Pittsburgh Animal Care and Control officers recently pulled off an unusual rescue on Atwood Street, spending hours extracting a coyote trapped between two walls in a narrow alley, a reminder that urban wildlife encounters are more common than most city residents expect. The coyote had wandered into an alleyway in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood and became […] The post Pittsburgh animal control officers spend hours freeing coyote wedged between alley walls appeared first on American Almanac .
Pittsburgh Animal Care and Control officers recently pulled off an unusual rescue on Atwood Street, spending hours extracting a coyote trapped between two walls in a narrow alley, a reminder that urban wildlife encounters are more common than most city residents expect. The coyote had wandered into an alleyway in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood and became stuck, unable to free itself from the tight gap between two buildings. Officers responded to the scene and worked for hours to safely get the animal under control and pull it out, UPI reported . Once freed, the coyote was transported to a wooded area outside the city and released. Pittsburgh Public Safety shared the story on its Facebook page , noting that officers had acted quickly…Open
A local content creator has taken possession of Pittsburgh's iconic Phantom Menace vending machine, with the fire station's blessing, to fix its long-broken internals, but not before social media critics accused him of stealing a neighborhood landmark. The 1999-era Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace vending machine has stood outside Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire […] The post Pittsburgh's beloved Star Wars vending machine is coming back after restoration scare appeared first on American Almanac .
A local content creator has taken possession of Pittsburgh's iconic Phantom Menace vending machine, with the fire station's blessing, to fix its long-broken internals, but not before social media critics accused him of stealing a neighborhood landmark. The 1999-era Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace vending machine has stood outside Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Station 27 on Mount Washington for decades. It draws large crowds every May the Fourth for annual Star Wars celebrations. Recently, the machine vanished from its usual spot, and the internet lost its collective mind. Braeden Days, a Pittsburgh native and lifelong Star Wars fan who works as a content creator, removed the machine after getting permission from Fire Station 27. His…Open
The actor best known for "Highlander" was rushed by ambulance to a Pittsburgh hospital after collapsing at Steel City Comic-Con on Saturday, though his representative insists he is "perfectly ok." Christopher Lambert was signing autographs for fans at the annual pop culture convention when he suddenly went down, according to a witness who contacted TMZ. […] The post Christopher Lambert, 69, collapses at Pittsburgh Comic-Con while signing autographs appeared first on American Almanac .
The actor best known for "Highlander" was rushed by ambulance to a Pittsburgh hospital after collapsing at Steel City Comic-Con on Saturday, though his representative insists he is "perfectly ok." Christopher Lambert was signing autographs for fans at the annual pop culture convention when he suddenly went down, according to a witness who contacted TMZ. Paramedics loaded the 69-year-old French actor into an ambulance and transported him to a local hospital. His photo op session was canceled, and convention organizers scrambled to update attendees. Steel City Con confirmed Lambert "had to leave the event due to a personal issue" but offered no medical details. Lambert's representative later told Page Six that the actor was resting in his…Open
A Pittsburgh constituent has filed a formal ethics complaint against Rep. Summer Lee's office, alleging her director of operations used a popular Instagram account and House resources to campaign for progressive candidates and amplify a post calling for federal agents to carry out extrajudicial killings. Jeremy Kazzaz, a Pittsburgh resident and Lee constituent, filed the […] The post Rep. Summer Lee faces ethics complaint over staffer's use of Instagram account to promote progressive candidates appeared first on American Almanac .
A Pittsburgh constituent has filed a formal ethics complaint against Rep. Summer Lee's office, alleging her director of operations used a popular Instagram account and House resources to campaign for progressive candidates and amplify a post calling for federal agents to carry out extrajudicial killings. Jeremy Kazzaz, a Pittsburgh resident and Lee constituent, filed the complaint with the House Ethics Committee on July 22, 2026, targeting both Lee, a Pennsylvania Democrat aligned with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's progressive faction, and her staffer Philip Bennett. Bennett serves as Lee's director of operations and controls the "Dear White Staffers" Instagram account, which has close to half a million followers. The account began as…Open
It's been just over a year since Japan's Nippon Steel bought U.S. Steel, after agreeing to invest $11 billion into the Pittsburgh-based icon by the end of 2028. - Thus far, almost all of that money remains a promise. By the numbers: Nippon had invested less than $200 million through the end of March, according to recent disclosures. - It expects to have invested a total of $580 million through the end of August, as part of $3.2 billion in approved projects (the largest of which isn't slated to end until early 2029). - Nippon reaffirmed its $11 billion investment pledge, but didn't provide allocation info on the remaining $7.8 billion. Catch up quick: The Biden administration had blocked Nippon's acquisition on national security grounds…
