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Report: Former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to join NBC as studio analyst on ‘Football Night in America’Video
Mike Tomlin will remain involved with the NFL after all, just not on the sidelines. Tomlin, who stepped down as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach in January, has been hired as a studio analyst for NBC’s “Football Night in America,” a pregame show to “Sunday Night Football,” according to a...
Mark Madden: Flip the Script? Penguins getting written out instead
When the Pittsburgh Penguins made the playoffs, their PR catchphrase was “Flip the Script.” Receipts time. Revenge tour. You doubted us, but we showed you. Looks like the doubters were right. It just took longer than expected to manifest itself. Perhaps the Penguins will, indeed, flip the script in Game...
Trump says the U.S. will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request
ISLAMABAD — President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States is extending its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request as he waits for a unified proposal from the Islamic Republic. The announcement came as last-minute ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran looked uncertain and a two-week truce was set...
Lawsuit targets Pirates and security guard over 2025 ballpark altercation
Nearly a year after a PNC Park security guard was suspended for fighting with a fan, that man and the Pittsburgh Pirates are facing a lawsuit. Patrick Egan alleges that security guard Raymond Stroud III hit him and struck him with a belt, according to a lawsuit filed in Allegheny...
NFL Draft offers a stage for visitors to understand the depth of Steelers fandomVideo
On Super Bowl Sunday 2006, I was entering my final hour of broadcasting for the week on ESPN Radio 1250. I had done multiple shows per day, every day, plus phone hits, television hits and interviews all over Detroit in advance of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ showdown against Seattle for Super...
Pennsylvania to expand hunter program as crop damage climbs from deerVideo
While the Pennsylvania Game Commission prepares to take its Certified Hunter Program statewide to combat agricultural losses, some veteran farmers say the move is “too little, too late” to save their fields from a skyrocketing deer population. The commission recently approved the expansion of the program, which was piloted last...
Facing steep odds, Penguins aim to reboot ahead of Game 3Video
History has shown that NHL clubs in the hole currently occupied by the Pittsburgh Penguins rarely manage to dig themselves out. The Penguins, by virtue of Monday’s 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff showdown, trail 2-0 in the series, which heads...
Judge rules kids can testify against Delmont mother charged with adopted son’s murder
Two surviving biological children and a stepchild can testify next month against a Delmont woman charged with the death of her 5-year-old adopted son. Jury selection in the trial for Lauren Maloberti, 36, is scheduled to begin May 4 in connection to allegations she tortured, intentionally injured and failed to...
‘Pittsburgh is ready’: Airport gussies up for 2026 NFL Draft
After more than a year of planning and hype that’s built to a crescendo in recent weeks, elected leaders gathered Monday afternoon at Pittsburgh International Airport to officially kick off 2026 NFL Draft Week. Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor, flanked by a bevy of public servants, called the upcoming draft “historic”...
Brashear teacher and student chosen to announce an NFL Draft pickVideo
A Brashear High School teacher and student will be on the clock for the NFL Draft. Health and physical education teacher Megan Perfetti and student Damon Richie, 17, will announce the Buffalo Bills’ fifth-round draft pick on Saturday. It will be the 165th pick overall. The NFL Draft takes place...
Point State Park readies for NFL Draft with Steelers fan hub, red carpet
Massive concrete blocks and metal framing — accentuated by a sprawling red carpet — are taking over Pittsburgh’s Point State Park for the NFL Draft. Forklifts were shuttling heavy equipment Monday, while workers continued erecting giant tents and a stage. Steelers Country, the team’s official fan hub, is taking shape...
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaves Trump’s Cabinet after abuse of power allegations
WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, the White House said Monday, after multiple allegations of abusing her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job. Chavez-DeRemer is the third Trump Cabinet member to leave her post...
Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker’s hardware leader
Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity. Cook, 65, will turn the CEO duties over to Apple’s...
9/11 survivor Stanley Praimnath shares message of faith, grace at Shaler Area High SchoolVideo
About a year after widespread power failures canceled his appearance, a survivor of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center made good on his promise to speak at Shaler Area High School on Monday. Stanley Praimnath, 69, of Long Island, N.Y., was one of only 18 people who were...
Billboard warns participants in sex trafficking with influx of NFL Draft attendees headed to Pittsburgh
One group is playing no games when it comes to the potential for an increase in sex trafficking activities ahead of the NFL Draft — and D.C.-based human rights advocacy group Rights4Girls has purchased a digital billboard on I-79 North to prove it. The billboard, located south of the city...
Pennsylvania court overturns limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions
A Pennsylvania court on Monday said that the state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortion while striking down a decades-long law banning the use of state Medicaid funds to cover abortion costs. The ruling by a divided seven-judge panel of the appellate-level Commonwealth Court is a major victory for Planned...
Pennsylvania judges say blocking Medicaid for abortion violates state constitution
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 — Pennsylvania’s ban on state Medicaid dollars paying for low-income people’s abortion care is unconstitutional, a state appellate...
Unruly teen behavior put on notice as NFL Draft approaches
Pittsburgh Public Safety officials on Monday said they welcomed juveniles interested in participating in NFL Draft festivities this week – but warned them to do so responsibly. A month after dozens of juveniles were involved in a fight in Market Square, city officials — in conjunction with Pittsburgh Public Schools...
Breeze Airways delays restart of Pittsburgh-Los Angeles direct flights
Breeze Airways will delay the relaunch of nonstop flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles. Spokesman Ryne Williams said the seasonally available route was initially scheduled to resume on May 7. That has now been pushed back to June 2, “due to rising fuel costs,” he told TribLive Monday....
Lower Burrell plans $16M replacement of sewage pump station
Lower Burrell officials are planning to borrow $15.8 million to stop untreated sewage from spilling into a creek and onto properties during heavy rains. The project will replace the sewage pump station at the foot of Edgecliff Road and the 50-year-old line through which it pumps sewage to the treatment...
FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for article that alleged excessive drinking
FBI Director Kash Patel hit The Atlantic magazine with a $250 million defamation lawsuit on Monday, claiming an article that talked about mismanagement at the agency and his alleged excessive drinking was false and a “malicious hit piece.” The Atlantic said it stood by its reporting and would vigorously defend...
Planned fight between young people escalates to shooting that kills 2 at North Carolina park
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two people dead, authorities said. The shooting happened around 10 a.m. at Leinbach Park, which is near Jefferson Middle School, Winston-Salem police said in a social media...
Chance of severe weather during NFL Draft is ‘quite low,’ meteorologist saysVideo
Weather conditions over the past couple of days have seemed more reminiscent of late in the football season than late April, with low temperatures plunging into the 30s. But highs are expected to climb back into the 70s in time for this week’s NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, potentially reaching the...
Pittsburgh City Council approves new, costlier version of 2026 budgetVideo
A slate of budget amendments pitched by Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor’s administration on Monday earned council’s unanimous approval. The newest iteration of the budget anticipates the city spending over $721.5 million in operating expenses this year and aims to remedy what O’Connor saw as glaring issues in earlier versions of...
West Deer fracking well raises concerns about noise, air quality in Bairdford
Vicki Austin says her West Deer neighborhood can get pretty loud. Austin’s home is about 850 feet from EQT’s Leto fracking well, near the heart of the West Deer community of Bairdford. EQT took over the well from Olympus Energy LLC last year. “It’s like living in an industrial site,”...
