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You've been 'Thunderstruck': High school senior's band performance goes viral

PITTSBURGH — A high school senior gained viral fame after a video of her playing "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC on mallet percussion in her marching band last year was reposted on social media last week, amassing millions of views. "He sent me the link, and it had, like, already 6...

Pittsburgh, PA · 3d
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The Forgotten Pennsylvania Town That Used To Be A Massive Industrial Hub

America’s very first Carnegie library once made millworkers take a tunnel to a basement bathhouse before they could check out a book. Clean hands first, then the reading room. That rule tells you a lot about the town around it. This little borough in Pennsylvania still has a working steel mill, one Andrew Carnegie built in the 1870s.

Braddock, PA · 3d
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Tribute ceremony honors Revolutionary War veterans in Somerset County; preserves heritage

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — As we continue to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, the Daughters of the American Revolution held a special ceremony on Saturday in Somerset County. The three Revolutionary War veterans were laid to rest a long time ago, but the Forbes Road Chapter has...

Somerset County, PA · 1d
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This Overlooked Pennsylvania Town Has Homes Under $150,000 That Locals Are Snapping Up Fast

Here’s a question worth sitting with for a moment: what if the best place to live in Pennsylvania isn’t the place everyone’s already talking about?. Altoona has been sitting quietly in the Allegheny Mountains, doing its thing, building its community, and maintaining its character while the rest of the country has been busy arguing about which overpriced city is the most desirable place to spend all of your money on rent.

Altoona, PA · 1d
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A long… wait a minute, say what?

So… as you might recall from last week, your humble narrator was involved in a long scuttle along the Allegheny River side of Pittsburgh’s central peninsula, one filled with lots of self-recrimination. Fun walk, lots to see and ponder. Everybody hates me. All caught up. One had wandered...

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

WPXI Pittsburgh

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Century-old barn takes trip for historic preservation purposes

It took practically all day for a century-old barn to travel less than half a mile in Washington County.

Washington County, PA · 5d

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Award-winning journalist Jim Wentz donates decades of reporting to Blair County Historical

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Knowledge seekers in Blair County are now able to read about several decades worth of world and local history, as seen through the eyes of an award winning journalist who called the county home. Jim Wentz has donated the body of his life’s work...

Blair County, PA · 10h

CBS Pittsburgh

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Fans say goodbye to Donnie Iris at the last place he ever played

Family, friends and fans of Donnie Iris met to say one final goodbye at the place where he made his farewell as a performer.

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

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Friends, family, Pittsburgh musicians remember Donnie Iris at memorial

Two weeks after the death of Pittsburgh music titan Donnie Iris, hundreds of fans and friends crowded into Citizens Live at the Wylie in the Lower Hill to remember his exceptional life. As a line of mourners that snaked around the building entered the inside of the venue, Iris’s classic...

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

Franklin County Free Press

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Local Christmas Parades and Tree Lighting Events Scheduled for November and December

Communities across Franklin, Cumberland, and Fulton counties are preparing for the holiday season with Christmas parades, tree lighting ceremonies, and community celebrations scheduled throughout November and December. The holiday events begin Thursday, November 19, in Carlisle and continue through Saturday, December 12, in Mechanicsburg. November 19. Carlisle: Christmas Parade at...

Fulton County, PA · 1d

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Pittsburgh punk legend Richard Lloyd of Television dies at 75

Richard Lloyd, the punk legend, guitarist and co-founder of the band Television died this past Saturday at age 75. When Lloyd stopped by WYEP before his City Winery performance two years ago on October 21, 2024, it was a return to his roots. Born in Pittsburgh, he spent his early...

Pittsburgh, PA · 18h

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The Individualism of Roger Humphries

Around 9 p.m. on gala night of the 2026 Pittsburgh Jazz Festival, I was obliged to exit an immensely satisfying concert by Samara Joy and her cohesive septet in the August Wilson Cultural Center’s auditorium to emcee a set by drum grandmaster Roger Humphries. A familiar and beloved figure in Pittsburgh’s hardcore jazz circles for most of his 82 years, Humphries reached the global stage during his 1964–’67 tenure with Horace Silver, during which he developed a creative, still-fresh, swing-meets Afro-Latin beat matrix to propel bandmates Joe Henderson, Carmel Jones, Woody Shaw and J.J. Johnson on albums like Song For My Father, The Cape Verdean Blues and The Jody Grind, thereby stamping his tonal personality in the volatile mix of contemporaneous drum expression then being developed by individualistic, virtuosic generational contemporaries like Tony Williams, Joe Chambers, Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White and Billy Cobham.

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

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Review: Midnight Radio’s ‘Night of the Living Dead N’At’

Pittsburgh is known as the birthplace of the modern zombie movie and a top choice for Halloween movies. So it isn’t surprising that Bricolage Production Company chose to parody Night of the Living Dead, a classic horror film directed by George A. Romero and shot in and around Pittsburgh. Bricolage Production Company’s Night of the Living Dead N’At opened Midnight Radio’s fourteenth season in residency at City Theatre, and there is no shortage of zombies, raunchy humor, and Pittsburgh references. Night of the Living Dead N’At is a must-see treat (with a few tricks) for anyone who loves horror movies and enjoys the playful humor of a good parody.

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

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Pioneering trans artist's photos spark a new exhibit in Pittsburgh

Thirty years after her untimely death, visionary trans artist Greer Lankton is getting her second exhibit at Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory museum — the venue that hosted the final show she opened in her lifetime. “Greer Lankton: Could It Be Love” includes two dozen of Lankton’s photographs of her...

Pittsburgh, PA · 1d

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW

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In brief: Festival of Trees, ‘Winter Wonderland,’ blood drive and more

Email news briefs and event listings to pvarine@triblive.com. Monroeville is starting a new tradition to usher in the holiday season. The inaugural Festival of Trees will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 at Monroeville Community Park West. Admission is free. At the heart of the...

Monroeville, PA · 2d

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Women's Bowling Placed Third at Duquesne Invitational

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Mercyhurst women's bowling traveled to Pittsburgh to participate in the Duquesne Invitational over the weekend. After finishing in 3rd at the Niagara Fall Open, the Lakers were looking to continue their strong play and have another strong finish before their first NEC tournament of the season.

Erie, PA · 1d

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Actor with Pittsburgh roots tells his Shakespeare story on stage

Jacob Ming-Trent, who grew up in Pittsburgh, dropped out of high school three decades ago to pursue his acting dreams in New York City. He doesn’t regret it. But he also deeply appreciates the education in theater Pittsburgh gave him, and not just at Pittsburgh Public Schools’ High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA).

Pittsburgh, PA · 22h

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🎄2026 Holiday Guide | North Huntingdon, Greensburg, and More

Discover Christmas lights, Santa sightings, holiday events, shopping, crafts, and family traditions throughout North Huntingdon, Greensburg, Latrobe, and the surrounding areas!. IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!. Your Holiday Headquarters. The holiday season is here, and we're making it easier than ever to find festive family fun! From...

Greensburg, PA · 1d

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The Funky Little Pennsylvania Town That Feels Like Stepping Into A Vintage Movie Set

Somewhere in the Pocono Mountains, tucked between two green ridgelines like a secret someone forgot to keep, sits Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, a town so impossibly charming it almost doesn’t seem real. If you’ve never been, you’re missing out on one of the most visually stunning, historically rich, and genuinely...

Jim Thorpe, PA · 1d

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The Pennsylvania Mystery That Still Has No Clear Answer

Next time you go hiking in Bucks County, be sure to pack a hammer and don’t be alarmed if you hear eerie sounds coming from deep inside the woods. No, these noises are not made by humans, animals, or even the movement of trees, but rather by a group of stationary boulders that emit a […]

Bucks County, PA · 8d