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The presidential campaigns brace for an intense sprint to Election Day
LA CROSSE, Wis. — After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer. The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will devote almost all of their remaining time and resources to just seven...
Harris set to return to Pittsburgh for 2nd visit this week
Presidential candidates may soon be putting fries on their salads considering how often they are visiting Pittsburgh lately. Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are both visiting Pittsburgh this week as part of separate trips. With Harris rallying with union members in Pittsburgh on...
Tim Benz: Steelers’ self-created depth chart issues enough to lower regular-season predictions
For much of the offseason, my belief about the Pittsburgh Steelers was that they’d be 10-7. Again. That they’d be the last team in the AFC playoff bracket. Again. And that they’d finish the season without a playoff win. Again. For an eighth consecutive year. I’m modifying that. Now I...
McKeesport teen charged in fatal shooting
A McKeesport teenager has been arrested and charged with a fatal shooting Sunday in the city. Allegheny County Police charged Daemond Artemus, 17, with homicide, carrying a gun without a license and gun possession by a minor in connection with the shooting death of 22-year-old Dylan C. Saula of North...
Woodland Hills follows Penn Hills with new restrictions, safety measures for football games
In response to a shooting Friday night that forced the evacuation of Woodland Hills High School’s football stadium and an early end to the football game, district officials at Woodland Hills announced immediate changes to their policy on ticketed events. In a letter to district parents and the community, Woodland...
Harris disapproves of U.S. Steel sale to Nippon during Pittsburgh campaign event
Vice President Kamala Harris said U.S. Steel should remain owned by an American company, marking her first public comments in opposition to the iconic Pittsburgh company’s proposed sale to Japanese giant Nippon Steel Corp. Harris came out forcefully against the sale while speaking to a crowd of hundreds of union...
Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide, according to the court’s website. The broader support among justices undermines the effort by Musk and his supporters to cast...
Turnpike Commission warns of more phone scams targeting personal information
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning motorists of cell phone scams that try to trick unsuspecting individuals into providing personal information, it said in a recent online post. Scammers impersonate the PA Turnpike and other toll agencies by pretending to warn recipients they owe the turnpike toll fees, and that...
Rural Pa. faces widening health services gap, but state officials think loan forgiveness could help
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. BELLEFONTE — Health care professionals in rural Pennsylvania would be eligible for student debt relief under a bipartisan proposal aimed at addressing workforce gaps in...
U.S. government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violationsVideo
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States in violation of sanctions and export control laws. The Dassault Falcon 900EX was seized in the Dominican Republic...
North Versailles man, 22, fatally shot in McKeesport
Allegheny County Police are investigating a fatal shooting of a North Versailles man in McKeesport. First responders were called to the 500 block of Lysle Boulevard around 10:50 a.m. Monday morning, where they found an adult male in the road who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the...
Thousands crowd Pittsburgh Brewing in Creighton for Cole Swindell concert
Creighton isn’t mentioned in country star Cole Swindell’s hit “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” but with the excitement from concertgoers at Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s Iron City Stage on Sunday, one might think otherwise. “This is the kind of crowd you dream of,” he said to about 7,000 concertgoers on...
Kamala Harris delivers passionate speech during campaign event at South Side union hall
Editor’s note: This story was updated throughout the day Monday. Vice President Kamala Harris is joining President Joe Biden for one of his Labor Day traditions by visiting Pittsburgh on Monday, hoping to rally the region’s large number of union members and continue Democrats’ momentum in the presidential campaign. The...
Green Day mash punk, arena rock together for Pittsburgh extravaganza
The music setting the mood for Green Day’s concert Sunday night couldn’t have been more fitting. First came “Bohemian Rhapsody” from arena rock heavyweights Queen, followed by the punk anthem “Blitzkrieg Bop” by the Ramones and then a mix of “The Imperial March,” “We Will Rock You” and “I Love...
Trump issues statement from Gold Star families defending Arlington Cemetery visit and ripping Harris
ATLANTA — Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery as they defended the Republican presidential nominee and insisted that Vice President Kamala Harris is the candidate politicizing fallen U.S. service members. It’s the latest volley in an...
Penn Hills to implement new security measures at home football games
The Penn Hills School District has implemented new site entry standards and an “increased security presence” at its home football games this season. The changes come after a shooting Friday in the vicinity of the Woodland Hills-Penn Hills football game in Turtle Creek. Penn Hills Superintendent John Mozzocio detailed the...
Police: 1 man dead, 2 injured in Clairton shooting
One man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Clairton early Sunday morning, according to Allegheny County police. Officers from local and county police departments found a group of people fighting in the road upon arrival at the 400 block of State Street just before 4...
Medical examiner identifies Pittsburgh man killed in East Hills shooting
A man died in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to Pittsburgh police. Police were notified of the shooting, which occurred in the 8000 block of Bennett Street, by three ShotSpotter alerts totaling 28 rounds, police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man...
Editorial: There’s no excuse for not reporting child sexual abuse
How hard is it to report suspected sexual abuse of a minor? In recent years, we have been buried under an absolute avalanche of proof that children have been sexually abused, if not outright raped, by people in positions of authority. A 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report indicated a minimum...
Inflation explained: It seems everything is more expensive than 5 years ago. Here’s why.
As she walked the aisles of Walmart in Frazer, Ashley Williams of Pittsburgh’s Morningside neighborhood wanted to know the “mathematics behind” the rising cost of milk, eggs and other staples. Terry Riehle of Greensburg struggled to understand why Land O’Lakes cheese costs more per pound than most cuts of meat...
Commissioners say low turnout casts doubt on future of road meetings
Westmoreland commissioners’ road tour, which took public meetings from Allegheny Township to Youngwood and finally to Rostraver this year, ended with sparse crowds, raising doubt about the future of the program that was restarted after a two-decade hiatus. Commissioners met Thursday night in the activity center at Cedar Creek Park...
A brother’s eulogy: Domenico Schiano di Cola remembered as ‘the most kind and selfless person’
Editor’s note: Hundreds of mourners gathered Monday at Most Blessed Sacrament Church to celebrate the life of Domenico “Domen” Schiano di Cola of Harrison. Schiano di Cola, 29, co-owner of the popular J&S Pizza, died Aug. 6 in Italy after experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. His brother Vincenzo and lifelong friend...
Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza, chanting “Now! Now!” as they demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a cease-fire with Hamas to bring the remaining captives home. The mass outpouring...
Pittsburgh police: 1 dead, 2 seriously hurt in shooting near The Bluff and Crawford-Roberts neighborhoods
Pittsburgh police are looking for a suspect who shot three people Saturday night along the Crawford-Roberts and Bluff neighborhood border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. Police said officers and an ambulance crew were sent to the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Marion Street just before 8 p.m....
Pittsburgh man arrested in connection with attack on Jewish Pitt students
Two Jewish students who attend the University of Pittsburgh were attacked Friday night in what authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. Jarrett Buba, 52, of Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood is charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault and two misdemeanor counts of simple assault and reckless endangerment. He...
