Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Tuesday, March 19, 2024:

• 1 dead, 1 injured, 1 in custody after shooting at Blawnox company

A woman was fatally shot and a man was wounded inside a Blawnox company Tuesday morning during what police said was a domestic dispute involving a third person.

Both victims were employees of the company, Tri-Arc Manufacturing, according to Allegheny County Police.

The woman, who was not immediately identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

• Pittsburgh vies for ‘26 NFL Draft after Philly snags MLB, FIFA, NCAA events

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that he sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last week indicating support for Pittsburgh to host a draft in 2026 or 2027.

The Pittsburgh Steelers submitted their application to host a draft in one of those years and have already garnered support from local officials and boards.

Pittsburgh hosting an NFL draft in 2026 would be a perfect addition to the state’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday, Shapiro said.

• Warm and cold air clash in Pittsburgh as spring arrives

“Throughout Pittsburgh’s history we’ve had everything from a major severe weather event to a major snow storm during the month of March,” National Weather Service Meteorologist David Shallenberger said. “It can be extremely volatile this time of year and that’s not uncommon.”

WTAE meterologist Ashley Dougherty echoed the statement that snow in spring isn’t something unexpected.

“It’s Pittsburgh,” she said. “It’s not uncommon to get snow showers through April. I think it may have been a bit shocking this morning because we have not had much snow this season.”

• ‘I felt like a kid myself’: Duquesne president Gormley revels in Dukes’ tournament appearance

In the 36 hours since the Duquesne University’s men’s basketball team achieved something it hadn’t in 46 previous years, the Catholic university in Uptown Pittsburgh has been running on euphoria, knowing it has secured a berth in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Madness only partly describes it, and president Ken Gormley, who’s been going on almost no sleep since before dawn Sunday, has been living it up close.

• Former Fort Pitt Brewery complex, a headache for years in Jeannette, to be torn down

Demolition of the old Fort Pitt Brewery in West Jeannette could start this summer.

“Our goal is to prepare the site so it can be reused, at a minimum, for industrial use,” Brian Lawrence, director of the Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank said.

An environmental assessment of the property indicated the need for additional testing because of decades of industrial use, Lawrence said.

• Solar eclipse casts light on folklore of past centuries

People in the past have followed those traditional precautions to avoid or reverse the misfortune they associated with a solar eclipse.

On April 8, modern eclipse chasers will travel many miles to be in position for the best view of the latest totality, when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun. But, down through the centuries, the celestial phenomenon has more often been viewed as a bad omen or cause for alarm.

NASA debunks a common myth that an eclipse will somehow produce harmful rays that can poison food prepared during the event.

Etna’s CoStar Brewing launches with soft opening

Dominic Cincotta began brewing his own beer with his friends Jeff and Caitlyn Hanna in 2009.

“It’s a process of experimentation,” Dominic Cincotta said. “We had a lot of leeway because we were working with a small system and craft beer was fairly unknown at that time.”

After more than 10 years of brewing and transporting kegs all over Pittsburgh, Cincotta and the Hannas have opened CoStar Brewing in Etna.

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