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Pennsylvania loses hundreds of pharmacies after a law promised help
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As pharmacy closures have continued across the state, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has questioned how the...
Pittsburgh to host Riverhounds championship rally Downtown
Downtown Pittsburgh will host a celebration Thursday afternoon of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ championship title. Part of Grant Street will be closed to traffic from noon to 2 p.m. A rally will go from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a receiving line to meet the team and take photos with...
U.S. air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without it have so far been allowed to clear security with additional screening and a warning....
Mark Madden: The Steelers are broken, and it falls on Mike Tomlin
When Aaron Rodgers is hopped up on ayahuasca, or whatever truth serum he’s taking that enables him to play (not very well) with three fractures in his left wrist, it would be fun to ask him if the situation in Pittsburgh is what he’d hoped for. Here’s betting it’s not....
Alleged burglary in Freeport ends in ICE taking 3 men into custody
Three men were taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday morning after they were caught in a vacant apartment in Freeport, police said. Chris Fabec, chief of Southern Armstrong Regional Police Department, said police were called about 4:30 a.m. to a Lane Court townhouse in the...
Season’s 1st major snowfall to pound Western Pa. during morning rush hour
Western Pennsylvania’s first major snowfall of the season will hit Tuesday morning during rush hour and is expected to dump up to 5 inches in spots. Bill Modzelewski, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon, said precipitation will likely begin around 1 or 2 a.m. The heaviest snow is...
Tinsmill group can’t agree over proposed monument to local WWII veterans
The tiny coal-patch village of Tinsmill, in Bell Township, made an outsized contribution to World War II, sending a great many of its sons abroad to fight. Nearly all of them came back, including relatives of Salem resident Ray Machulsky. In 2023, Machulsky approached a local nonprofit, the Tinsmill Citizen...
Steelers vs. Bills: What they’re saying in Buffalo after win
For the first time on Pittsburgh home turf, the Steelers’ defense gave up 249 rushing yards against the Bills — resulting in a definitive 26-7 win for Buffalo. It was the most rushing yards gained by an opposing team at Pittsburgh since the Bills rushed for 310 yards on Sept....
Luigi Mangione fights to exclude evidence from his trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione watched stoically in court Monday as prosecutors played surveillance videos showing the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk last year and Mangione’s arrest five days later at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. The videos, including footage from the restaurant previously...
Madden Monday: There’s no nice way to put it — the Steelers are ‘gutless’
I’ll admit it. This is an oversimplification of how to critique the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-7 dud of an effort against Buffalo on Sunday, but I’m most disappointed in how the players played on defense, and I’m most disappointed in how the players were coached on offense. Sure, there is some...
Consultant’s report finds no evidence of Penneco liability in Plum house explosion
A private consulting firm’s report for a Delmont energy company being sued over a 2023 fatal house explosion in Plum has determined Penneco Oil Co. was not responsible — a conclusion sure to be challenged in court. Penneco and Peoples Gas were among those sued for negligence and wrongful death...
Airing of Grievances: 3rd quarter catastrophe, run defense debacle lead to humiliating Steelers loss
Watching the Steelers on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills made me wonder if they all ate some Thanksgiving leftovers that had gone bad in the refrigerator. Because the entire team threw up all over itself during a 26-7 loss to fall to 6-6. The offense was bad. The defense was...
Rodgers’ return doesn’t help as Bills send Steelers to 5th loss in past 7 games
Aaron Rodgers’ return from a left wrist injury didn’t provide the jolt the Pittsburgh Steelers were seeking Sunday. Instead, it was a jolt to Rodgers that awakened the Buffalo Bills and sent the Steelers to another loss. Rodgers lost a fumble after being sacked from behind on the first play...
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers returns to game after missing a series with cut to his nose
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was forced out of Sunday’s game after absorbing a hit on the first snap from scrimmage of the second half of a matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Rodgers had a cut on his nose. He missed one series but returned. Rodgers was playing for the...
Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boatsVideo
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed...
Hunter seriously injured in fall from tree stand in North Buffalo
Emergency crews used a side-by-side rescue vehicle to extract a hunter from a remote section of woods in North Buffalo early Saturday after the hunter suffered a fall from a tree stand. The hunter was then taken to a waiting life-flight helicopter to be transported to a hospital. Jamison Hughes,...
Hundreds of flights canceled in Chicago after winter stormVideo
Travelers at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday on Sunday were finding hundreds of flights delayed and canceled in Chicago following a winter storm in the Great Lakes region, while a wintry mix of rain and snow developed in the Northeast. In Wisconsin, utility crews worked to restore power to...
National Guard shooter was radicalized in U.S., Kristi Noem saysVideo
U.S. authorities believe the man suspected of fatally shooting a National Guard member and seriously wounding another in Washington, D.C., was radicalized while in the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. Asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” about the suspect’s motive, Noem said investigators are still collecting information and...
Allegheny County homicide detectives investigate fatal Ben Avon fire
One person died in a housefire in Ben Avon late Friday night. The identity of the victim has not been released yet. Allegheny County homicide detectives are assisting the county’s Fire Marshal’s Office in the investigation. Emsworth VFC, which serves the small borough on the Ohio River, was dispatched to...
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
NEW YORK — Cat Murphy, a college student, has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11. Many of her friends don’t understand why. When they engage with the news — if they do — they hear a cacophony of voices. They don’t know who to believe. Reporters are...
Investigators plead for tips after 3 children, 1 adult killed in shooting at child’s birthday party
STOCKTON, Calif. — Authorities in California appealed to the public for tips, cellphone video, witness accounts and even rumors as they searched Sunday for a suspect in the killing of three children and an adult during a mass shooting at a child’s birthday party. Someone opened fire at a banquet...
Power outages hit Harrison, Fawn and Tarentum on Sunday
Residents in Harrison, Fawn and East Tarentum experienced a series of power outages Sunday. An outage that began about 7:30 a.m. Sunday left residents of Harrison and Fawn without electricity for several hours. West Penn Power showed more than 5,000 customers without electricity in the area. But by noon, the...
Police chase ends in officer-involved shooting on I-279; 1 dead, 3 injured
One person is dead and three are injured after a lengthy police chase ended in a crash on I-279 and an officer-involved shooting, according to police. The chase of a white SUV began on Route 8 in Penn Township, Butler County, just before 8 p.m. Saturday, according to state police...
Owner of Brackenridge Heights Golf Course dismisses rumors of purchase; property remains on the market
The Brackenridge Heights Golf Course remains on the market after several years. If owner Ted Tomson has his way, the 83-acre property in Harrison will remain mostly green. “I’d like to see it stay a golf course,” said Tomson, owner of a scrap metal yard in Brackenridge and Harrison, and...
$290M turnpike bridge project in Beaver County proceeds ’15 feet at a time’
Tim Swarrow isn’t afraid of heights — and that’s a good thing. On a typical day, Swarrow, an assistant superintendent for the construction firm Fay, S&B USA, helps oversee work being done as much as 200 feet above the Beaver River near Beaver Falls. That’s where the Pennsylvania Turnpike is...
