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Two days before what came to be known as Snowmageddon, the National Weather Service forecast the Western Pennsylvania region could expect about “6 to 8 inches of snow.” The following day, the forecast was revised: Winter storm warnings were calling for a heavy snowfall beginning Friday afternoon — Feb. 5,...

As is becoming tradition, the Pittsburgh Steelers left Philadelphia without a win Sunday. For nearly six decades now, the Eagles (12-2) have been beating the Black and Gold (10-4) on their home turf. Sunday’s matchup kept with the status quo, with Philadelphia coming out on top at Lincoln Financial Field...

You know it was a bad night for the New York Jets when a female fan sprinting down the field is a highlight on the sports pages of New York media. The Jets, led by future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, didn’t have the best of nights against the Pittsburgh...

Another edition of WDVE’s annual Memorial Day 500 countdown of classic rock songs is in the books. And, for a second straight year, Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” stood above them all. And the number 1 song on the 2024 edition of the #DVEMemorialDay500 is…#pittsburgh @chadtyson pic.twitter.com/GSq8M7zdzS— 102.5 WDVE (@DVERADIO)...

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart has added a Pittsburgh stop on his latest tour. Hart will bring his “What Now” tour on April 14 at the Benedum Center in Downtown Pittsburgh. The comic is on the road with all-new material. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday on...

What does it matter that Hollywood is 2,436 miles from Pittsburgh? The city’s link to the big screen is always close by. The latest round of Oscar nominations were unveiled Tuesday, and — sure enough — we’ve managed to find some Pittsburgh connections. Of course we did. The first and...

Another gum bites the dust. After 54 years, Fruit Strip Gum’s run is over. Ferrara Candy Co. has officially discontinued the striped sticks that came wrapped in a temporary tattoo of the brand’s mascot: Yipes the Zebra. “We have made the difficult decision to sunset Fruit Stripe Gum, but consumers...

It seems like a rock music lover’s dream: Def Leppard and Journey on the same bill, with the Steve Miller Band thrown in for good measure. Well, that dream is headed to Pittsburgh’s PNC Park in July. The concert, part of Def Leppard and Journey’s 23-city Summer Stadium Tour in...

Boyz II Men, the powerhouse R&B act that ruled the charts in the 1990s, will return to Pittsburgh for a performance at Rivers Casino in February. The trio, known for their hits “End of the Road,” “I’ll Make Love to You,” “One Sweet Day” (with Mariah Carey) and “Motownphilly,” is...

Looks like Christmas came early for fans awaiting a sneak peek at Rockstar Games’ long-awaited “Grand Theft Auto VI.” The gaming company posted Friday on X (formerly Twitter) that the trailer would arrive Tuesday. However, a now-suspended X account leaked the trailer early and prompted the company to officially release...

Avenged Sevenfold’s third leg of the band’s Life is But A Dream… tour of North America will include a stop at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena in March. The metal band — which includes singer M. Shadows, guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ and drummer Brooks Wackerman —...

In an effort to be more appealing — or would this count as “a peeling”? — Kennywood is rebranding its bumper cars. Fresh for the 2024 season, the park’s Gran Prix attraction will see its 20 bumper cars re-themed with a nod to Kennywood’s iconic Potato Patch fries. Both the...

Face it: Once the last kid leaves your porch with Halloween candy, it’s Christmas season. Oh, you can try to cover yourself in all things Thanksgiving until after turkey day. But we all know the truth. And streaming music stations know it too. They’re already playing it. SiriusXM officially launched...

NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw has just unloaded his $22.5 million, 744-acre ranch just north of Dallas-Fort Worth. The former Steelers quarterback and four-time Super Bowl champion said in a press release that selling the ranch has been “a long and winding road.” He said he and wife, Tammy,...

Pittsburgh Pirates fans are about to get some postseason action after all — thanks to the Rolling Stones. In a deal with Major League Baseball, the Stones on Friday released a limited-edition vinyl cover art of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds” tailored to the Buccos. The art features the iconic...

Is there anything that exists these days that doesn’t somehow involve Taylor Swift? Likely very little, as evidenced by Kraft Heinz renaming one of its condiment lines to play off of a phrase used to describe the pop star’s leftover plate at Sunday’s Kansas City Chiefs game. Seems Swift, a...

The Pittsburgh-based band Ghost Hounds will headline The Roxian theater in McKees Rocks on Nov. 17. The six-member blues-rock group are on the road in support of their latest album, “First Last Time,” which features the track “Last Train to Nowhere” — a Top 3 hit on Apple’s iTunes Rock...

A day after watching the Pittsburgh Pirates game, actor Michael Keaton took in the Steelers on “Monday Night Football.” Keaton, a Robinson native, watched some of the warmups Monday night from the sideline wearing a Pirates hat. He watched as the Steelers defeated the Browns, 26-22. On Sunday, with the...

Rapper Travis Scott announced his latest tour is making a stop in Pittsburgh. The singer’s Circus Maximus Tour, promoting his top-selling “Utopia” album, will arrive Dec. 8 at PPG Paints Arena in Uptown. With four No. 1 tracks among his dozens of charting songs, Scott has been nominated for eight...

Madonna’s return to Pittsburgh has been set. The iconic pop diva finally lands at PPG Paints Arena on Feb. 5, 2024. The singer had postponed her career-spanning “Celebration Tour” in late June because of what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection” and her ongoing recovery. On Tuesday, LiveNation announced...

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s popular red panda Kovu has died, the park announced Monday via Facebook. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our male red panda, Kovu,” the post begins. The post said the 9-year-old Kovu began “displaying unusual behavior, including trouble walking” on Friday. He...