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Turtle Creek man arrested after allegedly dragging police officer last year
A Turtle Creek man accused of dragging a Whitehall police officer more than 200 feet with his car was arrested Friday by Allegheny County police after being wanted for nearly a year. Alphonso Francis, 28, was charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and a firearms violation, and has been wanted...
Pittsburgh leaders tout efforts to stem violence
Twelve-year-old Ah’Kill Creighton was playing basketball outside one day last year when he witnessed his first murder. He recalled hearing a gunshot and seeing someone fall. “I got scared, because it was the first time I ever saw somebody die,” said Creighton, of Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood, during a news conference...
Former Pittsburghers in Israel protesting judicial reform alongside other Israelis
Kally Kislowicz, a former Pittsburgher who now lives in Israel, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is popular in her conservative West Bank settlement of Efrat. But she said that doesn’t make Netanyahu, known as “Bibi” to most Israelis, above reproach. Controversial judicial reforms proposed by Netanyahu have triggered protests across...
Work of anonymous artist comes to Pittsburgh in Banksyland exhibit
His identity isn’t known. But his art is recognizable throughout the world. And now it will be seen in Pittsburgh. Banksy is a street artist, political activist and film director who grew up in Bristol in South West England. His works have sold for millions of dollars. Despite the widespread...
Pittsburgh’s Friendship Park home on the market for $809,999
The home has “curb appeal.” “I am so excited about this listing,” said Ammy Chau, sales associate for Howard Hanna Real Estate. “As soon as I saw this house, I loved it. I thought, ‘This will be cool inside,’ and, when I walked in, I noticed the spacious entryway —...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 31-April 2
We say goodbye to March and hello to April this weekend. Here are some ways to spend it. Final chance This is the last weekend for the 58th Carnegie International, “Is it morning for you yet?” at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. The Carnegie International is the longest-running...
Millie’s launching flavor for Earth Month with profits going to Frick Park
A new ice cream flavor celebrating Earth Month will benefit programming at a Pittsburgh park. The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream on Thursday announced the new flavor, which will be available starting Sunday throughout the month of April. It will benefit youth educational programming at the Frick...
Garfield man caught with equipment to make guns fully automatic, FBI says
The FBI arrested a Garfield man on Wednesday, alleging he possessed equipment to convert at least 10 handguns into fully automatic weapons. In addition, a criminal complaint filed against Jared James Williams, who turns 34 on Friday, said he possessed fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, with plans to sell the drugs....
Pittsburgh to start street sweeping with parking enforcement this weekend
Beginning Saturday, Pittsburgh will resume street sweeping with parking enforcement. The city’s Department of Public Works this week announced they will coordinate with the Pittsburgh Parking Authority to enforce the annual street sweeping campaign. During the early days of the covid-19 pandemic, the city made street sweeping parking accommodations for...
4 Pittsburgh police officers get new ranks, responsibilities
Pittsburgh police promoted four of their own officers Thursday in a ceremony at City Council chambers Downtown. Sgt. Andrew Baker was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, while Detectives Anthony Barber and Gino Macioce and Officer Sean Gavin advanced to the rank of sergeant. “These individuals have proven their knowledge,...
On 50th anniversary of Vietnam War’s end, veterans remember those who didn’t come home
March 29, 2023, marked the 50th anniversary of the last U.S. troops leaving Vietnam, ending combat operations in what Americans know as the Vietnam War. But it’s the names — the 58,000 or so of them etched into black stone on a wall in Washington, D.C. — that linger in...
Pittsburgh to get $1.5M for electric vehicles, natural gas trucks
Pittsburgh is slated to receive more than $1.5 million in state grant money for new electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and compressed natural gas trucks. Three separate grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will provide the cash, pending approval from Pittsburgh City Council. Council members unanimously supported...
‘I’m a very flawed man’: Man who forged letters to court gets 6½ years
One letter described a scene where the defendant was so kind that, for an afternoon, he took in a one-legged man standing outside in the cold in the Strip District. They stopped at a shop, and Randy Frasinelli bought the man a hoodie and sweatpants, then he took him home,...
Virtual reality gaming company coming to the Strip District
A new entertainment option — one with your choice of zombies, pirates or space exploration — will be setting up shop in the Strip District. Virtual reality gaming company Sandbox VR is expected to move into The Terminal on Smallman Street this summer. The 5,571-square-foot location will be the first...
Active shooter calls send panic across Western Pa. before deemed a hoax by investigators
Panic, confusion and then relief spread across the region Wednesday morning after two Pittsburgh Catholic schools received what investigators deemed were hoax active shooter threats that prompted evacuations, lockdowns and large responses from police. Families raced to Oakland Catholic and Central Catholic high schools as the news unfolded, but soon...
Women brewers highlighted at Craft Beverage Expo in Pittsburgh
When it comes to the craft brewing industry, it’s no longer just a man’s world. “There are more women in the industry than people realize,” said Jen Walzer, owner of Inner Groove Brewing in Verona and Allentown and a board member of the Pittsburgh Brewers Guild. “There are head brewers...
Bicyclist shot and killed in Bloomfield identified as former Pittsburgh city intern
Pittsburgh officials on Tuesday mourned the loss of a former city intern who was shot and killed while riding his bike through Bloomfield. Alexander Yerkey, 26, whose home address was listed as Bethel Park, died shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday after being shot in the head, the Allegheny County Medical...
Gainey to challenge tax-exempt status of UPMC properties, other nonprofits
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Tuesday announced the city is challenging the tax-exempt status of 26 properties as part of its review of sites owned by purely public charities. Gainey in January signed an executive order calling on the city’s finance and law departments to investigate whether the city’s purely...
2nd egg hatches in Hays bald eagles’ nestVideo
The second egg in the bald eagles’ nest in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood hatched Tuesday morning, according to the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. The new eaglet joins a sibling, whose egg was laid on Feb. 17 and hatched Sunday. The second egg was laid Feb. 20. Live video early Tuesday...
Pittsburgh school van driver sexually assaulted intellectually disabled girl, police say
A school van driver from Pittsburgh is accused of sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled girl. Police charged Raymond Michael West, 42, on Monday with indecent assault, corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children. Online court records did not list an attorney for West. A criminal complaint filed in...
Police seek driver of car involved in fatal East Liberty hit-and-run
A pedestrian was killed Monday in a hit-and-run in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. The crash happened about 1:45 a.m. and police found an overturned car at the intersection of Penn and Centre avenues. Police are searching for the driver of the silver Chevrolet sedan that is was involved. The man...
Man pleads to setting fire to Pittsburgh police car during protests Downtown
A Pittsburgh man accused of setting an unmarked police car on fire during the May 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis pleaded guilty Monday in federal court. Devin Montgomery, 27, was ordered to serve four years in prison as part of the plea agreement he reached...
Acrisure CEO talks about his connection to the Steelers and how he got stadium naming rights
There might be more Pittsburgh connections to Acrisure than people realize. When Michigan-based Acrisure bought the naming rights to the Steelers’ North Shore stadium, many people in Western Pennsylvania had never heard of the financial-tech insurance company. But in a Pittsburgh visit Monday, Acrisure CEO Greg Williams detailed the many...
$150K grant to bolster program connecting Pittsburgh police recruits, inmates
Pittsburgh has secured a $150,000 federal grant to cover the costs of a program in which police recruits meet with prison inmates so the two groups can better understand each other. The Inside-Out training program is receiving the money from the Department of Justice COPS Mini Grant Program. It will...
1st Hays eaglet of 2023 hatched Sunday afternoonVideo
The first Pittsburgh eaglet of 2023 arrived just after noon on Sunday. The Hays bald eagles welcomed the first of two expected eaglets for the season. According to the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, the Hays eagles laid two eggs this year — on Feb. 17 and Feb. 20. Bald...
