Deluzio win comes a bit late to lift a nervous crowd of Democratic supporters; Pisciottano and Inglis thank each other and ‘good people’
At 11:15 Tuesday night, U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Fox Chapel, stepped up to a podium at a carpenters’ union hall in Robinson to address a crowd of supporters who were looking nervous. They’d been watching CNN election reports that showed an increasingly red map. Where was the good news for Democrats? Maybe Deluzio, a Democrat…
Monongahela Incline closed Wednesday-Friday for routine maintenance
The Monongahela Incline will be closed Wednesday through Friday, but this is a scheduled closure for routine maintenance of the funicular that carries riders between Grandview Avenue on Mount Washington and Station Square on the South Side. The closure will allow crews to replace a safety cable that typically lasts six to eight years. During…
Get rid of household chemicals Saturday at Hazelwood Green Pennsylvania Resources Council collection event
Residents have one more opportunity to dispose of their household chemicals safely at the Pennsylvania Resources Council drive-thru collection event this Saturday at Hazelwood Green. Presented in partnership with PPG and the Pittsburgh Penguins, it will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants must register in advance online or by calling 412-488-7490. This…
Back to the future: Preserving Allegheny River Boulevard
As a child in the 1950s, Mike Dawida remembers his father loading five children in the car and driving from their home in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood to Penn Hills for a picnic at an overlook along the Allegheny River. Today, as head of a group known as Scenic Pittsburgh, the former state senator and Allegheny…
High school football: The playoffs
PUP high school football game of the week: Penn-Trafford vs. Peters Township (Playoffs – Week 2)
Each Wednesday, the PUP high school sports staff will preview the game of the week. Between the hash marks Who: Penn-Trafford (9-2) at Peters Township (9-1) Where: Peters Township Middle School When: 7 p.m. Friday The coaches: John Ruane (Penn-Trafford), T.J. Plack (Peters Township) When they last met: In Week 3 of the 2021 regular season, when Peters Township…
Mt. Lebanon QB Patrick Smith, the top rusher in Class 6A, hopes to keep sizzling while ending North Allegheny’s reign as WPIAL champions
Mt. Lebanon will open the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs with a semifinal game at North Allegheny on Friday, a moment the Blue Devils have been building toward since the preseason. First-year coach Greg Perry, as lead architect, has been one of the central figures, and so has junior Patrick Smith, a dual-threat quarterback who doubles…
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PennDOT, Turnpike develop online class to teach work zone safety to new drivers
To combat an average of 1,400 crashes in Pennsylvania road work zones every year, the state Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike have developed an online course for new drivers. The 35-minute video is designed to teach new drivers their responsibilities in a work zone and the challenges they could encounter, such as reduced…
District college football: Carnegie Mellon leaning on nation’s top defense to remain in hunt for NCAA Division III playoff berth
Ryan Larsen had clear intentions for his defense. In his first two seasons at Carnegie Mellon, Larsen built his program’s success around a defensive unit, which was one of the stingiest in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Returning nearly every starter from a veteran defense from a season ago, Larsen entered the 2024 campaign expecting more…
From Elvis and Klark Kent to Cosmo and Dan Marino, highlighting some of the most unique names in WPIAL football
One particular player on the Chartiers-Houston football team said he is commonly asked a question that, without knowing his name, comes off as being a bit bizarre. “Dude, before games, do you go into a phone booth and get dressed?” said player stated. The player in question believes he actually has been in a phone…
