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How 'swatting' calls spread as schools face real threats
A spate of threats and false reports of shooters have been pouring into schools and colleges across the country for months, raising concerns among law enforcement and elected leaders. Schools in Pennsylvania and Utah were the latest targeted by so-called swatting. Computer-generated...
Montour scores in OT, Panthers beat Maple Leafs to snap skid
TORONTO (AP) — Sam Reinhart tied it with 1 minute left in regulation and Brandon Montour scored 1:41 into overtime as the Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday night, snapping a four-game skid. Anton Lundell also scored to help the Panthers get...
Perron's 3rd-period hat trick lifts Red Wings past Penguins
DETROIT (AP) — David Perron had a hat trick in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings overcame the ejection of coach Derek Lalonde to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-4 on Tuesday night. Perron posted his ninth career three-goal game. He scored on a wrist shot early in the third,...
Pioneer of gospel music rediscovered in Pittsburgh archives
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Scattered in crates, dirty and difficult to read, the gospel music of composer Charles Henry Pace sat packed away, unorganized — and unrealized — for more than 20 years. Frances Pace Barnes, the pioneering music publisher’s daughter who remembers how he...
Mental health issue arises as synagogue massacre trial nears
A former truck driver about to face trial for a shooting massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue more than four years ago has schizophrenia and structural and functional brain impairments, his lawyers argued in a public court filing this week. Lawyers for Robert Bowers told a federal...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 20, 2023. Editorial: Davis’ clumsy handling of clemency firings raises questions, but Shapiro’s move to strengthen the process is encouraging Advocates for more humane, just and cost-effective ways to grant pardons and commutations...
Sanheim, Hart lead Flyers past Panthers 6-3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Sanheim scored twice, Carter Hart made 41 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday night. Joel Farabee added a goal and an assist, and Scott Laughton and Ivan Provorov also scored for the Flyers. Philadelphia won for...
Retrial to begin Tuesday in slaying of off-duty officer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A retrial is scheduled to begin Tuesday in western Pennsylvania in the death of an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer shot and killed in a street confrontation more than 3 1/2 years ago. Attorneys for Christian Bey, 34, sought and were granted a mistrial ruling by...
Nunge's block seals Xavier's win over Kennesaw St in NCAAs
GREENSBORO, N.C (AP) — Terrell Burden got a shoulder past his defender and pushed into the paint, locking in on the rim for a chance to move Kennesaw State within reach of its first-ever NCAA Tournament win. Instead, Xavier's Jack Nunge descended on him to make the play that capped...
Pitt holds Iowa State to 23% shooting in 59-41 1st-round win
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Nelly Cummings scored 13 points and No. 11 seed Pittsburgh held sixth-seeded Iowa State to 23% shooting in a 59-41 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Jamarius Burton added 11 points and Greg Elliott had 10 for coach Jeff Capel's...
