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Living Dead Weekend brings zombies to Monroeville Mall one last timeVideo
For people attending on Sunday what may be the final Living Dead Weekend at Monroeville Mall, there are far worse things than a zombie takeover. The building itself is in danger of joining the dead after its purchase in 2025 by Walmart. The corporate giant filed for a grant application...
12 dead in crash of plane on skydiving outing in Missouri, authorities sayVideo
BUTLER, Mo. — A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers planning to spend a sunny afternoon skydiving crashed Sunday in Missouri, killing all aboard, authorities said. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a statement that troopers were at the crash site, assisting the Butler Police Department & Bates...
Trump celebrates turning 80 with a UFC cage-fighting event while big issues loom over his presidency
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump marks turning 80 on Sunday with a birthday celebration that once would have seemed unfathomable: a cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House. This week, the hard realities of the office have threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed martial arts...
Trump says deal reached with Iran and he has authorized that naval blockade leave Strait of HormuzVideo
JERUSALEM — Pakistan says the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since the war began. Full details of the deal were not immediately available. The signing will be...
Thousands without electricity after storms move through Pittsburgh area
Thousands of Duquesne Light and West Penn Power customers are without power after a line of storms moved through the Pittsburgh area Sunday evening. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh had issued severe thunderstorm warnings along with tornado watches and warnings that have since expired. A meteorologist said the office...
Morning Roundup: Person shot at Penn Hills pool
Shooting at Penn Hills pool club Penn Hills EMS officials said one person was transported to a hospital following a shooting late Saturday night at a pool club on Twin Oaks Drive. Emergency responders were called to the Greater Pittsburgh Aquatic Club around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. Witnesses told TribLive...
Teen killed in overnight Downtown Pittsburgh shooting; 15-year-old boy charged
A teen was shot and killed by another teen in the early hours of Sunday morning in Downtown Pittsburgh, according to police. Emergency responders were called to Penn Avenue near Seventh Street, in the Cultural District, around 12:15 a.m., where they found 17-year-old Alijah Thomas-Hayden with a gunshot wound to...
At LeMont, nearly 175 years of combined service help define a landmark
Over the past 66 years, the view from LeMont has changed far more than the restaurant itself. Inside the “sandwich” — that’s how general manager Marco Corona described the “double-decker” restaurant and banquet hall wedged into a Mount Washington cliffside — little seems to have shifted. Earlier this month, LeMont...
Yough River Rally continues Sunday with more family entertainment
It was business in the front and a party in the back — and on the water — along the Youghiogheny River on Saturday afternoon, as the region’s lads with lengthy locks lined up for the annual “Yough River Rat” mullet contest. It was part of the weekendlong Yough River...
LGBTQ-plus groups host protest rally in Greensburg
Ash Franzetti, 42, a trans woman from Greensburg, waved happily to cars passing by the Westmoreland County Courthouse on Saturday afternoon as they honked in support. She also took it in stride when the occasional car would offer some disrespectful cursing or a motorcyclist offered an extended middle finger. Franzetti...
Ligonier Valley Farmers Market holds 1st event of the seasonVideo
Rob Schilling, one of the owners at Sand Hill Berries in Mt. Pleasant, has been bringing his produce to Ligonier during the growing season for more than two decades. When the longtime Ligonier Country Market’s lease was not renewed, Schilling considered following it to its eventual new home. “But by...
Man housed at Downtown Pittsburgh halfway house dies
A resident of a Downtown Pittsburgh halfway house died Saturday morning, an Allegheny County Jail spokesman said. The 33-year-old man has not yet been identified. The man had been placed at the Renewal Center on the Boulevard of the Allies through the jail’s alternative housing program, spokesman Jesse Geleynse said....
Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ U.S.
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation’s museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.” The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Massachusetts also orders...
Oklahoma Borough man killed in 2-vehicle crash in Washington Township
An Oklahoma Borough man died in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Washington Township, according to Murrysville Medic One. The head-on crash happened around 5:15 a.m. on Route 66 at Mamont Drive, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said. It involved a pickup and a car, according to aerial images...
Rising airfare, gas prices prompt Western Pennsylvanians to rethink travel
For some Western Pennsylvania residents, summer vacations may not feel like a breeze this year. Many are finding travel costs significantly higher than last year, forcing some to shorten trips, change their destinations or cancel vacations altogether. Over the last 12 months, the cost of gasoline increased by 28.4% and...
What we know about a possible deal to end the Iran war
TEL AVIV, Israel — The United States and Iran appear close to a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Saturday that a deal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East is closer than “ever before” and expected...
Morning Roundup: Butler woman killed in Venango crash
Here are some news items for Saturday, June 13, 2026: Butler woman killed in fatal crash A Butler woman died following a three-vehicle crash Friday evening in Venango Township, Butler County officials said. The Butler County Coroner’s office said emergency crews were called to Oneida Valley Road near the Woods...
Treehouse-inspired pods offer nature dining in Polymath Park
Hidden among the trees of Polymath Park, a row of cedar dining pods offers something increasingly rare: complete seclusion. At Tree Tops Restaurant in Westmoreland County, guests cross wooden walkways into private, tree house-style dining pods where Champagne, chef-curated meals and forest views replace the usual restaurant hustle. The adults-only...
Allegheny County Police academy shines in crowded field of police training grounds
Victoria Donaldson didn’t want financial help from any town or law enforcement agency to train her to become a cop. She chose to do it her own way. A dozen departments from Mt. Lebanon to Moon to McKeesport paid for many of Donaldson’s peers to train this year at the...
Pittsburgh’s lost music venues: Remembering The Decade
Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series about bygone music venues in Pittsburgh. If you stood at the corner of Atwood and Sennott streets in Oakland today, looking at the building that stands at 223 Atwood St., you’d never know that it was once the center of...
Debate surrounding elementary school screen time reverberates throughout Western Pa.
Elementary school often focuses on foundational skills such as reading, writing, math and socializing. But educators throughout Western Pennsylvania seem divided on the role of a progressively more ubiquitous skill — scrolling. The debate over the pros and cons of technology like laptops and tablets in elementary school classrooms has...
Unforeseen problems push back Irwin municipal office move
Seven months after Irwin officials expected a storefront remodeling project to be complete, they have stopped guessing when the town’s new administrative offices and police headquarters will be finished. Council President Tyler Baum said Wednesday that he would not offer a timetable for moving the municipal offices from the second...
Offbeat Pittsburgh: A podcast to preserve Generation X
Generation X is having a moment. Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things” introduced today’s youth to the culture of the 1980s, a time before we all became fixated on our smartphones and began missing the simplicities of everyday life. The show’s soundtrack, fashion, BMX bikes, shopping malls and suburban adventures are...
Rising Downtown crime, unruly teens threaten Pittsburgh’s notion of safety this summer
It’s shaping up to be a summer of optimism for Pittsburgh’s resurgent Downtown and South Side — but also a season of concern. Market Square wrapped up a $15 million upgrade in April just in time for the 2026 NFL Draft. South Side’s Oliver Bath House, the city’s only indoor public...
Renal denervation offers hope patients with high blood pressure
Gary Tranelli walked away from a minor stroke in late 2024 physically unscathed but mentally rattled. If he didn’t get his blood pressure under control, his chances of another stroke were high, and the next one might not be as forgiving. His systolic blood pressure — the first number that...
