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Heading to Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade? Here’s where to eat and drink
Pittsburgh’s 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off Downtown at 10 a.m. this Saturday, bringing floats, marching bands and celebration. For those looking for a hearty breakfast before heading to the parade, or a green beer or Guinness to toast after, we’ve compiled a sampling of the day’s specials to...
Westmoreland County’s invoice to the state for lost revenue goes unpaid
The state has declined Westmoreland County’s request for nearly $500,000 in reimbursements related to last year’s monthslong budget impasse — at least for now. Zachary Reber, the state budget secretary, responded last week to an invoice sent last fall by county Controller Jeff Balzer. The county sought to recoup revenue...
In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump
DE SOTO, Iowa — Standing alongside his son’s Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy. He had voted for President Donald Trump in the last election. He believed Trump had strengthened the economy in his first term, and he wanted...
Former Royer’s department store building in Greensburg set for demolitionVideo
Preparations are underway to demolish the former Royer’s department store building on Main Street in Greensburg. The three-story building has been vacant for decades. Over the past 10 years, its condition has significantly worsened, making it impossible to rehabilitate, according to officials. The Westmoreland County Land Bank purchased the building...
Plum Council passes resolution not to cooperate with ICE in split vote
In a party-line vote Monday night, Plum Council opted 4-3 to pass a resolution that bars police or borough employees from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The resolution makes Plum the latest in a series of local municipalities that have sought to limit their connection to ICE and Border Patrol...
Trial begins for man accused of killing girlfriend’s ex during North Side custody exchange
Video played for the jury on Monday showed the shooting on Pittsburgh’s North Side. It showed Corey Washington and Tanisha Turner arriving separately to exchange custody of their 4-year-old son. It showed the two arguing. And it showed Turner’s boyfriend, prosecutors said, fire at least three shots, killing Washington in...
Trump says war will resolve ‘very soon,’ lifting oil sanctionsVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he plans to waive oil-related sanctions, have the U.S. Navy escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and predicted the war with Iran would resolve “very soon” as he confronted mounting economic and political pressures after days of dramatic fluctuations in oil markets. The...
‘I was in survival mode’: Defendant takes stand in Homewood homicide trial
Preslin Turner told the jury he thought he might die. As he was being choked on his hallway floor on the night of March 7, 2025, Turner said he couldn’t breathe and started to lose consciousness. He had gotten into an argument with the 27-year-old identical twin sons of the...
Plum police say man intentionally blew up house in 2022 Holiday Park explosionVideo
Almost four years after an explosion obliterated a home in Plum’s Holiday Park neighborhood, police are accusing a former resident of the house of purposefully causing the blast. Plum police say Jacob Rabb, 41, of Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood intentionally manipulated a natural gas line to a dryer in the...
Clairton crash clash leads police to detain 1 driver
Authorities took a man into custody Monday morning after he crashed his car into another vehicle during a “domestic incident” in Clairton, then began assaulting the other driver, according to Allegheny County Police. Police said they were dispatched around 8:05 a.m. to the intersection of 5th Street and St. Clair...
19th-century North Side church gets demolition reprieve from Pittsburgh’s Historic Review Commission
St. Joseph Church has stood in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood since the late 19th century. Thanks to a vote from the city’s Historic Review Commission last week, it will stand for at least 90 days longer. The church, located on Liverpool Street, was facing the threat of demolition. Pittsburgh Department of...
As the war rages, Sen. Dave McCormick worries about terrorists, says U.S. should avoid Iranian governance
CONSHOHOCKEN — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick has strongly supported President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran, but he also warned Monday that the conflict “poses a threat here at home.” During a visit to two Conshohocken technology companies, the Pennsylvania Republican said that Iran has “proxies in the United States”...
FBI subpoenas records in Arizona in expansion of 2020 voting inquiry
The FBI has expanded its criminal investigation into purported irregularities in the 2020 presidential election, issuing a grand jury subpoena for reams of information about voting results in Maricopa County, Arizona, the largest and most influential county in the swing state, according to three people familiar with the matter. The...
East Deer native gifts $1 million to IUP’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine
Terry A. Serafini, an East Deer native and Pittsburgh businessman, has donated $1 million to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine as the university plans a fall 2027 opening for the new school. “I have a soft spot in my heart for IUP, and I appreciate...
Shapiro wants to incentivize data centers to be better neighbors. Will that work?
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 — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to incentivize data center developers to follow stricter environmental and transparency standards...
Winter is not done with Pittsburgh yet with midweek storms, cool temperatures on the way
If the sunny skies and springlike warmth over the weekend made winter seem like a distant memory, Pittsburghers may want to hold that thought. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Moon say a midweek cold front is expected to sweep through Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday, bringing the potential for...
Pitcairn man arrested in Parkway East DUI crash that killed his passenger
A Pitcairn man already facing sentencing in two drunken-driving cases was arrested Monday in connection with what police say was a third DUI incident, this one fatal. Jordan Bowyer was driving an Infiniti sedan up to 87 miles per hour on the Parkway East in 2024 when he crashed the...
Westmoreland County detectives investigate finances of Hempfield Area parent-teacher organization
Westmoreland County detectives are investigating the finances of a Hempfield Area School District parent-teacher organization, state police Trooper Steve Limani said Monday. Rumors about Fort Allen Elementary School’s parent-teacher organization circulated on social media late last week, alleging the group’s bank account balance is lower than expected. Attempts to contact...
Fire damages greenhouses at 380 Auction in MurrysvilleVideo
380 Auction & Discount Warehouse owner Jane Beacom was sitting in her home Monday afternoon when she heard a loud bang. “One of our neighbors was taking down a shed today, so at first I thought it was that,” Beacom said. “Then I heard another loud bang, came outside and...
Ligonier Country Market seeks OK to move to Waterford fire department site in Ligonier Township
Ligonier Country Market wants to move its popular farmer’s market from its longtime site along Mill Creek in Ligonier Township to a 22-acre parcel adjacent to the Waterford Fire Department of Route 271. It will need township approval to rezone that land so vendors can sell products at the site,...
Steelers trade for 2-time 1,000-yard WR Michael Pittman Jr., per report
For the second consecutive March, the Pittsburgh Steelers acquired a high-profile name on the veteran wide receiver market — just not so via free agency. For the second year in a row, too, this target is a big one — literally. The Steelers acquired 6-foot-4 Michael Pittman Jr. from the...
Allegheny Township man facing more than 400 child pornography charges
An Allegheny Township man is facing nearly 450 felony charges relating to distribution and possession of child pornography. According to Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law offender database, Jesse Lee Roberts, 38, has been registered as a tier-three sex offender since 2018. Allegheny Township police received a tip in January that Roberts was...
NFL Draft sustainability plan calls for tree planting, food recovery
The organizing committee for the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh released an environmental and sustainability plan for Allegheny County aimed at minimizing waste and boosting the region after what officials say will be the city’s largest tourism event ever. The Pittsburgh Local Organizing Committee, made up of government officials as...
Body pulled from Monongahela River is identified
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a body found Sunday in the Monongahela River as a 56-year-old man who lived outside of the area. Elizabeth Borough’s water rescue team pulled Donald L. Wilson from the river, near the 700 block of West Elizabeth’s 1st Street, on Sunday afternoon,...
New phase of Penn Avenue reconstruction in Pittsburgh to begin with extensive detours
A new phase of the Penn Avenue reconstruction project begins this week, and with it, headaches for East End commuters and businesses straddling Penn in Bloomfield and Garfield. Gulisek Construction began detouring traffic around the project on Monday. The City of Pittsburgh said it expects the reconstruction to go on...
