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SCI Huntingdon Inmate Found Dead
Authorities say Trazis Durham died at Penn Highlands Hospital Friday Afternoon after being found unresponsive at SCI Huntingdon. Durham was found guilty of first degree murder as a teenanger in the 1996 murder for hire deaths of an Aliquippa couple. He was serving a 40 year to life sentence and...
Meet PennLive’s 2024 preseason girls volleyball All-Star Team
The high school girls volleyball season is about to unfold in Pennsylvania with first serves on Friday. The Mid-Penn Conference was filled to the brim with All-State talent and there were major program milestones all throughout. PennLive has rolled out the red carpet for some of the returning stars in...
Pa. delegates ready for Vice President Kamala Harris' roll call vote
CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's day two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and local delegates from the Philadelphia area are looking forward to the events planned for Tuesday night. This year's roll call vote is ceremonial because Vice President Kamala Harris became the nominee after a virtual roll call earlier this month.Regardless, some delegates from Pennsylvania are still looking forward to the moment including State Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz who says she's hopeful for Harris."To be a delegate, to see it manifest itself and here I am working for her to make sure she's the nominee, to make sure we get...
Pennsylvania casinos’ all-sources revenue soars past $500M in July
Pennsylvania casinos rang the register again in July, posting revenues of more than $500 million from all sources of gaming, which represents a 7.22% year-over-year increase, according to a Tuesday release from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The revenue figure of $500,783,633 includes money wagered at slot machines, table games,...
Seen any turkeys lately? State Game Commission encourages participation in annual Wild Turkey Sighting Survey
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is talking turkey. Specifically, the commission is asking all Pennsylvania residents to report any wild turkey sightings through the end of the month as part of its Annual Wild Turkey Sighting Survey. The commission said participation in the survey is an important...
Bayer notches win in litigation over whether Roundup has caused cancer
Agribusiness giant Bayer won a legal victory last week in long-running litigation over whether its popular Roundup pesticide has caused cancer. The case started in 2019, when a husband and wife in Pennsylvania sued Missouri-based Monsanto, which Bayer purchased in 2018, and alleged the company had violated state law by not including a cancer warning […]
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Discussions on crime: Pittsburgh's South Side
PITTSBURGH — A group of local Republicans made up of politicians, law enforcement, community leaders and business owners gathered in the South Side Tuesday afternoon for a discussion on crime in Pittsburgh. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 heard Pittsburgh police on progress made in this neighborhood over the past...
Shapiro: Trump has no credibility to speak on antisemitism
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) slammed former President Trump on Monday, saying that he has no credibility to speak about antisemitism. Shapiro was on the shortlist to be Vice President Harris’s running mate in the weeks before she announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) would join her ticket. On Monday, MSNBC’s Joy Reid asked him…
Review: BANDSTAND Breaks New Ground at Front Porch Theatricals
Front Porch Theatricals has built up a well-founded reputation for being Pittsburgh's boutique professional musical theatre company, to quote its logline. The producing team of Nancy Zionts, Bruce E. G. Smith and the late Leon Zionts typically look for underproduced chamber musicals, or the "small versions" of larger shows: past shows have included the chamber versions of The Light in the Piazza, Grand Hotel and Big Fish. To take on a big show, and to do it BIG, requires chutzpah, resources, and a great cast. Luckily, Front Porch and director/choreographer Joe Jackson have all three of those, for the Pittsburgh premiere production of the hot new swing-band show, Bandstand.
Pitt TE Malachi Thomas Named Preseason Freshman All-American
Malachi Thomas hasn’t been on campus long, but he’s already turning heads — inside and outside the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Thomas — a 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end from Thomas County Central in Thomasville, Ga. — earned recognition from 247Sports as a preseason true freshman All-American. It’s a major honor for a tight end who was graded as a low-level three-star by 247, ranked as the 74th-best in the country.
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