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Giant Eagle to get rid of plastic grocery bags, straws by 2025Video
Giant Eagle announced plans to get rid of single-use plastics by 2025, aiming to keep flimsy shopping bags and fresh food containers from clogging oceans and rivers and piling up on land. The O’Hara-based retailer, in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh and Sustainable Pittsburgh, unveiled its plan Tuesday during...
Washington Boulevard reopens after crash involving Pittsburgh Public Works truckVideo
Washington Boulevard has reopened following a three-vehicle crash involving a Pittsburgh Public Works truck early Friday. The crash happened at about 6:50 a.m. and left two people injured but in stable condition, Maurice Matthews, public safety spokesman, said. It closed all but one lane of the road for several hours...
Steel Valley cancels some classes for alarm system repairs
Some students in the Steel Valley School District in Homestead don’t have to report to class Friday. A problem with the fire alarm system has closed the high school, middle school and the Steel Center. Repairs are expected to be made today. The district posted on its website that students...
Arrest made in connection to missing Bethel Park woman
Bethel Park police have made an arrest but are still looking for a woman missing for two months from Bethel Park. Jaime Rae Feden, 33, was last seen on Sept. 15, 2019, according to a Facebook post by police. Feden stands just over 4 feet tall and weighs 75 pounds....
Home invasion leaves 1 dead in Wilkinsburg
One person was killed during a home invasion Thursday in Wilkinsburg , authorities said. Police and paramedics responded just before 10:30 p.m. to Woodlawn Avenue for reports of a man shot and several others held at gunpoint after two people barged into a home. Officers found a 42-year-old man suffering...
Water main break closes Pittsburgh’s Spring Garden Early Childhood Center
Pittsburgh’s Spring Garden Early Childhood Center closed for the day Thursday because of a water main break. Pittsburgh Public Schools posted about the closing on social media just before 5:45 a.m. Pittsburgh Spring Garden Early Childhood Center is closed today, Thursday, November 14, 2019 due to a water main break....
Sharpsburg receives $1 million grant for Main Street work
A safer, more welcoming Sharpsburg Main Street is closer to reality after the borough on Nov. 12 landed a $1 million state grant. The money will support work to update decades-old infrastructure and improve safety on the heavily used business corridor, council President Brittany Reno said. “In terms of making...
Pittsburgh breaks record low as cold snap hits region
It’s official. The bone-chilling temperatures in the Pittsburgh region Wednesday morning broke a 108-year-old record-low for Nov. 13. Just before 7 a.m., temperatures dropped to 12 degrees, edging past the record previously set in 1911. As of 6:59 am this morning, the low temperature at Pittsburgh International hit 12 degrees,...
SWAT officers called to McKeesport
Police continue to investigate along a McKeesport street early Wednesday after SWAT officers spent five hours there Tuesday night, WPXI reported. Details of the incident were not clear but police were called at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to Locust Street. Neighbors reportedly heard gunshots, with one man saying he hid...
Job fairs Tuesday as Giant Eagle looking to hire 300 people
Giant Eagle will host hiring fairs in more than 24 locations throughout the region Tuesday. Company officials said 300 jobs are available and are permanent positions, not seasonal. The event runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 24 stores, including • New Kensington, 200 Tarentum Bridge Road • Irwin, 8901...
Boil water advisory lifted in Aspinwall
A boil water advisory in Aspinwall has been lifted after two days of restricted access for some residents. A leak was detected Nov. 9 along West 8th Street and residents were told to boil their water before drinking. They were able to wash and bathe with it. The break was...
Embattled McCandless police chief retires; replacement namedVideo
McCandless police Lt. Ryan Hawk was appointed on Monday as the new acting police Chief, according to the town’s Facebook page. He takes the place of beleaguered former Chief David DiSanti, who submitted his resignation during the Nov. 11 council meeting. The move comes less than a year after DiSanti...
Police investigating 3rd threat at Fox Chapel schools
Heightened security continues at Fox Chapel Area School District after officials were alerted to a threat Monday, the third in the past month. Classes were not canceled as the report was vague and deemed not credible, Bonnie Berzonski, district coordinator of communications, said. High school classes were canceled previously on...
Pittsburgh police officer injured in wrong-way crash
A Pittsburgh police officer was sent to the hospital after a wrong-way driver, who was later charged with DUI, crashed into his vehicle Sunday. The incident happened at about 6:40 p.m. along Jacksonia Street, a one-way street on the city’s North Side. The officer was driving the correct way along...
Pittsburgh boy missing since Nov. 8 from Knoxville found Monday
A boy missing since Nov. 8 from Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood was found Monday, public safety spokesman Chris Togneri said. Authorities took to social media to ask for help to locate the boy, Haji Abdi, 12. He was safely located and returned home, Togneri said....
More than 120 volunteers come to Harrison to plant treesVideo
Kathleen Rankin didn’t let the frosty weather keep her from doing some good for her community on Saturday morning. She was among more than 120 volunteers who turned out for a tree-planting event in Harrison, despite temperatures that hovered in the 30s. “I especially wanted to help plant trees at...
1 hit by train in Station Square
A person was hit by a train in Station Square at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, WPXI reported. Police are investigating after being called to West Station Square Drive near the Sheraton Hotel. The victim’s condition was not released and further details were not yet available....
PA Turnpike will be shut down eastbound between Harmar, Monroeville
The eastbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed tonight between the Allegheny Valley exit (Exit 48 at Harmar) and the Pittsburgh exit (Exit 57 in Monroeville). A detour will be in effect from 11:59 p.m. tonight through 5 a.m. Sunday, the Turnpike Commission posted on social media. Weekend...
Kittanning Pike lane closed due to sinkhole
A sinkhole has caused a temporary closure of a lane along Kittanning Pike in O’Hara. PennDOT closed the road from Kirkwood Drive to Murray Street. It will remain off-limits until further notice, officials said. There will be single-lane alternating traffic, controlled by stop signs. The spur from Kirkwood Drive to...
Glassport man killed in West Mifflin crash
One person was killed in a crash Thursday night in West Mifflin, authorities said. Marc McLellan, 31, of Glassport died from injuries sustained in the crash in the 5600 block of Homeville Road, according to a report from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Emergency crews were called to the scene...
Security heightened at Fox Chapel Area High School after bomb threat
Heightened security will be visible when students arrive for class today at Fox Chapel Area High School in the wake of Thursday’s bomb threat that closed the building. A limited number of doors will be open for people to access the building and extra staff will be on hand, Superintendent...
Police: Man faces homicide in son’s death
State police in Mercer said they will charge a man with homicide in the death of his 14-year-old son, WPXI reported. A second man faces charges of child endangerment in connection with the case. The boy was found dead at about 11 a.m. Oct. 24 at his home in the...
Ramp closure on Highland Park Bridge could mean delays
Motorists who use the Highland Park Bridge can once again expect delays this weekend. It’s the third consecutive week that PennDOT has scheduled repairs, with officials saying a ramp will be closed Oct. 25-28 There will be a single-lane restriction southbound at the on-ramps from Freeport Road and the ramp...
Bomb threat closes Fox Chapel Area High School
Fox Chapel Area High School is closed today for a bomb threat, despite a search of the building that turned up clear. School officials late last night were notified on the state-mandated Safe2Say Something tip line about a threat to the high school, Bonnie Berzonski, district coordinator of communications, said....
North Allegheny redistricting will send hundreds to different schools
North Allegheny School District on Wednesday night approved a redistricting plan that will send hundreds of students to different buildings next year. The move was spurred by soaring growth and classroom overcrowding, officials said on the district website. About 495 students will be affected. The district this year has just...
