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Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 23-26
Happy Memorial Day weekend! For many, this means an extra day to relax — but it’s also an extra day to fill with fun. Here are a few things going on this weekend around town, so make room in your three-day weekend schedule. Riverlife Chalk Fest For a lot of...
2nd driver guilty in fatal Serra Catholic van crash; judge finds no proof of racingVideo
Andrew Voigt vehemently denied that he and another driver were racing across the Mansfield Bridge in Dravosburg the day a 15-year-old Serra Catholic student was killed on her way to school. But to the judge, it didn’t matter. Voigt’s speed — potentially as high as 107 mph — was enough...
Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024
WASHINGTON — With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they don’t think it will be as chaotic as 2024, the third-costliest season on record as it spawned killer storms Beryl, Helene and Milton. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
U.S. Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday. An immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs is expected by stopping penny production, according to the...
Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass layoffs at Department of Education
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from carrying out...
Former Marine, a double amputee, charged with raping 13-year-old girl
A Marine and Purple Heart recipient who lost both legs to a bomb in Afghanistan in 2010 remained jailed Thursday on charges that he raped a 13-year-old girl multiple times last month. Allegheny County Police this week arrested Brandon Rumbaugh, 36, of Pleasant Hills on 12 criminal charges, seven of...
WDVE’s Memorial Day 500 has a new twist this year
In 1985, classic rock radio station 102.5 WDVE started a tradition of playing a countdown of the top 500 best rock songs over Memorial Day weekend. For the most part, their way of formulating that list has been a bit mysterious. This year, for the 40th anniversary of the Memorial...
Weather Service investigating 2, maybe 3 other, tornado touch downs from Wednesday storms
National Weather Service investigators are trying to determine the strength of two tornadoes that touched down in Butler County during Wednesday’s storms and are looking into the possibility that two more twisters touched down in the region. NWS meteorologist Liana Lupo talked about one discovered near Center Township’s Unionville neighborhood....
House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session
WASHINGTON — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday. With last-minute concessions and stark warnings from Trump, the Republican holdouts largely dropped their...
2 staff members of Israeli Embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC
WASHINGTON — Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and...
Federal cuts would eliminate program that directly benefits Pa. farmers, millions of residents
The federal Local Food Purchase Assistance program has provided more than $28 million to Pennsylvania farmers since 2022 and delivered nearly 26 million pounds of local produce to food banks and organizations. The program has helped feed more than 5 million state residents over the past three years, but it...
Health department: Allegheny County resident linked to multi-state outbreak of salmonella
An Allegheny County resident has contracted salmonella linked to a multi-state outbreak of the illness, according to the county’s health department. The health department said in a statement that the most people associated with this current outbreak have reported contact with backyard poultry. Public health officials are working to get...
Duquesne Light, West Penn Power officials grilled at hearing over days-long power outages
Officials from Duquesne Light and West Penn Power said their crews, as well as those called in from other states, did the best they could to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers impacted by catastrophic storms late last month. Those same officials at a House Majority Policy Committee...
Moreno-West race leaves Pittsburgh GOP upbeat about party’s prospects
Less than 24 hours after Pittsburgh Republicans chose former police officer Tony Moreno to be their party’s mayoral candidate in the general election, some suggested the GOP pulling off a David vs. Goliath in November is possible — even in a city where their registered voters are outnumbered 5-1. Turnout...
Trial begins for 2nd drag-racing driver in crash that killed Serra Catholic student
One witness testified the SUV passing him on the ramp to the Mansfield Bridge was moving so fast, it fishtailed and almost struck him. Another told the judge it looked like the driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk was in a road rage incident and chasing a white Volkswagen...
Experts deem voter displeasure with Gainey as key to O’Connor’s win
Corey O’Connor first toyed with the idea of trying to unseat Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey about a year ago. In his role as Allegheny County controller, he often talked to residents throughout the city — and what he heard was frustration. People complained about safety, development and basic services, O’Connor...
Tornado, flood watches issued across Western Pennsylvania region
The National Weather Service has issued tornado and flood watches in multiple counties across Western Pennsylvania for Wednesday into Thursday morning. The tornado watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening for Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties. “A line of showers are moving through...
Sheriff, county argue over Westmoreland vehicle tracking policy
A policy adopted last summer by Westmoreland County commissioners to implement GPS tracking on all county vehicles is executive overreach and a safety risk to law enforcement personnel, lawyers argued in court on Wednesday. Implementation of the policy was put on hold last fall after Sheriff James Albert filed a...
As tournament nears, USGA says U.S. Open construction ‘progressing positively’
With about a month left until the world’s top golfers hit the greens for the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, USGA officials said construction work across the club’s grounds is right on track. On-site work for the four-day tournament began in February. Despite a “difficult spring” filled with turbulent...
Suspect in Rostraver homicide back in Pa.
The man suspected in a Rostraver woman’s shooting death is back in Pennsylvania after being extradited from Florida. Dorian C. Jeri-Greene, 39, was denied bail Wednesday. He is charged with homicide, robbery, burglary and three counts of theft in the April 11 death of Jennah M. Seibert, 24. A preliminary...
How do you navigate new covid vaccine guidance? We asked the experts
A drastic shift in national policy recommends that only people 65 and older and others with certain health risks should get annual covid-19 vaccines, but at least one vaccine expert says the guidance raises as many questions as it answers. The Food and Drug Administration published its new policy Tuesday...
Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump’s use
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The Defense Department will “work to ensure proper security measures” on the aircraft to make it safe for use by the...
Cops seek answers in shooting outside UPMC McKeesport
A man who police say was shot outside a McKeesport hospital by the driver of a car he was trying to get into remained hospitalized Wednesday in critical condition. Allegheny County Police continue to investigate why the victim was trying to get into a stranger’s car early Tuesday morning. Jim...
‘Thank You, Pittsburgh’: O’Connor hits the streets in appreciation of voters
Standing in a light rain in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood Wednesday morning, Corey O’Connor recalled how his father had shown gratitude to the voters who elected him to City Council and then mayor’s office. His father, the late Bob O’Connor, had gone into the basement the morning after he was first...
Roundup: Flood watch issued for Southwestern Pa.; shootings in Homewood North
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, May 21: Flood watch for Southwestern Pa. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a flood watch for Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, Greene and Fayette counties as more strong storms begin to move through the area Wednesday. TribLive...
