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Cruise ship passengers should prepare for illness, injury at sea
Royal Caribbean’s gargantuan Oasis of the Seas boasts four outdoor pools and an 82-foot zip line. It made quite a splash shortly after its 2014 refurbishment when it added the first Tiffany & Co. boutique at sea. But in January 2019, the cruise ship, which bills itself one of the...
Staycation Destination: West Newton to Ohiopyle on the Great Allegheny PassageVideo
As bicyclists pedal south, away from Pittsburgh on the Great Allegheny Passage, the towns get farther apart, the woods get deeper and the views get even more impressive. Last month’s guide to the GAP focused on the 148-mile biking and walking trail’s most urban stretch — the 26 miles between...
Riverhounds beat Birmingham for club’s 1st playoff win since 2004
Neco Brett’s goal in the 71st minute was one of many indelible moments created by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. The Riverhounds ended a 15-year drought without a playoff victory in style, crushing 10th-seeded Birmingham Legion, 7-0, in the USL Championship Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Brett, a...
Auction at Oak Lake Golf Course in Upper Burrell draws hundredsVideo
Hundreds of buyers turned out Saturday for a public auction at Oak Lake Golf Course in Upper Burrell, bidding on grounds equipment, commercial kitchen items, a fleet of 50 golf carts — even a box of tees. The big ticket item — 113 acres of land — is still in...
Trick-or-treaters turn out for Mt. Lebanon’s Halloween paradeVideo
Families and children dressed up Saturday for the Mt. Lebanon Pumpkin Patch Parade, an annual Halloween event. The rain mostly held off and the grey skies did not deter people from enjoying the holiday parade, which kicked off at 11 a.m., beginning at the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery and running through...
Pitt goes down without a touchdown in ‘terrible’ loss to MiamiVideo
Jimmy Morrissey asked the question and, really, he didn’t care to hear the answer. “Was it four field goals?” he said when reporters looked to the Pitt junior center and tri-captain Saturday for some explanation of the 16-12 loss to Miami at Heinz Field. All Morrissey knew was Pitt (5-3,...
Gateway students removed from McKeesport game for taunts, profanity
More than 100 Gateway High School students were kicked out of a football game at McKeesport Area High School for repeatedly shouting taunts and obscenities after being told to stop, McKeesport Superintendent Mark Holtzman Jr. said Saturday. Gateway athletic director Chuck Reilly said his students’ behavior was not as bad...
Lawsuit: Flight attendant caught pilots livestreaming bathroom in cockpit during flight from Pittsburgh
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant said she witnessed two pilots streaming live voyeur-camera footage from the airplane’s bathroom into the cockpit, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. The attendant, Renee Steinaker, alleged she discovered the sneaky surveillance during a 2017 flight from Pittsburgh to Phoenix, according to Arizona Central. The...
A chronicle of gratitude: Police station near Tree of Life keeps thank-you notes for posterity
The cookies, the coffee, the food delivered to the Zone 4 police station in the days and weeks after Oct. 27 are all long gone. The gift cards — $5 to Starbucks, $10 to Coffee Tree Roasters — are still being distributed among the officers at the Northumberland Street station....
WPIAL football Week 9 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 9 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK • CLAIRTON 26, JEANNETTE 7 A fumble, a defensive stand by Clairton and an 84-yard touchdown run by Clairton quarterback Brendon Parsons flipped the momentum like a light switch. • DERRY 56,...
Police: Apollo pizza delivery man sold pot to minors
A 22-year-old pizza delivery man from Apollo is accused of selling marijuana to a juvenile who later sold some of it to another juvenile. Kiski Township police Sgt. Thomas D. Dressell, the township’s officer in charge, said Joseph Thomas Kusserow sold 6 grams of marijuana to a minor for $80....
WPIAL Week 9 football: How to watch, listen and find scores
It’s the final week of the high school football regular season, and playoff berths and first-round byes are up for grabs. You can find a complete list of all the games being broadcast here. And when results start to roll in, you can find all the scores here. Check back...
Additive manufacturing site announced for Pittsburgh Airport Innovation CampusVideo
Officials from the region on Friday said the worldwide epicenter for the burgeoning industry of additive manufacturing will be on 195 acres of land in Findlay and Moon owned by Allegheny County Airport Authority adjacent to Pittsburgh International Airport. Dubbed Neighborhood 91 — a riff on Pittsburgh’s 90 neighborhoods —...
Police investigating Woodland Hills High School bus shot at with BB gun
Someone fired a BB gun at a Woodland Hills High School bus in Turtle Creek on Friday afternoon, according to a message from the school district. The message said a student leaving the bus was targeted and grazed by a BB on his hand, but no students were injured. A...
GM workers ratify contract, ending contentious 40-day strike
ROMULUS, Mich. — A contentious 40-day strike that crippled General Motors’ U.S. production came to an end Friday as workers approved a new contract with the company. The four-year deal will now be used as a template in bargaining with crosstown rival Ford Motor Co., the union’s choice for the...
Daily Download: Rosenthal memorial fund, ‘Jurassic World Live’ and WPIAL Week 9 footballVideo
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 Paul Guggenheimer discusses a memorial fund in the name of Tree of Life victims Cecil and David Rosenthal, “Jurassic World Live” at PPG...
Speculation on Dick’s CEO’s presidential aspirations stirs political waters
Twitter is afire with reports that Ed Stack, billionaire CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods, might run for U.S. president through a third-party bid. Stack, who has homes in Sewickley and North Palm Beach, Fla., made national headlines when he halted the sale of semi-automatic weapons and destroyed a cache worth...
Survey shows American Jews believe anti-semitism a problem after Tree of Life shootingsVideo
About nine in 10 Jews in the United States believe anti-Semitism is a problem in American life today, according to a survey by the American Jewish Committee. The survey measured American Jewish attitudes about anti-Semitism a year after the Tree of Life synagogue shootings in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The...
Police: Homicide charges filed in Penn Hills toddler Nalani Johnson case
Authorities don’t know exactly how Nalani Johnson died, but they formally announced Friday that her death has been ruled a homicide. Sharena Nancy, 25, of Penn Hills, is accused of killing Nalani on Aug. 31. The girl would have turned 2 on Sept. 15. The toddler was found dead Sept....
U.S. budget deficit hits $984 billion, highest in 7 years
The federal deficit for the 2019 budget year surged to $984.4 billion, its highest point in seven years, and is widely expected to top the $1 trillion mark in coming years. The 26% surge from the 2018 deficit of $779 billion that the government reported Friday reflected such factors as...
North Hills waiting for OK to let kids do classwork at home on snow days
Snow days could go the way of the fountain pen and dodge ball if the state OKs a request by the North Hills School District to replace them with Flexible Instruction Days that allow students to do classwork at home. The board of education approved a request earlier this month...
Dinosaurs invade PPG Paints Arena in ‘Jurassic World Live Tour’Video
There will be loud roars bellowing from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Dinosaurs come to life Friday through Sunday in “Jurassic World Live Tour.” The production showcases gigantic animatronic and performer-operated dinosaurs. It features more than 24 film-accurate, life-sized dinosaurs, including fan-favorite Velociraptor Blue and a Tyrannosaurus Rex. More than...
Former Jeannette Glass site officially sold to Elliott Company
After years of local government control, Elliott Company now officially owns the former Jeannette Glass site. Groundbreaking for the company’s planned cryogenic pump test stand will take place Dec. 3. The Westmoreland Industrial Development Corp. in March 2018 approved a resolution authorizing the sale of the 13-acre property to Elliott...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 25-27
It’s the final weekend of October. There’s plenty to do as Halloween approaches. Prehistoric times Dinosaurs seem to come to life in “Jurassic World Live Tour” this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, Uptown. See more than 24 gigantic animatronic and performer-operated dinosaurs. Details: jurassicworldlivetour.com Check out these...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Oct. 25-27Video
It’s the final weekend of October, the last gasp of all things Halloween-related. Time to get out to the festivals, carve the pumpkins, go in search of haunted happenings, stock up on candy (you know, for the tricker or treaters, right?) The leaves are glowing, the weather is just right...
