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‘Not a city bordering on violence,’ spokeswoman for Pittsburgh mayor says after shootings
Pittsburgh officials on Monday attempted to allay fears of a city on the brink after a weekend that saw three shootings, including one that met the criteria of a mass casualty incident. “(This) is not a city bordering on violence. I want to make that clear,” said Olga George, a...
Recovery from flood damage still a work in progress in Murrysville area 2 weeks after storms
Tim Wagner Sr. of Murrysville is disassembling a treadmill in his house to see if he can get it working again. The exercise equipment is in his basement, which was flooded after an early June storm parked itself over his neighborhood along Hills Church Road. In the immediate aftermath of...
Heat dents attendance at Westmoreland air show, but not the thrills
Nine Royal Canadian Air Force pilots wowed crowds Sunday when they shot and twirled their Snowbirds through the air during the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland International Airshow 2025. Aerobatics aficionados pointed fingers — and cellphone cameras — toward the sun as members of the U.S. Military Academy dramatically parachuted, with...
B-2 bombers involved in U.S. strike on Iran nuclear facilities return to Missouri Air Force baseVideo
KNOB NOSTER, Mo. — The B-2 stealth bombers that dropped massive bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities began returning to their U.S. base in Missouri on Sunday. An Associated Press journalist watched on a clear but windy afternoon as seven of the B-2 Spirit bombers came in for landing at...
Alarm grows after the U.S. inserts itself into Israel’s war against Iran with strikes on nuclear sites
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The world grappled Sunday with the enormous implications after the United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran with an attack that raised urgent questions about what remained of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. Some observers warned that the...
Sawdust carpet creations shine in Springdale, honoring the Feast of Corpus Christi
A creative and colorful display of Christianity filled up a parking lot in Springdale Township on Sunday: the ritual of “sawdust carpets” at Our Lady of Victory Church. The Benedict family of Cheswick created their first sawdust carpet this year. “We’ve intended to do this for so long. We finally...
Eastern half of U.S. endures another long day of dangerous heat
MADISON, Wis. — Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and East endured another sweltering day of dangerously hot temperatures Sunday as a rare June heat wave continued to grip much of the U.S. Most of the northeastern quadrant of the country from Minnesota to Maine was under some...
How the U.S. bombarded Iranian nuclear sites without detection
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It was an unprecedented attack years in the making, with some last-minute misdirection meant to give the operation a powerful element of surprise. U.S. pilots dropped 30,000-pound bombs early Sunday on two key underground uranium enrichment plants in Iran, delivering what American military leaders believe...
Iranian missile fired after U.S. strikes causes heavy damage but few injuries in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Israel — Hours after the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Iran launched more than 40 missiles toward Israel on Sunday, wounding 23 people and destroying apartment buildings and homes in three cities. At an impact site in Tel Aviv, the blast had sheared off the face of...
Here’s how Iran could retaliate after U.S. strikes on its nuclear programVideo
Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly aimed at deterring the United States from attacking it. By entering Israel’s war, the U.S. may have removed the last rationale for holding them in reserve. That could mean a wave...
Vance says Iran has a renewed chance to pursue ‘the path of peace’ after U.S. attack
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that America “does not seek war” with Iran in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a renewed chance of negotiating with Washington. The...
White House photos show rare look inside the Situation Room as Trump authorizes strikes in Iran
WASHINGTON — One image shows President Donald Trump staring straight ahead stone-faced, monitoring the mission that took out three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites on Saturday. In another image, Trump stands as his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, appears to speak. And whenever Trump is pictured, he...
Pa. AG Sunday to defer to state’s Democratic governor in Trump legal fights
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday says he’s not looking for a fight with the Trump administration. The attorney general, during a wide-ranging interview with TribLive on Friday afternoon during a stop at the White Rabbit Cafe in Greensburg, said dealing with the political tension that has ripped through the nation...
Money talks: Younger generations lag in retirement investing
Michael Weleski has been working since he was 12. Now 21, he used the money he has earned to make a variety of investments for his future. “I don’t want to have to work a hard labor job until I’m 70,” Weleski said. The Penn State New Kensington student from...
Trump’s big gamble in Iran is a risky moment after his pledges to keep U.S. out of ‘stupid wars’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump expressed certainty his big gamble to directly assist the Israelis delivered a knockout blow to Iran’s nuclear program — even as many supporters and detractors alike were warning that U.S. military action could draw the United States into an expansive regional conflict. Trump, in brief...
Pa. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick support attack on Iran, but Reps. Lee, Deluzio question Trump’s authority
The Pittsburgh region’s congressional delegation shared mixed views after President Donald Trump announced U.S. airstrikes against three Iranian targets thought to be part of Iran’s nuclear program. Both of Pennsylvania’s senators, John Fetterman, D-Braddock, and Dave McCormick, R-Squirrel Hill, and one of its Republican congressmen, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Peters, voiced...
U.S. strikes 3 Iranian sites, joining Israeli air campaign against nuclear program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, directly joining Israel ‘s war aimed at decapitating the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict. Addressing the nation from the...
Suffering together bonds those daring to brave Rachel Carson Trail Challenge
Trekking 37 miles with temperatures approaching 90 degrees Saturday sounds like it would be a grueling challenge for anyone. But Morgan Kiebler and Wade Endress said it was premarital bliss to take part in this year’s Rachel Carson Trail Challenge. The couple plan to wed July 16 in Maine. “It’s...
Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds dazzle Westmoreland air show crowd
Craig Monstrola sat in the shade beneath a military plane’s 95-foot wingspan — and watched a bit of history unfold on a seemingly unending stretch of tarmac. Monstrola was anxious to catch the Royal Canadian Air Force make its Snowbirds pirouette in the sky Saturday above Arnold Palmer Regional Airport...
1 shot, another injured after falling in Wilkinsburg shooting
Two people were treated at local hospitals late Friday after a shooting in Wilkinsburg. County dispatchers sent police to the 800 block of Wallace Avenue around 10:10 p.m. after a report of a shooting, an Allegheny County Police spokesman said. Responding officers found one spent bullet casing on the ground...
Greensburg Central Catholic adjusts staffing amid declining enrollment, rising costs
Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School will undergo staffing changes heading into 2025-26 as the school faces declining enrollment. The private, parochial school’s enrollment spiked following the covid pandemic — jumping from 345 in the 2020-21 school year to 373 in 2021-22. The student population remained relatively consistent across the...
Solstice sizzle: Western Pa. braces for a surge in summer heat
Grab your water bottles. Summer’s officially here, and a uncanny stretch of consecutive days with temperatures in the 90s will accompany the solstice. For the first time in June since 1994, the Pittsburgh region is expected to have five or more days of temperatures in the 90s. And they’re coming...
Rapid flow on Kiski, Yough rivers increase risks as seasoned river runners urge caution
Neill Andritz keeps a close eye on water levels and speeds on the Kiski River to see if it’s safe for his business, The River’s Edge Canoe & Kayak, to rent equipment to customers. So far this year the river, which separates Westmoreland and Armstrong counties, has been too high,...
Canadian, U.S. Air Force pilots plan powerful, precise maneuvers at Westmoreland air show
Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Marc-André Plante has taken his CT-114 jet through more than 50 practice runs of the demanding mirror pass maneuver. On Friday, he and eight fellow Snowbirds pilots were scheduled to complete another dry run of that pattern and other elements of the aerobatic demonstration they’ll...
Pittsburgh cancels International Parade as immigration anxieties remain
Pittsburgh has canceled its International Parade & Festival and the Pittsburgh World Cup amid concerns over a federal immigration crackdown. The International Parade, typically a multicultural affair containing vendors and music, was declared a potential target for ICE immigration raids. The Pittsburgh World Cup was intended to be a community...
