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Pittsburgh EMS District Chief Antwain Carter said he found the emergency dispatch hard to believe at first. A dispatcher came over the radio and said a woman had called screaming, reporting that Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge had collapsed at Forbes and South Braddock avenues. Carter looked at the other district...

The pin on Kim Leo’s outfit is a sparkling accessory. It’s there to make a statement – but not a fashion statement. She wears it to send a heartfelt message. The shiny piece of red jewelry in the shape of a dress represents the symbol for the American Heart Association’s...

Pittsburgh City Council is considering legislation that would allow restaurants and retailers to continue using sidewalks and streets for outdoor seating or shopping, as many have during the pandemic. The legislation, sponsored by Councilman Bobby Wilson, would allow businesses to apply for permits to use sidewalks and roadways to expand...

Pittsburgh officials said crews are prepared to begin clearing roads during the anticipated winter storm, though they urged residents to stay off the roads if possible. Rain that began Wednesday night is expected to transition to ice and snow Thursday and into Friday. Temperatures are expected to be below freezing...

During the 1950s, Andy Warhol worked as an illustrator for I. Miller, a shoe manufacturer. Shoes as a cultural symbol continued to fascinate him throughout his career. Warhol’s shoe illustrations are a point of departure for “Paola Pivi: I Want It All,” an exhibition opening April 22 at The Andy...

With more than a half-century of service at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dental Medicine, Dr. James Guggenheimer surprisingly was part of one of the newer specialty fields, his colleagues said. For years, Dr. Guggenheimer advanced the knowledge of oral medicine through research focused on the connection between the...

One of two men accused of killing six people and an unborn child in a 2016 massacre in Wilkinsburg on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against the police officers who investigated the case, alleging misconduct and malicious prosecution. The suit, filed by Robert J. Thomas, 33, names as defendants Allegheny...

Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday amended and advanced legislation that would allow it to explore potential mergers or annexations of neighboring municipalities. Council is considering legislation to launch broader investigations into merging with neighboring municipalities, including, but not limited to, Wilkinsburg. The legislation would not prompt a merger itself, but...

Pittsburgh City Council members on Tuesday defended a proposed pay raise for themselves, but froze the proposed increase until they could further consult with the city’s legal department and other officials. Council President Theresa Kail-Smith said former Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration proposed boosting council members’ pay from $72,000 to $83,000...

The observation platform meant to satisfy curious onlookers of the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse site was short-lived, as Pittsburgh officials shut it down indefinitely Wednesday morning as crews prepare to rebuild the well-traveled span. The public viewing area, opened Monday on the Squirrel Hill side of the Fern Hollow Bridge,...

If you are looking for “Hamilton” tickets and are seeing the “No Availability” notice on the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust website, don’t despair. “Additional seats will be made available for sale closer to the engagement,” said Marc Fleming, the Trust’s vice president of marketing, communications and Broadway programming. “We encourage people...

One person was taken by ambulance for treatment at a local hospital after a van crashed into a house Tuesday night in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. The crash occurred just after 11 p.m. in the 300 block of Parkfield Street, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman. The driver of the...

Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones has been named the city’s emergency management coordinator. He will remain the city’s fire chief, a position he’s held since 2007. In the new, additional role, he will supervise the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Jones said he will be required “to develop...

Officials from several of Pittsburgh’s neighboring municipalities say they aren’t interested in merging with the city, which last week introduced legislation to explore such possibilities. As Pittsburgh City Council seems poised to vote down a proposal to annex Wilkinsburg, they are considering a measure to launch broader investigations into merging...

Water gushed down the floors of a Pittsburgh parking garage Wednesday morning on Stanwix Street near Fort Duquesne Boulevard. An Allegheny County 911 supervisor confirmed emergency crews were sent to the scene shortly before 3:30 a.m. WPXI-TV reported that water was continuing to pour down the building and onto the...

Alex Delp was seven days into his engineering career with Allegheny Crane and Rigging last week when he found himself hovering 250 feet in the air overlooking the rubble of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge. “It started out like any normal Friday,” said Delp, 23, of Lower Burrell. The day quickly...

Two decades’ worth of love locks on Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente Bridge will not be love lost, but rather removed and donated for an art project when the bridge shuts down for planned rehab work on Valentine’s Day. The closure is part of a larger rehab of the Sister Bridges across...

A man from Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood who threw a pumpkin in a woman’s face, giving her a concussion, is being sued in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Robin Faulkner filed the lawsuit against James Gazis and his wife, Melissa Gazis, on Tuesday. James Gazis, 40, was charged by Pittsburgh police...

PennDOT said $25.3 million in federal funding has been allocated to replace the collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge, and the state transportation agency will assist in design and construction. Ten people were injured Friday when the bridge in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park collapsed, sending a Port Authority bus and several other vehicles...

A look at each of the homicides that have taken place in Allegheny County so far in 2022: Jan. 1: Amariey Lei Amariey Lei, 19, was found shot to death in Wilkinsburg. LGBTQ advocacy groups have said this appears to be the nation’s first killing of a trans person in...

Pittsburgh City Council is considering a measure that would allow the city to buy and rent additional snow plows this year. Legislation sponsored by Councilman Anthony Coghill would reallocate more than $470,000 from the capital budget to buy six new snow plow trucks and rent six more. The funding was...

Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler on Tuesday ordered a special election to fill the state House seat vacated by Jake Wheatley, who stepped down to become Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s chief of staff. The special election to fill his seat in the 19th State House District will be held April...

The morning after it was hoisted hundreds of feet into the air and out of a ravine in Frick Park, Port Authority bus 3309 was towed from the scene Tuesday morning. Before the bus could be freed from the Fern Hollow Bridge wreckage Monday evening, HazMat crews had to drain...

Pittsburgh City Councilman Corey O’Connor introduced legislation Tuesday to create an infrastructure commission that he hopes would prevent an event like Friday’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapse from happening again. O’Connor’s proposals would create a commission on infrastructure asset reporting and investment and require regular reports on the city’s infrastructure. They...