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Mt. Pleasant’s Scott Giacobbi retires after 19 seasons coaching girls basketball
A military man, Scott Giacobbi is saluting the Mt. Pleasant girls basketball program one last time. The longtime authority of the Vikings is retiring from coaching and teaching. He became coach in 2005, and his career spanned 19 seasons, 13 of which saw the Vikings reach the WPIAL playoffs. Mt....
Months before announcing 1,000 layoffs, UPMC leases new $50 million jet
PITTSBURGH — Action News Investigates has learned UPMC started using a new $50 million corporate jetless than a year before announcing 1,000 layoffs. UPMC officials said the jet is an efficient way to conduct business. They have leased a similar jet in the past. However, some nurses dealing with staff shortages said they were outraged not only by the jet but also by UPMC paying millions to its former CEO.
"Suspicious person" at center of massive Cranberry Township search found dead
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- A man is dead after a massive search in Cranberry Township prompted a shelter-in-place order for all residents on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The police chief said Cranberry Highlands Golf Course employees called after they saw a broken down car with weapons inside and a man who wasn't quite coherent on Turfgrass Drive off of Freshcorn Road."Our officers arrived there a short time later. The vehicle was unoccupied and there were weapons in the vehicle," Cranberry Township Police Chief Kevin Meyer said. "As they were going through the vehicle and securing the contents and getting ready...
Creating their own celebration - Pittsburghers flock to buy fireworks ahead of the holiday
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Tomorrow is the Fourth of July and backyard celebration planning is coming right down to the wire. We're a fireworks-crazy community and since the bigger ones have become legal around here, people have become very specific. Sure, there's the big community fireworks show, but these days, plying the aisles of Phantom Fireworks has become a tradition because no matter how good the burgers are the celebration has to include the fireworks. Melissa Thompson-Schaller made the drive up the Allegheny to New Kensington from Springdale to bring her boys to the fireworks shop. "They like the mortars, I think that's pretty much...
New Director, New Policies, New Direction at Paws Along the River
WARREN, Pa. – Walking in, the shelter looked similar to a home where a new family was in the end stages of unpacking. A few boxes and small pieces of furniture awaiting its final location, one last wall needing a new coat of paint, a sense of organized chaos.
Steelers land elite CB in new 2025 NFL mock draft
As it stands now, the Pittsburgh Steelers only have starting cornerback Donte Jackson for one season. Pittsburgh traded wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for Jackson but there’s been no word of a contract extension. This means a cornerback could be a top need for...
Analyst Says Russell Wilson, Justin Fields Could Run Successful Two-QB System
It’s been said if you have two starting quarterbacks, you really have none. But some would beg to differ, including SI.com’s Connor Orr, who believes there is a way for the Pittsburgh Steelers to run a successful two-QB system with Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. Orr argued on a recent episode of ...
Celebrate Independence Day early with Lights Over Lake Erie firework show
The City of Erie is preparing to celebrate Independence Day with a bang!. Here’s what you need to know about Lights Over Lake Erie:. The fireworks show will begin at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbins Landing and will last about 15 minutes. Fireworks will be launched from the Bicentennial...
Brandon Aiyuk already starting Steelers locker room drama with George Pickens
As of now, leading NFL wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk remains with the San Francisco 49ers. Amid stalled contract negotiations with the Bay Area team, Aiyuk mentioned last week that he would most likely be wearing a Niners uniform by the start of the 2024 season. Aiyuk did mention that there...
Pirates Veteran Needs To Change Offensive Approach
Michael A. Taylor is one player who can deliver as the Pittsburgh Pirates look to the current roster for improvement. That won’t be a popular opinion among Pirates fans who can’t get Taylor out of town fast enough. However, general manager Ben Cherington said recently that the Pirates feel that “internal improvement” from the current roster will help the team better than a trade would. While it’s easy to punch holes in that argument, it looks like that’s how Cherington will operate. Thus, let’s ponder where that improvement can come from. It’s not so far-fetched that it can come from the veteran center fielder Taylor. All he has to do is change the batting style he’s stubbornly adhered to.
HOF coach says Steelers rookie's athletic ability is 'off the charts'
There may be no team better at drafting and developing linebackers than the Pittsburgh Steelers.That's why many, like Hall of Fame head coach Bill Cowher, are expecting nothing different from Steelers rookie linebacker Payton Wilson."His athletic ability speaks for itself," Cowher said, via the team's website. "It's off the charts. You see it in his play. Some people run fast, but they don't play fast. Payton runs fast and he plays fast."Wilson, the No. 98 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, has the makings to be Pittsburgh's next great linebacker.In 2023, Wilson won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the...
Penguins sign puck-moving defenseman to two-year deal
The Penguins have signed UFA defenseman Sebastian Aho to a two-year deal carrying the league minimum $775K AAV, per a team announcement. Stefen Rosner of NHL.com and The Hockey News was the first to report the signing Tuesday afternoon. Aho, 28, isn’t related to the Hurricanes star center of the...
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