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Pittsburgh council strikes down plan to ask Munhall for snowplow help
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday rejected a proposal to ask neighboring Munhall for help with snow plowing after members pushed back last week against the idea of outsourcing the work in exchange for street cleaning services. Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, pitched the idea of an agreement with Munhall that would...
Steelers’ minority owner killed in ATV accident in North Carolina
The CEO of a North Carolina corporation, who bought a minority stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers from a Steel City-bred billionaire, died in an all-terrain vehicle crash over the weekend, the business he founded said Monday. Doug Lebda was 55. In a company announcement, LendingTree confirmed that Lebda died Sunday...
Water service restored after main break affected service in New Kensington, Lower Burrell areas
A water main break along Freeport Road in New Kensington left many in the area with low water pressure for part of Tuesday. The main break occurred directly adjacent to the New Kensington Municipal Authority’s reservoirs. General Manager Ed Saliba said Tuesday afternoon that workers were still investigating the cause...
Government shutdown is impacting Social Security. Details on payments, offices, more
As the government shutdown nears the two-week mark, several federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA), remain impacted by furloughs and cannot operate as usual. Thousands of SSA employees have been furloughed, in turn limiting the agency’s available services during the shutdown. However, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income...
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept
HARRISBURG — A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Pennsylvania governor’s mansion pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder and other charges. Cody Balmer, 38, also entered pleas to terrorism, 22...
Pittsburgh solicitor Krysia Kubiak to leave post, return to Duquesne Light
Pittsburgh solicitor Krysia Kubiak is leaving her post at the city later this month, officials announced Tuesday. When Mayor Ed Gainey took office in 2022, he appointed Kubiak to lead the city’s law department, which oversees attorneys specializing in corporate counsel, civil litigation, labor, real estate, tax, contracts, and workers’...
Downtown Pittsburgh revitalization pushes holiday market to new location
The annual holiday market that usually fills Market Square will move to Pittsburgh’s Cultural District this holiday season. It’s the latest annual event to be relocated as part of a Downtown revitalization effort that has limited use of public spaces like Market Square, which is undergoing a facelift ahead of...
Truck driver killed, traffic diverted after crash on Pennsylvania Turnpike
A 47-year-old man died early Tuesday after his truck struck a concrete barrier and bridge pier, then burst into flames on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, shutting down the highway for hours between Bedford County and New Stanton, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The man, who authorities have not named, was driving...
New covid guidelines add confusion, complications for Americans seeking shots
NEW YORK — Americans headed to pharmacies for covid-19 vaccines are running into roadblocks and confusion due to new U.S. guidance that abandoned broad support for the shots, contributing to the lowest vaccination rates since they were introduced. For the four-week period ended Oct. 3, covid immunizations were down about...
Gaza ceasefire outlook darkens as Israel delays aid and Hamas tightens grip
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — Israel delayed aid into Gaza and kept the enclave’s border shut on Tuesday, while re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated their grip by executing men in the street, darkening the outlook for President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war. Three Israeli officials said Israel had decided to restrict aid...
Police charge North Side man with animal cruelty after finding malnourished dogs
A Pittsburgh man was arrested Sunday on animal cruelty charges after one of the dogs in his care died and police found three others “severely malnourished” inside the man’s North Side home. Xavier Williams, 37, of Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood was arraigned early Monday on a total of 29 charges, including...
Why your Halloween candy is costing more this year
Bonnie Ostrowski rolled out of Sam’s Club at Pittsburgh Mills pushing a cart full of Halloween goodies. “I got three grandkids who live with me … that’s why the cart looks the way it does,” Ostrowski said about the bulk-sized packages of candy she purchased recently. Ostrowski, a retiree from...
Fort wall rebuild at Historic Hanna’s Town aims to stay true to period
The fort walls at Historic Hanna’s Town serve as a visual reminder of how the frontier community stayed safe during attacks in the 1700s. That important part of the visitor experience is slated for an update in the coming months, said Mark Katarski, director of Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation....
Westmoreland housing authority gets funding for Rostraver senior apartments
Westmoreland County Housing Authority officials said construction of a new 50-unit apartment building for low-income seniors in Rostraver could begin as soon as next summer. The authority awarded federal tax credits valued at about $15 million last week to pay for what will be the agency’s fifth major construction project...
Thousands of Pa. college students wait for key financial aid due to state budget impasse
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. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Financial aid for thousands of Pennsylvania college students is on hold as a result of the state...
‘I’d absolutely do it again’: 911 dispatcher recounts freeing drivers from fiery Parkway West crash
Emergency dispatcher Brian Craig was driving home from an overnight shift around 6 a.m. Saturday when he saw two cars in flames after they had collided on the Parkway West in Robinson. The former police officer and firefighter said Monday he didn’t think about what to do next. His years...
‘It’s a hit to Penn State’: State College dreary and subdued after firing of James Franklin
STATE COLLEGE — Former Penn State offensive lineman Landon Tengwall was shocked by the firing of the university’s longtime football coach, James Franklin. “It has been full-on shock,” Tengwall, 23, of State College told TribLive on Monday. “A lot of people seemed to understand that it needed to be done,...
Pirates fans trek to remains of Forbes Field to relive iconic Mazeroski home runVideo
On Oct. 13, 1960, Tom Richards missed one of the most iconic moments in Pittsburgh sports history. Monday afternoon, the retired police officer tried to make things right. Richards joined more than 100 Pittsburgh Pirates fans at what remains of Forbes Field in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood to listen to a...
Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns
WASHINGTON — Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen. Standing alone at the Capitol on the 13th day of the shutdown, the speaker said...
North Belle Vernon mine subsidence damages house, owners say
Dawn and Scott Wilson can’t figure out why a state mining engineer decided the cracks in the basement of a home they own in North Belle Vernon were caused by dry soil rather than mine subsidence. They also were told the cracks existed before they purchased mine subsidence insurance, thus...
Nor’easter slams the East Coast as more rain, strong wind expectedVideo
A nor’easter along the Mid-Atlantic coast is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to a large chunk of the East Coast from northeastern North Carolina to southern New England on Monday. The National Weather Service said in its Monday forecast that the storm will move northeastward along the...
Army Corps to conduct emergency exercise at Shallow Land Disposal Area in Parks Township
An emergency drill is set for Wednesday afternoon at a Parks Township nuclear waste dump. The Army Corps of Engineers said the exercise will include increased security, emergency vehicles and personnel, and likely sirens from 1 to 4 p.m. The drill will assess the ability of corps staff, its cleanup...
33-year-old man fatally shot on Pittsburgh’s South Side
A man was fatally shot Sunday night in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats neighborhood, according to police. The 33-year-old man had been shot in the neck around 10 p.m. in the 1200 block of East Carson Street, city police said. Steve Robertson of Squirrel Hill South died at a hospital after...
Steelers vs. Browns: What they’re saying in Cleveland after the loss
What does Cleveland Brown head coach Kevin Stefanski think his team needs to improve upon after a 23-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers? Pretty much everything. “Name something, we gotta do it better,” he said. It was a laundry list he cut short during his post-game press conference Sunday after...
Trump says Holy Land at peace as last Israeli hostages swapped for Palestinian detainees
Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel’s parliament that peace had arrived in the Holy Land. The Israeli military said it had received all 20 hostages confirmed...
