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Controversial NFL Running Back O.J. Simpson Dies at 76

Controversial NFL Running Back O.J. Simpson Dies at 76

Finn Lyons
April 11, 2024

Notorious NFL Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson passed away on April 10th, 2024. His family issued a statement through his X (Twitter) account on the 11th that he passed away from prostate cancer. O.J. Simpson had been battling with cancer throughout his older life. In...

Liverpool to come to Pittsburgh this July for preseason match

Liverpool to come to Pittsburgh this July for preseason match

Joshua Woodman
April 9, 2024

Be excited soccer fans! For the first time since 2018, Acrisure Stadium will be hosting a soccer game, with this year's competitors being huge names in the world of European Football. The English team Liverpool, who currently sits second and tied on points with first-place...

Sections of University Boulevard Closed Due to Landslide

Sections of University Boulevard Closed Due to Landslide

Isabella Timpano
April 4, 2024

A landslide off of University Boulevard has the southbound lanes between State Route 51 and Stoops Ferry Road closed on Wednesday, April 3rd. This landslide comes after hours of severe storms and heavy rain. University Boulevard will remain closed until at least Thursday, April...

Vontae Davis, Former NFL Star, Found Dead at 35

Vontae Davis, Former NFL Star, Found Dead at 35

Isabella Timpano
April 1, 2024

Vontae Davis, former NFL cornerback star, was found dead in his Florida home on Monday, April 1st. He was 35 years old. Davis played ten seasons in the NFL, retiring in 2018 from the Buffalo Bills. Davis was a first-round draft pick (25th overall) by the Miami Dolphins where...

A Fight with a Banana and a Pipe leave a Pittsburgh Convenience Clerk in Jail

A Fight with a Banana and a Pipe leave a Pittsburgh Convenience Clerk in Jail

Isabella Timpano
March 27, 2024

A fight, involving multiple bananas and a pipe leaves a convenience clerk in jail, and a customer in critical condition. Police reported the incident happened Monday, March 25th, at the Sunoco station on North Craig Street in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood. Surveillance...

Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse Update

Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse Update

Amere Keasley
March 27, 2024

Around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed when a cargo ship crashed into it. Officials stopped traffic from going onto the bridge but still had workers on it. The bridge collapse has paralyzed the port of Baltimore and will have substantial...

Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses After Ship Collision

Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses After Ship Collision

Amere Keasley
March 26, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Maryland has collapsed after a large container ship collided with the structure. This was declared as a mass casualty event. Around 1:30 AM it was reported that a large container vessel crashed into the bridge, leading to its collapse....

2 Casino Workers Fired for Alleged Rigging of Games

2 Casino Workers Fired for Alleged Rigging of Games

Isabella Timpano
March 26, 2024

Two Rivers Casino workers have been fired and charged with rigging games, and allegedly 2 players have been connected to the rigging]. The employees, Robin Schnepp and Anthony Laush, and player Jack Daniel Mars III have been charged with rigging several table games at the casino....

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Both Second Round Games Reach Overtime in Pittsburgh’s March Madness Slate

Michael Deemer
March 25, 2024

PITTSBURGH-- The madness continued in the Steel City Saturday night. Two competitive games each with a ticket to the Sweet 16 on the line. The first game of the night featured two Cinderella's in their downright. 14th-seeded Oakland and 11th-seeded NC State were in a dogfight...

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Records, Brackets Busted at PPG Paints Arena on Day 1 of March Madness

Michael Deemer
March 22, 2024

PITTSBURGH-- For the second time in three years and the seventh time overall, Pittsburgh is the host city for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, universally known as 'March Madness.' Four games grazed the hardwood at PPG Paints Arena in the first of two days of tournament...