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Mellon’s Orchard pushes for zoning change to build East Liberty apartments
In December 2022, Mellon’s Orchard Acquisition LLC’s application to build 264 apartments in East Liberty was rejected by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Now, the company is trying to have the property rezoned to get the project built. After Mellon’s Orchard appealed the zoning board’s decision, the city...
Steelers News: Brandon Aiyuk requests trade from 49ers, joint practice with Bills
This is the calm before the storm. We are in the thick of the deadest part of the football calendar before training camp practices begin, and things have been tranquil on the part of the Pittsburgh Steelers... but that's about to change. All offseason, we've heard trade rumors surrounding the...
Pittsburgh on Alert for Potential Storms and Tornado Threat Until Wednesday Cold Front
As the Pittsburgh region braces for yet another day of tumultuous weather, officials at the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh have issued forecasts anticipating storm chances to persist throughout the Ohio River Valley until a Wednesday cold front brings drier, more seasonable temperatures. According to the latest release from the National Weather Service, the main concern until then is the potential for damaging winds, although "isolated tornadoes and large hail can note ruled out."
Long Lines Frustrate Concert Goers at 8 Great Tuesdays
After the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, amping up security is a priority at many events. Organizers of the 8 Great Tuesdays Concert Series are leaning on the side of caution after the shooting in Butler, Pa. on Saturday. The added security checks created long lines and frustrated...
Post-shooting, the RNC is about 2024 but 2020 and Jan. 6 are still on minds of Pittsburgh delegates
Rick Saccone marched on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, posting photos and video to Facebook from outside as a violent mob ransacked the building, aiming to stop the certification of then-President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. This week, the former state lawmaker from Elizabeth Township is attending another, […] The post Post-shooting, the RNC is about 2024 but 2020 and Jan. 6 are still on minds of Pittsburgh delegates appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
Sloped roof unsafe for snipers, Secret Service says
(The Center Square) – The sloped roof where a would-be assassin took aim at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in western Pennsylvania wasn’t safe enough for snipers. This is a reason for not posting someone there, U.S. Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle said in an interview with ABC News on Tuesday. “That building, in particular, has a sloped roof at its highest point,” she said. “And so,...
Steelers analyst shares how Russell Wilson can impact Justin Fields
Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman and current color analyst Craig Wolfley believes spending a season as Pittsburgh's primary backup quarterback behind veteran Russell Wilson will ultimately "benefit" Justin Fields."This is exactly what he needs," Wolfley said about Fields during a recent appearance on "The Irish Steelers Podcast," as shared by Matthew Marczi of Steelers Depot. "He needs a calming period where he can look at a guy...that's already done it. [Wilson has] won a Super Bowl. He's been in another Super Bowl. He's a [nine-time] Pro Bowler. The guy is 'been there, done that,' and shown how to get it done."It's hardly...
Trump assassination attempt: Butler, Pennsylvania town manager defends police amid response 'misconception'
Butler, Pennsylvania, Township manager Thomas Knights gives Fox News Digital insight into how police responded to reports of a suspicious person at the Saturday Trump rally.
Illinois catcher Camden Janik drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates
Another Illini baseball player heard his name called during this week’s MLB Draft. Catcher/outfielder Camden Janik was chosen in the 12th round (No. 354 overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday afternoon. Janik, a Wauconda High School alum, hit .356 with 7 HR, 49 RBI, and finished with a .973...
New video shows would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks at rally an hour before he opened fire
Would-be Donald Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks was possibly spotted lurking around the former president’s campaign rally an hour before the shooting. New footage from Saturday’s rally shows Crooks walking back and forth near a building just outside the secured perimeter at around 5:06 p.m., Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reports. Crooks, whose face was not clearly visible in the video, could be seen looking around the area behind the fencing listlessly just a few feet away from the avid Donald Trump fans waiting for the former president to kick off the event. Speaker Johnson to call for embattled Secret Service chief’s resignation, pledges task...
The most important 42 miles in American politics
BUTLER, Pennsylvania — The drive between Butler, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio village of East Palestine is less than 42 miles long. In between are the villages and boroughs of Lyndora, Connoquenessing, and Evans City on the Pennsylvania side before you cross the state line directly into the village of East Palestine. It is a stretch […]
Colorado lawmakers react to Trump assassination attempt, condemn political violence
Most Colorado lawmakers and officials are denouncing violent political rhetoric after Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Others are casting blame. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a gunman fired several shots at Trump from...
Few residents opt out of $600 million class action settlement in East Palestine derailment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Few people ultimately opted out of the $600 million class action settlement Norfolk Southern offered to people affected by last year's disastrous East Palestine train derailment despite the questions residents raised about the deal, lawyers said. The plaintiffs' attorneys said only 22 of the nearly 2,000...
Teen in critical condition after Penn Hills stabbing, suspect apprehended
Allegheny County Police are investigating a stabbing in Penn Hills that left a teenager in critical condition Tuesday afternoon. Police were called to the 1100 block of Hamil Road around 4:40 p.m., where they located a teenage male who’d been stabbed multiple times. He was taken to an area hospital and is in critical-but-stable condition, according to police.
2024-25 Penguins’ Lineup Project: Third line, left wing
With Rickard Rakell being chosen for the right wing slot on the second line next to Evgeni Malkin, that wraps up the Penguins top-six in our 2024-25 roster projection. For the most part, the top-six in our projections is pretty straight forward and looks very similar to what the lines looked like at the end of last season.
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