PITTSBURGH - The federal and state governments have agreed to provide $16.3 million to provide security at next month’s Group of 20 global economic summit in Pittsburgh.

Next month, dozens of world leaders will gather to talk about the global recession at the G-20 economic summit. The last few times they’ve gotten together, it was in London and Washington. This time, the location is Pittsburgh. All jokes aside, the White House says it chose Pittsburgh as a city that weathered an economic collapse, and has become a place with a good deal of optimism. Guest host David Greene talks to the mayor of Pittsburgh, Luke Ravenstahl, as the city prepares to welcome leaders from around the world.

PITTSBURGH - A preview of next year’s Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary played out in a hangar-size convention hall yesterday, as Sen. Arlen Specter and Rep. Joe Sestak took turns wooing attendees at Netroots Nation, the annual national conference of liberal bloggers and activists.

Dwelling House Savings & Loan Association of Pittsburgh was closed Friday by regulators, and PNC Bank (PNC) agreed to assume all its deposits.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14 (UPI) — Derrek Lee had seven RBI and Kosuke Fukudome slammed a three-run homer Friday in an 18-hit Chicago Cubs onslaught that buried the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-2.

DENVER, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Clint Barmes and Troy Tulowitzki homered and Dexter Fowler hit three doubles Thursday, leading a 15-hit Colorado attack that buried the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1.

DENVER, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Ubaldo Jimenez allowed three hits and struck out six over eight innings Wednesday, helping the Colorado Rockies to an 8-0 blanking of Pittsburgh.

IT’S SUMMERTIME in Pittsburgh. You can tell because the fish are jumping and the cotton is high.
At least they are this summer.