Pittsburg, PA
Pittsburgh Steelers will draft a quarterback early, NFL executive says
An NFL executive believes the Pittsburgh Steelers will be players for a quarterback early in the 2025 NFL Draft. In an article run by ESPN where personnel inside the NFL predicts the next moves of teams, one NFL scouting director says that he believes the Steelers will draft a quarterback early because they simply need an answer there.
“I still think this could go either way,” the scouting director said. “Part of me feels like they bring back Russell Wilson. Either way, I expect them to draft a quarterback fairly high. They need someone who can be the answer long term.”
The further it goes, the more likely it seems the Steelers will bring Justin fields back. This is not a talented quarterback draft, but the Steelers could take someone in the middle rounds of the class. If Fields is back, the team will still need someone as the backup, and a young quarterback might be the player the Steelers would like to draft at some point in the class.
Either way, expect another significant reshaping of the quarterback room this offseason, whether it is Fields, Russell Wilson, or someone else.
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit has started to install its ReadyFare vending machines as the agency prepares to roll out its new fare payment system.
PRT said it’s working to roll out its new ReadyFare system and has started to install the new machine at some of its light-rail stations.
The new machines recently were installed at PRT’s Gateway station in Downtown Pittsburgh.
PRT said that as it prepares to roll out the new system, current ConnectCard holders will receive a card in the mail with instructions on how to request a ReadyFare card.
The new ReadyFare cards will be able to be purchased at the new machines for $1.
PRT said that riders will be able to transfer any balances they have on a ConnectCard to the new ReadyFare cards using an online balance transfer form.
Pittsburg, PA
About 5 pounds of bees removed from Acrisure Stadium scaffolding ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts
Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. Except it’s not the fans generating all the excitement — it’s about 5 pounds of honeybees.
The Fine Family Apiary in Monongahela said it was contacted on Wednesday about a swarm of bees clustered on the stage scaffolding. The apiary put the swarm in a “nuc box” and took them home before moving the bees into full-size equipment.
Owner Al Fine estimates the swarm weighed about 4 to 5 pounds and consisted of 12,000 to 15,000 bees. All said, it took less than two hours to get the job done.
Why do bees swarm?
Swarming is how honeybees propagate, Fine explained. According to Penn State Extension, during swarming, the queen and about half the workers leave their home to establish a new nest. The bees will form a temporary cluster, hanging out while scouts search the surrounding area for a more permanent home in hollow spaces like tree cavities or, occasionally, the walls of a home.
Swarms can stick around for several hours or days until they’re ready to move, Penn State Extension says. Meanwhile, the colony left behind is temporarily without a leader until a new queen is established.
With the swarm at Acrisure Stadium removed, Morgan Wallen’s show is ready to go on. The country music megastar will bring his I’m The Problem Tour to Pittsburgh on June 5 and June 6, along with multiple acts like Brooks & Dunn and Ella Langley.
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