The preseason is quickly winding down as the Pittsburgh Steelers look to finish undefeated heading into September.
The Steelers will have some massive roster decisions that will come down to the wire as well as a few position battles yet to be determined. With Detroit looking to play their starters for around a half, per their head coach Dan Campbell, this will be a nice final test for a young Steelers team.
Quarterback Battle Comes Down to the Wire
Whether you believe it or not, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has been firm that the Steelers starting quarterback battle is ongoing. Mitch Trubisky will get the nod to open the game while Kenny Pickett seems like the sure bet to follow while Mason Rudolph will likely get mop-up duty in the finale. While Trubisky has been solid, he hasn’t exactly done much to necessarily win the job and Pickett’s splendid performances have done nothing but close the gap between the two players.
For Trubisky, he likely doesn’t need a huge performance to come away with the starting gig. If he holds still and plays clean football, the job will likely be his, at least for now. Pickett has more pressure on him to do the spectacular as he’s looking to unseat Trubisky who’s taken the vast majority of number one reps since the spring. Both quarterbacks would benefit immensely from improved offensive line play and a competent run game, something Tomlin has alluded to multiple times in recent weeks.
Still have to think that the leash for Trubisky will be rather short even if he’s able to come away on top as the pressure of a first round pick is never going to be something you can completely dismiss. As for Pickett, you have to be encouraged so far by what you’ve seen as he’s been extremely decisive, poised and accurate in every appearance so far. That’s exactly what the Steelers were looking for when they took him in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
JUST IN: A man was killed after his car crashed into a jersey barrier in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood Saturday.
According to Pittsburgh police, units were dispatched to the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Allegheny Avenue just after 9 p.m. for a single car crash.
Officials found a car crashed into a jersey barrier and an adult male inside with critical injuries. He was transported to the nearest hospital where he was later pronounced deceased, police said.
The man was later identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as 30-year-old Anthony Nsemo.
Prosecutors for the first time Friday publicly revealed an alleged motive in the fatal shooting of a New Kensington man in July.
Seven teens are charged in the death of Jason Raiford, 39.
Westmoreland County Detective Jason Napier testified during a preliminary hearing for four of them that some of the suspects indicated Raiford owed a couple members of the group money for past drug deals.
PITTSBURGH, PA — A wanted man fatally struck a driver while fleeing police in Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs before he was shot by a detective while attempting to hit the officer with his vehicle, according to authorities.
The chase began about 8 p.m. Friday when an officer tried to stop a vehicle driven by Jack Sherwood near the Monroeville police station, said a news release from the Allegheny County Department of Police. The 48-year-old from Monroeville had active arrest warrants for multiple felonies, according to police.
Sherwood fled to Wilkinsburg and struck a mini motorbike at William Penn Highway and Graham Boulevard, authorities said. Police stopped the chase to aid the man driving the motorbike, according to law enforcement, who said the victim was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
The U.S. is the only country in the world with more civilian-owned guns than people.
In every state, there are hundreds – if not thousands – of gun stores. Even in some cities, sports men and women, recreational shooters, and firearm enthusiasts have dozens of gun shops to choose from.
Of all the cities and towns in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh has the most gun stores. As of the beginning of the year, there were 41 federally-licensed firearm dealers in Pittsburgh, or about 13.6 for every 100,000 people.
PITTSBURGH, PA — A wanted man fatally struck a driver while fleeing police in Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs before he was shot by a detective while attempting to hit the officer with his vehicle, according to authorities.
The chase began about 8 p.m. Friday when an officer tried to stop a vehicle driven by Jack Sherwood near the Monroeville police station, said a news release from the Allegheny County Department of Police. The 48-year-old from Monroeville had active arrest warrants for multiple felonies, according to police.
Sherwood fled to Wilkinsburg and struck a mini motorbike at William Penn Highway and Graham Boulevard, authorities said. Police stopped the chase to aid the man driving the motorbike, according to law enforcement, who said the victim was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
Moe, Larry, Shemp, and Curly are coming to Pittsburgh. On film at least.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Friday that a Three Stooges Festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Harris Theater.
The Three Stooges consisted of the Howard brothers, Moe, Shemp and Curly, and Larry Fine. When Shemp left to pursue a solo career, younger brother Jerome “Curly” Howard replaced him.
They made 190 short films for Columbia Pictures. The Harris is planning to show six of what are considered to be their best: “Pop Goes the Easel,” “Grips Grunts and Groan,” “Three Little Pigskins,” “Brideless Groom,” “Fright Night,” and “Sing a Song of Sixpants.”
MISSION, Texas – A child died Thursday after being left in a hot car in the parking lot of Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary in the Rio Grande Valley community of Mission.
La Joya Independent School District Chief of Police Raul Gonzalez said the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 4:04 p.m. for an unresponsive 5-year-old boy.
Gonzalez said the boy was found in a vehicle that belonged to a staff member of the elementary school and that the boy was related to that staff member.
The boy was taken to the nurse’s office where responding officials attempted CPR but efforts to resuscitate the child were unsuccessful.
“I ask the community to keep the family, our students and our staff at Americo Paredes Elementary in their thoughts and their prayers as they navigate through this tragic event,” Superintendent of Schools Gisela Saenz said during a press conference Friday.
Pittsburgh police used footage pieced together from multiple cameras across the North Side and recorded video calls from the Allegheny County Jail to piece together the movements of a shooter who killed one and wounded three others, according to charges filed this week.
Andrew Shaqkere Johnson, 25, of Coraopolis, was charged early this week with homicide and taken into custody Thursday by U.S. Marshals.
Two men are accused of having cellphones at Westmoreland County Prison, according to court papers. Leon D. Fair, 23, of Jeannette told authorities he sneaked his cellphone into the Hempfield jail Aug. 3 and used it to make calls to his family,
Leon D. Fair, 23, of Jeannette told authorities he sneaked his cellphone into the Hempfield jail Aug. 3 and used it to make calls to his family, to try to have bail posted and to watch pornography. Michael M. David, 37, of Moon, was caught with a phone eight days later, according to Westmoreland County detectives.
Streaming media platform Plex sent out an email to its customers earlier today notifying them of a security breach that may have compromised account information, including usernames, email addresses, and passwords. While Plex’s message says “all account passwords that could have been accessed were hashed and secured in accordance with best practices,” it is still advising all users to change their passwords immediately.
Plex is one of the largest media server apps available, used by around 20 million people to stream video, audio, and photos they upload themselves in addition to an increasing variety of content the service provides to paid subscribers.
The email states, “Yesterday, we discovered suspicious activity on one of our databases. We immediately began an investigation and it does appear that a third-party was able to access a limited subset of data that includes emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords.” There is no indication any other personal account information has been compromised, and there’s no mention of access to private media libraries (which may or may not include pirated content, private nudes, and other sensitive content) having been accessed in the breach.
The decision, to take effect by 2035, will very likely speed a wider transition to electric vehicles because many other states follow California’s standards.
California regulators on Thursday will vote to put in place a sweeping plan to restrict and ultimately ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars, state officials said, a move that the state’s governor described as the beginning of the end for the internal combustion engine.
The new policy, detailed Wednesday morning in a news conference, is widely expected to accelerate the global transition toward electric vehicles. Not only is California the largest auto market in the United States, but more than a dozen other states typically follow California’s lead when setting their own auto emissions standards.
If those states follow through, and most are expected to adopt similar rules, the restrictions would apply to about a third of the United States auto market.
WILKINSBURG, Pa. — A former Borough of Wilkinsburg Finance Department employee has been arrested after police said he stole a debit card from the branch.
An investigation began in July after the borough finance director noticed a debit card was missing from the department.
Wilkinsburg police detectives said 26-year-old Terrell Fields was in possession of the missing card.
Police arrested Fields on Center Street in Pitcairn.
Fields appeared in court at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning and was arraigned on charges of theft by unlawful taking, access device fraud and identity theft.
Officers said Fields had two other warrants from Westmoreland and Allegheny counties.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Workers at two dozen nursing home facilities across Pennsylvania have sent out notices that they intend to strike.
SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania says Guardian Healthcare and two chains owned by Mordy Lahasky, Comprehensive Healthcare and Priority Healthcare, have refused to bargain in good faith.
“This workforce has been through so much,” said SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania President Matt Yarnell. “They’ve been called heroes. Now’s the time to pony up and make these good jobs.”
Healthcare workers at facilities like The Grove at Irwin, The Grove at New Castle, The Grove at Washington, Beaver Valley Healthcare and Rehab and Clarion Health and Rehab voted to send out strike notices for unfair labor practices.
“We as a union want to make sure that people get good high-quality care, workers have a seat at the table through their union, and we want these careers to be good careers,” said Yarnell. “We want the people to be protected, respected, paid and staffed.”
A suspect is now in custody without incident after a standoff in Tuftonboro Tuesday.
A section of Route 171 was temporarily closed after a man fired a gun at a sheriff’s deputy, sources told WMUR.
Sources said that just after 11 a.m. Tuesday, a Carroll County sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle that had left Carroll County Superior Court. Police said the man was known to that deputy.
The man fired at the deputy on Canaan Road, sources said. The deputy was not injured.
The man was believed to be barricaded inside his home for hours.
“We saw what you see right here. Three cop cars come out. Four go back in. A couple come out. More go back in,” neighbor Mike Stefanilo said.
The suspect was eventually taken into custody just before 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday introduced legislation in an attempt to find immediate solutions to Pittsburgh’s homelessness issues, including a proposal to build tiny houses on city-owned land.
The measure, sponsored by Council President Theresa Kail-Smith and Councilwoman Deb Gross, classified homelessness in the city as a “public health emergency” as homeless individuals are left to contend with extreme weather without adequate shelter.
The measure also directs the Departments of Innovation and Performance and Finance to find 10 parcels of city-owned land with water and sewer connections in place that could be used for tiny home development; 10 parcels of city-owned land with water and sewer connections that can be developed into affordable housing for rent or ownership; 10 parcels of city-owned that could be used as heating or cooling shelters and 10 parcels of land under the Department of Finance’s control that have structures that could be used for affordable housing or temporary shelter.
Paul Pelosi has pleaded guilty to DUI in connection to a May car crash.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, pleaded guilty Tuesday to DUI causing injury in connection to a May car crash, prosecutors said.
Based on Paul Pelosi’s guilty plea, the second charge — driving with a .08% blood alcohol level or higher causing injury — was dismissed, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office said.
This booking photo provided by the Napa County Sheriff’s Office shows Paul Pelosi on May 29, 2022, following his arrest on suspicion of DUI in Northern California.
Napa County Sheriff’s Office via AP
Among the requirements of Judge Joseph Solga’s sentence are: serving five days in jail; paying victim restitution and a court fine; completing a three-month DUI program; and completing three years of probation.
He received credit for four days served: two for the two days he served in jail following his arrest and two days’ time for good conduct. The fifth day of the sentence will be served on a court work program, so the 82-year-old will not serve any more time in jail.
Burger King’s new Original Chik’n Sandwich—its first plant-based chicken sandwich on domestic soil—is made in partnership with Impossible Foods, which just released a larger format vegan chicken patty.
Ford Motor Co. F -5.04%▼ confirmed Monday it is laying off roughly 3,000 white-collar and contract employees, marking the latest in its efforts to slash costs as it makes a longer-range transition to electric vehicles.
Ford sent an internal email Monday to employees, saying it would begin notifying affected salaried and agency workers this week of the cuts. The email was viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
The 1% reduction in Ford’s workforce of about 183,000 mostly targets employees in the U.S., Canada and India. About 2,000 of the targeted cuts will be salaried jobs at the Dearborn, Mich., auto maker. The remaining 1,000 employees are working in contract positions with outside agencies, the company said.
An Oklahoma County deputy died and another was injured after a suspect opened fire Monday afternoon in an Oklahoma City neighborhood.
Authorities said the suspect and officers exchanged gunfire during the pursuit, which ended at Tinker Air Force Base’s main gate. The suspect surrendered outside the gate and was taken into custody.
