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Pittsburgh police union rejects Mayor Peduto's 2.5% raise offer, dispute heads to arbitration
Pittsburgh’s police union on Monday voted against accepting a minor pay bump offer from Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration, sending the contract dispute to an arbitration panel, officials said. Of 655 officers who voted, ranging from fledgling officers to lieutenants to recent retirees, 55% chose to reject Peduto’s offer in favor...
Police: Man found dead with gunshot wound in Baldwin home
Allegheny County police are investigating after they said a man was found shot dead in his Baldwin home. Officials said they were called shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday to the 3300 block of Vernon Avenue, where they found the 28-year-old man identified as Jeremy Dentel, according to the Allegheny County...
Police: Man found dead outside Pittsburgh church
A man was found dead outside of a city church, police said. Officers responded to the 5400 block of Centre Avenue around 9 a.m. Sunday after a maintenance worker found the man and unsuccessfully tried to wake him, police said. When officers arrived on scene they found the man inside...
Why parents aren't taking kids to the pediatrician
The Flora family no longer visits the pediatrician as often as they used to. “We used to live in our pediatrician’s office,” said Jennifer Flora, 36, a Greensburg mother of three. “I would say, in the past two years, we have finally cut out the doctor visits, outside of yearly...
Hays bald eagle lays 2nd egg of the season
The Hays bald eagle has laid her second egg of the season — exactly three days after the first one arrived on Feb. 13. “It was 6:30 p.m. for both eggs,” Rachel Handel, communications director for the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, said. Onlookers can watch the live webcam at...
Sto-Rox paper shortage helped by a tweet
A guidance counselor at Sto-Rox School District said she’s been touched by the generosity people have shown since she tweeted about a paper shortage in the district. “I was so surprised at how quickly this could all happen. This is a perfect example of kindness and generosity, and it is...
Police investigating after 19-year-old shot in Duquesne
A 19-year-old man was taken to a hospital after he was shot multiple times Sunday afternoon in Duquesne, Allegheny County Police said. The shooting was reported just after 12:30 p.m. in the area of 600 Grant Avenue. The man was listed in critical condition Sunday afternoon, but he is expected...
Man dies after being shot outside Braddock club 
A 39-year-old man died Sunday after he was shot outside a Braddock club that morning, authorities said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Jason Lewis of Pittsburgh. The shooting was reported about 3:50 a.m. at the Sahara Temple on Seventh Street, Allegheny County police said. When...
5 years after nearly folding, Downtown Pittsburgh's August Wilson Center on track for comeback
The day she became CEO of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Janis Burley Wilson walked through the Downtown Pittsburgh building’s reflective glass doors to find its interior completely empty. “There were no phones or computers, no printer, pencils or pens or any supplies,” Burley Wilson said about her...
Allegheny County Health Department's Pulmonary Center closed during move
The Pulmonary Center run by the Allegheny County Health Department will be closed through Feb. 27 while the office relocates from Lawrenceville to downtown Pittsburgh. The center will be housed on the first floor of the Hartley-Rose building, 425 First Ave. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays,...
Pittsburgh police: Man treated for possible stab wounds may have been in a fight
Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man showed up at Mercy Hospital overnight Saturday with possible stab wounds, officials said. The man transported himself to the hospital just after 3 a.m. with cuts along his back that may have been caused by glass, public safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. He...
Black lawyers condemn alleged racist remarks by Allegheny County judge, ask DA to review prior cases
A newly formed coalition of black attorneys in Western Pennsylvania on Friday condemned Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark Tranquilli’s alleged racist remarks regarding a black female juror. Tranquilli is accused of repeatedly referring to the woman as “Aunt Jemima.” Tranquilli — who was barred last week from hearing new...
Multi-vehicle crash in Forest Hills restricts traffic on Ardmore Boulevard
Forest Hills police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Bevington Road and Ardmore Boulevard. Allegheny County dispatchers said a call for the crash came in around 8:10 p.m. Friday. Traffic was reduced to one lane as a result of the incident and remained so an hour later....
'Maker & Muse,' showing art jewelry in all its splendor, to open at The Frick Pittsburgh 
This art sparkles and shines. “Maker & Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry” opens Saturday at the Frick Pittsburgh in Point Breeze. The exhibit runs through May 10. Organized by the Richard H. Driehaus Museum in Chicago, “Maker & Muse” encompasses more than 200 examples of art jewelry...
Route 28 South minor crashes snarl traffic near Millvale, O'Hara; no one injured
Two minor crashes on Route 28 snarled traffic during Friday’s afternoon rush-hour commute. Emergency dispatchers received a report of the first crash at about 5:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes at the 40th Street Bridge near Millvale, an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said. The scene was cleared in less...
Central Catholic, Pittsburgh Diocese announce random drug testing
Central Catholic High School and the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh on Friday announced a wellness initiative that will include periodic random drug testing of students. The initiative will begin at Central Catholic at the start of next school year with other diocesan high schools likely following suit. Each school has...
Portion of Centre Avenue in Shadyside closed through Monday
Pittsburgh will close one lane of Centre Avenue between Morewood Avenue and Cypress near UPMC’s Shadyside Hospital starting on Friday and continuing through Monday evening, according to the city’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure. The closure is needed to put up a tower crane for a development project. Port Authority...
Car-lovers can get up close to high-end rides at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show 
They call them the exotics. They cost $300,000 and higher. They are loaded in horsepower. High-end vehicles are on display at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show, which runs through Monday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. In an area called Galleria Exotica, there are three Ferraris, a...
Officials planning $7.4 million renovation of historic Pittsburgh YMCA building 
Pittsburgh’s Centre Avenue YMCA served as the center of the city’s African-American community when black people were barred from establishments open exclusively to whites. Baseball players like Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige roomed there. World Champion Boxer Joe Louis trained in its gym. Singers including Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne...
Police: $3,300 in heroin, more than $7,000 in cash found inside Hazelwood house
Allegheny County narcotics detectives arrested a Hazelwood man early Friday morning after finding heroin, a stolen gun and pot when they executed a search warrant at his home. Detectives from the Allegheny County Police Narcotics Unit searched a home in the 4700 block of Monongahela Street after obtaining the warrant...
Kindergartner caught with gun at Pittsburgh Allegheny school
A kindergarten student brought a gun to Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5 School on Friday, Pittsburgh Public Schools officials said. The gun was discovered when a staff member searched a student’s backpack at the North Side school after the student went through the school’s metal detector. Police were notified, and the incident...
Jury acquits accused gunman nearly 4 years after Wilkinsburg backyard massacre 
As a man wept to his attorneys that he’d get to see his kids again, a woman left the Allegheny County Courthouse believing the person who killed hers was walking free. A jury on Friday acquitted Cheron Shelton of the 2016 mass shooting in Wilkinsburg that killed five adults and...
Big Burrito details new Lower Lawrenceville pizza restaurant concept
The new Big Burrito Group restaurant coming to Lower Lawrenceville will be a sister to the group’s Italian restaurant concept, Alta Via, with a focus on pizza. The details of the restaurant, tentatively named Alta Via Pizza, were announced by Big Burrito’s president and chef, Bill Fuller, at a Lawrenceville...
Woman admits role in sham marriage with Nigerian man living in Pittsburgh
A New Jersey woman admitted in federal court Thursday to entering a sham marriage with a Nigerian man who was living in Pittsburgh so he could become a permanent resident, according to prosecutors. Ajia Strauss, 28, of Newark, pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh federal court to conspiracy to defraud the United...
Food Podcast: Charles Woodson discusses his past food insecurity; Moon's A.Q. Shipley weighs in on hunger initiatives
As part of a trip to Super Bowl LIV in Miami, the Food Podcast spoke with current and former NFL players about food insecurity. In this week’s podcast, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Brian Gulish spoke with Moon graduate and Arizona Cardinals center A.Q. Shipley about his involvement with the...


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