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Greater Pittsburgh Jews hope High Holy Days foster healing from Tree of Life attackVideo
Jews of Western Pennsylvania are hoping that Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, will help them make a fresh start nearly a year after the Tree of Life massacre. The mass shooting doubtless will cast a shadow over the High Holy Days — a solemn time that normally is devoted...
‘Ghost Tour’ to bring local history to life at Brackenridge’s Prospect Cemetery
The past will come to life through the voices of the dead at Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge. But it is history, not fright, that is the focus of the cemetery’s annual Historical Ghost Tour, being held this year Oct. 10. From the cemetery’s more than 17,000 graves, 13 belonging to...
Musk unveils SpaceX rocket designed to get to Mars and back
BOCA CHICA VILLAGE, Texas — Elon Musk has unveiled a SpaceX spacecraft designed to carry a crew and cargo to the moon, Mars or anywhere else in the solar system and land back on Earth perpendicularly. In a livestreamed speech from SpaceX’s launch facility near the southern tip of Texas,...
Big-box stores take law into their own hands in fight against shoplifting
It wasn’t the first time Tyler Shuey saw this. The Walmart asset protection associate watched as a woman on multiple days around a year ago underrang merchandise at self-checkout registers at the Unity store. The woman hid mints and gum under more expensive merchandise like meat, clothing and frozen food....
Son charged in slaying of 67-year-old South Fayette mother
The son of a 67-year-old South Fayette homicide victim was arrested Saturday by Allegheny County Police. David Sumney, 30, was charged with criminal homicide, robbery, theft and abuse of a corpse in the death of his mother. The victim’s body was discovered Sept. 2 when South Fayette police responded to...
South Buffalo’s tractor pull galvanizes community in support of girl, 6, with cancerVideo
At 6 years old, Ella Conroy has plenty in common with kids her age. The South Buffalo girl likes to build houses of Legos and make friendship bracelets. She is a Girl Scout and cheers for youth football players across the Alle-Kiski Valley. But Ella has to spend at least...
Dog the Bounty Hunter reveals pulmonary embolism diagnosis
Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman has been diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, he has revealed. The 66-year-old star of “Dog’s Most Wanted” finds himself battling his own potentially fatal health problems just three months after his wife, Beth Chapman, died of cancer. A pulmonary embolism occurs when a clot...
Police: 5 hurt, knife-wielding suspect dead at Maryland mall
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — Four people at an outdoor shopping mall were stabbed and a fifth person was beaten before officers shot and killed a suspect, police in Maryland said. The victims were rushed from the Hunt Valley Towne Centre north of Baltimore to hospitals Saturday afternoon but didn’t appear to...
Editorial: Law shouldn’t bend to outrage
Outrage is a good catalyst but a poor navigator. A physical assault on two women at an Exxon station in Pittsburgh’s Marshall- Shadeland neighborhood has prompted huge response. Viral video of the incident shows the black women leave their car to go into the gas station, ostensibly to ask for a...
After 60 seasons of baseball, World Series hero Steve Blass steps into retirement
Steve Blass remembers sitting in the backyard of his Upper St. Clair home at 4 a.m. during the summer of 1973 with tears running down his face. He knew he wasn’t going to be pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates much longer. After winning 19 games and earning a spot on...
WPIAL football Week 5 results
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 5 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK •McGUFFEY 55, SOUTHMORELAND 28 The Scotties, on the verge of a WPIAL playoff appearance for the first time in 40 years, went score-for-score with visiting McGuffey until it all unraveled in the...
Congregation that shares Tree of Life Synagogue opts out of Rosh Hashana phone call with Trump
One of Pittsburgh’s Jewish congregations opted out of a conference phone call with President Donald Trump on Friday, urging the president to condemn white supremacy and change his stance on immigration and gun control. Congregation Dor Hadash is one of three congregations that share the Tree of Life synagogue in...
Elizabeth Bridge reopened after structural concerns addressed
The Elizabeth Bridge has been reopened about a day after it was closed due to structural concerns. PennDOT closed the bridge, on Route 51 between Elizabeth and West Elizabeth, Thursday afternoon due to a failed temporary structural support bracket being utilized for hanger cable replacements. Crews and consulting engineers worked...
Joe Biden to visit Pittsburgh in November
Former Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Pittsburgh on Election Day, Nov. 5, according to a statement from his campaign. No additional details about the visit were immediately available. Biden last brought his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination to Pittsburgh in April. He visited the Teamsters Local 249...
Steve Blass thanks Pirates, city of Pittsburgh for ’77-year party’Video
Steve Blass considers himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. After a 60-year career with the Pirates as a pitcher and broadcaster, Blass, 77, is retiring this weekend. On Friday, Mayor Bill Peduto presented Blass with a proclamation declaring Saturday “Steve Blass Day” in the city. Peduto...
Millions of Americans still don’t have Real ID as 1 year deadline looms
An estimated 99 million Americans do not have federally compliant identification cards to fly domestically before the Oct. 1, 2020, deadline, a study by the U.S. Tourism Association has found. “We’re a year out,” said Tori Barnes, executive vice president of public affairs and policy for the association. “That means...
Pa. American Water to begin repairs to Becks Run RoadVideo
Pennsylvania American Water will begin repairing a portion of Becks Run Road in Baldwin starting next week, the company said Friday. The company expects to finish repairs by mid-November. The work will begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday on a section of the road damaged by the waterline break along East...
Dogs rescued from deplorable conditions in Ross adjusting to shelter lifeVideo
While some of the 117 dogs that were rescued from a Ross Township home on Sept. 11 appear to be healthy, happy and ready for a new home. Staff at the Animal Friends rescue shelter say they all will need more time to recuperate and overcome the trauma of the...
Stored scent program could help Pittsburgh bloodhound find lost peopleVideo
Pittsburgh police’s newest bloodhound, Cappy, wasted no time Friday finding a city employee hiding out in Point State Park. Public Safety Social Media Specialist Tricia Adamczyk volunteered for the demonstration intended to showcase a program dubbed “Scentsational.” The program allows the public to store the scents of people prone to...
Sisters assaulted at gas station say they feared for their livesVideo
As three men pushed, hit and dragged two sisters along the pavement outside a gas station, one of the sisters thought their lives were in danger. Jamila Regan, 25, of Pittsburgh’s Central North Side neighborhood, and her sister Ashia Regan, 27, who lives in East Allegheny, spoke to the media...
Want to live car-free? Pittsburgh is 11th-best metro area in nation
As more people in American cities are reducing their use of cars, Pittsburgh rates high as a place where one can live car-free. In the Metro Car-Free Index released this week by CityLab, Pittsburgh came in at No. 11 among large metro areas with over 1 million people. The report...
Police pull crack cocaine from Jeannette toilet during drug raid
Nearly 10 grams of crack cocaine was pulled from a Jeannette toilet Thursday by police during a raid at a North Third Street home, according to court papers. As police entered the home, four people were seen near the second-floor bathroom and the toilet was running. Arrested on drug, conspiracy...
Mylan agrees to pay $30M in SEC EpiPen settlement
Mylan has agreed to pay $30 million in a settlement tied to its failure to tell investors about a Justice Department investigation into whether the company overcharged Medicaid for the EpiPen. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that Mylan NV classified the EpiPen as a “generic” drug under the...
$3 million winning scratch-off lottery ticket sold in North Fayette
Someone is $3 million richer thanks to a winning scratch-off ticket that was sold at a North Fayette Township convenience store, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The person who bought the ticket wasn’t identified, but the winning Diamond Dazzler ticket was sold at the Circle K on Market Place Drive,...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 27-29
It’s the first weekend of fall and the final weekend of September — which means the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race is here. If you aren’t one of the thousands running, there are still plenty of things to do. Go for a run The 42nd annual Richard...
