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Free college? Some Allegheny College students won’t pay tuition anymore
Some Allegheny College students don’t have to worry about tuition bills anymore. The Meadville college announced it is introducing a Commitment to Access Program that will cover all tuition costs for in-state students whose family income is $50,000 or less. The program, which will kick off in fall 2023, will...
TV Talk: CMU grad scrubs in as new ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ cast memberVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Carnegie Mellon University musical theater grad Alexis Floyd is making her mark in Shondaland, the production company founded by “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes. First, Floyd was cast in Shondaland’s Netflix series, “Inventing Anna,” playing...
Mercer County angler at center of fishing cheating scandal
CLEVELAND — The county prosecutor’s office in Cleveland has opened an investigation into an apparent cheating scandal during a lucrative walleye fishing tournament on Lake Erie last week. A video posted to Twitter shows Jason Fischer, tournament director for the Lake Erie Walleye Trail, cutting open the winning catch of...
Pittsburgh’s official holiday tree hails from Springdale
The city of Pittsburgh’s official holiday tree will come from the Alle-Kiski Valley. A 40-foot blue spruce will be donated by Guardian Angels Parish from its Springdale campus. It will be situated at the City-County Building, along Grant Street downtown, and will be lit Nov. 19 during the unofficial start...
31 key horror movies from the last 31 years
The air is crispy, the leaves are turning and jack-o’-lanterns are starting to show up on front porches. October has arrived. Which means horror movie season is officially here. It’s the best time of the year to sit back with a scary movie, or a whole lot of them, the...
What are the best (and the worst) Halloween candy varieties in 2022?Video
When it comes to Halloween candy, opinions differ widely on best and worst. As long as you aren’t allergic to peanut butter or chocolate, it’s hard to top full-size Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. And despite Brach’s Candy’s best efforts, candy corn consistently ranks near the top of treats people love...
Bellevue house tour highlights neighborhood’s ‘authentic sense of place’
Participants in Bellevue’s sixth Live-Worship-Shop House Tour will experience more than just eight local homes, ranging from cozy bungalows to stately mansions. At each stop, they’ll be offered samples from a local restaurant, bakery or other food purveyors. Each homeowner on the Oct. 15 tour also has chosen a scented...
Pittsburgh Pop podcast: Talking ‘Dahmer,’ regional Emmy Awards for local TV news, ‘Alaska Daily’
In this episode of the “Pittsburgh Pop” podcast, host Tim Benz and TV Talk columnist Rob Owen discuss Pittsburgh pop culture news of the moment, including the Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmys, where TRIBLive.com won three awards, WQED won nine (including overall excellence), WPXI was awarded five, KDKA took home two and...
Ed Sheeran bringing Mathematics Tour to Acrisure Stadium next summer
Pop star Ed Sheeran will bring his “+ - = ÷ x Tour” (pronounced “The Mathematics Tour”) to Acrisure Stadium on July 8 with special guests Khalid and Rosa Linn. This will be Sheeran’s first show at the newly renamed stadium, but he’s played Heinz Field as opener for Taylor...
4 with Pittsburgh ties land on Forbes list of 400 richest Americans
Four people with significant ties to Pittsburgh made the latest Forbes 400 ranking of wealthiest Americans. David Tepper tops the local connections with an appearance at No. 33 with an estimated net worth of $18.5 billion. Tepper, the president and founder of the Appaloosa Management hedge fund, was raised in...
If looks could kill, they wouldn’t need daggers on ‘House of the Dragon’
If looks could kill, no...
TV Talk: Subscribe to ABC’s ‘Alaska Daily,’ a newspaper drama with low-key ‘West Wing’ vibesVideo
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Comparisons among TV series are tricky. It’s unfair to burden a new show with high expectations by comparing it to a past critical hit. But saying “if you like X, you might like Y” is...
Breast cancer survivor offers encouragement at Westmoreland Pink Ribbon Walk
Nikki Williams listened to what her body was telling her. That’s what helped her to learn she was suffering from breast cancer and to get the treatment she needed to beat the disease. “I want to be an advocate for women, to make sure they do their self-exams,” said the...
Trib wins 3 regional Emmy awards
The Trib won three Emmy awards this weekend for its work on video projects produced by its team of journalists. The three Mid-Atlantic Emmy regional awards recognized projects about the history of trolleys in Pittsburgh, the 9/11 terror attacks and a Black athlete from Connellsville who broke racial barriers. “We...
Delmont group presses on through rain, welcomes many visitors to Apple ‘n Arts fest
A steady rain poured on the 40th Anniversary Apple ‘n Arts Festival on Saturday in Delmont, but many still braved the soggy conditions to enjoy entertainment and sample food and browse crafts offered by about 140 vendors. “We have more vendors than last year because people are coming back out...
Untested rape kits plagued Memphis long before jogger case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Problems with rape kit evidence testing keep haunting Memphis. A city long plagued by a heavy backlog of untested sexual assault kits was shaken by Cleotha Henderson’s arrest in the killing of Eliza Fletcher after she was abducted during a morning jog last month. So when authorities...
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County recognize Friday as Roberto Clemente Day
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County leaders recognized Friday as Roberto Clemente Day to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the baseball legend’s 3,000th career hit. To mark the event, leaders unveiled a marker where home plate was located at the former Three Rivers Stadium, now a parking lot near Heinz Field and...
Genesis sells music catalog for $300M, report says
Genesis is selling its song catalog for a reported $300 million. A deal is expected to be announced soon between the band and the Concord music group, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. That arrangement will reportedly see Genesis and its star Phil Collins part ways with their recordings and...
‘Dont Wait on 28!’ Facebook page sees big uptick in followers
Whether it’s to discuss what caused traffic backups or to lambaste pokey drivers insist on using the passing lane, the “Dont Wait on 28!” Facebook page has amassed more than 26,000 followers since its inception eight years ago. “The crazy part is when the page was first created, they didn’t...
Pittsburgh native, ‘Eyewitness News’ creator Al Primo dies
Many of the conventions of TV news today — on local newscasts or cable news or the “Today” show — originated in the mind of Pittsburgh native Al Primo, a University of Pittsburgh graduate who worked at Pittsburgh’s WDTV, which was re-christened KDKA-TV during his tenure as a news writer,...
Daycation: Agritourism farm tours offer rural retreats in Waynesburg
Explore green acres in Greene County with a day trip focused on agritourism. Agritourism is described as a form of business enterprise linking agricultural businesses with tourism for education and entertainment purposes. Tourism in Greene County has created more than 480 jobs, and, in 2019, visitors spent more than $78...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 30-Oct. 2
From a haunted house to a downtown rooftop to a neighborhood street, there are plenty of places to find fun in the Pittsburgh area this weekend. Thrills and chills If it’s scary enough for horror film director Michael Dougherty, it’s probably scary enough for you. It’s the ScareHouse, open Fridays-Sundays...
Polka music lives on, thanks to the musicians of tomorrowVideo
Joe Grkman Jr. can recall his father playing the accordion as far back as he can remember. “He’d have a friend come over to play guitar along with him,” said Grkman, 70, a Westmoreland County native living in Venetia. Joe Sr. and his friend would play polka tunes, and, in...
TV Talk: Deb Acklin steps down as WQED Multimedia CEO
After 12 years WQED Multimedia president and CEO Deborah Acklin will step down effective Friday to focus on treatment following a diagnosis of non-smoker’s lung cancer. “Leading WQED — my hometown PBS and classical music station -- has been a singular professional honor,” Acklin said in a statement released by...
Rich Engler documentary looks back at a storied concert career
Anyone who grew up going to rock concerts in the Pittsburgh area after 1970 probably has some idea who Rich Engler is. Engler — on his own and also as a member of the powerhouse promotions duo DiCesare Engler Productions with partner Pat DiCesare — promoted most of the major...
