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Morning roundup: Car drives into building in Homestead; woman found critically injured downtown
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Nov. 10: 1 injured after car drives into building One person was taken to the hospital shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday morning after a car crashed into a business in Homestead, according to WTAE. Their condition has not...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Nov. 10-12
It’s the weekend with Veterans Day on Saturday. Here are some ways to spend it. Parade The annual Veterans Day parade is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Downtown. It starts at the corner of 10th Street and Liberty Avenue and continues down Liberty Avenue. Fighter jets from Langley Air Force Base...
Pittsburgh’s URA giving $2.8M to group developing affordable housing where prices have soared
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is providing $2.8 million in grant money to a nonprofit that wants to develop affordable housing in neighborhoods where housing prices have soared in recent years. The grant, approved by the URA’s board on Thursday, will go to City of Bridges Community Land Trust. The nonprofit...
Remains of Pittsburgh native, shot down over Sicily in 1943, positively identifiedVideo
On July 10, 1943, Pittsburgh native and Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Gilbert Myers was flying a bombing mission over Sicily with crewmates from the 310th Bombardment Group, part of the 381st Bombardment Squadron during World War II. Myers’ B-25 Mitchell was struck by anti-aircraft fire and went down near...
For every goal the Penguins score at home, the Pittsburgh area gets a new tree
Fourth-grader K.K. Cunningham had never planted a tree before Thursday. But the 9-year-old Hazelwood boy was a natural, grabbing a shovel, pivoting and plunging it into soil outside Pittsburgh Mifflin Elementary on what was a gray November morning in the city’s Lincoln Place neighborhood. By the time K.K.’s in eighth...
Pittsburgh office market stabilized in 3rd quarter after being pummeled by pandemic
Office vacancies in Pittsburgh stabilized in the third quarter after the market was pummeled by a pandemic that forced many workers out of offices and into their homes, according to reports from two real estate firms. “One of the reasons why you haven’t seen much adjustment to the overall vacancy...
Former Pittsburgh cop facing wiretapping allegations to receive $6,500 monthly pension
A former Pittsburgh police zone commander who retired amid investigations into whether he wiretapped fellow officers will receive a monthly pension of nearly $6,500 unless he’s convicted on criminal charges, police officials said Thursday. The board of managers of Pittsburgh Policemen’s Relief and Pension Fund voted unanimously Thursday to pay...
Pittsburgh police look to open new Downtown substation on Wood Street
Pittsburgh police are looking to open a new substation in Downtown next year. The new site at 439 Wood St. would replace the existing Zone 2 substation at 604 Liberty Ave., according to public safety officials. Legislation introduced to City Council this week would authorize a $590,150, five-year agreement with...
2 antisemitic incidents in Pittsburgh bring annual tally to nearly twice 2022’s figure
Two antisemitic incidents — a “threatening” Instagram meme and graffiti scrawled at the University of Pittsburgh’s campus — were reported this week to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, bringing 2023’s number of incidents to 242, nearly twice the total reported last year. Security officials released the information Thursday morning,...
Shadyside Gap employee accused of secretly taking photos of customer in changing room
A employee of the Gap clothing store in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside was accused of secretly taking photos of a woman in a changing room in September. Police responded to the Walnut Street store after a caller reported trying on clothes in a dressing room when she saw a phone camera appear...
Lawsuit: Man removed from transplant list after UPMC officer assaulted him, falsified charges
A UPMC police officer assaulted a Uniontown man during a medical transport and then lied about the incident to file criminal charges and have him involuntarily committed, a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims. The allegations led to the man’s removal from a liver transplant list, although the charges were ultimately...
First lady Jill Biden highlights Western Pa. workforce development efforts during Pittsburgh stop
First lady Jill Biden visited Pittsburgh on Wednesday and praised the region’s efforts in expanding workforce development programs and other career training initiatives. Pittsburgh was designated a “workforce hub” in May. That provided federal funding and other assistance to existing workforce training programs in the region. Pittsburgh is one of...
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...
