Ben Schmitt
@bencschmitt
@triblive deputy managing editor/digital. Ex-Detroit Free Presser. Husband. Dad. Michigan State grad. Rustbelt enthusiast. Raised in Pittsburgh. Peabody HS.
Here’s a close-up of a sandwich getting hacked by a chainsaw at Sheetz in Seven Fields @TribLIVE
LIVE: I’m here at the Sheetz x Liquid Death chainsaw MTO event in Seven Fields. Customers are able to get their sandwiches sawed in half until 5 p.m. @TribLIVE
Chuck Mangione, Jazz Musician Whose 'Feels So Good' Stormed the Pop Top 10 in the Late '70s, Dies at 84 variety.com/2025/music/obi…
Here's what family members and friends told Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger in court triblive.com/news/world/her…
Kaylee Goncalves’ sister, Alivea, does not miss. 🎯 Her victim impact statement at the Bryan Kohberger sentencing hearing is an example of focus, strength, and art. This is also a true testimony to public education about crime and trauma, and just how far we have moved the…
Well-timed or just lucky? Top Trump officials' stock sales clustered before tariff news usatoday.com/story/news/pol… via @usatoday
Patrick Queen said Mike Tomlin called him Tuesday on the eve of reporting day for Steelers camp. His message? “It’s go time.”
Tributes flood in for Ozzy Osbourne via @meganktrotter triblive.com/aande/music/tr…
Steelers players arrive for 2025 training camp at Saint Vincent triblive.com/sports/steeler…
Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmates as well as fellow music icons are among those sharing heartfelt tributes to the heavy metal legend. Osbourne's family announced his death at the age of 76 on Tuesday morning. abcnews.link/rGxwJvd
We’re heartbroken to hear about the passing of our brother in rock, Ozzy Osbourne. A voice that changed music forever. From Black Sabbath to his solo work, Ozzy redefined what it meant to be heavy. He did it all with heart, grit, and that wild spirit only he could bring. Our…
Lady Gaga plays “Crazy Train” to finish off her first MAYHEM Ball show in San Francisco, a tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne.
'Series of failures': Lawsuit blames fatal Plum house explosion on pipeline leak, water heater triblive.com/news/banner/se…
'It's hard not to break': Daughter of Plum house explosion victims continue to grieve without closure triblive.com/local/its-hard…
Well, Well (Market): Downtown Pittsburgh to get new grocery store triblive.com/local/well-wel…
CMU president reopens The Fence, says Trump visit angered many on campus triblive.com/local/cmu-pres…
