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New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific OceanVideo
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand police said this week they found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate. While they had yet to make any arrests, police said they had dealt...
Liquor before beer: Spirits beat brews in new market data
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs. beer barroom debate. New figures show that spirits surpassed beer for U.S. market-share supremacy, based on supplier revenues, a spirit industry group announced Thursday. The rise to the top for spirit-makers was fueled in part...
Western Pa. Sports Museum adds Franco Harris’ rings to exhibit ahead of Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is on the minds of all sports fans with the big game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs set for Sunday in Arizona. For those wishing to bask in the ’70s Steelers Super Bowl glory days, the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum in the Strip District...
Chick-fil-A tests its first plant-based sandwich
Chick-fil-A is jumping on the plant-based bandwagon. The Atlanta chain said Thursday that it’s testing its first plant-based entrée — a breaded cauliflower sandwich — at restaurants in Denver; Charleston, S.C.; and the Greensboro, N.C., area. The test begins Monday. Chick-fil-A said its culinary team spent four years developing the...
Belle Vernon woman gives old cat a new home after 11 years at Apollo shelter
Courtney Scalzott was grieving the recent death of her cat when she saw a Facebook post that changed everything. The social media plea by Kiski Valley Cat & Kitten Rescue was made in hopes of finding an owner for an adult cat that had been waiting 11 years to be...
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94Video
Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94. Bacharach died Wednesday at home in Los Angeles...
Super Bowl ads will tout Jesus ‘gets us’ to the masses
The religiously wary, the spiritually curious — and anyone inclined to appeal to a higher power on game day — are the target audience for a Super Bowl ad campaign with a simple message: Jesus loves them. A group that includes wealthy Christian boosters is using the biggest megaphone TV...
Jeannette students work on Black History Month projects
The colors red, yellow and green — symbolizing pride and unity during Black History Month — are taking over Jeannette City School District as officials have a slate of unique learning opportunities planned. “We have a lot of multicultural kids here,” said Kiaira Jackson, school liaison. “It’s important for them...
TV Talk: Pittsburgher competes on post-Super Bowl premiere of ‘Next Level Chef’Video
When Munhall’s Kamahlai Stewart was contacted by a producer for Fox’s “Next Level Chef” in early 2022 via her Instagram page, Stewart thought it was a prank. “We’re going on Gordon Ramsay’s show? Like, get out of here,” she said. Once she realized the contact was legit, Stewart filled out...
The pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school
She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading her school’s modern dance troupe and taking art classes. Instead, Kailani Taylor-Cribb hasn’t taken a single class in what used to be her high school since the height of the coronavirus pandemic. She vanished from...
New Kensington Arts Center celebrating Black History Month with special display
By displaying works from his private collection, Hollin “Tommy” West is hoping to inspire other Black artists to show their work. West, a New Kensington resident, is a painter, photographer and president of the New Kensington Arts Center on Fifth Avenue. The display, “BAM,” is meant to celebrate Black History...
Suspect in McKeesport police shooting threatened to go on ‘killing spree’ weeks earlier, officials say
The warning was dire: a McKeesport man named Johnathan Morris was threatening to go on a “killing spree.” It was Jan. 13 — three weeks before investigators say Morris, an ex-Marine and son of a former McKeesport police officer, abruptly opened fire on two of his mother’s former colleagues, killing...
Lives of pregnant Penn-Trafford teacher, baby boy saved by school nurse, staff
Until two months ago, Penn-Trafford School District nurse Rhaeann Shepler had never performed CPR on a real person. Her first shot at it saved not one life but two. A little before 9 a.m. on a chilly Dec. 12 morning, Shepler sprang into action along with six of her co-workers...
Duran Duran’s latest tour to stop in Pittsburgh
Hungry for some Duran Duran? Pittsburghers are in luck — the group is headed to town. The British band, which rose to fame in the 1980s, will bring its Future Past tour to PPG Paints Arena on Sept. 9. “It’s remarkable to me that as a band, we are still...
‘Wheel of Yinzer’ game show to feature ‘YaJagoff!’ and ‘Pittsburgh Today Live’
Sarah Aziz promises not to tell anyone. “I am good at keeping a secret,” said Aziz, director of festival management for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, who was invited to host “Wheel of Yinzer,” a live game show modeled on what Pat Sajak and Vanna White have been doing for decades...
TV Q&A: What happened to 2 ‘NewsHour’ regulars?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: For as long as I’ve been watching “PBS NewsHour” they have had a regular weekly feature, “Political Stakes” with Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy...
Job fair targets workers as businesses boost wages to attract help
It’s the same mantra from many local employers looking for workers in the Alle-Kiski Valley: Where are they? However, some businesses, such as Filterbuy in New Kensington, have upped wages to attract new employees and make it easier for them to try different jobs and earn promotions. Filterbuy will be...
Switching up salsas for the Super Bowl by adding fruit
Certain foods are inextricably linked with game day parties: chicken wings, nachos, chili, guacamole … and salsa. Bowls and bowls of salsa. And while you can always pop open a jar, homemade salsa is extremely simple to make. The only skill it requires is a willingness to chop, mince and...
TV Talk: Why do Super Bowl ads feel less super these days?Video
Fox sold out its “Super Bowl LVII” commercial inventory with some spots going for $7 million for 30-seconds of ad time, but with many companies releasing their spots in advance of the big game, have the ads become less of an event if you can watch them days before Sunday’s...
Group: 1-in-5 U.S. adults will bet on this year’s Super Bowl
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A record 50.4 million American adults plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, wagering a total of $16 billion, the gambling industry’s national trade group predicted Tuesday. The American Gaming Association forecasts that 1-in-5 American adults will place a bet on Sunday’s NFL championship game...
Iconic Kings restaurant chain down to just 5 locations since 2015 sale
Kings Family Restaurants, an iconic Western Pennsylvania chain that once boasted 30 locations and created a darker counter-confection to its rival’s Smiley Cookie, has been whittled down to just five sites. Patrons who went to the Kings at 315 Hyde Park Road in Allegheny Township on Sunday learned the eatery...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking Pittsburgh as a football town, Bruce Campbell’s upcoming visit, ‘Cunk on Earth’Video
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including how Pittsburgh ranks as a football town in a Wallet Hub survey, Super Bowl preparations, Twitter reactions and a possible Tony Romo intervention. Benz...
Hempfield woman’s goal: Hike a state park every week in 2023
A Hempfield mother of five has a set an ambitious goal of hiking at least one state park a week for the rest of the year. “I really discovered my love of hiking in 2022. I started thinking about it (setting the goal) at the end of the year,” said...
AMC to charge more for good seats in movie theaters
NEW YORK — Middle seats at many U.S. movie theaters just got more expensive. AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, on Monday unveiled a new pricing scheme in which seat location determines how much your movie ticket costs. Seats in the middle of the auditorium will cost a...
Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers
NEW YORK — When the pandemic threat eased, Maureen Holohan was eager to scale back her online shopping and return to physical stores so she could more easily compare prices and scour ingredients on beauty and health care products for herself and her three children. But that experience was short...
