Personal news!! 🍾 Today marks my first day as @TribLIVE's new trending news reporter. I'll be chasing viral stories in Western PA, with @bencschmitt as my editor! Reach out: 412-629-3981 or mswift@triblive.com Thank you to @LuisTrib and @RobAmenTrib for the opportunity!

RT @RobAmenTrib: Who didn't see this coming? Penn State football ticket, parking prices set to increase via @mgswift7

RT @Jaxon__White: Attorney General Dave Sunday's response to Gov. Josh Shapiro's lawsuit against the Trump administration's federal funding…

Reviving this article since Valentine's Day is tomorrow! 💐🌹🌼🌺 Are you struggling to decide what to give your partner this Valentine’s Day? Here’s a list of ideas for any budget to help get you started @TribLIVE

RT @lorifalce: Podcast: The long-awaited release of Marc Fogel from Russia |

“To be robbed of three-and-a-half years of your life is no small thing." Marc Fogel enjoyed his first breakfast back in the United States @TribLIVE via @PaulaReedWard

After killing off its star mascot — Duo the owl — @duolingo provided the answer behind the sudden murder... The mystery has been solved: Duo was hit by a cybertruck @TribLIVE

@TribLIVE An avid reader, Malphine told TribLive that Marc read the book “Moby Dick” three times — and completed the more than 1,200 pages of “War and Peace” — while he was detained in Russia. He had to eventually part with the books he received, according to Malphine.

@TribLIVE The Fogel family largely turned to prayer over the past few years during Marc’s absence. His mom prayed the rosary sometimes multiple times per day in hopes of her son’s return. “Those hundreds of rosaries finally paid off,” she said.

Malphine Fogel said she heard from her son — Marc Fogel — via phone call last night. He was calling from the Moscow airport instead of prison to let his mom know the good news: he’s coming home @TribLIVE

Malphine Fogel speaks out for the first time after hearing her son — Marc Fogel — is on his way home from Russian prison. She still lives in his childhood home in Butler, which is where she’s sitting right now @TribLIVE

RT @TribLIVE: Marc Fogel is on his way home. The Oakmont teacher imprisoned in Russia since August 2021 for possession of medical marijuan…

RT @JamesonZaballos: @duolingo Duolingo marketing team last week

LATEST: @duolingo has announced that its mascot — the iconic owl Duo — is dead. The Pittsburgh-based language learning app told the public the news via an “important message” on its social media pages @TribLIVE

RT @duolingo: an important message from Duolingo

“Whether they have shelter or not, everybody is somebody." The last Downtown Pittsburgh homeless encampment — on the Eliza Furnace Trail — has been closed as of yesterday @TribLIVE

More photos of the area of the Eliza Furnace Trail that used to be a homeless encampment in Pittsburgh. It’s officially closed as of today @TribLIVE

Here’s another video of what the Eliza Furnace Trail looks like now @TribLIVE

Pittsburgh’s Eliza Furnace Trail encampment has officially been closed, city officials announced today. People who used to reside here have been transitioned into more stable housing as recently as this weekend through the 500 in 500 program @TribLIVE

I’m here at the Eliza Furnace Trail — where @MayorEdGainey and @Innamo will give an update on the “significant reduction” of homeless encampments in Pittsburgh in a few minutes. Stay tuned for live updates @TribLIVE