Andrew Havranek
@andrewhavranek.bsky.social
Reporter in Pittsburgh
• ΣΝ @ Duquesne University
• Penguins/Steelers/Pirates/Avs/Bucks Fan
• Love "Big Brother" and "Survivor"
• ΣΝ @ Duquesne University
• Penguins/Steelers/Pirates/Avs/Bucks Fan
• Love "Big Brother" and "Survivor"
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The State Department website has replaced "LGBT" with "LGB"
January 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The State Department website has replaced "LGBT" with "LGB"
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Jaw-dropping photo of the Philly plane crash by Ryan Tian, 23, of Delaware County, for @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
February 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Jaw-dropping photo of the Philly plane crash by Ryan Tian, 23, of Delaware County, for @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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When Musk bought Twitter, there were offers of paid exits, code reviews, eliminating of diversity programs, cutting of rent payments, and a reliance on staffers from his companies to enact his plans.
All of that is playing out now in DC. Twitter was a blueprint.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/t...
All of that is playing out now in DC. Twitter was a blueprint.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/t...
Musk’s Twitter Takeover Offers Trump a Blueprint
Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
When Musk bought Twitter, there were offers of paid exits, code reviews, eliminating of diversity programs, cutting of rent payments, and a reliance on staffers from his companies to enact his plans.
All of that is playing out now in DC. Twitter was a blueprint.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/t...
All of that is playing out now in DC. Twitter was a blueprint.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/t...
60 passengers and 4 crew were on board an American Airlines flight that collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers on board
We're updating this article with the latest details as we learn them www.wpxi.com/news/local/a...
We're updating this article with the latest details as we learn them www.wpxi.com/news/local/a...
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue op...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
60 passengers and 4 crew were on board an American Airlines flight that collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers on board
We're updating this article with the latest details as we learn them www.wpxi.com/news/local/a...
We're updating this article with the latest details as we learn them www.wpxi.com/news/local/a...
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner announced Daniel Vakulick, 20, of Tarentum, died in a furnace explosion at Braeburn Alloy Steel in Lower Burrell on Wednesday.
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Man injured in explosion at Westmoreland County steel plant dies
A man who was injured in an explosion at a Westmoreland County steel plant has died.
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January 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner announced Daniel Vakulick, 20, of Tarentum, died in a furnace explosion at Braeburn Alloy Steel in Lower Burrell on Wednesday.
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The Allegheny County Medical Examiner announced Daniel Vakulick, 20, of Tarentum, died in a furnace explosion at Braeburn Alloy Steel in Lower Burrell on Wednesday.
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DETAILS: www.wpxi.com/news/local/m...
Man injured in explosion at Westmoreland County steel plant dies
A man who was injured in an explosion at a Westmoreland County steel plant has died.
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January 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner announced Daniel Vakulick, 20, of Tarentum, died in a furnace explosion at Braeburn Alloy Steel in Lower Burrell on Wednesday.
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DETAILS: www.wpxi.com/news/local/m...
A road near Seven Springs isn’t maintained in the winter as it’s part of the state snow mobile trails. But, GPS systems often lead cars down the road, and many get stuck. A mom and daughter were rescued by two men on snow mobiles on Friday.
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Community members call for change as cars continue getting stuck on unmaintained road
People who live near Pritts Distillery Road in Champion Township are calling for some changes after cars continue to get stuck on that road, which is not maintained in the winter.
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January 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
A road near Seven Springs isn’t maintained in the winter as it’s part of the state snow mobile trails. But, GPS systems often lead cars down the road, and many get stuck. A mom and daughter were rescued by two men on snow mobiles on Friday.
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/c...
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/c...
Jeannette declared a public health state of emergency this week, saying their salt supplier has only fulfilled 100 tons of their 500 ton orders, and now they’re dangerously short on salt.
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Jeannette declares state of emergency to access salt, blames supplier for not delivering full orders
The state of emergency proclamation opens up new avenues for Jeannette to get salt to treat roads.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Jeannette declared a public health state of emergency this week, saying their salt supplier has only fulfilled 100 tons of their 500 ton orders, and now they’re dangerously short on salt.
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/j...
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/j...
Yesterday, I rode along with a crew at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport as they worked to clear snow from the taxiway and runway
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Crews hard at work keeping runways, taxiways clear of snow in Latrobe
Crews at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport waste no time when it starts snowing to make sure the runway and taxiways are clear for planes to take off and land.
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January 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Yesterday, I rode along with a crew at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport as they worked to clear snow from the taxiway and runway
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New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
Reposted by Andrew Havranek
BREAKING NBC:
Senators have received an affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth.
The affidavit, from Hegseth's former sister-in-law, says Hegseth's behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Senators have received an affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth.
The affidavit, from Hegseth's former sister-in-law, says Hegseth's behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth, who denies the claims
The former sister-in-law of Trump’s defense secretary pick said that Hegseth made his second wife fear for her safety. Hegseth’s second wife said, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
BREAKING NBC:
Senators have received an affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth.
The affidavit, from Hegseth's former sister-in-law, says Hegseth's behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Senators have received an affidavit containing new allegations against Pete Hegseth.
The affidavit, from Hegseth's former sister-in-law, says Hegseth's behavior caused his second wife to fear for her safety. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Trump, predictably, is mad that a bishop spoke up to his face today on behalf of LGBT people and immigrants
January 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Trump, predictably, is mad that a bishop spoke up to his face today on behalf of LGBT people and immigrants
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Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.
January 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.
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NEW: In Biden's last hours he secured a deal trading 2 Americans held by the Taliban for an Afghan convicted on narco-terrorism. Carried out tonight, under Trump. Ryan Corbett & William McKenty are flying back. Khan Mohammed handed back to the Taliban.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...
Two Americans held in Afghanistan traded for Taliban prisoner in final Biden deal delayed until Trump took office | CNN Politics
In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: the Taliban agreed to swap two Americans being held in Afghanistan for one T...
www.cnn.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
NEW: In Biden's last hours he secured a deal trading 2 Americans held by the Taliban for an Afghan convicted on narco-terrorism. Carried out tonight, under Trump. Ryan Corbett & William McKenty are flying back. Khan Mohammed handed back to the Taliban.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...
The snow just keep falling..and falling..day..after day..
Some love it, some hate it, and some, like Ligonier Township’s manager says he’d rather just have one 12-inch snow storm and call it a season.
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Some love it, some hate it, and some, like Ligonier Township’s manager says he’d rather just have one 12-inch snow storm and call it a season.
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/w...
Westmoreland County community dealing with heavy snowfall with 1 less plow truck
When the snow is falling on a day like Thursday, Ligonier Township typically has seven trucks plowing and salting the roadways.
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January 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The snow just keep falling..and falling..day..after day..
Some love it, some hate it, and some, like Ligonier Township’s manager says he’d rather just have one 12-inch snow storm and call it a season.
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/w...
Some love it, some hate it, and some, like Ligonier Township’s manager says he’d rather just have one 12-inch snow storm and call it a season.
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/w...
How awesome is this!?
Ligonier native RK Smithley is one dozens of firefighters working to fight the California wildfires from the air! I caught up with him today.
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Ligonier native RK Smithley is one dozens of firefighters working to fight the California wildfires from the air! I caught up with him today.
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Ligonier native one of several firefighters helping fight California wildfires from the sky
A Ligonier native — and a former firefighter at Ligonier Station 43 — is out in California helping fight the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
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January 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
How awesome is this!?
Ligonier native RK Smithley is one dozens of firefighters working to fight the California wildfires from the air! I caught up with him today.
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/l...
Ligonier native RK Smithley is one dozens of firefighters working to fight the California wildfires from the air! I caught up with him today.
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/l...
New Year’s Eve is always one of my favorite holidays no matter what I do. I’ve gone out. I’ve partied alone in my apartment in Milwaukee. I’ve thrown parties at my childhood home.
There’s just something fun about going into a new year, even if nothing really changes
There’s just something fun about going into a new year, even if nothing really changes
January 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
New Year’s Eve is always one of my favorite holidays no matter what I do. I’ve gone out. I’ve partied alone in my apartment in Milwaukee. I’ve thrown parties at my childhood home.
There’s just something fun about going into a new year, even if nothing really changes
There’s just something fun about going into a new year, even if nothing really changes
Just started Dexter Original Sin tonight and I’m loving the casting decisions. Spot on for like, every single character
December 27, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Just started Dexter Original Sin tonight and I’m loving the casting decisions. Spot on for like, every single character
#BREAKING: The body of Elizabeth Pollard, the woman police say fell into a sinkhole and down into an abandoned coal mine, has been found
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Elizabeth Pollard, woman who fell into sinkhole while looking for cat, found dead after 4-day search
Elizabeth Pollard, the woman who fell into a sinkhole while looking for her cat, has been found dead after a 4-day search, state police confirm.
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December 6, 2024 at 4:48 PM
#BREAKING: The body of Elizabeth Pollard, the woman police say fell into a sinkhole and down into an abandoned coal mine, has been found
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The search for Elizabeth Pollard continues today in Unity Township, Westmoreland County.
To catch you up — it’s believed she fell into a sinkhole over an abandoned mine while searching for her cat on Monday
Police say it’s now a recovery and not a rescue. www.wpxi.com/news/local/c...
To catch you up — it’s believed she fell into a sinkhole over an abandoned mine while searching for her cat on Monday
Police say it’s now a recovery and not a rescue. www.wpxi.com/news/local/c...
Search for missing grandmother in Unity Township now considered recovery ‘unless there’s a miracle’
The search for a woman believed to have fallen into a sinkhole is now being considered a recovery mission, Pennsylvania State Police say.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:45 PM
The search for Elizabeth Pollard continues today in Unity Township, Westmoreland County.
To catch you up — it’s believed she fell into a sinkhole over an abandoned mine while searching for her cat on Monday
Police say it’s now a recovery and not a rescue. www.wpxi.com/news/local/c...
To catch you up — it’s believed she fell into a sinkhole over an abandoned mine while searching for her cat on Monday
Police say it’s now a recovery and not a rescue. www.wpxi.com/news/local/c...
Twitter getting rid of date/timestamps is such a ridiculous change.
December 5, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Twitter getting rid of date/timestamps is such a ridiculous change.
MJ the Musical is one of the best productions I’ve ever seen.
I first got to see it in London in June with Myles Frost, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Michael Jackson in this show.
You’ve got a few more days to see it in Pittsburgh.
Go!
I first got to see it in London in June with Myles Frost, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Michael Jackson in this show.
You’ve got a few more days to see it in Pittsburgh.
Go!
November 27, 2024 at 4:37 AM
MJ the Musical is one of the best productions I’ve ever seen.
I first got to see it in London in June with Myles Frost, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Michael Jackson in this show.
You’ve got a few more days to see it in Pittsburgh.
Go!
I first got to see it in London in June with Myles Frost, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Michael Jackson in this show.
You’ve got a few more days to see it in Pittsburgh.
Go!
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A former babysitter for RFK Jr says the he groped her when she was 23 years old
Exclusive: Former babysitter to RFK Jr.'s kids speaks about sexual assault allegation
Trump's nomination of RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary has put a spotlight back on Eliza Cooney’s allegations of sexual abuse.
www.usatoday.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:32 AM
A former babysitter for RFK Jr says the he groped her when she was 23 years old
The former treasurer of the McKeesport High School Band Boosters is accused of stealing more than $18,000 from their bank accounts and using it to pay things like utility bills, and a hotel bill.
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McKeesport community ‘stunned’ after band boosters’ treasurer charged for stealing thousands
Police say she used that money to pay her own utility bills, eat at restaurants and even booked a hotel.
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November 21, 2024 at 4:10 AM
The former treasurer of the McKeesport High School Band Boosters is accused of stealing more than $18,000 from their bank accounts and using it to pay things like utility bills, and a hotel bill.
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/m...
MY STORY: www.wpxi.com/news/local/m...
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A Trump supporting, anti-trans, anti-gay Republican was elected commissioner of the county where I grew up. He won despite being in jail on election night for a sexual assault in Vegas.
It’s now come out that the woman he assaulted was his daughter.
fox59.com/news/indycri...
It’s now come out that the woman he assaulted was his daughter.
fox59.com/news/indycri...
Politician pleads guilty in sexual assault case after being elected to Hancock County Council
HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A current central Indiana county commissioner has pleaded guilty in a Nevada sexual assault case, days after being elected to his local County Council. John D. Jessup – a cur…
fox59.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:22 AM
A Trump supporting, anti-trans, anti-gay Republican was elected commissioner of the county where I grew up. He won despite being in jail on election night for a sexual assault in Vegas.
It’s now come out that the woman he assaulted was his daughter.
fox59.com/news/indycri...
It’s now come out that the woman he assaulted was his daughter.
fox59.com/news/indycri...