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Police: Missing Pittsburgh man found safe
Updated: Lampkin has been found and is safe, according to Pittsburgh police. Pittsburgh police are searching for a 75-year-old man last seen Sunday in the city’s Carrick neighborhood, authorities said. Leslie Lampkin was last seen wearing black pants, dress shoes and a brown plaid blazer, according to police. He was...
City League football preview: Title up for grabs during unique season
At long last, kickoff has arrived for City League football teams. It might be a little later than normal and under an abundance of safety protocols, but the league is set to begin play Friday afternoon at Cupples Stadium on the South Side. A season originally thought to be canceled...
Pittsburgh hip-hop artist Mars Jackson talks new album, social justice, ways to ‘Look Up’
Pittsburgh hip-hop artist Mars Jackson has a knack for surprising people. He performed in art galleries, like Penn Avenue’s Most Wanted Fine Art, when clubs weren’t his style. Threads of soul, jazz and gospel are prominently displayed in his melodic brand of hip-hop music. He openly discusses the benefits of...
Pittsburgh police searching for girl last seen in Brighton Heights
Updated: Pittsburgh police said Sept. 24 that Williams has been found safely. Pittsburgh police are searching for a girl last seen in the Brighton Heights neighborhood a week ago. Vita Williams, 13, was last seen Sept. 14, authorities said. She’s often in the Brighton Heights, South Side and Downtown areas....
‘It’s kind of unprecedented’: Tailgaters, restaurants make best of Steelers home openerVideo
It was a very different scene Sunday on the North Shore before the Steelers home opener. As in, there was hardly a scene at all. The parking lots around Heinz Field, normally bursting with excited Steelers fans, were bare. Coronavirus-related restrictions had barred the usual tailgaters from their usual spots....
Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Pop-Up carves out a new face this year
The Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Festival has turned into the Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Pop-Up. The pandemic won’t allow for the traditional event along Pittsburgh’s North Shore, but organizers have devised another way. Not far from the usual spot, they will create a “mammoth, pumpkin-carved and painted scene of Pittsburgh’s mythical river...
Cops responding to Shotspotter alert find gas line ruptured by gunfire; homes evacuated
Pittsburgh police officers responding to a Shotspotter alert overnight in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood didn’t catch any suspects. But they may have prevented a tragedy. Officers from the Zone 1 station who responded to the automated gunfire detection alert in the 3000 block of Shadeland Avenue shortly after midnight found...
Steelers’ Ryan Shazier takes stadium seats to fans in new Pepsi videoVideo
Pepsi gives a nod to a pair of Pittsburgh Steelers fans missing the Heinz Field experience this year in a new video as part of the soft drink maker’s national “Made For Football Watching” campaign. In the 4-minute “Every Game Is a Home Game” video, Ryan Shazier, who played linebacker...
Art Rooney Awards Dinner and Auction held onlineVideo
The 47th annual Art Rooney Awards Dinner and Auction has gone virtual. Like so many nonprofits, the event could not be held live because of the pandemic. Organizers compiled a video with messages from the honorees, along with showcasing the football jerseys, golf packages, spa certificates and hotel stays that...
City of Asylum’s jazz poetry festival stars international performersVideo
City of Asylum’s 16th annual Jazz Poetry Festival will go virtual this year, with free concerts and readings from eight national jazz ensembles and 10 poets from nine different countries. The festival will kick off at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 with classically trained clarinetist and composer Waclaw Zimpel collaborating with...
Brighton Heights shooting injures 1
Pittsburgh police are investigating after a male was shot early Monday in the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood, public safety officials said. The incident occurred just after midnight in the 1500 block of Davis Avenue. Police said the victim was shot in the knee but was able to run to a...
Police: 1 person dead after shooting in Northview Heights
One person died Sunday night after being shot in Northview Heights, Pittsburgh police said. Officers responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 100 block of Penfort Street around 9:40 p.m. and found a man with a gunshot wound to the head. Medics pronounced the man dead on scene. He was...
Football coaches fear postponement, transfers could doom City League
City League football coaches are worried about losing their season, but they’re also fearful they could lose the entire league. “If we don’t play football this year, we won’t have City League football in a couple of years,” Allderdice coach Jerry Haslett said. Pittsburgh Public Schools’ administration recommended earlier this...
Mattress Factory installations explore race, sexuality, ecology
Two new exhibits at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh’s North Side explore timely issues of life on earth. “Feeling the Spirit in the Dark,” by Pittsburgh-based artist Shikeith, and “The Museum of All Things,” by Canadian-born artist Jennifer Angus, will run through March 31 in the installation art facility’s Monterey...
Pittsburgh police: missing 11-year-old boy found unharmed
Pittsburgh police announced that an 11-year-old boy reported missing Tuesday from the Perry North neighborhood has been found. Authorities said he was located Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. and safely returned home....
2 more Port Authority employees test positive for coronavirus
Two more Port Authority employees tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said. The new cases bring the number of covid-19 cases involving Port Authority employees to 39. Last week, Port Authority reported five new cases. According to officials, the two employees, a mechanic and a service person, worked at a...
Police seek help finding missing child
Pittsburgh police are seeking help finding a missing juvenile. Authorities said Taesean Gibson, 12, was last seen at his North Side home around 7:45 p.m. Sunday. He’s described as standing 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 155 pounds with short black hair and brown eyes. Police said he was wearing...
Heinz Field Kickoff and Rib Fest canceled
There will be no ribs slathered in barbecue sauce over Labor Day weekend on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The annual Heinz Field Kickoff and Rib Fest has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday. The five-day festival had been scheduled to start Sept. 3 and run through Sept....
Hospital construction boom unaffected by pandemic in Western Pa.
Western Pennsylvania’s top hospital systems are pushing ahead with major construction projects despite the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. In Harmar, crews are working on the final touches of Allegheny Health Network’s newest neighborhood hospital. The 23,000-square-foot “mini-hospital” under construction at Freeport and Guys Run roads will...
Police: Convicted killer from Mt. Oliver area jailed on rape charges
A maintenance worker at a hotel on Pittsburgh’s North Shore is being held without bond on rape and other charges for an assault at the hotel on Sunday. Michael Cooper, 48, who lives on the border of Pittsburgh’s Knoxville and Mt. Oliver neighborhoods, turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday,...
Woman, 4-year-old girl hospitalized after Fineview hit-and-run
A woman and her 4-year-old daughter were hospitalized late Saturday after being hit by a car in Fineview, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers were called to the intersection of Belleau Drive and Belleau Street around 11:45 p.m., according to a public information officer Cara Cruz. The woman and her daughter...
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to remain closed until 2021
The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh will not reopen to the public until January. “Social distancing guidelines have had a tremendous impact on the creative, hands-on learning experiences that are a hallmark of the Children’s Museum and MuseumLab, and more recent restrictions on indoor gatherings have further impacted our ability to...
Pittsburgh announces new program to help keep people out of criminal justice system
A pilot program announced by Pittsburgh officials could be another step toward enacting the law enforcement reforms that community activists have asked for in regular protests in the region that followed the May 25 killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Details about the program and how it will...
Lowrie Street bridge to be replaced in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood
Rialto Street will be closed from July 27 through December in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill neighborhood because a 48-year-old bridge that crosses over it will be replaced in a $1.1 million project. The Lowrie Street Bridge has been deteriorating in recent years. The project will replace the bridge beams, deck, sidewalks...
Floating cinema coming to Pittsburgh in September
A floating cinema equipped with social distancing boats is coming to Pittsburgh Sept. 16-20. The location for the aquatic theater and movies to be shown have not been announced yet. The cinema will be made up of 12 to 24 mini-boats, each holding up to eight people. Tickets will require...
