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Pittsburgh building inspection department gets new boss
Pittsburgh’s Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections has a new director, a veteran employee who has been running the department for months. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved David Green of Lawrenceville to replace Sarah Kinter, who stepped down in July. Mayor Ed Gainey previously praised Green as the “most...
Pittsburgh City Council OKs giant video screen on North Shore
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved plans by a private venture to erect a giant video screen near PNC Park for people to watch Pirates games. Some members of the Planning Commission had previously voiced concerns that the screen would be visible from Interstate 279. But their fears seemed to...
100 Black Men of Western PA, Pittsburgh Public Schools host African American History Challenge
A question about Pittsburgh’s first Black college stumped participants in the 30th African American History Challenge Bowl: A Legacy of Academic Excellence. The longtime collaboration between Pittsburgh Public Schools and 100 Black Men of Western PA, Inc., took place on Friday at Pittsburgh Greenway. Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Wayne N....
Trib Lunch Box: Macy’s closing, Wendy’s pricing, Willie Nelson, Clairton Coke fines
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024: • Macy’s to close more stores. What’s left in the Pittsburgh region? Macy’s will close 150 stores over the next three years and 50 by the end of 2024, the department store said after posting a fourth quarter loss...
Trib Lunch Box: Warm weather, new arena at Robert Morris and clunky plastic bag ban rollout
Here are some noon headlines from TribLive, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024: • Warm it up, Pittsburgh! The region will experience above-average temperatures from Monday through Wednesday ahead of an expected cold front that will reach Southwestern Pennsylvanian later in the week. • Robert Morris seeks to build $28M...
American Heart Association of Greater Pittsburgh hosts mass CPR training
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey had never learned how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, known as CPR, an emergency procedure to maintain the blood flow to vital organs and to restore normal heart function after sudden cardiac arrest. When he was asked by the American Heart Association of Greater Pittsburgh to join...
‘A big fumble’: Pittsburgh’s clunky rollout of plastic bag ban sows confusion
Jake Diettrich, manager of Market Outlet, a Pittsburgh produce shop, has been grappling since January with the city’s plastic bag ban. Diettrich has had to calm grumbling patrons, swap his stock of outlawed plastic bags for pricier paper ones and contend with worries that the bag ban and mandatory fees...
1 dead, 3 wounded in Marshall-Shadeland shooting
Pittsburgh police said one person was killed and three others wounded in a shooting early Saturday morning in front of a bar in the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood. Authorities said police received calls at 2:10 a.m. to respond to a dispute at 703 Social Club along Brighton Road. When they arrived,...
Pittsburgh police say missing 11-year-old girl has been found
Pittsburgh police say an 11-year-old girl who went missing from the city’s Homewood North neighborhood has been found. Alayna Hines was last seen at about 3:30 p.m. Friday at her home, police said. Pittsburgh police issued an update Saturday reporting that she had been found safely but offered no further...
Data prompts Pittsburgh police chief to empty stations of overnight desk officers
No one will be manning Pittsburgh’s police precincts overnight any longer under policy changes announced Friday by Chief Larry Scirotto for the 743-officer force. The changes, which have already begun, affect all six zone stations across the city and the new Downtown substation from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., seven...
Former Pittsburgh police commander charged with spying on officers, recording conversations
A former Pittsburgh police zone commander is charged with spying multiple times on several of his officers, secretly recording up to 75 hours of their conversations. Matthew Lackner, 50, of Mt. Lebanon, was charged Friday by Allegheny County Police with four counts of illegal use of wired or oral communications,...
Piatt ready to seek Pittsburgh OK for waterfront ‘Esplanade’ project with giant Ferris wheel on the North Side
After years of delays, developers are on the verge of officially proposing a massive waterfront development project on Pittsburgh’s North Side that would feature a nearly 200-foot-tall Ferris wheel. Canonsburg-based Piatt Cos. first proposed the project dubbed Esplanade along the banks of the Ohio River in the city’s Chateau neighborhood...
Black history comes to life at Barrett Elementary through interactive museum
Community members have said that Steel Valley School District and Barrett Elementary have some of the best Black History Month programming for students. On Thursday, the district hosted its fifth celebration since 2019, featuring its Black History Month Living Interactive Museum. Students displayed their artwork, and some students and community...
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Aux. Bishop hospitalized in Washington, D.C.
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Aux. Bishop Mark Eckman, one of three auxiliary bishops in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, was taken to George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., earlier this week. He was at an event for new bishops and became ill. Jennifer Antkowiak, executive director of communications and...
Pitt becomes latest to extend student decision deadline amid FAFSA worries
The University of Pittsburgh Friday became the latest institution to extend the deadline for first-year admitted students to decide whether to enroll. The May 1 deadline will be extended to May 15, officials said Friday. The move impacts thousands of applicants to Western Pennsylvania’s largest university and is the result...
Morning Roundup: Aviary welcomes new condor; 1 injured in stabbing in Downtown PittsburghVideo
Here are a few morning news item for Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. National Aviary welcomes condor The National Aviary in Pittsburgh welcomed it newest resident yesterday. A 43-year-old male Andean condor named Bud is the latest addition, arriving from the Dallas Zoo. Bud will join adult female Lianni and juveniles...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 23-25
It’s the final weekend of February. Here are some ways to spend it. Take the plunge The 14th annual Pittsburgh Polar Plunge is Friday and Saturday on Art Rooney Avenue near Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore. This event invites participants of all ages — plungers under 18 will need...
Pittsburgh’s top engineer pledges better bridge maintenance to avert another disaster
Pittsburgh is already making improvements to the way it handles bridge upkeep, the city’s chief engineer said a day after the National Transportation Safety Board pinpointed the city’s lack of maintenance as a key reason the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed. The NTSB on Wednesday condemned the city for years of...
Lawrenceville restaurant closes after health inspection
The Industry Public House Restaurant in Lawrenceville voluntarily closed Wednesday after an Allegheny County Health Department inspection found food being stored and prepared in the same area where plumbers were currently working on an exposed sewer line. The restaurant is currently having a sewer line repaired, health department officials said...
Lawyers for Fern Hollow victims tee off on Pittsburgh officials, bridge inspectors
Lawyers for the victims of the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse didn’t hold back Wednesday after listening to federal investigators fault inspectors, officials and regulators for the disaster. “I think it’s outrageous,” Peter Giglione, the attorney who represents the Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus driver injured that day, said of the inaction...
Allegheny County Bar Association Homer S. Brown Division launches children’s book celebrating Black lawyers
The Homer S. Brown Division of the Allegheny County Bar Association is celebrating its first children’s book, “Black Lawyers of the Burgh: An Anthology,” with the community on Saturday. The book, published earlier this month, profiles 28 local Black attorneys and judges and their career journeys. The theme for the...
Mt. Lebanon man accused of insurance fraud has ties to Westmoreland County properties
A Mt. Lebanon man is accused of asking someone to set fire to a Pittsburgh property he controlled, filing a fraudulent insurance claim related to the loss and attempting to hide behind multiple fake bankruptcy filings in an effort to avoid paying debts, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday....
New Pittsburgh police substation opens Downtown on Wood Street
A new, bigger Pittsburgh police substation opened Downtown on Wednesday, as police and city officials touted the two-story building as key to controlling crime in Pittsburgh’s central business district. A total of 17 Pittsburgh police officers, two sergeants and one lieutenant will operate out of the Wood Street location, police...
University of Pittsburgh students create KDKA Radio show
Four Pitt students are taking what they’ve been learning in the classroom and broadcasting it. KDKA Radio and the university are collaborating on the “KDKA Next Take” news show. The slot runs from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Friday. Senior Jaime Ely, junior Margaux Rentzel and freshman Ryan...
Student pushes for ‘seat at the table’ with Pittsburgh Public Schools board
Allderdice High School senior Pavel Marin hopes part of his legacy gives students a voice with the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors. A resolution to establish the role of student board representative was put on hold during January’s board meeting. Marin is frustrated by the delay. He’s been pushing...
