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Letter to the editor: Republicans' violence

Tribune-Review
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 5:00 a.m.
In a healthy society, politicians wouldn’t be targeted with violence. No one would. Anyone who openly advocates violence — against protesters, political rivals, his own vice president, a legislature and more — would be ineligible for public office. A party that condemns violence against their candidate and supporters would condemn violence generally — and renounce their own documented words and policies of harm and violence. The party whose July 13 event was attacked also continuously,
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion

Letter to the editor: Democracy or hypocrisy?

Tribune-Review
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 5:00 a.m.
If you are a viewer of MSNBC, CNN or one of the other major networks, you have been told ad nauseam that our “democracy” is at stake. On June 27, the first presidential debate was held between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. It was evident that night that what was at stake was our Republic. Biden’s family, his physician, Democratic leadership under Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, as well as the mainstream media, led us
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion

Photographer’s love of architecture featured at Monroeville library

Leslie Savisky
| Thursday, July 25, 2024 12:00 a.m.
Murrysville native Sam Wasilak’s fascination with photography and architecture will come to life on the walls of the Monroeville Public Library beginning this week. Now a Monroeville resident, Wasilak’s exhibit “Untitled Architecture,” sponsored by the Friends of the Monroeville Public Library, will kick off with a reception from 6 to...
Categories: Local | Monroeville Times Express

City League mourns death of longtime Allderdice football coach Jerry Haslett

Chris Harlan
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:50 p.m.
Longtime City League coach Jerry Haslett, who hailed from a football family, died Wednesday. He was 59. A hall of fame athlete at Clarion, Haslett was football coach at Allderdice since 2009. He won three City League titles with the Dragons and had them in the finals nine times in...
Categories: High School | Sports

Jim Harbaugh's first practice, new facility give Chargers a feeling of rebirth

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:27 p.m.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers’ first practice of training camp had elements of a rebirth. Not only was it the first practice under coach Jim Harbaugh, it was the team’s first workout in their new practice facility. The Chargers held a ceremonial ribbon cutting for “The Bolt”...
Categories: NFL | Sports

Meet the Pennsylvania athletes who will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Pennlive.Com
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 10:17 p.m.
The 2024 Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris this week and Pennsylvania has a ton of elite athletes representing Team USA in multiple events. Check out the list below to see where each Olympic athlete is from and what events they will be competing in. Did we miss...
Categories: Olympics | Sports

Zoo Crew suffers tough loss to Happy Valley Hoopers in The Basketball Tournament

Jerry DiPaola
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 10:17 p.m.
The disappointment will linger with Nelly Cummings after he and his Zoo Crew teammates lost to the Happy Valley Hoopers, 85-82, on Wednesday night in the Sweet 16 of The Basketball Tournament at Petersen Events Center. After all, a team composed largely of former Pitt players led their Penn State...
Categories: Penn State | Pitt | Sports

House votes to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally, recommend legislative fixes

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 10:01 p.m.
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on July 13. The vote underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump came within inches of losing...
Categories: News | Politics Election | Top Stories

Alec Stopperich shoots 63 to rally, win WPGA Open

Paul Schofield
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:45 p.m.
Alec Stopperich began the final round of the 121st Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Open Championship trailing the leader by Mike Van Sickle by six shots. Then he went out and shot his best round ever and rallied to win the title Wednesday at Indiana Country Club. Stopperich, 26, shot an...
Categories: Golf | Sports

Pirates farm report for July 24, 2024: Grand slams by Liover Peguero, Matt Fraizer lift Indy to victory

Triblive
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:37 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-52) crushed Iowa (Cubs), 14-3. LHP Bailey Falter (6.00) made a rehab start and allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts in three innings. RHP Isaac Mattson (3-1, 4.01) earned the win after two no-hit innings of relief with one strikeout. LF Matt Fraizer (.278) was...
Categories: Pirates/MLB | Sports

U.S. men’s soccer team fades in loss to France after 16-year Olympics absence

Los Angeles Times
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:21 p.m.
MARSEILLE, France — The Paris Olympics don’t officially open until Friday. The games, however, already have begun. That’s not necessarily a good thing for the U.S. men’s soccer team, which returned to the Summer Olympics on Wednesday after a 16-year absence and lost to France, 3-0, before a packed house...
Categories: Olympics | Sports

QB Wilson reports to 1st camp with Steelers feeling a bit like a rookie again

Chris Adamski
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:08 p.m.
There has been no tangible evidence over the past four months that the Pittsburgh Steelers have a “quarterback controversy” or that there is any reason to believe that veteran Russell Wilson will not be the starter when the regular season begins in September. Even if neither 18-year head coach Mike...
Categories: Sports | Steelers/NFL

John Mayall, pioneering British blues musician, dies at 90

Los Angeles Times
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:06 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — John Mayall, the musician and bandleader often referred to as the godfather of the British blues — and whose long-running group the Bluesbreakers incubated some of rock music’s biggest talents, including Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and Mick Fleetwood — died Monday at his home in California, according...
Categories: AandE | Music

Bushy Run wins Region 7; West Point girls headed to Mid-Atlantic Regional final

Paul Schofield
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:04 p.m.
Bushy Run American Legion completed a goal Wednesday by winning its first Region 7 tournament. It was the third consecutive trip to the finals. “The third time was the charm,” Bushy Run coach Scott Peyman said after his team defeated rival Murrysville, 4-3, in the finals at Claysburg. Now it...
Categories: Other Local | Sports

Senate committee signs off on stock trading ban for legislators

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:38 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Legislation that would prohibit members of Congress and their family members from trading stock in individual companies passed its first committee hurdle Wednesday. In remarks during a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing on the bill, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said the proposed stock...
Categories: News | Politics Election

Douglas R. Nowicki, former longtime archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey, dies

Bill Schackner
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:35 p.m.
Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., retired longtime archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey and chancellor of Saint Vincent College and Seminary in Latrobe, has died, officials confirmed Wednesday. His death Tuesday evening at age 79 in Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh followed a brief illness. Nowicki was the 11th and second-longest-serving archabbot...
Categories: Local | Top Stories | Westmoreland

2024 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: West Mifflin's Armand Hill

Michael Love
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:25 p.m.
West Mifflin senior Delron White was having a strong first part of the 2023 season as he carried the rushing load for the Titans. But when he went down with a leg injury in the second half of a 38-14 loss to conference rival Avonworth in Week 5, West Mifflin...
Categories: High School

Biden uses Oval Office address to explain his decision to quit 2024 race, begins to shape legacy

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:13 p.m.
Insisting that “the defense of democracy is more important than any title,” President Joe Biden on Wednesday will explain in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and to throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. The address offered the public their first chance...
Categories: News | Politics Election | Top Stories

Police investigate fatal shooting in Knoxville

Patrick Varine
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:43 p.m.
Pittsburgh police are investigating a fatal shooting in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood. Police were called to the 100 block of Amanda Street around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a man shot near the Triangle Mart. Arriving units found a 51-year-old man behind the store who had been shot in...
Categories: Local | Pittsburgh | South Side

Steelers notes: Mike Tomlin on camp practice start time, joint practice with Bills, ‘Hard Knocks’

Chris Adamski
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:43 p.m.
Fans will learn they better not hit that snooze button to make it to Saint Vincent in time for most Pittsburgh Steelers training camp practices this year. On the eve of the first 10:30 a.m. practice — some four hours earlier than when it has been over the past five...
Categories: Sports | Steelers/NFL

Browns place star RB Nick Chubb on PUP list as he recovers from serious knee injury and surgeries

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:40 p.m.
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb was placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list Wednesday as he continues to recover from a season-ending left knee injury and two surgeries. The team made the expected move with Chubb, a four-time Pro Bowler, one day before opening training camp in West...
Categories: NFL | Sports

With hair newly cut and dyed, Bengals QB Joe Burrow says his wrist feels good as training camp opens

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:35 p.m.
CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow showed up for the first day of training camp Wednesday with a new close-cropped, blond haircut and, more important to Cincinnati, a right wrist he said is ready for the rigors of the season. Burrow took part in drills, threw accurately and looked good...
Categories: NFL | Sports

Vikings' Addison contrite and remorseful following DUI arrest, finding respite in start of camp

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:28 p.m.
EAGAN, Minn. — Jordan Addison relished the start of training camp as much as anyone with the Minnesota Vikings, finding a sunny space to set aside for a few hours his non-football stress. Addison, after walking off the fields following the first full-team practice Wednesday afternoon, said he had been...
Categories: NFL | Sports

Hurts, Sirianni say all is peaceful between QB and Coach at Eagles' training camp

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:22 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts got to the point faster than he gets into the end zone on a tush push. Before a reporter could finish the first question to Hurts on the first day of Eagles training camp about the franchise QB’s seemingly complicated dynamic with coach Nick Sirianni, Hurts...
Categories: NFL | Sports

Democrats poised to virtually nominate Harris — and her running mate — by Aug. 7

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:08 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Democratic National Convention delegates can make Vice President Kamala Harris their presidential nominee — and even start approving her yet-to be-named running mate — in online voting beginning next week, as the party races to coalesce around a new top of its ticket heading into November. The convention’s...
Categories: News | Politics Election

DOJ files Boeing's plea deal in 737 Max crashes

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:07 p.m.
The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. The detailed plea agreement was filed in federal district...
Categories: News | U.S./World

Kennywood temporarily closes Racer after coaster photo flap

Paula Reed Ward
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:51 p.m.
Kennywood has shut down its iconic Racer after a picture circulating on social media this week showed a part of the nearly century-old wooden roller coaster’s wooden frame propped up on cement blocks. The rust-colored wooden post appears to be resting on a piece of wood set off center atop...
Categories: Allegheny | Local | Top Stories

Cole Holcomb, Dean Lowry, Cordarrelle Patterson begin Steelers camp on non-practice lists

Chris Adamski
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:50 p.m.
Upon conclusion of the annual conditioning test staged on reporting day for Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, coach Mike Tomlin formally proclaimed, “All are present and accounted for.” But that does not mean that all 91 players on the camp roster will be taking part when Thursday’s first practice begins Thursday...
Categories: Sports | Steelers/NFL

Kamala Harris targets Trump by raising threat of ‘extreme’ Project 2025

Bloomberg News
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:41 p.m.
In Kamala Harris’ first public remarks as the leading Democratic presidential candidate, she vowed to defeat two enemies: Donald Trump and “his extreme Project 2025 agenda.” Harris’ comment thrusts Project 2025, the 900-page conservative manifesto led by the right-leaning Heritage Foundation, even more forcefully into the spotlight as Democrats use...
Categories: Election | News

Steelers arrive at training camp armed with snacks, songs

Jeff Himler
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:39 p.m.
When rookie Steelers tackle Troy Fautanu prepares for 10:30 a.m. training camp practice at Saint Vincent College, he may be cranking up Celine Dion’s “The Power of Love.” “It’s probably my shower song,” he told reporters as he moved into Rooney Hall on Wednesday for the team’s annual summer camp....
Categories: Local | Steelers/NFL | Top Stories | Westmoreland

Butler County DA disputes testimony that officers left posts to look for Trump rally shooter

Ryan Deto
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:20 p.m.
The Butler County district attorney on Wednesday disputed congressional testimony that two Butler County law enforcement officers left a key post shortly before a gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop at former President Donald Trump — even as he acknowledged that one officer briefly did just that. Pennsylvania State...
Categories: Local | Regional | Top Stories | Trump Rally Shooting

'Deadpool & Wolverine' is here to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:19 p.m.
Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on “Stranger Things” taught him how to tune out the noise. Yet even he’s found himself astonished by the sheer volume of speculation around “Deadpool & Wolverine.” “The rumors around this movie are overwhelming,” Levy told...
Categories: AandE | Movies/TV

IOC awards Utah 2034 Winter Games, pushes to end FBI investigation

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:14 p.m.
PARIS — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday, as the IOC pushed Utah officials to end an FBI investigation into a suspected doping cover-up. The International Olympic Committee formally awarded the 2034...
Categories: Olympics | Sports

Andrew Tate’s defamation lawsuit against human trafficking accuser can proceed, judge says

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:10 p.m.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate‘s defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can move forward, but he threw out Tate’s allegations against her parents and some allegations against the woman. Palm Beach County Circuit Judge...
Categories: News | U.S./World

Amazon job seekers see opportunities for advancement, paid time off, health benefits

Joe Napsha
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:01 p.m.
For recent Southmoreland High School graduate Sophie Slater, the chance to work full time at e-commerce giant Amazon’s new warehouse is a chance she does not want to pass up. “It’s all about growth,” Slater said, noting the opportunity for advancement at the recently opened site off Glen Fox Road...
Categories: Local | Top Stories | Westmoreland

Former Penguins staffers Nick Pryor, Alexi Pianosi join Avalanche

Seth Rorabaugh
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 5:51 p.m.
Former Pittsburgh Penguins director of amateur scouting Nick Pryor as well as strength and conditioning coach Alexi Pianosi have joined the Colorado Avalanche in identical positions. The Avalanche announced their hirings via a release on Wednesday. Pryor had been employed by the Penguins since July of 2021 and had overseen...
Categories: Penguins/NHL | Sports

Tarentum gardener marks 20 years of lily sale to benefit therapeutic riding in McCandless

Harry Funk
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 5:15 p.m.
Picture yourself in a saddle on horseback, traversing the tranquil surroundings of a wooded area. For Tarentum resident Cindy Bowser, such a scenario once ranked among her favorite activities, and she mentioned one of her favorite places to venture. “Harrison Hills Park is small, but it is gorgeous with that...
Categories: Local | North Allegheny | Valley News Dispatch

Feds: Drug raid yields more than 100 kilos of cocaine plus heroin, fentanyl from McKeesport, Monroeville, Penn Hills

Patrick Varine
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 5:11 p.m.
A federal drug investigation has led to charges for four men who police said were in possession of 116 kilograms of cocaine. That amount is equivalent to more than 250 pounds. Federal officials investigating drug activity in Western Pennsylvania executed sealed search warrants for homes and vehicles in McKeesport, Monroeville,...
Categories: Allegheny | Local | Monroeville Times Express | Murrysville Star | Penn Hills Progress | Top Stories

Plum man discharged from hospital after Trump shooting

Megan Swift
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 5:07 p.m.
A Plum man wounded during a shooting at a Trump rally in Butler County was discharged from a hospital on Wednesday, officials said. Allegheny Health Network released an update Wednesday on both patients being treated at Pittsburgh’s Allegheny General Hospital following the shooting at former President Donald Trump’s July 13...
Categories: Local | Plum Advance Leader | Regional | Top Stories | Trump Rally Shooting

Ford's Q2 net income falls 4.7% as pretax profits drop at combustion engine unit

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 5:07 p.m.
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.’s second-quarter net income fell 4.7% from a year ago as the company’s combustion engine unit posted a pretax loss due to higher warranty costs. The Dearborn, Mich., automaker said Wednesday it made $1.83 billion from April through June, compared with $1.92 billion a year ago....
Categories: Business | Wire stories

NBA says it has entered deal with Amazon, not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery's offer

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:49 p.m.
The NBA said Wednesday that it is not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league and therefore has entered into a deal with Amazon Prime Video, a move that would mean this coming season would end a nearly four-decade run...
Categories: Business | Sports | Technology | U.S./World Sports

Long covid risk has decreased but remains significant, study finds

Los Angeles Times
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:48 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — The risk of developing long covid — enduring, sometimes punishing symptoms that linger well after a coronavirus infection — has decreased since the start of the pandemic, a new study found, with the drop particularly evident among those who are vaccinated. But the dip does not mean...
Categories: Health | News

Former Penguins forward Dominik Simon signs with HC Plzen in Czechia

Seth Rorabaugh
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:42 p.m.
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dominik Simon has signed with HC Plzen of the Extraliga ledního hokeje (ELH) in Czechia. That team announced the transaction via a release on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Simon, a native of Czechia, previously played for HC Plzen during the 2014-15 season. Last season, the left-handed Simon...
Categories: Penguins/NHL | Sports

Monroeville drug warrant uncovers marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms

Patrick Varine
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:41 p.m.
Two Monroeville men were arrested Monday after agents from the Allegheny County District Attorney Narcotics Enforcement Team, Pennsylvania Attorney General and Monroeville police executed a search warrant at their apartment. Mehki Manor, 20, and Steven Robbins, 18, were taken into custody after a traffic stop and a subsequent vehicle search...
Categories: Allegheny | Local | Monroeville Times Express | Top Stories

Hiker falls to death during storm on Yosemite's iconic Half Dome

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:33 p.m.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young Arizona woman who fell to her death during a descent forced by a sudden storm that pounded the iconic granite monolith this month. Grace Rohloff, 20, an...
Categories: News | U.S./World

Wall Street wipeout: S&P 500 falls 2% as Big Tech skids

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:17 p.m.
NEW YORK — A wipeout on Wednesday sent U.S. stock indexes to their worst losses since 2022 after profit reports from Tesla and Alphabet helped suck momentum from Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 tumbled 2.3% for its fifth drop in the past six days. The Dow...
Categories: Business | Wire stories

Rockaway Pizzeria moving to Regent Square

Megan Swift
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:17 p.m.
Rockaway Pizzeria is set to move from White Oak to Regent Square this fall. Corbin Waligura, manager of Rockaway Pizzeria, confirmed that the move will take place in October. The pizzeria will move into the former Square Cafe space on South Braddock Avenue across from Hemlock House, which is under...
Categories: Editor's Picks | Food & Drink | Lifestyles

U.S. men's soccer team drops Olympic opener to France

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:01 p.m.
MARSEILLE, France — On a wild opening day for the Olympic men’s soccer tournament, the United States came within the width of the crossbar from taking the lead against host nation France. Within moments, Alexandre Lacazette had the ball in the back of the Americans’ net — and when Michael...
Categories: Olympics | Sports | U.S./World Sports

Jonah Goldberg: Is replacing President Biden as his party’s nominee an attack on democracy? Hardly.

Jonah Goldberg
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Alas, the coronation of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee is complete. Democrats are surprisingly ecstatic with the decision, and Republicans, or at least the Trump campaign, are very cross about it, complaining that democracy has been subverted. This is something of a reversal, given that Republicans argued Biden was...
Categories: Jonah Goldberg Columns | Opinion

Najee Harris disappointed but moves on after Steelers declined option, haven’t offered extension

Chris Adamski
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 3:54 p.m.
If Najee Harris had his way, he would remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers for a long time. Then again, if Harris had his way, he also would have had his fifth-year contract option for 2025 picked up. But the Steelers didn’t make the latter happen. And Harris said Wednesday that...
Categories: Sports | Steelers/NFL

Park rangers in Canada search for stragglers in evacuation zone of two big wildfires

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 3:53 p.m.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Alberta — Park rangers scoured the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park in helicopters Wednesday to look for stragglers still inside despite a mass evacuation aiming to move 25,000 visitors and residents away from two large wildfires. Searchers looking through the backcountry trails of Jasper National Park already had...
Categories: News | U.S./World

Leechburg Area town hall to focus on property taxes

Haley Daugherty
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 3:37 p.m.
West Leechburg residents will get another chance to talk with Leechburg Area School District officials about tax rates at a meeting Thursday. Superintendent David Keibler is organizing a town hall meeting at the West Leechburg Fire Hall. According to a letter sent to district residents, the meeting will be a...
Categories: Local | Valley News Dispatch

Late replacement Rowdy Tellez has 2 RBIs as Pirates blank Cardinals for series win

Kevin Gorman
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 3:12 p.m.
With Bryan Reynolds a late scratch, the Pittsburgh Pirates inserted lefty slugger Rowdy Tellez into the starting lineup as a last-minute replacement even though they were facing a left-handed pitcher. Tellez responded with an RBI single in the second inning and a solo home run that landed in the Allegheny...
Categories: Pirates/MLB | Sports

In fiery speech, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza, denounces U.S. protesters

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:58 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “total victory” against Hamas and condemned American opponents of the war in Gaza on Wednesday in a scathing speech to Congress boycotted by dozens of Democratic lawmakers and protested by thousands seeking an end to the war and the humanitarian crisis created...
Categories: Israel-Palestine | News | Top Stories | U.S./World

Languishing lot owned by Walmart attracts illegal dumping, Penn Hills officials say

Jack Troy
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:56 p.m.
An empty lot owned by Walmart and once slated for a Supercenter has become a headache for Penn Hills officials as they try to clamp down on illegal dumping. Code enforcement officer Jason Griffiths said piles of tires, trash bags and debris from home renovations recently have appeared in the...
Categories: Local | Penn Hills Progress

James Franklin, Penn State embrace high expectations for 2024

Pennlive.Com
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:51 p.m.
James Franklin understands that this year is a little different. Franklin, entering his 11th season as Penn State’s head coach, took the podium at Big Ten media days on Wednesday and answered questions from a crowd of national reporters at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The final question he fielded...
Categories: Penn State | Sports

Taylor Swift's museum era is on full display at London's V&A

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:39 p.m.
LONDON — Taylor Swift fans who missed her world tour or those who can’t get enough of her can catch her at the museum this summer. As a celebration of her double run of sold-out shows in London on her Eras Tour, real items from Swift’s different musical eras have...
Categories: AandE | Editor's Picks | Art & Museums | Music | Travel

Trump turns his full focus on Harris at 1st rally since Biden's exit from 2024 race

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:33 p.m.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of attack lines Wednesday against his likely new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, whom he called his “new victim to defeat” and accused of deceiving the public about President Joe Biden ‘s ability to run for a second term. The rally in...
Categories: Election | News | Top Stories

Duquesne pegged to repeat as NEC champion in preseason coaches poll

Matthew Purucker
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:03 p.m.
Football coaches of the Northeast Conference voted Duquesne to defend its conference title in their preseason poll Wednesday during NEC media day at MetLife Stadium. This is the Dukes’ 14th consecutive season ranked in the top three in the preseason coaches’ poll, which includes earning at least one first place...
Categories: Duquesne | Robert Morris | Sports

Building the Valley: The Shop on Grant weaves its way into the fabric of Vandergrift

Jack Troy
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:02 p.m.
Worn down by the isolation of the pandemic, Debora Greene opened The Shop on Grant last year as a way to connect with friends and neighbors in Vandergrift over her love of needlework. “I was retired and I was just looking for something to do, mostly to get myself out...
Categories: Local | Valley News Dispatch

Solomon D. Stevens: When our politics turns apocalyptic, we all lose

Solomon D. Stevens
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 2:00 p.m.
The assassination attempt on Donald Trump was terrible and a stain on our republic. In our government, “we the people” are responsible for choosing our leaders. No individual has the right to take that away. But, as wrong as the assassination attempt was (and it was wrong), it is essential...
Categories: Featured Commentary | Opinion

Keystone Lake closed for swimming because of algae levels

Julia Maruca
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:54 p.m.
The beach at Keystone State Park in Derry Township is closed to swimmers because of elevated algae levels, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said Wednesday. Water test results received last week indicated high algae levels in the 78-acre Keystone Lake, according to a DCNR statement. Signs were...
Categories: Local | Top Stories | Westmoreland

'Robbie is dead': Trial begins for Munhall man charged in 2-year-old's death

Megan Trotter
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:50 p.m.
A 6-year-old boy took the witness stand on Wednesday and told the jury how his little brother Robbie died two years ago. “He drunk something and then he died,” the boy said, recalling the night of May 12, 2022. When police officers arrived at his Margaret Street apartment in Munhall...
Categories: Allegheny | Local | Top Stories

Pirates sign 4th-round pick Eddie Rynders, a prep shortstop from Wisconsin

Kevin Gorman
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:29 p.m.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Wednesday the signing of Eddie Rynders, a shortstop from Wisconsin Lutheran High School who was a fourth-round draft pick. Rynders, who was scouted by Anthony Wycklendt, was rated the No. 229 prospect by MLB Pipeline. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder, who batted .411 as a junior and was...
Categories: Pirates/MLB | Sports

Pittsburgh to host JCC Maccabi Games in 2025

Giustino Racchini
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:23 p.m.
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh will serve as host for the inaugural JCC Maccabi Campus Games next summer at Pitt. The JCC Maccabi Games are the world’s largest in-person Jewish youth sporting event, and more than 6,000 participants from JCC communities around the world are expected to attend....
Categories: Other Local | Sports

Dre Corbin jumps quickly into boys basketball coaching role at Riverview

Michael Love
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:06 p.m.
When Dre Corbin came on board in early May as the as the Riverview boys basketball coach, he saw an enthusiastic athletic environment in which to offer his coaching abilities and put forth his goals to raise the program to a level of success. “This job called to me for...
Categories: High School | Oakmont

Chevelle drummer Sam Loeffler discusses new album, label and more ahead of Pittsburgh show

Mike Palm
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:05 p.m.
The new Chevelle album has been in the works for the past two years, with drummer Sam Loeffler saying it’s in the home stretch. ”We kind of did expect to have it done (already). It’s like pulling teeth,” he said in a recent phone call from the band’s Chicago studio....
Categories: AandE | Editor's Picks | Music

Tractor Supply sets opening date for Lower Burrell store

Kellen Stepler
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:03 p.m.
The gears for a Tractor Supply store in Lower Burrell are in motion. Annalee Rivers, a spokeswoman for Tractor Supply, said the company plans to open a store there in November 2025. City Manager Greg Primm identified the location as 108 Greensburg Road. It is a vacant, wooded lot next...
Categories: Local | Valley News Dispatch

Delta CEO, in Paris for the Olympics, says outage-related cancellations should end Thursday

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:00 p.m.
Delta Air Lines canceled significantly fewer flights Wednesday, and the airline’s chief executive said cancellations and delays stemming from a global technology breakdown should end by Thursday. The airline issued a message to customers from Ed Bastian while the CEO was in Paris to attend the Summer Olympics. In the...
Categories: News | Travel | U.S./World

Black women in Pittsburgh react to Kamala Harris' presidential bid

Shaylah Brown
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:46 p.m.
More than 44,000 Black women from across the country gathered on a Zoom call Sunday, mobilizing swiftly when President Joe Biden announced that he would not seek reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Some Black women from Pittsburgh joined the call and came away energized. “I can’t contain myself,”...
Categories: Election | Pittsburgh | Top Stories

Disney reaches tentative agreement with California theme park workers

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:42 p.m.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disney has reached a tentative agreement with four unions representing thousands of workers at its California theme parks, including ride operators, candy makers and parking attendants. The coalition of unions said early Wednesday that its 14,000 workers will get to vote on the deal on Monday. No...
Categories: AandE | Business | Travel | U.S./World

Strike at plant that makes truck seats forces production stoppage for Missouri General Motors

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:24 p.m.
Production has halted at a Missouri General Motors plant that manufactures trucks and vans, the result of a strike at the company that supplies seats for the vehicles. About 480 workers at Lear Corp. in Wentzville walked out at midnight Sunday. The strike brought production to a standstill Monday at...
Categories: Business | News | U.S./World

GM Ben Cherington says Pirates 'right in the middle' of trade talks to upgrade offense

Kevin Gorman
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:23 p.m.
As Ben Cherington expressed his belief in the Pittsburgh Pirates in one breath, the general manager addressed their need for offensive improvement in another while talking about the July 30 trade deadline. What Cherington wanted to make clear Wednesday morning is that he won’t be making deals in reaction to...
Categories: Pirates/MLB | Sports

Thousands fill Washington's streets to protest Israel's war in Gaza during Netanyahu visit

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:20 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people protesting Israel’s war in Gaza marched Wednesday in Washington, chanting “Free, Free Palestine” as they filled blocks of city streets and police used pepper spray on demonstrators while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress. Demonstrators calling for an end to the war that has...
Categories: News | Top Stories | U.S./World

All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb isn't reporting to Cowboys camp, AP source says

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:00 p.m.
CeeDee Lamb is not reporting to training camp while he waits for a new contract, a person familiar with the All-Pro wide receiver’s decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because contract discussions are private. Lamb skipped the Cowboys’ June minicamp, which started...
Categories: NFL | Sports

Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:58 a.m.
WASHINGTON — The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday, revealing new details about a suspect he said had taken...
Categories: News | Top Stories | Trump Rally Shooting | U.S./World

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: Too important to lose, too small to notice them gone

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:51 a.m.
DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK — On a muggy July evening, Delaware state biologist Jason Davis is doing what kids have done for ages: Trying to catch a firefly. It’s nowhere near as easy as the summer evenings of his own childhood, with only a few in this large wetland between...
Categories: Editor's Picks | News | Outdoors

Gospel brunch in Pine features reunited ensemble

Harry Funk
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:45 a.m.
The reunion concerts continue for a gospel ensemble that once performed at Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Praise, Worship and Deliverance traces its roots back to the late 1980s and a tuneful Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance at Penn State New Kensington, where musician Roberta Breninghouse was an...
Categories: Local | Pine Creek Journal | Valley News Dispatch

Hillis-Carnes engineering firm eyes expansion with move to O'Hara

Tawnya Panizzi
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:41 a.m.
A South Fayette engineering firm is making the move to O’Hara in an effort to grow its business in the Alle-Kiski Valley and beyond. Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates signed a 52-month lease for about 5,000 square feet at 534-536 Alpha Drive in the RIDC Park. “We made the switch because our...
Categories: Fox Chapel Herald | Local | Valley News Dispatch

NASA telescope spots a super Jupiter that takes more than a century to go around its star

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:38 a.m.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit. The planet is roughly the same diameter as Jupiter, but with six times the mass. Its atmosphere is also rich in hydrogen like Jupiter’s....
Categories: Editor's Picks | News | U.S./World

Oakmont library hosts 2nd annual Meet and Bleat with riverbank's hardworking goats

Haley Daugherty
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:36 a.m.
Edgewater Overlook in Oakmont was filled with laughter, songs and bleating on Friday as Oakmont Carnegie Library hosted the borough’s second annual Meet and Bleat. Children were invited to the event to listen to a book reading and meet the goats from Capricious Goats LLC, the goats hired to help...
Categories: Editor's Picks | Local | Oakmont | Valley News Dispatch

Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:19 a.m.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. The three-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court...
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Jeff Coleman: Trust elections and good neighbors

Jeff Coleman
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 11:00 a.m.
It was 1986 when a presidential election first captured my imagination — the contest between incumbent Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and challenger Corazon Aquino. As an 11-year-old American living in the Philippines, for me it was the ultimate master class in democracy. Marcos risked his dictatorship by declaring a snap...
Categories: Featured Commentary | Opinion

Bands take over Latrobe brewery for annual Jambrewzle concert

Triblive
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 10:48 a.m.
The ninth annual Jambrewzle concert will fill the air with music this Saturday in Latrobe. The free all-day music festival will run from noon to 11 p.m. at Four Seasons Brewing Co., 745 Lloyd Ave. Ext. Groups on the bill include the Derek Woods Band with special guests Scott Page,...
Categories: AandE | Local | Music | Westmoreland

Casino hosts weekly bingo nights benefiting local charities

Quincey Reese
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 10:46 a.m.
Live Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield’s Westmoreland Mall kicked off a series of bingo nights benefiting local charities. Bingo takes place at the casino’s Venue Live event space every Monday. Doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo begins at 7 p.m. The first event, held at the end of June, raised...
Categories: Local | News | Westmoreland

Video released by lawmaker shows aftermath of Trump rally shooting

Megan Swift
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 10:44 a.m.
Bodycam footage of local law enforcement officers and U.S. Secret Service personnel responding to the scene of the shooter at the Trump campaign rally in Butler County has been released by Sen. Chuck Grassley. The footage shows officers gathering facts and recapping the timeline leading up to the Crooks’ attempt...
Categories: Local | Regional | Top Stories | Trump Rally Shooting

Oilers hire Bowman as GM less than 3 years since he resigned after Blackhawks sexual assault scandal

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 10:28 a.m.
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers hired Stan Bowman as general manager and executive vice president of hockey operations on Wednesday, making him the first former Chicago Blackhawks executive re-hired by an NHL team since the team’s 2010 sexual assault scandal came to light in recent years. The league reinstated...
Categories: NHL | Sports

Mark Madden: Pittsburgh gets to see some of what makes Liverpool FC special

Mark Madden
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 10:17 a.m.
I’ve lived in Pittsburgh my entire life. Pittsburgh believes that the greatest football team in the world plays at Acrisure Stadium. Friday night, for the first time, that actually happens. I’m not sure exactly where my devotion to Liverpool Football Club came from. It definitely revved up in the late...
Categories: Mark Madden Columns | Sports

Volunteering would feel good even if it didn't have health benefits. But it does

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 10:10 a.m.
After retiring from 35 years as a teacher, Jeff Kellert began volunteering as a tutor and helped with monthly dinners at his synagogue. Later, he got certified to lead support groups every other week for the National Mental Health Alliance, an organization for relatives of people with mental illness. Altogether,...
Categories: Lifestyles | More Lifestyles

Movie Review: In 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' the superhero movie finally accepts itself for what it is

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:56 a.m.
If one thing is certain about “Deadpool,” it’s that its titular hero, for reasons never explained, understands his place in the world — well, in our world. Indeed, the irreverent and raunchy mutant is sure to belabor his awareness of the context in which he lives — namely an over-saturated,...
Categories: AandE | Editor's Picks | Movies/TV

Letter to the editor: Harris as president Dems' death wish

Tribune-Review
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:00 a.m.
Kamala Harris for president? Does the Democratic Party have a death wish? She has been in charge of President Biden’s disastrous failed border/immigration policy since 2021. ’Nuff said? Gerald Schiller Penn Hills
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion

Coco Gauff to be female flag bearer for U.S. team at Olympic opening ceremony, joining LeBron James

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:57 a.m.
PARIS — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion, is set to make her Olympic debut at the Paris Games and will be the first tennis athlete to carry the...
Categories: Olympics | Sports | U.S./World Sports

Lincoln Highway museum Family Night offers food, games, ukulele music

Jeff Himler
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:19 a.m.
The Lincoln Highway Experience museum is partnering with Ligonier’s American Legion Auxiliary for a Family Night evening of food and fun on the museum lawn along Route 30 in Unity. The open-air event is set for 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, weather permitting. Planned to appeal to younger families,...
Categories: Food & Drink | Local | Westmoreland

Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coast

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:17 a.m.
RYE, N.H. — Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The incident occurred Tuesday near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye. The two men, who were thrown overboard, said they had seen the whale earlier and were trying to keep their distance. “He went under, he disappeared for a few minutes, and then the next thing we know,
Categories: News | U.S./World

Monday breaks the record for the hottest ever day on Earth

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:07 a.m.
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional satellite data published by Copernicus on Wednesday showed...
Categories: News | Top Stories | Weather | U.S./World

Crowdstrike blames update for letting bad data slip through causing global tech outage

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:44 a.m.
Crowdstrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off last week’s global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts off air and disrupted banks, hospitals and retailers. Crowdstrike also said it would take...
Categories: Business | Technology | Top Stories

IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. Utah last hosted the Olympics in 2002

Associated Press
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:39 a.m.
PARIS — Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid on Wednesday, after a power move by Olympic officials who want to shut down a U.S. federal investigation of suspected doping by Chinese swimmers. The...
Categories: Olympics | Sports | U.S./World Sports

TV Q&A: What happened to a WPXI-TV news anchor?

Rob Owen
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:00 a.m.
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: What happened to Gordon Loesch on WPXI-TV? I’ve noticed he is no longer on as the morning anchor. — Dave, via Facebook Rob: Loesch posted...
Categories: AandE | Editor's Picks | Movies/TV | TV Talk with Rob Owen

Letter to the editor: Calling on the Founders to respond to Project 2025

Tribune-Review
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 7:00 a.m.
One answer from our Founders that I could offer in response to Project 2025, to those installing a version of the Ten Commandments in public schools, to those who want to “teach” the Bible and Christianity in American public schools comes from Thomas Jefferson’s Jan. 27, 1800, letter to Joseph Priestley: “Pardon, I pray you, the temporary delirium which has been excited here, but which is fast passing away. The Gothic idea that we are
Categories: Letters to the Editor | Opinion

The stories that matter (and many that don't) as the Steelers open training camp 2024

Tim Benz
| Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:48 a.m.
Steelers training camp 2024 is upon us at Saint Vincent College. The team reports on Wednesday. You know what that means. Innumerable stories of who brought the biggest TV into the dorm rooms. Which player is rooming with which teammate? Who showed up in the flashiest car (or helicopter/fire truck)?...
Categories: Sports | Steelers/NFL | Breakfast With Benz | Tim Benz Columns | Top Stories
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