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Cartoon celebration
More than 60 of …
More than 60 of the world’s best cartoonists will be at the Pittsburgh Comic Arts Festival this weekend.
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‘Monster’ offense
The Penguins are scoring …
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Rising from the ashes
Nearly six months after …
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Road trip
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Explosive tribute
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Breaking News
Allegheny County Councilman Drozd leaves GOP, alleges dirty politics
By Bobby Kerlik 2:16 p.m.Allegheny County Councilman Matt Drozd announced Friday that he changed his party affiliation from Republican to independent because …
- Portion of 31st Street Bridge reopens 1:27 p.m.
Top Sports
Steelers hope new blocking scheme kick-starts running game
By Mark KabolyThree spring practices were more than enough to make a believer out of Steelers center …
Editor's Picks
Boy Scouts of America to drop ban on gay Scouts
By Aaron AupperleeRaymond Weaver wonders whether his Boy Scout troop will shrink in numbers. The Boy Scouts …
- Pittsburgh City Council chief Harris eyes mayor’s job
- Police searching for man who tried to lure girl into truck in Homewood 1:36 p.m.
- Portion of 31st Street Bridge reopens 1:27 p.m.
- Whitehall couple sues Pittsburgh zoo over son’s mauling by painted dogs
Allegheny
Allegheny County Councilman Drozd leaves GOP, alleges dirty politics
By Bobby Kerlik 2:16 p.m.Allegheny County Councilman Matt Drozd announced Friday that he changed his party affiliation from Republican to independent because he believes dirty politics from county Republican leaders and his opponent “stole” his seat in this week’s primary election. Drozd, 68, of …
- Southmoreland School District budget steady on taxes
- Fay-West communities to observe Memorial Day
- Mt. Pleasant to dedicate new digital wall honoring veterans
- Westmoreland County Community College passes tentative budget
- $2.5K reward offered for help in Monessen pharmacy robbery
Westmoreland
Fireworks to honor Greensburg Community Days organizer Koval
By Bob StilesGreensburg Community Days workers and city employees will be thinking about one of their own when fireworks blast across the sky on Saturday at Lynch Field. Zambelli Fireworks will begin …
- ImPAct Awards go to 5 in Pittsburgh region
- Cloud backups offer reassurance, more
- Markets whipsaw as investors reassess Fed fears
- J.Lo to open cellphone stores
- Twitter adds security measure to logins
Business
Rue21 to be taken private in $1.1B deal
By Thomas OlsonA $1.1 billion deal announced Thursday to take clothing retailer Rue21 Inc. private will give the company the cash it needs to expand and implement changes to compete more effectively …
- Pittsburgh Wow! boasts a slam-bang June of events with plenty of options
- Think you can be an on-air sports host? The Fan radio station hopes so, too
- ‘Fast & Furious 6’ driven by little more than action and effects
- ‘Epic’ aims high, achieves … middlin’
- An intensely cold ruthless ‘Iceman’ cometh
- DVD reviews: ‘The Last Stand,’ ‘Side Effects’ and ‘Parker’
Arts & Entertainment
Comics take center stage at festival, convention in Pittsburgh
By Michael Machosky 1:34 p.m.It’s safe to say that many, if not most, kids go through a phase where “doodling” just doesn’t cut it anymore. Combined with a close study of the comics section …
- Fashion FYI: Hard Hats & High Heels
- Dandelion roots and more: Find food at your feet
- Pitt researchers verify cancer drug improves Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice
- Dining news: Wintzell’s Oyster House opens first Pittsburgh-area location
- YinzBurgh BBQ serves y’all some real Southern food
- The Bistro in Jefferson Twp. offers affordable homemade meals in a fun family atmosphere
Lifestyles
Swim wear takes a plunge into the past for retro look
By JoAnne Klimovich Harrop 1:34 p.m.This summer’s trend in swimwear evokes images of Annette Funicello romping in 1965’s “Beach Blanket Bingo.” Women are returning to retro and vintage-inspired styles, says Michele Casper, swimsuit expert for …
- Obama’s ‘idiot’ defense
- Undoing the brainwashing
- Barack Obama, the spectator president
- We are the idiots
- The film tax credit farce
Featured Commentary
Graduation prayer: Fighting over a lost cause
By Charles C. HaynesSchool officials in Lake City, Ark., have come up with a novel solution to the fight over prayer at graduation: No prayer, no graduation. On May 6, the school board voted to cancel sixth-grade graduation at Lake City’s two elementary …
Photo Gallery
Wednesday - May 22, 2013
Daily images from around the region by Trib Total Media staff photographers. …
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