The day started in record cold conditions, but warmed up as the race went on. The weather was warming up throughout the morning as Pittsburgh Marathon runners took off in high spirits Sunday for their...

Metro Creative Services Even when the sun goes down, the opportunity to entertain outdoors is still possible. Transforming a backyard into an evening oasis does not necessarily require major renovatio...

Metro Creative Services There is no denying the appeal of a sunroom. Sunrooms bring more of the outdoors inside by bridging the gap between home and yard. Demand is shifting, with more than 61 percent...

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By The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania arm of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit to obtain information from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement o...

It’s been nearly two years since the official announcement that Pittsburgh would host the 2026 NFL Draft, set for April 23-25. The countdown clock is ticking down, the Draft stage (as of this writing)...

By DANIELLE TUFTS Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh AND EMILY BACHE Ph.D. student in School of Public Health, University of Pittsburg...

With one week before a thousands of people descend on Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft, some who hoped to cash in by listing rental properties may be disappointed. While most city hotels were fully b...

Amid the extensive NFL Draft planning process, 412 Food Rescue has been planning an event of its own — utilizing uneaten food from the draft to host a dinner. 412 Food Rescue said it’s coordinating wi...

New retailers, art installations and even a small museum are popping up throughout Downtown Pittsburgh in the lead-up to the 2026 NFL Draft — and officials hope they remain long after the event. Mayor...

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As he labored his way through the final stretch of a trek to the largest immigration detention center in the Northeast, Jaime Martinez said he felt “sobered” by his destination. “We’re walking to a pl...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. DANIEL R. GEORGE Penn State Some Pennsylvania hospitals are being pushed beyond the brin...

Construction has begun on a proposed $10 billion project to create a 4.4-gigawatt natural gas-fueled power plant and hyperscale data centers on a hilltop outside Homer City in Indiana County. The abov...

• “I love chaos, so I’m really excited for all of the people to be around, and maybe I’ll meet some new friends when I’m out and about.” — Emma Boyles, first year • “I’m probably not going to want to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s. Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, die...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — For a factory worker in Haiti, the war in distant Iran means he now has to walk two hours to work and the same distance home each day, because he can no longer afford publ...

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