A second Westmoreland County man was identified as the other victim who was killed Monday in an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. Steven Menefee, 52, of the village of Tarrs in East Huntingdon, was pronounced dead at 7:26 p.m. at the scene of the blast, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday. Searchers pulled his body from …
Read More »An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh on Monday left two people dead and at least 10 others injured, Allegheny County officials said. The explosion erupted at Clairton Coke Works at 10:51 a.m. ET, leaving some employees trapped under rubble for hours. One of the deceased victims was identified as Timothy Quinn, a 39-year-old father of three. Quinn …
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Good morning from Phoenix, The Padres began spring training figuring they might need to trade for a left fielder by the end of July. They tried 10 guys at the position over the season’s first four months before making the move to go get their man at Thursday’s trade deadline. Ramón Laureano has so far made the wait worth it. …
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More than 2,300 Writers Guild of America members on Tuesday blasted what they called “escalating attacks on independent media by the Trump Administration” in an open letter whose signatories include Tony Gilroy, Spike Lee, David Simon, Adam McKay and more. The consortium includes “screenwriters, television writers and journalists” who say they face an “unprecedented, authoritarian assault” in the wake of …
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Read Mission Local often? Help grow our newsroom, joining the hundreds of San Franciscans who support us by giving below. On Day Two of the Grateful Dead invasion, the “Summer of Love” spirit was revived — bare feet, dreadlocks and all for the Excelsior’s 23rd annual “Jerry Day.” While you won’t be able to find Dead & Company at Golden …
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Jhoan Duran is a Phildelphia Phillie now. The former Twins closer, who comes with one of the most electrifying entrance sequences in baseball, got his first moment to soak it all in at Citizen’s Bank Park on Friday night. With the Phillies leading 5-4 after a late rally, Duran emerged from the home bullpen for his first save opportunity with …
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Well, when you acquire a hitter before the trade deadline, you put in a good process, you put in the work, you put in the scouting, make a decision, and hope it pays off for the rest of the season. I think it is kind of unusual for it to pay off so quickly though. In his first plate appearance …
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A grenade is missing from the scene of an explosion that killed three people at a Los Angeles law enforcement training facility, authorities said. Three veteran deputy sheriffs died in the explosion last Friday, the LA county sheriff’s department’s largest loss of life in a single incident since 1857. Sheriff Robert Luna said the men were working on two “military-style” …
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Refresh 2025-07-25T09:10:27.029Z Let’s launch a rocket! Mystery is on a collision course with danger. Strap in, the OG Rocket Launch Event is live today at 2 PM ET! pic.twitter.com/Hje3UD3DQkJuly 26, 2025 Hello and welcome to my live coverage of Fortnite OG‘s Blast Off event. I’ll be giving my impressions as the event happens, detailing the event that starts in just …
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One of the two hand grenades found in a Santa Monica townhome complex ahead of the deadly blast that killed three Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives is currently missing, authorities said Friday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined that one of the two grenades detonated July 18, “and one of the grenades is unaccounted for at …
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