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This year’s budget overturns local bans on rodeos. No Pa. lawmaker will take credit.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Under a little-noticed provision in the new state budget, Pennsylvania municipalities will be forced to allow rodeo events to take place in their borders even if local lawmakers have voted to restrict them. Only one place in the commonwealth appears to fit this description: Pittsburgh, which...
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis denounces Project 2025 in Pittsburgh speech
PITTSBURGH — Lt. Gov. Austin Davis on Thursday, the final day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, spoke out against a possible second term for former President Donald Trump, a nationwide abortion ban, and a recently released conservative policy proposal. Davis and other leaders spoke at a news conference in the city’s South Side […] The post Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis denounces Project 2025 in Pittsburgh speech appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
Jason Wright is out as Washington Commanders president and will leave the team after the ’24 season
Jason Wright, who four years ago became the first Black president of an NFL team, is no longer in that role with the Washington Commanders and is expected to leave the organization after this season. A team spokesperson confirmed Thursday that Wright is departing the organization and will remain in...
Pittsburgh gets pickled: Annual festival brings brine and dine downtown
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — An annual pickle-themed festival is taking over downtown Pittsburgh this weekend. Picklesburgh was born in 2015 and has quickly made a name for itself. In fact, it was voted the "Best Specialty Food Festival” in America in USA Today reader polls the past 3 years.
PHOTOS: Trump supporters don ear bandages at RNC after assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (TND) — Ear bandages appear to be the latest trend in showing support for former President Donald Trump after an attempted assassination in Pennsylvania pierced his right ear. Trump made his first public appearance since the shooting at the Republican National Convention Monday wearing a large, white bandage.
Steelers Latest Move Signals Two Things
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers added to their roster this week, signing former Buffalo Bill and former Steeler, Tyler Matakevich. The special teams ace returns after spending the last four years in Buffalo, and the move likely signals two things. Matakevich, 31, isn't walking into the Steelers locker room with...
What we know about would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks
As federal authorities continue their investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Trump over the weekend, questions remain over what the motive was for the 20-year-old gunman to target the former president. The FBI identified the gunman as Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa., hours after the shooting...
'Mistaken Identity': Yoga Studios Face Backlash for Trump Shooting Post Written By Another Business
Multiple yoga studios in Florida have been the subject of intense backlash online after they were mistakenly identified as being responsible for a Facebook post expressing disappointment that the assassination attempt on Donald Trump wasn't successful. The Context. On July 13, Thomas Matthew Crooks' opened fire from a nearby rooftop...
NCLGS Summer Meeting kicks off by noting event’s growth
National Council of Legislators from Gaming States President Shawn Fluharty on Thursday morning got the organization’s Summer Meeting started by highlighting the event’s growth in his keynote address. Story continues below. “We keep growing larger with every session we have,” Fluharty said, noting that the event at Rivers...
Multiple Failures, Multiple Investigations: Unraveling The Attempted Assassination Of Donald Trump
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — The young man was pacing around the edges of the Donald Trump campaign rally, shouldering a big backpack and peering into the lens of a rangefinder toward the rooftops behind the stage where the former president would stand. His behavior was so odd, so unlike...
Steelers Release Former Lions DB
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers made two corresponding moves this week, adding an inside linebacker from the Buffalo Bills and moving on from one of their own defensive backs ahead of training camp. The team announced the signing (or re-signing) of former sixth-round pick Tyler Matakevich. The inside linebacker spent...
Youngwood town hall to address veterans' health care concerns; new clinic plans noted
Representatives from the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System will field questions and concerns from area veterans at an upcoming meeting in Youngwood. Plans are underway for a new veterans outpatient medical clinic in Westmoreland County. The outreach event set for Tuesday at the town’s fire hall includes a town hall...
Details Emerge on Trump Assassin’s Preparation, Sniper Positioning
Law enforcement officials investigating the assassination attempt on Donald Trump informed lawmakers Wednesday that there was a 20-minute gap between when U.S. Secret Service snipers first spotted the gunman on a rooftop and when shots were fired at the former president. This information was shared by several law enforcement officials and lawmakers briefed on the matter.
'He’s a true hero': Hundreds attend vigil for man killed at Trump rally in Pennsylvania
SARVER, Pa. — Hundreds of people who gathered to remember theformer fire chief fatally shot at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump were urged to find “unity” as the area in rural Pennsylvania sought to recover from the assassination attempt. Wednesday's public event was the...
Buy Or Sell: Steelers Need To Keep ‘Justin Fields Package’ In The Holster
Buy Or Sell: The Steelers need to keep the “Justin Fields package” in the holster. Explanation: Dianna Russini is really committed to the idea this offseason that the Steelers will have a Justin Fields package. Likely the team’s backup quarterback, she has reported that the team plans to use him on offense. Fields has elite athleticism, but incorporating a second quarterback into the scheme can be complicated. If handled incorrectly, it could prove to be more trouble than it is worth.
Waitlist admit rate drops 72% while Penn updates admissions considerations, new data reveals
Penn admitted 72% fewer students off the waitlist for the Class of 2027 than the previous year’s admissions cycle and has updated its most heavily considered criteria in assessing applications, an analysis conducted by The Daily Pennsylvanian of Penn’s most recent Common Data Sets found. Alongside the notable...
Former President Donald Trump shot, The Roseland Pumping Stations, and Summer music in Chicago
A house of stones and glass At a July 13 campaign rally outside Pittsburgh, a would-be assassin fired three shots at former President Donald Trump, grazing his right ear. Trump dove to the podium and was quickly surrounded by Secret Service agents who whisked him off stage, but not before he posed for a photo. […] The post Former President Donald Trump shot, The Roseland Pumping Stations, and Summer music in Chicago appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Handing out Pirates’ Mid-Season Honors
There is a lot of truth to Bill Parcells’ famous line. The Hall of Fame football coach is the man who said. “you are who your record says you are.” That sums up the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates and their 48-48 record coming out of the All-Star break Friday night when they host the Philadelphia Phillies at PNC Park. The Pirates haven’t been good. Then again, they haven’t been bad. The Pirates are the epitome of a so-so team. They won nine of 11 games to begin the season then five of their last six before the break. The Pirates have spent the rest...
19 lost minutes: Law enforcement failed to keep sight of Trump shooter, with motive still unclear
Thomas Matthew Crooks visited the Donald Trump rally location twice, his cell phone contained images of both Trump and President Joe Biden, and the would-be assassin’s search history included dates of the Democratic National Convention as well as future Trump events, three U.S. officials told CNN. The new details...
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