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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...
Police charge Braddock man in fatal Bloomfield shooting
A man died after he was shot in the head Sunday afternoon in Bloomfield, police said. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the man early Monday morning as Alexander Yerkey, 26, of Bethel Park. Pittsburgh police said the ShotSpotter system registered several alerts about 2:35 p.m. in the area of...
Pittsburgh area Muslims observe Ramadan
Muslims all around the world fast from dawn to dusk during the holy month of Ramadan. Such was the case at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh in North Oakland. Water and dates are usually eaten to break the fast after prayers. Muslims believe they are God’s guests during the month...
Boil-water advisory continues for some East End PWSA customers after water main break fixed
A precautionary boil-water advisory is still in effect Saturday evening in some East End neighborhoods after a water main break Friday impacting 4,400 households was repaired Saturday afternoon, according to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. The authority said a 20-inch line impacting the Garfield storage tank system broke, causing water...
2 killed in Homewood shooting
Two people were fatally shot in Homewood late Friday, according to Pittsburgh police. The man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene on Frankstown Avenue. Police responded there around 11:50 p.m. after a ShotSpotter alert indicated 15 rounds were fired. Their identities had not been released by the Allegheny...
Pittsburgh woman charged in neighbor’s stabbing
Police have accused a Pittsburgh woman of stabbing another woman Friday afternoon in the city’s Fineview neighborhood. City police charged Shamerea Wilson, 29, with aggravated assault, stemming from a reported altercation shortly before 1 p.m. in the 1700 block of Letsche Street. The stabbing victim told officers she had been...
Pittsburgh police charge man in connection with assault, robbery in The Bluff
A Pittsburgh man is in the Allegheny County Jail charged in a violent assault and armed robbery March 16 in The Bluff neighborhood of the city. Andre Charles Hall, 26, was holding a gun when he robbed and assaulted another man at Fifth Avenue and Moultrie Street, according to city...
Charland will be only candidate in Pittsburgh City Council race to replace Kraus
Only one Democratic candidate will appear on the May primary ballot in Pittsburgh City Council’s District 3 after a candidate withdrew from the race this week. William Reeves, 24, of the South Side Slopes, announced Wednesday via Twitter that he was pulling out of the race to replace retiring Councilman...
Last McDonald’s in Downtown Pittsburgh expected to close
The last McDonald’s in Downtown Pittsburgh is expected to go dark by the end of April. The fast food restaurant opted not to renew the lease at the spot on Stanwix Street just outside Market Square. Nick Nicholas, who owns the building that housed the Golden Arches for about 50...
$4.5M bridge project would reconnect Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights with Riverview Park
A proposed $4.5 million bridge project could reconnect Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood with Riverview Park. The Civic Design Committee of the city’s Art Commission has approved plans for a new Davis Avenue bridge for pedestrians and bicyclists. Pending approval from the city’s Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, construction could begin...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 24-26
We’ve made it to the first spring weekend of the year. Enjoy it with options from “Honky Tonk” sounds to a film festival gathering. Humanities Festival Pittsburgh Humanities Festival, a co-production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and The Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University, is Friday through Sunday. The headliners...
