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Murrysville police make 1st arrests using drone to track suspects
Murrysville police used a drone outfitted with an infrared camera to track two suspects who crashed a stolen car early Monday and fled into the woods. Zymire Wilson, 20, of Springdale crashed about 4 a.m. along the westbound lanes of Route 22 near Rick’s Sports Bar, police said. Passenger Michael...
Hines Ward’s Tavern 86, Vines Wine Bar closed indefinitely
Hines Ward’s Tavern 86 in Seven Fields is closed indefinitely because of a legal dispute, its co-owner said Monday. Howard A. Shiller, who co-owns the tavern and adjacent Vines Wine Bar, which was also closed, did not provide many details when contacted by the Trib. He sent a statement explaining...
1 injured in crash on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills
One person was injured in a crash Monday afternoon that temporarily shut down a section of Route 51 to northbound drivers in Jefferson Hills, officials said. Authorities received a report of the crash near High Road about 3:20 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. Medics took one person...
Lower Burrell man offering to sell a custom-built tiny houseVideo
If you give him a call, Gary Ross will show you around a house he’s selling. It won’t take long. Ross, 67, of Lower Burrell is selling his custom-built tiny house on wheels. The new home has 224 square feet of interior space. It’s built on a B-V trailer and...
Trump expected to seek $8.6B for border wall in new budget
WASHINGTON — President Trump will seek $8.6 billion in his new budget to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, two administration officials said Sunday, setting up another showdown with Congress, which has resisted giving him more money for his signature campaign promise. The request would more than double the $8.1 billion...
Antonio Brown T-shirts go for $1 at Pittsburgh Mills Walmart
Call it a coincidence or fate, but Walmart at the Pittsburgh Mills shopping complex has put what’s left of their Antonio Brown T-shirts in the clearance bin. The women’s T-shirts are going for just $1, but it seems that may still be too much for shoppers. A few passing by...
Jerome Powell says Trump’s attacks played no role in rate pause
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says political attacks by President Trump played no role in the Fed’s decision in January to signal that it planned to take a pause in hiking interest rates. He also said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he can’t be fired by the...
Pittsburgh Zoo and aquarium closed Monday
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium will be closed on Monday. A power outage at the zoo is the reason for the closure, according to a spokeswoman. The zoo is expected to reopen on Tuesday....
U.S. authorities to assist in investigation of Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157
U.S. air safety officials are assisting in the investigation into the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane bound for Nairobi that went down Sunday, killing all 157 people on board, including eight Americans. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will take part in the probe, officials said,...
Trump donor claimed she could offer access to president
PALM BEACH, Fla. — A company run by a donor to President Trump claimed it could provide Chinese clients with a chance to mingle and take photos with the president, along with access to his private club in Palm Beach. It remains unclear how much Li Yang charged for the...
2 injured in Hempfield motorcycle crash
Two people were taken to the hospital for injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash on Eisaman Road in Hempfield on Sunday afternoon, according to Westmoreland 911 Dispatch. The injuries were described as serious, but no further details were available. Responding to the scene shortly after 2:15 p.m. Sunday were fire...
Birth control pills recalled for defective packaging
A drug company is recalling some packs of birth control because the pills may be mislabeled and lead to unintended pregnancy. Florida-based Apotex Corp. is recalling four lots of Ethinyl Estradiol USP pills because they may contain defective blisters with incorrect tablet arrangements and an empty blister pocket. According to...
Trump calls Ann Coulter ‘wacky nut job’ over border wall criticism
President Donald Trump has had enough with conservative commentator Ann Coulter’s attacks about the wall along the southern border. In a series of tweets posted Saturday night, Trump called Coulter a “Wacky Nut Job … who still hasn’t figured out that, despite all odds and an entire Democrat Party of...
Region to see warmer temperatures, no precipitation in coming days
The Pittsburgh region is expected to experience a bit of a warm-up and dry spell this week. Michael Brown, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Moon Township, said the temperature is expected to reach the mid 50s Sunday. The temperature will likely drop to the low 50s Sunday afternoon...
About 40 Peoples Gas customers remain without service in Moon, Crescent townships
Nearly all of the 1,000 Peoples Gas customers affected by a leak in Moon and Crescent townships on Saturday have their service restored. “We have about 40 homes that we couldn’t get into,” said Jackie Ziemianski, spokeswoman with Peoples Gas said at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday. “Our crews are going...
Stage Right apparently sets record with ‘Children of Eden,’ awaits official word from Guinness
As the Palace Theatre house lights went down Saturday night and Tony Marino stepped into the spotlight, he sang, “I woke up from a curious dream.” How dreamlike the day must have been as Marino and his Stage Right theater company sought to break the Guinness record for the fastest...
No survivors in Ethiopian Airlines crash en route to Kenya
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A jetliner carrying 157 people crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital Sunday, killing everyone aboard, authorities said. More than 30 nationalities were among the dead. It was not clear what caused the plane to go down in clear weather. The pilot sent out a...
5 parked vehicles damaged in hit-and-run incident on South Side
Five vehicles parked on Sarah Street in the South Side were damaged Saturday night when a Jeep Wrangler hit them, causing a chain reaction, according to Tribine-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Pittsburgh police are looking for the driver, who did not stop. The Jeep Wrangler reportedly was orange or yellow in...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers are done with Antonio Brown, for better or worse
Antonio Brown got what he wanted – a new team and a new contract – and the Pittsburgh Steelers got rid of a headache that had become a migraine for one of the NFL’s flagship franchises. The Steelers will trade the four-time All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver to...
Antonio Brown will be traded to Oakland Raiders, gets new contract
Antonio Brown will be trading the black and gold for the black and silver in 2019. The 30-year-old wide receiver, who requested the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade him last month, unveiled a Twitter post Sunday morning showing him photoshopped in an Oakland Raiders uniform. He also posted a video on...
Traffic impacts through mid-June for work near I-279 at Route 28
Major traffic restrictions are expected to begin today for Pittsburgh commuters. Reconstruction of East General Robinson Street near the northbound I-279 ramp to Route 28 is scheduled to kick-off, PennDOT announced. Work is part of the $87.9 million I-279 Parkway North Improvement Project and will target the area near Anderson...
Experts to gather at Saint Vincent College to explore hate crimes
Robin Valeri wasn’t surprised to learn that Robert Bowers, the man accused of gunning down 11 worshippers in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue last fall, was active in online communities where hatred flowed freely. Valeri, a psychology professor at St. Bonaventure University in upstate New York, began studying cyber hate...
Western Pennsylvania police departments, part-time officers stretched thinVideo
Nick Bartoszewicz routinely finds himself working around the clock as a part-time police officer. Last Wednesday, Bartoszewicz, 26, started an eight-hour shift with the West Deer Police Department at 8 a.m. After going home for dinner and a few hours of sleep, he was back on the clock by 11...
Pittsburgh recognized as starting point for Lewis and Clark expedition
The federal government has recognized Pittsburgh as the starting point for the Lewis and Clark expedition. It was America’s first great effort to explore and chart the western United States and find a navigable water route across the continent to improve and increase commerce. The trip covered about 8,000 miles...
Women account for about a third of judges in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania courts
Women comprise 30 percent of the state’s judiciary, with the figure being slightly higher with the current makeup of the Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court bench. The county has three women judges — Rita Hathaway, Michele Bononi and Meagan Bilik-DeFazio — among the court’s nine working judges. There are two...
