Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

01/25/2025

EDITORIAL | Last year was an avoidable disaster, and should never happen again. This year’s success shows what’s possible when private nonprofits and the county DHS coordinate their efforts.

On Tuesday, the coldest night of the recent arctic blast (and the coldest since 2015), Pittsburgh’s newest emergency shelter, the Community Resource...

01/25/2025

Record numbers of people in the U.S. enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year, including nearly a half million Pennsylvanians.

And 90% of Pennsylvanians who enrolled — 446,994 — are paying much lower monthly premiums for Obamacare coverage, thanks to enhanced premium tax credits enacted under former President Joe Biden.

But those credits expire at the end of this year, which will mean dramatic premium hikes in 2026 unless Congress votes for an extension.

'The math is inescapable.’

01/25/2025

The suspensions stemmed from a benches-clearing incident that occurred Saturday, late in the second quarter of a game against Imani Christian that was played at Allderdice.

Aliquippa boys basketball coach Nick Lackovich and several players served one-game suspensions — and another player was given a two-game ban...

01/25/2025

A special print card featuring Paul Skenes’ autograph and a jersey patch from the right-hander’s MLB debut will go to auction in March, and proceeds will be directly donated to Los Angeles fire relief funds, Fanatics Collect announced on Friday.

An 11-year-old collector hailing from Los Angeles uncovered the card on Tuesday, and he and his family have since decided to sell Skenes’ card at auction.

Just three days after it was uncovered, the fate of one of the game's most prized baseball cards has been determined. Fanatics Collect announced Friday...

01/24/2025

Republican Erin Koper, 44, officially announced that she was running for the council seat that includes neighborhoods like Mount Washington, Elliott, Sheraden and Banksville among others. She had hinted at a possible run near the end of December, but made the announcement official on Thursday.

The line to replace longtime Pittsburgh City Council member Theresa Kail-Smith continues to grow.
Republican Erin Koper, 44, officially announced that...

01/24/2025

Post-Gazette sports columnist Paul Zeise reacts to the day in Pittsburgh sports news live around 5 p.m. Eastern.

He begins with an evaluation of the NFL free agency market at wide receiver, with reports circulating that the Steelers could be major players in it. Should they look to bring back familiar faces like Diontae Johnson and Mike Williams? Could they hurt their division rival and boost their own chances by adding Tee Higgins from the Bengals? And how much consideration should be names like Stefon Diggs of the Texans and Chris Godwin of the Buccaneers get?

Paul tackles those questions and more, then talks a little about the QB situation after Russell Wilson's recent comments that he's working to return to the Steelers, even as many are beginning to prefer Justin Fields as the 2025 starter. Then he gives his picks for the AFC championship between Josh Allen and the Bills and Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Plus the NFC championship between Saquon Barkley and the Eagles and Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders.

01/24/2025

In his official campaign launch for Pittsburgh mayor, retired police officer Tony Moreno slammed current Mayor Ed Gainey and his administration for “failed leadership” and “destroying our city.”

In his official campaign launch for Pittsburgh mayor, retired police officer Tony Moreno slammed current Mayor Ed Gainey and his administration for...

01/24/2025

Pennsylvania Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman along with Butler congressman Mike Kelly joined a group of Pennsylvania lawmakers in urging the newly seated U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to bring Oakmont teacher Marc Fogel home from Russia.

Pennsylvania Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman along with Butler congressman Mike Kelly joined a group of Pennsylvania lawmakers in urging the newly...

01/24/2025

Steelers fans aren’t the only ones frustrated and baffled by what is happening with the franchise. So, too, is Ben Roethlisberger, who won two Super Bowls and led the Steelers to a third in a span of six years.

After another season ended abruptly without a playoff victory, the former quarterback is concerned the team for which he played 18 seasons might not be close to getting back to the Super Bowl anytime soon.

🔗 Read more: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2025/01/24/roethlisberger-tomlin-rooney-arthur-smith-super-bowl/stories/202501210121

01/24/2025

Trader Joe’s, the California grocery chain known for its plastic lobsters, Hawaiian shirts and cult-like following, soon may be joining Primanti’s, Pennsylvania Macaroni and Wholey’s in the Strip District.

Trader Joe’s, the California grocery chain known for its plastic lobsters, Hawaiian shirts and cult-like following, soon may be joining Primanti’s,...

01/24/2025

President Donald Trump said he was considering "getting rid of FEMA” as he visited hurricane-battered North Carolina on Friday during the first trip of his second term.

FLETCHER, N.C. — President Donald Trump said he was considering

01/24/2025

A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington, D.C., without the court's approval after President Donald Trump commuted the far-right extremist group leader's 18-year prison sentence for orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Capitol four years ago.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington, D.C., without the court's approval after...

01/24/2025

Four are dead, including two children, after what authorities said is being investigated as a murder-suicide in Westmoreland County.

Four are dead, including two children, after what authorities said is being investigated as a murder-suicide in Westmoreland County, Post-Gazette news...

01/24/2025

The 2025 draft is three months away. The draft order will not be set until after the league announces compensatory picks next month, but as of now, the Steelers have eight picks.

Here is Ray Fittipaldo's first seven-round mock: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2025/01/24/mock-draft-tomlin-rooney-khan-russell-wilson-fields/stories/202501210141

01/24/2025

A resurgence of the avian bird flu recently killed an estimated 5,000 snow geese in Northampton County in Eastern Pennsylvania.

“We don’t think it’s an issue exclusive to Eastern Pennsylvania,” a Game Commission official said.

01/24/2025

Even as participants in the annual anti-abortion March for Life in Washington, D.C., settle in to hear a video address from President Donald Trump on Friday, the challenge of mapping out exactly where a second Trump administration will stand on the issue has advocates on both sides concerned.

Even as participants in the annual anti-abortion March for Life in Washington, D.C., settle in to hear a video address from President Donald Trump on Friday,...

01/24/2025

The Pirates lost 36 games in which they once led last season and had just 31 comeback wins. Their minus-5 differential between blown leads and comeback wins was fifth worst in baseball, and their 31 comeback wins were tied with Atlanta for the fifth least in the league.

A simple way for the Pirates to prevent more close-game heartbreak in 2025 would be to take the Dodgers’ route and upgrade the roster through free agency. But as Andrew McCutchen noted, that’s not how the club on the North Shore does business.

🔗 Read more: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2025/01/23/fundamentals-mlb-nutting-cherington-skenes-mccutchen/stories/202501220072

01/24/2025

For our ongoing series on budget meals, we’ve devised a tasty, three-course meal of “lucky” foods for a Lunar New Year celebration at home that comes with an equally golden price: just $19.04 for a family of four. Get the PG-tested recipes: https://www.post-gazette.com/life/recipes/2025/01/23/meal-cooking-for-four-ideas-lunar-new-year-recipes/stories/202501260007