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Ligonier Township native winds up 45 years of trimming hair in Blairsville
Ligonier Township native winds up 45 years of trimming hair in Blairsville
Butch Rabic still gives his customers a trim in the same early 20th-century chair he inherited from his predecessor when he took over a Blairsville barber shop in 1980. Though he doesn’t ring up bills on it, he also uses a vintage cash register that can key in a top
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January 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Ligonier Township native winds up 45 years of trimming hair in Blairsville
U.S. strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
U.S. strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
CARACAS, Venezuela — The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s government — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours
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January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
U.S. strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
U.S. strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
U.S. strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
CARACAS, Venezuela — The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s government — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours
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January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
U.S. strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
Ligonier Township native winds up 45 years of trimming hair in Blairsville
Ligonier Township native winds up 45 years of trimming hair in Blairsville
Butch Rabic still gives his customers a trim in the same early 20th-century chair he inherited from his predecessor when he took over a Blairsville barber shop in 1980. Though he doesn’t ring up bills on it, he also uses a vintage cash register that can key in a top
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January 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Ligonier Township native winds up 45 years of trimming hair in Blairsville
A less-deadly year: In 2025, Pittsburgh notched fewest killings in decades, mirroring national trend
A less-deadly year: In 2025, Pittsburgh notched fewest killings in decades, mirroring national trend
The gunfire didn’t stop in 2025, but it quieted, more than it has in years. Pittsburgh recorded 35 homicides last year, the fewest since at least the turn of the century, part of a broader regional and national downturn in violent crime. From New York City and Los Angeles to
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January 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A less-deadly year: In 2025, Pittsburgh notched fewest killings in decades, mirroring national trend
Pittsburgh Regional Transit closes Oakland bus lane after 45 years
Pittsburgh Regional Transit closes Oakland bus lane after 45 years
After nearly a half-century in operation, buses will no longer look like they’re going in the wrong direction on Fifth Avenue in Oakland starting next week. On Sunday, Pittsburgh Regional Transit will close the outbound bus lane on Fifth Avenue — which has been flowing against traffic in the heart
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January 3, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Pittsburgh Regional Transit closes Oakland bus lane after 45 years
2 guards injured in attack at Westmoreland jail
2 guards injured in attack at Westmoreland jail
Two guards at the Westmoreland County Prison were hurt after authorities said they were attacked by a man being booked into the facility on terroristic threats charges filed by Greensburg police, according to court papers. Javaun M.A. Miller, 26, of Greensburg was arrested Sunday after witnesses at an East Pittsburgh
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January 3, 2026 at 3:03 AM
2 guards injured in attack at Westmoreland jail
Zohran Mamdani's first full day as NYC mayor: subway rides, new offices and backlash from Israel
Zohran Mamdani’s first full day as NYC mayor: subway rides, new offices and backlash from Israel
NEW YORK — Less than 24 hours after throngs of ecstatic supporters poured into Manhattan for his history-making inauguration, Zohran Mamdani began his first full day of work with a routine familiar to many New Yorkers: trudging to the subway from a cramped apartment. Bundled against the frigid temperature and
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January 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Zohran Mamdani's first full day as NYC mayor: subway rides, new offices and backlash from Israel
Zohran Mamdani's first full day as NYC mayor: subway rides, new offices and backlash from Israel
Zohran Mamdani’s first full day as NYC mayor: subway rides, new offices and backlash from Israel
NEW YORK — Less than 24 hours after throngs of ecstatic supporters poured into Manhattan for his history-making inauguration, Zohran Mamdani began his first full day of work with a routine familiar to many New Yorkers: trudging to the subway from a cramped apartment. Bundled against the frigid temperature and
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January 3, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Zohran Mamdani's first full day as NYC mayor: subway rides, new offices and backlash from Israel
2 guards injured in attack at Westmoreland jail
2 guards injured in attack at Westmoreland jail
Two guards at the Westmoreland County Prison were hurt after authorities said they were attacked by a man being booked into the facility on terroristic threats charges filed by Greensburg police, according to court papers. Javaun M.A. Miller, 26, of Greensburg was arrested Sunday after witnesses at an East Pittsburgh
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January 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
2 guards injured in attack at Westmoreland jail
Liberty Avenue lane closures in Pittsburgh's Strip District to start Monday
Liberty Avenue lane closures in Pittsburgh’s Strip District to start Monday
A portion of Liberty Avenue in the Strip District will close starting Monday as Pittsburgh Water replaces a water valve under the road. Three of four lanes of the street will be closed from 2525 to 2625 Liberty Ave., including both outbound lanes and one inbound lane. A detour will
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January 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Liberty Avenue lane closures in Pittsburgh's Strip District to start Monday
Liberty Avenue lane closures in Pittsburgh's Strip District to start Monday
Liberty Avenue lane closures in Pittsburgh’s Strip District to start Monday
A portion of Liberty Avenue in the Strip District will close starting Monday as Pittsburgh Water replaces a water valve under the road. Three of four lanes of the street will be closed from 2525 to 2625 Liberty Ave., including both outbound lanes and one inbound lane. A detour will
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January 2, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Liberty Avenue lane closures in Pittsburgh's Strip District to start Monday
Police: Bradenville man shot, killed as he ate New Year's Eve dinner at Hempfield home
Police: Bradenville man shot, killed as he ate New Year’s Eve dinner at Hempfield home
It appeared to be a first date — James Thomas picked up Chinese food on New Year’s Eve and took it to a Hempfield home where he planned to hang out with the woman living there. State police said Thomas, 47, was eating his meal when Robert D. Naugle Jr.,
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January 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Police: Bradenville man shot, killed as he ate New Year's Eve dinner at Hempfield home
How to maximize PTO in 2026
How to maximize PTO in 2026
Workers in Western Pennsylvania scheduling days off for 2026 might get some help from the calendar. Most federal holidays this year fall either on or close to a weekend, allowing for more maximization of paid time off than usual. Days off can be tacked onto federal holidays and weekends to
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January 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
How to maximize PTO in 2026
Police: Bradenville man shot, killed as he ate New Year's Eve dinner at Hempfield home
Police: Bradenville man shot, killed as he ate New Year’s Eve dinner at Hempfield home
It appeared to be a first date — James Thomas picked up Chinese food on New Year’s Eve and took it to a Hempfield home where he planned to hang out with the woman living there. State police said Thomas, 47, was eating his meal when Robert D. Naugle Jr.,
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January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Police: Bradenville man shot, killed as he ate New Year's Eve dinner at Hempfield home
How to maximize PTO in 2026
How to maximize PTO in 2026
Workers in Western Pennsylvania scheduling days off for 2026 might get some help from the calendar. Most federal holidays this year fall either on or close to a weekend, allowing for more maximization of paid time off than usual. Days off can be tacked onto federal holidays and weekends to
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January 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
How to maximize PTO in 2026
Taxes, rent, ballots: What the new rule on postmarks means for your mail
Taxes, rent, ballots: What the new rule on postmarks means for your mail
People relying on the U.S. Postal Service to mail time-sensitive documents may need to take additional steps to make sure postmarks aren’t late if they’re cutting it close to key deadlines. A new federal rule that took effect last week clarifies the postmark — the stamp that provides proof the
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January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Taxes, rent, ballots: What the new rule on postmarks means for your mail
Mark Madden: Olympics might produce great hockey, but they do nothing for NHL
Mark Madden: Olympics might produce great hockey, but they do nothing for NHL
So much about NHL players in the Olympics makes no sense: • The NHL is releasing its assets to play. Those assets are at risk to injury. If players get hurt, their salaries must still be paid by their employers, who gain nothing by their assets’ participation. • About that
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January 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Mark Madden: Olympics might produce great hockey, but they do nothing for NHL
Taxes, rent, ballots: What the new rule on postmarks means for your mail
Taxes, rent, ballots: What the new rule on postmarks means for your mail
People relying on the U.S. Postal Service to mail time-sensitive documents may need to take additional steps to make sure postmarks aren’t late if they’re cutting it close to key deadlines. A new federal rule that took effect last week clarifies the postmark — the stamp that provides proof the
triblive.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Taxes, rent, ballots: What the new rule on postmarks means for your mail
Mark Madden: Olympics might produce great hockey, but they do nothing for NHL
Mark Madden: Olympics might produce great hockey, but they do nothing for NHL
So much about NHL players in the Olympics makes no sense: • The NHL is releasing its assets to play. Those assets are at risk to injury. If players get hurt, their salaries must still be paid by their employers, who gain nothing by their assets’ participation. • About that
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January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Mark Madden: Olympics might produce great hockey, but they do nothing for NHL
What to know about the Swiss Alpine bar fire that killed 40
Here’s what to know about a deadly fire at a Swiss Alpine bar’s New Year celebration
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Swiss investigators are probing what caused a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left around 40 people dead and another 115 injured during a New Year’s celebration. Most injuries, many of them serious, occurred when the blaze swept through the crowded bar less
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January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
What to know about the Swiss Alpine bar fire that killed 40
Police charge woman after Facebook feud triggers stabbing in Shaler
Police charge woman after Facebook feud triggers stabbing in Shaler
A Shaler woman accused of stabbing another woman Thursday afternoon has been charged, according to Allegheny County Police. Shannon M. Jennings, 38, is charged with aggravated and simple assault, reckless endangerment of another person and harassment, according to court records. Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Hugel Drive
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January 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Police charge woman after Facebook feud triggers stabbing in Shaler
Faces of the Valley: 6-year-old BMX racer from Tarentum climbs to No. 1 national ranking
Faces of the Valley: 6-year-old BMX racer from Tarentum climbs to No. 1 national ranking
Not long after she began to walk, Elliana Zimmerman learned to pedal. The Tarentum youngster, now 6, went from a Fred Flinstone-style balance bike to pedaling — quickly — around a bumpy BMX track, according to her mother, Alexis. “When she was little, it made me nervous,” Alexis said. “She
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January 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Faces of the Valley: 6-year-old BMX racer from Tarentum climbs to No. 1 national ranking
O'Connor to be sworn in as Pittsburgh's 62nd mayor in ceremony at Carnegie Music Hall
O’Connor to be sworn in as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor in ceremony at Carnegie Music Hall
Corey O’Connor will be sworn in as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor Monday afternoon in a ceremony at Carnegie Music Hall in the city’s Oakland neighborhood. O’Connor, who previously served on Pittsburgh City Council for a decade before becoming Allegheny County controller, defeated outgoing Mayor Ed Gainey in the Democratic primary. He
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January 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
O'Connor to be sworn in as Pittsburgh's 62nd mayor in ceremony at Carnegie Music Hall
Pittsburgh’s Grant Street closed for tree removal
Pittsburgh’s Grant Street closed for tree removal
Part of Grant Street in Downtown Pittsburgh will be closed until Friday afternoon as the city removes its Christmas tree and wreaths from the City-County Building, according to the mayor’s office. Grant will be closed between its intersections with Third and Fifth avenues until 2 p.m., the mayor’s office said
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January 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Pittsburgh’s Grant Street closed for tree removal