Morning Roundup: Snapchat swatting threats hit some Pittsburgh-area school districts
Here are a few news items for Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. FBI investigating threats at local school districts A group of school districts in Southwestern Pennsylvania have alerted families after ...
TV Talk: ‘American Sports Story’ recounts Hernandez case; Cam Heyward on ‘Hot Ones’
Producer Ryan Murphy understands one of the few truisms in current pop culture: Crime pays. Or at least true crime stories do because American viewers lap them up. Next week Murphy embarks on a true ...
Letter to the editor: The real Trump Derangement Syndrome
I keep seeing letter-writers refer to “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) as the reason why other letter-writers hate Donald Trump. But how and why does TDS happen? Could it be that many people, ...
U mad, bro?: A Steelers victory, a Pirates win streak — yet plenty of complaints from Pittsburgh sports fans
A Week 1 victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a Pirates’ four-game win streak have done very little to quell the pessimism running rampant through the Pittsburgh sports scene. Mercifully, I provide ...
First Call: Joey Porter Jr.'s confidence for matchup with Courtland Sutton; Chargers changing travel for Week 3 in Pittsburgh
Monday’s “First Call” shows us how the Los Angeles Chargers are already thinking ahead to their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3, even though they haven’t even gotten through planning ...
Nuisance bar closes on Pittsburgh’s South Side
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala announced Wednesday that a nuisance bar in the city’s South Side has voluntarily closed following calls for it to shut down. Oddballs closed ...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pirates GM 'not perfect' but makes a case for continuity over cost
For all of the reactions to Ben Cherington’s public vote of confidence in Derek Shelton returning as Pittsburgh Pirates manager next season, one of the most interesting is the assumption that it ...
Training camp preview: Michael Bunting gives the Penguins a base at left wing
With the Pittsburgh Penguins scheduled to report to training camp next week, here is a position-by-position look at their roster. Today, a glance at their left wingers. The Penguins didn’t win the ...
Opinion
Editorial: Voters decide who won the debate
How do presidential candidates prepare for a debate? Former president and GOP nominee Donald Trump’s team claimed he didn’t do formal debate prep, but reports also say he sharpened his ...
Letter to the editor: Think of the future when voting
For the past 7½ years, the extreme left Democratic Party, the D.C. swamp bureaucracy and its cohort mainstream media have continually attacked and weaponized government agencies to try to politically ...
'Stay Wild' exhibit showcases Greensburg artist’s connection with humanity, nature
When not creating with paint or clay, artist Sarah Hunter of Greensburg enjoys nurturing her “wild” habitat in the suburban ...
Blawnox welcomes new junior council member
Blawnox Council has a new junior member. It’s a very familiar face for Councilwoman Christine Carnevali. Her son, Simon ...