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Clark Bars are back in time for Valentine's Day
They are as much a part of the taste of Pittsburgh as Iron City Beer, Primanti’s sandwiches and Heinz ketchup. The Clark Bar, with its crispy peanut butter and spun taffy core, coated in milk chocolate, is back. The bars are returning to Steel City candy stores on Valentine’s Day...
What's this 'broom challenge,' and why are people believing it? 
Can a broom stand on its own? Yes. Still, videos of people standing up brooms and walking away, leaving them upright, has captivated social media enough to spur a viral trend: the broom challenge. So the challenge didn’t work with me but it worked with my dad?‍♀️? #broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/PfGV1yt1qQ— Nallely...
Rage Against The Machine coming to Pittsburgh this summer
Rage Against The Machine is back and coming to Pittsburgh. The band will come through on their “Public Service Announcement Tour” on July 31. Rage, along with Run The Jewels, will play PPG Paints Arena. “PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT” TOUR?Tickets: on sale Thursday February 13th @ 11am local time?Playlist:...
Primanti Bros, East End Brewing team up for a Valentine's beer
Primanti Bros. and East End Brewing are pairing for another beer just in time for Valentine’s Day. The new brew, “Almost in Love,” is to be released Tuesday morning at the Primanti Bros. restaurant in Market Square. Diners will be able to crack open cans of the chocolate-cherry stout flavored...
Drugs fail to slow decline in inherited Alzheimer's disease
Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease at a relatively young age because they inherited rare gene flaws. The results announced Monday are another disappointment for the approach that scientists have focused on for...
Harrison girl raises $3,300 for New Kensington police dog
Elementary-schooler Kaley Bastine is celebrating her latest successful event to raise money for police dogs in the Alle-Kiski Valley. On Saturday night, the Harrison girl hosted a candy fundraiser at Bird Dogs Sports Bar & Grill in Harrison and raised more than $3,300, according to her mom, Jamie Bastine. The...
Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $250K sold in Scottdale
A Cash 5 lottery ticket player in Scottdale will split a $500,000 jackpot with another lottery player in Lackawanna County, state lottery officials announced. On Sunday, one of the two winning tickets was sold at the Roadrunner gas station-convenience store at 253 N. Broadway and is worth $250,000, the lottery...
African-American World War II veterans share their stories 
The new WQED documentary, “The Good Fight,” tells the stories of African-American veterans and war workers during World War II. Premiering at 8 p.m. Feb. 13, the documentary will rebroadcast at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 and Feb. 27, and will be available digitally at wqed.org/the-good-fight following its initial airing. According...
Get your Goth on for Valentine's Day in Kittanning 
Valentine’s Day is going Gothic with a vampire-themed ball in Kittanning on Feb. 15. Hosted by Radioactive Events Center, the family-friendly, all-ages ball aims to be an alternative to the traditional chocolates/flowers/dinner Valentine’s trappings. Event creator and Radioactive President Mark Gibson, a North Vandergrift native with a musical background, says...
Cupid’s Undie Run brings hundreds of scantily-clad runners together in Pittsburgh 
A committed group of over 600 runners braved a brisk afternoon trot across the Roberto Clemente Bridge — temperatures hovering around the low 30s — dressed solely in their skivvies. Saturday was Pittsburgh’s 6th annual Cupid’s Undie Run, beginning with an indoor party at McFadden’s on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, and...
Weinstein lawyer on avoiding sexual assault: 'I would never put myself in that position'
Harvey Weinstein’s lead defense attorney in the movie mogul’s rape and sexual assault trial said in an interview that she has never been a victim of sexual assault “because I would never put myself in that position.” In an interview released by The Daily podcast on Friday, Donna Rotunno, was...
Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in LA
LOS ANGELES — Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian, was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 91. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed Bean’s Friday night death, saying it was being investigated as a “traffic-related” fatality. The coroner’s office provided the...
Payback: Trump ousts officials who testified on impeachment
WASHINGTON — Exacting swift punishment against those who crossed him, an emboldened President Donald Trump ousted two government officials who had delivered damaging testimony against him during his impeachment hearings. The president took retribution just two days after his acquittal by the Senate. First came news Friday that Trump had...
Pittsburgh-area musicians join forces at Moondog's to 'Rock for Brooks'
When your child is sick, your world stops. Ronald Esser knows that. His son James was born at 2 pounds, 10 ounces, spent 77 days in the hospital and underwent five surgeries before he turned 5. So when Esser, owner of Moondog’s in Blawnox for the past 31 years, was...
Pittsburgh's Caliente Pizza & Draft House donates pies to Light of Life 
Hope starts with a meal. Those were the words of Doug Smith, director of development for Light of Life Rescue Mission on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Friday as he watched residents enjoy slices of pizza from Pittsburgh-based Caliente Pizza & Draft House as 40 extra-large pizzas (approximately 480 slices) were...
Laughlintown family explores island life on ‘Beachfront Bargain Hunt’
Escaping to an island retreat is a fantasy many entertain. Laughlintown residents Matt and Leigh Ann McCulty recently turned the fantasy into reality, with a little help from HGTV’s “Beachfront Bargain Hunt.” While working with a Realtor to find a home on Grand Cayman, they were asked to participate in...
Haunted Hills Estate Scream Park Valentine’s Fear Fest proves love bites
Romance is dead in Uniontown. Haunted Hills Estate Scream Park is hosting a Valentine’s Fear Fest for lovebirds who prefer blood and guts over flowers and chocolate. “You can sit on your couch watching a horror movie or you can immerse yourself in the action,” says Aidan Finnegan, the attraction’s...
Apollo, Harrison, Freeport, Leechburg enter HGTV contest for hometown makeover 
At least four Alle-Kiski Valley communities are entering an HGTV contest for their shot at a whole-town makeover. Residents in Apollo, Harrison, Freeport and Leechburg have taken photos and produced videos in hopes their towns will be chosen as the subject of “Home Town Takeover,” a six-episode series with Ben...
Piles of dirt dumped inside PPG Paints Arena for Monster Jam 
It’s a dirty job but someone’s got to do it. Sixty trucks carrying 1,200 yards of clay dirt were unloaded Thursday inside PPG Paints Arena in preparation for The Monster Jam Triple Threat. The competition is in town Friday through Sunday. The show is produced by Feld Entertainment. “It takes...
Hear Ozzy Osbourne's new album early by getting tattooed at Pittsburgh shop 
Want to hear the new Ozzy Osbourne record early? Get an Ozzy themed tattoo at a certain Pittsburgh tattoo shop and you can. The Prince of Darkness is running a promotion of sorts that lets you hear his new album, “Ordinary Man,” a day early, calling it “a global tattoo”...
American Heart Association's Go Red for Women encourages wearing of red
Days before she was to board a Walt Disney Cruise Line with her family two years ago, Rachel Brecht was told she couldn’t go. She needed heart surgery. “I said to my cardiologist, I am leaving for a cruise,” said Brecht, 44, from Bethel Park. “And he said, ‘No you’re...
Gary Smith: The faith of Troy Polamalu
Troy Polamalu, who played safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2003 to 2014, has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He will enter the hall with Bill Cowher, who coached the team for his first four seasons, and defensive back Donnie...
Study: Pa. roads average 1,030 litter items per mile
Pennsylvania state agencies are declaring war on litter. On Wednesday, the agencies released the results of the first statewide study on litter — the cost of cleaning it up, public attitudes toward litter — and announced the formation of a working group to shift Pennsylvania’s strategy from cleanup to prevention....
State of the Union viewership down double digits from 2019 
Ratings for President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday took a significant drop from the year before. The speech was down more than 20% from 2019 across the three major cable news networks and the four major broadcast networks, according to Nielsen Media Research. Updated Ratings: #SOTU Down vs....
Pittsburgh restaurant makes OpenTable's 100 most romantic
Eight Pennsylvania eateries made OpenTable’s list of most romantic dining spots in the country. One of them is in Pittsburgh. Altius, perched atop Mt. Washington, was included in the restaurant booking service’s 100 recommended places to dine with your date. But if you’re thinking of trying Altius on Valentine’s Day,...


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