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Carrie Underwood, Dick’s Sporting Goods donate $100K to girls sports programsVideo
Burrell High School’s 2019 homecoming queen skipped Saturday’s school dance to go to country star Carrie Underwood’s concert in Pittsburgh. Homecoming queen Sara Novak said she and classmate Hannah Koziarski, both student-athletes, were told by district officials that they would be able to pick out an outfit from Underwood’s CALIA...
Chargers’ ‘Renegade’ prank on Steelers backfiresVideo
Looks like the Los Angeles Chargers are the ones that got Rickrolled. During Sunday night’s Steelers-Chargers game at Dignity Health Sports Park, the crew in charge of the stadium music and video tried to get funny with the Black and Gold fans in attendance. With a little more than seven...
McKeesport area boil water advisory expected to continue through TuesdayVideo
About 16,000 Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County water customers in McKeesport, Port Vue and Versailles Borough will have to continue boiling drinking water through Tuesday due to a microbial contamination alert, officials said. While the mechanical problem at the McKeesport Water Treatment Plant has been fixed, the authority is required...
Billy Porter to play Fairy Godmother in updated Cinderella storyVideo
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Billy! Pittsburgh’s own Billy Porter — he of Tony and Emmy fame, as well as a cameo on the latest “Saturday Night Live” — is set to play his flashiest role yet. Various outlets are reporting the 50-year-old actor confirmed over the weekend he will play the Fairy Godmother in...
Greensburg officials to declare emergency after public works fireVideo
An emergency declaration will help Greensburg officials replace and repair damaged public works vehicles and equipment after a fire tore through the South Urania Avenue warehouse where they were stored early Saturday morning, city Mayor Robert Bell said. “It’s a little more flexible for council to react on some things...
Pa. Game Commission to have public meetings on chronic wasting disease
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is hosting a series of meetings this month to inform the public about chronic wasting disease, including three in southwestern Pennsylvania. Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been confirmed in 250 white-tailed deer in the state and is always fatal in the deer and elk it...
Fortnite sees its ‘End’ as game goes dark for playersVideo
So is this how the world ends? Many gamers are asking themselves that question as Fortnite has gone dark. Worse than dark: Black hole dark. On Sunday, gamers joining in an event called “The End” (the end of the game’s 10th season), saw around 2 p.m. a rocket launch from...
Build your own coffin in Pittsburgh region with help of a green burial organization
Pete McQuillin takes off his shoes, steps inside a wooden coffin and smiles, getting a rare glimpse at how he’ll spend eternity. But, before the 75-year-old takes up permanent residence in the pine box, he plans to use it as a bookshelf. Within the next month, McQuillin will begin to...
Japan looks for missing as typhoon kills as many as 48Video
HOYASU, Japan — Rescue crews in Japan dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday as they looked for those missing from a typhoon that left as many as 48 people dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan. Typhoon Hagibis unleashed torrents of rain and strong...
Hold the liquor: Sober bars growing in PittsburghVideo
Before social media dramatically changed the way Americans interact, the local bar was where people gathered to unload about the day’s events and get together with friends. These days, though, a growing number of people are looking for an alternative to a mid-week hangover. “The younger generation is choosing to...
Police: Man in critical condition after Homewood shooting
One person was in critical condition after a shooting late Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Homewood section, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to the 7700 block Frankstown Avenue around 11 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the stomach. He was taken to a hospital...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers rediscover their identity, finding the right recipe for a winVideo
CARSON, Calif. — Just when it looked like the Pittsburgh Steelers were having a quarterback crisis — they were down to a game of Duck, Duck Goose with rookie Devlin Hodges — they picked the perfect time to re-establish their identity. Dominate on defense, run the ball on offense. Just...
5 facts you might not know about Columbus DayVideo
On this day 527 years ago while Christopher Columbus was trying to reach Asia, he accidentally discovered the Bahamas. This discovery would reshape the world, kicking off the European colonization of the Americas. We’ve been celebrating history’s most famous navigational error ever since. Here are five facts about Columbus’ famous...
Creepy good time awaits at Fawn’s The ShadowsVideo
The Alle-Kiski Valley’s only outdoor haunted attraction is open for its eighth Halloween season. The Shadows Haunted Attraction in Fawn (next to the Tour-Ed Mine & Museum) offers a haunted walking trail, complete with multiple scares when visitors least expect them. The Shadows is open Thursdays through Saturdays until Nov....
6 victims at hospital as a result of shooting in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Police say six people ranging in ages from 14 to 27 have been hit by gunfire in a shooting in north Philadelphia. A Philadelphia police news release says six victims were taken to Temple University Hospital after 911 calls of a shooting came in at about 5:24 p.m....
Norwin grad honors mom in performance with Carrie Underwood at Pittsburgh showVideo
Molly Papp’s champion is her mother, Joan. Always has been. The two are best friends, Molly said, and “do everything together.” A nearly 30-year battle with multiple sclerosis has seen Joan Papp have to persevere and keep fighting. So when country megastar Carrie Underwood posted a call to action earlier...
Missing Lower Burrell man found dead
A Lower Burrell man who had been missing since Oct. 3 was found dead on Sunday, his parents confirmed. The body of Clinton J. Weleski, 37, of Chicago Avenue, was found off Merwin Road by a concerned group of family and friends who got together to search for him, his...
Kurds look to Syria for protection after U.S. signals pulloutVideo
AKCAKALE, Turkey — Syria’s Kurds said Syrian government forces agreed Sunday to help them fend off Turkey’s invasion — a major shift in alliances that came after President Donald Trump ordered all U.S. troops withdrawn from the northern border area amid the rapidly deepening chaos. The shift could lead to...
10-year-old dies after being ejected from festival ride
BRIDGETON, N.J. — A 10-year-old girl died after plunging from an amusement park ride at a harvest festival in southern New Jersey over the weekend, authorities said. Troopers were called to the Deerfield Township Harvest Festival in Cumberland County after the girl was “ejected” from a Wisdom Super Sizzler “Extreme”...
Neighbor awakens Unity resident as fire sweeps through house
A Unity Township man awakened his neighbor in the East High Acres area early Saturday morning to a devastating fire that was sweeping through his house, a fire official said. The neighbor saw the house at 1038 Valley View Drive ablaze at about 4:10 a.m. Saturday and went to the...
Memorial bike ride set for cyclist killed in Route 30 crash
An avid bicyclist who was killed Oct. 1 when he was hit by a car on Route 30 while bicycling up Laurel Mountain will be remembered on Sunday, Oct. 20 with a memorial bike ride. The three-mile bike ride in memory of Jason Zollinger, 38, of Hempfield, will begin at...
Police find missing Fayette County man
A missing Fayette County man has been found and is no longer considered in danger, according to state police at Uniontown. Rick Fowler, 52, of Farmington had been missing since Friday afternoon when he was last seen by his stepdaughter at 2 p.m. on Morrell Avenue in Dunbar Township, police...
Police: Butler County man said he damaged football stadium lawn by doing ‘donuts’
State police say a Butler County man admitted to causing more than $4,000 worth of damage to the Moniteau High School football stadium and other parts of the school grounds by driving around them in circles in an off-road utility vehicle over the summer. Benjamin Sydney Abbott, 18, of West...
Will California’s planned power outage lead to a boom of ‘blackout babies’? Here’s what research shows
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sooner or later, people will get around to asking: Will PG&E’s widespread Northern California power shutdown result in a baby boom next year? The phenomenon of “blackout babies” has held fascination for the American public since the Northeast blackout of 1965 when 80 million people lost power...
ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ is headed to Penn State
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to Penn State. The Saturday-morning staple announced it will air its live pregame show next weekend beginning at 9 a.m. ahead of the Nittany Lions’ matchup against Big Ten rival Michigan at Beaver Stadium. The game, dubbed a “white-out” by Penn State, kicks off at...
