Steve Bohnel

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Steve Bohnel |Ford Turner |Benjamin Kail

Less than an hour after Cody Balmer allegedly firebombed Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Harrisburg residence, he called 911 and told dispatchers he’d targeted the governor because of “what he wants to do to the Palestinian people,” according to a search warrant carried out by Pennsylvania State Police in the aftermath of the predawn attack Sunday. “You all know where to find me,” Balmer told the 911 call-taker, according to the search warrant.

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Steve Bohnel |Adam Babetski |Ford Turner |Benjamin Kail

President Donald Trump’s tariff exclusions for smartphones and other tech products have added to a growing set of confusing signals for companies and trading partners digesting how to engage a White House still promising to negotiate dozens of new deals in America’s favor. The dizzying weekend saw Trump exclude popular consumer electronics from 125% tariffs on China and a 10% baseline global tariff.

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Susan Haigh |Marc Levy |Steve Bohnel

The last remnants of the coal stacks at the former Homer City Generating Station were demolished on Sunday morning in preparation for a sweeping reinvention of the power plant. The Indiana County facility is set to be converted into a massive natural gas-fired plant that will power a major datacenter campus in the coming years.

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Steve Bohnel

Just off of Route 30 on rolling hills about a five-minute drive southwest of the Mall at Robinson, Bill Scott walks around a family farm that dates to just after the Revolutionary War. The business was established in 1789. To survive that long, Mr. Scott and previous generations have had to navigate economic upturns and downturns and adapt to changing agricultural markets.

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Steve Bohnel

Allegheny County Council’s Democratic members will be busy in the coming weeks, as they look to fill the seat of David Bonaroti, who announced last week he’s resigning later this month. In the days since Mr. Bonaroti announced he’s leaving because his day job at Google is requiring him to relocate to the Carolinas, 10 to 15 people have expressed interest in his seat, said Council President Patrick Catena.