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Feds: Elizabeth man admits to child porn possession
An Elizabeth man has admitted to possessing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh. Ernest Gill, 65, pleaded guilty to the crime in federal court before U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon, according to a news release. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 9. Authorities said law enforcement...
Paving set for Route 51 this weekend
Route 51 will be reduced to a single-lane in each direction this weekend. Paving operations begin at 8 p.m. Friday and continue through 11 a.m. Sunday morning between Warrington Avenue and Woodruff Street. The roadway will reopen to unrestricted traffic in the inbound direction at least two hours before the...
Pittsburgh public safety director criticizes company after Carrick water main break 
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich was upset early Friday with the Pennsylvania American Water Co. over what he described as a “lack of communication” during a major water main break in Carrick. At one point, Hissrich, who was on the scene shortly after the break was reported at 5...
The Waterfront in Homestead welcomes fall with a canine costume run
Take your dog for a run on Sunday … with a pumpkin costume. The Waterfront in Homestead is hosting its annual Fall Fest celebration. The main attraction is the annual small dog event, “The Great Pup-Kin Race.” The dog run is for canines 25 pounds or less and will be...
Pittsburgh-area students participate in Global Climate Strike 
Local students joined peers across the country and around the world Friday as they demonstrated in Downtown Pittsburgh in support for action on climate change. “Communities in Western Pennsylvania are screaming and shouting for help, and are being ignored,” organizer Leandra Mira, 18, told a crowd at the City-County Building...
PennDOT using $8.4M grant to study automated vehicle performance in highway work zones
Imagine orange barrels in Pittsburgh but without all the attendant nightmare scenarios. As difficult as that may be, the state Department of Transportation thinks it’s possible. PennDOT is embarking on a four-year project to improve the performance of automated vehicles in work zones. The project is part of a larger...
Annual Pittsburgh Bass Day taking place Sunday
Bassists unite! Bass guitar slappers, luthiers and students alike will congregate Sunday for the sixth annual Pittsburgh Bass Day. The event is open to the general public for $25, which gets people in the doors at Penn Hebron Garden Club, 237 Jefferson Road, access to bass clinics and chances to...
Fall Gallery Crawl features more than 30 stops in Pittsburgh's cultural district
Welcome fall with the Gallery Crawl. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s quarterly event showcasing the city’s cultural district is from 5:30-10 p.m. Sept. 27. There will be more than 30 stops at indoor and outdoor locations as well as public art places. Highlights include visual arts such as “Boat Trip,” which...
Comics creator Frank Santoro explores growing up in 'Pittsburgh'
Frank Santoro, a comics creator of international stature, has a new graphic novel set in the Swissvale neighborhood where he grew up, entitled “Pittsburgh.” The book — first published in France, now in the U.S. by New York Review Comics — is a family saga chronicling the relationship of his...
Residents recount horror of rising water from massive Carrick water main break 
Wendy Gitzen woke early Friday to what she thought was the sound of rain outside her Carrick home. She quickly realized it was no passing shower. “It sounded like the Ohiopyle out there,” said Gitzen, 46, who, in a few seconds, discovered her house was surrounded by water. She woke...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 20-22
Summer officially ends this weekend. Say farewell in Pittsburgh by enjoying some pierogies, listening to blues music or visiting the birds. Here’s what’s going on: Potato and cheese and more The annual Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin is Sunday. This will be the third year the...
Fire started by candle causes heavy damage to Millvale house
A Millvale house was heavily damaged by a fire early Friday morning that authorities said was probably started by a candle. Firefighters from 10 departments responded to the blaze at 144 Logan St. shortly after 5 a.m. and were on the scene for more than 2 1/2 hours, said Millvale...
Woman's body recovered from Mon River
Authorities say a woman’s body was recovered from the Monongahela River Thursday morning. According to Pittsburgh police, officers went to the Homestead Grays Bridge around 10:15 a.m. in response to a report of an unoccupied, possibly disabled vehicle in the southbound lanes. Around the same time, a person called 911...
Pittsburgh scientists set their sights on longer-lasting Narcan to combat opioid overdoses 
Two Pittsburgh scientists are trying to keep emergency medicine a step ahead in what’s become an opioid arms race. Saadyah Averick, a chemist at the Allegheny Health Network’s Research Institute, and his colleague, Benedict Kolber, a neurobiologist at Duquesne University, are working to develop a type of naloxone that will...
Stabbing incident in Pittsburgh injures 2 women
Pittsburgh police are investigating a stabbing incident that resulted in injuries to two women. Authorities said the incident occurred around 2 p.m. Thursday along the 2300 block of East Hills Drive. Police found two injured women, including one with multiple lacerations to her face. They were transported to a local...
Pittsburgh man gets 18 months in federal prison for selling drugs
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced Thursday in federal court to serve 33 months in prison for selling drugs and violating terms of his earlier release. According to a federal court press release, Senior U.S. District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose imposed an 18-month sentence on Tory Bryant, 32, for selling drugs...
Alcosan unveils $2 billion Clean Water Plan that extends to 2036
Details of a $2 billion plan to manage sewer and storm water issues throughout Allegheny County were released Thursday by officials from Alcosan. The long-awaited Clean Water Plan has been in development since 2008, when the federal Environmental Protection Agency issued a consent decree. It mandated that Alcosan make improvements...
Retired Pittsburgh police officer plans to challenge Mayor Peduto in 2021 primary 
A retired Pittsburgh police officer announced plans on Thursday to challenge Mayor Bill Peduto in the 2021 Democratic primary. Tony Moreno, 51, of the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood, said he spent 24 years fixing problems as a city patrol officer and narcotics detective, and that made him the best candidate...
Wexford doctor will be Team USA physician at Rugby World Cup in Japan
Dr. Sam Akhavan won’t be competing, but he will experience all the excitement from the field during Team USA’s play in the men’s 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The Allegheny Health Network orthopedic physician will be keeping a close eye on the USA players, watching for concussions and knee...
Pittsburgh appealing court ruling on Lamar sign atop Mt. Washington
Pittsburgh is asking Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court to reconsider a three-judge panel’s ruling that a sign atop Mt. Washington can remain. Pittsburgh and Lamar Advertising have battled in court for years over the Mt. Washington billboard that has featured advertising since the 1920s for such iconic local brands as Iron City...
Pirates pay visit to Plum elementary school 
Children chanting “Pirates! Pirates! Pirates!” is not commonplace in the halls of Center Elementary School. But you can bet that’s what you hear from hundreds of students when members of the Pittsburgh Pirates come for a visit. Eight members from Pittsburgh’s professional baseball team took the school by storm Wednesday...
Postal Service accepting applications in Pittsburgh, Warrendale
The U.S. Postal Service is ramping up for the 2019 holiday season. The Postal Service is seeking applicants for temporary positions at its Network Distribution Center and at the Logistics and Distribution Center, both located in the Thornhill Industrial Park in Warrendale. Applications are also being accepted for the Pittsburgh...
Brookline man allegedly performed lewd act near students at bus stop
A Brookline man was arrested Sept. 19 while allegedly performing a lewd act as he watched students waiting for a school bus, police said. Anthony Cardamone, 55, faces seven misdemeanor charges related to the incident, according to court records. According to a criminal complaint, a male student on Wednesday reported...
West Jefferson Hills has 'never seen anything like' its 9 sets of kindergarten twins 
Aria and Gianna Husrefovic each smile sweetly and give a little wave from their seats on the floor inside Melissa Wahl’s kindergarten classroom at McClellan Elementary. It’s hard to tell the difference between the identical twins, whose outfits match perfectly down to the bows in their hair and scrunchies on...
Liberty man charged in missing Whitehall woman's presumed death 
Douglas Berry confided to other inmates at the Allegheny County Jail that he killed Elizabeth Wiesenfeld and needed to get out of jail so he could dispose of her body using sulfuric acid, according to a criminal complaint charging him with homicide in the case. Berry, 48, was charged Thursday...


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