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A steady stream of boats headed up the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh toward the Hot Metal Bridge while a crowd of protesters clashed with supporters on the riverwalk Saturday.

“One kid miraculously laid on the tracks, and the train went right over him, and he had no injuries at all,” South Fayette Township Police Chief John Phoennik said.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger opened up about his battles with addiction to pornography and alcohol during the ManUp Pittsburgh conference on Saturday.

A raccoon with a jelly jar stuck on its head was found in Pittsburgh earlier this month.

An employee at Rivers Casino, just west of downtown Pittsburgh, has tested positive for COVID-19, company officials confirmed Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH – It’s only been a few months since Felicity Huffman admitted to cheating to get her daughter into college, but now that same daughter has announced that she will be attending college at a Pittsburgh university. Huffman served 11 days in prison last fall and was ordered to complete 250 hours of community service for paying […]

HOUSTON, Pa. – A woman is facing several charges after an incident Sunday afternoon, in which she allegedly coughed on a Pennsylvania State Police trooper and claimed she had the coronavirus. An off-duty police officer encountered Jessica Harvey, 37, of Houston, while she was walking down a street, WPXI reported. Harvey was “disheveled and bleeding,” and […]

Motorists planning to use the Pennsylvania Turnpike over the next two weeks will not have to hand cash or a credit card to a toll worker. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission on Monday announced it was suspending tollbooth stops in order to help stop the spread of coronavirus. “This temporary measure is critical to enable us […]

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – A loaded gun was found in a Pennsylvania man’s jacket pocket Tuesday at Pittsburgh International Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The man, who is from Mars in Butler County, put his jacket in a checkpoint bin and the gun was spotted on an X-ray machine monitor, officials said. He […]

The “Immaculate Reception” in 1972 by Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris was voted the greatest moment in NFL history. The announcement was made during Fox’s Super Bowl, pregame show Sunday afternoon, The iconic play took place Dec. 23, 1972, at Three Rivers Stadium during the AFC divisional playoffs. The Steelers were trailing the Oakland Raiders […]