A survey done by 24/7 Wall St, a financial news and opinion company, has placed Pittsburgh as the "drunkest city" in Pennsylvania. The survey polled men and women above the age of 18 who reported heavy or binge drinking. 23% of adults in Pittsburgh stated that they drink heavily,...

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court bench, passed away Friday morning at age 93. It was announced that Sandra Day O'Connor had dementia in 2018. The cause of death was related to advanced dementia, Alzheimer's, and respiratory illness. President...

An "unfounded" threat to a Pittsburgh synagogue has security raised in the surrounding area. The Pittsburgh police do not believe the threat is credible at this time and have not released the name of the synagogue for safety reasons. The threats came a month after the 5th...

Robert Morris University has announced today that two important places on campus have new names. Robert Morris Alumnus Russ Olsen ('82) made a benevolent gesture by making a multi-million dollar donation to the institution. Hopwood Hall and the Basement have unveiled their new...

Rite Aid has made the decision to close two more Pittsburgh area locations in addition to the nine that are closing or have already been closed since the pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy in mid-October. Rite Aid is planning to close 167 locations nationwide. The University...

On Wednesday, November 22, a car exploded on the Rainbow Bridge that connects Niagara Falls, New York to Canada. The driver and the passenger of the car were the only two casualties in the explosion, however, a border worker was also injured in the explosion. There was a lot...

At 8:52 am on Tuesday, November 14th, a multi-vehicle crash on I-70 killed 6 and left 18 injured. The crash involved a charter bus, a tractor-trailer, another commercial vehicle, and two passenger vehicles traveling west on I-70 in Licking County, Ohio. 3 of the vehicles caught...

The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) unveiled the newest homes of their teams for their upcoming season. The PLL is an outdoor lacrosse league founded in 2018. It is comprised of eight teams: the Cannons, Atlas, Waterdogs, Whipsnakes, Chaos, Outlaws (formerly the Chrome), Archers,...

Police in England have arrested Matt Petgrave, and he has been charged with manslaughter in the death of the American hockey player, Adam Johnson. The former Pittsburgh Penguin had his neck cut by a skate in a freak accident on the ice in Sheffield, England. Johnson passed...

On November 14 the House of Representatives just passed a bill to stop a government shutdown. The votes passed through with a total of 336 to 95. This marks the second time a vote like this has gone to the floor but the first time it has passed. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson...