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Trump reads from FDR’s prayer to the U.S. on D-Day
PORTSMOUTH, England — President Donald Trump read from a prayer delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he joined other world leaders and veterans Wednesday in marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Roosevelt went on national radio on June 6, 1944, to address the U.S. for the first time about...
Video: Rescue of injured 74-year-old hiker spins out of controlVideo
PHOENIX — Authorities say a 74-year-old hiker whose head and face were injured in a fall on a Phoenix mountain endured a wild ride in a stretcher as she was being hoisted into a helicopter. Phoenix Fire Department officials say the woman was treated for dizziness and nausea but suffered...
Indiana County man killed in Route 22 crash in Salem
An Indiana County man was killed Tuesday from injuries he received when his car crashed into a tractor-trailer Tuesday on Route 22 in Salem. Trooper Chad Howell reported Matthew Notto, 45, of Kent died from his injuries at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville. Howell said the crash occurred at 4:52 a.m....
Police search for suspect in Wilkinsburg homicide
A night of drinking and smoking ended early Tuesday with gunfire in an apparent robbery gone wrong in Wilkinsburg, according to charges filed against the alleged gunman. Triq Peek Price, 39, is charged with homicide in the death of David Herbin. Price was not in custody as of late Wednesday...
Woman crossing Route 30 seriously hurt after hit by truck
State police have identified a pedestrian hit by a truck on Route 30 in Hempfield Tuesday morning. Gloria A. Piper, 71, of Penn suffered a suspected serious injury in the incident shortly after 9 a.m. near Nature Park Road. According to state police, Piper was walking north across Route 30...
Texas teacher trying to privately message Trump about ‘illegal’ students gets fired
An English teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, who thought she was directly messaging President Trump on Twitter about removing undocumented students from her district has been fired. Self-proclaimed whistle-blower Georgia Clark, who has been with the district since 1998, thought she was being discreet with direct messages to the president,...
Pennsylvania moves to take over health insurance exchange
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is moving to take over the online health insurance exchange that’s been operated by the federal government since 2014, saying it can cut health insurance costs for the hundreds of thousands who buy the individual Affordable Care Act policies. New legislation introduced Tuesday has high-level support in...
Tim Benz: NFL preseason long overdue for change. Some Steelers agree.
I’ve long been an advocate of ditching the NFL’s preseason. Or at least cutting it back to two games. The risk associated with core roster players participating is massive, even if their reps are limited. By extension, their snaps are usually so few that the reward of playing a couple...
House passes immigration bill that would protect ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday passed a bill that would offer a path to citizenship to more than 2 million undocumented immigrants, including “Dreamers” who were brought to the United States as children. The vote was 237-to-187 for the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would grant...
5 Western Pennsylvania nursing homes among the nation’s most troubled
What regulators called a “persistent record of poor care” landed two Westmoreland County nursing homes and a third in Allegheny County on a waiting list as candidates for special government oversight reserved for the nation’s worst skilled care centers. The Special Focus Facility program, which scrutinizes some of the nation’s...
Judge denies UPMC’s attempt to block Highmark from hearing
Highmark’s attorneys will be allowed a seat alongside Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s legal team during next week’s Commonwealth Court showdown with UPMC, a judge ruled Tuesday. Highmark — which sides with Shapiro in his broader quest to force UPMC to contract with any willing competitor — seeks to testify...
Former deputy Scot Peterson, who didn’t confront Parkland shooter, is arrested
The former Broward County, Fla., sheriff’s deputy who did not pursue the gunman attacking a Parkland high school last year was arrested Tuesday and charged with child neglect and negligence stemming from his actions that day. Scot Peterson, 56, was arrested and charged with 11 counts, including seven counts of...
Editorial: How hot is too hot for classrooms?
It’s hot. You’re in a room full of people, trying to listen to the person talking but your mind keeps wandering. It’s hard to focus on your work. All you can think about is how uncomfortable you are, how much you want a drink, how you want to be anyplace...
Jury convicts East Hills mom in toddler’s death from ingesting fentanyl from sippy cup
A jury on Tuesday convicted a Pittsburgh mom of involuntary manslaughter for the 2018 death of her toddler from an overdose of fentanyl in her sippy cup. Jurors deliberated for about a day Tuesday before finding Jhenea Pratt, 23, guilty. Pratt’s 17-month-old daughter, Charlette Napper-Talley, was pronounced dead April 5,...
Woodland Hills proposed budget could cut more than 60 staff
Staff in the Woodland Hills School District are pushing back against proposed cuts to personnel across the district. At least 60 positions, including 15 teaching positions from kindergarten to sixth grade, 10 secondary teaching positions, five special education positions and two guidance counselor positions could be eliminated, according to the...
Police: 2nd car involved in fatal Penn Hills hit and run
Investigators said Tuesday they believe a second car was involved in the April hit and run in Penn Hills that killed a man as he walked home from work. Prosecutors said in a bond hearing for suspect Surron Burch that they do not believe Burch drove the vehicle that dragged...
Staff shortage keeps some rides closed during opening days at Kennywood
It’s been a bumpy opening for Kennywood Park this year. First they changed the cheese that tops the Potato Patch fries. Then, word spread the park switched ketchup brands — from Heinz to Hunt’s. Now, visitors to the West Mifflin amusement park are less than amused by rides and attractions...
Wigle Whiskey opens bar, restaurant at Pittsburgh International Airport
Airlines no longer are the only ones offering flights at Pittsburgh International Airport. Travelers now can get a Wigle Whiskey flight before taking off. The Strip District-based distillery’s Tasting Room, Bar and Restaurant debuts Wednesday in Concourse A. Open daily from 4:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., the space has seating...
Peduto to honor Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO for gun safety efforts
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Tuesday evening will honor the CEO of Coraopolis-based Dick’s Sporting Goods with a leadership award for promoting firearms safety. Peduto and Farooq Kathwari, CEO of Ethan Allen, will present Edward Stack with a Maverick in Leadership Award from the Yale Mayors College and CEO Summit....
Anti-Brown chant breaks out where Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster attends prom
Even JuJu Smith-Schuster’s seemingly innocuous visits to a local high school prom turn into controversy these days. Smith-Schuster, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 22-year-old star receiver, attended the Chartiers Valley High School prom last weekend. But a video surfaced on Instagram, presumably from a prom-goer, of Smith-Schuster dancing among a large crowd...
South Greensburg woman denies animal cruelty charges, wants dog backVideo
The attorney for a South Greensburg woman accused of aggravated animal cruelty and neglect for allegedly abusing her 8-year-old pug said his client will fight the allegations in court. Yenise L. Zimmerman, 44, was arraigned Tuesday on complaints filed by borough police before Youngwood District Judge Anthony Bompiani. Citations for...
Researchers say dodgeball is ‘legalized bullying’
Pick a group. Eliminate your opponent by hurtling a ball at them. Survive the onslaught. Win the game. Dodgeball has been a playground game for generations, but is it more than just a child’s game? Is it something more oppressive? “It’s tantamount to legalized bullying,” said Joy Butler, a professor...
U.S. Steel appeals $337,670 fine from Allegheny County Health Department
U.S. Steel is appealing a May enforcement order issued by the Allegheny County Health Department related to emissions at the Clairton Coke Works during the first quarter of 2019. The order, which carries a $337,670 fine, was not related to the Dec. 24 fire at the facility, according to a...
Penn State finds digital divide wider than reported for broadband internet in rural Pa.
The “digital divide” in rural parts of Pennsylvania may be growing instead of closing, according to a new study by Penn State University. The “Broadband Availability and Access in Rural Pennsylvania” study found there isn’t a single county where at least 50% of the population received broadband connectivity, defined by...
Burn Camp brings together survivors for support, fun
After Tyaira Cobb suffered burns from an accident involving hot water, she had a hard time explaining to her friends how the experience affected her. “When I talk to my friends at home about it, they don’t really understand how traumatic the experience is,” she said. Cobb, 15, of Duquesne...
