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Culture club: Statewide arts plan could spur economic growth in Lehigh Valley, by George
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — “Art teaches nothing,” posited American novelist Henry Miller, “except the significance of life.”. Those bracing for a counter argument from any of the 25 folks affiliated with the Lehigh Valley arts communities who came before the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts on Monday should expect to wait an eternity.
Anheuser-Busch Enhances Support for Volunteer Firefighters Ahead of Wildfire Season
Anheuser-Busch, in collaboration with its wholesaler partners and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), is set to distribute over 1.5 million cans of emergency drinking water to volunteer fire departments nationwide. This initiative, now in its sixth year, aims to bolster disaster preparedness as the summer wildfire season approaches. Approximately...
House in Outer Banks owned by Pennsylvania residents washed away by ocean
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The latest home in the Outer Banks swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean was reportedly owned by Pennsylvania residents. The Island Free Press reported on Aug. 16 that the oceanfront home on East Corbina Drive in Rodanthe in Dare County, North Carolina, was owned by a couple from Hershey, Pennsylvania. The home, which was empty at the time, was being used as a vacation rental earlier in the summer, and there were no injuries, the newspaper reported. A stunning video posted to Facebook on Aug. 16 by Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue shows the home being swept away by the Atlantic Ocean....
Sens. Casey And Warren Sound Alarm On Kroger’s Digital Price Tags, Warn Of ‘Surge Pricing’ And Consumer Harm
The senators also raised concerns about the grocer's potential use of facial recognition software and the gathering of sensitive consumer personal data. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey cautioned in a letter that Kroger and other grocery store chains might exploit electronic shelving label (ESL) technology to artificially raise consumer prices through a dynamic pricing model.
John Fetterman's own communications director criticizes his support for Israel to reporter
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., unequivocally backing Israel even as its assault on Gaza wreaks carnage on the civilian population, has seen the departure of several top staffers from his office over the past several months. Now, a current staffer has gone on the record to criticize her boss over his hardline pro-Israel stance to Free Press senior editor Peter Savodnick, who reprinted some of her words in a profile of Fetterman.
Salmonella Confirmed! NJ and PA Produce Affected By Recent Recall
Be careful the next time you go to the grocery store in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. There’s a major recall right now on a major product that I’m sure is sitting in your refrigerator right now. For a while now this simple produce product has been affecting hundreds...
Five of Pennsylvania’s ‘fake electors’ from 2020 are back on Trump’s 2024 slate
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here. Five Pennsylvania Republicans who joined an alternate slate of...
Southmoreland’s Tim Bukowski to coach opener with late father in mind
Third-year football coach Tim Bukowski will lead the Scotties in their season opener Friday night with a heavy heart after the death of his father. Ron Bukowski, 81, died Monday morning in hospice at his home in Fayette County after an extended bout with cancer. Nicknamed “Arch,” the late Bukowski...
Pittsburgh Playwright’s ‘Radio Golf’ Sparkles
There’s much to absorb in August Wilson’s Radio Golf, produced by Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company. The play is August Wilson’s last in his famous “Pittsburgh Cycle” covering ten decades of hope, success, struggle and disappointment in our city’s historic, multi-ethnic neighborhood, the Hill. It won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play in 2007. And for good reason. Like grasping a wet kitchen sponge, it holds much more weight than one might expect.
Pitt Adds Pitcher Mikayla Jankovic
PITTSBURGH – Pitt rounded out its 2025 roster with the addition of right-handed pitcher Mikayla Jankovic. The rising sophomore posted a 8-2 record with a 3.66 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 13 starts last season with Salt Lake Community College. Jankovic is the seventh Bruin from the 2024 roster...
Study emphasizes importance of proper mobility devices
PITTSBURGH – Clinical investigators from the University of Pittsburgh and the Medical University of South Carolina recently published a study that shows different types of mobility devices and certain characteristics of people with limited mobility are associated with reported falls. The study, published in the journal Disability & Rehabilitation:...
Pitt Football Training Camp Updates – Aug. 20, 2024
PITTSBURGH—Pitt took to the practice field Tuesday morning as the fourth week of training camp began. Sights and sounds from head coach Pat Narduzzi's pre-practice media availability, as well as press conferences with select players, can be found below:. Head Coach Pat Narduzzi. WR #20 Raphael "Poppi" Williams Jr.
Updating the Pittsburgh High School Basketball Recruiting Board
We’ve got a couple of updates for the Pittsburgh High School Basketball Recruiting Board on Pittsburgh Sports Now. On Monday, a WPIAL prospect, who plays football and basketball, earned his first basketball offer, coming from a Division Two program. That player was Tori Grooms, a 6-foot guard out of Uniontown Area High School. Grooms added an offer from West Virginia Wesleyan.
Pittsburgh to Embrace Dry Spell with Cool Temperatures Before Weekend Warm-Up
The streak of damp weather in Pittsburgh is set to clear, giving way to a stretch of dry and cool conditions throughout the week, with a warming trend in sight by the weekend. This break in precipitation comes as scattered drizzles taper off and clouds hang overhead into Tuesday, keeping temperatures below the seasonal average, according to the National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA.
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