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Hemingway’s heartbreak and the long decline of Oakland’s bar scene
Hemingway’s Cafe sure got its swan song. The Oakland bar recently had some of its busiest nights ever as students and alumni swung by for their last hurrah before the college hangout closed forever. Owner John Elavsky announced in January that Hemingway’s would end its decades-long run May 3. In...
Continued antidepressant use during pregnancy can benefit moms, newborns, experts say
Maternity leave has been blissful for Jess Young. It’s a feeling the veterinarian radiologist from Bridgeville missed out on following her first two pregnancies. The difference: remaining on the regimen of anti-anxiety medications prescribed years ago during her residency at the University of Pennsylvania. “With my first pregnancies, I had...
Andrew Conte: Why I’m returning to the Trib to launch Newsworks Lab
Newsworks Lab involves all of us as an investigative newsroom focused on building a future for local reporting — and for the communities it serves. We’re launching it at Trib Total Media after I spent a decade experimenting with strategies for local journalism through the Center for Media Innovation at...
What to know going into today’s primary
Just more than 1 in 10 races across Southwestern Pennsylvania are being contested in Tuesday’s primary, with many races on either the Republican or Democratic side failing to field any candidates at all. Still, there are some key races to watch, including a Republican contest for lieutenant governor, two contested...
Pa. Environmental Hearing Board reviews dispute over 11,000-acre Westmoreland County mine expansion
The battle among an environmental organization, a coal mining company and the state over whether 11,000 acres in Donegal and Mt. Pleasant townships are unsuitable for surface mining remains undecided. The Mountain Watershed Association, a Melcroft-based environmental group, the state Department of Environmental Protection and Rustic Ridge Mine owner LCT...
Colorado’s Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters’ sentence
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest instance of the president using his powers to reward those who echoed his baseless claims of mass fraud as the cause of his 2020 loss....
Retired Greensburg-area priest charged with sex crimes, official oppression
A retired Catholic priest and former Pennsylvania State Police chaplain is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a person at a home for priests in Unity Township and having an inappropriate relationship with another person. State police on Friday charged Robert Byrnes, 84, of Christ Our Shepherd Center, Unity, with...
Supreme Court rejects Virginia’s bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. The court’s order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade...
Senate Democrats rally around Fetterman, say critics need to ‘show some respect’
Some of Sen. John Fetterman’s Democratic colleagues defended his standing in the party amid reports that Republicans are recruiting him, insisting that he is a “good human” and that detractors should “show some respect.” According to an article by NOTUS, the lawmakers said his critics should back off and the...
Swirl of public money backing $418M hotel proposal at David L. Lawrence Convention Center
A planned $418 million hotel at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh will be funded with ample public dollars, including money from the city, Allegheny County and state. Loews Hotels has signed a letter of intent to build a 500-room hotel attached to the convention center, Gov....
For residents of Virginia’s ‘data center alley,’ the industry underpins economy — but with costsVideo
This is the second installment of a TribLive occasional series on data center development in Western Pennsylvania. Today’s story looks at the boom in data center construction in Northern Virginia and what life is like living next to a data center. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Greg Pirio says the...
Township considers new features at Ligonier Beach site to draw visitors
Ligonier Township supervisors want to see small improvements at the former Ligonier Beach site so the community can enjoy the space while officials decide its long-term future. Supervisor Wade Stoner last week proposed a list of amenities — electrical service, temporary bathrooms, trees, a post-and-rail fence and picnic tables —...
Niki’s Quick Six, scene of fatal shooting, abruptly closes after visit from sheriff
After Armstrong County Sheriff Frank Pitzer and several deputies arrived at Niki’s Quick Six in Parks Township early Friday afternoon, the bar-restaurant abruptly closed its doors. Niki’s parking lot was the scene of an April 26 shooting that left one woman dead and three others wounded. Homicide charges against David...
Upper Burrell puts temporary pause on new data center developments
Upper Burrell has passed a 180-day moratorium on data center developments while it drafts an ordinance outlining conduct for future projects. It will not apply to existing work that data center developer TECfusions has been doing to a building at the former Alcoa/Arconic technology center to fit its AI computing...
All-terrain wheelchairs make Frick Park more accessible for everyone
Tress Belesi in the last few weeks has watched a young wheelchair-user explore a park trail for the first time, a young couple with disabilities experience their first park date and a woman with limited mobility spot mayapples in nature for the first time in more than a decade. Such...
Murrysville Medic One driver charged with possession of child porn on work computer
A Murrysville Medic One wheelchair driver has been jailed on accusations that he used a workplace computer to access child sexual abuse material, including AI-generated files of children in indecent poses, the state attorney general said. Gregory A. Kelley, 31, of Delmont allegedly used a communal workplace computer intended for...
Consumer alert issued for Prantl’s Bakery Shadyside location
The Allegheny Health Department released a consumer alert Thursday regarding Prantl’s Bakery on Walnut Street in Shadyside. According to the department’s report, the bakery had a presence of rodent droppings on multiple surfaces, damaged exterior walls, soiled food equipment, old food debris and accumulated non-essential items. The department’s report called...
Mark Madden: There are reasons to like where the Steelers are heading, and it starts with the coach
I have a sense of optimism about the Pittsburgh Steelers, however dimmed by the ongoing Aaron Rodgers fiasco. Not to do great things this year, but to build a foundation for beyond. Big-picture thinking, perhaps accidentally. Diluted by employing a geriatric quarterback. (I hear Rodgers is in town for a...
Trump, Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilizing U.S.-China relations but differences persist
BEIJING — Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped up critical talks on Friday, claiming important progress in stabilizing U.S.-China relations even as deep differences persist between the world’s two biggest powers on Iran, Taiwan and more. Xi welcomed Trump at his official residence, Zhongnanhai, on Friday for their final...
PennDOT details Parkway East closure detours
PennDOT announced a $95 million project to replace the Commercial Street Bridge along Parkway East in Pittsburgh. The project includes a 25-day road closure starting July 10, during which a new 830-foot-long, 60-foot-high bridge will be constructed and slid into place. Additional work during the closure includes asphalt repair and...
Former Kiski Township secretary set to take Springdale manager’s post
Springdale will have a new borough manager about two months after the resignation of its former manager. Patrick Bono, 60, of Apollo is set to start June 1 in an interim role. Bono previously served as the secretary of Kiski Township for around four years before resigning last January over...
Guy, Vodvarka face off in GOP primary in 17th Congressional District
A pair of Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination to try to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio in November. The GOP race in the 17th Congressional District features Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy of Hopewell and Robinson’s Jesse James Vodvarka, who manages a family-owned manufacturing firm that makes springs...
Hempfield welcomes new park with weekend Founders FestivalVideo
The first big event this weekend at Hempfield’s newest park is just the start of a slate of activities planned for the summer, said Marissa Haynes, township parks and recreation director. Founders Park already has been a busy place with visitors using the workout equipment, play areas, walking path and...
Luxury convention center hotel planned for Pittsburgh
A 500-room hotel is planned for a site adjacent to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh, which will give the city two hotels attached to the convention center along the Allegheny River according to state, city and county officials. Loews Hotels & Co. of New York City,...
Steelers’ 2026 schedule features gauntlet starting in Week 10
Television networks have long agreed that the Pittsburgh Steelers draw eyeballs. During a post-bye stretch this fall, the Steelers will have quite the audience week after week. The Steelers will play five consecutive games in high-profile viewing windows, making for one of the most notable themes of their 2026 schedule...
