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Max’s upcoming 15-episode, Pittsburgh-set medical drama “The Pitt,” executive produced by Carnegie Mellon University grads John Wells and Michael Hissrich and starring Noah Wyle (“ER”), is filming the bulk of its scenes on soundstages at Warner Bros. in Burbank, Calif. However, Wyle, producers and likely a few additional cast members...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value. But they had no idea just how much until just a few years ago. The extraordinarily rare coin, struck by the U.S. Mint in...

They snatched line drives out of the air, pinned their opponents in the rundown and made close tags at the plate. They cheered at the great plays, grumbled at the bad ones and danced with the umpires. “They treat each other like family. Watch the sportsmanship they display,” said Jenni...

Lucy and Terry Lappi certainly didn’t have to worry about stopping for a bite to eat Sunday afternoon on their way back home to Somerset. The Lappis were among those drawn to this weekend’s third annual Latrobe Italian Festival, where more than 50 merchants and food vendors lined the streets...

In her professional career, Doreen Coulson Putnam noticed when grandchildren were separated from their grandparents who had Alzheimer’s and dementia. A certified dementia practitioner, Putnam sought to create an educational resource for families to help them understand memory loss and how to include children. The Murrysville resident wrote “Sometimes Grandmamma...

Leechburg is preparing for its 13th annual Pink Day, a celebration and fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation established in 2011 by Gary and Vicki Peterman of Gilpin. The event is an all-day affair that shuts down Market Street from First to Third streets. This year’s event will start...

The breakneck pace of advancements in artificial intelligence development has led to the technology touching seemingly every facet of life, from work to finances to health care. That rapid growth and unchecked development have created as much anxiety as hope, from Wall Street to the White House. But while AI...

When former Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel was arrested three years ago in Russia, the government there said it was because the longtime teacher at the Anglo-American School of Moscow possessed less than an ounce of medical marijuana. But on Saturday, former Ambassador Eric Rubin, who previously served as deputy chief...

Meghan Trainor brought her Timeless tour to Pittsburgh on Friday night — her first tour in eight years — and with it came a flourish of metallic, blues and sparkles. The 30-year-old singer-songwriter is now a mom of two boys, Riley and Barry, and she fittingly opened her spirited concert...

The intricate, decorative details of The Palace Theatre ticket booth were lost to 10 decades and 15 coats of paint. But now that the layers have been scraped away as part of a large restoration project in preparation for the Greensburg theater’s 100th anniversary, the old-time grandeur is visible once...

The roller coaster finale of Jenn Tran’s season of “The Bachelorette” has fans chirping on social media. Tran, 26, who is training to be a physician’s assistant, first appeared on Joey Graziadei’s season of “The Bachelor” before being selected as the franchise’s next star. She was the first Asian American...

There’s a home on Resaca Place that is a work of art, beginning with an exterior wall. A display depicts Roman ruins in a triptych — three panels, typically connected side by side. A garage door invites people walking by to share a message via rearranging magnetic words. The owners...

A Pittsburgh-area family whose distant relative died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, was at the reinterment this week of the sailor whose remains were unidentified for 80 years until DNA tests and military researchers traced his descendants back to America’s enslavement of African-Americans, a...

Michael Keaton. Michael Douglas. Michael Keaton Douglas? “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” star Michael Keaton wants to start using his birth name professionally. But he’s not shedding the Keaton. He’s just adding a Douglas. The “Dopesick” Emmy winner, who has been using “Michael Keaton” as his stage name since the 1970s, said he...

After years of legal wranglings over The Guess Who name, Randy Bachman is thrilled that it’s finally been resolved. The saga pitted Bachman and Burton Cummings, the band’s principal songwriters, against drummer Garry Peterson and bassist Jim Kale. It’s a complicated tale involving trademarks, accusations of tainting the group’s legacy,...

What’s the capital of Kyrgyzstan? In which decade did the Hindenburg disaster occur? Which actor starred in the most “James Bond” films? Debating the answers to questions like these with a group of friends and a round of beers can really make an ideal night out. And with the increasing...

LeVia Trattoria in Lawrenceville is closing at the end of the month. “Our lease expires in November, we will not be renewing and have made the difficult decision to close LeVia Trattoria effective the end of September,” chef Anthony Castine wrote in letter posted on Facebook. “As of now, we...

Look, of course it’s the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season and a good percentage of the weekend will be taken up by all things Black and Gold. But maybe a palate cleanser from all that Iron City is in order? If so, check out these events for a chance...

It’s canning season in Western Pennsylvania. “You can ‘can’ just about everything,” said Denise Relihan, 55, of Harrison. “Tomatoes, peppers, garlic, rice, fruit, jellies, beans, juices, vegetables and meat too. The list goes on.” Relihan has a designated canning room in her home and learned the art of canning from...

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An animated series adaptation of “Midnight Sun” — Stephenie Meyer’s retelling of “Twilight” from Edward Cullen’s perspective — is in development at Netflix. The book was released in 2020 as a companion novel to Meyer’s bestselling “Twilight” series. Cullen is the sparkly vampire who becomes protagonist Bella Swan’s love interest....

The back-to-school season always puts me in my feelings about what my son is old enough to do. I am well aware my baby is not my baby anymore. He looms over me by several inches, and I need him to get things off high shelves, which really drives that...

How about some music? Or cats? Is it time for a good book? It’s the season for cozy interests to take over — and there are plenty of festivities to celebrate them this weekend around Westmoreland County. Summer concert series We didn’t see the total end of free summer concert...