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Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay partial food aid benefits
The Trump administration said it plans to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans on Monday after two judges ruled it must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits in November during the government shutdown. The administration laid out the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan in a filing...
$1.2 million winning lottery ticket sold in South Huntingdon
A Westmoreland County convenience store sold a Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 ticket worth more than $1 million on Saturday. The $1.2 million winning ticket matched all six numbers drawn, 17-20-21-30-37-38, and was sold at the Smithton Truck and Auto Plaza in South Huntingdon. The store will earn a $10,000 bonus...
Retrial in killing of North Hills honors student ends with 1st-degree murder conviction
A jury on Monday found a Pittsburgh man guilty of first-degree murder for killing a North Hills honors student outside his family’s restaurant in the Strip District. Howard Hawkins, 50, who was also convicted of carrying a firearm without a license, will be sentenced Jan. 30 by Allegheny County Common...
Police investigate fatal shooting in Duquesne
Allegheny County Police are investigating a fatal shooting early Monday morning in Duquesne. Police responded to a call for shots fired at a home on the 1000 block of Crawford Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. They said they arrived to find a man dead from gunshot wounds. The Allegheny County...
Steelers vs. Colts: What they’re saying in Indianapolis after loss
Some Pittsburgh Steelers fans held a makeshift funeral for the team’s defense Sunday outside Acrisure Stadium. As it turns out, the eulogy was a little premature — as the defense posted six takeaways and five sacks on the way to rattling the Colts’ offense and a 27-20 win. Indianapolis Star...
Surge in computer data centers sparks concern over water demands
A proposed 4.4-gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant south of Homer City, intended to power a nearby data processing center, is drawing scrutiny over its possible massive water demands on a local stream. The Homer City Redevelopment Co. plant would siphon water from Two Lick Creek to feed the data centers...
Madden Monday: Steelers’ upset of Colts ‘goes a long way to them convincing themselves’
The ripple effect from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts (7-2) goes beyond the standings. That’s the view of 105.9 The X’s Mark Madden during this week’s TribLive “Madden Monday” podcast. Sure. There’s the practical angle of the Steelers (5-3) maintaining a two-game lead on the Baltimore...
Feats of Strength: T.J. Watt’s huge play, timely touchdowns fuel Steelers upset of Colts
As Halloween weekend ended, Colts quarterback Daniel Jones turned into a pumpkin. And the Steelers’ defense took all of his candy. In a stunning turn of events — based on recent performances — the leaky Steelers defense contained the Colts’ top-ranked offense and sent the team with the best record...
Trump held ‘Great Gatsby’-themed Halloween party as SNAP benefits were due to be cut off
President Donald Trump hosted a Great Gatsy-themed party at Mar-A-Lago on Oct. 31, as multiple federal judges ruled the administration could not stop funding food aid amid the ongoing government shutdown. The party was labeled “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody” according to multiple media attendees. The title was drawn...
Democrats feared Republican efforts to oust Pa. Supreme Court justices. They spent significantly more on the race
The three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices on the ballot this year, and the Democratic-leaning groups supporting them, appear to have raised and spent exponentially more money than the Republican-backed groups working to oust them. As of Oct. 20, more than $14 million had been raised in the retention race by...
Washington Township fire department’s auto parts swap meet offers place to find the needed and rare
If you’re looking for a cassette deck for a 1985 El Camino, you can’t just go to Walmart. That’s what Cal Younker’s son, Danny, was hoping to find when they went to the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company’s fall auto parts swap meet Sunday. It was the first time they...
Pumpkin projectiles: Penn Township brewery holds Pumpkin Pitchin’ charity eventVideo
Kaitee Robertson of Greensburg wasn’t messing around during Sunday’s Pumpkin Pitchin’ contest at Devout Brewing in Penn Township. Robertson and more than 20 other entrants were taking part in pumpkin bowling, target practice (trying to hit the center of a large bull’s-eye target) and “pumpkin pong,” modeled on the college...
Steelers defense answers questions by getting 5 sacks, 5 turnovers in win over Colts
It was a result that defied logic. How else to explain a defense that was torched for 68 points and 924 yards the previous two games not only slowing down the NFL’s hottest offense but also responding with its most dominating performance of the season? Rebounding from consecutive losses that...
Shutdown stalemate set to drag into 6th week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rulesVideo
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with food aid potentially delayed or suspended for millions of Americans and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it. White House...
Jerome Bettis, Ben Roethlisberger discuss state of Steelers in reunion of 2005 Super Bowl team
Staring at a crossroad of their season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in a situation similar to what transpired 20 years ago when the team faced a string of must-win games late in the year. The 2005 Steelers were 7-5 before reeling off four consecutive wins to finish the season and...
Woman in critical condition following McKeesport shooting
Allegheny County Police are seeking information after a woman was shot Sunday morning in a McKeesport apartment. Police said the shooting took place around 6 a.m. Sunday in an apartment at Crawford Village, just off Brownlee Street. The woman was shot in the abdomen, according to police, and was taken...
Sen. Fetterman: ‘I’m representing 13 million Pennsylvanians, not just Democrats’Video
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman noted Saturday night on Fox News Channel’s “My View with Lara Trump,” hosted by the president’s daughter-in-law, that he’ll “get grief” for sitting down with her. Still, he said, having conversations is “really important.” “We can’t ever collectively turn our back to others and people are...
Another show canceled at Roxian Theatre over ‘unexpected maintenance’
A third concert at the Roxian Theatre has been scrapped because of “unexpected maintenance” at the McKees Rocks venue, with English heavy metal band Loathe’s show canceled. “We tried to save the show and move it to another venue but unfortunately it hasn’t been possible,” Loathe wrote in a social...
Bantam Jeep building in Butler destroyed by fire
The former Bantam Jeep factory administration building in Butler’s Lyndora neighborhood was gutted by fire early Sunday morning. Fire crews were called to the former factory, on Bantam Avenue behind Pullman Square, at 1:41 a.m., according to a Butler County 911 supervisor. The fire was so intense it required the...
A nationwide penny shortage leaves businesses in the dark without government guidelines
The penny is having its 15 minutes of fame, even as time runs out for the ubiquitous coin. President Donald Trump in February directed the U.S. Treasury to stop producing new pennies, which cost more than 3 cents to produce. Since then, U.S. mints have stopped production. They delivered their...
Steelers vs. Colts: Get ready for 2025 Week 9 matchup
The Pittsburgh Steelers will try to avoid a three-game losing streak when they host the Indianapolis Colts at Acrisure Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Sunday. The game will be broadcast on CBS, with Ian Eagle on play-by-play alongside analyst JJ Watt and sideline reporter Evan Washburn. The Steelers...
High-stakes Pa. judicial races, mail-in voting to boost election turnout, experts predict
Voter turnout typically craters in the year after a presidential election, but experts predict it will be higher than usual Tuesday because of high-stakes judicial retention races and the ease of mail-in voting. Allegheny County Elections Director Dave Voye estimates that about 35% of the county’s registered voters will cast...
27 people rescued from the Mon Incline
It took nearly four hours for 27 people to be rescued from the Mon Incline after both cars stopped shortly after leaving their stations Saturday afternoon, a Pittsburgh Regional Transit spokesman said. The two cars unexpectedly stopped 40 feet from their stations after departing for a trip just before 2:30...
Concerns over Springdale data center proposal bring protesters out for 2nd time this week
For the second time in a week, residents of Springdale and beyond took to Pittsburgh Street to protest plans for the construction of a data center where a coal-fired power plant once stood. Around two dozen people carried signs and expressed thanks to drivers who honked their horns as they...
2 killed, 2 hurt in 3-vehicle crash on Route 356 in Buffalo Township
Two people died and two others were hurt Saturday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in Buffalo Township, police Chief Tim Derringer said. The crash at South Pike (Route 356) and Younkins roads was reported about 2:50 p.m. The road was still closed as of 6:30 p.m. and was expected to...
