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Synagogue shooter would live in near isolation in supermax prison if spared death penalty, expert says
If Robert Bowers is sentenced to life in prison, he almost certainly would go to what is called the ADX in Florence, Colo. The administrative maximum-security prison, the only supermax facility in the federal Bureau of Prisons, is reserved for the most notorious prisoners, terrorists and national security threats. Bowers,...
Pittsburgh man admits to committing 4 armed robberies, shooting an Oakmont pizza shop owner last year
A Pittsburgh man has pleaded guilty to multiple armed robberies in several Allegheny County communities in March 2022, including one that wounded an Oakmont pizza shop owner. Eric Lee Jones, 34, of the city’s East Hills neighborhood admitted in federal court to robbery, brandishing and discharging a firearm during a...
Jail inmate who died Sunday was accused of sexually assaulting nurse
A McKeesport man who died in Allegheny County Jail on Sunday was accused of sexually assaulting an Allegheny General Hospital nurse in March. Douglas Bonomo, 59, solicited sex from the nurse, who police did not name, when she entered the room where she attempted to give him IV medication around...
Pittsburgh leaders look to sell 200 Ross Street to affordable housing developer
Pittsburgh leaders are looking to sell a Downtown Pittsburgh office building that has housed several city departments and authorities, hoping that a developer would convert the space into affordable housing. The 200 Ross Street building had long been home to Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority, the Housing Authority of the City...
Charges filed in Downtown Pittsburgh hotel attack
Pittsburgh police arrested a man who they say viciously attacked another man this week in a Downtown hotel elevator. Police charged Heiko Lamar Joseph Calhoun, 26, who is homeless, with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery and recklessly endangering another person, court records show. Calhoun was arraigned Tuesday and remains in...
Pitt to raise in-state tuition for undergrads on its main campus by 2%
The University of Pittsburgh is increasing its base tuition for in-state undergraduate students on its main campus by 2% this fall, but will freeze tuition on its branch campuses in Hempfield, Johnstown, Bradford and Titusville. Out-of-state undergraduates will see increases of 7% on the main campus, while graduate students from...
New apartment building coming to Pittsburgh’s Uptown
Plans for a new apartment building in Pittsburgh’s Uptown received unanimous approval Tuesday from the city’s Planning Commission. The Standard on Fifth will be located on what is now a vacant site at Fifth Avenue and Moultrie Street. The four-story apartment building will house 51 apartments and include a fitness...
Judge denies request to exhume corpse of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s father
The federal judge presiding over the trial of the man convicted of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue denied a motion by the defense to have their client’s father’s body exhumed. Defense attorneys for Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, filed a motion Tuesday seeking to have Bowers’ father’s...
Pittsburgh woman searches for wedding dress lost when dry cleaner closed
A Squirrel Hill woman wants her wedding dress back. Nicole Vera Delgado, a Louisiana native who moved to Pittsburgh five years ago, ignored the horror stories she’d heard about dry cleaners losing or mangling wedding dresses. Last August, she gave her strapless, A-line wedding dress, complete with beading and lace...
Life sciences company brings corporate headquarters to Lawrenceville
A drug development company is sinking its roots further into the region, moving its corporate headquarters to Lawrenceville after expanding its laboratory in the neighborhood. Predictive Oncology Inc., a publicly traded company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate oncology drug discovery, recently expanded its footprint to nearly...
Man, 2 boys hospitalized after Mt. Oliver Borough shooting
A man and two boys were hospitalized after being shot in Mt. Oliver Borough on Tuesday night, according to Allegheny County Police. Officers responded to the shooting shortly after 9 p.m. near the intersection of Nicholas and Jacob streets. Police said first responders found three victims with gunshot wounds. The...
Point Park University names Chris W. Brussalis as president
Trustees at Point Park University Tuesday evening removed the “interim” from Chris W. Brussalis’ title and made him the institution’s ninth president, six months after he stepped in following the departure of Don Green. Brussalis, 59, a North Hills resident, is a known entity both on campus and in Pittsburgh....
Blaze on Brunot reignites interest in historic Pittsburgh island
It’s certainly no Herr’s, much less a Neville. But Brunot Island — small, scrappy and often overlooked locally compared to its better-known cousins — is no slouch when it comes to its place in Pittsburgh history. Nestled snugly in the Ohio River just a few miles from The Point and...
Upper Lawrenceville development would renovate old fire house, bring mixed-rate housing and retail
A proposed development in Pittsburgh’s Upper Lawrenceville would revitalize an old fire house and include mixed-income housing and a dog park. Illinois-based Albion Residential is looking to develop a Butler Street property by bringing the former fire house into reuse and constructing a new 354,000-square-foot apartment complex at a site...
Witness testifies that Pittsburgh synagogue shooter saved his life as a teen
When Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers was a teenager, he saved a friend who was struggling to stay afloat in the Monongahela River. Frank Ray testified Tuesday in federal court that he and other boys went to find a rope swing hanging underneath the Glenwood Bridge and go swimming in...
Man found critically injured in Downtown Pittsburgh hotel
A 41-year-old man was found unresponsive and bleeding from his head Monday night in the lobby of the Even Hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh, city police said. The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after he was found around 7 p.m. Police said a suspect, Heiko-Lamar Calhoun, 26,...
City’s office cleaners march in Pittsburgh ahead of contract negotiations
Dozens of unionized office cleaners marched to Pittsburgh’s City-County Building on Tuesday to call for better wages and support. Their current four-year labor agreement — which covers more than 1,200 office cleaners in Pittsburgh — expires at the end of October. The workers are represented by the 32BJ SEIU union....
Pittsburgh man jailed after New Kensington police say he attacked woman in vehicle
A man from Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood was sent to the Westmoreland County jail on Monday after he was arraigned on charges stemming from an alleged assault of a New Kensington woman at her home and in her vehicle. New Kensington police on Sunday charged Joshua Adam Shaw, 32, with simple...
Defense seeks to exhume corpse of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s father to verify paternity
Defense attorneys for the man found guilty of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue are seeking to have his father’s body exhumed to confirm paternity. Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, was found guilty of all 63 counts against him for the Oct. 27, 2018, attack on the Tree...
Duquesne Light plant reactor failure sparks fires on Pittsburgh’s Brunot IslandVideo
Crews from Duquesne Light remain on the scene of an overnight fire at the company’s power station on Brunot Island on the Ohio River in Pittsburgh. Fire crews extinguished the fire, caused by explosions at the power station, overnight, authorities said. Pittsburgh Public Safety said the blasts were the “result...
Fort Pitt Bridge ‘street takeover’ stunt leads to another arrest
A social media influencer has become the second person arrested in the aftermath of Friday’s Fort Pitt Bridge street takeover, police said. State police on Monday charged Graham Carvins Liberal, 24, of Sunrise, Fla. with rioting, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct and being a pedestrian walking on a highway,...
Witnesses detail synagogue shooter’s family history of suicide and abuse
Naomi Grimm never met her second cousin, Robert Bowers. She never even knew he existed until after he killed 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018. Still, Grimm, a home health aide from Ohio, testified for the defense on Monday, recounting for the jury a pervasive family history...
$3 million food justice plan approved in Pittsburgh
Teaira Collins has advocated for Pittsburgh officials to dedicate cash to food initiatives with hopes that more fresh food would be available in her neighborhood. The mother has told City Council members that it’s difficult to find fresh food in the Hill District, which makes it harder to provide healthy...
Dill-ivery: Woman goes into labor during Picklesburgh
A woman went into labor while attending Picklesburgh over the weekend, according to the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS. EMS said they transported her to a nearby hospital. Her and the baby’s status is not known. In a report Monday morning, the bureau said paramedics and EMTs helped a total of...
Pedestrian hospitalized after elderly driver hits her on Pittsburgh sidewalk
A pedestrian was injured in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon when an elderly driver lost control of their vehicle and struck the woman on the sidewalk. Police, firefighters and EMS responded at about 1:30 p.m. to the 6300 block of Penn Avenue in East Liberty, not far from the Bakery Square...
