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‘Community over competition’: Modern Craft Market amplifies local artists, small business owners
Jocelyn Avila left her software development job over a year ago to run full time the small business that she and her husband started in 2019, a leather goods shop called Clark Morelia. Avila credits Pittsburgh’s low costs and strong community to the business’ growth, but she’s still looking for...
Pittsburgh City Council approves plans to create inventory of areas that need to be cleared of snow after storms
A measure aimed at helping Pittsburgh officials identify sidewalk, transit stops, handicap parking spots and other areas that need to be cleared after a snowstorm earned City Council approval Tuesday. The measure, sponsored by Councilwoman Barb Warwick, D-Greenfield, was introduced in the wake of a major snowstorm that dumped about...
Pittsburgh-funded shelter draws praise as rockets strike Israeli sister city
An Israeli bomb shelter Tuesday helped save the lives of two children threatened by an impending missile attack, Jewish leaders said — and the money to build the wartime safe haven came straight from Pittsburgh. The alarms sounded in Karmiel, Israel, at 3:45 p.m. local time on the 25th day...
DA Zappala serves sealed search warrant on City of Pittsburgh
The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Monday served a search warrant on the City of Pittsburgh. What is being sought is unclear, as is the scope of the DA’s investigation. The warrant has been sealed for 60 days, according to the DA’s office. First Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Spangler...
Pittsburgh seeks pacts with 18 law enforcement agencies to help with 2026 NFL Draft
Pittsburgh wants to formally partner with 18 outside law enforcement agencies to help provide security during next month’s 2026 NFL Draft, a spectacle expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to the city. A bill introduced Tuesday to City Council would allow Pittsburgh to enter cooperation agreements with municipal,...
ICE agents visible at Pittsburgh International AirportVideo
Several U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could be seen at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday, following reports of security checkpoint training sessions the day before. Allegheny County Airport Authority spokesman Bob Kerlik said on Monday that airport officials were not briefed on exact plans for how ICE would operate,...
Duquesne opens new nursing simulation center thanks to $4 million gift
Duquesne University has opened a new nursing simulation center thanks to a $4 million gift from a financier and philanthropist. The Joanne Barkett Conway Simulation Center is an 8,600-square-foot training facility located at Duquesne’s Fisher Hall and housed in the School of Nursing. University officials say the lab was made...
Highmark lost $175M in 2025, battered by high insurance claims
Highmark took a $175 million net loss last year as rising health insurance usage battered the Pittsburgh-based company. Financial results released Tuesday also showed a $674 million operating loss for Highmark, even as revenue rose year-over-year to $32 billion from $29 billion. Highmark Health Plans, the organization’s insurance division, was...
Police seek man they say robbed Middle Hill store at gunpoint
Pittsburgh police are looking for a man who they say robbed a store while wielding a gun late Monday night in Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill neighborhood, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. Officers were dispatched around 11:45 p.m. to the 2200 block of Centre Avenue for reports of a man who held...
Man in critical condition after shooting in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood
A man is in critical condition Monday night after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood Monday evening. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Wilson Avenue at 8:42 p.m. after an 18-round ShotSpotter alert. Police found a man in the area...
Man shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood
Pittsburgh police are on the hunt for suspects in connection with a shooting in the city’s Knoxville neighborhood Monday evening. Police said a man in his 30s was shot multiple times along the 200 block of Suncrest Street at about 6:15 p.m. The man was taken to a hospital in...
‘Lion King,’ ‘Phantom,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ among Cultural Trust’s 2026-27 musical season
From awe-inspiring production design to emotional award-winning musicals to old favorites, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh 2026-27 season will be one for the ages. The Trust revealed the new season in a video announcement Monday night, as well as a full slate of more than 50 other...
Pittsburgh council members seek to bar cooperation with ICE
Three Pittsburgh City Council members on Tuesday will introduce a bill to bar the city from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, following similar legislation enacted by the county earlier this month. “Many residents have seen the terror wrought by ICE agents in other places in the country and...
Pittsburgh-area colleges get funding for programs to combat sexual assault
Carrie Benson remembers a day, semesters ago, when a student stopped at the Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Office at the University of Pittsburgh to ask about certain signs in the bathrooms. The signs, posted on bathroom stalls, outlined resources available to sexual assault survivors. The student asked who put...
Visit Pittsburgh marketing campaign hits road to take over Washington D.C.
A new Pittsburgh-branded marketing campaign titled “Forge On” — including bus wraps — will take over the Washington, D.C., metro area in June. Emily Hatfield, vice president of marketing and communications at Visit Pittsburgh, said Pittsburgh will undertake what she calls a D.C. “station domination.” “We’ll be taking over Metro...
Despite Market Square melee, Pittsburgh Public Safety head says area remains safeVideo
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Sheldon Williams expressed confidence Monday in the city’s ability to keep Market Square safe despite a massive brawl breaking out there Sunday among dozens of juveniles, some of whom deployed pepper spray. “The incident itself is one that we don’t like to see, but they do...
Damar Hamlin starts scholarship initiative at alma mater Central Catholic
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on Monday returned to his alma mater, Central Catholic High School in Oakland, to announce a scholarship initiative for students and those planning to go into building trades. Through Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation, 10 scholarships — each worth $1,000 — will be given annually to...
March Madness ups threat of problem gambling, especially for younger men
March Madness tipped off this week, a collection of 67 single-elimination basketball games that not only will crown a champion in 2½ weeks but also draw billions of dollars in sports bets. Young men are particularly at risk of developing gambling problems, experts say. According to a 2024 survey conducted...
ICE agents deployed at Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport officials confirmed Monday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were at the airport to receive training to aid Transportation Security Administration workers. Allegheny County Airport Authority spokesman Bob Kerlik said in a statement Monday that airport officials were not briefed on exact plans for how ICE...
Rising job opportunities in sports management attract students
Kaleb Tkacs became involved in sports management from the moment he stepped foot on Duquesne University’s campus in August 2023. Tkacs, of Scottdale, joined as a volunteer film crew member with the Duquesne football team that fall. In 2024, he was elevated as a student assistant, overseeing the film crew,...
National ballroom dance championships return to PittsburghVideo
Mary Planic has been a student of tap dance and ballet since she was 3 years old. The Greensburg native loves the grace of movement that dance offers. And when she arrived at Duquesne University for college a few years ago, it didn’t take long for her to discover the...
O’Connor proposes multipronged strategy to close Pittsburgh budget gap
Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor’s team is preparing a series of budget amendments to close what he says is a yawning budget deficit, fund critical expenses and allow the city to scrape through a challenging year. Among the ways O’Connor hopes to balance an out-of-whack budget: using about $6.5 million from...
3 juveniles arrested, 20 treated for pepper spray exposure after fight in Market Square
Three juveniles were arrested Sunday in Downtown Pittsburgh after police say a fight broke out among about 40 people during which pepper spray was used, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded to reports of a large gathering of juveniles at Forbes Avenue and Market Square around 5:30 p.m. A fight...
Man’s body discovered near Mon a month after he went missing
A month after Shelby Rhodes went missing, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed his body had been recovered near the Monongahela River. The body of Rhodes, 26, was discovered Saturday near the 200 block of Bunola River Road in Forward Township. According to TribLive news partner WTAE, he was...
Thousands celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Pittsburgh, suburbs
Thousands of Muslims from across the region celebrated Eid al Fitr on Friday, a major Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, in Oakland, and the Attawheed Islamic Center, in Carnegie, came together to celebrate Eid at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in...
