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Rip currents prompted 200 rescues in Virginia and Outer Banks over the Fourth weekend
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Strong rip currents prompted lifeguards to pull about 200 swimmers from the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia and the Outer Banks area of North Carolina over the holiday weekend. Tom Gill, chief of the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service, told The Virginian-Pilot that the city’s more than 180...
Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized
STAR, Idaho — Once he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to a Boise suburb last year, Tim Kohl could finally express himself. Kohl did what the couple never dared at their previous house outside Los Angeles — the newly-retired Los Angeles police officer flew a U.S. flag and a Thin...
TV Q&A: Where did WPXI’s Jessica Faith go?
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’s up with Channel 11 meteorologist Jessica Faith? I haven’t seen her on air in weeks. — Lisa, via email Rob: That’s because she left...
Latrobe parade brings large crowds to celebrate Fourth of July
Large crowds gathered on Tuesday morning in downtown Latrobe to celebrate Independence Day at the town’s annual Fourth of July parade. During this year’s Greater Latrobe 4th of July Celebration, which began at 10:30 a.m., children caught candy tossed from parade floats, and families cheered in red, white, and blue...
Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads
LONDON — Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter on Thursday, appearing to target users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and frequently changed — by Elon Musk. Called Threads, the new offering is billed as a text-based version of Meta’s photo-sharing app Instagram that...
The world’s tallest flagpole. A tiny Maine town. An idea meant to unite people is dividing them
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — Lobster boat engines rumble to life in quiet coves. Lumberjacks trudge deep into the woods. Farmers tend expanses of wild blueberries. Maine’s Down East region is where the sunlight first kisses the East Coast of the United States each day, where the vast wilderness and ocean...
ThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs’ July Fourth dread
PHOENIX — On the Friday before the Fourth of July, more than a dozen dog owners waited in triple-digit temperatures in south Phoenix to get into a microchipping event inside a shelter. It didn’t hurt that Maricopa County was offering a discount. But, several were there because they knew having...
Meat-free dining available at multiple sites in Pittsburgh
With summer in full swing, some are planning a traditional summer grill with the family but for vegetarians and pescetarians (who also enjoy seafood), these gatherings can mean limited options and the possibility of going home with a grumbling tummy. Here are five restaurants in the Pittsburgh area that have...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking ‘Survivor’ strategy with Pittsburgh runner-up Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen welcome special guest Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt of Jefferson Hills, who came in second on the most recent season of CBS’s “Survivor.” Lagares-Greenblatt reflects on her time on the show, how her engineering background may...
New study finds that night owls’ unhealthy habits may lead to early deaths
According to a May 2023 study published in Chronobiology International, night owls — people who go to bed later and wake up later — possibly die earlier than those who operate during the earlier portions of the day. That mainly because those who are up late are more at risk...
Talk to the Trib: Anthrocon closerVideo
The Anthrocon convention in Pittsburgh has wrapped up festivities for the year. With the furry convention “Anthrocon” coming to a close, some attendees offered their thoughts on their interactions with non-furry Pittsburgh natives and what they liked most from this year’s convention. Furries, Squish and Shiba traveled from the west...
Latrobe’s Miss 4th of July 2023: Volunteer, scholar, performer
Seventeen-year-old Piper Anke has a busy schedule. With work as a volunteer, shows to perform and awards to accept, it’s no small feat that the Derry Area student was able to compete in this year’s Latrobe’s Miss 4th of July pageant, let alone take home the crown. Anke is well-known...
Are you confronting a big medical bill? Attack it with a plan — and these tips
An enormous medical bill can trigger a wave of panic, but try to resist. That startling invoice that arrived in the mail may not be what you wind up paying. Errors or slow insurance payments may have inflated the total. Even if it’s accurate, financial aid or other assistance might...
Daycation: Charming riverside retreat Foxburg enchants
A tiny riverside borough big on tourism is rolling out the welcome mat for visitors from near and far along the Allegheny River in Clarion County. Foxburg, located less than 15 minutes off exit 45 on I-80 and about 85 miles from Pittsburgh, offers natural beauty, a nationally recognized public...
Trib Total Media trustee Rick Monti honored with Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association’s Benjamin Franklin Award
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association is recognizing veteran journalist Rick Monti, who has held various roles with Trib Total Media and sits on its board of trustees, with its 2023 Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence. “He just means the world to the media industry in Western Pennsylvania,” said Bill Cotter, president...
Summer movie season is in full swing. Here’s what’s coming through Labor Day
The summer movie season goes into high-gear in July, with the arrival of the seventh “Mission: Impossible”movie followed by the “Oppenheimer”and “Barbie”showdown on July 21. Not that you have to choose one or the other — as Tom Cruise said on Twitter, “I love a double feature, and it doesn’t...
Review: Harrison Ford gets a swashbuckling sendoff in ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’Video
Goodbyes don’t tend to mean much in the Hollywood franchise system. Death isn’t a reliable end for characters or, lately, even actors. Technology, nostalgia and the often-inflated value of brands and IP have created a nightmarish cycle of resurrection and regurgitation, curdling what we love most. And yet when someone...
Talk to the Trib: Convention-goers at AnthroconVideo
Anthrocon, the second largest furry convention globally, is taking place in Downtown Pittsburgh this weekend. Attendees in fursuits gathered in droves at the David Lawrence convention center to experience the events, classes, and vendors. Visitors came across a variety of brightly colored animals with their own creative twists to add...
‘Watermelon snow’ piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter
LOGAN, Utah — High up in the mountains, amid pinyon pine and quaking aspen trees, the remaining remnants of the winter’s snow is dotted with hues of pinks, purples and oranges. Hikers, campers and church youth groups journeying by grasp it in their palms and liken it to flavored snow...
Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89Video
LOS ANGELES — Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in everything from farcical comedy to chilling drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died. He was 89. His sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony confirmed...
Pittsburgh’s July Fourth celebration features Clarks, fireworks and more
The city of Pittsburgh will light up the stage before it illuminates the sky on the Fourth of July on Tuesday. Four hours of entertainment are planned to precede the Zambelli fireworks show on the river near Point State Park. There will be other programming, as well as events at...
Lori Falce: Do we owe Titanic sub billionaires empathy?
My sister is a 5-foot, 2-inch walking encyclopedia of all things Titanic. She was about 6 when the obsession started. She was 8 when Dr. Robert Ballard discovered the wreck. That was when she began to carry around a coffee table book that was almost as tall as she was....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 30-July 2
It’s the first weekend of July. Some people will have a four-day weekend with the July 4 holiday on Tuesday. We know there will be fireworks and furries with the Anthrocon convention — but here are some other ways to spend it. Fridays at the Frick Monthly outdoor concerts return...
Changing their tune? Pennsylvania lawmakers consider replacing the state’s official song
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania may soon be changing its tune. A proposal to establish a new state song got a positive vote Thursday in the House of Representatives, although there was some discord. The resolution to establish an independent commission to review the history, solicit suggestions from the public and make...
Expect a hot, smoky American summer — and here’s why you’d better get used to it
The only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly, forecasters say. And then the smoke will likely come back to the Midwest...
