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2 Pittsburgh students hospitalized after eating ‘unknown edible candy’
Two students at Brashear High School in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood were hospitalized Wednesday after they ingested “am unknown edible candy,” a school spokeswoman said. Four students were involved in the incident. Two fell ill after eating the candy, Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said. School officials are investigating to...
Pittsburgh City Council incumbents win easily, 2 new members to replace outgoing councilmen
Pittsburgh City Council incumbents running for reelection Tuesday cruised to easy victories, and two newcomers won seats replacing outgoing councilmen, according to unofficial results. Council members Bobby Wilson, D-North Side, and Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, did not face Republican challengers in their reelection bids, while Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, collected 79.4%...
Pittsburgh school board VP handily reelected along with 3 new members
A Pittsburgh Public Schools board first-vice president cruised to a second term Tuesday, while three newcomers secured board spots following uncontested races. Democrat Devon Taliaferro, who was first elected in 2019, will sit on the board in 2024 alongside newly elected Democrats Emma Yourd and Dwayne Barker. Board member-elect Yael...
Morning Roundup: Police say Shadyside restaurant worker injured in assault; 2 winners in record Pa. jackpot
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 8: Police say Shadyside restaurant worker injured in assault A Shadyside restaurant employee was treated for a cut on the head after three masked men reportedly robbed and assaulted him Tuesday night, according to Pittsburgh police. The...
Jill Biden returning to Pittsburgh to tout workforce training efforts
First Lady Jill Biden is coming back to Pittsburgh on Wednesday to discuss the region’s workforce development with Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey. This is the second recent visit for Biden, who traveled to the Pittsburgh International Airport in July to tout President Joe Biden’s economic plan and praise the Pittsburgh...
‘There’s nowhere to go’: Pittsburgh clears homeless camp
Four homeless Pittsburghers stood Tuesday afternoon near tents at the wedge of land where Grant Street meets Fort Pitt Boulevard and said they didn’t know what comes next. City officials announced last week they were tearing down a Downtown homeless encampment, and posted warning signs ordering those living on First...
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to expand heart institute
About 600 kids come to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh each year for heart operations. The demand for care is so great that the Lawrenceville hospital is expanding its Heart Institute to handle the growing number of patients. Many patients travel from outside the state or country. “This year is...
Rapper Frzy to perform with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Harvey Daniels has a DVD of Jay-Z performing with the London Symphony Orchestra, which was the first time a hip-hop star collaborated with a full orchestra. Daniels, the rapper known as Frzy, watches that DVD before every performance he does. Daniels will create a similar production with the Pittsburgh Symphony...
Hazelwood’s Lewis Playground could see $500K in improvements from Mon-Connector money
Lewis Playground in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood could see improvements as City Council is considering a proposal that would provide over $500,000 to improve the park. Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, sponsored legislation that would take money from the scrapped portion of the Mon-Oakland connector project and reallocate it for the park....
‘Mom, there’s a fire!’: Point Park student makes frantic call when scooter catches fire in off-campus apartment
There are phone calls home to mom that college students never want to make. And then there’s the one placed early Saturday by Point Park University sophomore Aidan McFarlane, 19, barefoot, barely awake and frantic, as he realized his battery-powered electric scooter was ablaze in his studio apartment. Billowing smoke...
2 remaining co-defendants plead guilty for roles in fatal shooting of 1-year-old in Spring Hill
Two men involved in a summer afternoon shootout that left a 1-year-old dead in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill pleaded guilty Monday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Devon Thompson, 40, of McKees Rocks, and Andre Crawford, 32, of McKeesport, appeared separately before Judge Susan Evashavik DiLucente. Those two men, along with...
Pittsburgh City Council advances new master plan for Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh City Council is poised to approve a 10-year institutional master plan for Allegheny General Hospital. This comes after council members in September heard mixed opinions from North Side residents about the plan, which includes potential developments on the hospital’s site. The master plan lays out a plan to convert...
Bloomfield housing project in jeopardy after zoning setback
A proposal to add hundreds of housing units, a new grocery store and public plaza to Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood hit a major setback Monday. The city’s Zoning Board of Adjustments denied a variance for increased height and additional housing, including over two dozen affordable units, for a proposal at the...
Carnegie Mellon receives $25M gift for computational biology from trustee and wife
Carnegie Mellon University has received a $25 million gift from longtime Trustee Ray Lane and his wife, Stephanie, to support the institution’s Computational Biology Department. Carnegie Mellon President Farnam Jahanian announced the gift in a note to campus Monday afternoon. He called it a “monumental investment” in an expanding area...
Man arrested after rampage at North Side convenience store
A 29-year-old man was arraigned in court Monday after police say he attacked several people a day earlier at a 7-Eleven in the North Side. Tyler Vick entered the Western Avenue convenience store at about 11:55 a.m. on Sunday and, after trying to pay for several items with just a...
Morning Roundup: Man surrenders to SWAT in Upper Hill; 4 injured in Fayette County crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Nov. 6: Man surrenders following SWAT situation in Upper Hill A man surrendered to Pittsburgh police around 5:30 a.m. Monday after a SWAT incident that lasted nearly an hour in the city’s Upper Hill neighborhood. Police responded around...
Election Day bake sales, meals benefit community organizations
As voters head to the polls Tuesday for a great ritual of our democracy, many will encounter another tradition that is not enshrined in the Constitution: Election Day bake sales, soup sales and lunches. For many community organizations, the sales are fundraisers to support their missions, as reliable as Lenten...
Man fatally shot after domestic dispute in Pittsburgh
A man died Saturday morning after being shot by a woman in what Pittsburgh police say started as a domestic dispute. Officers were dispatched to the Maple Ridge Apartment complex on the 2100 block of Park Hill Drive in East Hills around 11:30 a.m. Saturday to investigate reports of a...
AGH, nurses strike deal on 3-year contract
After a final 26-hour negotiation meeting, unionized nurses at Allegheny General Hospital struck a deal with hospital management on a new contract. The three-year agreement between the 1,200 nurses and nurse practitioners represented by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania and AGH’s parent company, Allegheny Health Network, will make significant investments in wages...
Jewish volunteers set empty Shabbat table in Pittsburgh for civilians kidnapped by terrorists
Etti Martel comforted an Israeli teen within a maze of tables in Oakland’s Schenley Plaza Friday afternoon, as volunteers taped photos to white folding chairs of the 242 civilians that Hamas militants kidnapped in Israel on Oct. 7. Nearby sat two teddy bears in high chairs — one for 4-year-old...
Andy Warhol Museum unveils some of pop artist’s ‘Unseen’ works
Despite an entire museum dedicated to the work of Andy Warhol, there is a collection of 10,000 works by the native Pittsburgh pop artist that have never been in the public eye. People can now see more than 60 of those pieces in “Unseen: Permanent Collection Works” at The Andy...
Public art unveiled at Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh officials and artists on Friday unveiled new art installations at the Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park. Pittsburgh-based artists John Peña and Carin Mincemoyer designed artwork on the span and under the bridge at Tranquil Trail, respectively. The new Fern Hollow Bridge was built less than a year after...
Central Catholic High School names president
Matthew J. Stoessel recalled taking the Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s light rail system into Downtown Pittsburgh from his Upper St. Clair home. He then transferred to the 71B on his way to Central Catholic High School in Oakland. He had been making that trip as the school’s executive director of advancement...
Frick Pittsburgh reschedules Islamic art exhibition amid controversy
A Pittsburgh art museum announced Friday it is rescheduling an exhibit featuring historical Islamic art that it initially postponed indefinitely over perception concerns in light of the Israel/Hamas war. On Sunday, TribLive reported The Frick Pittsburgh museum quietly postponed the “Treasured Ornament” exhibit that was scheduled to open Nov. 4....
Pittsburgh officials plan to break up homeless encampment Downtown
Pittsburgh officials plan to tear down a homeless encampment Downtown next week, a city spokesperson confirmed Friday. City outreach workers have given “credible offers of housing” to everyone living at the encampment along First Avenue, said Maria Montaño, a spokesperson for Mayor Ed Gainey. Officials are “hopeful” everyone living in...
