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Police chase ends with suspect’s car in Forest Hills pool
A man who flashed a weapon at Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday was arrested Thursday after a second police chase ended with his vehicle sinking in a Forest Hill swimming pool, authorities said. The suspect, Jeremy Neal, 31, was arrested after a chase that began in the city, went onto...
Health Department reports rodents, fruit flies at Waterworks Cinemas
A health inspection this week at Waterworks Cinemas in Pittsburgh cited a rodent and fruit fly infestation. The Allegheny County Health Department on Thursday issued a consumer alert about the movie theater’s conditions after a Dec. 26 inspection found six violations. An inspector found evidence of an active rodent infestation,...
$31.6M bond will support Pittsburgh affordable housing initiatives
Pittsburgh and the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority said Thursday that the URA closed on a $31.6 million bond to support affordable housing initiatives in the city. Officials have not yet released a plan detailing how the money will be spent. City Council voted this summer to provide the URA with...
Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente Bridge to reopen on New Year’s Eve
Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente Bridge is scheduled to reopen Sunday night after being closed for nearly two years, and the reopening marks the completion of a larger, $85.6 million project to revamp the city’s three landmark Sister Bridges. The Clemente Bridge, which connects Downtown and the North Shore, closed to traffic...
Pittsburgh to extend lease on North Side police HQ with option to buy
Pittsburgh City Council voted Thursday to renew the city’s lease on its North Side police headquarters, a week after opposing the measure in a preliminary vote. The city has been leasing a Western Avenue building for its police headquarters for 20 years. The existing lease was set to expire at...
First Night Pittsburgh: What you need to know
Pittsburgh will host a double celebration Sunday evening — welcoming 2024 and recognizing a special anniversary. Highmark First Night Pittsburgh turns 30. “I was looking at the dates earlier this year, and I realized Highmark First Night Pittsburgh started 30 years ago,” said Sarah Aziz, director of programming and manager...
Morning Roundup: Rivers Casino manager accused of stealing $20K; 58 animals seized from Butler home
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Dec. 28: Rivers Casino theft arrest State police said they made an arrest in a $20,000 theft from Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino on Dec. 4. Police said the casino’s security director reported the crime on Dec. 23. After reviewing...
Oakdale man spends retirement traveling to National Parks
Scott Bly waited 40 years to travel. After growing up on the North Side of Pittsburgh, Bly worked and played football during his four years at Edinboro University (now PennWest Edinboro). After graduating, he went to Roanoke, Va., to serve as a police officer for three years and then transferred...
Morning Roundup: Suspect shot by police in Washington County; car rescue in Unity
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 27: Suspect shot by police in Washington County A suspect was shot by a police officer early Saturday in Monongahela, Washington County. State police said Jonathan Toth, 49, of Jefferson Hills, made threats at the Main Street...
Man found dead in Clairton
A man was found dead early Tuesday morning in Clairton. Allegheny County 911 reports at about 2:15 a.m. they were notified of a deceased man in the intersection of Wylie Avenue and Reed Street. The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office identified him as Ryan Main, 23, of Clairton. On the...
Morning Roundup: Pair of shootings — 2 injured in East Hills, 1 hurt in West End
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 26: 2 injured in shooting in East Hills Pittsburgh police said a teen was taken to the hospital from the scene of a shooting Monday night in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood. Police said they were called to...
What $200M in expanded passenger rail service means for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania is poised to add passenger rail service for the first time in decades, thanks to federal and state funding and a deal made with Norfolk Southern. PennDOT is investing $200 million for corridor upgrades that will allow Amtrak to run a second daily round trip between Pittsburgh and...
Volunteers, staff at Pitt serve 2,800 hot meals to those in need at annual Christmas event
Cyril Lucas doesn’t tend to cook family feasts on Christmas morning. The retired Air Force veteran, who grew up in Braddock and McKeesport, has no children, and none of his relatives live in the Pittsburgh area. But Lucas wasn’t among an estimated 19 million Americans who spent Christmas alone Monday....
1 dead in Christmas morning crash on Parkway East
One person is dead after being struck on the Parkway East early Monday. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the victim as 24-year-old Dax Antonio Hernandez-Reyes. His hometown was not available. Pennsylvania State Police said the crash occurred around 1 a.m. on the inbound side near Edgewood. Three...
Police investigate fatal motorcycle crash in Greenfield
Pittsburgh police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash Sunday in the city’s Greenfield neighborhood. Just before noon Sunday, first responders were called to the intersection of Beechwood Boulevard and Federal Hill Street. According to Pittsburgh police, a woman driving an SUV south on Beechwood Boulevard attempted a left turn onto...
Pittsburgh Jewish community holds vigil to advocate for release of hostages taken by Hamas
Pittsburgh’s Jewish community gathered in Squirrel Hill on Sunday for a “Bring them home” vigil to advocate for the release of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas. Israel says 129 people remain unaccounted for after they were abducted and taken to Gaza during the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, according...
‘Cease fire now’: Pittsburgh locals gather for global solidarity vigil in support of Palestine
“Free Palestine!” and “Cease fire now!” chants could be heard in Pittsburgh’s Friendship Park on Saturday as about 100 people gathered for a solidarity vigil in support of Palestine. Hosted by two groups — Jewish Voice for Peace Pittsburgh and Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Pittsburgh...
Square Cafe in East Liberty will pay $89,000 in back wages after reports of tip mishandling
Employees of a popular diner in East Liberty will be paid back wages after allegations that thousands of dollars in tips were mishandled. Square Café, along S. Highland Avenue, was investigated by the U.S. Labor Department after reports from restaurant servers, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE. Under federal law,...
Options abound for Western Pennsylvanians celebrating a dry holiday
Recovering addict Lisa Hoey of Pittsburgh’s South Side says alcohol was an integral part of her holidays. It was part of nearly every detail — from baking cookies and entertaining, to watching TV specials and wrapping gifts, said Hoey, now sober for more than two decades. An alum of O’Hara...
U.S. Steel sale will create new jobs, spark investment in Mon Valley, analyst says
John C. Tumazos thinks unions and Pennsylvania politicians have gotten the U.S. Steel sale all wrong. The Wilkinsburg-bred metals industry analyst said Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion acquisition of the Pittsburgh-based steel icon will not trigger mass layoffs in Southwestern Pennsylvania or encourage the new owners to idle mills. Instead, the...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy wraps up 1st project funded by parks tax
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is completing its first project partially funded by the city’s controversial park taxes, with four more projects in the works for the new year. The 0.5-mill parks tax — or $50 per every $100,000 of a property’s assessed value — was first collected in 2021 after...
Man wanted on felony gun charges arrested after barricading himself when SWAT team responds
Pittsburgh police announced Friday that fugitive wanted on felony gun charges was apprehended the previous morning with the help of a SWAT team. Pittsburgh Public Safety said city police’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and a SWAT team executed an arrest warrant for Donald Hines Jr., 19, in the 400 block of...
Looking for a last-minute gift? Try these local Black-owned businesses
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, knowing just the right gift to give may be tricky. But, there are still three days until Christmas. For anyone who still feels like summer was last week — this one is for you. There is still time to get something unique and with...
Fern Hollow Bridge documents reveal PennDOT’s concern over city’s lack of action
The city of Pittsburgh knew at least 11 bridges required high-priority repairs in late 2017, about four years before the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed, according to documents released by PennDOT relating to spans owned by the city. Specifically, PennDOT chided the city for dragging its feet on making priority repairs...
Pittsburgh firefighters finalize new contract with city
The city of Pittsburgh and the union representing city firefighters announced a new contract Friday that includes wage increases, new parental leave and health insurance policies, and modernization upgrades to fire stations. The contract covers the next five years with members of Pittsburgh Fire Fighters, IAFF Local No. 1. IAFF...
