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Tree Pittsburgh buys Lawrenceville property from Pittsburgh’s URA
Tree Pittsburgh is buying the Lawrenceville property that it’s been renting from Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority. The nonprofit — which focuses on protecting and growing the city’s urban forest through education, advocacy and community tree planting — is purchasing the site for $365,000. The narrow, five-acre parcel sits along the...
Penguins look to purchase Hunt Armory to continue using as skating rink
The Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to purchase Hunt Armory in Shadyside, where they have been operating a public indoor ice rink since 2021. The Penguins are considering purchasing the Emerson Street site from Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority for $2 million plus costs, URA Chief Development Officer Thomas Link said. The...
Artist listens to inner voice through exhibit at Three Rivers Arts Festival
Through the silence, Laurie Shapiro still hears the message. Shapiro, who lives with a genetic condition causing her to progressively go deaf, often listens to her inner world. “I don’t always hear the outside world,” said Shapiro, a Carnegie Mellon University graduate who lives in Los Angeles. “But I hear...
1 person critically wounded in Bedford Dwellings shooting
One person was critically wounded in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings early Friday morning. Pittsburgh police responded to a 16-round ShotSpotter alert in the 2400 block of Chauncey Drive just before 1:15 a.m. Friday. A male victim reportedly ran from the area and arrived at the hospital with multiple...
Pittsburgh police officer on administrative duty after DUI charge
A Pittsburgh police officer was charged with DUI on Saturday. Arnold Willie, 35, of Pittsburgh has been detailed to an “administrative position” within the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, public safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz said. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing July 18....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: June 9-11
We have made it to the weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Garden party The Mattress Factory’s annual garden party, a signature-themed fundraiser for the North Side museum, is from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday. The Trash Bash Garden Party is described as “an evening of...
Fern Hollow Bridge to close for construction work
The Fern Hollow Bridge is slated to close for about a month, beginning Monday, for more construction work. Forbes Avenue will be closed from South Dallas Avenue to Braddock Avenue for construction associated with the new span, Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced...
Morning Roundup: Free produce stand opening in Hill District
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, June 9: Free community produce stand coming to Hill District A free community produce stand will open Friday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood. The stand will be open from noon to 4 p.m. every second and fourth Friday...
Air quality alert issued for region
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has declared a Code Orange Action Day for air quality on Friday in Western Pennsylvania because of smoke from wildfires in Canada. The orange alert indicates unhealthy pollution levels for sensitive groups of people. Young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems such...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit riders involved in November crash sue driver who struck bus
Two Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus riders involved in a head-on crash in November sued the driver who hit them Thursday in the Court of Common Pleas. Victoria Coleman, of the Hill District, and John Peters, who listed his home address as the H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs...
Wilkinsburg man gets 17½ to 40 years for 2022 killing in Homewood
A Wilkinsburg man was sentenced Thursday to 17½ to 40 years in prison for killing a man in Homewood last year. Khatrell Haynes-Morgan, 20, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and aggravated assault in March after reaching a plea deal with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, court records show. As...
2 men convicted in Downtown Pittsburgh killing of 18-month-old
De’Avry Thomas was a happy toddler. “He never really cried,” said Khalil G. Darden, Jr., 22, of Pittsburgh, the boy’s godfather. “He always wanted to have fun. He was always smiling.” De’Avry just 18 months old, was killed in a drive-by shooting Downtown over Memorial Day Weekend in 2022. On...
2nd week of Pittsburgh synagogue attack trial wraps up with testimony from police, FBI
The tourniquet wasn’t working. In the minutes after Pittsburgh SWAT Officer Anthony Burke was shot through his right hand during a gunfight at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, he moved to another upstairs classroom, and another team member placed the tourniquet around his arm. “My hand was...
Proposal would provide bike-share memberships to all Pittsburgh city employees
City of Pittsburgh employees could receive annual bike-share memberships under a proposal before City Council. Councilman Bobby Wilson, D-North Side, introduced legislation this week to enter into an agreement with bike-share provider POGOH to provide all of the city’s thousands of employees with memberships that would include unlimited 30-minute rides....
Hip-hop event brings history, culture to Pitt
The University of Pittsburgh is teaming up with 1HoodMedia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the emergence of hip-hop. “This Thing We Call Hip-Hop” will take place at the Black Box Theater at 460 Melwood Ave., in Oakland. Artists and academics will come together in a discussion, hosted by Chantel...
Larry Scirotto sworn in as Pittsburgh’s police chief
Larry Scirotto on Wednesday was formally sworn in as Pittsburgh’s 55th police chief. Scirotto has been serving as acting chief since Mayor Ed Gainey nominated him for the position last month. City Council unanimously confirmed his appointment weeks after he was nominated. A Pittsburgh native, Scirotto, 49, retired from the...
Morning Roundup: Mars woman charged with homicide after deadly Butler Township wreck
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, June 8: Mars woman charged with homicide by vehicle after deadly Butler Township wreck A woman who was driving one of the vehicles involved in a fatal crash in Butler Township Tuesday was charged with homicide by vehicle,...
Head of Carnegie Mellon’s music school leaving for job at Northwestern
Jonathan Bailey Holland, the head of Carnegie Mellon University’s school of music for less than a year, is leaving to accept the music deanship at Northwestern University. He begins his new job Sept. 1. Holland’s appointment to the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music was announced on Northwestern’s website....
Proposal would designate Junction Hollow as part of Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park
A portion of Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park that has never been formally designated as part of the park may soon be recognized as such. Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, introduced legislation Tuesday to designate the 28 acres known as Junction Hollow as an official part of Schenley Park. “That piece of land...
Conservative group says Pitt violated free speech rights of organizers of transgender debate
A conservative group representing organizers of an April transgender rights debate at the University of Pittsburgh claims that Pitt violated the organizers’ free speech rights by charging an $18,734 security fee to quell raucous student protests outside. The Alliance Defending Freedom made the accusation in a letter to the university...
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman described as ‘nice and cordial’ after the attack
As he was being treated at Allegheny General Hospital for gunshot wounds suffered in a firefight with Pittsburgh police at the Tree of Life synagogue, Robert Bowers was described as being “very polite, very cooperative.” “He kind of was very nice and cordial with everybody,” Pittsburgh police Detective Robert Shaw...
Morning Roundup: Vehicle catches fire in Penn Township garage
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, June 7: Vehicle catches fire in Penn Township garage A vehicle caught fire in a Penn Township home’s attached garage early Wednesday. Crews were called to the 100 block of McDermott Road around 1:15 a.m., according to Tribune-Review...
Pittsburgh man told investigators he stabbed man in Shadyside ‘out of convenience,’ police say
A Pittsburgh man faces attempted homicide and other charges after police said he told them that he stabbed a man “out of convenience” over the weekend in Shadyside. Jasper Jacob Hilliard, 21, of Shadyside, was awaiting medical clearance Tuesday afternoon to be taken to Allegheny County Jail, according to Public...
Pittsburgh to spend $2.2M on LED streetlight conversion study
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved spending $2.2 million to study converting the city’s existing high-pressure sodium lights with more energy-efficient LED lights. Kim Lucas, director of the city’s Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, said LED lights consume less electricity and will likely have lower maintenance costs compared to...
‘They invade my thoughts every day,’ officer says of memories of Pittsburgh synagogue attack carnage
Pittsburgh SWAT Officer John Persin remembers the smell inside the Tree of Life synagogue’s Pervin Chapel on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018. Iron from the spilled blood. Persin was one of the first officers to enter the synagogue in response to an active shooter call there that morning. He...
