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Some Bellevue roads to close for filming of Netflix movie
Bellevue announced that two roads in the borough will be closed all day Tuesday for the filming of a Netflix movie. Mayor Val Pennington said West Avenue between S. Starr and St. Jackson avenues and S. Jackson Avenue up to Monroe Avenue will be closed all day Tuesday. Those roads...
Scoobi shuts down moped-share operation in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s private moped-sharing company, Scoobi, has shut down operations in the city, according to city officials. Scoobi rents out electric mopeds through an app, and the mopeds can be driven and parked throughout certain city neighborhoods. Maria Montaño, press secretary for Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, said the city’s Department of...
2 injured in explosion at former YWCA building in McKeesport
Emergency crews responded Tuesday morning to an explosion that injured at least two people at the former YWCA building in downtown McKeesport. The two people were taken to hospitals by ambulance after sustaining injuries related to the explosion, according to state emergency alerts. The incident at 410 9th St. was...
Carjacking reported in Pittsburgh’s West End
Pittsburgh police said they responded early Tuesday to a reported carjacking in the 1200 block of Chartiers Avenue in the city’s West End. Zone 6 police officers said they spoke with a male victim who told them he was a ride-hail driver and was called to pick up passengers at...
Delmont man killed when garbage truck crashed into Wilmerding homes
A garbage truck driver from Delmont died early Tuesday morning after the truck he was driving rolled over and crashed into three houses in Wilmerding. The victim, Dana M. Rodericks, 47, was driving a truck that had been traveling on Jefferson Street and attempted to turn onto the 400 block...
Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey urges Senate to pass burn pit bill
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is blaming Senate Republicans for holding up a bill that he said would provide health care funding to help veterans suffering from illnesses related to toxic exposure from burn pits. Burn pits were common at military sites outside the United States, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Crash closes portion of Route 837 in Dravosburg
A crash shut down part of Route 837 in Dravosburg early Monday while crews worked to clear the scene. Route 837, also known in the area as Clairton Dravosburg Road, was closed in both directions between McClure and Elizabeth streets in the Mon Valley borough. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported...
Man fatally shot on Pittsburgh’s North Shore
Pittsburgh police responded early Monday to reports of a shooting on the city’s North Shore and found a male who had been shot twice. The man was transported by EMS to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner identified the...
Doug Mastriano’s Gab page removed, candidate responds to criticism of social media platform
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has been criticized by elected officials and anti-hate speech groups for his association with Gab, a far-right social media platform that was favored by the accused Tree of Life shooter. He has responded to the criticism and his Gab account was apparently removed recently. Mastriano...
Sheetz looking to add 30 stores in Western Pa.
Sheetz plans to add 30 gas stations and convenience stores in Western Pennsylvania over the next three to five years. The Altoona-based chain said it is working with commercial real estate firm CBRE to identify sites for the new locations. Brian Dinges, assistant vice president of real estate, acknowledged that...
Josh Shapiro pitches economic plan during visit to Pittsburgh’s robotics row
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro pitched his economic plan during a Pittsburgh campaign stop Tuesday and said one of his goals as governor would be to ensure that the region becomes the world leader in the robotics industry. “I am here today to plant a flag and say we will...
Congressman Glenn Thompson attends gay son’s wedding after voting against same-sex marriage bill
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Centre County, joined 156 other Republican lawmakers last week in opposing a bill to protect the recognition of same-sex marriage — just three days before attending his gay son’s wedding. Thompson represents Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District, which includes all of Armstrong and Indiana counties, part of...
Shadyside’s Aiken Avenue to get redesign, protected bike lanes
Pittsburgh officials hope reconfiguring the lanes on a stretch of Shadyside’s Aiken Avenue will make the street safer for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Erika Strassburger, D-Shadyside, met Monday with community members and bike advocates to discuss the project. Strassburger said the stretch of Aiken has seen nearly...
PennDOT hopes to complete Fern Hollow Bridge replacement by end of the year
PennDOT’s top official in the Pittsburgh region said Monday that she hopes a project to replace the city’s collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge will be completed by the end of the year. At a news conference near the bridge site above Frick Park, PennDOT District 11 Executive Cheryl Moon-Sirianni said meeting...
Pittsburgh Bus Rapid Transit project costs grow, undergoing scope revisions
Pittsburgh’s Bus Rapid Transit project is still set to upgrade stations and boost reliability of buses between the city’s two largest business districts - Downtown and Oakland - but officials now say the project is going to cost more than initially estimated, and some of its scope is shrinking. On...
Pittsburgh Jewish, Black leaders call out Doug Mastriano for ties to Gab social platform
A group of prominent Jewish and Black Pittsburgh leaders on Thursday condemned Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano for his ties to the right-wing social media platform Gab. Gab is a site accessed by the accused Tree of Life shooter Robert Bowers, who used the platform to share conspiracy theories targeting...
Donatelli’s Italian grocery in Bloomfield announces impending closure
After an unsuccessful attempt to sell off the family business, Donatelli’s Italian grocery store in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood announced Wednesday that it will be closing sometime in August. The storefront has sat on Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Little Italy for more than 90 years. In 2021, owner/operator Russell Donatelli announced...
Allegheny County Council overrides Fitzgerald’s veto, bans new fracking in parks
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday voted to override a veto on a bill that bans new fracking leases on county parkland. The override marked the first time in Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s three terms that council overturned one of his vetoes. The bill bans new industrial leases at the...
Carrie Furnace gets $7.5M in state funding to move forward with redevelopment
The site of a former blast furnace is working on a makeover that could bring a flexible technology space, light manufacturing and film production and on Tuesday, the Pennsylvania state government allocated millions of dollars to help that project along. State Sen. Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills, announced $7.5 million in...
Pittsburgh airport ranked 6th in U.S. for canceled flights, study says
New analysis from shows the Pittsburgh International Airport has some of the highest percentages of canceled flights in the country. The analysis by FlightAware was first conducted for CNN, and Pittsburgh ranks sixth worst in the nation for canceled flights for the start of this summer. Between May 28 through...
Pittsburgh says city cop gave unapproved interviews protesting vaccine mandate
A Pittsburgh Police detective protesting the covid-19 vaccine mandate for city employees has come under fire for giving unauthorized interviews to media outlets, including conservative sites that have been accused of spreading conspiracy claims. Her appearances and interviews were unscheduled and unapproved, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Safety...
Ticket surcharge to help pay for bigger scoreboard at PNC Park
The owners of PNC Park and the Pittsburgh Pirates have reached an agreement to bring a larger scoreboard and video screen to the North Shore stadium. At a Sports & Exhibition Authority meeting Thursday, the SEA authorized a $1 surcharge to all tickets sold at PNC Park that will cover...
Man who died at Allegheny County Jail identified
An incarcerated man was found unresponsive in his cell at the Allegheny County Jail this week, and he was pronounced dead shortly after. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified him as 39-year-old Victor Joseph Zilinek. A cause or manner of death was not released. Zelinik is the fourth incarcerated...
Allegheny County Council to attempt to override Fitzgerald vetoes
Allegheny County Council has scheduled a special meeting on Tuesday in an attempt to override two recent vetoes made by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald concerning a proposed fracking ban and a bill to add oversight to top staffer hiring. This week, Fitzgerald vetoed a bill that sought to ban...
First details of Swinburne Bridge replacement project revealed by city
Pittsburgh officials held a public meeting on Thursday evening to provide the first details about the project to replace the Swinburne Bridge, which connects the city’s South Oakland and Greenfield neighborhoods. The Swinburne bridge is 107 years old and in poor condition. There is deterioration to the bridge, which carries...
