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Hershey raising candy prices by double digits on high cocoa costs
Hershey Co. is raising prices on its candy because of historically high cocoa costs. The Pennsylvania-based maker of Hershey’s chocolates and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups told its retailers last week that it would be implementing a roughly double-digit price increase, company officials said Tuesday. That increase reflects a higher list...
Plum mayor, neighbors hope Rustic Ridge lawsuits will bring answers
After families of six people killed in a 2023 house explosion in Plum sued multiple companies for alleged negligence and wrongful death Tuesday, the borough’s mayor and neighbors in the Rustic Ridge housing plan say they hope the suits will offer some answers nearly two years later. Filed in Allegheny...
Gisele Fetterman says she would ‘never’ run for office and doesn’t want her husband, John Fetterman, running for presidentVideo
Gisele Barreto Fetterman said she does not want her husband, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Braddock, to run for president and dismissed “bizarre” speculation about her own political ambitions in a new interview with Meghan McCain for her podcast “Citizen McCain.” In a clip obtained by Fox News Digital, Barreto Fetterman said...
Family of South Greensburg man hit by snowplow files wrongful death lawsuit
The wife of a South Greensburg man who was hit by snowplow in January has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the landscape company hired to clear the parking lot were the crash occurred. Paul Tucci, 73, suffered fatal injuries as he walked to his vehicle Jan. 5 after an...
Overbooked housing leads Pitt to rent hotel, apartments for students
Hundreds of students attending the University of Pittsburgh in Oakland will live in a hotel or apartments this fall, a move university officials say they made to accommodate the large, incoming freshmen class. Pitt received a record number of applications for the fall semester — 65,000 — which is a...
Pittsburgh council votes against preservation of Donny’s Place
Donny’s Place — one of Pittsburgh’s oldest gay bars — will not receive official historic designation, clearing the way for its demolition. Pittsburgh City Council voted Tuesday against making the shuttered bar a historic landmark amid legal battles over its proposed designation. The defunct establishment at 1226 Herron Ave. in...
Legal cannabis in Pa. would be overseen by state board, sold by private dispensaries under new proposal
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — Despite a pressing need for lawmakers to find new revenue sources, recreational marijuana won’t be part of this year’s state budget. But the...
Failure to pay $3.6M in taxes on illegal workers leads to prison for Belle Vernon man
A Belle Vernon man who ran a temporary staffing agency and failed to pay $3.6 million in employment taxes for illegal employees will serve 2½ years in federal prison. Andy Ha, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty in February to...
Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76Video
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that...
Kamins give $65M for UPMC Presbyterian tower project, medical research
Philanthropists Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin on Tuesday continued their recent giving spree by announcing $65 million toward UPMC’s Presbyterian hospital tower and medical research. The research portion of the gift is geared toward studying the brain and heart and is specifically in response to cuts in federal research...
Black man punched and pulled from his car by Florida deputies on video is set to speak to publicVideo
A Black man who was shown on video being punched and dragged from his car by Florida deputies during a traffic stop will speak to the public on Wednesday. William McNeil Jr., along with his family and attorneys, is set to host a news conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday at...
House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington after the week’s legislative agenda was upended by Republican members who are clamoring for a vote. Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said...
Allegheny County issues warning after 4 sickened by salmonella linked to raw milk
Allegheny County health officials are advising people to discard raw milk products from a Chambersburg farm after some residents became sickened with salmonella. Since July 1, the Allegheny County Health Department identified four residents who got sick after consuming raw milk products from The Family Cow. Raw milk is milk...
Pittsburgh City Council approves Bakery Square expansion
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved legislation that paves the way for a massive expansion of the Bakery Square development in the city’s East End. Council members unanimously supported a measure to expand the special zoning district to allow Bakery Square to grow, nearly a year after the proposal received...
Councilman pushes for annual Pittsburgh vehicle fleet report
Pittsburgh City Councilman Bobby Wilson is proposing an annual report that would keep the public informed about the condition of the city’s vehicle fleet, which officials say is aging and frequently breaks down. Wilson, D-North Side, in a statement Tuesday said the Annual Fleet Investment and Efficiency Report would evaluate...
‘It’s hard not to break’: Daughter of Plum house explosion victims continues to grieve without closureVideo
Wherever Taylor Oravitz goes, her childhood home goes with her. The Plum native had her Rustic Ridge Drive home’s GPS coordinates tattooed on her forearm, though not for nostalgia’s sake. Rather, it’s a kind of memorial in ink and flesh. On Aug. 12, 2023, a massive explosion at her family’s...
‘Series of failures’: Lawsuit blames fatal Plum house explosion on pipeline leak, water heaterVideo
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on July 23. It’s being reposted on the two-year anniversary of the tragedy in Plum. Families of the six people killed in a 2023 house explosion in Plum’s Rustic Ridge subdivision have sued multiple companies for negligence and wrongful death, blaming them for...
Coca-Cola confirms cane-sugar version of its trademark cola is coming to U.S.
Coca-Cola said Tuesday it will add a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola to its U.S. lineup this fall, confirming a recent announcement by President Donald Trump. Trump said in a social media post last week that Coca-Cola had agreed to use real cane sugar in its flagship product in...
Mine-related sinkhole opens in Monessen
The 3-by-3-foot steel plate on State Road in Monessen may not look like much, but what it covers underground is much larger. Monessen officials have issued an emergency declaration in order to address a 12-by-15 hole caused by mine subsidence. “It almost looks like one of the old mine ‘portal’...
Baby’s death spurs homicide charge against Pittsburgh teen already accused of child abuse
Police have charged a Pittsburgh teenager with homicide in the death of the 10-month-old son of the person he was dating. Dominick Pinnick, 18, of Homewood had been under arrest since Sunday on attempted homicide and other charges after police said he abused and critically injured the baby when he...
Well, Well (Market): Downtown Pittsburgh to get new grocery store
A new grocery store is coming to Downtown Pittsburgh, the Downtown Neighbors Alliance announced Tuesday. The new store, Well Well Market, is expected to open at 817 Liberty Ave. In a statement, the Downtown Neighbors Alliance, a community-based nonprofit, said it has been looking to attract a grocery store as...
Lawyers ask Pa. Supreme Court to clamp down on Washington County DA’s use of death penalty
A team of defense attorneys on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to restrict Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh from pursuing the death penalty — accusing him of using capital punishment to coerce plea agreements and cooperation from defendants, and to earn political capital among supporters. The petition for...
Teen victim identified in head-on crash in Washington County
One person died in a head-on collision Tuesday morning in Washington County, authorities say. The Washington County Coroner was called around 5:30 a.m. to Route 40, near the road’s intersection with Valley View Road, in North Bethlehem on a report of the crash, a 911 dispatcher told TribLive. The corner’s...
Elimination of a $200 tax could transform nation’s gun regulations
A seemingly small change to a federal law that has regulated some firearms for more than 80 years could be an open door for lawsuits with the potential to transform gun regulations. Part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” rolls back to zero a federal excise tax on certain...
Gun owners welcome elimination of tax on gun suppressors, expect increased demand
Willis Paul recently bought his 27th gun suppressor. He said he has collected the accessories for the past five years and, in that time, has shelled out $5,400 in excise taxes. But after changes to the National Firearms Act in the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect...
