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Morning Roundup: Body found on Strip District roof; firearms license operations moved for NFL Draft
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, April 22: Body found on Strip District roof A body was found on the roof of a Strip District building Monday, Pittsburgh public safety officials said. Police were called to the 1300 block of Penn Avenue around 10:30...
Pittsburgh locals split on NFL Draft, but agree it will be a spectacle
Danielle Nolan and her husband, John, have been Steelers season ticket holders since 2021. For them, attending the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh was a no-brainer. After months of planning, just hours remain until the massive spectacle opens Thursday to the public. The Nolans live in East Liverpool, Ohio, just an...
The Stroller, April 22, 2026: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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Gasoline smell leads to discovery of damaged underground tanks in Harrison
The smell of gasoline at the top of Spring Hill Road in Harrison led to a potentially dangerous discovery by state officials. Ten underground fuel storage tanks, nearly 100 years old, were revealed by ground-penetrating radar beneath the parking lot at the Stop’n Shop convenience store at Spring Hill and...
North Huntingdon donates old police car to Catholic Diocese police department
The Catholic Diocese of Greensburg will receive a former North Huntingdon police car, but not before a township commissioner raised questions about donating a vehicle to a religious organization. Township commissioners will transfer the title of a 2016 police cruiser with more than 100,000 miles to the Diocese of Greensburg...
Etna, Millvale fire services consider merger with Southern Allegheny Valley to secure future
It’s not unusual for firefighters from Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, Etna and Millvale to respond to the same calls. Limited manpower and logistics make it crucial for the departments to support each other. Many believe it should go a step further. Discussions of a potential merger are in the early stages. “The...
Resident removed from Springdale council meeting by police after public comment dispute
Springdale police removed resident Danny Rosenmund from Tuesday night’s borough council meeting following a confrontation during the public comment session. Rosenmund was addressing the board when a council member informed him he had exceeded his three-minute time limit, according to Dani Jameson, a Harmar resident who witnessed the incident. Jameson...
Physical activity, healthy foods highlighted at pre-NFL Draft rally at Duquesne schoolVideo
When Ann Marie Krautheim asked how many Duquesne City middle school students have played flag football before, only a handful of kids raised their hands. But when she followed up asking how many enjoyed playing the sport, those same hands remained in the air. At Duquesne on Tuesday, the NFL...
Grandmother, family friend charged in Renesmay Eutsey death investigation, Fayette DA says
Two more people — the victim’s grandmother and a family friend — are facing charges in connection with the September death of 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey. Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said charges were filed Tuesday against the grandmother, Theresa Marie Shipley, 63, of Scottdale, and family friend Sandra Lynn...
Pittsburgh police union raises alarms about staffing ahead of NFL Draft
On Thursday, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to start flooding Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft. But even as the city’s police force prepares for what could be the largest public event in Pittsburgh history, it’s clawing back from its worst staffing crisis in a generation. That worries...
Crisis Center North, which helps domestic violence victims, sues key funder over aid cuts
A dispute over bookkeeping methods has led Crisis Center North, an agency in Allegheny County that aids domestic violence victims, to sue the nonprofit that provides nearly 20% of its funding. The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in Harrisburg against the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a private...
Penn Hills detectives claim corruption and hostile work environment in lawsuit against municipal officials
A group of Penn Hills police detectives filed a lawsuit against the municipality and a number of its leaders alleging collusion, hostile work environment and corruption. The almost 400-page lawsuit was filed in early April on behalf of Detectives Jonathan Milos, Pierce Robison, Teresa Gongware, Steffan Shaw and Josh Martinelli....
BikePGH offers another way to navigate the NFL Draft
With the NFL Draft approaching, Pittsburghers and out-of-towners are mapping out travel routes to attend the events. With large crowds expected as people try to avoid bumper-to-bumper traffic, BikePGH is providing a guide to navigating Pittsburgh by bike. “The best way to experience this major event is by bike, as...
Freeport Area graduate to open for Jason Aldean at Pittsburgh concert
Ricky Hunter said he only began making music in 2021. But Wednesday, the Freeport Area alumnus will play a 10-minute opening set for country music star Jason Aldean at an invite-only concert at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. Hunter, 23, of Freeport won a contest held by Pittsburgh country radio...
Pittsburgh restaurants prepare for NFL Draft surge as closures raise concerns
With hundreds of thousands of football fans expected in town, restaurants near the NFL Draft footprint in Pittsburgh say they’re anticipating large crowds — but worry that widespread road closures could make it difficult for employees to get to work. “We are used to volume, whether it’s football or opening...
Ligonier’s Thistledown Inn reaches settlement with neighbors over event pavilion
A settlement was reached Tuesday between owners of the Thistledown at Seger House and its neighbors. The boutique inn, just blocks from the historic Diamond in Ligonier Borough, will continue to host events in its adjoining designer pavilion. Attorneys for the nine-room hotel on West Main Street, neighbors, the borough...
New seafood restaurant coming to Pittsburgh’s Cultural District
A new coastal seafood restaurant is coming to Downtown Pittsburgh. Meredith Boyle and Fernando Navas, owners of the Argentine eatery Balvanera in the Strip District, will open another concept, Casa Anchoa. Set to launch this fall, the restaurant will take over the space formerly occupied by Nine on Nine at...
A boy, a racquet and a dream: Whitehall teen, a Ukrainian refugee, excels on Baldwin tennis team
Nikita Petruk was attracted to the sport of tennis because it demands athletes to pursue their own, individual style of play. Fair to say the 18-year-old’s life story has a similar philosophy. Born in Ukraine, Petruk was athletic from an early age, starting with soccer. When he was 7, a...
Mark Cuban weighs in on Kamala Harris, health care, before Pittsburgh visit
Billionaire and Mt. Lebanon native Mark Cuban didn’t have to think twice Tuesday when asked if he’d support another presidential run by former Vice President Kamala Harris. “No,” he replied to a Politico reporter during the online news outlet’s annual health care summit in Washington, D.C. Moments earlier, he shut...
Work begins on South Buffalo housing plan, Armstrong County’s 1st in decades
Crews could be seen staging heavy equipment on a grassy plain in South Buffalo on Tuesday for a project that’s expected to bring dozens of new residences to Armstrong County. The site, located in the RIDC Armstrong Innovation Park, sits between the South Buffalo government center and Route 128, near...
A guide to the many ridiculous and inspired activations coming to Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft
The NFL’s offseason is often referred to as silly season. To bear that out, the flagship event — the NFL Draft — is a deluge of high-visibility promotional activations. Ranging from truly helpful and inspired all the way to wild, weird and overly commercialized, they figure to inundate Pittsburgh this...
Local experts say consumers and small businesses might not benefit from new tariff refund portal
The federal government is giving companies the opportunity to file claims for tariff refunds, following the Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs were unconstitutional. On Monday, the government launched the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries’ (CAPE) new tariff refund portal. But local trade and...
Behind the Picks: How Pittsburgh’s local businesses are preparing for the NFL Draft
Kelly Sanders has dreamed up a real-life love letter to Pittsburgh during the NFL Draft this weekend: A day party, or “Draft Darty,” on Saturday afternoon, packed with football-shaped pizzas from No Horns Pizza, sausage sandwiches from Parma Sausage, scoops from Millie’s Ice Cream, and “The Draft Draft” from East...
Tarentum Night Market returns to East Sixth Avenue for 2026 season
Merchant Dianna Roney is ecstatic the Tarentum Night Market will return to East Sixth Avenue this year. The owner of Diamond Antiques and Gifts said having people mill around the business district, popping in and out of stores, is the exact purpose of the community event. “That’s where it belongs,...
Pittsburgh ‘recidivist’ lawyer suspended for 5 years by Pa. Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday suspended a Pittsburgh attorney for five years for violating the rules of professional conduct, including failing to report to the disciplinary board a criminal conviction and failing to properly notify clients after he was suspended. The suspension of Richard J. McCague, who was admitted...
