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McDonald’s to hire more than 10,000 workers in Pennsylvania
McDonald’s and its franchisees expect to hire about 10,650 workers at its roughly 1,000 Pennsylvania restaurants for the summer season. That includes 450 new hires in Allegheny County, according to the company. Job seekers can visit McDonalds.com/careers to learn more and to apply to a restaurant near them. In addition,...
Man killed when truck tipped onto car in Robinson identified
A man who died Tuesday morning when a cargo truck tipped over onto his car on Steubenville Pike in Robinson has been identified. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Noah Lowman, 19, of Cambria. His death was ruled an accident. The incident happened about 9 a.m. near...
Federal judge dismisses UPMC suit in Highmark split
The state attorney general won a round in federal court Wednesday in his ongoing battle to modify the soon-to-expire consent decree that gives numerous Highmark Inc. clients access to UPMC without paying higher out-of-network fees. U.S. Judge John E. Jones granted Attorney General Joshua Shapiro’s motion to dismiss UPMC’s complaint...
Texas executes avowed racist John William King in black man’s dragging death
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — An avowed racist who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed Wednesday in Texas for the dragging death of a black man. John William King, who was white, received lethal injection for the slaying nearly 21 years ago of James Byrd...
Fire destroys Penn Hills house, leaves at least 3 homeless
American Red Cross is assisting at least three Penn Hills residents with shelter after fire destroyed their house Wednesday evening. Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Co. No. 5 Assistant Chief Mike Stadelman said no one was injured battling the two-alarm blaze at 8910 Upland Terrace shortly before 7 p.m. He said...
Motorist suffers head injury when car goes over hillside in Bell Township
A man was transported to a local hospital with a head injury after crashing his four-door Saturn over a hillside in Bell Township. Township Fire Chief Steve Master said crews were dispatched to the intersection of Route 819 and Route 66 near the Bell and Washington townships border shortly before...
NFL Draft HQ: Who Steelers might pick, position breakdowns, Kevin Colbert’s history
The Tribune-Review sports writers Joe Rutter, Chris Adamski and Tim Benz have dug into what the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking for in the 2019 NFL Draft, including who they might land. They also looked at all the top players available at each position. The Steelers have 10 overall picks (three...
U.S. measles cases hit highest mark in 25 yearsVideo
NEW YORK — Measles in the United States has climbed to its highest level in 25 years, closing in on 700 cases this year in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines. “This is alarming,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert. Not...
Editorial: Westmoreland sheriff’s office raid shows problems
There is a problem in the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office. For the second time, authorities have conducted a raid on the agency. It happened Wednesday morning when state police investigators swooped in, collected documents, questioned people and left two hours later. “It’s not about me this time,” Sheriff Jonathan Held...
Crews train to fight fires on — and with — Pittsburgh’s riversVideo
Nearly two dozen firefighters took to the Monongahela River near the South Side on Wednesday to practice fighting fires on and with water from the city’s largest water supply — its rivers. The training gave 22 more firefighters the skills needed to operate the city’s fire boat, named after former...
Former DHS head Kirstjen Nielsen took up cyber despite White House aversionVideo
WASHINGTON — A top White House official told Kirstjen Nielsen, then Homeland Security secretary, not to bring up election security with President Trump, steering her away from discussing a critical national security threat with a president who bristles at suggestions that Russian interference contributed to his 2016 victory, according to...
Pittsburgh’s Point State Park fountain will flow soon
Pittsburgh’s landmark fountain at Point State Park is scheduled to begin its annual spouting May 4, just in time for the Pittsburgh Marathon. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has power washed the fountain, cleaned out its 800,000-gallon reservoir and is sprucing up the park for the annual...
Rivers Casino scuffle sends state trooper to the hospital
A scuffle Tuesday evening at the Rivers Casino left two state police officers injured and a man in jail accused of assault and heroin possession, according to the criminal complaint filed against the man. Ryun Mitchell, 23, fought with officers as they arrested him at the casino, police said. Casino...
Police: Ohio man stole $166K from mom to buy porn, sex dolls, 150 lingerie items
A Dayton, Ohio, man spent more than $150,000 of his mother’s money on sex-related items and a laptop computer, according to court records. In court records, Shaun Joseph, 59, admitted to investigators that he should not have spent the $166,000 on pornography and fetish materials, the Dayton Daily News reports....
Girl testifies she feared ‘getting shot’ by Derry mayorVideo
A 15-year-old boy testified Wednesday that he was involved in a scuffle at a Derry park this month with two younger boys when he heard someone yelling. “‘Get on the ground, put your hands up’ … with a lot more profanity,” the boy said he heard. The person yelling was...
3 facing meth charges in North Vandergrift section of Parks
State troopers arrested three people Monday in Parks and charged them with possessing or selling methamphetamine. Troopers said Steven Taylor Green, 43, of Erie was at the residence of Liana Nicole Zaffuto, 32, and Jeffrey Shawn Lookhart, 34. The troopers were at a residence in the North Vandergrift section of...
Trial starts for Ross woman accused in fatal hit and run
Trial began Wednesday for a Ross woman accused in a 2017 hit and run crash on Babcock Boulevard that killed a North Hills attorney. Melinda Gregor, 30, is charged with hitting 50-year-old Michael Menner shortly before 7 p.m. Dec. 17, 2017. Menner was crossing Babcock Boulevard near Shenanigan’s Bar and...
Real-life Riverrun castle from ‘Game of Thrones’ up for sale for $650,000
Owning a castle seems like a thing of fantasy. For a “Game of Thrones” fan, owning Riverrun — former seat of House Tully but now occupied by House Frey — might seem like a dream come true. If you’re a fan, you get it — otherwise just know it’s one...
Health department consumer alert issued for Bloomfield’s Spork Pit
Editor’s Note: The consumer alert for Spork Pit was lifted May 7. The Spork Pit restaurant in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood has been cited for multiple violations by the Allegheny County Health Department. According to a Health Department inspection report from April 23, the Texas-style barbecue restaurant has been vacuum-packing food...
Superhero window washers fight grime at UPMC Children’s Hospital of PittsburghVideo
Some patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh couldn’t believe their eyes when they looked outside to see Batman, Superman, Spiderman and Captain America washing windows at the Lawrenceville hospital on Wednesday. “Are they real?” one boy asked his mother as Batman, with his black cape flapping in the wind,...
Pittsburgh region gets F grade for air quality
Pittsburgh’s air quality remains among the worst in the country and shows no signs of improvement, according to the American Lung Association’s annual air quality report. The report said the Pittsburgh region’s air quality ranks seventh worst in the country for year-round particle pollution, up from eighth worst in 2018,...
3rd gun in 2 days found at Pittsburgh International Airport
Transportation Security Administration officers found another gun in a passenger’s carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport. A Pittsburgh man tried taking a loaded handgun through a security checkpoint at the airport Tuesday, a day after TSA officers stopped two other travelers with handguns, according to TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. The...
Agents again raid Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office
Turmoil continues at the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office as state police investigators on Wednesday served another search warrant and departed with boxes of potential evidence. Details remain secret, but Sheriff Jonathan Held made one thing clear: “It’s not about me, this time.” He delivered that message when he briefly emerged...
More vintage Kennywood footage in new Rick Sebak documentary
“Don’t stand up!” The phrase has warned countless amusement park riders, and now it’s the title of a new Kennywood documentary premiering at 8 p.m. May 2 on WQED-TV. The sixth program in documentarian Rick Sebak’s local WQED “Nebby” series, “Don’t Stand Up” was funded primarily by a 2017 Kickstarter...
Wedding fundraising for young Westmoreland couple tops goal
Once the news of Brady Hunker and Mollie Landman’s engagement broke, it didn’t take long for the young couple to exceed their wedding fundraising goal on GoFundMe. As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, the amount raised was $17,673. The goal was $15,000. Offers of assistance with the wedding also are coming...
