Ken Kostka is largely responsible for the Alle-Kiski Valley’s resurgence of purple martins — a bird species all but wiped out after Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972.

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After over 100 days of Democrat obstruction, the Department of Homeland Security is fully funded, including ICE and United States Border Patrol. It seems the Democrats didn’t care about the inconvenience they caused the traveling public or the risk they put the American people in during their misguided attempts to protect illegal immigrants, including ...

Editor’s note: From now until reporting day to training camp at Saint Vincent College, TribLive is running through the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 90-man roster, looking at each player and assessing his outlook for the 2026 season. The breakdown will run in alphabetical order with two players each day between June 13 and July 28. Contract data courtesy ...

The idea of a senior center can feel stuffy and old. It brings to mind bingo and bridge.

For Tuesday’s “Breakfast With Benz” podcast, we caught up with Adam Kimelman of NHL.com to preview the upcoming NHL Draft. It’s in Buffalo on Friday and Saturday. The Penguins pick No. 22 in the first round. They have four other picks to use on top of that one (two in the second round, one in the third and one in the sixth).

With the Pittsburgh Penguins entering the offseason after a brief return to the postseason, TribLive will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 53 individuals signed to an NHL contract — including those whose deals do not begin until future seasons — with the organization.

Tuesday’s “First Call” has some interesting comments from J.J. Watt about the coaching change with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Teammates in Cleveland don’t exactly seem broken up about Myles Garrett’s departure for Los Angeles.

Northern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in New Kensington is jumping on the data center bandwagon to help students prepare for the expected boom in the industry.

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, June 23, 2026:

ISLAMABAD — Iran’s president arrived in Pakistan for talks Tuesday with officials who have been mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to the war in the Middle East, even as discrepancies emerged on what had been agreed so far and violence broke out again in Lebanon.

Katie Peterson made the dean’s list at the College of William &Mary for the spring 2026 semester.

Indie pop band The Strike is finding they have no time to waste as they get set to launch the biggest headline tour of their career.

PARIS — Millions of people across France woke up drenched in sweat on Tuesday after another night of scorching heat, with most of the population exposed to extreme and exceptional temperatures, while 40 people died from drowning over the past five days in the country.

The “Ner Tamid,” or “everlasting light,” has burned at Pittsburgh’s Temple Sinai synagogue since its founding in 1946, representing the eternal presence of God in both the temple and people’s lives.

Pittsburgh police Monday charged two women with setting a fire inside a South Side home over the weekend after an argument about a borrowed car.

CHICO, Calif. — A shooting at a library in Northern California on Monday left two people dead and a suspect is in custody, according to police.

Marie Lansley recently started a new job in a new city while searching for a new partner. In her dating pursuits, the freshly minted San Franciscan said she’s been “trying everything”— including some help from artificial intelligence.

Morgan Persuit, a 2023 graduate of Quaker Valley High School, has completed a double major at The Ohio State University. She graduated summa cum laude with Bachelor of Science majors in economics and public policy analysis. Additionally, she earned Honors Research Distinction from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs.

National Weather Service plans to send a team to Fayette County on Tuesday to determine if a tornado touched down there a day earlier during area storms that felled trees and flooded roads.

Lawmakers are investigating toxic gas emissions from animal farming, including ammonia pollution that threatens nearby communities. For residents living near these facilities, this isn’t new — it’s daily life.

Darby Sandrock made Belmont University’s spring 2026 dean’s list.

Lanes on the busy outbound Edens Expressway in the north suburbs were blocked during the Tuesday morning commute after a semi crash, with stop-and-go traffic and heavy delays expected. About 6:41 a.m., Illinois State Police were called to I-94 and Dempster Street after reports of a two-vehicle crash involving a truck-tractor semi trailer with a roll-off ...

Police are looking for the person responsible for shooting a 42-year-old rideshare driver as he dropped off passengers in the North Lawndale neighborhood on Monday night.The driver was inside his vehicle dropping off passengers at about 10:35 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Central Park Avenue when he heard gunshots and felt pain, Chicago police said.He ...

CNN and other news organizations are reporting that a ransom note related to the disappearance of the mother of "Today show host Savannah Guthrie say the 84-year-old has died.