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Peebles VFC gets rescue operations accreditation
The Peebles Volunteer Fire Company is now among the top rescue operations in the state. The Peebles VFC received state accreditation through the state’s Voluntary Rescue Service Recognition Program in September. This puts Peebles in the top tier of emergency rescue service that goes beyond just fire fighting, according to Dr....
Pittsburgh police investigate armed robbery, subsequent carjacking
Pittsburgh police are investigating a reported carjacking in the city’s Shadyside neighborhood after they say employees of a pizza shop were robbed at gunpoint. Officers responded to the 200 block of South Highland Avenue shortly before 2:50 a.m. Thursday where witnesses reported three men approached two employees of a nearby...
Man fatally shot in East Liberty
Pittsburgh police are investigating after a Penn Hills man was found shot to death in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood Thursday evening. Officers responded to the 600 block of North St. Clair Street around 5:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call for shots fired, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman...
FNB Corp. gives $1 million to Pittsburgh Promise
The Pittsburgh Promise’s mission to provide scholarships to graduates of Pittsburgh Public Schools to attend post-secondary institutions received a major assist Thursday. First National Bank Corp. (FNB) announced it is donating $1 million to the Pittsburgh Promise. Five graduating Pittsburgh Public Schools seniors will be chosen each year and named...
Family of pedestrian struck and killed by bus Downtown sues Pittsburgh Regional Transit
The estate of a woman who was struck and killed by a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus Downtown this year filed a lawsuit against the agency on Thursday. Dal Maya Rai, 64, of Whitehall, was struck at Liberty and Sixth avenues around 6:15 a.m. Jan. 11. A complaint filed in the...
Pittsburgh to spend an extra $2M to cover gas costs for city vehicles
Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday approved allocating an extra $2 million to cover the cost of gas and vehicle maintenance for the city’s fleet this year. The city is expected to spend about $5 million on gas this year — about $2 million more than last year — to keep...
Inspections to restrict traffic from I-579 ramp to northbound Route 28
Traffic will be restricted on the northbound Interstate 579 ramp to northbound Route 28 in Pittsburgh on Friday, PennDOT announced. According to PennDOT, the ramp will be narrowed and shifted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. There will also be a lane and shoulder restriction on northbound I-579...
$10K reward offered for information on burned Pittsburgh Police vehicles
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $10,000 reward for information surrounding the arson of three Pittsburgh Police vehicles. ATF investigators arrived on scene early Wednesday at the academy at 900 N. Lincoln Ave. in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood. The three cars were parked in the...
Greenfield man, who claimed sleepwalking, sentenced for killing infant son
Luca Neidert would now be 2 years, 9 months and 6 days old. He would be walking, starting to potty train and talking in full sentences, his grandmother said. His imagination would be developing. He would be able to sing and dance. He would be alive. Instead, Luca was killed...
Pittsburgh school employee assaulted by student, officials say
A student was taken into police custody after assaulting a school employee at Thursday morning at Oliver Citywide Academy, officials said. Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said the employee was taken to a hospital after the 8:57 a.m. incident. A condition was not available. “As an added precaution, the...
Rich Engler documentary looks back at a storied concert career
Anyone who grew up going to rock concerts in the Pittsburgh area after 1970 probably has some idea who Rich Engler is. Engler — on his own and also as a member of the powerhouse promotions duo DiCesare Engler Productions with partner Pat DiCesare — promoted most of the major...
Three sentenced in $87 million Medicaid fraud scheme
Three people who were part of a sophisticated, $87 million health care fraud scheme were sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Pittsburgh. The three were among a total of 16 people charged for billing Pennsylvania Medicaid for in-home health care for services that were never performed. Fifteen of those people...
Pittsburgh looks to allocate $400K to award grants directly to community groups
Pittsburgh City Council members are considering a measure that would give them over $400,000 that could be sent directly to athletic associations and community groups in their respective districts. Sponsored by Council President Theresa Kail-Smith, the legislation would reallocate $410,000 from the Office of Management & Budget and Parks &...
Death penalty trial in slaying of off-duty Pittsburgh officer postponed until February
The trial for a man accused in 2019 of killing an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer has been postponed until Feb. 27. Jury selection in the capital case against Christian Bey was supposed to begin on Monday before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski. However, according to a motion...
Holocaust survivor, Tree of Life witness Judah Samet dies at 84
Judah Samet referred to himself as “a professional survivor.” He survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after the Nazis forced him and his family from their home in Hungary when he was 7 years old. Four years ago at age 80, Samet also survived the October 2018 mass shooting at the...
Man fatally shot in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair neighborhood
A fatal shooting Tuesday night has left a man dead in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair neighborhood. The man, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as Marcus Watts, 26, of Pittsburgh, was discovered by Pittsburgh Police around 8:15 p.m. in the 500 block of Kohne Street after officers responded to reports...
Arson suspected after fire destroys 3 Pittsburgh police vehicles
A suspicious fire overnight Wednesday gutted three Pittsburgh Police cruisers at their Training Academy facility. Pittsburgh police said they are investigating the incident as an arson case. The three cars were parked in the academy parking lot. ATF investigators arrived on scene early Wednesday morning at the academy at 900...
Pittsburgh police seek missing girl, 13
Pittsburgh police were searching for a 13-year-old girl Tuesday who left her home for classes at Westinghouse Academy, but did not return at the end of the school day. The girl, Kamahra Sanders, was last seen wearing a white shirt, black pants and white shoes, when she left her Carver...
Steelers RB Najee Harris talks to Obama Academy students about child hungerVideo
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris knows what it’s like not having enough to eat — he grew up in a food insecure household in California and he’s putting his off-field energy into helping kids in the Pittsburgh area avoid going through what he endured growing up. Harris visited Pittsburgh...
Northview Heights safety center to reopen, focus on community policing
The Northview Heights Calvin M. Hall Public Safety Center is reopening Wednesday after being closed for more than two years because of the covid-19 pandemic. The center opened in 2018 to serve as both a Pittsburgh police Zone 1 substation and a community hub. Officials will showcase the center during...
Lombardozzi Restaurant in Bloomfield is up for sale
After nearly 50 years in operation, Lombardozzi Restaurant in Bloomfield is calling it quits and is up for sale. The large Italian restaurant on Liberty Avenue was an institution for several decades, attracting not only Bloomfield residents, but fans from across the city of Pittsburgh, said Phil Luciano, a business...
Big summer concerts at PNC Park generated $40.9M in spending
If you went to one of the big concerts at PNC Park in Pittsburgh this summer, you contributed to the city’s economy — in a big way, according to new numbers released by VisitPittsburgh on Tuesday. According to the city’s official tourism agency, the four shows drew 160,150 visitors to...
Woman who fatally hit 6-year-old boy on bike in Glen Hazel charged by Pittsburgh police
An arrest warrant has been issued for the woman who Pittsburgh police say fatally hit a boy on his bicycle in July. Rhonda Wood, 63, is charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, careless driving involving death, and a stop sign violation, according to police. At around 8:20 p.m. on...
Pittsburgh seeking donation for 107th annual holiday tree
Though Christmastime is not quite here, Pittsburgh officials are getting ready to deck the halls. The city’s Department of Public Works Forestry Division on Monday announced it is looking for Pittsburgh’s 107th annual Christmas tree, which will be on display in front of the City-County Building on Grant Street throughout...
Common Pleas judge rules Pittsburgh ‘facility fee’ for professional athletes unconstitutional
An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge last week struck down a City of Pittsburgh fee levied against professional athletes who play here, calling the fee an unconstitutional tax. Judge Christine Ward granted a motion for summary judgment filed by three athletes, as well as the players associations representing Major League...
