(Washington, D.C.) According to a release in Washington D.C. today from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio (PA-17) joined fellow U.S. House members Congressmen Nick LaLota (R-NY-01), Michael Rulli (R-OH-06), and John Garamendi (D-CA-08) to introduce the Railway Safety Act of 2026. This bill would make freight rail safer by strengthening hazardous materials oversight, emergency response support, and rail safety standards overall following the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine. On February 26th, 2026, Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Jon Husted (R-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and others introduced a Senate version of this measure.
PITTSBURGH — Parting is such sweet sorrow, but it also brought sweet sounds Monday from Journey.
In night No. 2 of a farewell tour, the classic rockers treated Pittsburgh faithful to a night of hits played well and with enthusiasm.
Journey at PPG Paints Arena on March 2. (Photo: Scott Tady).
There’d be a few surprises, maybe a few missed marks, but an overall highly pleasing performance for a close-to-full PPG Paints Arena crowd decisively old enough to recall Journey vinyl spinning at basement parties or proms.
Neil Schon starred as the guitarist, unleashing clean, robust riffs from the set-opening “Any Way You Want It” through a two-hour-10-minute performance culminating with “Don’t Stop Believin’.”
Journey at PPG Paints Arena on March 2. (Photo: Scott Tady).
Lead singer Arnel Pineda frequently flashed smiles and did a few mid-air splits, ensuring audience engagement amid hitting the soaring vocal heights of Steve Perry-era Journey.
Journey at PPG Paints Arena on March 2. (Photo: Scott Tady).
Those vintage Perry-era tunes can be a mighty climb, so Journey also enlisted a hired gun (voice?) in Nashville singer Jason Derlatka who quite capably handled lead on “Suzanne” and “I’ll Be Alright Without You,” that latter tune introduced by keyboardist Jonathan Cain as a number reflecting Journey’s Motown and R&B influences.
Many of Monday’s song selections featured multiple backing harmonies. That reached a level of distracting on early pick “Stone in Love,” where Pineda’s lead vocals were overpowered by his bandmates’ crooning.
There was a moment in “Escape” where Deen Castronovo added a drum fill that seemed a smidge out of place. Blame exuberance, perhaps, or the band still locking in its timing early on the tour.
Castronovo and Cain each carried themselves well taking turns on lead vocals, the former — most notably — on “Lights,” which prompted fans to wave aloft illuminated cellphones as the stage’s huge video screened showed San Francisco Bay scenery.
Cain began his introduction of 1983’s “Faithfully” explaining it was written about striving to hold a family together as the band headed off on the road. But in this modern context, amid America’s 250th anniversary, he dedicated it to U.S. veterans, dating back to Colonial shop owners taking up arms against the British, noting the lyrics also can convey the notion of troops leaving behind spouses and children to embark on freedom-preserving military missions. The song’s swelling, heart-tugging power ballad chords absolutely worked in that lyrical manner for an audience on its feet.
Journey at PPG Paints Arena on March 2. (Photo: Scott Tady).
Another highlight, and surprise, was “Wheel in The Sky” taking an unexpected heavy metal turn. Pineada even did a metal horns salute with his right hand as Schon shredded guitar notes and Castronovo bashed away on his drums with a heaviness befitting fellow Bay Area rockers Metallica.
Schon’s fretwork earlier had achieved the requisite screams and bluster to make “Who’s Crying Now” another standout.
Several dozen white T-shirts emblazoned with Journey’s logo were hurled from backstage as far as 16 or so rows into the crowd for a raucous “Lovin,’ Touchin’ Squeezin.'”
A little after 10 p.m., this “Evening With Journey” ended, giving local fans one last memory of a top-notch Journey concert.
How soon till they play the Sphere in Las Vegas?
Meanwhile, for anyone reading this review from a city further on in Journey’s swan song tour, still pondering if you should buy a ticket… my answer, is yes.
(Scott Tady is the mid-day deejay at 97.7 The Rock Station in Butler, Pa., and hosts the morning show at WBVP-WMBA in Beaver County.)
(Beaver County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver reported via release today that twenty-six-year-old Shelby Capan of Clinton was charged after a two-vehicle crash in Beaver County on the afternoon of February 24th, 2026. At 12:47 p.m., Capan was driving on the intersection of State Route 18 and State Route 30 in Hanover Township and hit the vehicle of fifty-seven-year-old Duane Helman of Salem, Ohio. Helman stopped his vehicle and stayed at the intersection when it remained clear and Capan traveled forward after the traffic light turned green and hit the vehicle of Helman. Capan was transported by Medic Rescue because of a suspected minor injury as a result of this crash.
(Pittsburgh, PA) United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today that a former resident of Youngstown, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to a charge of cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking. Fifty-one-year-old Wade Shaw pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine in September of 2023.Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer scheduled the sentencing for Shaw on May 28th, 2026. According to Revetti, Shaw could face a maximumtotal sentence of up to 30 years in prison, a fine of up to $2 million, or both, provided by the law.
(North Sewickley Township, PA) Applications are available now for the North Sewickley Township Hometown Heroes Project, which is for retired service members who are residents of that township or graduates of Riverside High School. This does not include active-duty members or veterans that are living outside of North Sewickley Township. You can find the application at northsewickleytownship.com or at the North Sewickley Township building in Beaver Falls. The deadline to submitthis application is April 10th, 2026.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Gene J. Puskar/ AP(The Associated Press))
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender ArtursSilovs had two amazing games over the past week and was recognized by the NHL for his performances. Silovs was named the NHL’s Second Star for the week ending on March 1st. According to the Penguins, for all goaltenders with at least two games played over the past week, Silovs leads all major categories.The Penguins have earned points in 20 of their last 23 games, while also ranking in the top-three in the NHL for points, wins, win percentage, goals against, goals-against average and save percentage during that time.
(Allegheny County, PA) A Pittsburgh man has been charged with homicide in connection with a deadly shooting that happened in Wilkinsburg in January of 2026. The Allegheny County Police Department filed charges against forty-one-year-old Jason Levelle Moran yesterday.Investigators identified Moran as a suspect in the murder of thirty-one-year-old John Jackson. Jackson was found in the street at the 700 block of South Avenue on January 13th, 2026 at 8:42 p.m. Allegheny County Police stated that Jackson had been shot in the head. Moran was taken into custody yesterday and is being held at the Allegheny County Jail.A criminal complaint that was filed against Moran expressed that a man with a notable face and hand tattoo was seen on surveillance cameras at the scene. Officers used those cameras to track the man with tattoos to an apartment building on Wood Street, and that man left the apartment in an Uber.Police met with several witnesses who were seen in the various videos and learned the street aliases: “Flame” and “Face.”Officers noted that multiple witnesses identified Moran as the suspect out of a photo lineup.
(Caption for Photo: Burghers Brewing and A Slice of New York Pizzeria announced plans for the two businesses to expand their footprints at the Highline on Pittsburgh’s South Side.A Slice of New York will be opening a Pittsburgh location at Burghers Brewing’s current spot, while the brewery will be expanding and moving into the space recently vacated by Sly Fox Brewing. Credit for Photo: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Burghers Brewing and A Slice of New York Pizzeria have announced plans to team up and expand their business footprints on the South Side of Pittsburgh at the Highline. The businesses announced the expansion and partnership yesterday, stating that theplans of these restaurants to collaborate will make these two locations into a new destination for a culinary experience.A Slice of New York is opening alocation in Pittsburgh centered around square pizzas while Burghers Brewing is moving into the space that was recently vacated at The Highline, which was formerly occupied by the Sly Fox Brewing Company, the brewery that closed its doors for good on February 25th, 2026.
(Pittsburgh, PA) A bookstore in Pittsburgh has been named the friendliest small business in Pennsylvania, according to a new study. A nationwide study which was conducted last month by the Advance Funds Network surveyed more than 3,000 people and revealed the 150 friendliest small businesses in the United States, and three of them are based in Pennsylvania.The ranking was based on direct consumer feedback and reviews from Googleaimed toidentify businesses that are known for patience, service and warmth. White Whale Bookstore, whichis located in the Bloomfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, finished at No. 71 in these recent rankings from the Advance Funds Network, and that bookstore ranked asthe highest of any Pennsylvania business on the list.
(Pittsburgh, PA) According to public safety officials, two traffic stops by violence prevention detectives in Pittsburgh over the weekend resulted in the recovery of five illegal guns. The first traffic stop happened on outbound 279 that is on the Veterans Bridge. Two seventeen-year-olds were arrested when detectives found two stolen guns while searching the vehicle, one of which was equipped with a full-auto selector switch.The second stop took place at Becks Run Road and Wagner Street in the South Side of Pittsburgh. Officials confirm that the driver was arrested for possessing a full-auto Glock pistol. A search of a vehicle then led to investigators recovering two AR-pistols, cash and crack cocaine. Officials say that the driver, who was identified as Deshawn Livingston, now faces multiple firearms and narcotics charges. The teens were not identified and it was not immediately clear what charges, if any, they faced.
