Rob Amen

@RobAmenTrib

Managing editor, @TribLIVE

Pittsburgh, PA

Joined June 2009

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Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · 13 h

Fetterman, McCormick touring U.S. Steel's Braddock facility triblive.com/news/politics-…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick, two late-game supporters of U.S. Steel’s sale to Nippon Steel, are touring the Edgar Thomson Works on Friday morning. The visit to the Braddock blast...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · 16 h

Another grocer eyed to replace Community Supermarket in Harrison Heights plaza, owner says triblive.com/local/valley-n…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Terri Tarasi lives about the same distance from Community Supermarket in Harrison as she does from Walmart. It would take her only a few minutes more to get to Giant Eagle in New Kensington. “Commu...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 24

Hulk Hogan always stole the show, made wrestling a true phenomenon Via @MarkMaddenX triblive.com/sports/mark-ma…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Hulk Hogan was the biggest star in wrestling history. His match vs. Andre the Giant in 1987 at WrestleMania III in the Pontiac Silverdome remains the genre’s biggest moment. It made wrestling a true...

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Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 24

This is crazy. State regulators: Lead in Laurel Hill creek linked to shooting range Via @jnapsha triblive.com/local/westmore…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Lead shot from a sporting clays shooting range near the Seven Springs Resort in Somerset County may be causing high lead levels in a Laurel Highlands stream, state environmental regulators said....

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 24

Forward Township sunflower farm serves as great setting for photos Via @KristinaS_Trib triblive.com/local/westmore…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. The Schwirian Farm Sunflower Festival in Forward Township returned this year after a lack of rain canceled the event in 2024. The event runs from rom 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through July 31. Admiss...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 24

Everything else costs more. Why not electric bills? triblive.com/business/pa-el…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Electric bills in Pennsylvania could climb as much as 5% as rising rates paid to power plants trickle down the system. That’s according to PJM Interconnection, a regional body that ensures utilities...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 24

Summer Lee leads push to subpoena Epstein files Via @FontainePGH triblive.com/news/world/sum…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee led an effort Wednesday by House Democrats to try to subpoena files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation — hours before the House was scheduled to go on...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 24

5 things travelers can expect at the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal triblive.com/lifestyles/tra…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Coming back from a trip will have never felt so good — no more landing at the Pittsburgh International Airport after an incredible trip, only to be met by depressing carpeting and dated 1990s design....

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 23

'Call to action': Pittsburgh controller warns of 'precarious' city finances Via @JuliaBurdelski triblive.com/local/call-to-…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Pittsburgh Controller Rachael Heisler on Wednesday warned that the city’s finances are “precarious” and urged officials to cut spending while growing the local economy. In the first half of the year,...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 23

Lawsuit claims West Mifflin school board retaliated against former athletic director via @PaulaReedWard triblive.com/local/lawsuit-…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. West Mifflin Area School District’s former longtime athletic director and boys basketball coach is suing the district and five board members, alleging retaliation after his contract was not renewed....

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 23

Steelers players arrive for 2025 training camp at Saint Vincent. Follow @tribjoerutter @C_AdamskiTrib and @TimBenzPGH for the latest from Latrobe. triblive.com/sports/steeler…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. It’s move-in day at the dorms of Saint Vincent College as members of the Pittsburgh Steelers arrive for their annual training camp. Before practice begins Thursday, TribLive writers are talking with...

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Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 23

Overbooked housing leads Pitt to rent hotel, apartments for students Via @KellenStepler triblive.com/news/education…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Hundreds of students attending the University of Pittsburgh in Oakland will live in a hotel or apartments this fall, a move university officials say they made to accommodate the large, incoming...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 23

'Series of failures': Lawsuit blames fatal Plum house explosion on pipeline leak, water heater Via @JVTheTrib triblive.com/local/valley-n…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Families of the six people killed in a 2023 house explosion in Plum’s Rustic Ridge subdivision have sued multiple companies for negligence and wrongful death, blaming them for the catastrophe and...

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Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 23

“Somebody’s got to be responsible," Plum mayor Harry Schlegel said. Via @jamesengel_trib triblive.com/local/valley-n…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. After families of six people killed in a 2023 house explosion in Plum sued multiple companies for alleged negligence and wrongful death on Tuesday, the borough’s mayor and neighbors in the Rustic...

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Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 23

Taylor Oravitz spoke to @TribLIVE about life over the past 2 years since her parents died in a house explosion in Plum. “It’s hard not to break when people talk to you or come up to you and want you to talk about your parents,” she said. Via @JVTheTrib triblive.com/local/valley-n…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Wherever Taylor Oravitz goes, her childhood home goes with her. The Plum native had her Rustic Ridge Drive home’s GPS coordinates tattooed on her forearm, though not for nostalgia’s sake. Rather,...

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Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 22

.@TribLIVE EXCLUSIVE: 'Series of failures': Lawsuit blames fatal Rustic Ridge house explosion in Plum on pipeline leak, water heater Via @JVTheTrib triblive.com/news/banner/se…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Families of the six people killed in a 2023 house explosion in Plum’s Rustic Ridge subdivision are suing multiple companies for negligence and wrongful death, blaming them for the catastrophe and...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 22

Well, Well (Market): Downtown Pittsburgh to get new grocery store Via @JuliaBurdelski triblive.com/local/well-wel…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. A new grocery store is coming to Downtown Pittsburgh, the Downtown Neighbors Alliance announced Tuesday. The new store, Well Well Market, is expected to open at 817 Liberty Ave. In a statement, the...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 22

TV Talk: WQED boss talks impact of $1.8 million fed funds loss Via @RobOwenTV triblive.com/aande/movies-t…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. After Congress voted last week to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and NPR, Pittsburgh’s WQED Multimedia announced an open-to-the-public “State of the Station” webinar to address...

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Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 22

Gun owners welcome elimination of tax on gun suppressors, expect increased demand Via @jamesengel_trib triblive.com/local/regional…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. Willis Paul recently bought his 27th gun suppressor. He said he has collected the accessories for the past five years and, in that time, has shelled out $5,400 in excise taxes. But after changes to...

Rob Amen@RobAmenTrib · Jul 22

Elimination of a $200 tax could transform nation’s gun regulations Via @jamesengel_trib triblive.com/local/regional…

RobAmenTrib's tweet card. A seemingly small change to a federal law that has regulated some firearms for more than 80 years could be an open door for lawsuits with the potential to transform gun regulations. Part of President...