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Trial begins in 2019 North Side shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured
Ashley Strong had just stopped her car at Kennedy and Norwood avenues on Pittsburgh’s North Side to drop off her friend. Cedrick L. Mack was supposed to be meeting someone named Reese on the afternoon of Dec. 18, 2019. Strong saw the person he was supposed to meet walking up...
Legislation would prohibit most development in Pittsburgh’s city parks
Legislation before Pittsburgh City Council would prohibit most development in the city’s parks and greenways. Sponsored by Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, the measure would bar nonrecreational development — including most roads — in city-owned parks and greenways. “What this ordinance does is make it abundantly clear that our city parks...
Pittsburgh approves limited deer hunting program in city parks
Limited archery hunting will be permitted in two Pittsburgh parks this year. City Council on Wednesday approved legislation that will clear the way for limited deer hunting to address a deer population that officials have said has grown too large. Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration will host a pilot program in...
Pittsburgh food bank warns of scammers after phony solicitations at Rib Fest
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is warning people of potential scammers who have been posing as food bank representatives at several large events, including Rib Fest last weekend on the North Shore. The food bank said Pittsburgh police are investigating potential fraud following several reports of people posing as...
Proposed affordable housing development to cater to LGBTQ+ seniors in South Oakland
An affordable housing development proposed in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland would cater to LGBTQ+ seniors. The proposed six-story apartment complex on Forbes Avenue would include 48 units, 24 off-street parking spaces and 22 bicycle parking spots, according to plans presented Tuesday to the city’s planning commission. All of the units would...
University of Pittsburgh student reports assault
University of Pittsburgh police are investigating the assault of a student early Saturday. The incident took place at about 1:30 a.m. along the 200 block of Atwood Street. Police said the victim reported he was assaulted by an unknown man. It was unclear how badly the victim was hurt. No...
Owners of unfinished Pittsburgh luxury student high rise release updated move-in dates
Owners of an unfinished 10-story luxury student high-rise in Oakland that is weeks behind its planned opening are giving tentative move-in dates between late September and later October — starting with the lowest floors. In the meantime, the owners of Here Pittsburgh say they are providing alternative housing for 463...
Planning commission approves plan to renovate Upper Lawrenceville firehouse plus mixed-income housing, retail
Pittsburgh’s planning commission on Tuesday approved plans for a development that will revitalize a former firehouse and bring mixed-income housing and other amenities. Illinois-based Albion Residential is planning to bring to new life a former firehouse on Butler Street and add a new 354,000-square-foot apartment complex on a site that...
Pittsburgh man wanted for shooting in West End arrested in NYC
A Pittsburgh man who was wanted in connection with a shooting in the West End was arrested early Tuesday morning in New York City. Richard Worley was wanted for shooting a woman in the hand and leg at Wabash Street and Sawmill Run Boulevard on Aug. 20. The woman was...
Pittsburgh appeals decision to reduce punishment for officer who skipped funeral where 5 were shot
Two Pittsburgh police officers and their supervisor were disciplined last fall after they failed to provide a police presence at a Brighton Heights funeral in October where five people were shot. Those details were revealed last week in an arbitration appeal in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court after one of...
Altoona woman chases fame after Pittsburgh porta-potty fight video goes viral
Don’t call her Dalanie. Call her Romper Stomper. An Altoona-bred college student is cashing in on her 15 minutes of fame after a viral video from country star Morgan Wallen’s Aug. 31 performance at PNC Park showed her violently defending her mother at the concert’s porta-potties. Dozens of clips of...
Duquesne Light to move transmission towers in Pittsburgh’s Hays Woods to more stable ground
Construction crews working in Pittsburgh’s Hays Woods are moving Duquesne Light’s transmission towers to a more stable area within the park, according to the utility company. “There’s a bunch of Duquesne Light transmission towers, and one of them is on unstable ground and is starting to move,” said City Councilwoman...
Dozens of Pittsburgh Public Schools move to remote learning because of heat wave
Pittsburgh Public Schools said Tuesday it is moving 38 of its schools to remote learning for the next two days because of the heat wave hitting the city. Spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said the district’s extreme heat protocols call for schools without air conditioning to move to remote learning when the...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh looking for archers for its deer-culling pilot
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 3: City officials seeking 30 archers for deer culling in Pittsburgh parks The city of Pittsburgh is looking for 30 qualified archers to help cull deer in two city parks as part of a recently created pilot...
Scenes from Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade
Thousands of people attended Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade Monday morning. The annual event featured hundreds of labor organizations and a visit by Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pa. Secretary of Labor & Industry Nancy A. Walker and Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su. “It’s important people understand our work ethic....
Man’s condition stabilizes after stabbing in Mt. Washington, police say
A man was upgraded from critical to stable condition after a stabbing Monday morning in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood, according to a city Public Safety spokesperson. City police found the man with stab wounds to his arm and abdomen when they responded to the incident reported shortly before 9 a.m....
Annual Rib Fest continues on Pittsburgh’s North ShoreVideo
Pittsburgh’s annual Rib Fest is in full swing outside Acrisure Stadium in the North Shore with about a dozen award-winning vendors vying for trophies and bragging rights in the ‘Burgh. “We’ve been rolling this year,” Hank “The Tank” McCracken from Off the Bone BBQ said Friday night. The festival kicked...
As workers scramble to finish upscale student high-rise in Pittsburgh, college students scattered in temporary housing
Hailey Garza, a Carnegie Mellon University sophomore, envisioned herself this fall in luxury high-rise student housing just off campus on Forbes Avenue — a complex with a 24-hour fitness center, coffee bar and hot tub. Instead, she’s in Shadyside — in a basement Airbnb that sometimes has a subterranean smell...
Pittsburgh startup launches system to monitor inventory at stores
A Pittsburgh startup that makes technology to track the comings and goings of products on a store’s shelves has struck a deal that will deploy its technology at 7-Eleven convenience stores in the region. Shelfmark, an Uptown-based tech firm, has installed its small cameras in the ceiling at 11 7-Eleven...
Wallen, Wiz and a porta-potty: Morgan Wallen brings excitement with 2 shows in Pittsburgh
Fans were in for a lot of excitement during Morgan Wallen’s two-show stint in Pittsburgh. The country star performed two nights in a row at PNC Park, and the shows included two events that ended up going viral on social media. During the Wednesday night show, four Wallen fans were...
Kingfly Spirits goes bananas
When Raoul Segarra saw a recipe in the New York Times for a banana dessert, it became his inspiration for the latest liqueur at Kingfly Spirits in the Strip District. Kingfly’s head distiller combined fresh and dried banana with hints of vanilla bean, lemon peel and sugar. The bananas undergo...
Morning Roundup: Fire destroys vacant Hempfield home
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Sept. 1: Fire destroys vacant Hempfield home A Hempfield home along Middletown Road was destroyed in a fire early Friday. Firefighters were met around 2 a.m. with heavy flames and smoke centered on the front part of the...
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting in Downtown Pittsburgh
A man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Downtown Pittsburgh late Thursday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner and city police. Lonnie Latham III, 23, of Pittsburgh died at a hospital after the 10:30 p.m. shooting in the area of Strawberry Way and Smithfield...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 1-4
It’s a Labor Day holiday weekend, three days off for some. If you aren’t going to the Miller Lite Kickoff and Rib Festival outside Acrisure Stadium, here are some other ways to spend it — the weather should be perfect with temperatures in the 80s. WWE World Wrestling Entertainment’s “Payback”...
Pittsburgh officials offer resources, support on International Overdose Awareness Day
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said he’s met a lot of powerful people. “I’ve met governors, senators and presidents. But the strongest person I’ve ever met is someone who came through addiction,” Gainey said. The mayor joined dozens of local organizations, officials and residents Thursday at a resource fair on the...
