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Gas prices expected to continue ticking upward, analyst says
Average gas prices in the Pittsburgh area have gone up 12 cents in the past week to an average of $3.63 per gallon, according to price-tracking service GasBuddy. Pittsburgh-area drivers are paying, on average, 19 cents more per gallon for gas than they did a month ago but about 14...
Penn State dance marathon raises $17 million, beats record by $2 million
Their voices are likely shot, their ankles probably sore and they definitely could use some sleep. But the 700-plus dancers — and thousands more who participated in this year’s Penn State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon — know they made history, raising almost $17 million in the fight against childhood cancer,...
Mark Smail, leader of Smail Auto Group in Hempfield, dies unexpectedly
Mark Smail, a prominent Westmoreland County automotive sales executive whose family has been associated for half a century with selling cars, died Saturday after falling ill during a ride home from Seven Springs Mountain Resort. He was 62. Smail of Greensburg was a passenger in the car. He was transported...
Mainline Pharmacy to close 9 stores, including Harrison City site
Mainline Pharmacy has announced nine of its 11 locations will close in March, including stores in Harrison City and Blairsville. Mainline is among area independent pharmacies that contend payments they receive for many prescription drugs, as determined by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), are far less than the cost of the...
‘The cost of living in this country’: Experts, Pittsburghers reflect on Kansas City shooting
When news broke on Jeff “Mac” McCafferty’s TV about the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting, the retired Pittsburgh Public Schools history teacher instantly thought of two things. Pittsburgh. And St. Patrick’s Day. The longtime St. Patrick’s Day Parade chairman has for eight years helped organize the city’s largest annual...
‘There needs to be somebody that looks like me’: Pittsburgh nonprofit creates recreation opportunities for people of color
Jaiya Hughes loves everything about winter. When temperatures drop, Hughes, 10, cannot wait to don her snow coat and boots and hit the hills of her East Liberty neighborhood in Pittsburgh, sled in hand. Her mother, Tazi Hughes, always joins in on the action. But when Jaiya sees fellow sled...
Penn State president could get $1.5 million bonus if she stays through June 2032
Penn State University trustees on Friday showed they want to retain President Neeli Bendapudi long term by approving incentives including a $1.5 million bonus if she stays in office through June 30, 2032. The vote to amend her compensation package came as the state’s flagship public university confronts what some...
Winter storm dumps 6 or more inches of snow in parts of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Some areas of Southwestern Pennsylvania saw 6 or more inches of snow from Friday evening through Saturday morning, exceeding by a few inches what forecasters had predicted for the winter storm. The heaviest band of snow pushed through southern Allegheny County, after dumping up to 11 inches in areas of...
Uniontown house fire displaces pair, man suffers burns
A man and woman in Uniontown were displaced by an early morning house fire, and the man suffered burns while escaping the flames, according to firefighters. The man was treated at the scene by medics and declined transport for further treatment, according to Uniontown fire Chief Scott Conn. The man...
Hostile reaction greets Biden during East Palestine visit a year after train derailment
Just over a year after a fiery derailment shocked East Palestine, Ohio and the surrounding area, President Joe Biden visited the area for the first time Friday. He received a mostly hostile reaction from the predominantly anti-Biden crowd. Some people in the small town near the Pennsylvania border expressed skepticism...
Beaver County man sues Shell, claims cracker plant spews pollution
A Beaver County man is suing Shell Chemical over pollution he says its ethylene cracker plant is spewing onto his property. The complaint, filed by John Flynn, who lives in Beaver, was filed Thursday in federal court and seeks class-action status. The suit follows another brought in May against Shell...
Armstrong County golf resort sells for $2.5M, leaving weddings, other events in limbo
A public golf resort in Armstrong County has sold for $2.5 million, leaving many customers who had events booked at the venue scrambling to find alternate accommodations. The Inn at Lenape Heights Event Center & Golf Resort in Manor Township sold Jan. 31 to 950 Golf Course Road LLC. The...
Morning Roundup: Zoo announces elephant calf’s death; snow could impact evening commute
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Feb. 16: Pittsburgh Zoo announces death of elephant calf An elephant calf died after a sudden and brief illness, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium announced. The calf, named Tsuni, was 2 years old and lived with a herd...
Cleveland-Cliffs to shutter West Virginia tin plant, lay off 900 after tariff ruling
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cleveland-Cliffs announced Thursday that it is shutting down a northern West Virginia tin production facility indefinitely and plans to lay off 900 workers after the International Trade Commission voted against imposing tariffs on tin imports. The trade commission ruled earlier this year that no anti-dumping and countervailing...
Altoona murder suspect arrested after jumping from Pittsburgh airport garage roof
Allegheny County Police took a homicide suspect from Altoona into custody Wednesday after he suffered serious injuries jumping from the second floor of a Pittsburgh International Airport parking garage. Officers responded around 8 a.m. to a report of a jumper, later identified as Joshua Leyo, 30, police spokesman Jim Madalinsky...
College and university endowments rebound from historically bad year; Pitt remains largest in Western Pa.
College and university endowments in 2023 reversed a historically poor showing from the previous year by posting investment returns approaching 8% that favored institutions with less wealth over peers with billions of dollars in holdings. The findings are from a study of nearly 700 institutions nationally that was released Thursday...
Online dating brings success, horror stories to Pittsburgh-area residents
Emily Fisher was dating a man in 2022 when his self-described “best friend from childhood” came to visit for the weekend. The “friend” was actually another girlfriend. “It was just so crazy,” said Fisher, 24, of Beaver. “I was like, ‘Maybe this is a joke.’ ” The relationship’s abrupt conclusion...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh student accused of assaulting school staff; boy hit after getting off PRT bus
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 14: Pittsburgh student accused of assaulting 4 school staff members An 18-year-old is accused of assaulting staff members at a Pittsburgh school. Qvawn Rembert-Leonard, 18, faces four counts of aggravated assault in connection with a Jan. 30...
Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania appears to have a chance
Sunday hunting could finally happen in Pennsylvania — more than just three days a year. Members of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, an association of the state’s farmers and powerful state lobbying group that has opposed Sunday hunting for years, said they would step aside as long as several key pieces...
Victim in fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 70 identifiedVideo
A man who died in a wrong-way crash late Tuesday on Interstate 70 in Washington County has been identified. Chace Johnson, 25, died shortly before midnight on the interstate in Fallowfield Township, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office. According to the coroner, he was alone in a vehicle and...
CDC plans to drop 5-day covid isolation period, report says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans on doing away with the five-day waiting period for people who test positive for covid, according to the Washington Post. Instead of going with a time-based approach, the Post reported that the guidance will be symptom-based — people will no longer need...
Refinery issues, change to summer gas likely to push prices higher, analyst says
Gas prices are on the rise, and the worst is yet to come, an industry analyst says. The national average was about $3.23 Tuesday, AAA reported. That’s about 8 cents more than a week ago and 15 cents more than a month ago. In Pennsylvania, the average was at an...
Man dies after being hit by 2 cars in Butler Township
A 46-year-old Butler man died after being hit by two cars in Butler Township Saturday night, township police said. Patrick Bender Jr., 46, was walking east in the westbound lane of Kittanning Street near Portman Road around 8 p.m., police said. He was wearing dark clothing. Bender was first struck...
Harsh weather system shifts east, misses Pittsburgh
A weather system that was expected to bring rain changing to snow in the Pittsburgh area early Tuesday morning took a hard right toward the east coast. The forecast changed Monday afternoon, said Ashley Dougherty, a meteorologist with TribLive news partner WTAE. “We are still getting rain and snow east...
Morning Roundup: Water main break closes northbound McKnight Road; man shot in Moon
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 13: Northbound McKnight Road closed One lane on northbound McKnight Road in Ross reopened around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday after the northbound lanes were completely closed following a water main break, according to PennDOT. The road was closed...
