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Pitt, IUP launch initiatives to transform campus culture through dialogue
For the most part, students weren’t afraid to have difficult conversations on controversial topics when Gwen Torges started teaching at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1997. That’s no longer the case. “There has always been, and will always be, people who say ‘that’s not me,’ but there were always...
TV Talk: ‘CBS Evening News’ to broadcast from Pittsburgh
This evening, Pittsburgh will be the backdrop for what’s become perhaps the most controversial network newscast in America, as CBS brings its retooled “Evening News” to KDKA-TV. The broadcast, airing at 7 p.m., is part of a market-by-market tour for newly installed anchor Tony Dokoupil and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, a...
‘Age in place’ living boasts home elevators, river views in OakmontVideo
The elevator entrance inside the garage of a newly built brownstone is the first clue that the residence at Overlook Brownstones has designed modern living solutions for aging-in-place along the Allegheny River in Oakmont. The state-of-the-art elevator travels from the garage to all four floors of the brick brownstone at...
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
BEIJING — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would...
Are Trump’s supporters getting what they want from his 2nd term? Here’s what a new poll shows
NEW YORK — Nearly a year into his second term, President Donald Trump’s work on the economy hasn’t lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC survey. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a significant...
Path that started at Norwin carries Indiana offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan to brink of national title
A former high school lacrosse coach turned millionaire playcaller for the No. 1 college football team in the country is a win away from a national championship. If Norwin alum Mike Shanahan tells you he is living the dream, he means it. The second-year offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach...
Review: Latest ‘Wicked’ production at Benedum Center is as enchanting as ever
I bet a lot of us are just plain “Wicked”-ed out at this point. Not only has the smash-hit show been running on Broadway since 2003, making it the fourth longest-running Broadway musical of all time, but we’ve also just had its blockbuster movie adaptations released at back-to-back Thanksgivings. It...
‘Sole venture’: Latrobe family takes reins of longtime Mancuso’s Shoe Repair shop
The whirr of sewing machines and light mist of the steam cleaner filled Ron Mancuso’s nearly 50-year-old shoe repair shop Thursday morning as he continued his family’s decades-old tradition: passing along the tricks of the trade. Earlier this month, Latrobe resident Christine Marquis took the reins of Mancuso’s Shoe Repair,...
Police investigation into fatal Lower Burrell crash could last months; details remain hazy
It could be some time before police will know whether to file charges against the driver of a pickup that struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday morning on Greensburg Road in Lower Burrell. A police reconstruction of the scene could take months to offer any conclusions, according to Lower Burrell...
Rod Woodson advances NFL Alumni cancer fighting initiative, talks Steelers-Ravens rivalry, John Harbaugh firing
Steelers legend Rod Woodson sounded like he was talking about executing a successful NFL defense. Recognition. Accurate diagnosis. Self-awareness. Knowing where your help is. Decisive action. But the NFL Hall of Famer wasn’t talking about how to execute a zone blitz, or the concepts of the 3-4. He was talking...
Fetterman opposes calls to abolish ICE
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is rejecting calls from some fellow Democrats to abolish the federal government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement following last week’s deadly shooting of a woman by an ICE agent and continuing unrest in Minneapolis. “The party must resist the destructive tendencies to push extreme positions,” Fetterman, D-Braddock,...
Steelers’ former sales manager, a gay woman, sues team for gender discrimination
A gay woman who worked as a corporate sales manager for the Pittsburgh Steelers has sued the team, claiming she did not receive pay equal to her male peers and was discriminated against because of her gender and sexual orientation. Attorneys for the former employee, Allegheny County resident Chelsea Zahn,...
Westmoreland makes 12 temporary layoffs permanent as part of restructuring
A dozen Westmoreland County employees who have been furloughed saw their positions abolished Thursday, resulting in permanent layoffs. Seven of the positions were in the human services department, which director Rob Hamilton called a restructuring. The move will free up a chunk of money at a time when, he said,...
Scott Township faces road salt shortage as cold temperatures engulf region
National Weather Services meteorologists are warning Pittsburghers to expect a cold weekend, but not every community in Allegheny County has enough resources to battle the snow. Scott Township announced in a Facebook post Wednesday that the township is operating on “conservation mode” due to limited road salt supplies. The township...
Harrison hospital opens $6.2M rehab center for stroke, surgery recovery
A $6.2 million tech-forward rehab facility opened Thursday at AHN Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison, making it the only stroke and surgery recovery center of its kind in the region, according to Allegheny Health Network officials. “This is equipment that few centers have,” said Dr. Mark Rubino, the hospital’s president....
Steelers request to interview Ejiro Evero, Jeff Hafley, Klay Kubiak
A trend is developing among the list of individuals the Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly requested to interview for their vacant head coaching position. As the list grew to eight Thursday, six are sitting NFL defensive coordinators. The names with defensive backgrounds added Thursday, according to the NFL Network, were Ejiro...
Spirit to resume Arnold Palmer Regional flights to Myrtle Beach
If the bitter cold weather on Thursday got you down, maybe thinking about a beach vacation in April might lift your spirits. Spirit Airlines said Thursday it is resuming its seasonal, five flights weekly nonstop service from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe to Myrtle Beach, S.C., beginning April 15....
Judge signals support for emergency $2M loan for Millvale
A judge Thursday morning said he was “leaning toward” green-lighting an emergency request by Millvale to take out a $2 million loan to avert a looming budget crisis. Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge John T. McVay Jr. did not rule from the bench on the borough’s request but said he’d...
Pitt study underscores chance for independence after severe brain injury
When Gabe Brown woke from a coma last January at UPMC Mercy hospital, he could do little more than tilt his head and shift his eyes. The 28-year-old suffered a severe traumatic brain injury nearly four months earlier while on a honeymoon in Jamaica with his wife, Lauren Esper. The...
Former Robert Morris forward among NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games, prosecutors say
Former Robert Morris men’s basketball player Markeese Hastings is among 26 people involved in a sprawling scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The scheme, which includes more than a dozen college players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, revolved...
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration’s massive immigration crackdown. The threat comes a day after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration officer...
Venezuela’s Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meetingVideo
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting with him at the White House on Thursday, “as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom.” Machado did not provide further details, however, and the...
North Side Giant Eagle reopens after fire
The Giant Eagle on Pittsburgh’s North Side reopened by noon Thursday after a mechanical fire prompted an early-morning evacuation and closure. Allegheny County Dispatch responded just after 7 a.m. to a call from 318 Cedar Ave. Police told reporters that firefighters were on the scene at 7:46 a.m. Jannah Drexler,...
Upper Burrell data center nets 1st tenant at former Alcoa research site
The planned data center in Upper Burrell already has its first tenant. TECfusions officials announced that TensorWave, an artificial intelligence cloud platform, will be deployed at its Upper Burrell site located at the former Alcoa Research and Development campus. TECfusions spokeswoman Melissa Farney described TensorWave as a “neocloud.” A neocloud...
Officials worry for future as passenger levels at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport hit new lows
Air traffic through Arnold Palmer Regional Airport last year fell to its lowest level since 2011 even as local leaders brace for more decline while questions linger about the future of the facility’s lone commercial carrier. According to figures released this week, just 119,379 passengers went through the gates in...
