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Court again rejects cyanide killer Ferrante’s appeal, upholds murder conviction
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Friday again affirmed the murder conviction of a former University of Pittsburgh neuroresearcher imprisoned for fatally poisoning his wife, a renowned neurologist. Robert Ferrante, 75, is being held in the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale, where he is serving a mandatory life sentence for the...
After a rough week, Astrobotic finds silver lining in Peregrine mission
After a disastrous wave of setbacks, Pittsburgh space company Astrobotic is seeing things through a new lens. Astrobotic confirmed Wednesday that an image of a curved sliver in space taken from its Peregrine lander was Earth viewed from tens of thousands of miles away. That photo seemed to turn spirits...
Owners of e.b. Pepper and Footloose in Shadyside retiring
e.b. Pepper spent nearly four decades styling Pittsburgh’s most fashionable people. She traveled the country attending fashion shows and markets and brought back apparel and accessories from all over the world to her Shadyside boutique, e.b. Pepper. Pepper sought out trends from shoulder pads to country western, leather and fully-beaded...
Ex-PPG Paints Arena worker sues Aramark for racial discrimination over Afro
A Black woman is suing the company that runs concessions at PPG Paints Arena alleging that they discriminated against her because of her Afro. Asani Porch, of Spring Hill, filed the lawsuit against Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services LLC in federal court on Thursday alleging race discrimination and a violation...
Pittsburgh’s Adda coffee chain abruptly closes all locations
A small coffee chain has abruptly closed all four of its Pittsburgh locations, and some critics are claiming it is a move to undermine labor organizing. Adda Coffee & Tea House announced late Thursday on social media that it is closing all of its locations, claiming it has been running...
Morning Roundup: Multiple vehicles crash in North Versailles; hunt is on for South Side tagger
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Jan. 12: Crane truck overturns on Route 119 ramp An electrical truck carrying a crane overturned on a ramp on Route 119 coming off Route 66 at the New Stanton interchange. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. State...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Jan. 12-15
It’s the weekend — a three-day weekend for some with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday. Here are some ways to spend it. All aboard The Carnegie Science Center on the North Side is hosting Locomotion Weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There will...
Allegheny County expands pilot child care program by $500K
More local families will see help with their child care expenses, thanks to additional funding from Allegheny County for a pilot program. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato announced Wednesday the county would be adding $500,000 this year to the Child Care Matters pilot program. The program, launched in 2022, provides...
Police charge Allegheny County Jail guard with smuggling drugs into lockup
Allegheny County police on Wednesday charged a jail corrections officer with taking illegal drugs into the facility to sell to inmates. William Kemp III, 34, of Knoxville is charged with four felony counts, including possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and contraband. He is scheduled for a...
Woman pinned between store and vehicle in Pittsburgh’s South Side
A woman is recovering after being pinned pinned between a vehicle and a building in connection with a crash in Pittsburgh’s South Side on Wednesday afternoon. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Emily Bourne said detectives were investigating a robbery at a convenience store along the 2400 block of East Carson Street...
Police: Man shot in Pittsburgh’s Crawford Roberts neighborhood in critical condition
A man was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday evening after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Crawford Roberts neighborhood. Public Safety spokesperson Emily Bourne said officers responded to the 1900 block of Bedford Avenue shortly before 6 p.m. for ShotSpotter alert that indicated that eight shots had been fired. Police located a...
Appellate court says city’s Sports Facility Usage Fee paid by professional athletes is unconstitutional
A state appellate court on Wednesday agreed that the fee levied by the City of Pittsburgh on professional athletes and entertainers performing here is unconstitutional. The Commonwealth Court decision upheld a 2022 opinion by Common Pleas Judge Christine Ward who issued an injunction prohibiting the city from collecting the 3%...
Dozens rally in Downtown Pittsburgh for Gaza ceasefire
Karim Alshurafa lost seven family members in the first week of fighting in Gaza. He lost two more the next week. Then, eight more died the week after that. “The number keeps rising,” the Palestinian-American said Wednesday afternoon at a rally outside the Downtown Pittsburgh offices of Pennsylvania’s two U.S....
The Fresh Market to open at former Whole Foods site in East Liberty
The former Whole Foods building in East Liberty, vacant since 2022, has a new tenant: The Fresh Market. The grocer will open its second Pittsburgh store at the 32,000-square-foot site on Centre Avenue in early 2025, said Herky Pollock, the CBRE executive vice president who helped broker the deal. He...
Greenhouse Co-Op sells plants and cider in Greenfield
Greenfield just got a little greener — The Greenhouse Co-Op has shelves filled with plants and hooks hanging with greenery. It opened at the end of December. “We’ve had an amazing turnout our first two weekends,” said Darien Higgins of the South Side, who co-owns the business with her brother...
Schenley Park Skating Rink will not open this season
The Schenley Park Skating Rink will not open this season because of delays installing a new chiller system, Pittsburgh officials announced this week. The ice skating rink is expected to reopen for the 2024-25 season. Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works last year began installation work on the vital refrigeration system,...
High winds leave thousands without power in Westmoreland County; more expected in Pittsburgh region
High winds Tuesday afternoon left more than 10,000 FirstEnergy customers without power in Westmoreland County. More high winds can be expected Wednesday in the Pittsburgh area, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts between 40 and 50 mph are forecast...
Pittsburgh Planning Commission OKs 6-story apartment building in Bluff with murals on facade
Pittsburgh’s Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved plans for a new apartment building that will prominently display 10 large panels of artwork on its facade. Pittsburgh-based GSX Ventures intends to construct a six-story, 211-unit apartment building, dubbed Phoenix on Forbes, on a 1.4-acre site in the city’s Bluff neighborhood. The...
Faulty valve, ruptured tank thwart ‘soft landing’ on moon for Astrobotic’s PeregrineVideo
Pittsburgh-based space company Astrobotic theorized Tuesday that its lunar mission was undone by a malfunction in the lander’s propulsion equipment. Astrobotic sought to make history with the first commercial lunar landing, but a fuel leak on the spacecraft after launch scuttled any possibility of that. The lander, dubbed Peregrine, has...
Brighton Heights woman charged with killing man over drugs, sex, money
A Brighton Heights woman was jailed Tuesday on charges that she fatally shot an Arlington man last month in a confrontation that police said revolved around illicit drugs, sex and a $700 CashApp payment. Jaelyn Nowlin, 20, is charged with killing Grant Gibeault, 25, in his apartment in the 2200...
Tech company Excelitas commits to moving global HQ to Pittsburgh’s Strip District
A tech company is poised to move its global headquarters to Pittsburgh’s Strip District, showcasing the region’s continuing success at attracting high-tech businesses. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that Excelitas Technologies has committed to occupying roughly 50,000 square feet of space at 2545 Railroad St. in the Strip. Excelitas, a...
Morning Roundup: Detectives investigate East Carson vape shop robbery; Pittsburgh officer assaulted serving warrant
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 9: Detectives seek vape shop robbery suspects Pittsburgh’s Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating a robbery that occurred in mid-December at a vape shop along East Carson Street in the city’s South Side. Two individuals were captured...
Failing to reach the moon isn’t a total failure for Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic
They call it a moonshot for a reason. It’s exceedingly difficult. Only about half of all lunar missions have been successful, according to NASA’s database on moon missions. Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic was attempting to beat the odds Monday by sending its Peregrine lander to the moon to transport cargo for...
Case proceeds against man in North Side shooting where more than 30 shots were fired
A Pittsburgh man will be tried in Common Pleas court on charges stemming from an August shooting at a North Side afterhours club that left another man critically injured. Sheridan Marsh, 34, was arrested by Pittsburgh police and U.S. Marshals in October, two months after 34 rounds of gunfire were...
Government lawyer accuses Comprehensive Healthcare of shorting workers $20M
It wasn’t an isolated issue or the result of a good-faith mistake that employees at Comprehensive Healthcare’s 15 Western Pennsylvania facilities weren’t being paid for all the hours they worked. Instead, a lawyer with the U.S. Department of Labor told a federal judge Monday, it was part of the company’s...
