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What3words app gains local popularity as large events come through Pittsburgh
Just three words can be the difference between someone being completely lost — or knowing exactly where they are, at any point in the world. What3words is an app that uses a geocoding system to divide the world into 3-meter (10-foot) squares and assigns each a unique, three-word address. It’s...
Westmoreland County comprehensive plan: population drops despite growth efforts
Westmoreland County’s comprehensive plan, implemented in early 2019, was designed to reimagine the future. That reimagining is occurring, just at a slower pace than first anticipated, officials said last week as the county issued its latest report on the progress made on future planning. “It’s rewarding to see accomplishments, but...
State study looks at possible consolidation of certain Westmoreland County fire stations
A state study examining the fire service in New Stanton, Youngwood and Hempfield’s Midway-St. Clair area determined the stations should be consolidated. New Stanton Council President Cory Thoma said council is set to vote Tuesday on whether to form a committee to look into the matter further and start discussions...
California, Arizona and Nevada announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River
With the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced they have agreed on a water-saving plan for the next two years. Representatives of the three states said in a written statement that their plan aims to “stabilize the Colorado River through...
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman says
NEW YORK — Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spokesman said Sunday. Spokesman Ted Goodman didn’t say what sent the 81-year-old to the hospital or how long he’s been there....
United flight landing in Newark strikes light pole on New Jersey Turnpike, FAA says
NEWARK, N.J. — Federal authorities are investigating after a United Airlines passenger jet landing Sunday at Newark Liberty International Airport struck a light pole on the adjacent New Jersey Turnpike. The Federal Aviation Administration said the incident involving United Airlines Flight 169 happened at about 2 p.m. Sunday. The Boeing...
1,500 beagles will get new lives, warm laps after release from research facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right away that they were safe. “They started within an hour or so coming up to us, wanting attention. Some crawled in people’s laps....
Completion of Pennsylvania’s panel for ‘America’s Tapestry’ celebrated in Shaler
Millions of stitches over thousands of hours by hundreds of people have produced in Shaler a colorful representation of Pennsylvania’s history as one of the original 13 colonies. Work on the state’s embroidered panel for America’s Tapestry, part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the...
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people, WHO says
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization and South Africa’s Department of Health said Sunday. In a statement...
Control of U.S. House hinges on historically low number of seats
A shrinking number of seats will determine control of the U.S. House after both Republicans and Democrats spent much of the past year redrawing congressional maps to erase swing districts. Even before Florida’s legislature approved a new Republican-leaning map last week, just 16 seats were listed as “tossups” by the...
Woman stabbed by unknown man in Aliquippa
A woman was expected to be OK after being stabbed by an unknown man early Sunday morning in Beaver County, according to state police. Aliquippa officers went to the 400 block of Franklin Avenue around 1 a.m. for a report of a woman who had been stabbed once in the...
Trump flexes executive power with unprecedented flouting of lower court rulings
When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president’s mass deportation effort. Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling wasn’t binding, and the administration continued denying detainees around the country a...
Agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents’ dinner attack, prosecutor saysVideo
WASHINGTON — Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent, according to the federal prosecutor overseeing the investigation. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney...
How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive
NEW YORK — A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar. The dollar has fallen about 10% against other major currencies since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, a pullback potentially playing a...
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ struts to first place with $77 million debutVideo
Twenty years after the original, the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” made a splash in its first weekend in theaters. Driven largely by women, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” earned $77 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $156.6 million internationally, according to studio estimates Sunday. It easily topped...
OPEC+ countries agree modest rise in production as Iran retains chokehold on key Strait of Hormuz
VIENNA — Seven countries in the OPEC+ grouping of oil-producing countries — including Saudi Arabia and Russia — say they’ve decided to a modest increase in production starting in June as part of a commitment to “market stability.” The commitment from the seven countries, also including Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait...
At the Pittsburgh Marathon, families track and cheer runners mile by mile
Teo Heckman had a game plan. He started out the morning Sunday at the Pittsburgh Marathon start line, followed by a walk over the Allegheny River to the North Shore. The Portage man used the marathon’s smartphone app to keep track of seven family members, including his wife, who were...
Trump keeps us up in the air with his hints of what’s coming in a new batch of UFO files
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the Pentagon is preparing to release some “very interesting” UFO files uncovered by his administration, generating a mix of buzz and skepticism as he hints at new revelations around questions of alien life. Trump started stoking interest in the extraterrestrial in February, directing federal...
2 U.S. service members missing after military exercises in Morocco
CASABLANCA, Morocco — Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday. The service members are U.S. Army soldiers who went missing while on a hike, a U.S. defense...
Trump says the U.S. will ‘guide’ stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States will launch an effort on Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, giving few details about what could be a sweeping effort to help hundreds of vessels and some 20,000 seafarers. Trump said in...
Gallery: Images from the 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon
The weather was cold, but the runners were ready for the 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon. Racers took off Sunday morning — some starting as early as 6:50 a.m. — along their 26.2- or 13.1-mile trek through Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods. It was a brisk 35 degrees at the race’s start, but that didn’t...
Pittsburgh Marathon: Indiana Township runner wins among men; 3-peater claims women’s title
The weather was warming up throughout the morning as Pittsburgh Marathon runners took off in high spirits Sunday for their annual trek through the city’s neighborhoods. The temperature was just 35 degrees at the start, but the cold conditions didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the runners or spectators....
Palmer Airport will stage disaster drill with local volunteersVideo
For one afternoon, Carolyn Holland and her family were among the “casualties” of an air disaster in Unity as part of a scripted exercise to ensure local first responders are ready for the real thing. Holland, of Ligonier, her husband, Monte, and their granddaughter, Jordan, were participants in that 2014...
Term limits gain traction in Allegheny County
Support for imposing term limits on Allegheny County officials has become a bipartisan issue, despite concerns from some experts that the move could weaken accountability. “Term limits are not a partisan issue,” said Lisa Buckiso, chair of the West Jefferson Hills Republican Committee. “I think it’s a good thing.” The...
PennWest California professor to study AI education in Brazil on Fulbright Scholar award
A Pennsylvania Western University professor will be researching artificial intelligence and higher education during a trip to the Amazon this summer. Mark Lennon, a business professor at PennWest California, was selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Brazil. In June, he will travel to the University of the Amazon in...
