It was refreshing to hear a coach admit it.

Pittsburgh rock legend Donnie Iris, born Dominic Ierace in Ellwood City, died Monday at age 83.

How do you get kids to stop spending so much time in the virtual world? It’s pretty obvious: Give them back the real one.

Hempfield Area School Board approved a $26,545 change order to its high school renovation this week.

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 two weeks ago, we suggested DK Metcalf could have a breakout game against Tampa. He did! Our influence is real! Let’s gooooooo …

BEIRUT — Iranian-backed militias carried out a precision strike last month, hitting the pumping stations of Saudi Arabia’s most important oil pipeline. Days later, another attack hit a Saudi military air base, damaging an Italian fighter jet inside a hangar.

Visitors pet horses during Second Chance Equine Association’s inaugural “Halloween With the Horses” event at its facilities in Hunker on Saturday. The event featured rescued horses, face painting, pumpkin decorating, raffles and refreshments.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Two attacks in Ethiopia’s Oromia region killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians, the country’s Orthodox Church said, urging authorities to protect civilians and bring those responsible to justice.

“The Pitt” star Noah Wyle has been named the 2026 Sexiest Man Alive, People announced Tuesday.

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s youth movement pulled out a stunning election victory against the country’s long-time strongman ruler Aleksandar Vucic. But turning its promises of sweeping democratic reforms into reality could prove far more difficult.

Construction at Shaler Area’s Marzolf Primary School could result in the district delaying the sale of Shaler Area Elementary, the district’s superintendent said.

PARK CITY, Utah — Authorities in Utah are holding a news conference Tuesday to pin another decades-old homicide on serial killer Ted Bundy.

The Smiley Cookie is getting a boozy makeover.

Following in the footsteps of the football and women’s sports programs, Pitt men’s basketball unveiled a jersey patch partnership starting this season.

Dan Stein’s passion for mitzvot, the Hebrew word for charitable acts and good deeds, was fueled by what literally ran through his veins and kept his heart beating.

Mail-in voting is a proven success story in every way.

Five administrators in Westmoreland County’s domestic relations office are getting raises in each of the next two years.

Memories roll as I scroll through my internal album of 25 years at Acrisure Stadium. Not to be morbid, but I’ll be out of sports and maybe dead by the time these next 25 years conclude, so this is the only quarter-century album I’ll have.

Retired power plants could be ripe for new work as demand for electricity increases, in part because of the booming data center industry, according to a state study.

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We need to vote out communists before our country, our Constitution and our well-being are destroyed. The current administration, in a move that Lenin would be proud of, now owns large percentages in at least 35 U.S. companies. The taking of a country’s means of production by the government is literally the definition of communism.

The state has a responsibility to keep things safe and make things fair.

In Tuesday’s “First Call,” Cleveland Browns coach Todd Monken is trying to fix a problem facing his club as it gets ready to visit Pittsburgh.

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 27:

Dominic Ierace, the Pittsburgh rock legend known around the world as Donnie Iris, died Monday at 83 after a battle with bladder cancer.