Facing the death of its dominant newspaper, Pittsburgh media has surprising turnaround Things looked bleak for media in Pittsburgh until a stunning turnaround The Independent UK · Apr 21
After facing the death of its dominant newspaper, Pittsburgh's media has a surprising turnaround Things looked bleak for media in Pittsburgh until a stunning turnaround The Independent UK · Apr 21
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saved from closure by Maryland non-profit The buyer is the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, the parent company of the nonprofit Baltimore Banner The Guardian - US · Apr 14
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to shut down and publish final edition in May Newspaper’s closure follows two decades of financial losses totaling over $350m and legal ruling favoring its union The Guardian - US · Jan 7
A landmark law that fights blight began in Pittsburgh. Decades later, housing groups are waging an intense battle PITTSBURGH — For Donald Walko Jr., the landmark law that he championed to fight the ravages of blight across the state began in one of Pittsburgh's legendary restaurants. Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023
Before Immaculate: Inside Franco Harris' journey from Army aspirations to budding NFL star PITTSBURGH — The concept of playing football beyond high school originally never occurred to the late Franco Harris. Tribune News Service · Dec 24, 2022
Pa. Sen. Pat Toomey blocks landmark reform legislation to fight global money laundering With just weeks left in his final term, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey played a key role in blocking sweeping anti-money laundering legislation that was created to choke off the billions of dirty dollars pouring into the United States from shady operators, including drug traffickers, oligarchs and corrupt foreign leaders. Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022
Pittsburgh newspaper workers go on strike over unfair labor practice Strike began after Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s management, Block Communications, cut off health insurance The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2022
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists go on strike but some refuse to join the picket line In a situation that lays bare the difficulty of union solidarity even at a time of high public support for organized labor, journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette went on strike Tuesday — without the resounding support of their members. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 19, 2022
Tree of Life shooting survivors, families of victims tell their own stories in HBO documentary PITTSBURGH — Trish Adlesic happened to be in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. She had arrived in town two days earlier from upstate New York to celebrate her father’s birthday at her childhood home in the North Hills. Two days later, she found herself at the epicenter of the deadliest… Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022
Ex-partner of Ukrainian ‘heiress’ who infiltrated Mar-a-Lago club shot outside Canada resort Valeriy Tarasenko was left with ‘significant injuries’ but expected to survive, according to Quebec police The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2022
John Fetterman says he’ll ‘absolutely’ debate Mehmet Oz in October, report says PITTSBURGH — In what may serve as his most straightforward attempt yet to combat claims that he’s hiding from voters, John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, told Politico on Wednesday that he’ll “absolutely” debate Republican Mehmet Oz. Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022
Fake banking dynasty heiress 'infiltrated Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home' US authorities are reportedly investigating a Ukrainian woman who fraudulently posed as a Rothschild heiress to gain access into Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate Daily Mirror · Aug 28, 2022
Desire for COVID catharsis led to Greg Garcia's sitcom 'Sprung' PITTSBURGH — Politicians using inside information to profit off the misfortune of others. Businesses taking advantage of stimulus money. Regular folks hoarding scarce supplies. Those were the stories Greg Garcia couldn't seem to escape during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022 Cam Heyward fires back at Ben Roethlisberger's criticism of his former Steelers teammates PITTSBURGH — Now that Ben Roethlisberger has retired, Cam Heyward is the undisputed veteran leader in the Steelers locker room. And the latter made clear Wednesday that he’s not fond of the former’s recent public critiques of his ex-teammates.
Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022 John Fetterman, in 1st interview since stroke, talks recovery and return to US Senate campaign trail PITTSBURGH — In his first media interview since suffering a stroke days before the May primary election, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democrats’ torchbearer for one of the country’s most important U.S. Senate races, told the Post-Gazette on Wednesday that he’s “feeling really good,” said he has “nothing to…
Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022 Source: Evgeni Malkin tells Penguins he will test free agency After contract extension talks proved fruitless, Penguins star center Evgeni Malkin has informed the club he intends to test the open market, a source confirmed to the Post-Gazette.
Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022 John Fetterman signals he should be back 'on the campaign trail soon' PITTSBURGH — As it nears two months since he suffered a stroke, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in one of the country's most important U.S. Senate races, is signaling that a return to the campaign trail may not be too far away.
Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022 Take it back now, y'all: Cooper Raiff dishes on filming 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH — When Cooper Raiff was growing up in Dallas, he thought everyone was Jewish. He even told his mom as much, at which point she set her son straight on how small the country's Jewish population actually is.
Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022 As midterm elections loom, chances of victory hinge on health of economy PITTSBURGH — With inflation the highest it's been since the early 1980s and Americans feeling the pain of a downtrodden economy, Democrats in Pennsylvania — a state with two of the most high-profile races in the country — are hoping to convince voters that they should be an exception to…
Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022 Resurrected 'American Rust' to return on Freevee PITTSBURGH — Who says every show that films in western Pennsylvania gets canceled after one season?
Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022 Inside Steelers great Jerome Bettis’ 28-year path to graduation from Notre Dame PITTSBURGH — Jerome Bettis knew it was time to enter the 1993 NFL draft after his junior year at the University of Notre Dame, but that decision first had to go through his mother.
Tribune News Service · May 30, 2022 US banks move billions for fugitives, corrupt foreign officials and criminal groups During his rise as one of Russia's richest oligarchs, Roman Abramovich poured much of his wealth into the west, amassing luxury homes, multimillion-dollar paintings, private jets and thoroughbreds.
Tribune News Service · May 22, 2022 Public database of bridge conditions should be made available across the state, Pa. lawmaker urges Months after Pennsylvania officials stripped crucial information about poorly rated bridges from public view, a veteran state lawmaker is pushing for databases that will alert people to the condition of thousands of spans statewide.
Tribune News Service · May 20, 2022 Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge was severely decaying before collapse, 2021 report indicates PITTSBURGH — Rust corrosion so bad that there were holes in the steel support legs. A bridge deck so compromised by chlorides from winter salt that the concrete underside was decaying and water was seeping through to the steel below. Steel cross-beams “severed” from their connection to the support legs…