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Lincoln Park student Emma Bogacki, 2 others killed in Lawrence County crash Friday night
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP. ― A 17-year-old Lincoln Park student from the Portersville area was one of three people killed in a Friday night single-vehicle crash in Lawrence County. Emma...
10-Year-Olds Earn No. 1 Seed Following 2 Wins in the Ambridge Tournament
It was a tremendous day for the 10-year-old All-Star team as they started the Ambridge Tournament with back-to-back wins. In game one of the day, the Vikings defeated Seneca Valley by the score of 13-0. In that game, Hopewell piled up 13 hits and were led by Regan Harring and...
Erie's first Black City Council member will have a street named after him
A portion of Downing Avenue is set to honor the late Larry Meredith, the Erie lawyer, community advocate and the first Black city resident elected to Erie City Council. Council, during its regular meeting on Wednesday night, approved a resolution sponsored by Councilman Mel Witherspoon that designates a portion of Downing Avenue adjacent to Rodger Young Park as "Larry Meredith Way."
2 men, girl killed in overnight Pa. Turnpike crash
An early-morning Saturday crash on I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) in Penn Township killed two men and a girl, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Pennsylvania State Police were sent to mile marker 268.8 at 4:24 a.m. for a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and a...
Pennsylvania High School football player is dead at 16-years-old after falling out of the bed of a pick-up truck
Tucker Wessner was a very good and solid football player from Germansville, Pennsylvania. The 16-year-old football player is dead after suffering injuries falling out of the bed of a pickup truck. Wessner was in the back of a Toyota Tundra on June 24th. According to police reports, the truck turned...
National Pennsylvania Day is Today, Here’s What to Know About The Keystone State
As National Pennsylvania Day approaches, it's the perfect time to celebrate the remarkable features that make this state unique. Today is National Pennsylvania Day, which makes it the ideal moment to showcase what makes our commonwealth such an amazing place to live, according to The Keystone Newsroom. Philadelphia is renowned...
Legal marijuana, big tax cuts, and minimum wage: This year’s budget losers
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 they wrapped up votes on Pennsylvania’s new $47.6 billion budget last week, lawmakers agreed the plan wouldn’t make anyone completely happy. The deal increases spending on public education for this fiscal year, but doesn’t guarantee future...
Dan’s Daily: Latest Laine Trade Talk; Top ’25 UFAs; The Crosby Snub
ESPN should be ashamed of how they treat hockey and hockey players, but they probably aren’t. The big network ranked the top athletes of the century, and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was an afterthought to the point of disrespect. There remains a big name but low-return target on the NHL trade market, and we’re getting an idea of what it will cost a team to get Patrik Laine from Columbus. Sportsnet had some fun by looking at the top 25 2025 unrestricted free agents, and my sympathies to all of you who were or are flying this weekend.
Pirates Have a Nice Problem with 8 Starting Pitchers
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a rare team with an abundance of riches when it comes to starting pitchers. Presently, the rotation consists of Mitch Keller, Paul Skenes, Luis Ortiz, Martín Pérez, and Marco Gonzales. Jared Jones and Bailey Falter are on the injured list. Lurking in the bullpen is Quinn Priester. When Jones and Falter come off the IL, the Pirates will have a dilemma that should be the envy of every team in baseball. Let’s speculate how it might be resolved.
Microsoft outage disrupts several Pittsburgh-area businesses
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The global IT outage caused a mess in the Pittsburgh area on Friday. Between canceled flights and delays, air travel may have been the hardest hit.Harold Lewis and his family were excited about their cruise out of Orlando. They made it through the long TSA lines and to the gate with plenty of time. They thought it was going to be a simple morning."We sat, and we saw the flight time come and go, and go, and go some more," Lewis said.They learned their Spirit flight was canceled, and their new Southwest flight doesn't leave until 9...
Man Injured in Shooting on Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh Police Investigating Overnight Incident
Just after midnight, a shooting disrupted the usual quiet of Carrick, police were summoned to the 2500 block of Brownsville Road at around 12:20 a.m., responding to emergency calls about a person shot. The victim, identified as an adult male, suffered a gunshot wound to his lower leg, as reported by the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department.
Plum using summer basketball to build foundation
The Plum boys basketball team had five or six open-gym workouts in May with new coach Dave Pucka before jumping right into the Pittsburgh Basketball Club summer league at Central Catholic and Gateway high schools. “We only had one offensive set in and, I think, two out-of-bounds plays. That was...
Steelers counting on 'revived' quarterback Russell Wilson to return franchise to glory
Jul. 20—Time will reveal whether Russell Wilson, in his age 35 season, is in the twilight of his Super Bowl-winning NFL career or if a change of scenery with the Pittsburgh Steelers will rejuvenate it. It took only a few months with the Steelers for Wilson to make up his mind on that issue. "I feel the fountain of youth," Wilson said in June after his first minicamp practice with his new team. ...
Steelers Rival Signs Former Bears Pro Bowler
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens have enjoyed one of the NFL's most intense and entertaining rivalries over the years. One of the most heated aspects of it is each team's defense. Both the Steelers and Ravens boast elite defenses year after year. It's a calling card for...
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