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Morning Roundup: Police investigate Oakland burglary; flooding shelter opened in Brownsville
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, April 4: Pitt and city police investigate burglary in Oakland University of Pittsburgh police reported Wednesday that they are working with city officers to investigate a burglary in the 200 block of McKee Place in the city’s Oakland...
With $31.6M in hand from controversial bond issue, URA details plans for affordable housing in Pittsburgh
Months after Pittsburgh City Council, operating on limited information, approved a $31.6 million bond issue for affordable housing, members finally got some details Wednesday about how the money will be spent by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The head of the URA, which issued the bonds, sent council information showing that...
30 archers, 108 deer, 9,440 meals later, Pittsburgh proclaims pilot culling program a success
Pittsburgh could expand its deer hunting program after more than 100 deer were culled in a pilot program, Mayor Ed Gainey’s office said Wednesday. The city launched a limited archery hunting program from Sept. 30 through Jan. 27 to manage the city’s white-tailed deer populations in Frick and Riverview parks....
Police investigate Beltzhoover shooting
Pittsburgh police were reviewing surveillance footage after a man was injured during a shooting Tuesday in Beltzhoover. First responders were called to Michigan Street at 5:45 p.m. and found the man with a wound to his buttocks. He was transported to a hospital in stable condition, police said. Authorities were...
Man struck, killed by car on Parkway North
A pedestrian was killed early Wednesday when state police said he was hit by an SUV while walking in the center lane of the Parkway North inbound during a heavy rainstorm. The crash was reported at 2:45 a.m. near mile marker 3 in Pittsburgh, between the exits for East and...
Police seek help identifying suspected scammer
Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man suspected in a cryptocurrency scam. Police released two images of the man. “He is believed to be involved in a Bitcoin scam targeting a 64-year-old victim,” police said in a social media post. Police said the victim lost a...
Missing Hill District girl found safe
A 12-year-old girl who had been reported missing to Pittsburgh police was found safe a couple days later, authorities said. The girl had been reported missing Tuesday from her home in the city’s Hill District neighborhood. Authorities sought help from the public to find her....
Carnegie Mellon plan for new science hall, restaurant and museum approved
The campus of Carnegie Mellon University is expanding after a $252 million project was approved Tuesday by Pittsburgh’s planning commission. A new 345,000-square-foot building will host researchers and students from the university’s Mellon College of Science and School of Computer Science. The site — nestled at the corner of Craig...
254-unit development surrounding historic Tito House in Uptown Pittsburgh moves forward
A new, large mixed-use development in Uptown cleared a hurdle Tuesday after the Pittsburgh Planning Commission approved the 254-unit plan that would surround the historic Tito House. The development received unanimous support, with one abstention, from the planning commission. It will need zoning approval before taking another step forward. The...
Man arrested for stabbing passenger on Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Hazelwood
Port Authority police arrested a suspect Tuesday in the stabbing of a passenger multiple times on a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Hazelwood. The attack occurred about 11:45 a.m. on a 56-Lincoln Place bus near Second and Flowers avenues, said Adam Brandolph, an agency spokesman. The victim was taken to...
Pittsburgh land bank board to expand with new seats for city school district, Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Public Schools and Allegheny County will now have a voice in deciding what Pittsburgh does with blighted properties. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved expanding the board of Pittsburgh’s land bank to 11 members from nine. The school district and county will each get an appointment to the board....
Big Nosh, inaugural Jewish food festival, being held in Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh’s festival menu has a new flavor. Big Nosh, a Jewish food festival, is happening from 3 to 8 p.m. April 7-9 at Congregation Beth Shalom in Squirrel Hill. In Yiddish, the word nosh means “to snack.” “It is a time to celebrate authentic Jewish cuisine and culture,” said Evan...
Bicyclist dies from wounds after being hit by semi-truck in Pittsburgh
A bicyclist who was hit by a semi-truck last week in Downtown Pittsburgh died over the weekend, Pittsburgh police reported Monday afternoon. The man succumbed to his injuries in a hospital at 1:25 a.m. Saturday. No charges are expected to be filed, police said. His identity has not been released...
Morning Roundup: House fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 2: House fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township Traffic is back to normal on Route 356 after a house fire early Tuesday in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County. No injuries were reported in the 3:17 a.m. blaze,...
Man shot in head, shoulder and neck in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood Monday. Public Safety spokeswoman Emily Bourne said police were dispatched shortly after 5:15 p.m. to the intersection of Paulson Avenue and Dodge Way for a three-round ShotSpotter alert. Police found a man with gunshot wounds to...
Morning Roundup: Jeannette man sought in Swissvale crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, April 1: Jeannette man sought in Swissvale crash An arrest warrant was issued over the weekend for a Jeannette man accused of being impaired when he crashed into a backhoe in a construction zone in Swissvale. The backhoe...
Unionized workers at Frick, AHN, Washington hospitals demand minimum-wage hike
Lauren DeMeno considers herself one of the lucky workers at Allegheny Valley Hospital. The Harrison mom has three girls and a home that desperately needs repairs, but she lives close enough to the hospital to walk to work. “If my car broke down, I wouldn’t be out of luck like...
Braddock woman charged with homicide in connection with Duquesne shooting
A Braddock woman was charged with homicide in connection with the shooting death of a man in Duquesne Saturday evening, Allegheny County police said. Police responded to a call for a man shot in the chest in the 25 block of North 2nd Street just before 6:15 p.m. The man...
Pittsburgh’s hidden T station is getting new life. Is there a future?
Maryn Formley’s niece called her in a panic on March 2. She was stuck in Downtown Pittsburgh, trying to get home from work on the bus, but a protest had created a detour that Saturday. A seldom-used light-rail transit station in Pittsburgh saved the day. Formley’s niece called from outside...
Former Pittsburgh company provided steel for Baltimore’s Key Bridge, other landmark structures
It took seconds for Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge to collapse into Baltimore’s Patapsco River Early Tuesday after it was struck by a cargo ship. But it took five years to construct the 1.6-mile-long bridge in the 1970s, and a major part of that process began in the Pittsburgh area....
Brunch encourages young Black women in Pittsburgh navigating adversity
Sharnay Hearn Davis, author and founder of The Sisters Lifting as We Climb Network, has curated a brunch event on Saturday to help women and girls navigate adversity. Called the “Power Broker Brunch,” it’s the organization’s fourth iteration of the experience during Women’s History Month. Hearn Davis hopes that the...
Gap store closes on Shadyside’s Walnut Street
The Gap clothing store in Shadyside has permanently closed. The Walnut Street store was one of only a few Gap locations remaining in the Pittsburgh area. On Friday afternoon, all of the store’s signage had been removed and the windows were covered with construction paper. Other Gap stores in the...
Former Pittsburgh police commander accused in federal lawsuit of secretly recording officers
A former Pittsburgh police commander violated police policy, state and federal wiretapping laws, and two constitutional amendments when he stashed body-worn cameras in patrol cars last fall to secretly record more than a half-dozen of his own officers, a lawsuit filed this week alleges. Matthew Lackner, 50, a Mt. Lebanon...
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation dedicated to preserving Mansions on Fifth
The stretch of Fifth Avenue in Shadyside where the Mansions on Fifth sits was once known as Millionaire’s Row, home to families with last names including Westinghouse, Carnegie, Frick and Mellon. Today, many of the opulent structures are gone, but a 20,000-square-foot mansion and a nearby 8,000-square-foot building remain. The...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 29-31
It’s the final weekend of March and it’s also Easter weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Lunar Gala Carnegie Mellon University’s Lunar Gala is Saturday. The student-run organization founded in 1996 consists of more than 150 students of differing majors and backgrounds who create a fashion show. Organizers...
