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Pittsburgh set to start week with near-record heat
A week after parts of the Pittsburgh region saw frost advisories and freeze warnings, near record heat is expected for the start of the new week. A high of 90-to-91 degrees is forecast for Monday, and a high around 90 is expected on Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist David Shallenberger...
The River Community Church hosts 20th annual car show in Lower Burrell
The River Community Church was blessed with warm weather and sunny skies for its 20th annual car show Sunday, its second since moving from New Kensington to Lower Burrell. While Nicky Magnelli, ministry coordinator for the church, estimated the count of cars parked on the lots and lawns around the...
News analysis: Trump spent 2 days with Xi in Beijing. Was he outplayed?
As President Trump left Beijing on Friday, Chinese social media resurfaced a familiar nickname for the president — flattering at first glance — declaring that Chuan Jianguo, the “Nation Builder,” had returned. It was not meant as a compliment. The nation he is building, according to the Chinese, is not...
Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage celebrated at The Westmoreland
The creativity and colors of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage were celebrated Sunday at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. The Greensburg museum’s event, part of its ongoing Sunday Fun Day series, showcased Asian American and Pacific Islander culture through live performances and hands-on activities for all ages. [gps-image...
Trump gets revenge on Republican who voted to convict himVideo
President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. succeeded in their efforts to defeat Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana’s Republican primary, a signal of the enduring strength of the president’s hold on his party despite an unpopular war and soaring gas prices. Cassidy was one of seven GOP...
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. WHO said the outbreak doesn’t meet the criteria of a...
Latrobe woman dies in collision in Unity
A 59-year-old woman from Latrobe died after a two-vehicle, head-on crash in Unity Saturday night, authorities said. Authorities identified the woman as Kimberly M. Ohler. The crash happened around 11:15 p.m. on Route 981. According to state police, Ohler was driving a Volkswagen SUV south on Route 981 when she...
Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as U.S. and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” No one was blamed, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the United States and...
2 killed in Summit Township crash
Two people were killed in a crash Saturday night in Summit Township, Butler County. State police say the crash happened just after 10 p.m. on Freeport Road, just east of Headland Road. Skyler Gray, 22, of Cadogan, was driving a 2016 Honda Accord west on Freeport Road when the car...
4 shot in Homestead
An overnight shooting in Homestead sent four people to the hospital. At 1:30 a.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to the 200 block of West Eighth Avenue and the 100 block of Eighth Avenue, Allegheny County Police said. Upon arrival, first responders found a man shot in the hand and foot,...
Editorial: The practical price of paid parental leave
The idea that longer parental leave would be best for people is not up for debate. The data is unimpeachable. Longer leave with guaranteed pay after welcoming a child improves outcomes for parents and children alike. But what is best and what is feasible are not always the same thing....
Reports: 4-time MVP Aaron Rodgers returning to Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers finally got the answer they waited months to hear. Aaron Rodgers is returning for another season with the team, ending speculation about the 42-year-old quarterback’s football future. For the past four months, Steelers owner Art Rooney II, general manager Omar Khan and coach Mike McCarthy described positive...
2 state police troopers hurt in multi-county chase with erratic driver who crashed into 3 police cars
Two state police troopers were hurt at the end of a multi-county chase that began after state police responded to a report of an erratic driver on Interstate 79 in North Strabane, Washington County early Saturday morning. State police filed numerous charges against the driver, identified as Frank Cope Jr.,...
Man stabbed Saturday in Middle Hill; police identify suspect
A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood Saturday, according to Pittsburgh police. Zone 2 officers responded to the reported stabbing in the 2300 block of Reed Street around 4:30 p.m. According to police, another man had stabbed the man...
Millvale Music Festival brings hundreds of diverse performers, 20,000 people to borough’s streetsVideo
The streets of Millvale were brimming with people and alive with music Saturday. It was the second and final day of the ninth Millvale Music Festival, which was expected to draw around 20,000 people for more than 350 musical acts on nearly three dozen stages throughout the borough — on...
Butler Memorial Hospital, union techs reach contract 3 days before planned strike
Butler Memorial Hospital and its technical professionals union have reached a contract that calls for a minimum 3% wage increase over the next three years. The three-year contract was announced Friday night by both Independence Health and the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals. The union represents 235...
Greensburg Diocese says retired priest charged in sex crimes case has been inactive since 2018
Robert Byrnes, a retired Catholic priest and former state police chaplain charged with sexual assault, has not been in active ministry in any parish or entity of the Diocese of Greensburg for the past eight years, the Diocese announced Saturday. Pennsylvania State Police on Friday charged Byrnes, 84, with aggravated...
Pentagon defends Trump’s Golden Dome after $1 trillion estimate
The official leading President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome contested an estimate that the highly secretive missile defense shield would cost six times more than forecast, raising questions around the true price tag of the administration’s project. U.S. Space Force General Michael Guetlein, Golden Dome’s director, said a Congressional Budget Office...
Western Pennsylvanians explore various aspects of an ‘off-grid’ lifestyle
Less is more for some folks choosing to live versions of an off-grid lifestyle in Western Pennsylvania. Ditching modern conveniences and technologies for a simpler, more eco-friendly and less-stressed life appeals to those looking to save money, help the planet and know where their food is coming from. Living off-grid,...
Biological parents grieve murdered son Landon Maloberti, say foster system failed Delmont child
Luke Ellenberger comforted his partner, Samantha Buchinsky, late Thursday afternoon as she wept on a courtroom bench. Just moments earlier, a jury had convicted their son’s adoptive mother of third-degree murder. The couple sat apart from other family members, mourning the final chapter of a tragedy that began when the...
Pittsburgh-area school districts say there’s more to education than National Scorecard results
Not all Allegheny County school districts are experiencing the decrease in test scores seen nationwide. Data from the National Education Scorecard — a collaboration between education researchers at Harvard and Stanford universities and faculty at Dartmouth College — shows that nationally, students remain nearly half a grade level behind pre-pandemic...
Breakfast for dinner is on the menu at these Western Pennsylvania eateries
Breakfast dishes can be a fun departure from traditional dinner foods when dining out. While plenty of diners serve breakfast all day, many of those spots close at 2 or 3 p.m. “It’s one of those things that everybody wants — we sell a lot of breakfast at night,” said...
Offbeat Pittsburgh: My late-blooming affair with vinyl records and thrill of the chase at Jerry’s RecordsVideo
There’s a moment on The Beatles’ “White Album” that almost feels like stepping through a doorway. “Back in the U.S.S.R.” barrels in, loud, brash and upbeat with jet engines, guitar and Beach Boys-style harmonies. Then, before you’ve caught your breath, it dissolves and flows into the softer, melodic “Dear Prudence,”...
Lead, a hidden hazard, still lurks throughout Pittsburgh
When Kristen Heibert became pregnant last year, she and partner Derek Martin knew they needed to rid their 106-year-old house in Beechview of the lead likely lurking in the paint. “I was worried about the baby,” Heibert, 34, said recently. Heibert recalled a relative had used the Allegheny Lead-Safe Homes...
Pitt graduate’s experiment on Artemis II may improve medicine on Earth
Technology developed for NASA’s Artemis II moon mission may one day help improve medical treatments for people on Earth. Researchers are studying tiny “organ chips” — devices that mimic how human organs function — to learn how the body responds to stress, disease and new medicines. The chips recently traveled...
