The Allegheny County Council Committee on Sustainability and Green Initiatives voted unanimously Tuesday to advance an amended measure that would prohibit data centers with 25 megawatts or more of capacity from using county-owned buildings or property.

WASHINGTON — After NHL career goal-scoring leader Alex Ovechkin appeared in an ad for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party that came to light this week, the Washington Capitals said their long-time captain was asked to participate in the video campaign while back in his home country this summer.

CHICAGO — Connor Bedard was named the 37th captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center.

WASHINGTON — U.S. household income finally topped pre-pandemic levels last year, a stark sign of how the past five years of rising prices have limited Americans’ earnings and purchasing power.

SAINT-ETIENNE, France — A Paris court on Tuesday awarded 1 euro ($1.15) to Kim Kardashian for having been the victim of an armed robbery in the French capital in 2016, the amount of compensation she had asked for, according to a lawyer involved in the case.

Tuesday’s “First Call” gives us potential trade interest in disgruntled Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. from one specific team in the NFC North.

Do you remember when Rep. Guy Reschenthaler was campaigning and promised not to have any in-person town halls? In seven years, has he ever held an in-person town hall? Promises made, promises kept!

Every day, direct support professionals (DSPs) help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live fuller, more independent lives.

Country star Kenny Chesney will be back in Pittsburgh for the first time in three years.

Now in its 16th year, the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival will fill the streets of Downtown Pittsburgh with beautiful music and jazz fans from all over the world.

Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come next had been hovering over preparations for this year’s midterm elections.

You ask. I answer. It’s time for “Mailing It In,” a weekly Q&A that appears Tuesdays at TribLive.com. Most of the questions come via X, but you can also hit me up at jraystarkey@gmail.com. In the mailbag three months ago, we suggested the Steelers sign Nick Herbig. Within hours, they did. Our influence is real! Let’s gooooooo …

Following his fourth-quarter sack of Central Florida quarterback Alonza Barnett III Saturday, Pitt linebacker Alex Sanford Jr. threw up a shark fin.

Harrison Township commissioners are considering a vacant-property registry and authorized Township Manager Amy Rockwell to arrange a presentation by MuniReg, the company used by nearby Lower Burrell (“Harrison commissioners discuss vacant-property registry,” Sept. 4, TribLive).

Suyash Sinkar received a white coat at Geisinger College of Health Sciences’ School of Medicine’s 18th annual White Coat Ceremony for the class of 2030 on Aug. 7 at Marywood University.

Sixty residents from Clover Commons — a modular home community in Plum for residents 55 and older — recently took to their neighborhood streets to protest an 11% land-rent increase.

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday defended the bureau’s loosening of hiring requirements regarding prostitution and bestiality, saying the changes were meant to enable victims of those acts to apply for employment without fear of automatic disqualification.

“The Traitors” became a reality TV phenomenon on streaming service Peacock with C-list celebrities playing a murder mystery game.

VILNIUS, Lithuania — NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday, the day after the head of the alliance said strikes close to its territory would only increase its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia’s full-scale invasion.

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s Supreme Court began deliberations Tuesday on whether Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the man who led the trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro, should face an investigation in a graft case, a move that is also shaking the run up to the country’s presidential election in October.

Pittsburgh Councilwoman Kim Salinetro on Tuesday secured money to support a Mt. Washington recreation center that has operated without city funding for nearly two decades.

As Constitution Day approaches on Sept. 17, all Americans should consider an uncomfortable question: Has the influence of money in politics grown so large that it is drowning out the voices of ordinary citizens?

Business owners are rallying to support one of their dedicated employees in Sharpsburg.

New space, same name.

Rockets, planes, cars — Norwin graduate Jacob Cerra has been fascinated by mechanical devices for as long as he can remember.