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Man suspected of shoplifting stabs 2 security guards at Philadelphia store, killing 1
PHILADELPHIA — A man who had tried to steal merchandise from a department store in Philadelphia returned 15 minutes later and stabbed two security guards, killing one and injuring the other, city police said. The attack at the Macy’s store occurred shortly after 11 a.m. Monday. Security guards saw the...
Tarentum water rate increase aims to help restore failing distribution system, bring East Deer’s bulk costs in line
A failing water distribution system in Tarentum coupled with an impractical contract for wholesale water costs to East Deer will spur a rate increase this spring for people in both municipalities. Costs will climb by $1.30 per 1,000 gallons — about an 11% increase in Tarentum and about a 29%...
Raising Cane’s to open 2nd Pittsburgh-area restaurant
A popular chicken-finger chain is opening a second Pittsburgh-area location this week. Louisiana-based Raising Cane’s is opening a new location in North Versailles on Tuesday, according to a press release. The restaurant is located at 298 Lincoln Hwy. in the Mon Valley suburb and will become the second Raising Cane’s...
After ankle surgery, Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett ruled out against PatriotsVideo
Quarterback Kenny Pickett had surgery Monday to repair a high ankle sprain and won’t play Thursday night when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the New England Patriots at Acrisure Stadium. Coach Mike Tomlin ruled out Pickett at his weekly press conference Monday, which was conducted less than 24 hours after Pickett...
Who’s still running for president? Here’s an update on the 2024 candidates
The 2024 Republican presidential primary field has narrowed, with Doug Burgum dropping out of the race. The North Dakota governor qualified for the first two presidential debates but missed the third debate and appeared on the verge of not making the stage for the fourth debate, set for Wednesday in...
Tracking Josh Shapiro’s 11 biggest campaign promises through his 1st year
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 — During his run for governor, Josh Shapiro was boosted by his reputation as a deal-making coalition-builder. That standing ran into a different reality...
After drubbing by Cardinals, look back at some of the Steelers’ worst losses under Mike TomlinVideo
It’s hard to think of a worse loss than Sunday’s 24-10 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Steelers by the 2-10 Arizona Cardinals with Mike Tomlin as coach. Was Sunday’s the worst? Feels like it today. But there are so many more. We could write this story annually after a bad loss....
Officials investigate fire at abandoned Sewickley house, scene of fatal March blaze
A state police fire marshal is investigating a blaze that further damaged an abandoned Sewickley Township house that was the scene of a fatal fire March 16. Firefighters were called to the house at 1048 Yukon Road about 7:15 p.m. Sunday. The house was engulfed in flames when crews arrived,...
Mark Madden: The Steelers will remain broken, in plain sight. That’s the new standard
The Steelers are never under much real pressure to fix their problems. Their failures hide in plain sight, aided and abetted by a dopey fan base that thinks playing “Renegade” is a strategy and a stooge media that allows accountability to be shirked. For example, Kenny Pickett stinks. Anybody that...
5 things we learned: Welcome to worst December home loss in Mike Tomlin era
Five things we learned from Cardinals 24, Steelers 10: 1. Worst of the worst? In his 17 years as coach, Mike Tomlin’s resume includes some late-season stinkers to teams with losing records. Just three years ago, the Steelers lost a 27-17 decision in December to Ryan Finley and the 2-10-1...
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2023 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available): JANUARY Fred White, 67. A drummer who backed up his brothers Maurice and Verdine White in the Grammy-winning ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire. Jan. 1. Ken Block, 55....
Steelers vs. Cardinals: What they’re saying in Arizona after 24-10 win in Pittsburgh
For a team from the desert, the Arizona Cardinals showed the Pittsburgh Steelers how to dominate in the rain. The Steelers gave the Cardinals their third win of the season — in Week 13 — at Acrisure Stadium, a game with two weather delays as storms rolled through the region....
Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims
HAILEY, Idaho — Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story. When she was a child, her father, a former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had routinely slipped into bed with her while he was aroused, she said. It was March...
Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The justices seemed by turns reluctant to break up an exhaustively negotiated agreement,...
Morning Roundup: Man injured in Mt. Oliver shooting; 2 hurt in head-on crash in Pittsburgh
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Dec. 4: Man injured in Mt. Oliver shooting Pittsburgh police are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital Sunday evening. City police responded at about 7 p.m. to the 220 block of Brownsville Road in...
Madden Monday: Steelers ‘a bad team that thinks they’re good’; Penguins’ power play stinks and may get worse
Simply put, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 24-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals was horrible. Top to bottom. Mike Tomlin’s team played poorly at home against a lousy team and damaged their playoff hopes as a result. In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden of 105.9 The X and TribLive suggests...
2 years after devastating fire, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church rises in Arnold
Two years after a raging fire swept through St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Arnold, support has swelled to see the rise of a new $2.2 million sanctuary. The disaster on Dec. 4, 2021, could easily have destroyed the congregation of just 35 members. Instead, it made the parish stronger....
Rain fails to ease concerns over falling water level at Beaver Run Reservoir
Heavy rains over the past two weeks have had little impact on water levels at the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County’s Beaver Run Reservoir. Officials in mid-November issued a mandatory call for water conservation for nearly half of the agency’s water customers amid drought-like conditions near the reservoir in Bell...
Faces of the Valley: 10-year-old Allegheny Township girl revved to compete in national trail bike competitionsVideo
Dirt, leaves and blue smoke spray up from the trail bike crisscrossing a wooded hillside every afternoon on Markle Road in Allegheny Township. The chugging engine of the small Husqvarna dirt bike roars with a twist of the throttle, sending the front wheel airborne as it takes a short hill...
Harmony Township woman accused of strangling, suffocating her 2 children
A Beaver County woman faces criminal charges after police say she strangled her 4-month-old son and suffocated her 2-year-old son. Quanesha Lindsey, 27, of Harmony Township faces homicide, strangulation and abuse of a corpse in connection to the deaths of her two young children, according to TribLive news partner WTAE....
Airing of Grievances: Offense, defense flop as Steelers suffer dreadful upset loss to CardinalsVideo
Sunday was as bad of an afternoon as I can ever remember at Acrisure Stadium for a Steelers game day. There were two weather delays for high winds, lightning, heavy rain and hail. In December. In Pittsburgh. On top of that, the Steelers (7-5) lost a 24-10 slopfest to the...
Offense takes step back, Pickett hurt in weather-delayed Steelers loss to Cardinals
Here’s the kind of gloomy day it was Sunday for the Pittsburgh Steelers: Through 55 minutes of football, the Steelers encountered just one fewer weather delay than they had points on the Acrisure Stadium JumboTron. In one of the worst showings in Mike Tomlin’s 17 seasons, the Steelers lost a...
Ships face Houthi-claimed attack in Red Sea as officials say a U.S. warship also fires in self-defense
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Commercial ships came under attack Sunday by drones and missiles in the Red Sea and a U.S. warship there opened fire in self-defense as part of an hourslong assault claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said. The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a...
Steelers’ game against Cardinals twice delayed because of lightning threat, rain
With high winds and lightning hitting the North Shore, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Arizona Cardinals at Acrisure Stadium was delayed twice Sunday afternoon. The first came at halftime. Play also was stopped with 7 minutes, 18 seconds left in the third quarter. Heavy rain fell briefly late in...
Steelers QB Kenny Pickett to miss a couple of weeks, according to ESPN reportVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett was forced out of Sunday’s home game against the Arizona Cardinals after suffering an ankle injury during the second quarter. Pickett was scrambling on a third-and-goal from the 3 with 5 minutes, 30 seconds remaining in the first half when he absorbed a hit and...
