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Senators approve withholding their own pay during government shutdowns
WASHINGTON — Senators unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to withhold their pay during government shutdowns, an attempt to make federal closures financially painful for lawmakers after a string of record-breaking impasses in the past year. The bipartisan support for the measure comes at a time when federal closures have become...
Election HQ: Voter guide for 2026 Primary Day in Western Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has a closed primary system in which Republicans and Democrats can only vote for candidates in their respective parties. Primary winners earn their party’s nomination to run for the office in November. The state has an online tool to let voters find their polling place by entering their address...
Pittsburgh Zoo to trade gorillas with Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is set to trade gorillas with Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. Frankie, Pittsburgh’s 7-year-old male western lowland gorilla, will head to Boston. In exchange, Boston will send 33-year-old Little Joe the silverback back to Pittsburgh, the zoo announced. Born at the Pittsburgh Zoo in 2018 to female...
Greensburg park status in limbo as city, property owner settle on ‘acceptable solution’
Greensburg is still trying to iron out an agreement with Seton Hill Child Services regarding use of a public playground, Mayor Robb Bell said. “We had agreed to maintain the property and maintain the equipment if our kids could play on it,” he said, adding negotiations will continue. Bell this...
Racing, reckless driving on Mt. Washington are ‘out of hand,’ residents say
Nearly every night, Winnie Bobbitt falls asleep to sounds of revving engines and squealing brakes. Bobbitt, 26, lives in Mt. Washington, where residents are raising concerns about people partying and drag racing along Grandview Avenue, a popular stretch that overlooks the Pittsburgh skyline. Bobbitt — who also works as a...
Longtime church in Pittsburgh Mills eyeing move to Cheswick or Springdale
After 20 years worshipping in a space at the Pittsburgh Mills mall, the Rev. Michael Evans of Riverside Community Church said church officials are searching for a new home in Cheswick or Springdale. The church, affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of God, has long held services in locations within the...
Morning Roundup: Weather service asks for hail reports; bomb threat at Bethel Park Police shopping center
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, May 14: National Weather Service asks public for hail reports The National Weather Service is asking folks in the Western Pennsylvania region to report details about the type of hail their communities received during Wednesday’s storms. People are...
Trump insists US-China relations are in a good place despite differences as he wraps up Beijing trip
BEIJING — As President Donald Trump wraps up his whirlwind visit to China on Friday, he’s insistent that relations between the world’s two biggest powers are good and getting better despite deep differences on Iran, Taiwan and more. Trump started his last day in Beijing by insisting in a social...
Lower Burrell officials pressing for more new businesses
Business in Lower Burrell isn’t booming quite yet, but city officials say it’s heading in the right direction. Mayor Chris Fabry said seven new businesses have opened recently or are about to open. That includes MW Mechanical, a heating, ventilating and air conditioning business, which moved from New Kensington and...
State Supreme Court ruling throws stormwater fees into doubt
Officials in communities across the state may have to reassess how they bill property owners for maintaining storm sewers after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last month that separate fees for such services could be viewed as taxes. The ruling was handed down April 30 in a Chester County lawsuit...
PennDOT unveils details for Parkway East Bridge replacement over Commercial Street
PennDOT announced details of its plan to replace the Commercial Street Bridge along the Parkway East in Pittsburgh after a 25-day closure this summer. PennDOT hosted a virtual public hearing Wednesday to where it gave a look at its plan to install a $95 million bridge in less than a...
Delmont mother denies murder claims, testifies husband inflicted adopted son’s fatal injuries
A defiant Delmont mother told a Westmoreland County jury Wednesday her husband raped and emotionally controlled her and that he was the person responsible for the injuries that caused her adopted 5-year-old son Landon Maloberti’s death in early 2023. Lauren Maloberti, 36, testified she suspected Jacob Maloberti beat her child...
Fetterman casts deciding vote against limiting Trump’s war in Iran
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Braddock, on Wednesday cast the deciding vote against the latest effort to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to attack Iran — the seventh such time he’s broken with his party since the war began but the first time that Republican deflections made his vote decisive. The...
$600M in delayed covid-19 reimbursements coming to Pennsylvania hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals will soon get $572 million in long-awaited covid-19 response reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania told TribLive on Wednesday. Several members of the Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have sent letters to the Department of Homeland Security this year urging the release...
5 lawsuits filed against Southwood Psychiatric Hospital alleging abuse
Five former patients at Southwood Psychiatric Hospital and their families are suing the facility in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court alleging abuse by either fellow patients or staff while they were treated there. Among the allegations, that the patients were sexually assaulted and physically abused. The five separate lawsuits, filed...
Man arrested for making ‘politically violent’ threats to Pa. lawmakers online, police say
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. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Twenty Pennsylvania legislators were allegedly threatened online by a Lebanon County man who police say posted a...
Man gets 54 months in prison for lottery scam targeting older Americans
A Jamaican man who pleaded guilty to being part of a multi-million-dollar lottery fraud targeting older adults will serve 4 1/2 years in federal prison. Tajay Singh, 29, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Colville in Pittsburgh as part of a plea agreement. He is one...
Springdale’s Veterans Field will now be kept busy with several youth sports
Football is headed back to Springdale’s Veterans Memorial Field. Borough council approved a yearlong lease for River Valley Forge Youth Football and Cheer Organization at its Tuesday meeting. The organization offers tackle and flag football as well as cheerleading programs for children ages 5 to 12 in the Allegheny Valley...
Murder suspect stabbed to death at Allegheny County Jail
A 44-year-old incarcerated man at the Allegheny County Jail died after being stabbed on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Warden Trevor Wingard emailed members of the Jail Oversight Board at 2:23 p.m. to report the death, which he said occurred at 1:10 p.m. The incident, the email said, was on Pod...
Carbonara’s Ristorante passes reinspection by Allegheny County Health Department
After being hit with a consumer alert, Carbonara’s Ristorante in Castle Shannon has passed reinspection by the Allegheny County Health Department. The Italian restaurant was successfully reassessed on May 7 after being cited for 16 health code violations April 30, according to the department’s website. While the Health Department does...
Support for the removal of Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena grows
A growing number of Allegheny County Council members are calling for the council’s president Pat Catena to resign his position and suspend his state House campaign following a campaign mailer that targeted at transgender athletes. In a Wednesday press release, council members Jordan Botta and Dan Grzybek joined council members...
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Fernando De la Torre’s 10-year-old son, Nico, wants to attend a FIFA World Cup match this summer in Atlanta, to cheer on Spain. The problem: not only are the tickets themselves costly, they’re difficult to obtain through a high-demand lottery process. “The question is, how can we offer a similar,...
TikTok users claim OTC meds made their depression disappear, but doctors have doubts
A pair of over-the-counter antihistamines has gained traction on TikTok as a way to treat depression, anxiety and premenstrual symptoms, with some users reporting miraculous results from combining Allegra, an allergy pill, and heartburn medication Pepcid. “I don’t feel an ounce of depression,” one woman said in a clip that’s...
Mark Madden: Penguins caught between nostalgia and rebuilding as Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby decisions loom
Evgeni Malkin becomes a free agent July 1. President of hockey ops/GM Kyle Dubas says the Pittsburgh Penguins “would love to have him back.” Malkin says he wants to play. So, what’s the holdup? Dubas has already re-upped lesser lights like winger Connor Dewar and defenseman Ilya Solovyov. Dubas’ press...
North Side woman accused of taking $220K from man with dementia
A North Side woman is accused of stealing more than $220,000 from a man with dementia after meeting him online, according to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Susan Elizabeth Larkin, 80, is charged with theft, receiving stolen property and access device fraud. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July...
