Tom Davidson

1 week ago | triblive.com | Tom Davidson

It remained unclear how a man evaded security to firebomb the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence in an attack that was decried by elected officials and religious leaders. But the attack is merely the latest in what appears to be a rising tide of violence against elected officials that include the July 13 and Sept. 15, 2024, assassination attempts against President Donald Trump and the 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Tom Davidson

Locals watching “The Pitt” already have reason to think the Max television series hits close to home with its portrayal of an emergency room in Pittsburgh. A recent episode also fits in with current events, although tariffs weren’t mentioned. The subject was measles, and whether an ER physician would recognize the disease if they encountered it. Spoiler alert: younger doctors didn’t recognize the measles when it was presented on the show, but the grizzled Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch did.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Tom Davidson

The $1.7 billion Pittsburgh International Airport modernization project is nearly double its 2019 projected cost as it nears completion. Inflation isn’t solely to blame for the ballooning cost of the project, Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis said in a statement. Instead, the authority is performing other maintenance and improvement work at the same time the new landside terminal takes shape, Cassotis said.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Tom Davidson

Rob Gronkowski remembers contending with rust on the bar when doing clean lifts 15 years ago at Woodland Hills High School. “It was dirty in here,” Gronkowski told a crowd of excited Woodland Hills student athletes Tuesday as he helped open the school’s renovated fitness center. Gronk, as the now-35-year-old NFL retiree is affectionately known, played his senior year with the Wolverines and graduated in 2007 before playing college football at the University of Arizona.

2 weeks ago | triblive.com | Tom Davidson

A Pittsburgh-based aerospace company that makes parts used on passenger jets may stop taking orders because of tariffs, according to a report from Reuters. A spokesman for Howmet Aerospace declined comment to TribLive, but they did not refute the story based upon a letter viewed by Reuters. Howmet was invoking a clause in its contracts that covers unexpected external circumstances like President Donald Trump’s tariffs, announced last week.