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Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, May 3, 2023: Police seek missing Pittsburgh man Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s help in locating a West End man missing since April 27. Jeffrey Farren, 60, was last seen at his Autumnwood Drive home in the...

Homelessness is increasing in Allegheny County, according to Allegheny County Department of Human Services Director Erin Dalton. “We’ve seen increases in both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness,” Dalton said, explaining that people in transitional housing also count toward the number of sheltered homeless. In total, she said, there are about 900...

The federal judge presiding over the trial of the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue denied a motion by the defense requesting to stop the government from seeking the death penalty against their client. Defense attorneys for Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, accused the U.S....

Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday approved new appointments to the city’s planning and art commissions. Pedro Quintanilla, of Squirrel Hill, and Monica Ruiz, of Brookline, will serve on the Planning Commission. Ali R. Abdullah will sit on the Civic Design Committee of the Art Commission. Abdullah is the disability compliance...

The U.S. House passed a resolution last week honoring America’s relationship with Israel on the 75th anniversary of its independence, but U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, was part of a small group of representatives to vote against the bill. House Resolution 311 passed with bipartisan support on a 401-19 vote....

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 2, 2023: $1 million lottery winner from Robinson Giant Eagle A $1 million winning ticket was sold in Robinson through the Pennsylvania Lottery’s “$1 Million? Seriously?” scratch-off game. The ticket was sold at the Giant Eagle on...

A Pittsburgh man accused of taunting authorities while on the run for the past 45 days was arrested late Monday morning, according to Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus. Kwaun Elliot, 24, was deemed a fugitive March 14 after authorities said he used a fourth-floor fire escape window to flee...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey has named Alexis Walker to be the city’s new education coordinator. The appointment, announced Monday, will be funded through a $175,000 grant from the Heinz Endowments. Walker, 26, of the North Side, previously served as the GirlGov program manager at the Women and Girls Foundation. In...

A new manufacturing operation will create 300 full-time jobs over the next three years in the New Kensington Advanced Manufacturing Park, local and state leaders announced Monday. Re:Build Manufacturing’s facility will comprise parts of five existing buildings previously used by Siemens and will total 175,000 square feet once complete. The...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, May 1, 2023: 3 transported from Ambridge fire Multiple people were injured in a house fire Sunday night in Ambridge, according to county 911 officials. Fire crews were called to the 800 block of 11th Street around 8:30...

Pittsburgh Police are investigating a shooting in the city’s Perry South neighborhood. Officers were dispatched for a ShotSpotter alert for 11 shots fired in the 200 block of Kennedy Avenue at approximately 5:50 p.m. Sunday, Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz reported. Arriving units located damage to a residence, but there...

Pittsburgh Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing teen. Lanie Holtzapple, 15, was last seen on Knox Avenue on Saturday night, according to Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz. Lani is new to Pittsburgh and might be headed to her previous home in Northumberland County, Cruz said. Lani...

Country star Luke Combs was the first headliner of the concert season at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday. The CMA Entertainer of the Year is known for hits like “Beer Never Broke My Heart” and “Going, Going, Gone.” Brent Cobb, Flatland Cavalry, Lainey Wilson and Riley Green opened for Combs. Combs...

Over the next several months, as the trial unfolds in connection with the Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting, Pittsburgh will be repeatedly reminded that it is home to the worst antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Eleven people from three congregations — Tree of Life-Or L’Simcha, Dor Hadash and New Light —...

Experienced mountain climbers and other volunteers cleaned up litter Saturday from the slopes of Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington. They rappelled down the cliff from along Grandview Avenue. The Explorers Club of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group participated in the cleanup efforts, which have been conducted...

Construction on a traffic calming project in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood is expected to begin Monday. The project will aim to reduce traffic speeds on Termon Avenue between California Avenue and Brighton Road, officials said. Construction is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The project is expected to last...

A man was shot several times in the drive-by shooting early Saturday in Pittsburgh’s South Side. Police heard gunshots in the 1500 block of East Carson Street at about 2:15 a.m. Officers then found the man, who had run to the intersection of South 16th and Bingham streets. He was...

A friend asked Katy Nesbitt what’s more stressful: Being second-guessed by thousands of screaming World Cup soccer fans in a gigantic stadium or giving the commencement speech at her alma mater. The first American woman to referee at a men’s World Cup, Nesbitt laughed at the thought, knowing she will...

The work that was to have closed the upper deck of the outbound Fort Duquesne Bridge on Friday and Saturday nights has been postponed. Instead, an overnight closure will happen from 9 p.m. Sunday night through 5 a.m. Monday morning on the bridge, according to PennDOT. Crews will remove pavement...

Questions about feelings on the death penalty continued to dominate the process on the fifth day of jury selection in the case against a man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018. Through Friday, the government and defense have interviewed 81 prospective jurors, and, of...

Evan Hansen is a lonely, anxious teenager “on the outside always looking in.” A letter he never meant for anyone to see leads to a lie he never meant to tell — offering a chance at friendships and connections he never thought he would have. Whether to continue in the...

The polio vaccine was created by Dr. Jonas Salk at a University of Pittsburgh laboratory about 70 years ago, and Pitt is honoring that legacy by opening a public exhibit of Salk’s personal equipment to remind visitors and students of the importance of vaccines to public health. The exhibit spans...

Pittsburgh is in a stable financial condition following the covid-19 pandemic and its economic challenges, City Controller Michael Lamb said Friday in his annual report of the city’s finances. The report showed the city ended last year with a surplus as revenues from various taxes increased. About half of the...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, April 28, 2023: Pittsburgh Zoo welcomes 2 Amur leopard cubs The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium this week announced that two Amur leopard cubs were born at the zoo on March 18. They have been “thriving under the care...

PennDOT says overnight closures of the outbound (northbound) Fort Duquesne Bridge will happen Friday and Saturday night, weather permitting. Crews will remove pavement markings and replace them with new, durable pavement markings on the outbound, upper deck of the bridge (I-279) from 9 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, and...