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Pirates shutting down rookie pitcher Jared Jones for at least 2 weeks with right lat strain
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are shutting down rookie right-hander Jared Jones for at least two weeks while he deals with a right lat strain. The team placed the 22-year-old Jones on the 15-day injured list on Thursday after he exited his start against St. Louis after five innings a day earlier with discomfort in his right side.
Lunch Money: Skenes over Ks, Mbappé over shots
Brad Thomas and Vaughn Dalzell give their best bets for today, including Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Skenes to go over his strikeout total against the New York Mets and Kylian Mbappé to have over 4.5 shots against Portugal.
Furry Convention Underway in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (EYT) — Pittsburgh’s Premier Furry Convention is in full swing. Anthrocon 2024: Anthrocoaster is being held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center through Sunday, July 7. As one of the world’s largest anthropomorphic (human-like animal characters) conventions, thousands of attendees travel to Pittsburgh for this...
Animal Scream, Forestry Division, Big Blitz headline 2024 Northside Music Festival
The Northside Music Festival returns next weekend with more than 70 Pittsburgh artists performing at different venues in one of Pittsburgh’s most historic neighborhoods. The festival has a long history, starting as a bar crawl before evolving into a massive showcase of artists and bars and restaurants reaching deep into outlying, often overlooked North Side neighborhoods.
Laurels & lances: Legend, lanternflies and law
Laurel: To a sweet life. Gus Kalaris did what he could to brighten Pittsburgh’s North Side. From 1951, he manned his “Gus and YiaYia’s” street cart from spring until fall, popping corn and shaving 50-pound blocks of ice to make the icon ice treats he was known for.
Rising Latino population drives economic growth in Western Pennsylvania
Jul. 5—New Spanish grocery stores are opening, adding a fresh flavor to the city. Amid the usual Pittsburgh traffic noise, reggaeton now pulses from car speakers, and local restaurants are featuring horchata on their menus. The face of Western Pennsylvania is changing. According to the 2022 Allegheny County Latinx Needs Assessment Report, the overall population of Pittsburgh grew by less than ...
Pulse of Pittsburgh Soccer: Hounds season hinges on homestand, college schedules are out and Steel City eye postseason
The Pulse of Pittsburgh Soccer is back as we’ve already celebrated Independence Day and we’re now ready for another weekend of soccer and what promises to be a very interesting month ahead on the local footy scene. The Riverhounds are sitting near the bottom of the Eastern Conference...
Parents as Allies: At Avonworth, new and established families band together to create a community
Avonworth School District isn’t a big place. But within a space of just 11 square miles, it brings together students from the boroughs of Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights and Emsworth, along with Ohio and Killbuck Townships – and, increasingly, students from around the world. How can a...
These animals are racing at Penn National, and they’re not horses
GRANTVILLE COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Zebras, Camels, and Ostriches are hitting the track today at Penn National Race Course for one of the biggest racing events of the year. After nine years of hosting the event, Penn National is bringing zebras to the track. Thousands of attendees are set to watch these exotic animals compete alongside one another in one of the most unique racing events in the country.
Calif. Gov. Newsom stumps for Biden in Castle Shannon, warns of Trump peril
California Gov. Gavin Newsom rallied the Democratic troops Friday at a new Biden campaign office opening in Castle Shannon, warning liberal supporters of the damage a second Trump presidency could do and encouraging them to get to work to defeat the former president. Newsom, a Democrat and one of President...
Man found shot to death inside McKeesport home
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) -- A man was found shot to death inside a home in McKeesport on Friday. The man was found with a gunshot wound inside a house on Garbett Street after first responders were called there around 2 p.m., Allegheny County police said. He was pronounced dead at...
How Pirates' Paul Skenes is using his pitches to dominate MLB
A year ago at this time, Paul Skenes was days away from being selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB draft after taking the SEC by storm at LSU. Going into the draft, I dubbed him the best pitching prospect since Gerrit Cole in 2011.
These 2 Pittsburgh flights are among North America's 10 most turbulent routes
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Two Pittsburgh flights are among the most turbulent routes in North America, according to Turbli. The turbulence forecast website used its database to rank the bumpiest flights around the world last year. For North American routes with the highest average turbulence, Charlotte-Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh-Raleigh/Durham made the top 10.
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