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Police: Man in stable condition after Terrace Village shooting
Police said a man is in stable condition after an overnight shooting in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Hill neighborhood. Pittsburgh police were called to the area of Allequippa and Kirkpatrick streets around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, where they found a man with wounds to his head and chest. EMS transported the man...
3 Pittsburgh bridges in urgent need of work not addressed for months
Pittsburgh officials waited months to address structural problems on three bridges that experts said needed to be addressed within a week, according to a spokeswoman for Mayor Ed Gainey. Gainey released a comprehensive report on the condition of 147 city-maintained bridges in December. The collapse of the former Fern Hollow...
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority announced $43.2 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority has announced 31 projects throughout the city are receiving $43.2 million in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants. “It’s tremendous the resources that are coming into our area,” said City Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle, who serves on the URA board. The grant program, administered by the...
State approves first Black-owned pre-apprenticeship program in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute has been approved as the city’s first Black-owned, state-certified pre-apprentice program for the skilled trades. The APRI’s “Breaking the Chains of Poverty” program is designed to help people build the skills necessary to earn a career in the building and construction...
Leon Ford shares story of ‘moving forward’ despite adversity with students from 9 local high schools
Leon Ford wheeled himself in front of a group of high school students on Friday and told them his story. “I was pulled over by the police. I was shot multiple times. I’m paralyzed. I was 19.” A Pittsburgh police officer shot Ford during a 2012 traffic stop in Highland...
Lane restrictions on Highland Park Bridge to begin Monday
Long-term lane restrictions will begin Monday on the Highland Park Bridge in Sharpsburg, PennDOT officials said this weekend. Officials plan to restrict northbound traffic, weather permitting, beginning at 7 a.m. Monday morning. The left-hand lane from the Highland Park Bridge/Freeport Road interchange to Route 28 will close Monday to traffic...
Pittsburgh police seeking info on missing 13-year-old girl
Pittsburgh police detectives are asking for the public’s help to find a missing teenager. Mae’Leigh Spriggs, 13, last was seen leaving home on Thursday, Feb. 9, police said. She was wearing a purple t-shirt, black bubble coat, shorts, and Crocs. She has some orange braids. In the past, Spriggs has...
Steelers fans rooting for Chiefs, unless there’s money involved
Though Pittsburgh has bragging rights when it comes to pro sports championships, the speculation has it the Steel City has a deep-rooted resentment of all things Philadelphia because Philly is a bigger and, arguably, more influential city. Whether that’s on the mark or not, for whatever reason, a lot of...
Traffic stoppages planned for the Boulevard of the Allies
Daylight traffic stoppages are expected to take place along the Boulevard of the Allies in Pittsburgh on Monday through Thursday for roadwork, PennDOT announced. Authorities said the stoppages of about 15 minutes or less will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day between the Crosstown Boulevard and the...
Highmark fined $205,000 for violations over insurance claims
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department found that Pittsburgh insurer Highmark Inc. violated rules regarding the payment of claims, as well as rules related to mental health and substance use disorder claims. The department, which announced the findings this week, was part of a routine examination of all insurers in the commonwealth....
Pittsburgh’s URA creates program to preserve existing affordable housing
Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is moving forward with plans for an affordable housing preservation program. The program will work to prevent existing affordable housing from being converted to market-rate units or taken off the market. “This program is going to help with funding the acquisition, rehab and operations of existing...
It’s not easy being an Eagles fan in Steelers country, but Philadelphia-area transplants not deterred
They literally wear their allegiance on their sleeves — Philadelphia fans who proudly sport their teams’ colors despite living in Black and Gold country. That often comes with what they described as good-natured ribbing from their Pittsburgh neighbors — which they’re happy to return in favor — over who has...
Be my Valentine: Cancer Bridges hosts dinner for cancer patients, loved ones
When Naomi Howard was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, she wanted to give up. It was listening to the loving words of her Valentine that she took to heart. “I said, ‘If you won’t fight for yourself, please fight for me,’” said her husband of 42 years, John Howard....
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Feb. 10-12
It’s Super Bowl weekend! Even though the Steelers are not in the big game this year, there are plenty of super things going on in Pittsburgh this weekend. ‘Dracula’ Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s much anticipated premiere of Michael Pink’s “Dracula” opens Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Benedum Center. There are...
Pittsburgh police: Man shot and killed in Northview Heights
A man was killed in a shooting in Northview Heights on Thursday night, Pittsburgh police said. Emergency crews were called to the 300 block of Penfort Street at 7:47 p.m. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Girard Porter, 47, of McKeesport. Police said he was shot...
Pitt names interim law school dean
Haider Ala Hamoudi has been named interim dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law following Amy Wildermuth’s resignation on Jan. 23. Employed at the school since 2007, Hamoudi had been overseeing daily operations as acting dean while an interim dean was put in place, Provost Ann Cudd said....
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Squirrel Hill
One person was taken to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood Thursday. Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said crews responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian just after 3 p.m. near Wilkins Avenue and Beechwood Boulevard. Streets were closed for at...
2nd teen charged in deadly Downtown Pittsburgh shooting
A second teenager charged in connection with a deadly shooting in Downtown Pittsburgh last month shut off the GPS-enabled ankle monitor he wore as part of his probation about two weeks before the shooting, police said Thursday. Jayshon Martin, 18, of the city’s Knoxville neighborhood, was charged with criminal homicide,...
Gainey expands on plan to boost Downtown police presence
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said Thursday that by the end of March he will boost the police presence Downtown, increasing the number of officers patrolling the Central Business District from as few as 3 to a total of 18, plus supervising officers. The mayor also expanded on plans to open...
Pittsburgh to use grant money for citywide trail condition study
Pittsburgh officials are planning to launch a comprehensive study to analyze the condition of walking and biking trails throughout the city. The city is poised to accept a $73,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program to fund the trail condition study. Jeff...
Pittsburgh activists call for better public transit
Lorena Pena said she loves living in Pittsburgh, but struggles with the stress of using the region’s public transit system, which she said is often unreliable. Pena, who has lived in the city for about two years, gets up at 4 a.m. to make sure she has time to catch...
Morning Roundup: West Mifflin man charged in armed carjacking
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023: Charges filed in armed carjacking in Pittsburgh’s Elliott neighborhood A West Mifflin man has been charged in a violent carjacking incident that police said occurred in Pittsburgh’s Elliot neighborhood last fall. Several felony charges, including...
DA’s office withdraws notice to seek death penalty in 2019 officer slaying
Less than a month before trial is scheduled to start, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday withdrew its intent to seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer in 2019. Christian Bey, 33, of Wilkinsburg, is scheduled to go to trial...
Florida school district pulls children’s book about Roberto Clemente off shelves
A large Florida school district has pulled an illustrated children’s biography of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente off its shelves to determine whether it is “developmentally appropriate for student use.” Duval County Public Schools, which includes the city of Jacksonville, said in a news release it is “taking further steps...
Crisis training to prepare Pittsburgh retail, restaurant workers to deal with overdose, mental health issues
Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to create a training program catered to restaurant and retail workers who want to learn how to handle people experiencing crises. Introduced by Councilwoman Deb Gross, D-Highland Park, the measure will create a training program through the city’s Office of Community Health and...
