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Frick Park Tavern opens in Regent Square at site of former Dunning's Grill 
There’s a new restaurant at the site of the once-beloved Dunning’s Grill in Regent Square . Frick Park Tavern on Braddock Avenue opened Tuesday. Owner James Brown chose the name because his mother, Louise Brown, once worked as director of Citiparks, and he grew up close to Frick Park. Brown...
Police: Driver hit elderly man while fleeing crash in Downtown Pittsburgh
One man was arrested for DUI and another taken to the hospital Saturday after a hit-and-run crash on 7th Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, according to the city department of public safety. Two vehicles crashed near the intersection of 7th Avenue and Penn Avenue around 3:20 p.m., police said. One of...
Check out this Halloween home display in Reserve Township 
A Reserve Township family of Halloween enthusiasts have turned their front yard into a neighborhood horror attraction. Passersby are greeted by a knife-wielding Jason from “Friday the 13th,” corpses hanging out of coffins, demonic clowns, vampires, bats and many more spooky sights. Sound effects are included. “We just love Halloween,”...
Trick-or-treaters turn out for Mt. Lebanon’s Halloween parade 
Families and children dressed up Saturday for the Mt. Lebanon Pumpkin Patch Parade, an annual Halloween event. The rain mostly held off and the grey skies did not deter people from enjoying the holiday parade, which kicked off at 11 a.m., beginning at the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery and running through...
Gateway students removed from McKeesport game for taunts, profanity
More than 100 Gateway High School students were kicked out of a football game at McKeesport Area High School for repeatedly shouting taunts and obscenities after being told to stop, McKeesport Superintendent Mark Holtzman Jr. said Saturday. Gateway athletic director Chuck Reilly said his students’ behavior was not as bad...
Man in critical condition after being hit by Port Authority bus in Pittsburgh
One man is in critical condition after being hit by a bus on the North Side Friday night, according to the Port Authority of Allegheny County. The Port Authority bus, which was not in service, struck the man who was walking on the ramp to Route 65 from Beaver Avenue...
Lawsuit: Flight attendant caught pilots livestreaming bathroom in cockpit during flight from Pittsburgh
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant said she witnessed two pilots streaming live voyeur-camera footage from the airplane’s bathroom into the cockpit, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. The attendant, Renee Steinaker, alleged she discovered the sneaky surveillance during a 2017 flight from Pittsburgh to Phoenix, according to Arizona Central. The...
A chronicle of gratitude: Police station near Tree of Life keeps thank-you notes for posterity
The cookies, the coffee, the food delivered to the Zone 4 police station in the days and weeks after Oct. 27 are all long gone. The gift cards — $5 to Starbucks, $10 to Coffee Tree Roasters — are still being distributed among the officers at the Northumberland Street station....
Mt. Washington man pleads guilty to gun charge tied to toddler who shot herself
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a handgun that was found by a 3-year-old girl who died after shooting herself in the chest in the city’s Mt. Washington neighborhood, federal prosecutors said Friday. Paul Anthony Parrish, 43, also known as Paul Carmona and nicknamed “Pills,” was convicted...
County: Neville’s water now safe to drink, contamination may have come from fire-fighting foam
Neville Township residents can resume drinking their tap water without concerns over possible contamination by fire-fighting foam, officials said Friday. A “do not drink” order in place for the roughly 1,000 residents of Neville along the Ohio River northwest of Pittsburgh since earlier this week was lifted Friday afternoon, Allegheny...
Deaf model, actor Nyle DiMarco surprises students at Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 
Model, actor and deaf advocate Nyle DiMarco brought his message of self love and acceptance to the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf on Friday as part of a celebration of the school’s 150th anniversary. DiMarco, who was born deaf, surprised students at the Edgewood school, signing on stage for...
Additive manufacturing site announced for Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Campus 
Officials from the region on Friday said the worldwide epicenter for the burgeoning industry of additive manufacturing will be on 195 acres of land in Findlay and Moon owned by Allegheny County Airport Authority adjacent to Pittsburgh International Airport. Dubbed Neighborhood 91 — a riff on Pittsburgh’s 90 neighborhoods —...
Police investigating Woodland Hills High School bus shot at with BB gun
Someone fired a BB gun at a Woodland Hills High School bus in Turtle Creek on Friday afternoon, according to a message from the school district. The message said a student leaving the bus was targeted and grazed by a BB on his hand, but no students were injured. A...
Daily Download: Rosenthal memorial fund, 'Jurassic World Live' and WPIAL Week 9 football 
Each day, TribLIVE reporters and editors will break down the biggest news of the day, with video highlights of the people and places making headlines. Today, reporter Paul Guggenheimer discusses a memorial fund in the name of Tree of Life victims Cecil and David Rosenthal, “Jurassic World Live” at PPG...
Allegheny Health Network releases wait-time tool for emergency rooms, urgent care centers
It’s now possible to know how long the wait will be at Allegheny Health Network emergency rooms and urgent care centers, the network announced Friday. “Find Care Now” is available online at ahn.org and by desktop and mobile devices on MyChart. Patients can use MyChart to to check in and...
Survey shows American Jews believe anti-semitism a problem after Tree of Life shootings 
About nine in 10 Jews in the United States believe anti-Semitism is a problem in American life today, according to a survey by the American Jewish Committee. The survey measured American Jewish attitudes about anti-Semitism a year after the Tree of Life synagogue shootings in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The...
Police: Homicide charges filed in Penn Hills toddler Nalani Johnson case
Authorities don’t know exactly how Nalani Johnson died, but they formally announced Friday that her death has been ruled a homicide. Sharena Nancy, 25, of Penn Hills, is accused of killing Nalani on Aug. 31. The girl would have turned 2 on Sept. 15. The toddler was found dead Sept....
North Hills waiting for OK to let kids do classwork at home on snow days
Snow days could go the way of the fountain pen and dodge ball if the state OKs a request by the North Hills School District to replace them with Flexible Instruction Days that allow students to do classwork at home. The board of education approved a request earlier this month...
Dinosaurs invade PPG Paints Arena in 'Jurassic World Live Tour' 
There will be loud roars bellowing from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Dinosaurs come to life Friday through Sunday in “Jurassic World Live Tour.” The production showcases gigantic animatronic and performer-operated dinosaurs. It features more than 24 film-accurate, life-sized dinosaurs, including fan-favorite Velociraptor Blue and a Tyrannosaurus Rex. More than...
Food delivery robots return to Pitt campus
Food delivery robots pulled from the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland this week will return Friday afternoon, according to a statement released by Pitt spokesman Joe Miksch. The robots — white, cooler-sized boxes on wheels that can carry up to 100 pounds of cargo — travel on sidewalks to...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Oct. 25-27
It’s the final weekend of October. There’s plenty to do as Halloween approaches. Prehistoric times Dinosaurs seem to come to life in “Jurassic World Live Tour” this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, Uptown. See more than 24 gigantic animatronic and performer-operated dinosaurs. Details: jurassicworldlivetour.com Check out these...
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...
After Tree of Life shooting, lawmakers and activists fight for tougher hate-crime laws 
The attack at Tree of Life synagogue hit close to home for state Rep. Dan Frankel. “I grew up in this community,” the 62-year-old Democrat said. “I went to Tree of Life for bar mitzvah.” Frankel’s district includes Squirrel Hill. He lives four blocks from the synagogue that suffered the...
Capital case against Robert Bowers in Tree of Life shooting moves slowly 
Federal prosecutors want Robert Bowers, charged with killing 11 at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill last year, in front of a jury by this time next year, facing the death penalty. But his attorneys contend there would be no need for a trial if prosecutors had just...
Capital case against Robert Bowers: Prosecution, defense at odds over when trial should begin
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