Bob Bauder stories, Page 16
Pittsburgh public safety director criticizes company after Carrick water main breakVideo
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich was upset early Friday with the Pennsylvania American Water Co. over what he described as a “lack of communication” during a major water main break in Carrick. At one point, Hissrich, who was on the scene shortly after the break was reported at 5...
Retired Pittsburgh police officer plans to challenge Mayor Peduto in 2021 primaryVideo
A retired Pittsburgh police officer announced plans on Thursday to challenge Mayor Bill Peduto in the 2021 Democratic primary. Tony Moreno, 51, of the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood, said he spent 24 years fixing problems as a city patrol officer and narcotics detective, and that made him the best candidate...
Pittsburgh appealing court ruling on Lamar sign atop Mt. Washington
Pittsburgh is asking Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court to reconsider a three-judge panel’s ruling that a sign atop Mt. Washington can remain. Pittsburgh and Lamar Advertising have battled in court for years over the Mt. Washington billboard that has featured advertising since the 1920s for such iconic local brands as Iron City...
PWSA hits lead-line replacement deadline 9 months early
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is nine months ahead of a state-required deadline for replacing 855 lead water lines before June 2020, the authority announced on Wednesday. PWSA this week hit a magic number set by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and intends to continue replacing lead lines whether...
Pittsburgh hopes to acquire former VA Hospital campus by year’s end
Pittsburgh hopes to secure ownership of a former Veterans Affairs hospital complex in Lincoln-Lemington before year’s end with plans to create an advanced public safety training facility for police, firefighters and paramedics that would be open to other departments in the region. City Council on Wednesday gave preliminary authorization for...
Experts say former Three Rivers Regatta promoter unlikely to pay off creditors
Bankruptcy experts say creditors, including Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, are unlikely to receive any reimbursement for services from a former Three Rivers Regatta promoter who has filed to liquidate his company. LionHeart Event Group last week filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, contending it has between $500,000...
Report offers stark picture of inequalities by gender, race in PittsburghVideo
Black women in Pittsburgh are more likely to have a baby die during pregnancy than black women in most other cities in the country, according to a report released Tuesday. But that’s only one serious gender and racial inequality that exists among the city’s population. The 95-page “Pittsburgh’s Inequality Across...
Steelers appeal Pittsburgh zoning decision barring sign on Heinz Field seats
The Steelers have appealed a Pittsburgh zoning board ruling that denied the team permission to paint a sign in the end zone seating at Heinz Field. PSSI Stadium LLC, a team affiliate, contends the Pittsburgh Zoning Board of Adjustment decision in August “constitutes an abuse of discretion and an error...
$2M in grants from Lemieux Foundation, Highmark for AFib researchVideo
The Mario Lemieux Foundation delivered a $1 million grant Monday to the Allegheny Health Network that will be used along with $1 million in matching funds from Highmark Health for research and therapies into heart rhythm disorders. Dr. Amit Thosani, director of AHN’s Cardiac Electrophysiology Department, said the money would...
Pittsburgh’s Diana Street on North Side reopens following landslide repairs
Pittsburgh on Friday reopened a North Side street that had been closed for more than a year because of a landslide. The Mayor’s Office reported that reconstruction of Diana Street in its Spring Hill neighborhood cost $880,000. Work included construction of a new retaining wall, stormwater inlet and pipe, pavement...
Pittsburgh mulling pedestrian bridge connecting Davis Avenue and Riverview Park
Residents of Pittsburgh’s North Side for years have argued for and against replacing the demolished Davis Avenue Bridge. Now, city officials think they’ve found a compromise. Pittsburgh City Council this week gave preliminary authorization for the Mayor’s Office and Department of Mobility and Infrastructure to seek $1.8 million from the...
Military exercises to bring low-flying helicopters, explosions to Pittsburgh
Don’t be alarmed if you hear explosions this week or see low-flying military helicopters and planes buzzing around Pittsburgh and the surrounding area during the evening. The Department of Defense has scheduled tactical and technical training with Pittsburgh, state and suburban police SWAT teams, according to Public Safety Director Wendell...
Pittsburgh youth mentoring program opening Downtown to address loitering
A nonprofit North Side youth mentoring program is opening a storefront in Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center with hopes of alleviating problems with kids loitering and fighting Downtown. The Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County on Thursday approved a five-month, rent-free lease with Youth Places for...
Steelers approved for multimillion-dollar retail store addition to Heinz Field
The Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County on Thursday unanimously approved a request by the Steelers to build a two-story addition to the FedEx Great Hall at Heinz Field that will include a merchandise shop along Art Rooney Avenue. Team spokeswoman Heidi Edwards told SEA board members...
DA seeks gag order in case against man accused of killing Pittsburgh police officer
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said his office has filed for a gag order in the case of a man accused in the July murder of an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer. The DA’s office has charged Christian Bey, 30, of Wilkinsburg with homicide and three firearms violations...
Peduto: Meeting with McConnell over gun law was ‘low point of pessimism’
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto described a meeting with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as a “low point of pessimism” during a trip this week to Washington, where he and other mayors met with federal officials to pressure a Senate vote on proposed gun restrictions. Peduto said McConnell gave him...
Pittsburgh City Council debates proposed 0.5 mill tax increase for parks
Several Pittsburgh City Council members and Controller Michael Lamb expressed concerns Wednesday over a proposed November ballot referendum asking city voters for an 0.5 mill property tax increase that would exclusively fund improvements to city parks. The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, which spearheaded the initiative that is supported by Mayor Bill...
DA Zappala to investigate local allegation against Antonio Brown
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Wednesday his office will investigate allegations made against Antonio Brown in a federal lawsuit. A former personal trainer of Brown in a lawsuit accused the former Steelers wide receiver of rape and sexual assault at homes in Florida and the Pittsburgh...
Port Authority plans to cut stops on Pittsburgh Carrick and Brighton routes
The Port Authority of Allegheny County plans to eliminate 72 stops on two bus routes servicing northern and southern Pittsburgh area neighborhoods, but wants public input before locking in the cuts. Under the proposal, the 16-Brighton route running between Downtown to Emsworth would drop from 127 stops to 94. The...
Pittsburgh appeals court ruling reinstating fired police officer
Pittsburgh has appealed an Allegheny County Court ruling that reinstated a police officer who was fired over an alleged 2017 road rage incident. This is the second time the city has appealed a decision involving former Officer Robert Kramer, who was reinstated by an arbitration panel earlier this year. Common...
Lucky customer at Pittsburgh convenience store hits lottery for $125,000
Friday was a fortunate day - $125,000 to be exact - for a customer of the Morningside Market in Pittsburgh’s Morningside neighborhood. The Pennsylvania Lottery reported that someone purchased a Cash 5 ticket at the market and hit Friday with the exact winning numbers 03-08-22-29-33. It will pay $125,000, minus...
Rail agency blames Station Square derailment on broken rail, inspector oversights
An inspector for a Kansas-based company committed “serious oversights” in Pittsburgh last year by failing to recognize a broken rail about three weeks before it caused a major derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight near Station Square, according to a federal report. The 11-page report released Thursday by the Federal...
Mayor Bill Peduto to lobby U.S. Senate for vote on gun bills
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto one month ago challenged the U.S. Senate and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass gun regulations within 30 days, including a ban on military-style rifles. It didn’t happen. Peduto and mayors from other cities victimized by mass shootings will head to Washington on Monday to confront...
Traffic delays expected during nearly 2-year-long ramp closure on I-579 in Pittsburgh
A northbound exit ramp on I-579 to Seventh Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh will close for 700 days starting Friday morning for construction of a “cap” over the expressway. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reminded drivers to find alternative routes for Downtown access from the highway running between the Liberty Tunnels...
Pittsburgh pension board delays vote on divestment in guns, gas and private prisons
A board overseeing Pittsburgh’s pension plans delayed a vote Thursday on Mayor Bill Peduto’s request to pull investments from companies dealing in fossil fuels, firearms and for-profit prisons Peduto was unable to attend the meeting and members of Pittsburgh’s Comprehensive Municipal Trust Fund board said they wanted to hear the...
