Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

06/06/2026

Storms are expected to roll through Pittsburgh Saturday, bringing an end to days of sunny weather, at least temporarily.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms could crop up throughout the afternoon Saturday. Here's the forecast. ⬇️

Storms are expected to roll through Pittsburgh Saturday, bringing an end to days of sunny weather, at least temporarily.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms...

06/06/2026

The effort to study the deaths of Pennsylvania children dates back about two decades, when the state passed a law mandating counties host a local board of healthcare professionals, law enforcement officials, child protective service providers, and a coroner or medical examiner to review the deaths of every resident under the age of 21. The law was one of several initiatives spurred by the murder of Berks County toddler Maxwell Fisher in 1996.

Based on the information county boards gather, members are charged with creating strategies for local and state policymakers to prevent similar deaths.

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06/06/2026

When the Jacksonville Waves, a Florida-based women’s professional basketball team, played their inaugural game last month, they had a very special guest of honor.

Sitting courtside was 101-year-old Betty Digby, of Upper St. Clair, a veteran of the World War II WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).

Digby and her daughter, Dr. Lynn Baxter, of Atlanta, cheered the UPSHOT League team at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, and Digby even danced to the Village People song “YMCA” when it was played.

When the Jacksonville WAVES, a Florida-based women’s professional basketball team, played their inaugural game last month, they had a very special...

06/06/2026

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06/06/2026

Several years ago, Allegheny Health Network medical oncologist Casey Moffa had a patient who aggressively researched ways to avoid peripheral neuropathy — nerve damage in the fingers and toes that is a common side effect of the chemotherapy regimens used to treat breast cancer.

That patient, who needed full function in her fingers for her job, ended up submerging her fingers in ice water during her treatments. The treatment was successful in that she ultimately preserved full feeling in her hands.

Since that time, Moffa became aware of a product called SuzziPads, mittens and socks designed to keep extremities cold during chemotherapy. She recommended them to her patients, who had good results.

“Just anecdotally, if you looked at it, it was clearly working,” she said.

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06/06/2026

Anthony Joseph “Tony” Villiotti Jr., a retired business executive, devoted family man, baseball advocate and nationally recognized liver disease educator whose own transplant journey inspired him to help others, died May 28. He was 79.

Villiotti, of Scott Township, passed away peacefully surrounded by family after facing numerous health challenges in recent months.

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06/06/2026

Mitch Keller hoped to put a rocky month of May behind him.

Instead, in his first start of June against the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Truist Park, his struggles only continued. Keller took his third loss of the season, giving up seven hits, six runs and walking three across 4⅔ innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost, 6-3.

Former Pirate Martin Perez got the win for the Braves, going five innings and giving up three hits and three runs.

06/06/2026

Melvin Canady, an 11-year resident of the century-old Allegheny YMCA on the North Side, had to move out of his single occupancy room just before Thanksgiving last year during a $26 million renovation.

“Man, this is Beverly Hills,” said Canady, 70, as he showed visitors his new living quarters earlier this week.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday with local and state officials celebrated the completion of the public-facing portion of the YMCA. The fitness and wellness areas of the building are complete, the pool will open this summer and a daycare center for working parents is to open in the fall.

At the ceremony on Monterey Street, Mayor Corey O’Connor noted how the project reimagines the Y for the future, serving everyone from young families to senior residents.

“That’s bringing everybody in this community together and that’s what projects like this are all about,” he said.

Melvin Canady, an 11-year resident of the century-old Allegheny YMCA on the North Side, had to move out of his single occupancy room just before Thanksgiving...

06/06/2026

Fans of Morgan Wallen got the party started in Pittsburgh about as early as they could — and it created a welcome boost for businesses along the North Shore.

By noon, hundreds — and eventually tens of thousands — of people had set up camp on the 85-degree day, with grills, co****le and beer pong tables dotting the parking lots as crowds spilled out of bars and restaurants along North Shore Drive.

Fans attributed the turnout to Wallen’s widespread appeal for all ages. As some chugged beers, others under drinking age played catch and Spikeball.

While most partygoers were there to see Wallen perform, others came to join in the fun without a concert ticket. ⬇️

06/06/2026

When the folks behind the production of “How to Rob a Bank” came to Pittsburgh last summer, they were pretty mum on details.

Now that a release date is set and a trailer is out, we can connect a few more dots related to the Amazon MGM film that took over Downtown, bridges and other parts of the city.

When the folks behind the production of “How to Rob a Bank” came to Pittsburgh last summer, they were pretty mum on details.
Now that a release...