Tribute to Mister Rogers: Neighborhood of Make-Believe rebuilt, open to public for 2 days
Mister Rogers Neighborhood set rebuilt as tribute CAPITAL CULTURE: Michelle Obama’s staff helps her carry out duties as White House hostessPITTSBURGH — One by one, gleaming motorcades pulled up outside of a white-columned home on a farm just outside this city, each depositing the wife of a foreign leader here for an economic summit. Inside, Michelle Obama waited for her first turn as international hostess. Pa. women’s zeal for fitness brings them to their last dance _ and an armed loner’s final dateBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. —Mary Primis had already taught several high-intensity fitness classes that day, putting dozens of students through their sweaty paces while barely breaking one herself. Police: Pa. man who fatally shot 3, himself in health club had no ties to his victimsBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A man who sprayed bullets into a fitness class filled with women he didn’t know, killing three and then himself, kept a Web page in which he wrote about years of rejection by women and left behind notes describing his inability to get a girlfriend, police said Wednesday. Police: Pa. man who fatally shot 3, himself in health club had no ties to anyone at clubBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — Police in Pennsylvania say a gunman who sprayed bullets at women exercising at his suburban Pittsburgh health club, killing three of them, did not have a relationship with any of the victims. Medical examiner releases names of Pittsburgh-area health club members killed by gunmanBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A county medical examiner has released the names of three women fatally shot by a gunman who barged into an aerobics class at a health club near Pittsburgh. Pa. man fatally shoots 3, himself in health club; Web page in his name describes plansBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A man who sprayed bullets into a fitness class filled with women, killing three and then himself, apparently kept a Web page in which he wrote about years of rejection by women and an earlier plan for violence at the gym in which he said he “chickened out.” Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger relaxed at Shaq’s reality show taping in suburban PittsburghAMBRIDGE, Pa. — Ben Roethlisberger enjoyed a warm reception from Pittsburgh Steelers fans in his first public appearance since being named in a civil lawsuit by a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her. Memorial tributes pop up nearly anywhere there’s a Michael Jackson fan _ even Pa. funeral homePITTSBURGH — Tilesha McClurkin wanted to join other Michael Jackson fans to celebrate his life, but she knew she wouldn’t be able to go to whatever official memorial celebration might be held. Friday funeral services planned for TV pitchman Billy Mays in his hometown near PittsburghMCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — The funeral for television product pitchman Billy Mays will be held Friday in the Pittsburgh suburb where he was born and raised. Gift of gab: Lidstrom has no plans to take day off from media like Crosby during Cup finalsPITTSBURGH — You can count on Nicklas Lidstrom meeting the media every day during the Stanley Cup finals. Yikes! Yanni forces Capitals, Penguins to play on Friday, SaturdayPITTSBURGH — Yanni is forcing the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins to play two playoff games in as many nights, and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis doesn’t like it. Obituaries in the news
Obituaries in the news Sheldon Dorf SAN DIEGO (AP) — Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76. |