York County Olympian: ‘To be standing here heartbroken is a privilege’
Summer Britcher of the U.S., a two-time World Cup race winner this season and now a four-time Olympian.
Feb
2026
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Feb
2026
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Former Pitt women’s basketball players call coach Tory Verdi abusive, toxic in Title IX lawsuits
Six former players on the women’s basketball team at the University of Pittsburgh have sued coach Tory Verdi and the school over what they call abusive coaching methods and say their efforts to seek help were ignored.
Feb
2026
11
Six months after explosion, Pennsylvania mill town sees hope but a history of disappointment
Blocked by one American president, approved by the next, Japan’s Nippon Steel bought the American industrial icon for $15 billion last June, and pledged $11 billion in upgrades to domestic steelmaking. Nippon said $2.4 billion of that might reinvigorate Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Mon Valley, where a half century of deindustrialization has left long strands of scarred riverside steel towns.
Feb
2026
9
York County’s Summer Britcher does not think a corpse could win an Olympic luge race. But she loved the ‘SNL’ joke
To be clear, Britcher — a 31-year-old from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania — does not think that “a corpse that's my same shape could win,” despite Burper claiming that would be the case in the SNL skit. She has never faked an illness and needed to be pushed down the start ramp by a coach while protesting.
Feb
2026
3
ICE buys Berks County warehouse amid immigration detention expansion
Records show that a warehouse in Upper Bern Township was sold to the US government on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security and ICE for $87.4 million.
Feb
2026
2
Drugmaker Eli Lilly announces new plant in Pennsylvania as part of broader domestic expansion
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. said that it will build a $3.5 billion manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania, as the company expands domestic production and capitalizes on surging sales of obesity and diabetes treatments.
Feb
2026
2
Judge calls Justice Department’s statements on Philadelphia slavery exhibit display ‘dangerous’ and ‘horrifying’
“You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way,”
Jan
2026
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Pennsylvania health officials announced three snow-removal related deaths
Shoveling snow is heavy, hard work — research has shown that doing it for even a short time can make the heart work as hard as it does during a major workout. Adding to that stress, the cold temperatures cause blood vessels, including those feeding the heart, to constrict.
Jan
2026
26
Steelers and Mike McCarthy have reached a verbal agreement for McCarthy to coach his hometown team
The 62-year-old McCarthy is 185–123–2 (playoffs included) across 18 seasons, 13 with Green Bay — which beat the Steelers in the Super Bowl following the 2010 season — and five with Dallas.
Jan
2026
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Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
The National Park Service has removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to President Donald Trump's executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history” in displays at the nation's museums, parks and landmarks.