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Pittsburgh schools discourage participation in reported ‘Downtown Takeover’ event
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are discouraging students’ attendance from a reported “Downtown Takeover” event Friday. District spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said officials are aware of information circulating on social media regarding a planned event, encouraging students to gather in Downtown Pittsburgh on Friday night. Pugh said the district, “out of an...
Families claim bus company let drunk van driver ferry kids, leading to Pittsburgh crash
The families of five fifth graders whose school van crashed last year in Pittsburgh are suing the bus company that employed the driver, who was drunk and continued to drive the students after fleeing the accident scene. Their complaints allege the driver, who had a previous conviction for DUI, reported...
Pittsburgh unveils NFL Draft road closures, transit strategy
With massive crowds expected to flood the city for one of the NFL’s biggest events, Pittsburgh is starting to shut down streets ahead of the fast-approaching draft. The road closures are part of a regional transportation plan for the NFL Draft, April 23-25. Transportation leaders and Pittsburgh officials unveiled the...
John Fetterman’s support for Trump’s DHS secretary has made his bad relationship with Democrats even worse: ‘He needs to go’
When Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta lost a bitter U.S. Senate primary to then-Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in 2022, he immediately threw his support behind the Democratic nominee — vowing to campaign vigorously for Fetterman, who went onto win the general election as he was recovering from a stroke. Fetterman...
O’Connor sees NFL Draft spotlight as chance to shed steel-town perceptions
Appearances are a top priority for Pittsburgh officials ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. Just this week, Pittsburgh police started a citywide sweep of abandoned vehicles. City public works crews are also putting in overtime to clean up Downtown Pittsburgh ahead of the event, which runs from April 23-25 and...
‘Architect of AI’ Jensen Huang to be CMU’s commencement speaker
Jensen Huang, an electrical engineer, a businessman and the eighth richest man in the world, will be Carnegie Mellon University’s keynote speaker during commencement in May. Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, also will receive an honorary doctorate of science and technology during the graduation, the university said. “Honorary degrees...
Funeral arrangements set for Yough High School students killed in crash
Felicity Martini was quite the prankster, one of her siblings remembered Wednesday. One time years ago, when older brother Lewie Martini was showing her some martial arts moves, she sneaked a ketchup packet up her sleeve and pretended to be hurt during the roughhousing, he remembered. The ruse was busted...
What will happen to the puppy abandoned at Pittsburgh International Airport?
Allegheny County Police have been inundated with emails and phone calls about adopting the puppy they said a Texas man abandoned last week at Pittsburgh International Airport, a spokesman told TribLive on Wednesday. Authorities know little beyond the gender — male — of the chocolate Labrador retriever officers found Friday...
Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown
WASHINGTON — Air travelers are experiencing the highest wait times ever under the Transportation Security Administration, the agency’s acting head told Congress on Wednesday, as the latest offer to end a funding impasse and put restraints on President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda met fierce resistance. The TSA’s Ha Nguyen...
O’Connor says DA is probing ‘contracts’ but provides no details about search warrant
Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor said Wednesday a search warrant from the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is seeking information from the city about contracts, among other things. The DA’s office served the sealed search warrant on Monday, O’Connor offered no other details about the probe by District Attorney Stephen A....
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trialVideo
LOS ANGELES — Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well being. The California jury’s decision Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit could influence...
Pittsburgh Brewing to host NFL Draft watch party
Can’t make it to the 2026 NFL draft in person? Pittsburgh Brewing Co. is offering an alternative. On April 23, the East Deer brewery will be hosting a watch party for the draft in partnership with WTAE. The night will feature food, entertainment and a live broadcast of the NFL...
Crews clear trees as construction begins on NFL Draft stage in front of Acrisure StadiumVideo
Construction is underway outside Acrisure Stadium as the NFL Draft stage begins to take shape, bringing the buzz of draft season to the North Shore. With fewer than 30 days to go, Pittsburgh is gearing up to host the NFL Draft from April 23 to 25. On Wednesday morning, a...
Pine woman gets probation for giving weight-loss clients cow drugs
Months after she stopped taking the weight-loss injections dispensed by Choice Restorative Medicine in McCandless, Kayleigh Mellas started to experience stroke-like symptoms, seizures and difficulty swallowing. She was hospitalized twice, and doctors were unable to determine the cause. Months later, Mellas learned from authorities that the weight-loss medication she’d been...
Westmoreland County LGBTQ+ proclamation request rejected again by commissioners
Westmoreland County commissioners are expected to approve seven proclamations at this week’s public meeting — including honors for an Olympic medalist and a retiring airport executive — while continuing to face criticism for their refusal to formally recognize the LGBTQ+ community. Ash Franzetti of Greensburg said she cannot understand why...
Pittsburgh launches push to clear abandoned cars from streets ahead of NFL DraftVideo
Pittsburgh officials have launched a citywide sweep of abandoned vehicles as part of ongoing beautification efforts ahead of next month’s NFL Draft. On Monday, the mayor’s office, working with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, announced a two-week push to remove abandoned vehicles from neighborhoods across the city. “I think getting...
Mark Madden: Is it still hating if it happens? Expect 77 wins for these Pirates
I’m often accused of hating the Pittsburgh Pirates. Not true. I’m just a beacon of harsh truth. The Pirates were my first big sports love. I have 41 sets of ticket stubs from the 1971 world championship season to prove it. That includes Game 4 of the World Series at...
Trump showed off a classified map during a 2022 plane trip, a Democratic lawmaker allegesVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump showed off a classified map on a 2022 flight to his New Jersey golf club and held onto a record from his first term that was so sensitive only six people would have had access to it, according to a letter released Wednesday by a...
Iran rejects U.S. ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including strikes that hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a fire. Iran’s defiance came as Israel launched...
Derry Township man says gallows in front yard are ‘part of history,’ not meant to invoke lynchings
Drivers traveling along Uschak Road in Derry Township pass a rather eye-catching landmark as they near the road’s northern terminus. A gallows pole — a wooden scaffold with an elevated beam and a noose hanging from it — stands in the front yard of township resident Bryan Piper. It has...
Pennsylvania Game Commission bear study aims to collar 160 animals per yearVideo
On a biting morning with a dusting of snow on the ground, a doctor and his assistants crowded around a patient in the woods. They checked her vitals, prodded her, weighed her and monitored her heartbeat with careful precision. This was no ordinary patient. The doctor was a Pennsylvania Game...
Westmoreland County gambling revenue funds 1st-of-their-kind police vehiclesVideo
Gambling revenue generated in Westmoreland County is helping two local police departments add one-of-a-kind vehicles to their fleets. More than $1.3 million in state grants were awarded this month for infrastructure and public safety projects, funded by tax revenue from Pennsylvania’s legalized casino industry. The latest round of awards comes...
Pittsburgh construction to be wrapped up in time for NFL Draft, officials sayVideo
It’s hard to drive anywhere in the Pittsburgh area without spotting a traffic cone or two — a sign of ongoing construction. However, Jeremy Waldrup, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, said this week that the construction cones and signs will be out of sight by the time...
One Pittsburgh councilwoman’s fix for avoiding future budget anguish: Talk early and often
Pittsburgh City Council members blamed their budget-drafting woes on a lack of critical information. The result: a 2026 spending plan crafted by council that the mayor says is underfunded by tens of millions of dollars. Councilwoman Erika Strassburger, who chairs the finance committee, is hoping to avoid repeating that mistake....
Ligonier Township want ad: volunteers needed for Ligonier Beach cleanup, $15 million to make into parkVideo
Ligonier Township is looking for a lot of volunteers willing to give of their time, energy, talent and tools to clean up the site of the former Ligonier Beach that local officials want to convert into a premier municipal park. Supervisors Chairman John Beaufort said Tuesday they’re hoping to have...
