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Tailgating times: Steelers fans celebrate the home opener on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
Sofia Massaro Young and Bill Young were married on Saturday at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Pittsburgh’s historic Strip District. Their reception was held at the pristine Oakmont Country Club. What better way to finish the celebratory weekend than at the biggest party in Pittsburgh — a home-opener tailgate outside...
Defense, Justin Fields shine as Steelers charge past L.A., improve to 3-0 on season
Challenge accepted by the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Coach Mike Tomlin reminded his players that the Los Angeles Chargers were entering Acrisure Stadium on Sunday with the NFL’s stingiest defense. The Steelers, also unbeaten after two weeks, were merely second best among the 32 teams in fewest points allowed. “They respond...
Organizers pleased with jump in attendance as Bigfoot tales and tours complement Derry Railroad Days
The legend of Bigfoot and the storied history of railroads don’t typically have anything in common. In Derry Borough, they do now. Organizers of Derry Railroad Days this year dipped a toe into the mysterious world of Bigfoot’s supposed presence in the area. Festival board member Nathan Bundy said the...
Are Trump and Harris particularly Christian? That’s not what most Americans would say: AP-NORC poll
Vice President Kamala Harris is a Baptist who was influenced by religious traditions in her mother’s home country of India. Former President Donald Trump grew up a mainline Presbyterian but began identifying as a nondenominational Christian near the end of his presidency. Despite that, few Americans see the presidential candidates...
Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 18 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A mass shooting killed four people and wounded 18 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, with many of the victims caught in the crossfire, police said early Sunday. Authorities asked the public for tips as they searched for the shooters. The shooting happened shortly...
Donora man dies in Fayette County crash
A Donora man was killed in a head-on crash late Saturday in Fayette County, according to state police. Troopers said Quinte Lamar Brown, 26, was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt on Brownsville Road in Jefferson Township just before 11 p.m. when an oncoming Chevrolet Silverado crossed the center line and collided...
Dormont motorcyclist dies after collision with car
A Dormont man was killed late Saturday when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided, according to Allegheny County Police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The crash was reported around 10:45 p.m. near the intersection of Pioneer and West Liberty avenues in Dormont. Christian Sluka, 23, was critically injured and...
Social media, political burnout impact young voters in Western Pa.
Social media content and politics mix, but that can create voter fatigue. “There’s a combination of curation (on social media) that we’re doing that we’re aware that we’re doing by who we follow or what we like, and then there’s curation that’s sort of being done for us by algorithms...
Trump puts Charleroi’s Haitian population in spotlight
As the political spotlight shines on Charleroi, a Mon Valley town settled by immigrants and named after a city in Belgium, its residents are disputing Donald Trump’s portrayal of its burgeoning Haitian population. Haitian Marie Occimable lived in Miami and Atlanta, then heard Charleroi could be a place where she...
Young voters in Western Pa. talk issues, candidates ahead of presidential election
The economy. A woman’s right to choose. A divided America. These are issues weighing on the minds of young voters as they ready themselves for the November presidential election between Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump. More than half of young voters between 18 and 29 plan...
Braddock man arrested in North Side carjacking — after car was disabled remotely by OnStar
A Braddock man was arrested Friday evening after police said they witnessed him stealing a car on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Aaron Morris, 20 of Braddock, faced multiple felonies including robbery of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, and aggravated assault, according to court documents. Pittsburgh police said they saw Morris...
Pink Day Festival brings thousands to Leechburg to support breast cancer research
Leechburg’s biggest event of the year did not disappoint. The 13th annual Leechburg Pink Day festival brought thousands to this small Alle-Kiski Valley town on a warm and sunny Saturday. The festival — held on the third Saturday in September each year — is a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness...
Scottdale celebrates its 150th anniversary with plenty of style — make that styles
For years, Jayne Canose walked in parades around the Scottdale area outfitted in handmade regalia of a different time. On Saturday, she rode, waving a gloved hand at those who lined the streets to watch the parade. Canose was at one time the leader of the Scottdale American Women, also...
U.S. is more hands-off than usual in the Middle East, as it fears making things worse
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking a more hands-off approach than usual during a week of dramatic escalation between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, with top U.S. officials holding back from full-on crisis diplomacy for fear of making matters worse. The public restraint follows explosions of the militant...
Arnold’s suspended police chief loses pay while facing charges in sting operation
Arnold’s suspended police chief will no longer be paid as he faces theft and other charges stemming from a sting against him staged by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and state police. City council decided unanimously to change Josh Stanga’s leave from paid to unpaid, Mayor Shannon Santucci said Friday....
Pittsburgh man charged in McKees Rocks fatal shooting
A Pittsburgh man was awaiting arraignment Saturday morning on homicide charges in connection with a fatal shooting last week in McKees Rocks. Allegheny County Police said they charged Richard Horne, 28, with the Sept. 14 shooting death of William Hopkins, 34, of Castle Shannon. Hopkins was found on Ella Street...
Woman killed in crash on Parkway West in Pittsburgh
A woman was killed and two others hurt in a one-vehicle crash overnight on the Parkway West in Pittsburgh, according to state police. Troopers said they believe the driver was impaired. An Infiniti car being driven by Jordan I. Bowyer, 23, of Pitcairn was speeding westbound on the highway around...
Man identified who was fatally shot in North Braddock
A man was fatally shot in North Braddock overnight, according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities were called to a home on Ridge Avenue around 1:15 a.m. Saturday and found Marquis Jarrell, 29, suffering from gunshot wounds, according to police and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Jarrell, who lived in...
N.J. residents accused over $10K in fake checks supposedly issued by Greensburg Salem
Two New Jersey residents are accused of cashing bogus checks worth more than $10,000 made out to a cyber school that falsely stated they were sent on behalf of the Greensburg Salem School District, according to court documents. Bryce C. Sanders, 24, of Franklinville and Alyssa Wright, 27, of Cape...
Labor board rules against Post-Gazette in nearly 2-year employee strike
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette refused to bargain in good faith with the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and unilaterally changed workers’ employment conditions, the National Labor Relations Board said in a decision announced Friday. A petition for an injunction was filed in August to force the Post-Gazette to take back workers who...
Democrats in Pa. approach 2024 election with slimmest voter registration advantage in decades
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. HARRISBURG — Despite a bump following Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race, Democrats in Pennsylvania are entering the home stretch of the 2024 election with their weakest voter...
Jeannette youth football coach suspended, league rules out opposing players using racial slurs
A Jeannette youth football coach was suspended Friday afternoon after the local league ruled out allegations of the team’s players being called racial slurs by some opposing players from Penn-Trafford during a game Sunday. The Big East Youth Football League issued a statement to parents Friday, detailing the results of...
Police charge Pittsburgh city worker in bug-spray attack on motoristVideo
Donald Jones of Wilkinsburg was driving his two daughters to school last week when their morning commute turned traumatic. Watching through their car window, the girls wailed in horror as a Pittsburgh Public Works employee squirted what police said was wasp spray in their father’s eyes during a dispute on...
Convicted rapist, formerly of Greensburg, now accused of raping 3-year-old
A former Greensburg man who is serving a state prison sentence in a violent rape was arraigned Friday on new sexual assault accusations police said involved a 3-year-old child. Justin Owens Hall, 30, who is being held at SCI Smithfield, is accused of sexually assaulting the child at a Penn...
Leechburg Area students caught with BB gun, no threat to school
Leechburg Area School District administrators called in local police after students were reported playing with a BB gun outside of school grounds, but close to David Leech Elementary School. “We had some older students who were clowning around with a BB gun,” said district Superintendent David Keibler. “They were outside....
