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Steelers vs. Bengals: What they’re saying in Cincinnati after loss
Bungled. “Boink.” Bungled again. The Cincinnati Bengals had several chances to survive a horrible start, in which quarterback Joe Burrow played catch with Steelers defenders in tossing four interceptions. Still, apparently long snappers are important. The Bengals lost theirs, and a stellar kicking game turned putrid. A blocked extra point...
Fire heavily damages Donegal restaurant, tavern
A Donegal Borough landmark may be gone after it was heavily damaged by fire over the weekend. Firefighters from three counties responded to the blaze at the Tall Cedars Restaurant and Tavern shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday. The dozen departments on hand included units from Chestnut Ridge, Ligonier and Darlington...
Lamp Theatre wall to depict Irwin’s landmarks, history
The outside of The Lamp Theatre in Irwin will be adorned with scenes and landmarks of the town’s past and present this fall, encapsulated in eight shadow boxes that will be installed along a new exterior wall. “We’ve been pretty jazzed about this,” said John Gdula, president of The Lamp...
‘Women are the reason we can win,’ John Fetterman says at abortion rights rally
John Fetterman looked out at a gymnasium packed with people wearing bright pink “Fetterwoman” T-shirts and predicted that women would be the difference-maker in his closely watched Senate race. “Women are the reason we can win,” Fetterman said in Blue Bell. “Lemme say that again: Women are the reason we...
Just like his predecessor, Mitch Trubisky orchestrates Steelers’ game-winning drive
CINCINNATI — The Ben Roethlisberger era may be over, but the wild finishes endure for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In their first game since Roethlisberger’s retirement following an 18-year career, the Steelers overcame a tying touchdown pass in the final seconds of regulation to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, in overtime...
Doug Mastriano’s security bubble insulates him from prying eyes and dissenting views
On a weekday afternoon in late August, Doug Mastriano’s campaign bus pulled up outside Gatsby’s Bar & Grill in suburban Philadelphia just after 1 p.m. The words “Restore Freedom” were emblazoned on the side over a red outline of Pennsylvania. It had been billed as a meet-and-greet. Enthusiastic Republicans were...
Flight 93 memorial attendees aim to foster knowledge in future generations
Connie Hasenei stood strong under the dark, gray clouds covering Somerset County Sunday morning, her message ringing clear: Keep the memory of Sept. 11, 2001, alive. Hasenei, speaking to a crowd gathered on a rain-soaked field at the Flight 93 National Memorial to honor the 21st anniversary of the terrorist...
Fighting bogus claims a growing priority in election offices
Election officials preparing for the rapidly approaching midterm elections have one more headache: trying to combat misinformation that sows distrust about voting and results while fueling vitriol aimed at rank-and-file election workers. Some states and counties are devoting more money or staff to a problem that has only grown more...
What’s next for the UK as Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest
LONDON — The death of Queen Elizabeth II set in motion a tightly choreographed series of ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and enters the reign of King Charles III. A long-established 10-day plan, code-named Operation London Bridge, covers arrangements for the queen’s final...
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin takes long road through Scotland
EDINBURGH, Scotland — In a somber, regal procession, Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin was driven slowly through the Scottish countryside Sunday from her beloved Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. Mourners packed city streets and highway bridges or lined rural roads with cars and tractors to take part...
Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and paying tribute to “extraordinary Americans” who gave their lives on one of the nation’s darkest days. Sunday’s ceremony occurred a...
As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back
NEW YORK — Inflation isn’t only costing small businesses money. It’s costing them customers as well. At the Bushwick Grind Cafe in Brooklyn, New York, Kymme Williams-Davis has raised prices and switched to different types of goods to keep up with the rising costs of milk, coffee, paper goods and...
9/11 attacks still reverberate as U.S. marks 21st anniversary
NEW YORK — Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Bonita Mentis set out to read victims’ names at the World Trade Center wearing a necklace with a photo of her slain sister, Shevonne...
2 decades later, 9/11 self-professed mastermind awaits trial
NEW YORK — Hours before dawn on March 1, 2003, the U.S. scored its most thrilling victory yet against the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks — the capture of a disheveled Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, hauled away by intelligence agents from a hideout in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The global manhunt for...
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band bring Beatles hits and more to PittsburghVideo
Ringo Starr may not be everyone’s favorite Beatle, but an evening spent under the same roof with any Beatle has to be considered time well spent. And so it was for a far less than capacity, but enthusiastic, crowd at PPG Paints Arena Saturday night as the former Beatles drummer...
Editorial: Remember the shared grief of Sept. 11 attacks
We remember the losses our nation and our state felt on Sept. 11, 2001, with this editorial from the 20th anniversary of the tragic events (updated to reflect 21 years). For two decades, America has had one shared cultural touchstone. Every Sept. 11, we are transported to the day when...
Steelers QB Mitch Trubisky is replacing a future Hall of Famer, but he knows he has the most important people already in his corner
Just do what you do. Those five words will appear on Mitch Trubisky’s phone Sunday morning, sometime before he takes the field for his regular-season debut as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. Trubisky will receive several text messages before the 1 p.m. game against the Cincinnati Bengals. His two brothers, his sister,...
Joe Manchin’s big energy deal attracts pushback from many Democrats
WASHINGTON — Democrats desperately needed the vote of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia to get their signature legislative priority across the finish line. So they did what Washington does best: They cut a deal. To help land his support for a bill hailed by advocacy groups as the biggest...
Marsha Hunt, ’40s star and blacklist victim, dies at 104
TORONTO — Marsha Hunt, one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s who worked with performers ranging from Laurence Olivier to Andy Griffith in a career disrupted for a time by the McCarthy-era blacklist, has died. She was 104. Hunt, who appeared...
Volunteers work to keep the Allegheny’s riverbanks clean in Natrona, Tarentum as part of 3 rivers effort
Tim Negley of Natrona rolled up his sleeves and collected trash for hours Saturday in an effort to clean up the banks of the Allegheny River and in his hometown. “We usually go out on the river and have a good time. I just wanted to volunteer and help,” said...
Chief Justice John Roberts defends legitimacy of court
DENVER — Chief Justice John Roberts defended the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, saying its role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions. When asked to reflect on the last year at the court in his first public appearance since...
Charles is proclaimed king; sons unite to thank the public
LONDON — King Charles III was formally proclaimed sovereign of the United Kingdom on Saturday, as officials unveiled details of the meticulously choreographed ceremonies that will culminate in the state funeral of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Sept. 19. In this time of sorrow for the House of Windsor,...
Greensburg diocese’s Bishop Kulick headed to Rome to meet Pope Francis
Bishop Larry J. Kulick has traveled to Rome before, but an upcoming trip holds extra meaning for the relatively new bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg. Kulick, a Leechburg native and St. Joseph High School graduate, will once again make the journey today alongside other newly installed bishops. They...
No-cost pre-K program to accept more children in Greensburg, Mt. Pleasant areas thanks to state funding
Since Frock Childcare Learning Center began offering a free pre-K program, the center has served a “broader range” of local children and families, Frock teacher Lauren Markiewicz said. Two years ago, the Mt. Pleasant center partnered with the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette to offer Pre-K Counts, a division of...
Police investigating SWAT incident in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood
Members of Pittsburgh’s SWAT team were called to a home in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood early Saturday morning for reports of a man possibly barricaded inside. Officers responded to Tumbo Street around 3:45 a.m. for a domestic assault. SWAT was called after it was learned the unidentified man, with a...
