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Morning Roundup: Hopewell Area school bus driver suspended for alleged gun on board
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, May 17: Hopewell Area school bus driver suspended after alleged gun incident A Hopewell Area School District bus driver was suspended after he was accused of bringing a gun on a school bus while transporting students. Superintendent Jeff...
Pittsburgh police take 2 guns off the streets, make 2 arrests
Pittsburgh police have arrested two people and took two guns off the streets. Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said officers during a traffic stop Thursday determined the driver illegally had a gun. The vehicle was pulled over at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Lillian Street. Dalaun Samuels, 25, of...
Teen’s journey from Cameroon to Pittsburgh reflects city’s refugee influx
When Reol Audhasse and his family fled Cameroon for Pittsburgh last year, surging ethnic violence had displaced more than 1 million residents of the central African nation. Boko Haram, the Islamic terrorist group, had slaughtered thousands of civilians near the country’s northern border with Nigeria. Conditions were dangerous, and so...
British descendants of Mary Schenley visit her Pittsburgh legacies
Three descendants of Mary Schenley, the 19th-century Pittsburgh heiress and philanthropist, explored her legacy in a recent visit to Pittsburgh from their home in Britain. Robert Harbord of Oxford and Jeremy Harbord of Wiltshire, brothers who are great-great-grandsons of Mary Schenley, came to Pittsburgh with Robert’s daughter, Georgie Harbord of...
Stuntpig parks food truck for permanent shop in Squirrel Hill
Stuntpig has announced it is trading in its food truck wheels for a more permanent location — a sandwich shop in Squirrel Hill. The announcement came this week on the food truck’s social media pages, eliciting many reactions from excited Pittsburghers. The shop will be located at the former Bull...
Furries snatch up hotel rooms within minutes for Pittsburgh convention
This summer’s furry convention in Pittsburgh — Anthrocon 2024 — is expected to be as big as ever, attracting potentially over 14,000 attendees to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. VisitPittsburgh said the hotel room block earmarked for Anthrocon guests sold out within 12 minutes after registration opened. Every summer,...
Find out which Pittsburgh radio stars are behind the new Yinzer Dogs food truck
An idea in the making since the Original Hot Dog Shop closed in Oakland in April 2020, the Yinzer Dogs food truck is up and rolling. It’s easily spotted by the bright yellow bridge design with an image of a hot dog tucked inside a bun with squiggly lines of...
Rapper NF brings intensity and vulnerability to PPG Paints concert
NF, the stage name of Michigan-born rapper Nathan Feuerstein, may not be a household name, but to the cheering crowd Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena, he was a huge presence. On tour to promote his latest album, 2023’s “Hope,” NF bared his soul with an intensity that can knock...
Morning Roundup: $3M lottery ticket sold in Pittsburgh
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, May 16: $3 million lottery ticket sold in Pittsburgh A winning Mega Million lottery ticket worth $3 million was sold in Pittsburgh. Kuhn’s Market along Banksville Road will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, Pennsylvania...
Pittsburgh man arrested in connection with Hill District homicide
Pittsburgh police have made an arrest in connection with a homicide early this month in the city’s Hill District. Anthony Young, 35, of Pittsburgh was killed May 3. Young was shot in the head in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue, near the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Watt Lane....
‘Get things done right’: Top Biden aide vows to fix scars of urban renewal in Pittsburgh
More than one Pittsburgh neighborhood bears the scars of urban renewal gone wrong. The predominantly Black communities of the Hill District and Manchester are just two examples. Now, the administration of President Joe Biden wants to fix the federal government’s mistakes. Tom Perez, a senior advisor to Biden and labor...
Pittsburgh council refuses to OK controversial $1,200 payment to ex-city worker
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday refused to authorize a controversial $1,200 payment to a former city employee for his work as a contractor amid widening concerns over the use of city credit cards. Council voted unanimously to not approve the payment to Mario Ashkar following warnings by Controller Rachael Heisler...
Squirrel Hill deli hit with consumer alert after rodent droppings, mice found
The Bagel Factory, a deli in Squirrel Hill, was hit with a consumer alert following an inspection by the Allegheny County Health Department. The report identified several high-risk violations, including the presence of rodent droppings on food contact surfaces within storage and hallway areas, marking a repeat offense. Additionally, inspectors...
CNX plans $1.5B hydrogen fuels plant at Pittsburgh airport, but wants federal tax credit to build it
HARRISBURG — Natural gas producer CNX Resources said it plans to build a $1.5 billion facility at Pittsburgh’s airport to make hydrogen-based fuels, but only if President Joe Biden’s administration allows coal mine methane to qualify for tax credits that are central to the Democrat’s plan to fight climate change....
Officer injured, suspect in custody following Downtown Pittsburgh foot chase
Following a foot chase Tuesday afternoon in Downtown Pittsburgh, police arrested a man and recovered a stolen vehicle and firearm. Authorities said officers on foot patrol near Wood Street spotted a stolen vehicle just after 4 p.m. Officers got behind the vehicle in a patrol car and on bicycles near...
Morning Roundup: 4th person charged in Rivers Casino roulette scheme
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, May 15: 4th person charged in Rivers Casino scheme Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday announced a fourth person was arrested in connection with a scheme to rig electronic roulette betting at Rivers Casino. Police in March announced two...
Man driving with 3 children struck by bullet in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood
A man was caught in a crossfire by at least one bullet as drivers in two vehicles reportedly shot at each other Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Bourne said officers were dispatched shortly before 5 p.m. to the 6300 block of Morrowfield for reports of...
Zappala fights release of quadriplegic prison inmate supported by Shapiro
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday tried to thwart at every turn a request for compassionate release by a quadriplegic man serving a life prison term, despite Gov. Josh Shapiro and several state representatives throwing their weight behind the effort. Ezra Bozeman, 68, was convicted of second-degree murder...
Gainey aide defends administration over controversial contractor payments
The top spokeswoman for Pittsburgh’s mayor acknowledged Tuesday that city employees broke in-house rules by using a municipal credit card to charge thousands of dollars in payments to a former worker after he became a private contractor, but she rejected suggestions that the hiring itself violated the state’s ethics law....
Sudden Little Thrills music festival canceled
The Sudden Little Thrills music festival, which was slated to take place Sept. 7 and 8 at Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood Green, has been canceled. “We were excited to bring a new world-class music festival to Pittsburgh. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, the Sudden Little Thrills festival will not take...
Morning Roundup: Police say N.Y. woman scammed Clairton man for $19K
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 14: Police say N.Y. woman scammed Clairton man Allegheny County Police have charged a New York woman they say scammed more than $19,000 from a Clairton man. Detectives determined Rachel Chen, 25, of Stanton Island worked as...
Pittsburgh controller probes $18K in payments to ex-city worker
Pittsburgh’s top fiscal watchdog has launched an investigation into more than $18,000 in payments made by the city to a former employee turned contractor. Controller Rachael Heisler said Monday that she was looking into possible violations of the state ethics law and, more broadly, rules governing the use of city...
Carnegie Mellon grad aims to make West African cuisine more accessible
Ozioma Aniagu sits in her Downtown Pittsburgh apartment, beaming with excitement over her upcoming achievement — she’s one day away from becoming an alumna of Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. Her box braids are styled in a bun secured by a wax print scarf, and she wears a...
Judge acquits man who claimed self-defense in Carrick fatal bar shooting
A Pittsburgh man who claimed self-defense was found not guilty on Monday in a fatal shooting at a Carrick bar in December. Corey Rall, 26, of Carrick was charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of Cole Kerns, 28, of East McKeesport on Dec. 3 at Sophie’s Saloon on...
Renowned forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht dies
Known as much for his brilliant mind as his profanity, for his controversial opinions as his work ethic, for his love of family as his inflated sense of self, Dr. Cyril H. Wecht was a study in contrasts. While the forensic pathologist — who had both medical and law degrees...
