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Beaver County dog euthanized after being found tied up outside in heat
A dog in Beaver County was cooked from the inside after being left out in the heat Wednesday without shade or water, according to a report from Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The full-grown husky was euthanized because of heat stroke. Its owner, Di Xiao, 29, of Baden is charged with...
Historic Hotel Saxonburg for sale but will remain open while on the market
The oldest continuously operating hotel, bar and restaurant in the heart of historic Saxonburg in Butler County is on the market. The Hotel Saxonburg, built in 1832 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is listed for about $1.2 million with Coldwell Banker of Fox Chapel. The business,...
Honor roll includes 3 Westmoreland men whose cancer deaths followed service in Vietnam
James Sumner of Greensburg lost a battle with cancer just more than a year ago, at 76. New Kensington’s Donald Penzera, formerly of Greensburg, lost his in 2006, when he was 56. Floyd Serbanjak of Herminie was 23 when he succumbed to the disease in 1974. The three Westmoreland County...
Police: 3rd victim in Alabama church shooting dies
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — The third victim of a church shooting in Alabama has died, police said Friday. The 84-year-old woman died at a hospital a day after a gunman opened fire with a handgun Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills, the police...
Fire damages home in New Kensington
Firefighters from multiple departments responded to a house fire in the 300 block of New Kensington’s Fifth Avenue on Thursday night. The fire at 324 Fifth Ave. in the Parnassus section of the city was reported shortly before 8:30 p.m. Crews used three ladders to get to the second floor...
Infant who died in Upper St. Clair after being left in vehicle for hours is identified
A 3-month-old boy died Thursday after police said he was left inside a vehicle for several hours in Upper St. Clair. Allegheny County Police Lt. Venerando Costa said in a statement Friday that it will be up to District Attorney’s Office as to whether charges are filed in the child’s...
5 former fraternity members sentenced in hazing death
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Three former fraternity members were sentenced Thursday to jail terms for their roles in the hazing death of a Bowling Green State University student, while two others were ordered to serve house arrest. Jarrett Prizel, 19, of Olean, New York, Daylen Dunson, 22, of Cleveland, and...
Jan. 6 panel: Plan for Pence to reject electors ‘nuts,’ ‘crazy’
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s closest advisers viewed his last-ditch efforts pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to halt congressional certification of his 2020 election defeat as “nuts,” “crazy” and even likely to incite riots if Pence followed through, witnesses revealed in stark testimony to the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday. Gripping...
Volunteers brave heat to assemble bicycles for Westmoreland County kids in need
Maj. Scott Flanders, director of the Salvation Army location in New Kensington, knows having a bicycle on long summer days is one of the joys of growing up. Thanks to volunteers and the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 100 kids will be well-equipped to ride. About 50 volunteers braved the...
Oakland Planning and Development Corp. board members resign in clash with director
Several board members of an influential community development group in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood resigned Thursday, citing differences with the group’s executive director, according to a letter obtained by the Tribune-Review. In the letter to Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Jake Oresick, the now-former board president of the Oakland Planning and Development...
Jan. 6 takeaways: ‘Heated’ Trump, Pence’s near miss with mob
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection used its latest public hearing on Thursday to focus on the pressure that then-President Donald Trump put on his vice president, Mike Pence, to delay or reject the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory on Jan. 6, 2021. The committee is...
Medical examiner releases identity of pedestrian hit, killed on Route 286 in Plum
Authorities have released the identity of a man who died after being hit by a vehicle along Route 286 in Plum last Monday night. Nicholas Edward Witucki, 36, of Pittsburgh was struck shortly after 11 p.m. June 6 while walking along Golden Mile Highway in the borough’s Holiday Park section....
Sealing proposed jury questionnaire in Tree of Life case just the latest document hidden from public view
Attorneys for the government and defense in the criminal case involving the mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue filed a joint motion this week to submit their proposed jury questionnaire under seal. The motion was docketed at 11:13 a.m. Monday. The judge granted the request less than six hours...
South Side artist creates colorful cleats for Steelers, other pro players
Matt Speck is an artist. But you won’t find his work in a gallery. It will be walking or running around. The South Side resident paints footwear, specifically cleats. “I think athletes sometimes get dehumanized, so these cleats help them express themselves on the field,” Speck said. “It shows their...
Police find drugs, missing teen girl in North Huntingdon motel; man arrested
An Ohio man was found in a North Huntingdon motel Wednesday with marijuana, a gun and a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing, according to court papers. Robert Easley, 40, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, drug possession, corruption of minors and related offenses. He was being...
Death penalty option remains against man accused of killing Uber driver
A judge on Thursday ruled against the Allegheny County Public Defender’s office in its bid to prohibit the district attorney from seeking death against the man accused of killing an Uber driver in February. The public defender’s office, which is representing Calvin Crew on homicide charges in the Feb. 10...
Jan. 6 panel sends letter asking Ginni Thomas to testify
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol has asked Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for an interview, the panel’s chairman said Thursday afternoon. Thomas, a conservative activist, communicated with people in President Donald Trump’s orbit ahead of the...
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank receives baby formula for distribution
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank recently received about 2,600 cans of infant formula from a California-based nonprofit to help families feed their children during the formula shortage. “No one should ever have to worry that they won’t be able to feed their baby,” said Charlese McKinney, food bank director...
Robert Morris considering whether to ditch Colonials team name
Robert Morris University officials said they are considering whether to keep the name Colonials after another university recently announced its decision to nix the same moniker. George Washington University recently announced it is looking to change the name Colonials, which has been used since 1926. Opponents of the name said...
$1M winning lottery scratch-off sold at Arnold convenience store
A lottery scratch-off ticket worth $1 million was sold in Arnold, Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced Thursday. The $20 “Cash King” ticket was sold at Jadden Stop-N-Go on Constitution Boulevard. Gagan Saini, manager of the convenience store, said it feels good to have sold the winning ticket from his store. The...
Grocery shoppers, restaurants face ‘perfect storm’ as prices surge
Colleen Phillips of Leechburg has seen firsthand how inflation rates cause her grocery bill to add up faster, making it almost unaffordable to purchase essential items. “It’s outrageous,” Phillips told the Tribune-Review while shopping at Walmart in Natrona Heights this week. “You have to make meals like spaghetti where you...
Southwestern Pa. transit plan allocates $1.5 billion for bridge, other infrastructure improvements
Roads and bridges in Southwestern Pennsylvania will see a $300 million boost in funding because of the infrastructure law enacted in 2021. The extra money is included in a regional plan for $1.5 billion in transportation projects that is set to be approved June 27 by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission....
Storm risk coming ahead of break from hot, muggy weather
Some relief from the recent hot and muggy weather is coming, but getting there could a bumpy road for some parts of the Pittsburgh region. On Wednesday, temperatures reached 92 degrees at Pittsburgh International Airport, where official records are recorded. That fell 4 degrees short of the record high of...
Hays bald eagle juveniles take flight, share the skies with young hawk
The Pittsburgh Hays juvenile bald eagles were sharing the skies with a young red-tailed hawk as they took their first flights recently. “They just sort of sized one another up,” said photographer Dan Dasynich of Lincoln Place. Over the weekend, about a dozen photographers positioned themselves on the Three Rivers...
Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh to discuss replacement of lead pipes
Vice President Kamala Harris is in Pittsburgh with officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency to talk about replacing lead pipes. Harris will be joined by HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge and EPA Administrator Michael Regan to tout the administration’s investments in removing...
