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Chatham University reduces staff, streamlines operations to address budget deficit
One of Pittsburgh’s small, private universities is facing layoffs and cuts, joining a dubious trend hitting institutions of higher education across the country. The university said it is working to reduce its budgetary deficit and reviewing academic programs as possible areas to cut costs. Chatham projected an operating budget deficit...
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy looks to expand youth environmental programs
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is looking to create young naturalists with the help of a $100,000 federal grant. The nonprofit said Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency grant will help it develop a Junior Young Naturalist program for middle schoolers across the city. Participants will learn about environmental careers and...
Pittsburgh to become sanctuary city for gender-affirming care
Pittsburgh is on its way to becoming a sanctuary city for gender-affirming health care, under legislation approved Tuesday by City Council. Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, sponsored a measure that will shield gender-affirming health care providers, recipients and legal guardians from out-of-state prosecution or investigation. A second, related bill will deprioritize...
Revolving sushi bar coming to Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works
Kura Sushi USA, a revolving sushi bar, is preparing to open at noon on Sunday in Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works. The concept is also known as Kaiten sushi, where plates of sushi are moved along a conveyer belt. It’s extremely popular in Japan and has been around for decades there. It...
Shooting leaves 2 dead, 1 injured in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
Two people are dead after a shooting Monday night in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, according to city police. A third person was left critically injured. Those killed were identified as Dean Marbury, 43, and Jawan Montae Palmer, 37. Pittsburgh Public Safety said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for 11 gunshots...
Jury finds man guilty of first-degree murder in 2019 North Side shooting death
A jury deliberated for less than two hours Monday before finding a Turtle Creek man guilty of first-degree murder. Maurice Demond King, 29, will be sentenced to a mandatory penalty of life in prison without parole on Nov. 29. King was accused of killing Cedrick L. Mack, 41, of Duquesne,...
Pittsburgh begins improving trail linking Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Riverview Park
Pittsburgh crews on Monday began the first phase of a project that will better link the Three Rivers Heritage Trail to Riverview Park. City officials said they are improving a trail that will connect the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and Riverview Park via the Mairdale Neighborway in Marshall-Shadeland and Brighton...
Pittsburgh’s Housing Stabilization Program to expend a year’s worth of funding in about 3 months
Pittsburgh’s Housing Stabilization Program is expected to use a full year’s worth of funding in roughly three months, according to information presented last week to the city’s Housing Opportunity Fund advisory committee. The Housing Opportunity Fund allocated $525,000 to the Housing Stabilization Program for rent assistance during the fiscal year...
Suspect in $1.6M fentanyl case fails to show for court hearing
A man who was released on nonmonetary bond after police said they caught him with $1.6 million in fentanyl in Pittsburgh failed to show for a court hearing Monday morning in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda, 27, of New York did not answer repeated phone calls...
Morning Roundup: Police investigate stabbing in Lawrenceville
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Sept. 11: Police investigate Lawrenceville stabbing Pittsburgh police have one suspect in custody after a stabbing Sunday morning. Officers responded to the 100 block of 54th Street in Upper Lawrenceville for reports of a stabbing around 8:30 a.m....
Tailgating still a tradition for Steelers fans despite loss of available space
Since he started tailgating and purchasing Steelers season tickets in 1997, Jim Carlowski has missed only three home games. Carlowski, 48, of Moon said he usually arrives about four hours before kickoff to maximize his time tailgating. “It’s part of the experience — making the full day of it,” Carlowski...
‘Oppenheimer’ hype – Pittsburgh connections to the atomic age
J. Robert Oppenheimer’s brilliant mind belonged to the atom, his loyalty to the United States, his passion to the New Mexico desert. But the beating heart of the American Prometheus belonged to a woman who grew up in Aspinwall. Yes, Aspinwall, childhood home of the great physicist’s wife, Katherine “Kitty”...
North Side man sexually assaulted 7-year-old girl, police say
A North Side man is accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. Pittsburgh police charged Robert James Crable, 67, of Perry South, with unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault and endangering the welfare of a child, court records show. Crable was arraigned...
Pittsburgh’s Calera Street Bridge to be replaced, California Avenue Bridge to undergo repairs
Pittsburgh’s Calera Street Bridge is set to be replaced, and the city’s California Avenue Bridge is expected to see a major rehabilitation. Maria Montaño, a spokeswoman for Mayor Ed Gainey, said work on both projects is expected to start in 2026. The Calera Street Bridge in Hays was rated in...
Body art: Meeting of the Marked tattoo convention inks three decades of skin design
A tattoo needle punctures the skin around 100 times per second, depositing the ink 1.5 millimeters to 2 millimeters below the surface. It bypasses the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. Tool firmly in hand, the image that appears is more than ink injected into the skin — tattoos...
Morning Roundup: Woman fatally shot in Pittsburgh
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Sept. 8: 25-year-old Pittsburgh woman killed after shooting A woman died after being found shot in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights on Thursday night, police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified her as Danasia Lighty, 25, of Pittsburgh....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 8-10
We’ve made it to the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Irish Festival The 32nd annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival is from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin and...
Nonmonetary bond questioned in multi-million dollar fentanyl, cocaine arrest
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is challenging the release of a New York City man accused of trafficking large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine after he was granted nonmonetary bond by a district judge. Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda, 27, is charged with two felony counts of possession with intent...
Tailgate turmoil: North Shore development cuts into game-day experience for Pitt, Steelers fans
Dustin Helm arrived on the North Shore 90 minutes before parking lots opened for the first University of Pittsburgh football game of the season, as he has done for the past seven-plus years. When the lots opened last weekend, Helm attempted to turn left in Lot 7C and make his...
‘Jammin’ Into Fall’ benefits Hampton nonprofit
Musicians have a history of helping worthy causes, and members of the North Hills band Altered Egos want to keep up the tradition. They’re the featured attraction for the benefit Jammin’ Into Fall for Spenser’s Voice, scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 at the PA Market, 108 19th...
Downtown panhandler arrested for trying to throw woman onto Parkway East, police say
A Downtown panhandler tried to throw a woman off a bridge over the Parkway East on Wednesday night, police said. A criminal complaint filed against Jonathan Boyle, 42, said he was panhandling near Fort Pitt Boulevard and Smithfield Street around 7:40 p.m. when he attacked the woman and tried to...
Self-driving truck startup launches in Pittsburgh
Almost a year after Argo AI closed its doors in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, the founders of that autonomous automobile startup have embarked on a new venture focusing on self-driving trucks. Called Stack AV, the firm plans to use self-driving technology to improve efficiency and enhance safety in the trucking industry....
Pittsburgh Public Schools employee accused of sexually assaulting teen
A man who works for Pittsburgh Public Schools has been accused of sexually assaulting a teen girl. Police said Brian Deering, 45, returned to his Baldwin home after a night of drinking in August and gave a 14-year-old girl alcohol and marijuana before sexually assaulting her, according to Tribune-Review news...
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band tour postponed due to singer’s illness
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will not be performing at Pittsburgh, or anywhere else this month. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease, and medical advisors have instructed him not get back on stage for awhile, according to a...
Pittsburgh construction worker rescued after partial building collapse
A Pittsburgh construction worker is lucky to be alive after the building he was helping to tear down partially collapsed. Around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, a construction crew was tearing down a building at 193 Chartiers Ave., when the structure partially collapsed. The collapse trapped the worker, who authorities did not...
