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Car hits woman in Downtown Pittsburgh
A woman hit by car in Downtown Pittsburgh late Saturday night was reported hospitalized in serious, but stable condition, Pittsburgh Police said. The woman who suffered a possible broken leg was hit in the area of Sixth Street and Fort Duquesne Boulevard shortly before 10 p.m., police said. Medics transported...
River tourism a hit with older generations
A white steamboat with a prominent red paddle wheel docks in Pittsburgh and boards 150 passengers before setting sail on the mighty Ohio River. The 1800s-style cruise ship isn’t headed to Punta Cana or the Bahamas, but to locations off-the-beaten-path such as Moundsville, W.Va., to see the Adena Indian burial...
Cranberry teen killed in Route 51 crash
A 19-year-old Cranberry man has been identified as the motorcycle driver killed Friday night in a crash along Route 51 in Pittsburgh, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner said. The victim, Aiden Tanner, died in the crash about 8:20 p.m. in the 1000 block of Saw Mill Run Boulevard in the...
Man shot in Carrick
A man shot in the lower leg in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood early Saturday morning was hospitalized in stable condition, Pittsburgh police said. Police were dispatched at about 12:25 a.m. to a business in the 2500 block of Brownsville Road, where the victim had gone after being shot, police said. Two...
Motorcycle driver dies in Route 51 crash
A young motorcycle driver died Friday night when he crashed on Route 51 in Pittsburgh, police said. The victim, believed to be about 20 years old, was not immediately identified Friday night. Pittsburgh police said the man was headed outbound on Route 51 between Woodruff Street and Crane Avenue just...
Police: Pittsburgh garbage truck hits, injures woman in wheelchair
A woman in a motorized wheelchair was taken by ambulance for hospital treatment after being struck by a city garbage truck Friday in Pittsburgh. The woman, who suffered a “serious compound leg fracture,” was alert and talking after the crash, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz. The collision...
Report: Trump-ally Mike Pompeo takes Nippon job to help complete U.S. Steel sale
Amid a contentious proposed sale, Japanese company Nippon Steel Corp. has hired former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to a report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg reports that Pompeo was hired to help push through a proposed $14.9 billion purchase of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel, as opposition for the sale has...
3rd annual Comedy Jam will benefit Mario Lemieux Foundation
This Saturday, comedian and former Pittsburgher Steve Byrne will produce his third annual Comedy Jam to benefit the Mario Lemieux Foundation. The show, which boasts an impressive all-star lineup of national acts and Pittsburgh favorites, will be held at Rivers Casino Event Center. “I’d done stand up with Bill Burr...
Global tech outage spurred lines at Pittsburgh airport; some government, hospital, business issues
A widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries Friday — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and affecting other organizations in Pittsburgh and around the world. At the heart of the massive disruption is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that provides software to scores of companies worldwide....
Morning Roundup: Woman pulled from overturned car on Banksville Road
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, July 19: 1 rescued from overturned car on Banksville Road One person was rescued after being pinned inside an overturned vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Banksville neighborhood. Public safety said first responders were called to Banksville Road at the intersection...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: July 19-21
If Picklesburgh isn’t your jam, there are still plenty of things to do around the area this weekend. Whatever your hobby or favorite pastime, you can check out one (or more!) of these five things to do. Tekko 2024 Anime fans from all over the region will come together throughout...
Rivers Casino workers, fearful of gambling on health, rally behind effort to ban smoking
Alicia Monahan blames secondhand smoke for two fainting episodes she experienced while working at Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The table games dealer said she’s otherwise healthy but sometimes feels the effects of the smoke getting to her. Since she started working at the casino in 2019, she collapsed...
Picklesburgh adds extra day, new events
Leave it to Pittsburgh to continue to make an even bigger big dill out of pickles. The annual pickle-inspired event — Picklesburgh — is produced by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and presented by Kraft Heinz. This year, there is a new competition and an extra day for the event voted...
Police arrest man linked to Gainey staffer in Downtown Pittsburgh shooting
Pittsburgh police have arrested a city man previously convicted on drug charges in connection with a shooting Downtown earlier this week. Ray Rivera, 58, of East Liberty, shot a man twice in the arm while the victim was in a car near Smithfield Street on Tuesday afternoon following an argument...
Aperitivo Club in Downtown Pittsburgh inspired by Italy
Aperitivo is an Italian word meaning a small drink of liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal. It is usually accompanied by a light snack. The Aperitivo Club near Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh brings this tradition to life. Tucked in the back of Market St. Grocery and...
Morning Roundup: Arrest made in Downtown Pittsburgh shooting; free Carnegie Museum day
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, July 18: Arrest made in connection with Downtown Pittsburgh shooting Detectives from the Pittsburgh Police Violent Crimes Unit made an arrest in connection to a shooting that shut down Smithfield Street in Downtown Pittsburgh for a couple hours...
Pittsburgh police charge 2 more people in connection with fatal Arlington Heights shooting
Two more people have been arrested in connection with a June 17 murder in Pittsburgh’s Arlington Heights neighborhood. Michael Anthony, 40, of Penn Hills and Jonathan Robinson, 43, of Pittsburgh were apprehended by city police with the assistance of Allegheny County Police and the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task...
NASA cancels Pittsburgh company’s moon rover mission, citing cost overruns and launch delays
WASHINGTON — NASA said Wednesday it’s canceling its water-seeking moon rover, citing cost overruns and launch delays. The Viper rover was supposed to launch in late 2023 aboard a lander provided by Astrobotic Technology, but extra testing and increased costs kept delaying the mission, threatening other projects, the space agency...
Carnegie Mellon professor claims Trump shooting ‘was staged’
A Carnegie Mellon University professor, who in 2022 sparked a furor with her social media post wishing a dying Queen Elizabeth II “excruciating” pain, offered this take on Saturday’s attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life: “It was staged,” Uju Anya posted to the social media platform X. Anya, an...
Morning Roundup: Penn Hills fugitive arrested, girlfriend charged with hindering arrest
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, July 17: Penn Hills fugitive arrested The Allegheny County Sheriff’s office announced the arrest of a Penn Hills man who they said has been a fugitive for nearly a year. Police said 22-year-old Armon Thompkins has been on...
Man shot twice in arm on Smithfield Street in downtown Pittsburgh
A man was shot twice in the arm in downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday, according to city police. The man was shot on Smithfield Street between Fourth and Forbes avenues, police said. The man was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Police said their investigation was in its early stages...
Man wounded at Trump rally shooting recovering from ‘life-altering’ injuries, family says
James Copenhaver is recovering from “life-altering injuries” after being shot at the Trump rally in Butler County, his family said in a statement Tuesday. Copenhaver is one of two Southwestern Pennsylvania residents being treated at Pittsburgh’s Allegheny General Hospital following the shooting. Marine veteran David Dutch, 57, of Plum also...
Pittsburgh councilman seeks to restore in-person option to obtain permits
More than four years after the City of Pittsburgh moved all permitting services online because of the covid-19 pandemic, a councilman wants in-person services restored. Pittsburgh has been without an in-person option for those who need permits since March 2020. A new city office building Downtown called 412 Boulevard of...
Pittsburgh refugee nonprofit Hello Neighbor bids goodbye to NLRB charge with $198K settlement
A Pittsburgh nonprofit that provides services to refugees has settled a labor dispute with workers and agreed to pay nearly $200,000 in back pay and wage increases following a complaint filed last year. Hello Neighbor, based in the city’s Larimer neighborhood, faced charges of unfair labor practices in February 2023....
Backlash prompts Pittsburgh URA to remove for-sale signs on nearly 600 properties
When Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority this summer began placing for-sale signs on hundreds of properties it owns throughout the Hill District, Randall Taylor was alarmed. Taylor, a community leader with the Hill District Consensus Group, said he was concerned that land speculators could see the signs and gobble up land...
