The Latest Breaking News from Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Former red-bearded Pirate Colin Moran made a habit of homering in home openers, doing so in three straight seasons from 2018-2020. Perhaps the current red-bearded Pirate, outfielder Ben Gamel, can claim the next day as his.

PITTSBURGH — It’s been well-documented that Bob Marley played the final concert of his brilliant career at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH — I can only imagine the sad scene Monday at the Steelers' South Side headquarters. It was the first day for everybody — the front-office staff, coaches, scouts, support people and some of the players — to gather together since the shocking death Saturday morning of Dwayne Haskins.

PITTSBURGH — It would have been hard to script a better day for the return of baseball on the North Shore. Clear skies and a temperature of 66 degrees at game-time. An announced attendance of 34,418 that was both bigger than expected and enough to generate some legitimate buzz in…

Smyly made his Cubs debut Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

LOS ANGELES — "In every human endeavor there's a person of color smack dab in the middle of it," says actor James McDaniel. "I could go on forever talking about people of color we don't know about who have done extraordinary things."

PITTSBURGH — Mark Wenner discovered the blues while he was in high school in Bethesda, Maryland, and started messing around with harmonica, in part, because of a 1965 recording of “Born in Chicago” by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

PITTSBURGH — Laura Ali has helped countless clients fine-tune their diets to promote healthy eating habits in her three decades as a registered dietitian and culinary nutritionist, 16 of them in a clinical setting at the Cancer Institute at UPMC, now Hillman Cancer Institute.

PITTSBURGH — The latest survey by AAA found 80% of Americans questioned said they would make changes and drive less due to the high price of gas.

PITTSBURGH — Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, Sidney Crosby hopped off the bench – and right onto the score sheet.

PITTSBURGH — If you believed a matchup with the rival Washington Capitals might prompt the Penguins to put their best game on the ice, well, what were you thinking?