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Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money schemeVideo
NEW YORK — A stone-faced Donald Trump made a momentous courtroom appearance Tuesday when he was confronted with a 34-count felony indictment charging him in a scheme to bury allegations of extramarital affairs that arose during his first White House campaign. The arraignment in a Manhattan courtroom was a stunning...
Morning Roundup: Severe showers, thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 4, 2023: Severe showers, thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday The National Weather Service said severe showers and thunderstorms are possible late Wednesday and into early Thursday in the Western Pennsylvania region, especially before midnight. The NWS said the...
‘Air’ follows Trafford native’s pursuit of Michael Jordan for NikeVideo
Most people won’t get a chance to see a movie made about their lives — much less see themselves portrayed by A-list Hollywood leading man Matt Damon. Trafford native John “Sonny” Vaccaro is about to get both. “Air: Courting a Legend” premieres Wednesday in theaters nationwide. Directed by Ben Affleck,...
More severe weather forecast for battered South, MidwestVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — While residents across parts of the South and Midwest pummeled by deadly storms and wildfires sifted through the wreckage of their homes Monday, forecasters warned of more severe weather and fire danger in the days ahead across much of the same region. The fierce storms that spawned...
Pittsburgh Brewing teams with Turner’s Iced Tea for new beer — IC’d TeaVideo
You can’t spell iconic without the letters IC. So when the makers of the iconic Iron City Beer were looking to create a new drink, it seemed only natural to collaborate with another iconic local brand, Turner’s Iced Tea. On April 12 — 412 Day for Yinzers — Pittsburgh Brewing...
Pa. faces staffing shortage as health coverage for thousands on the line
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The offices in Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services that help people keep their Medicaid benefits are facing staffing challenges...
Police: Woman assaulted Lower Burrell McDonald’s co-worker with drive-thru headset
Lower Burrell police accused a McDonald’s restaurant employee of assaulting a new co-worker by hitting her in the head with a $900 drive-thru window headset that broke the device. Nicole Monique Brundage, 36, of the 200 block of Freeport Road in New Kensington was charged with misdemeanor counts of simple...
Joan Gabel to become first woman to serve as Pitt chancellor
Joan Gabel, president and chief executive of the University of Minnesota system and its Twin Cities campus, has been named as the University of Pittsburgh’s 19th and first woman chancellor. Pitt’s board of trustees voted Monday at a special meeting to make her chancellor-elect. She will succeed Patrick Gallagher, 60,...
Person flown by medical helicopter after Rostraver crash
A person was taken by medical helicopter to a hospital Monday morning after a crash in Rostraver. A vehicle was reported to be overturned on Cedar Creek Road just after 10:15 a.m. in the area of the Rostraver Sportsmen and Conservation Association, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatch supervisor. The...
Nation awaits unveiling of criminal charges against Trump at historic arraignmentVideo
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s return to New York City continued this week with the news media in a frenzy, demonstrators poised to protest and a new chapter in history being written before the nation’s eyes. Trump, 76, is expected to appear before State Supreme Court Judge Juan...
Kris Letang at 1,000 games: ‘Tangerisms’, meatballs and dedication
Kris Letang objected, almost immediately. During the early stages of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training camp in September 2021, Letang relived some memories of past glory and discussed his former teammate and long-time friend, Max Talbot, being an eighth-round draft pick in 2002 and how he arrived to the NHL through...
Members of Congress on TikTok defend app’s reach to voters
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina has used it to explain the complex fight over raising the debt limit. Rep. Robert Garcia of California has used it to engage with members of the LGBTQ+ community. And Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has used it to give an overview...
Finland to join NATO military alliance this week, chief says
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will become the 31st member of the military alliance on Tuesday. “From tomorrow, Finland will be a full member of the alliance,” Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels. Stoltenberg said that Turkey, the last country to have ratified Finland’s membership, will hand its...
Morning Roundup: Tractor-trailer overturns on Route 28
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, April 3, 2023: Tractor-trailer overturns on Route 28 A tractor-trailer overturned early Monday on southbound Route 28, just before the Pittsburgh Mills exit. An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said there were no injuries reported. A section of southbound...
Activist explores Native peoples’ history, recent issues during presentation at The Westmoreland
Miguel Sague Jr. finds value in reenactments involving Native Americans, such as those at Bushy Run Battlefield that have prompted widespread discussion over their appropriateness. But he conceded that, when non-Native Americans depict Native people, it can be tricky. “I think reenacting these battles is a good thing. It’s something...
Pitt on verge of naming new chancellor; vote expected at Monday trustees meeting
University of Pittsburgh trustees have called a special meeting for Monday and are expected to vote on a resolution to name a successor to Chancellor Patrick Gallagher. The 11 a.m. main campus meeting inside Alumni Hall’s Connolly ballroom is to be livestreamed and will include “Remarks of the Chancellor Elect,”...
Trump to deliver remarks Tuesday night after his arraignment
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump will deliver remarks Tuesday night in Florida after his scheduled arraignment in New York on charges related to hush money payments, his campaign announced Sunday. Trump will hold the event at his Mar-a-Lago club after returning from Manhattan, where he is expected to...
Sen. John Fetterman says severe depression made him ‘indifferent’ to livingVideo
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Braddock opened up on national television Sunday about the severe depression that put him in a hospital and left him unable to get out of bed after his November election victory. He said he was “indifferent” to living — not to the extent of harming...
Pittsburgh artists rally in support of Marc Fogel, others detained in Russia
Marc Fogel has made his mark in the art world, as an educator and with his friends and family. On Saturday, Fogel’s fellow artists decided to “Make a Marc” of their own by staging a group art show in support of their colleague. Fogel, a 61-year-old Butler native who taught...
Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan, the State Department said Sunday. In...
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are bracing for the loss of the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and...
Building the Valley: Gourmet and bar food meet at Lock 5 Tavern in Freeport
Lock 5 Tavern, formerly the Upper Deck Sports Bar along Fifth Avenue in Freeport, might look old, but it is far from tired. Owner Matt Vogan, 40, has bumped up the pub’s offerings with gourmet bar food in a commercial building from the late 1800s only a few blocks from...
Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility
NEW YORK — When Donald Trump steps before a judge this coming week to be arraigned in a New York courtroom, it will not only mark the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges. It will also be a reckoning for a man long nicknamed “Teflon Don,”...
32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to DelawareVideo
WYNNE, Ark. — Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people. The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital and...
Ex-Arkansas GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson is running for president
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Asa Hutchinson, who recently completed two terms as Arkansas governor, said Sunday he will seek the Republican presidential nomination, positioning himself as an alternative to Donald Trump just days after the former president was indicted by a grand jury in New York. Hutchinson said Trump should...
