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Man wounded in apparent Homewood shooting
An investigation is underway into the alleged Saturday morning shooting in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood. Police said a man was found outside a building in the 7200 block of Felicia Way just before 7 a.m. with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The victim was able to speak but did not...
Woman arrested in connection with overnight stabbing in Arlington
Pittsburgh police said a woman was taken into custody and will be charged in connection with a stabbing early Saturday morning in the city’s Arlington neighborhood. Police said a man was stabbed during a domestic incident at a home on the 2400 block of Spring Street. When authorities arrived at...
Transgender patients fight Justice Department subpoena seeking their UPMC records
Four transgender people who received gender-affirming care at UPMC are battling efforts by the federal government to force the hospital system to turn over their “intimate” personal health information without their consent. The current and former patients and their lawyers this week filed a motion to quash a Department of...
As Steelers play Vikings on Sunday, they’re also fighting a holy war against church services
Church and Steelers football routinely go hand-in-hand among fans in Western Pennsylvania. “We are a multi-religious city, and one of our religions, perhaps the most popular religion in Pittsburgh, is the Steelers,” the Rev. Liddy Barlow told TribLive on Friday. Barlow is executive minister of Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania,...
Starbucks to close 3 Pittsburgh locations
Barista Josh Nicklow showed up Thursday at Starbucks’ South Side location for work as usual. By noon, the district manager told him he’d be out of a job by the weekend. After four years behind the counter, Nicklow joined countless employees caught in Starbucks’ sweeping shutdown of stores across the...
Summer Lee rips move to cut 2 PRT bus stops at Waterfront
Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s bus stops within The Waterfront plaza in Homestead will be discontinued next month, though riders will still be able to catch the bus nearby. The transit authority in a news release said routing for the 53-Homestead Park, 53L-Homestead Park Limited, 57-Hazelwood, 59-MonValley, 61D-Murray Short and 64-Lawrence-Waterfront will...
Pitt to launch 1st-of-its-kind natural gas, renewables and oil engineering degree
University of Pittsburgh officials say a new undergraduate degree will prepare future engineers for the evolving, global energy market. The Natural Gas, Renewables and Oil Engineering (GRO) program is designed to prepare students as energy production evolves, whether it be traditional oil and natural gas to solar, wind, biomass, hydroelectric...
‘He was scared’: Mother of Carrick High stabbing suspect says son received threats
The mother of a teen charged with stabbing three classmates at Carrick High School said her son was shaken by threats he received on social media and did not want to attend school Wednesday. She hadn’t realized his fear prompted him to carry a knife for protection. “I hugged him...
Morning Roundup: Officials seek whoever dumped trash on Pa. game lands; shooting in Lawrenceville
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Sept. 26: Officials search for game lands trash maker The Pennsylvania Game Commission is trying to figure out who dumped garbage in Westmoreland County game lands earlier this week. Operation Game Thief reported that drywall and building materials...
‘A part of you dies’: Pittsburgh vigil recalls homicide victims, 1 mother’s loss
The organizers of a “stop the violence” rally and prayer vigil held Thursday night at a church in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair neighborhood got all the details right. They lined the maroon-carpeted altar steps of The Lighthouse Cathedral with a row of 39 white votive candles, their flaming wicks replaced with...
O’Connor far outpaces Moreno in fundraising ahead of Pittsburgh mayoral election
With Pittsburgh’s mayoral race less than six weeks out, new reports show Democratic candidate Corey O’Connor holding a tremendous fundraising advantage over Republican nominee Tony Moreno. O’Connor has about $270,000 to spend ahead of the November 4 election — more than 60 times what Moreno has. Campaign finance reports filed...
Carnegie Hero medals awarded to men who subdued attacker of Salman Rushdie
Ralph Henry Reese doesn’t remember much about the day he helped save Salman Rushdie’s life. Not the blood pooling beneath the famed novelist. Not the sharp pain from the stab wound above his own right eye. There was no time for fear. No thoughts of heroism. Just instinct — he...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Sept. 26-28
The trees are starting to turn and the scent of falling leaves is sneaking into the breeze. Autumn is here and there’s no better time of year to grab a hot drink, meet up with friends and make some memories. Here are a few events around the city this weekend....
Pa. Supreme Court strikes down Pittsburgh ‘jock tax’
The City of Pittsburgh’s so-called “jock tax” is unconstitutional, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Thursday. That means that city officials, who have used it to collect millions of dollars each year from visiting performers and professional athletes, will no longer be able to do so. In a 14-page opinion, the...
Morning Roundup: Fire at former Century III Mall; disaster aid offer to Squirrel Hill fire victims
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Sept. 25: Fire at former Century III Mall A fire at the former Century III Mall broke out Wednesday morning as crews continue demolition work there, according to Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company. The flames were reported just...
Pittsburgh Great Race road closures start this weekend
Several roads are expected to be closed this weekend as thousands of runners and walkers descend on Pittsburgh to participate in the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race. More than 10,000 people are expected to participate in the annual tradition spread across a weekend’s worth of footraces, according...
‘It’s terrible, the knot in my stomach:’ Parents, students process stabbing attack at Carrick High School
Melissa Seddon got the text from her son at 8:41 a.m. “He said, ‘Someone got stabbed,’ and my heart just dropped — it’s rough because this is my baby,” said Seddon, a mother of three, as she paced Wednesday morning in the rain, poring over her cellphone for answers outside...
U.S. Steel says it will invest $100 million in Braddock works
After its acquisition by Japanese giant Nippon Steel earlier this year, U.S. Steel says it will invest $100 million in a new slag recycler at its Edgar Thomson Works in Braddock. The company said in a release it has submitted an “air construction permit” to the Allegheny County Health Department,...
Pittsburgh woman killed by PRT bus lived near accident site
A pedestrian struck and killed Monday by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus lived just feet from where she was hit, a transit agency spokesman told TribLive Wednesday. The transit agency bus operating on the 6 Spring Hill route hit Dana Fountain, 50, of the city’s Spring Hill neighborhood, near the...
Carrick High School student charged with assault for allegedly stabbing 3 schoolmatesVideo
Bail has been denied for a 16-year-old student at Carrick High School in Pittsburgh who is accused of stabbing two other students in the abdomen, critically injuring one, and wounded a third on Wednesday morning less than an hour into the school day, authorities said. Pittsburgh police charged student Anthony...
Morning Roundup: 2 firefighters injured in Squirrel Hill blaze; 1 injured in Etna fire
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 24: 2 firefighters injured in Squirrel Hill blaze Two firefighters were hurt at a house fire early Wednesday in Squirrel Hill. One was taken to a hospital in stable condition after suffering from heat exhaustion while fighting...
Carnegie Mellon’s CS Academy brings free coding education to students worldwide
The whiteboard in Professor Mark Stehlik’s office at Carnegie Mellon University still has the details of what turned into a computer science program for high school students. Stehlik and colleague David Kosbie co-founded CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) CS (Computer Science) Academy, offering online computer science courses in 2017. Since its...
Black & Gold breakfast: Where early risers in Pittsburgh can watch the Steelers in Dublin
Pittsburghers are invading the Emerald Isle for this Sunday’s Steelers game against the Minnesota Vikings in Dublin. With an early kickoff at 9:30 a.m., Steelers fans stuck back in Pennsylvania might be wondering where they can watch the game — and still experience some Irish cheer. Here are some of...
Olympian Jenny Simpson to host group run in North Shore this week
Pittsburgh area runners can cancel their training plans for Thursday. Olympic medalist and retired professional runner Jenny Simpson will host a group run and meet-and-greet that day in Pittsburgh’s North Shore neighborhood. It’s part of a yearlong challenge Simpson and her husband, Jason, set for themselves — to run in...
Complaint filed against UPMC Children’s for denying transgender youths gender-affirming care
A complaint filed Tuesday with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission claims UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s halt on gender-affirming care for transgender patients younger than 19 constitutes discrimination. The Women’s Law Project and Philadelphia law firm Berger Montague filed the complaint on behalf of transgender patients and their parents, who...
