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Medical examiner called to vehicle crash in Ross
A woman was killed in a crash late Wednesday evening along McKnight Road in Ross, TribLive news partner WTAE reported. The wreck happened just after 11 p.m. in the 4500 block of McKnight. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified the victim as Indipile Shea, 33....
Pittsburgh police say man attacked mail carrier, sparking SWAT response
Pittsburgh police arrested a man who they say attacked a mail carrier Wednesday and then barricaded himself in a home, sparking a SWAT response. According to a criminal complaint, a mail carrier was parked at the intersection of Tarragonna and Alice streets in the city’s Bon Air neighborhood around 2:30...
Pittsburgh City Council expands paid sick leave requirements for businesses
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure that will mandate businesses provide additional paid sick days for workers. Under the city’s existing Paid Sick Days Act, which went into effect in March 2020, employers with 15 or more employees must give workers up to 40 hours of paid...
Morning Roundup: Beaver County man wins $1.3M in Pa. Lottery; tornado confirmed in Clarion County
Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Wednesday, June 11: Beaver County man wins $1.3M in Pa. Lottery The Pennsylvania Lottery on Tuesday announced that a Beaver County man won more than $1.3 million playing the Pennsylvania Lottery online. Christopher Lehman, who has served in the...
Did Allegheny County primary voter turnout beat expectations?
The Allegheny County Board of Elections on Monday certified the results of the May primary election, in which one of every four county voters cast their ballots. Dave Voye, the county’s elections division manager, told the board that Democrats saw a nearly 35% voter turnout, while Republican turnout was almost...
Pittsburgh preparing for month of Juneteenth events; independent celebration still awaiting permit
Pittsburgh is hosting a series of city-sponsored events to commemorate Juneteenth, a holiday observing the day the last slaves in the United States were emancipated. The city this year is hosting a series of events throughout Pittsburgh. Last year, the city contracted with an outside company to host a city-sponsored...
Morning Roundup: Suspect arrested after 2 sexual assaults in Oakland
Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Tuesday, June 10: Suspect arrested after 2 sexual assaults in Oakland Pittsburgh police on Monday announced a suspect has been arrested after two separate sexual assault incidents in the city’s Oakland neighborhood. Tyree Jackson, 24, of Pittsburgh turned himself...
Amid Point State Park upgrades, where will Pittsburgh hold July 4 events?
Pittsburgh’s Independence Day celebrations this year will be moved to the North Shore Riverwalk and Emerald View Park’s Grandview Bandstand in Allentown. The city can’t hold its annual 4th of July festivities at Point State Park this summer as it usually does because of ongoing upgrades at the park. Pittsburgh’s...
Morning Roundup: Shooting reported at water steps on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Monday, June 9: Shooting reported at water steps on Pittsburgh’s North Shore Pittsburgh police responded to reports of a shooting Sunday in the area of the water steps on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Police were called to the 200 block...
Dick Skrinjar, affable, longtime spokesman for Pittsburgh’s mayors, PennDOT, dies at 74
Dick Skrinjar, who served as a spokesman for former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, died Thursday. He was 74. “The thing about my dad is that he was ultimately just a very loving person,” Zach Skrinjar, one of his sons, told TribLive Friday. “He loved...
Judge grants Job Corps’ 99 sites brief reprieve from closure amid lawsuit
U.S. Job Corps centers around the country, including a site in Pittsburgh, will remain open — at least for now. A federal judge in New York City on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order that bars the U.S. Department of Labor from eliminating the Job Corps without congressional authorization. The...
Trump’s Job Corps shutdown spurs Innamorato to form ‘federal disruption’ task force
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato on Thursday signed an executive order creating a “federal disruption response team” to provide support for people impacted by President Donald Trump’s job and funding cuts or other rapid changes. “We’ve seen so many times this year, the Trump administration seems committed to chaos and...
Feds halt Pittsburgh Job Corps program for low-income students
The U.S. Department of Labor is pausing Job Corps operations across the country, including in Pittsburgh. Job Corps is a free residential career training program for low-income teenagers and young adults. Federal officials said the pause was spurred by a financial analysis and reports showing the program didn’t achieve its...
Pittsburgh councilman flags land bank funding as ‘immediate concern’
A Pittsburgh councilman is warning that the city’s land bank will be broke by the end of next year unless a future funding source is found. “It’s an immediate concern,” Councilman Bobby Wilson, D-North Side, told TribLive Tuesday. Wilson, a member of the Pittsburgh Land Bank’s board, is looking to...
Feds remove online list accusing Pittsburgh, others of defying immigration law
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security list that classified Pittsburgh and Allegheny County as “sanctuary jurisdictions defying federal immigration law” has been removed from the department’s website. DHS last week said each jurisdiction would receive formal notification of “its non-compliance with federal statutes,” but city and county officials on Monday...
Pittsburgh Juneteenth event organizer takes city to court over permit delay
The organizer of a large annual Juneteenth celebration in Pittsburgh is taking the city to court over a delay in permits for the event, which is scheduled in less than three weeks. William “B” Marshall on Thursday filed paperwork in the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court to compel the city...
Visitors expected to fill hotels, rent private homes for U.S. Open in Oakmont
Mark Miller believes his Indiana Township home is a perfect accommodation for people coming to town for the U.S. Open golf tournament in Oakmont next week. Situated about 5 miles from the picturesque golf course, the property boasts an in-ground pool, hot tub, wet bar and gourmet kitchen. It sits...
DHS threatens federal funding for Pittsburgh, Allegheny County over immigrant stance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has included Pittsburgh and Allegheny County on a lengthy list of “sanctuary jurisdictions defying federal immigration law.” The creation of the list was mandated by an April executive order in which President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from jurisdictions federal officials believe...
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses call for union election
Lucy Ruccio has worked as a nurse practitioner at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital for the last 3½ years. Ruccio, 35, of Squirrel Hill, said she finds meaning in her work and loves the hospital, where she gave birth to her own children. But she’s frustrated that she and other nurses feel...
Pittsburgh council OKs Devine as acting police chief through rest of Gainey’s term
Martin Devine can stay Pittsburgh’s acting police chief through the rest of Mayor Ed Gainey’s tenure. City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a measure to allow Devine to lead the police bureau until Feb. 1, 2026. Gainey, who lost in last week’s Democratic primary, will end his term a month...
Concerns over Herron Avenue Bridge support columns prompt emergency closure
Pittsburgh officials Wednesday announced an emergency closure of the Herron Avenue Bridge over safety concerns. An independent consultant and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials Tuesday found issues with the columns that support the bridge, which connects the city’s Polish Hill and Lawrenceville neighborhoods and spans the Martin Luther King Jr....
As Trump cuts research money, Shapiro pitches $50M for science, innovation
While President Donald Trump yanks critical federal funding from universities and research institutions across the country, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to invest tens of millions of dollars each year in life sciences and innovation. During a visit Tuesday to a University of Pittsburgh research facility in Bloomfield, Shapiro spoke...
What’s a lame-duck mayor to do? Gainey has 7 months to cement his legacy
Lame-duck Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey faces a stark choice in his remaining seven months in office: Ramp up efforts to push his passion projects across the finish line — or while away the final days of his single term. On Tuesday, Gainey lost the Democratic primary to Corey O’Connor, virtually...
Experts deem voter displeasure with Gainey as key to O’Connor’s win
Corey O’Connor first toyed with the idea of trying to unseat Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey about a year ago. In his role as Allegheny County controller, he often talked to residents throughout the city — and what he heard was frustration. People complained about safety, development and basic services, O’Connor...
‘Thank You, Pittsburgh’: O’Connor hits the streets in appreciation of voters
Standing in a light rain in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood Wednesday morning, Corey O’Connor recalled how his father had shown gratitude to the voters who elected him to City Council and then mayor’s office. His father, the late Bob O’Connor, had gone into the basement the morning after he was first...
