TUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities in Arizona are searching for the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who was reported missing over the weekend.

Like the snowflakes that clog your driveway, no two refreshing sports notes are exactly alike! I also use a shovel.

When Verizon customers across the country watched their phones slip into “SOS mode,” most people treated it as a temporary inconvenience. It wasn’t a cyberattack, Verizon said, and service was eventually restored. Some customers will receive credits.

The world is always moving — and TribLive’s gallery is there to catch it.

Noah Kahan already has a Pittsburgh Pirates shirt from his last concert in the Pittsburgh area, so he’ll be right at home for his next show.

DAKAR, Senegal — A landslide last week collapsed several tunnels at a major coltan mine in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead in the rebel-controlled site.

CAIRO — Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire but a mostly symbolic one as few people will be allowed to travel in either direction and no goods will pass through.

OSLO, Norway — The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been arrested, just before his trial opens on charges including rape in a case that has been an embarrassment to the royal family, police said Monday.

Cup of Joe: Starkey on sports in 350 words or less

ROME — Tourists hoping to get close to the Trevi Fountain had to pay 2 euros ($2.35) starting Monday as the city of Rome inaugurated a new fee structure to help raise money and control crowds at the one of the world’s most celebrated waterworks.

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which oil and natural gas are extracted from underground rock formations. Fracking provides many benefits but has some costly side effects.

Fox Chapel officials are wrapping up their search for a new police chief.

Monday’s “First Call” sees a familiar Pittsburgh name getting a coaching job in the NFL. But it’s not on the Steelers staff under Mike McCarthy. There was a goalie fight in Tampa Bay’s Stadium Series game against Boston.

WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee has vastly outpaced Democrats in the crush for cash ahead of the midterm elections, holding a nearly $100 million advantage at the close of 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission.

Sen. Dave McCormick seems to think that killings and kidnappings on the streets of a major U.S. city aren’t “irresponsible” but objecting to them is. He says he wants a full investigation, but has missed that ICE is apparently actively blocking Minneapolis police from investigating these crimes, and that federal officials were lying about the victims ...

The Allegheny Land Trust is a step closer to conserving about 30 acres of property in Collier.

PUNXSUTAWNEY — It’s already been a long, cold winter across much of the United States, and on Monday, Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers will announce whether the weather-predicting groundhog says there’s more of the same to come.

During his first press conference as Pittsburgh Steelers coach, Mike McCarthy admitted something noteworthy.

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Ever since Greenfield native Mike McCarthy got hired as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the question has been asked: “How much does it really matter that he is from Pittsburgh?”

The latest report on CTE is both enlightening and alarming.

The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their offseason predicated on the premise that they had a solid foundation with their starting pitching, one that was deep enough to allow them to address their offensive inefficiencies.

Spitbite’s first seven-inch record is 100% local, from the recording (Very Tight Recordings in Sharpsburg) to the pressing (Hellbender Vinyl in Lawrenceville) to the artwork (two original paintings by local artist Adam C. Rousseau).

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