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PWSA gets $65 million low-interest loan to replace aging water mains
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority on Wednesday approved a $65 million low-interest loan for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority that will pay for the first phase of a $326 million water main replacement program, officials said. Over the next five years, PWSA plans to replace aging water mains, starting...
Foundation grant will provide academic coaches for Pittsburgh Promise students 
The Richard King Mellon Foundation will provide grants totaling $3.9 million to hire and train academic coaches for underachieving students at three Pittsburgh high schools, Community College of Allegheny County and Carlow University, officials announced Wednesday. Saleem Ghubril, executive director of the Pittsburgh Promise college scholarship program, said the organization...
Route 51 Elizabeth Bridge closure Thursday in Allegheny County
A late morning rush hour closure of the Route 51 Elizabeth Bridge will occur Thursday, PennDOT said in a release. A short-term closure of approximately 45 minutes will begin at 9 a.m. to allow for cable replacement work. Traffic will be detoured in both directions during each replacement. Detours will...
Missing man found dead in Pittsburgh parking garage
A man reported missing in Pittsburgh last week was found dead Tuesday, authorities said. Mark Hall, 47, was reported missing Jan. 27, four days after he was last seen in the city’s West End. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that Hall was pronounced dead about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday...
West Carson Street lane restrictions set for Thursday in Pittsburgh
Expect single-lane restrictions on West Carson Street (Route 837) in Pittsburgh on Thursday. PennDOT said there will be lane restrictions from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. between the West End Bridge and the Smithfield Street Bridge as crews install cameras in the area. Crews from Power Contracting will conduct the...
Pittsburgh adoptee to compete in Animal Planet's 'Puppy Bowl XVI' 
An adoptee from Animal Friends in Ohio Township has once again reached the pinnacle of puppy professional athletics: a spot on the roster for Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl XVI,” which will air at 3 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2. Kenny was one of a litter of puppies transferred...
5 bartenders charged alongside owner of illegal Homewood speakeasy
The secret to Club Secrets was a couple $20 bills. Twenty dollars would get you onto the first floor of the illegal Homewood speakeasy busted this week by state liquor control agents. For $40, you could go to the second floor of the Kelly Street establishment. The secret, however, is...
Allegheny County flu death toll reaches 5, Health Department confirms
Two more Allegheny County residents have died from flu complications, bringing this flu season’s county death toll to five, according to the county’s Health Department. The latest deaths were people in their 30s who had underlying medical conditions, according to the Allegheny County Health Department. All of those who have...
Western Pa. native, country singer Matt Westin keeps racking up international accolades
Country singer Matt Westin has fans in Singapore, Australia, South Africa, the U.K., Italy and Spain. In 2018, he was named the International Music and Entertainment Association’s Male Country Artist of the Year. His album “Legacy” has drawn favorable reviews around the world and placed singles on international charts. He’s...
3 dump trucks catch fire in Pittsburgh's Hays neighborhood
Investigators are trying to figure out how three dump trucks caught fire in the city’s Hays neighborhood, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The fire started around 3:20 a.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of a construction company on Calera Street. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. No one was...
Monroeville teen charged as an adult in Leslie Road shooting
A 16-year-old who police said shot an 18-year-old in Monroeville on Tuesday night has been charged as an adult. Rayshaun Jackson, 16, allegedly shot an 18-year-old man in the torso twice around 9:30 p.m. in front of a house along the 100 block of Leslie Road and then fled to...
U.S. Steel outlines 'strategic' upgrades to Mon Valley plants
Planning has started and permitting is underway for more than $1.2 billion worth of projects planned for U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works facilities in Braddock, Clairton and West Mifflin, Mon Valley Works General Manager Kurt Barshick said Tuesday. Barshick, along with U.S. Steel engineers and project managers, met with community...
Verona fires police officer accused of corruption of a minor
A Verona police officer accused of having child porn and corrupting a teenage boy has been fired. Council unanimously voted to terminate terminated the employment of part-time patrolman Anthony Ogline Tuesday night. He was suspended without pay Jan. 17 after borough officials were informed of an investigation involving Ogline, 34,...
Pittsburgh man accused of illegally selling booze at Homewood 'speakeasy'
A Pittsburgh man is accused of running a “speakeasy” that sold liquor and beer without a license in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. Sean Reese, 34, is accused of owning and operating an illegal operation called “Club Secrets,” state police said Tuesday in a news release. Investigators filed the charges against...
Rivers Casino pays out in volunteer time to local nonprofit in Allentown 
When Kristee Cammack was thinking of a name for her nonprofit, her friend, Kim Young, suggested something that embodied Cammack. “A Giving Heart” was born. A Giving Heart is a nonprofit organization that provides after-school programming and nutritious meals to students in the Allentown section of Pittsburgh and surrounding Hilltop...
Social Security numbers exposed on Allegheny County website
Hundreds of Social Security numbers could be contained in unredacted documents housed on the Allegheny County Civil Courts public website. The Tribune-Review located federal tax lien documents filed each year from 1997 to 2010 that display unredacted tax identification numbers. In many cases, they are an individual’s Social Security number....
United Way offers free tax prep program to low-income families
United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania is working with local agencies to provide free, in-person tax preparation for low-to-moderate-income individuals and families in the region. The program ensures that low-income residents can maximize their refund, United Way said in a statement. Hundreds of people have volunteered to help prepare taxes this...
Valmar Gardens tenants worry about their future among fire, legal battle
A Penn Hills man who has lived in the same apartment building for more than a decade worries about its fate after a late-January fire displaced him and his daughter. Andre Mobley, 54, was getting home about 6 p.m. Jan. 27 when he heard a commotion from his neighbors at...
Pittsburgh audit turns up problems with fund used to pay for umpires in city parks
Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb has placed a hold on a money going into an account that pays for umpires and other officials and expenses during city sports league games. Lamb said the Parks and Recreation Department in 2019 had an informal agreement with the Pittsburgh Sports Officials, an organization that...
Sewickley man selected to WPSBC board of trustees
A Sewickley doctor was recently appointed to the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children’s board of trustees. Dr. Daren Loran Hoover brings nearly 40 years of extensive experience in studying, practicing, treating and teaching ophthalmology to the board. He joins the nine-member panel as they work to advance the mission,...
Judge could nix key witness testimony in Wilkinsburg mass shooting
The judge presiding over the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting case said Tuesday he’s considering suppressing testimony of a jailhouse witness who, along with offering information in the Wilkinsburg case, offered information in a dozen other crimes. The death-penalty trial for Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas — both of whom face...
Sewer work to restrict Second Avenue in Pittsburgh until mid-February
Sewer maintenance will cause lane restrictions on Second Avenue in Pittsburgh until mid-February, PennDOT announced Tuesday. Single-lane restrictions will occur on Second Avenue between Tipton Street and Glen Caladh Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Wednesday. The restrictions will continue on weekdays until some time in February, PennDOT...
Traffic being restricted for a month along part of Siebert Road in Ross for utility line project
Starting Wednesday, traffic along a section of Siebert Road in Ross Township will be down to single-lane alternating traffic so crews can relocate utility lines, PennDOT announced. The restrictions will occur between McKnight Road and Babcock Boulevard weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through late February, according to the...
Pittsburgh receives foundation grant for purchase of specialized street sweeper
The Richard King Mellon Foundation is giving Pittsburgh $187,000 to purchase a specialized street sweeper for the maintenance of stormwater-absorbing pavement. Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday authorized acceptance of the foundation grant. The money will be used to purchase the sweeper that will initially be used for cleaning a bicycle...
'Hope Scarves' bring joy, optimism to UPMC cancer patients 
In the crowded lobby of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center on Tuesday, Lara MacGregor, founder of Hope Scarves, stepped to the microphone and told a story of friendship. During a trip to a cancer conference in 2009, MacGregor was taking a moment in the lobby of her hotel. She felt overwhelmed...


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