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The U.S. Postal Service has been struggling for years. Now Trump’s talking about privatizing it
The U.S. Postal Service is facing an uncertain future after the resignation this week of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the suggestion by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, that the mail service could be privatized. Unions representing postal workers have balked at...
Hempfield farmland OK’d for housing plan
Hempfield supervisors voted 3-2 this week to allow a change in zoning on 100 acres of farmland that could clear the way for a residential development. The vote came after a 70-minute public hearing during which nearly a dozen residents opposed the change, some vehemently, citing concerns about increased traffic,...
Lawsuit claims skidding motorcycle broke woman’s leg at Homestead wrestling event
A woman who attended the Brawl Under the Bridge wrestling event last summer in Homestead is suing the promoter and two participants, alleging her leg was broken when motorcycles they drove as part of their entrance skidded into the crowd. Stephanie Mirah, a former journalist at PublicSource, an online news...
Driver’s license center in Pa. draws crowd as Real ID deadline approaches
Pennsylvanians flocked to the Lehigh Valley Driver License Center outside Allentown on Monday — to acquire a Real ID — as part of a dedicated day to acquiring the new identification cards. Starting on May 7, anyone 18 years of age or older will need a Real ID or another...
Former UPMC doctor tried to throw wife off cliff in Hawaii, police say
Gerhardt Konig, a former UPMC employee and Pittsburgher, is accused of trying to kill his wife while on a hike in Hawaii. He was taken into custody by Honolulu Police Department at around 6:45 p.m. HST on Monday near the Pali Highway, according to Honolulu police. Authorities said Konig, 46,...
Pittsburgh council approves Gainey’s picks for Housing Authority board
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Ed Gainey’s nominees for the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh board. Jala Rucker, now the board’s vice chair, will serve an additional term. Joining her are newcomers Wasi Mohamed, who serves as chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale;...
Pittsburgh Mills pothole patching underway, but legal troubles seem unlikely to disappear
The owner of Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer is taking action to patch the mall’s pockmarked roads, just days after they became the target of a criminal investigation. But the $20,000 Namdar Realty has allocated for repairs represents 0.5% of the more than $4 million the New York-based company and Frazer...
North Side author highlights Pittsburgh’s history of stadiums and arenas
Pittsburgh had the first indoor rink in North America with artificial ice. The Schenley Park Casino was located at the entrance to Schenley Park when it opened in 1895. Built at a cost of $400,000, it had 18-foot windows, 1,500 incandescent lights, two tiers of seating, luxury boxes, a café,...
Morning Roundup: Fake $100 bill played at Hempfield casino; police say man threatened 5-month-old’s life
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, March 25: Woman tries to use fake $100 bill at Hempfield casino Pennsylvania State Police said a woman tried to slide a fake $100 bill into a slot machine Saturday at Live Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield. The bill...
Ex-Hempfield basketball coach to receive $8K until June retirement
Former Hempfield Area guidance counselor and high school boys basketball coach Bill Swan will receive about $8,000 while on paid sick and personal days until his retirement goes into effect in June, according to a separation agreement obtained by TribLive. Swan was placed on paid administrative leave from his coaching...
North Huntingdon plans to drain, dredge popular Indian Lake
Those who love to fish at Indian Lake Park in North Huntingdon will have to find a new spot when the township drains the lake in the next few years. North Huntingdon officials plan to apply for a $1.33 million grant for a multi-phase project to dredge the lake and...
Aggressive plants effective to some, a nuisance to others as growing season begins
The Capets family of Murrysville has a positive relationship with bamboo, a grass native to the Asian continent that grows tall and spreads quickly. They’ve been using it for more than a decade to screen their front yard from nearby traffic on Sardis Road. And it works well, forming a...
New microphones will record Latrobe police interviews, monitor holding cell conversations
When Latrobe police interview someone at their station or they’re held in the city’s lockup, they will be recorded using new microphones that are among the improvements planned this year, police Chief Richard Bosco said. Officers already wear body cameras at all times, including when they’re conducting interviews at the...
‘I had a bad year’: Arnold man pleads guilty to gas station robbery
An Arnold man faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Monday to the robbery of a New Kensington gas station. Chad William Fitzgerald, 34, was charged last year in connection with an Aug. 14, 2024, heist at the Sunoco gas station on Tarentum...
Wind gust damages roof of Duquesne building already set to be torn down
A roof on a Duquesne University building was damaged Monday during high winds, TribLive news partner WTAE reported. A piece of the roof on Mendel Hall on Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Bluff neighborhood landed on the street and sidewalk below. The building, which houses athletic offices, was already scheduled for...
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in case over deportations under wartime law
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday invoked a “state secrets privilege” and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law — a case that has become a flashpoint amid escalating tension with the...
Judge orders Post-Gazette to restore health care, resume bargaining with striking workers
A federal appeals court Monday ordered the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to restore health care benefits to its striking journalists and to resume bargaining. It marked the latest development in the longest newspaper strike in the digital age. The strike started in October 2022. The last contract between the company and its...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position
The head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday after nearly five years in the position and following protests last weekend by postal workers concerned about the direction of the agency. DeJoy had said last month he planned to step down but hadn’t set a date. Deputy...
Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalistVideo
WASHINGTON — Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online Monday. The National...
Powerful interests poured $18M into top Pa. lawmakers’ campaign coffers
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. HARRISBURG — Power plant operators, gambling magnates, charter school backers, and trade unions are among the interests that gave almost $18 million to Pennsylvania’s top...
Trump criticizes his portrait hanging in Colorado Capitol
President Donald Trump has taken aim at a portrait of himself hanging in Colorado’s Capitol. He’s demanding that it be taken down. Unveiled in 2019, the portrait was painted in oil by the Colorado-based artist Sarah Boardman, the New York Times reported. It depicts the president in a dark suit...
AOC trades barbs with Fetterman, apologizes to Conor Lamb
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York reached out publicly to apologize to fellow Democrat and former U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb. In a post on the social media platform X, AOC tweeted a response to Lamb’s post critiquing Democrat Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman. Lamb, of Mt. Lebanon, lost to Fetterman...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order to rehire probationary federal workers
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. The emergency appeal argues that the judge can’t force the executive branch to rehire some...
Duquesne beer: ‘Prince of Pilseners’ will return to shelves this spring
An iconic Pittsburgh beer, Duquesne — with its “Prince of Pilseners” logo — has popped up again. Bill Clevenger, whose grandmother sold Duquesne beer through her distributorship in his native McConnellsburg in Fulton County, has revived the Pittsburgh beer that had been dormant since 2021. “I’m keeping the tradition and...
‘Give me liberty or give me death’ turns 250. Here’s what it meant in 1775
The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!” has been expressed by protesters from the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising in China to those who opposed COVID-19 restrictions in the U.S. in 2020. Malcolm X referenced it in his 1964 “Ballot or the Bullet” speech, demanding equal rights for Black...
