Jamie Martines stories, Page 10
Bill would dedicate lieutenant governor’s mansion for veterans program, Guard families
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman described a proposal to transfer control of the lieutenant governor’s Fort Indiantown Gap residence to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs as a “win across the board.” State senators voted unanimously Wednesday to pass the bill, which would require that the property be used...
Swinburne Street in South Oakland to close for 5 months
Swinburne Street in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland neighborhood will be closed for about five months as the city conducts repairs related to landslides, the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced Friday. The $630,000 project will begin Oct. 21. Traffic will be closed in both directions between Greenfield Avenue and Edgehill Street/Childs...
The 1955 murder story behind ‘Pittsburgh’ the poem, published in The New Yorker
Walter Henry was an unemployed steelworker when he was shot and killed at a Pittsburgh hotel in 1955. He attempted to intervene in a neighbor’s dispute but died in the arms of another tenant while his assailant — a jilted lover who kidnapped an ex-girlfriend, a resident of Henry’s building...
Allegheny County DA defers to state AG in Marsy’s Law suit
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office will not move forward with efforts to intervene in a lawsuit to challenge the proposed Marsy’s Law amendment to the state constitution, according to a statement Thursday. The office was satisfied with the response filed by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, which will be...
County Executive Fitzgerald, opponent Drozd, participate in voter forum
Candidates for countywide offices gathered at the Community College of Allegheny County campus on Pittsburgh’s North Side Monday for a forum co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters, ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Black Political Empowerment Project and Pittsburgh United. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and his Republican opponent, Matt Drozd, were...
DA Zappala to intervene in lawsuit challenging Marsy’s Law amendment
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. filed a petition Friday in Commonwealth Court to intervene in a lawsuit filed this week by opponents of a proposed crime victims’ rights amendment to the state constitution. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court by the American Civil Liberties...
Liftoff PGH health care conference to launch in 2020
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation is launching a new conference intended to make Pittsburgh more competitive in the health care field. Scheduled for September 2020, the event — Liftoff PGH — will merge with Life Sciences Week, which was presented by the public-private partnership InnovatePGH. “Independently, Liftoff PGH 2020 will dramatically...
Candidate forum won’t feature DA matchup between Zappala, Middleman
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. will not attend a countywide candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Monday, the Zappala campaign and the League of Women Voters confirmed Thursday. The longtime district attorney is being challenged in November by Allegheny County public defender Lisa...
Vertical farming company Fifth Season moves to BraddockVideo
Steps away from one of the longest running steel mills in the region, a solar-powered, fully-automated, vertical farming operation is setting up shop in Braddock. “It’s a big part of our social mission — we always say, we could put these farms anywhere, so we really like to put them...
Allegheny Health Network names new president of Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny Health Network named Dr. David Parda president of Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh’s North Side, the network announced in a statement Wednesday. Parda will succeed Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, who will move to a new role as chief physician executive for Community Health and Innovation, the statement said. That position...
Allegheny County 2020 budget proposal includes no tax increase
Allegheny County residents would not see a property tax increase in the nearly $1 billion budget for 2020 proposed by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald at a meeting of Allegheny County Council on Tuesday. The $959.8 million operating budget is a $27.4 million, or 2.9%, increase over the 2019 operating budget...
Food truck fundraiser planned in Wilkinsburg for Revival Chili
The owners of Nancy’s Revival in Wilkinsburg will host a dinnertime “Food Truck Round Up” fundraiser Thursday, as they work to rebuild after a fire in August destroyed Revival Chili, the business’ food trailer. “We are so grateful for all the support we have received so far,” Jordan Robarge, founder...
Woman stuck in tree on Mt. Washington hillside rescued
Pittsburgh EMS, fire and police rescued a woman early Tuesday who was stuck in a tree on the hillside below P.J. McArdle Roadway on Mt. Washington. The 19-year-old woman had been walking along P.J. McArdle Roadway near the Monongahela Incline when she saw an unknown man she believed was following...
Zambelli Fireworks CEO resigns
The president and CEO of Zambelli Fireworks, Tom Bametzrieder, has resigned, according to a statement from the company. “We thank him for his service and wish him luck in his future endeavors,” Ed Meyer, a managing partner at Zambelli, said in a statement. The company did not provide further details...
Study highlights prevalence of ticks in Pittsburgh parks
Ticks infected with Lyme disease are just as prevalent in Pittsburgh’s city parks as they are in residential or recreational areas outside of the city, according to a study conducted by researchers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. “The big take-home message is just because you are going out and using...
Permit issues delay opening of ScareHouse’s Scream District in Pittsburgh
Fans of the ScareHouse will have to wait a little longer to get their spooky season started in Pittsburgh. The opening of the new ScareHouse attraction on Penn Avenue in the Strip District — “Scream District” — was delayed due to permitting issues with the City of Pittsburgh, according to...
Sportsbook at The Meadows Casino in Washington County set to launch
The Meadows Casino in North Strabane will launch its sportsbook Oct. 10, according to a statement from the casino. This makes The Meadows the 10th legal, brick-and-mortar sports betting facility in Pennsylvania. “It’s a fantastic day for The Meadows Casino, our team members, guests and Washington County” said Tony Frabbiele,...
Trib Total Media to return to Pittsburgh’s North Shore
Trib Total Media will once again be a tenant of the D.L. Clark Building on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, Jennifer Bertetto, the Trib’s President and CEO, announced Monday. The move back to the Clark building will be official Oct. 1 as the Tribune-Review forges ahead in its continuing coverage of Allegheny...
Developer of Westinghouse facility in Churchill charged with asbestos violations
A Mt. Lebanon developer has been charged with illegally removing and dumping asbestos from the former Westinghouse facility in Churchill, according to paperwork filed by U.S. Attorney Scott Brady in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Friday. Vikas Jain, 47, is charged with one count of...
Joe Biden to visit Pittsburgh in November
Former Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Pittsburgh on Election Day, Nov. 5, according to a statement from his campaign. No additional details about the visit were immediately available. Biden last brought his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination to Pittsburgh in April. He visited the Teamsters Local 249...
Riverview shows off STEAM curriculum to Gov. Wolf
Gov. Tom Wolf visited Riverview Junior-Senior High School in Oakmont on Friday to learn about the district’s efforts to prepare students for jobs in fields of STEAM — that’s science, technology, engineering, arts and math — and to tout his own plan for growing the workforce in those fields, PAsmart....
Allegheny County Board of Elections chooses voting system vendor
The Allegheny County Board of Elections voted Wednesday to move forward with contract negotiations with the vendor Elections Systems & Software (ES&S) to purchase new voting equipment for the county. The system will cost about $10.5 million — the cheapest of the four options offered by ES&S. The county is...
Beto O’Rourke pushes gun control, health care, immigration reform in PittsburghVideo
It’s been more than 20 years since Beto O’Rourke last visited Pittsburgh. But the former Texas congressman seemed right at home Wednesday on the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland as he stopped to snap selfies with students who greeted him by name and to answer their questions about his...
L.A. doctor who performed Ben Roethlisberger’s surgery has Western Pa. roots
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger underwent surgery for an elbow injury in Los Angeles on Monday, but his care was still in the hands of a Steelers Country native. The procedure was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan Jobe Institute — surgeon to celebrities, professional athletes and a...
Allegheny County Council to consider another conversion therapy proposalVideo
Republicans on Allegheny County Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would ban certain conversion therapy treatments, but not the widely discredited practice itself. The measure is a response to legislation proposed earlier this year by Paul Klein, D-Point Breeze, and council President John DeFazio, D-Shaler, that would prohibit mental health...
