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Josh Gibson Foundation to celebrate Negro League 100th anniversary in PittsburghVideo
On Feb. 13, 1920, a group of independent black baseball team owners held a meeting at a YMCA in Kansas City, Mo. While they couldn’t have known at the time that they were about to change the course of American history, it was out of that meeting that the Negro...
Denver pays $300K to pilot wrongfully arrested for being nude in hotel room
The city of Denver has agreed to pay $300,000 to a United Airlines pilot who was arrested last year for standing naked in a hotel window. The Denver Post reports the payout to Capt. Andrew Collins is a settlement to a lawsuit he filed against the city for wrongful arrest....
Police: Youngwood man locked out of bar after threat to kill patron with sledgehammer
A Youngwood man allegedly tried to attack a bar patron with a sledgehammer Saturday in an effort to get “street justice,” according to state police. Michael Paul Davis, 37, is charged with aggravated assault, burglary, criminal trespass and related offenses in connection with the 1:30 a.m. incident outside Delaney’s Pub...
Squirrel Hill baker competes on Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Challenge
When Jasmine Cho got a call from Food Network in the spring, the Squirrel Hill baker thought to herself, “Is this real life?” “It’s actually pretty hilarious, because literally the day before I heard from the network, I was having a conversation with my partner Ryan about how I didn’t...
See those cheaper gas prices at GetGo? Here’s how to get that discount
The prices look good, but read the fine print. GetGo rolled out a new program — AdvantagePay — that offers discounts of between 5 and 30 cents per gallon of gas and can be combined with Giant Eagle’s other benefit program, Fuelperks+. So if you’ve seen significantly cheaper prices on...
Father-son animal feed business in Fawn still thriving after 97 years
J.P. Stark & Son Inc. has stood the test of time. The animal feed store on Thompson Road in Fawn has been around for nearly a century, having survived a fire and the loss of small family farms that used to make up a majority of its business. Without adapting...
Sportsnet fires Don Cherry over controversial comments about immigrantsVideo
Sportsnet has severed ties with longtime “Hockey Night in Canada” broadcaster Don Cherry. On Saturday, the 85-year-old Cherry criticized immigrants in Toronto and Mississauga, Canada, for not honoring veterans and dead soldiers by wearing poppies for Remembrance Day, which was observed Monday. Don Cherry will no longer be on Hockey...
Goats clog Route 30 as Latrobe angler gets ‘whopper’ tale from unsuccessful fishing tripVideo
Latrobe angler Kimberly Ranalla on Sunday headed home empty-handed after a fruitless steelhead trout fishing trip to the Erie area, but she ended up with a “whopper” — one she caught on video. As Ranalla drove eastbound on Route 30 around Adamsburg, west of Greensburg, just after 2 p.m., a...
Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano emerges as Trump critic
NEW YORK — More than two decades into his career as a commentator at Fox News Channel, Andrew Napolitano reached a milestone of sorts when he was called a “fool” on his own network. Not to his face, of course. But Tucker Carlson guest Joseph diGenova’s dismissal of Napolitano for...
The Coop Chicken & Waffles food truck owners to open Pittsburgh restaurant
Being in a relationship is tough, especially when you’re working together 60 hours a week in an 8-by-10-foot kitchen on wheels. After running The Coop Chicken & Waffles food truck for three years, Nicki Cardilli and Justin Fitzgerald are flying the mobile cage and opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the...
Mt. Pleasant woman, 102, among veterans honored at Penguins gameVideo
Melva Simon didn’t just get to see her first Pittsburgh Penguins game in person on Saturday night. She was a guest of honor. Simon, 102, of Mt. Pleasant was among a group of veterans to whom the Penguins paid tribute throughout the evening in advance of the Veterans Day holiday...
DraftKings exec says future of betting is smartphones, live-wagering, instant gratification
Much has changed in U.S. sports betting since Jamie Shea’s days as a 22-year-old Las Vegas oddsmaker in the 1990s. Shea, a Florida native who grew up around horse racing, quickly discovered she had both a passion and a knack for working in legal sports gambling. She went on to...
Mt. Pleasant Township veteran part of dwindling ‘Greatest Generation’Video
When Army veteran Frank Emanuel injured his back, a physician feared the worst. “He thought I had cancer,” Emanuel, 95, recalled of his hospital visit more than 45 years ago. The Mt. Pleasant Township man set the doctor’s mind at ease. What showed up as white spots on the X-ray...
Week in review: Election Day upsets, accused cop killer trial and Wilson’s Bar-B-Q fireVideo
The past week in Western Pennsylvania featured Election Day surprises, a death-penalty trial and a fire at a beloved Pittsburgh restaurant. Here’s a look back at some of the top stories you may have missed. Cashless tolling By late 2021, the 552 miles of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be fully...
Checkpoint to history: Berlin Wall falls, Cold War ends on Greensburg man’s watch
Three decades ago, on Nov. 9, 1989, U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Rafferty was at home in West Berlin when word came over the Armed Forces Network that East Germans would soon be able to travel unimpeded to the West. The communist government announcement came after months of civil unrest and...
Colorado town pays $50K to woman ticketed for playing Frisbee toplessVideo
Women have the same rights as men to bare their chests in Loveland, Colorado. At least until city council reviews their indecent exposure law. Efrosini “Effie” Krokos, 20, has been paid $50,000 and had all charges dropped after she was cited for playing Frisbee topless in her front yard on...
Lake-effect snow could bring up to 7 inches to northwest Pennsylvania
A portion of northwest Pennsylvania could get its first taste of winter in the form of lake-effect snow. National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Erie and Crawford counties from 4 p.m. Thursday to 4 p.m. Friday. A cold front moving through the state is expected to...
Plans moving forward on development of Pittsburgh’s Garden Theater Block
After more than 20 years of starts and stops, an effort to redevelop an eyesore on Pittsburgh’s North Side known as the Garden Theater Block is moving forward with a $17 million plan for an apartment building and repurposed movie theater. Downtown-based Trek Development hopes to secure Pittsburgh zoning and...
Market Square restaurant hit with health violation
The Allegheny County Health Department hit a Market Square restaurant with a violation after an inspector found insects and unsafe temperatures, according to the report. An inspector on Wednesday found “juvenile American roaches” near a storage area for plates and utensils at Las Velas in Downtown Pittsburgh. Invoices showed the...
Jesus, Porky Pig collect votes for North Irwin council
Although he died some two millennia ago and there is no evidence he ever visited Westmoreland County, Jesus Christ garnered support Tuesday to serve on North Irwin council. The 33 write-in ballots cast included single votes for Porky Pig, “My Left Foot” (the name of a 1989 film starring Daniel...
The Number Two Tavern is world’s first poo-powered pubVideo
It may look like a traditional Yorkshire pub but it’s flush with new technology. The Number Two Tavern in Leeds, England, is a pop-up demonstration of a cutting-edge energy production using power created by anaerobic digestion, according to Yorkshire Water. The process converts sewage into biogas that can generate heat...
A CGI James Dean is cast in new film, sparking an outcryVideo
James Dean hasn’t been alive in 64 years, but the “Rebel Without a Cause” actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War. The filmmakers behind the independent film “Finding Jack” said Wednesday that a computer-generated Dean will play a co-starring role in the upcoming production. The...
North Side barbecue owner uncertain about future plans after fireVideo
The owner of Wilson’s Bar-B-Q on Pittsburgh’s North Side said Wednesday he is sorting out what the future holds after a fire destroyed his popular business. George Wilson Jr. said the North Taylor Avenue building, where he also lived, doesn’t appear to be insured. Before his father, George Wilson Sr.,...
Daily Download: Election results, Aaron Donald and Light Up NightVideo
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses the results of the general election, how the Steelers plan to neutralize Los Angeles Rams star and former Pitt and...
Adam Lambert joins Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night this holiday seasonVideo
National recording artist and recent Queen frontman Adam Lambert leads the entertainment at this year’s Comcast Light Up Night in Pittsburgh. Lambert will perform during the event at the Main Stage on Fort Duquesne Boulevard. The Nox Boys and Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers will open the show. “Pittsburgh, I...
