PITTSBURGH – A shipment of 1,600 counterfeit Roku streaming device remotes were seized in Pittsburgh by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. The remotes, which arrived from China on April 13, were being shipped to an address in Butler County, authorities said. If the remotes were authentic, they would have had a manufacturer’s suggested retail price […]
PITTSBURGH – Less than a week after Anthrocon organizers said they still hoped to hold their annual convention in Pittsburgh this summer, the group announced that the event has been canceled for 2020. “Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, for which there is no timely end in sight, we have been forced to make the sad […]
Coronavirus: Furries hope to still hold annual convention in Pittsburgh this summer despite pandemic
PITTSBURGH – Furries are hoping to descend on Pittsburgh once again this summer for their annual Anthrocon convention despite the coronavirus outbreak. The convention, described on its website as one of the world’s largest anthromorphics conventions, caters to the “furry fandom,” or devotees of “animals or objects given human characteristics,” according to the Anthrocon 2020 website. The […]
BRADDOCK, Pa. – Two weeks after a Pennsylvania man allegedly spit in the face of a Giant Eagle employee, police have arrested him. According to WPXI-TV, Brandon Thompson, 23, of East Liberty, is charged with terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment. He was captured at a home in Braddock, according to police. Aisha Mariner, a manager at […]
A New Hampshire man has filed a lawsuit in Allegheny County claiming he was sexually abused by three different priests within the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. The 62-year-old man alleges the abuse happened in the 1970s, beginning when he was “seven or eight,” according to a news release. That’s when he attended St. Coleman’s School […]
SOMERSET TWP., Pa. – A tractor-trailer carrying paper towels caught fire late Tuesday night on Interstate 70 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Smoke was seen rising from the rig just after 10:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes in Somerset Township. The highway was shut down for several hours while crews cleaned up the mess and removed the tractor-trailer. […]
BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. – AÂ Pennsylvania man who lost a lung to cancer about a decade ago has survived another health battle — this time, with the coronavirus. It started as what he assumed was just a cold, but when Richard Botti, 61, started to feel lung pain in early March, he thought his cancer had […]
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. – A Pennsylvania grocery store had to throw away more than $35,000 worth of food after a woman intentionally coughed on fresh produce, meat, baked items and other goods, the business’ co-owner said in a Facebook post. It happened Wednesday afternoon at Gerrity’s Supermarket in Hanover Township, according to the post by co-owner Joe Fasula. >> […]
PITTSBURGH – Florida-based grocery chain Publix announced it will install plexiglass barriers to protect its cashiers, joining other retailers that are installing the shields to protect employees and customers from a coronavirus infection. The supermarket chain said that all 1,200 locations should have the plexiglass partitions installed at the cash registers, customer service desks and […]
PITTSBURGH – AÂ Pennsylvania grocery store announced Saturday it plans to award $10 million in bonus pay to its employees as the company continues hiring efforts for positions across the organization. In a release, officials said the bonus pay will be offered to all employees at Giant Eagle, Market District, Giant Eagle Pharmacy and GetGo locations […]