shortly...
Missing Butler teen located, state police say
State police in Butler have located a teenager who had been missing since last week. Troopers said Aiden Joseph McKinley, 15, was found on Tuesday. State police said McKinley had been staying with friends and was safe when he was located. ***Update***Aiden Joseph MCKINLEY was located. Thank you for retweeting....
Pittsburgh-based Duolingo a fan of talk-to-kids ‘SNL’ sketchVideo
The writers at “Saturday Night Live” have dreamed up a “brat whisperer” app. In its latest episode, NBC’s comedy show used the Pittsburgh-based language education app Duolingo to poke fun of people who don’t know how to talk to kids. Kristen Stewart stars in the clip, which features the fake...
Trump plugs son’s book while accusing Bidens of self-dealing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has accused former Vice President Joe Biden of major ethical lapses and railed against Biden’s son for allegedly profiting off his father’s office. But on Monday, Trump used his Twitter feed to publicize a new book by his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., telling his...
Coroner: Woman found in home died from multiple dog bites
WAYNESVILLE, Ohio — Police say a pair of dogs suspected in the deadly mauling of an Ohio woman had bitten her and others in the past. A corner says 49-year-old Mary Matthews of Waynesville bled to death from numerous bites. Police say her husband found her body Friday. Police say...
Extras needed at PNC Park for nighttime filming of Jason Momoa thriller
Paid extras are needed Nov. 19-21 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh for filming of a baseball scene for Jason Momoa’s upcoming Netflix film, “Sweet Girl.” Movie Extras Pittsburgh has put out a call for baseball fans, security guards, baseball players, coaches, umpires and ushers. Scenes will be filmed overnight, with...
442 tons of prescription drugs collected nationwide during DEA Drug Take Back Day
Nearly 442 tons of prescription medications were collected nationwide during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 26. That includes nearly 37,000 pounds collected by Pennsylvania police departments. The agency released figures on Monday. Three police departments in Westmoreland County participated in the event as...
Woman dies after 4-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh
An 89-year-old woman died in the hospital after a four-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh’s New Homestead neighborhood, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Greta L. Winter, of Bethel Park, was driving on Mifflin Road around 11:30 a.m. Monday when her car struck two vehicles, one of which was pushed...
1 killed in wrong-way crash on I-79 in Washington County
One person is dead and another injured after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 79 southbound on Tuesday, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office. The two-vehicle crash happened just before 2 a.m. between the Canonsburg and Houston exits. One of the vehicles was driving north on the southbound turnpike, hitting...
Job burnout: The causes, symptoms and remediesVideo
Remember the good old days when you clocked out of work, went home and forgot about it until the next day? Baby boomers might have dim memories of such jobs, but for Millennials, Gen X and Gen Z, it’s a world that never was. Nowadays, our electronic devices connect us...
Authorities: Dispute over Popeyes chicken sandwich leads to fatal stabbingVideo
Police said an altercation over a Popeyes chicken sandwich left one man dead in Maryland, several media outlets reported Monday night. Prince George’s County Police said they were called to the restaurant in Oxon Hill, where they found a man with multiple stab wounds in the parking lot. According to...
Fire damages Jeannette house where aspiring rapper was fatally shotVideo
Officials are investigating a Monday night fire that heavily damaged a home on Jeanette’s Cuyler Avenue where a deadly shooting occurred a week earlier. Jeannette fire Chief Bill Frye said flames were coming out of a side window of the two-story wood-frame home but quick action by firefighters, who are...
Marsy’s Law votes won’t be counted, Pa. Supreme Court rules in split opinion
Pennsylvanians still have the right to cast a vote Tuesday on the proposed Marsy’s Law related to victim rights — but officials won’t be counting and sharing the results of votes on that particular measure, the state’s highest court affirmed in a split ruling Monday. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, on...
Heinz pickle pin among surprises found in 113-year-old cornerstone of former Tree of Life synagogueVideo
Heinz pickles were apparently as popular in Pittsburgh 113 years ago as they are today. A Tree of Life Congregation member included a Heinz pickle pin among the mementos and documents placed in the cornerstone of the Oakland synagogue when it was built in 1906. The building, which became part...
Pickup truck hit by train in Cheswick; man taken to hospitalVideo
One person was injured when a train struck a pickup Monday afternoon near Rachel Carson Park in Cheswick, then pushed the vehicle for nearly a mile before coming to rest, police said. The male driver of the lime-green truck was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. The man was...
Low voter turnout expected across Western Pennsylvania on Election Day
Most counties in the area are predicting low voter turnout ahead of Tuesday’s election — typical for an election year with no presidential or congressional races. Only about a fourth of registered voters are expected to cast ballots in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties and a little more than a third...
Daily Download: Accused cop killer Rahmael Holt, Saw Mill Run Boulevard and Steelers defenseVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Maddy Lee discusses accused cop killer Rahmael Holt’s trial getting underway, Saw Mill Run Boulevard being closed as part of a bridge replacement...
Former U.S. envoy Marie Yovanovitch says she was warned she was being targetedVideo
WASHINGTON — Laying out the anatomy of a chilling smear campaign, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House investigators in a transcript released Monday that Ukrainian officials had warned her in advance that Rudy Giuliani and other allies of President Donald Trump were planning to “do things, including...
Pittsburgh City Council approves $10M purchase of police body cams
Pittsburgh police will be getting new body cameras and Tasers under a $10 million purchase request approved Monday by City Council. Under the proposal, the city will buy 950 cameras and 950 Tasers from Arizona-based Axon Enterprise Inc. The equipment includes a “signal sidearm” sensor that will not only immediately...
Veterans Day deals for vets, active-duty military around Western Pa.
The region’s longstanding support of veterans and active-duty military personnel will be on display again this Veterans Day as businesses, restaurants and fraternal groups offer discounted meals and services. Veterans Day is Nov. 11, in recognition of the day the armistice was reached to end the fighting in World War...
Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned overVideo
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s tax returns can be turned over to New York prosecutors by his personal accountant, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, leaving the last word to the Supreme Court. The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upholds a lower court...
Norwin grad, business owner wins Miss Pennsylvania USA titleVideo
A Norwin graduate and owner of two boutique shops in Westmoreland County was crowned Miss Pennsylvania USA this weekend, giving her the chance to compete for Miss USA. Victoria Piekut, 23, of North Huntingdon — who owns Wight Elephant Boutique in Irwin and Greensburg — competed against 35 women for...
