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Pittsburgh officer wounded in synagogue attack recounts encounter with gunman
Pittsburgh police Officer Daniel Mead was just about to start his 10 a.m. shift in Squirrel Hill on Oct. 27, 2018, when, during roll call, he and his partner heard a report of an active shooter at the Tree of Life synagogue a few blocks away. They raced out the...
Pittsburgh looks to issue bond for affordable housing efforts
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said Wednesday that the city could bring in between $25 million and $40 million for affordable housing initiatives by issuing a bond. Gainey said legislation will be introduced to City Council — and also require authorization from the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority — to issue a...
Pittsburgh opening cooling centers Thursday, Friday
Pittsburgh is opening cooling centers Thursday and Friday as temperatures are expected to reach about 90 degrees. The cooling centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:Beechview Healthy Active Living Community Center, 1555 Broadway Ave.Brighton Heights Healthy Active Living Community Center, 3515 McClure Ave.Greenfield...
64th annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival continues to evolve
If you’re planning on venturing into Downtown Pittsburgh for the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, it’s best to plan accordingly. The festival coincides with so many happenings Downtown this weekend — from Pittsburgh Pride Revolution: NO FEAR to “The Little Mermaid” in concert at Heinz Hall to concerts from...
40 Pittsburgh schools to shift to remote learning Thursday due to heat
Pittsburgh Public Schools plans to temporarily close 40 district schools in favor of remote learning Thursday because of anticipated high temperatures. For a list of the affected schools, which officials said do not have sufficient air-conditioning, click here: www.pghschools.org/Page/6250. Students from those schools will receive virtual instruction on Thursday and...
Carnegie Mellon looks to create new commons area
Carnegie Mellon University is looking to create a new commons space on its Oakland campus. In a presentation Tuesday to the city’s Planning Commission, officials said the proposed Margaret Morrison Street Neighborhood Commons would be built under the existing Hamerschlag House dormitory. People would be able to access it through...
Antisemitic stickers found in Squirrel Hill park on 1st day of synagogue shooting trial
Antisemitic stickers were found in a Squirrel Hill park Tuesday, as the much-anticipated Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial got underway. About 15 stickers were removed from utility poles and other public surfaces at Wightman Park, and the stickers also have been found in Schenley Park, along Beechwood Boulevard, and in Oakland,...
Officials seek beds for people displaced from Smithfield Shelter in Pittsburgh
Allegheny County officials on Wednesday said they are working to provide additional resources and alternate shelter spaces for the people who have been using the Smithfield United Church of Christ temporary overnight shelter, which will close by the end of June. The shelter typically is open only during the winter...
‘We moved toward the gunfire’: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting survivors testify
Dan Leger thought he was dying. Moments earlier on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018, Leger had been shot in the abdomen during services for the Dor Hadash congregation inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill. The long-time palliative care nurse recognized his symptoms — mounting internal...
Pittsburgh to celebrate city’s 50th LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Pittsburgh will celebrate its 50th LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June, and officials say the event has taken on added significance this year as that community has been “under attack” across the nation. City Councilman Bruce Kraus, D-South Side, said he can’t remember a time that was “so malicious and so...
Pittsburgh police seek man with medical issues missing since late April
The Pittsburgh Police Special Victims Unit is seeking the public’s help in its search for a man who has been missing for more than a month and is considered at risk because of medical issues. Curtis Anthony Howard, 62, is 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 215 pounds, has black/gray...
Allegheny General Hospital considers new construction, eliminating shared hospital rooms
A long-range development plan for Pittsburgh’s Allegheny General Hospital includes the potential for new buildings in the North Side campus and a goal of making all hospital rooms single occupancy. The proposed master plan, which lays out development goals for the next decade, was presented to the Planning Commission on...
Ohio man found not guilty of attempted homicide in Duquesne Heights shooting
An Ohio man was found not guilty of attempted homicide in connection with a March 2022 shooting in Pittsburgh’s Duquesne Heights neighborhood. Neil A. Toalston, 28, of Alliance was found not guilty following a three-day jury trial last week in Judge Jennifer Satler’s Pittsburgh court. Toalston and his girlfriend were...
Rabbi, dispatcher recount horrors of Pittsburgh synagogue attack
For 40 minutes, Tree of Life Rabbi Jeffrey Myers gripped the doorknob in his right hand and held his cellphone to his ear with his left. As the 911 calltaker sat silently on the other end of the line, waiting to hear more information about the active shooter in the...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh music producer remembered
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, May 30: Pittsburgh music producer is remembered after fatal shooting A Pittsburgh-area music producer was remembered after he was shot and killed in Wilkinsburg over the weekend. According to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI, family and friends gathered Monday...
Opening statements begin in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
It has taken four years and seven months, but the man accused of killing 11 people as they gathered to practice their Jewish faith at a Squirrel Hill synagogue is going to trial. Opening statements in the case against Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin began Tuesday morning in a relatively...
4 people wounded in 3 separate Pittsburgh shootings
Four people, including three juveniles, were wounded in three separate shootings in Pittsburgh between Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning, according to the city’s department of public safety. At 3:01 p.m. Sunday, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the calf at Larimer Avenue and Deary Street in the city’s Larimer...
Pittsburgh firefighters battle a pair of blazes Sunday morning
Two fires damaged homes in Pittsburgh neighborhoods early Sunday morning, authorities said. A fire in the 3200 block of Moore Avenue in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood was reported around 4 a.m., Allegheny County 911 officials said. Pittsburgh firefighters also battled a fire at a three-story apartment building in the 3200...
Necromancer Brewing Co. to open a second location inside former Hough’s Taproom in Greenfield
A week after Hough’s Taproom in Greenfield closed after 17 years, another establishment will welcome patrons to take a seat at the bar. Necromancer Brewing Co. plans to open its second location in the vacant spot on Greenfield Avenue by Sept. 1. “The owners at Hough’s have passed the torch...
Not child’s play: Dad and his daughter bring the sidewalks to life through colorful chalk art
Concrete is the canvas for the father-daughter duo who creates images done with chalk — reminiscent of the dad’s first drawings for his little girl and her younger sister in the driveway of the family home in North Huntingdon. Colorful characters appear to be smiling or laughing. Some have an...
Pittsburgh Oliver Citywide Academy students to continue remote learning through June 5
Pittsburgh Oliver Citywide Academy administration has announced that students will continue remote learning through June 5 to allow students, staff and families time to “process grief and trauma” following the slaying of an Oliver student Wednesday outside of the school. According to the school website, all activities, including athletics, are...
Man dead after Swissvale shooting; suspect also shot during incident
A Carrick man has been charged with criminal homicide in connection with a fatal shooting in Swissvale early Friday morning, the Allegheny County Police said. Bryan Perkins-Jiles, 36, was charged by Allegheny County Police with criminal homicide, criminal attempted homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of person not...
Work begins on next phase of improvements in Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Commons Park
Work started this week on the latest phase of construction to upgrade the North Promenade in Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Commons Park. A 15-foot-wide central promenade will be built along North Avenue, the park’s system of connected pathways will be realigned and more than 100 trees will be planted. The project also...
Morning Roundup: Grand jury to hear testimony on Pittsburgh Airbnb shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, May 26: Grand jury to hear testimony over Pittsburgh Airbnb shooting More than a year has passed since two people were killed and eight injured in a mass shooting at an Airbnb in Pittsburgh’s North Side, but now...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: May 26-29
It is Memorial Day weekend, a time to remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. Here are some ways to spend it — a three-day weekend for some. Submarine event The Carnegie Science Center will host a Submarine Memorial on USS Requin from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday...
