Q: What’s up with “SEVERE WEATHER” every five minutes during the local news? So nice to DVR the news so I can fast-forward through the weather after the first mention.

James Stephens was ready to move some earth sitting in the driver’s seat of a Sharpsburg backhoe.

Penn-Trafford will raise property taxes by 3.5 mills in the 2026-27 academic year, following a vote by the school board Monday.

Customers of Duquesne Light and West Penn Power saw their bills increase this month.

Construction of a four-story, 50-unit senior apartment building in Rostraver is poised to start next month as work nears completion on low-income townhouses in Mt. Pleasant Township.

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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 ...

When I was a boy, Americans came together to fight and win World War II against Japan and Germany. Dislikes, even hatreds — based on religious, political, racial, national origin, rural/urban differences — were put aside and the American people gathered as one to win. Millions of men were inducted into the armed services, and housewives replaced them in ...

Donald Shaw of O’Hara is gearing up for his next volunteer chapter.

Did a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling just change the game for Pennsylvania’s gambling industry?

Exit velocity and corresponding advanced statistics such as hard-hit percentages, launch angle and barrel rate are increasingly prominent elements of the discourse surrounding today’s MLB.

Wednesday’s “First Call” has an update on the Brendan Sorsby situation. We look at the Pirates-Athletics pitching matchup for the series finale in California on Wednesday.

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.

On Tuesday night. The Pirates won 6-5 over the Athletics in West Sacramento. They have still lost 8 of 11. They are 37-37. They are in fourth place in the National League Central division, nine games out of first place.

The writer of the letter “We were warned by Washington” (May 23, TribLive) gives a laundry list of grievances he attributes to the Democratic Party. However, at the end of the letter he has to point out which party he is referring to, since most rational people would recognize the majority of his grievances are MAGA’s mode of operation.

Hemingway’s Cafe, a beloved bar along Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood that shuttered in May after decades serving cheap pitchers to rowdy college students, will continue its ties with University of Pittsburgh.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — The leaders of the world’s richest democracies are talking about how to tackle some of the world’s biggest problems this week, but hot mics at the G7 summit revealed that conversations also covered lighter fare. Sports. Cigarettes. The weather. And something about Greenland?

Here are some news items from this morning, Wednesday, June 17, 2026:

The article “Allegheny County to seek public input on climate action plan” (June 3, TribLive) was a welcome bit of good news amid the usual stream of depressing stories about climate change.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s second TV and digital ad of the general election campaign features a Western Pennsylvania man who says he benefited from the administration’s investments in apprenticeship programs.

After five years in business, Pittsburgh Sandwich Society is packing up its brick-and-mortar location inside Strange Roots’ Millvale taproom. According to social media posts, the business decided not to renew its lease, and the final day of service will be Saturday, June 27.

When the sky grows dark over Western Pennsylvania, residents can hear familiar sounds: rumbling thunder, cracking tree limbs and sudden, screeching emergency alerts.

Etna has a new member of council and a new vice president.

The Burrell School Board will vote next week on the final version of its budget for next school year, which poses a 3.5% property tax increase.

Seanna Riggle is ready to rest. While the coronation for Western Pennsylvania softball community happened last week in University Park, the party continued at the Western Pennsylvania Softball All-Star Showcase on Tuesday at Plum.